title: A multi-factor designation method for mapping particulate-pollution control zones in China.
abstract: A multi-factor designation method for mapping particulate-pollution control zones was brought out through synthetically considering PM(10) pollution status, PM(10) anthropogenic emissions, fine particle pollution, long-range transport and economic situation. According to this method, China was divided into four different particulate-pollution control regions: PM Suspended Control Region, PM(10) Pollution Control Region, PM(2.5) Pollution Control Region and PM(10) and PM(2.5) Common Control Region, which accounted for 69.55%, 9.66%, 4.67% and 16.13% of China's territory, respectively. The PM(10) and PM(2.5) Common Control Region was mainly distributed in Bohai Region, Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, eastern of Sichuan province and Chongqing municipality, calling for immediate control of both PM(10) and PM(2.5). Cost-effective control effects can be achieved through concentrating efforts on PM(10) and PM(2.5) Common Control Region to address 60.32% of national PM(10) anthropogenic emissions. Air quality in districts belonging to PM(2.5) Pollution Control Region suggested that Chinese national ambient air quality standard for PM(10) was not strict enough. The result derived from application to China proved that this approach was feasible for mapping pollution control regions for a country with vast territory, complicated pollution characteristics and limited available monitoring data.
authors: College of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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authors: Qin
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authors: Xie
mesh_terms: D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D005843:Geography; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D052638:Particulate Matter