Rigorous Regional Air Quality Standards for Substantial Health Benefits

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 11; no. 12
• Main Authors: Zhang, Wenxiao, Xu, Haoran, Yu, Xinyuan, Li, Jin, Zhang, Yuanzheng, Dai, Rong, Zheng, Shuxiu, Meng, Wenjun, Shen, Huizhong, Chen, Yilin, Shen, Guofeng, Ma, Jianmin, Li, Bengang, Liu, Junfeng, Wang, Xuejun, Tao, Shu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2023; Wiley
• Subjects: Air pollution; Air pollution control; Air quality; Air quality standards; ambient PM2.5; Cities; cost–benefit analyses; Councils; Emissions; Environmental monitoring; health benefits; Industrial plant emissions; Investments; Momentum; Outdoor air quality; Particulate matter; Pollutants; Pollution control; Quality standards; regional standard; Regression models; Trends; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; Weather; China

Following a series of actions in China, the annual mean fine particle (PM2.5) concentrations have considerably reduced since 2013. However, in some cities, the PM2.5 concentrations exceed the national ambient air quality standard of 35 μg/m3. Herein, we evaluated the historical trends of PM2.5 from...