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Air quality and acid deposition impacts of local emissions and transboundary air pollution in Japan and South Korea

Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 2019-10, Vol.19 (20), p.13309-13323 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Title:
Air quality and acid deposition impacts of local emissions and transboundary air pollution in Japan and South Korea
Author: Yim, Steve Hung Lam ; Gu, Yefu ; Shapiro, Matthew A ; Stephens, Brent
Subjects: Acid deposition ; Acids ; Air pollution ; Air quality ; Air quality assessments ; Air quality indexes ; Air quality models ; Analysis ; Anthropogenic factors ; Atmospheric models ; Atmospheric pollution ; Computer simulation ; Deposition ; Electric power generation ; Emission analysis ; Emissions ; Emissions (Pollution) ; Environmental aspects ; Environmental health ; Environmental impact ; Environmental impact analysis ; Forests ; Human influences ; Measurement ; Methods ; Mixed forests ; Outdoor air quality ; Particulate matter ; Pollutant deposition ; Pollution ; Quality ; Residential energy ; Savannahs ; Seasonal variation ; Seasonal variations ; Trans-boundary pollution ; Transboundary pollution ; Wet deposition ; Winter
Is Part Of: Atmospheric chemistry and physics, 2019-10, Vol.19 (20), p.13309-13323
Description: Numerous studies have reported that ambient air pollution, which has both local and long-range sources, causes adverse impacts on the environment and human health. Previous studies have investigated the impacts of transboundary air pollution (TAP) in East Asia, albeit primarily through analyses of episodic events. In addition, it is useful to better understand the spatiotemporal variations in TAP and the resultant impact on the environment and human health. This study aimed at assessing and quantifying the air quality impacts in Japan and South Korea due to local emissions and TAP from sources in East Asia - one of the most polluted regions in the world. We applied state-of-the-science atmospheric models to simulate air quality in East Asia and then analyzed the air quality and acid deposition impacts of both local emissions and TAP sources in Japan and South Korea. Our results show that ∼ 30 % of the annual average ambient PM2.5 concentrations in Japan and South Korea in 2010 were contributed to by local emissions within each country, while the remaining ∼ 70 % were contributed to by TAP from other countries in the region. More detailed analyses also revealed that the local contribution was higher in the metropolises of Japan (∼ 40 %–79 %) and South Korea (∼ 31 %–55 %) and that minimal seasonal variations in surface PM2.5 occurred in Japan, whereas there was a relatively large variation in South Korea in the winter. Further, among all five studied anthropogenic emission sectors of China, the industrial sector represented the greatest contributor to annual surface PM2.5 concentrations in Japan and South Korea, followed by the residential and power generation sectors. Results also show that TAP's impact on acid deposition (SO42- and NO3-) was larger than TAP's impact on PM2.5 concentrations (accounting for over 80 % of the total deposition), and that seasonal variations in acid deposition were similar for both Japan and South Korea (i.e., higher in both the winter and summer). Finally, wet deposition had a greater impact on mixed forests in Japan and savannas in South Korea. Given these significant impacts of TAP in the region, it is paramount that cross-national efforts should be taken to mitigate air pollution problems across East Asia.
Publisher: Katlenburg-Lindau: Copernicus GmbH
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1680-7324
ISSN: 1680-7316
EISSN: 1680-7324
DOI: 10.5194/acp-19-13309-2019
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