Co-benefits of reducing PM2.5 and improving visibility by COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan

Co-benefits of reducing PM2.5 and improving visibility by COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan

Abstract The less improvement of ambient visibility suspects the government’s efforts on alleviating PM2.5 pollution. The COVID-19 lockdown reduced PM2.5 and increased visibility in Wuhan. Compared to pre-lockdown period, the PM2.5 concentration decreased by 39.0 μg m−3, dominated by NH4NO3 mass red...

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Main Authors: Liquan Yao, Shaofei Kong, Huang Zheng, Nan Chen, Bo Zhu, Ke Xu, Wenxiang Cao, Ying Zhang, Mingming Zheng, Yi Cheng, Yao Hu, Zexuan Zhang, Yingying Yan, Dantong Liu, Tianliang Zhao, Yongqing Bai, Shihua Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-021-00195-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-021-00195-6

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