A probe into the acid deposition mitigation path in China over the last four decades and beyond.

ABSTRACT: China currently has the highest acid deposition globally, yet research on its status, impacts, causes and controls is lacking. Here, we compiled data and calculated critical loads regarding acid deposition. The results showed that the abatement measures in China have achieved a sharp decline in the emissions of acidifying pollutants and a continuous recovery of precipitation pH, despite the drastic growth in the economy and energy consumption. However, the risk of ecological acidification and eutrophication showed no significant decrease. With similar emission reductions, the decline in areas at risk of acidification in China (7.0%) lags behind those in Europe (20%) or the USA (15%). This was because, unlike Europe and the USA, China's abatement strategies primarily target air quality impr

SUBMITTER: Yu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10941815 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature