Gaseous and particulate pollutants in Lhasa, Tibet during 2013-2017: Spatial variability, temporal variations and implications | |
Yin, XF (Yin, Xiufeng)1,2,3,4; de Foy, B (de Foy, Benjamin)4; Wu, KP (Wu, Kunpeng)1,5; Feng, C (Feng, Chuan)4; Kang, SC (Kang, Shichang)1,6; Zhang, QG (Zhang, Qianggong)2,6 | |
Source Publication | ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
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2019 | |
Volume | 253Issue:0Pages:68-77 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.06.113 |
Abstract | In recent decades, most big cities in China have experienced severe air pollution accompanied by rapid economic and social development. Analysis of measurements of air pollutants form a fundamental basis for understanding the characteristics of air pollution and are important references for policy-making. In this study, five-year measurements of air pollutants at 6 sites in Lhasa, a typical high altitude big city in southwestern China, were analyzed from January 2013 to December 2017. Air pollutants at all the 6 sites in Lhasa generally displayed similar patterns of both diurnal and monthly variations, indicating the mixed atmospheric environment and the overall effect of the meteorological conditions in the city. Spatially, the air pollutant concentrations at the 6 sites were generally characterized by high concentrations of SO2, NO2, CO, PM10, and PM2.5 at urban sites and high O-3 concentrations at suburban sites. In comparison with other provincial capital cities in China, Lhasa has low concentrations of air pollutants, except for O-3 , and thus, better air quality. Although Lhasa has experienced rapid urbanization and economic development, air pollution conditions have remained rather stable and even decreased slightly in term of particular air pollutants. We suggested that the relatively isolated location, low air pollutant emissions associated with its industrial structure and renewable energy consumption, and effective air pollution control measures, collectively contributed to the synchronous improvement of the economy and air quality in Lhasa. Such "Lhasa pattern" may serve as a positive example for other regional hub cities in China and beyond that experience socioeconomic development and simultaneously seek to improve air quality. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Subject Area | Environmental Sciences |
WOS ID | WOS:000483406700008 |
Language | 英语 |
Indexed By | SCI |
Keyword | Air-pollution Surface Ozone European Cities Nam Co Quality China City Mortality Aerosols Plateau |
WOS Research Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
WOS Subject | Environmental Sciences |
Cooperation Status | 国际 |
ISSN | 0269-7491 |
Department | 环境变化与地表过程重点实验室 |
URL | 查看原文 |
Publisher | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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Document Type | 期刊论文 |
Identifier | http://ir.itpcas.ac.cn/handle/131C11/9150 |
Collection | 图书馆 |
Corresponding Author | Kang, SC (Kang, Shichang); Zhang, QG (Zhang, Qianggong) |
Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Northwest Inst Ecoenvironm & Resources, State Key Lab Cryospher Sci, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, Peoples R China; 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Key Lab Tibetan Environm Changes & Land Surface P, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China; 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China; 4.St Louis Univ, Dept Earth & Atmospher Sci, St Louis, MO 63108 USA; 5.Yunnan Univ, Inst Int Rivers & Ecosecur, Kunming 650091, Yunnan, Peoples R China; 6.CAS Ctr Excellence Tibetan Plateau Earth Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Yin, XF ,de Foy, B ,Wu, KP ,et al. Gaseous and particulate pollutants in Lhasa, Tibet during 2013-2017: Spatial variability, temporal variations and implications[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION,2019,253(0):68-77. |
APA | Yin, XF ,de Foy, B ,Wu, KP ,Feng, C ,Kang, SC ,&Zhang, QG .(2019).Gaseous and particulate pollutants in Lhasa, Tibet during 2013-2017: Spatial variability, temporal variations and implications.ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION,253(0),68-77. |
MLA | Yin, XF ,et al."Gaseous and particulate pollutants in Lhasa, Tibet during 2013-2017: Spatial variability, temporal variations and implications".ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 253.0(2019):68-77. |
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