Ammonia emission control in China would mitigate haze pollution and nitrogen deposition, but worsen acid rain | |
Liu, Mingxu1; Huang, Xin2; Song, Yu1; Tang, Jie3; Cao, Junji4,5; Zhang, Xiaoye6; Zhang, Qiang7; Wang, Shuxiao8; Xu, Tingting1; Kang, Ling1; Cai, Xuhui1; Zhang, Hongsheng9; Yang, Fumo10; Wang, Huanbo11; Yu, Jian Zhen12; Lau, Alexis K. H.13; He, Lingyan14; Huang, Xiaofeng14; Duan, Lei8; Ding, Aijun2; Xue, Likun15; Gao, Jian16; Liu, Bin17; Zhu, Tong1,18 | |
通讯作者 | Song, Yu(songyu@pku.edu.cn) ; Zhu, Tong(tzhu@pku.edu.cn) |
2019-04-16 | |
发表期刊 | PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
ISSN | 0027-8424 |
卷号 | 116期号:16页码:7760-7765 |
摘要 | China has been experiencing fine particle (i.e., aerodynamic diameters <= 2.5 mu m; PM2.5) pollution and acid rain in recent decades, which exert adverse impacts on human health and the ecosystem. Recently, ammonia (i.e., NH3) emission reduction has been proposed as a strategic option to mitigate haze pollution. However, atmospheric NH3 is also closely bound to nitrogen deposition and acid rain, and comprehensive impacts of NH3 emission control are still poorly understood in China. In this study, by integrating a chemical transport model with a high-resolution NH3 emission inventory, we find that NH3 emission abatement can mitigate PM2.5 pollution and nitrogen deposition but would worsen acid rain in China. Quantitatively, a 50% reduction in NH3 emissions achievable by improving agricultural management, along with a targeted emission reduction (15%) for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, can alleviate PM2.5 pollution by 11-17% primarily by suppressing ammonium nitrate formation. Meanwhile, nitrogen deposition is estimated to decrease by 34%, with the area exceeding the critical load shrinking from 17% to 9% of China's terrestrial land. Nevertheless, this NH3 reduction would significantly aggravate precipitation acidification, with a decrease of as much as 1.0 unit in rainfall pH and a corresponding substantial increase in areas with heavy acid rain. An economic evaluation demonstrates that the worsened acid rain would partly offset the total economic benefit from improved air quality and less nitrogen deposition. After considering the costs of abatement options, we propose a region-specific strategy for multipollutant controls that will benefit human and ecosystem health. |
关键词 | ammonia emission China PM2.5 acid rain nitrogen deposition |
DOI | 10.1073/pnas.1814880116 |
关键词[WOS] | UNITED-STATES ; PRECIPITATION ; SULFUR ; TRENDS ; ACIDIFICATION ; SULFATE ; EVENTS ; EUROPE ; CATION ; ASIA |
收录类别 | SCI ; SCI |
语种 | 英语 |
资助项目 | National Natural Science Foundation of China[91644212] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41421064] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[21625701] ; National Key R&D Program of China[2016YFC0201505] |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
项目资助者 | National Natural Science Foundation of China ; National Key R&D Program of China |
WOS类目 | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000464767500029 |
出版者 | NATL ACAD SCIENCES |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://ir.ieecas.cn/handle/361006/14166 |
专题 | 粉尘与环境研究室 |
通讯作者 | Song, Yu; Zhu, Tong |
作者单位 | 1.Peking Univ, Dept Environm Sci, State Key Joint Lab Environm Simulat & Pollut Con, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China 2.Nanjing Univ, Sch Atmospher Sci, Joint Int Res Lab Atmospher & Earth Syst Sci, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, Peoples R China 3.China Meteorol Adm, Meteorol Observat Ctr, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Earth Environm, State Key Lab Loess & Quaternary Geol, Xian 710061, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Earth Environm, Key Lab Aerosol Chem & Phys, Xian 710061, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 6.China Meteorol Adm, Chinese Acad Meteorol Sci, State Key Lab Severe Weather, Key Lab Atmospher Chem, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China 7.Tsinghua Univ, Ctr Earth Syst Sci, Inst Global Change Studies, Minist Educ,Key Lab Earth Syst Modeling, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China 8.Tsinghua Univ, Sch Environm, State Key Joint Lab Environm Simulat & Pollut Con, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China 9.Peking Univ, Sch Phys, Dept Atmospher & Ocean Sci, Lab Atmosphere Ocean Studies, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China 10.Sichuan Univ, Natl Engn Res Ctr Flue Gas Desulfurizat, Dept Environm Sci & Engn, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, Peoples R China 11.Southwest Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Environm & Resource, Mianyang 621010, Peoples R China 12.Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Chem, Hong Kong, Peoples R China 13.Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Div Environm & Sustainabil, Hong Kong, Peoples R China 14.Peking Univ, Sch Environm & Energy, Key Lab Urban Habitat Environm Sci & Technol, Shenzhen Grad Sch, Shenzhen 518055, Peoples R China 15.Shandong Univ, Environm Res Inst, Jinan 250100, Shandong, Peoples R China 16.Chinese Res Inst Environm Sci, State Key Lab Environm Criteria & Risk Assessment, Beijing 100012, Peoples R China 17.China Natl Environm Monitoring Ctr, Environm Qual Forecast Ctr, Beijing 100012, Peoples R China 18.Peking Univ, Beijing Innovat Ctr Engn Sci & Adv Technol, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Liu, Mingxu,Huang, Xin,Song, Yu,et al. Ammonia emission control in China would mitigate haze pollution and nitrogen deposition, but worsen acid rain[J]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,2019,116(16):7760-7765. |
APA | Liu, Mingxu.,Huang, Xin.,Song, Yu.,Tang, Jie.,Cao, Junji.,...&Zhu, Tong.(2019).Ammonia emission control in China would mitigate haze pollution and nitrogen deposition, but worsen acid rain.PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,116(16),7760-7765. |
MLA | Liu, Mingxu,et al."Ammonia emission control in China would mitigate haze pollution and nitrogen deposition, but worsen acid rain".PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 116.16(2019):7760-7765. |
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