Particulate pollution in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

• Published in: Air quality, atmosphere and health Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 589 - 601
• Main Authors: Guttikunda, Sarath K., Lodoysamba, Sereeter, Bulgansaikhan, Baldorj, Dashdondog, Batdorj
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.09.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Air pollution; Air quality; Analysis; Asthma; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Boilers; Chemical transport; Cities; Climate policy; Coal; Combustion; Earth and Environmental Science; Emission inventories; Emissions; Energy consumption; Environment; Environmental Health; Environmental policy; Geography; Health; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Health risks; Households; Hydrology; Indoor air quality; Indoor environments; Industrial plant emissions; Lung cancer; Meteorology; Mortality; Mountains; Nitrogen oxides; Outdoor air quality; Particulate matter; Photochemicals; Pollutants; Pollution control; Power plants; Quality management; Studies; Sulfur; Sulfur dioxide; Urban areas; Winter; Mongolia; Dispersion modeling; Health impacts; Emissions inventory; Air quality management; ATMoS; SIM-air

The World Health Organization (WHO) listed the air pollution in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) among the top 5 cities with the worst air quality in the world. Air quality in the winter season reaches highs of 750 μg/m 3 for daily average fine particulates (PM) due to increased coal combustion and lower mixi...