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Substantial reductions in ambient PAHs pollution and lives saved as a co-benefit of effective long-term PM2.5 pollution controls
- Source :
- Kong, S, Yan, Q, Zheng, H, Liu, H, Wang, W, Zheng, S, Yang, G, Zheng, M, Wu, J, Qi, S, Shen, G, Tang, L, Yin, Y, Zhao, T, Yu, H, Liu, D, Zhao, D, Zhang, T, Ruan, J & Huang, M 2018, ' Substantial reductions in ambient PAHs pollution and lives saved as a co-benefit of effective long-term PM 2.5 pollution controls ', Environment International, vol. 114, pp. 266-279 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.03.002, Environment International, Vol 114, Iss, Pp 266-279 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Under great efforts in fighting against serious haze problem of China since 2013, decreasing of air pollutants especially for fine particles (PM2.5) has been revealed for several key regions. This study tried to answer whether the reduction of PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was coincident with PM2.5 because of long-term pollution control measures (PCM), and to assess source-oriented health risks associated with inhalation exposure to PAHs. Field measurements were carried out before and after the publishing of local air pollution protection plan for Nanjing, a mega-city in east China. Results indicated that the air quality was substantially improving, with a significant reduction in annual average PM2.5 by 34%, and moreover, PM2.5-bound PAHs significantly reduced by 63% (p
- Subjects :
- Pollution
Co benefits
Haze
Source apportionment
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
media_common.quotation_subject
Air pollution
Annual average
010501 environmental sciences
medicine.disease_cause
01 natural sciences
Source-oriented risk allocation
Air pollutants
Environmental protection
medicine
Air quality index
lcsh:Environmental sciences
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
General Environmental Science
media_common
lcsh:GE1-350
Inhalation exposure
PM-bound PAHs
Environmental science
Exposure risk assessment
Air pollution control
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Kong, S, Yan, Q, Zheng, H, Liu, H, Wang, W, Zheng, S, Yang, G, Zheng, M, Wu, J, Qi, S, Shen, G, Tang, L, Yin, Y, Zhao, T, Yu, H, Liu, D, Zhao, D, Zhang, T, Ruan, J & Huang, M 2018, ' Substantial reductions in ambient PAHs pollution and lives saved as a co-benefit of effective long-term PM 2.5 pollution controls ', Environment International, vol. 114, pp. 266-279 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.03.002, Environment International, Vol 114, Iss, Pp 266-279 (2018)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....48b24af6a48bb658c42c6ef1664a120b
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.03.002