Investigation of the changes in atmospheric environment associated with rapid development of Beijing and Xi'an as typical cities

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22710016
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Environmental dynamic analysis
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: OKUDA Tomoaki 慶應義塾大学, 理工学部, 講師 (30348809)
• Project Period (FY): 2010 – 2011
• Keywords: 環境変動 / 東アジア / SO2 / エアロゾル / 水溶性イオン成分 / 環境規制 / 北京 / オリンピック

Research Abstract

We investigated the changes in atmospheric environment associated with rapid development in Chinese mega-cities. The pollution control measures associated with the Olympic Games 2008 worked well in reducing sulfate by 40%. The concentration of sulfur dioxide was decreased by 30% from 2005 to 2009 in Beijing. Atmospheric sulfate was decreased by 20% in winter while it was decreased by 50% in summer at the same period. We estimated that this was due to the changes in several meteorological conditions as well as concentration of oxidants.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Five-year record of atmospheric precipitation chemistry in urban Beijing (2012)
  • Author(s): Yang, F., Tan, J., Shi, Z. B., Cai, Y., He, K., Ma, Y., Duan, F., Okuda, T., Tanaka, S., Chen, G.
  • Journal Title: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Volume: 12(4) Pages: 2025-2035
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The impact of the pollution control measures for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on the chemical composition of aerosols (2011)
  • Author(s): Okuda, T., Matsuura, S., Yamaguchi, D., Umemura, T., Hanada, E., Orihara, H., Tanaka, S., He, K., Ma, Y., Cheng, Y., Liang, L.
  • Journal Title: Atmospheric Environment Volume: 45(16) Pages: 2789-2794
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 環境規制に伴う中国北京市大気粉塵中化学成分組成の変化 (2011)
  • Author(s): 奥田知明、大山愛美里、梅村友章、松浦慎一郎、山口大介、田中茂、賀克斌、馬永亮、梁林林
  • Organizer: 第52回大気環境学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 長崎大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-15
• [Presentation] 東アジア都市域エアロゾル中無機化学成分の特徴 (2011)
  • Author(s): 奥田知明、Roni MARYANA、山口大介、高田秀重、熊田英峰、畠山史郎、中島典之、内田昌男、Sri Juari SANTOSA、田中茂、賀克斌、馬永亮、梁林林
  • Organizer: 第28回エアロゾル科学・技術研究討論会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪府立大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-27
• [Presentation] The impact of the pollution control measures for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on the chemical composition of aerosols (2011)
  • Author(s): Okuda, T., Matsuura, S., Yamaguchi, D., Umemura, T., Hanada, E., Orihara, H., Tanaka, S., He, K., Ma, Y., Cheng, Y., Liang, L.
  • Organizer: 7th Asian Aerosol Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Xi'an, China
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-17
• [Presentation] オリンピック開催が中国北京市エアロゾル化学組成に与えた影響 (2010)
  • Author(s): 奥田知明、松浦慎一郎、山口大介、梅村友章、花田絵里子、田中茂、賀克斌、馬永亮、梁林林
  • Organizer: 第16回大気化学討論会
  • Place of Presentation: 首都大学東京
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-17
• [Presentation] オリンピック開催に伴う中国北京市大気粉塵中化学成分組成の変化 (2010)
  • Author(s): 奥田知明、松浦慎一郎、山口大介、田中茂、賀克斌、馬永亮、趙晴、梁林林
  • Organizer: 第51回大気環境学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-10
• [Presentation] Long-term observation of aerosols in Beijing, China, from 2001 to 2009 : The impact of the Olympic Games 2008 on the air quality of Beijing city (2010)
  • Author(s): Okuda, T., Matsuura, S., Yamaguchi, D., Tanaka, S., He, K., Ma, Y., Jia, Y., Zhao, Q.
  • Organizer: Joint International Symposium on Atmospheric Chemistry : Challenging the Future
  • Place of Presentation: Halifax, Canada
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-14