Study on Comprehensive Assessment of Environmental Impact of Air Pollution

Miao Zhang, Longyu Shi, Xiaofei Ma, Yang Zhao and Lijie Gao
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Miao Zhang: Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
Longyu Shi: Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
Xiaofei Ma: Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
Yang Zhao: Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
Lijie Gao: Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: Pollutants discharged from irrational energy consumption pose a serious threat to urban ecological security. The Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone is an important part of China’s coastal economy. With the rapid development of the economy in this area, the atmospheric environmental pollution problem, caused by energy consumption, has become increasingly serious. Therefore, the study of the environmental impact assessment of air pollution in the Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone has reference value to prevent ecological risks. This paper constructed a regional-scale environmental impact assessment model that includes pollution sources, pollution stress, and evaluation results, and evaluated the environmental impact of SO 2 , NO 2 , CO, PM 10 , and PM 2.5 from three perspectives: regional integration, different energy consumption sectors, and different cities. The results showed that the regional environmental impact level of the research area was high, and the main pollutants transformed from SO 2 to NO 2 , PM 10 , and PM 2.5 from 2008 to 2016. According to the results of different sectors, the transportation sector contributes the most to NO 2 and remains unchanged, and the industrial sector contributes the most to SO 2 , PM 10 , and PM 2.5 . Combined with the research results of different cities, cities concentrated in the coastal areas contribute more pollution than other cities do.

Keywords: air pollution; ecological risk; Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone; China’s Multi-scale Emission Inventory Model (MEIC) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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