Abstract:
The livestock and poultry breeding and nitrogen application in the Fenhe Plain caused a large amount of ammonia (NH
3) emissions, contributing to the increase of fine particulate matter (PM
2.5) concentration in the local atmosphere. Based on the NH
3 emission inventory of the Fenhe Plain, we analyzed the total amount of NH
3 emission and industry contribution in the region. We also designed high and low scenarios of emission reduction and applied the WRF-Chem model to study the air environmental impact of NH
3 emission in the Fenhe Plain in winter and summer of 2020, by analyzing the change of the average annual PM
2.5 concentration under different scenarios. The impact of agricultural NH
3 emission reduction on PM
2.5 pollution in the Fenhe Plain was evaluated. The results showed that: (1) The total emission of NH
3 in the Fenhe Plain was 167 000 t, concentrated in the middle and west of Yuncheng, mainly being agricultural NH
3. (2) Under the scenario of low emission reduction of ammonia in the Fenhe Plain, PM
2.5 concentration decreased by 0.7 μg/m
3 in January and 0.9 μg/m
3 in July; Under the high emission reduction scenario, PM
2.5 concentration decreased by 1.8 μg/m
3 in January and 2 μg/m
3 in July. It could be seen that ammonia emissions in the Fenhe Plain had a certain contribution to the local PM
2.5 concentration, and after taking agricultural ammonia control measures, the PM
2.5 concentration was reduced to a certain extent.