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Combined Effects of Photochemical Processes, Pollutant Sources and Urban Configuration on Photochemical Pollutant Concentrations

Sustainability(2023)

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Rapid urbanization, dense urban configuration and increasing traffic emissions have caused severe air pollution, resulting in severe threats to public health. Particularly, photochemical pollution is associated with chemical transformation introducing more complexity. The understanding of the combined effects of pollutant sources, urban configuration and chemical transformation is still insufficient because most previous studies focused on non-reactive pollutant dispersions. In this study, we adopt a simplified street network model including complex photochemical reactions, i.e., the Model of Urban Network of Intersecting Canyons and Highways (MUNICH), with the real traffic and street data of a region in Guangzhou to investigate the combined effects of the three factors above on photochemical pollution. Our simulations show that the overall reduction in traffic emissions decreases NOx pollution while increasing O3 concentration. Controlling VOC emission can effectively mitigate O3 pollution. Moreover, irregular building heights and arrangements can lead to certain hot spots of air pollution. High-rise buildings will obstruct ventilation and exacerbate pollution. If higher buildings have lower vehicle use, the deep canyon can offset the effect of lower emissions. In conclusion, urban planners and policy makers should avoid deep canyons and irregular street networks to achieve better pollutant dispersion and pay attention to controlling VOC emissions.
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NOx-O-3-VOC chemistry,street arrangement,urban street network,traffic emission,urban air pollution
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