Globalization-Driven Industry Relocation Significantly Reduces Arctic PAH Contamination

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 56; no. 1; pp. 145 - 154
• Main Authors: Lian, Lulu, Huang, Tao, Ke, Xianmin, Ling, Zaili, Jiang, Wanyanhan, Wang, Zhanxiang, Song, Shijie, Li, Jixiang, Zhao, Yuan, Gao, Hong, Tao, Shu, Liu, Junfeng, Ma, Jianmin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 04.01.2022
• Subjects: air; Air Pollutants - analysis; Air pollution; Anthropogenic Impacts on the Atmosphere; Arctic region; Arctic Regions; Arctic zone; Atmospheric models; China; Congeners; Contamination; decline; Developing countries; Emission inventories; Emissions; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Globalization; Ice environments; India; industry; International trade; Internationality; LDCs; Polar environments; Pollutants; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - analysis; Relocation; South East Asia; technology; toxicity; Arctic Regions; Arctic region; South East Asia; China; India; global trade; PAH pollution; industry relocation; atmospheric transport; Arctic

Industry relocation under globalization has altered the origins and strength of emission sources of many air pollutants. We develop global emission inventories of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) embodied in the production and consumption of goods and services. We implement these inventories...