Source–Receptor Relationship Revealed by the Halted Traffic and Aggravated Haze in Beijing during the COVID-19 Lockdown
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- Xiaotong WangXiaotong WangState Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Clean Energy Innovation, School of the Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaMore by Xiaotong Wang
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- Fanyuan DengFanyuan DengState Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Clean Energy Innovation, School of the Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaMore by Fanyuan Deng
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- Qi YingQi YingZachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United StatesMore by Qi Ying
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- Alexander T. ArchibaldAlexander T. ArchibaldCentre for Atmospheric Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.More by Alexander T. Archibald
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- Roderic L. JonesRoderic L. JonesCentre for Atmospheric Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.More by Roderic L. Jones
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- Hanyang ManHanyang ManState Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Clean Energy Innovation, School of the Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaMore by Hanyang Man
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- Zhigang XueZhigang XueChinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, ChinaMore by Zhigang Xue
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- Huan Liu*Huan Liu*Email: [email protected]. Tel.: 86-10-62771679.State Key Joint Laboratory of ESPC, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, International Joint Laboratory on Low Carbon Clean Energy Innovation, School of the Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaMore by Huan Liu
Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak greatly limited human activities and reduced primary emissions particularly from urban on-road vehicles but coincided with Beijing experiencing “pandemic haze,” raising the public concerns about the effectiveness of imposed traffic policies to improve the air quality. This paper explores the relationship between local vehicle emissions and the winter haze in Beijing before and during the COVID-19 lockdown based on an integrated analysis framework, which combines a real-time on-road emission inventory, in situ air quality observations, and a localized numerical modeling system. We found that traffic emissions decreased substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, but its imbalanced emission abatement of NOx (76%, 125.3 Mg/day) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs, 53%, 52.9 Mg/day) led to a significant rise of atmospheric oxidants in urban areas, resulting in a modest increase in secondary aerosols due to inadequate precursors, which still offset reduced primary emissions. Moreover, the enhanced oxidizing capacity in the surrounding regions greatly increased the secondary particles with relatively abundant precursors, which was transported into Beijing and mainly responsible for the aggravated haze pollution. We recommend that mitigation policies should focus on accelerating VOC emission reduction and synchronously controlling regional sources to release the benefits of local traffic emission control.
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