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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">EGUsphere</journal-id>
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<journal-title>EGUsphere</journal-title>
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<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/egusphere-2024-343</article-id>
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<article-title>Assessing the Effectiveness of SO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;, NOx, and NH&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt; Emission Reductions in Mitigating Winter PM&lt;sub&gt;2.5&lt;/sub&gt; in Taiwan Using CMAQ Model</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Huang</surname>
<given-names>Ping-Chieh</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Hung</surname>
<given-names>Hui-Ming</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6755-6359</ext-link>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Lai</surname>
<given-names>Hsin-Chih</given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Chou</surname>
<given-names>Charles C.-K.</given-names>
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<sup>3</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>Department of Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106319, Taiwan</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, 711301, Taiwan</addr-line>
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<label>3</label>
<addr-line>Research Center of Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115201, Taiwan</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>18</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<volume>2024</volume>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>30</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2024 Ping-Chieh Huang et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2024</copyright-year>
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<p>Taiwan experiences higher air pollution in winter when particulate matter (PM&lt;sub&gt;2.5&lt;/sub&gt;) levels frequently surpass national standards. This study employs the Community Multiscale Air Quality model to assess the effectiveness of reducing NH&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;, NOx, and SO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; emissions on PM&lt;sub&gt;2.5&lt;/sub&gt; secondary inorganic species (i.e., SO&amp;shy;&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2-&lt;/sup&gt;, NO&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;-&lt;/sup&gt;, and NH&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;+&lt;/sup&gt;). For sulfate, ~ 43.7 % is derived from the chemical reactions of local SO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; emission, emphasizing the substantial contribution of regional transported sulfate. In contrast, local NOx and NH&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt; emissions predominantly influence nitrate and ammonium. Reducing SO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; emissions decreases sulfate, thereby influencing NH&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt; partitioning and resulting in a decreased ammonium. Similarly, reducing NOx emissions lowers HNO&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;, impacting nitrate and ammonium concentrations due to changes in HNO&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt; and NH&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt; partitioning. A particularly significant finding is that NH&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt; emissions reduction decreases not only nitrate and ammonium but also sulfate by altering cloud droplet pH and SO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; oxidation processes. While SO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; reduction&apos;s PM&lt;sub&gt;2.5&lt;/sub&gt; impact is less than NOx and NH&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;, it emphasizes the complexity of regional sensitivities. Most of western Taiwan is NOx-sensitive, so reducing NOx emissions has a more substantial impact on lowering PM&lt;sub&gt;2.5&lt;/sub&gt;. However, given the higher mass emissions of NOx than NH&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt; in Taiwan, NH&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt; has a more significant consequence in mitigating PM&lt;sub&gt;2.5&lt;/sub&gt; per unit mass emission reduction. The cost-effectiveness analysis suggests that NH&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt; reduction outperforms SO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; and NOx. Nevertheless, cost estimates vary due to methodological differences and regional emission sources. Overall, this study considers both efficiency and costs, highlighting NH&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt; emissions reduction as a promising strategy for PM&lt;sub&gt;2.5&lt;/sub&gt; mitigation in the studied Taiwan&apos;s environment.</p>
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<funding-source>National Science and Technology Council</funding-source>
<award-id>111-2111-M-002-009</award-id>
<award-id>112-2111-M-002-014</award-id>
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