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Missouri State University

2020

GWTC-2

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Evaluating Particulate Matter 2.5 In The Yangtze River Delta, Muhammad Abdullah Aug 2020

Evaluating Particulate Matter 2.5 In The Yangtze River Delta, Muhammad Abdullah

MSU Graduate Theses

Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) is a growing concern in industrialized countries. In China, high concentrations of PM2.5 are causing devastating health and environmental effects for the people living there. Coal-burning for domestic and industrial purposes is the main culprit for decreasing air quality in China. The focus of this paper is on the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) located on the eastern coast of China. Hourly PM2.5 readings from March 2015 to June 2016 were obtained from 125 air quality monitoring stations (AQMS) in 23 cities in the YRD. In this study, PM2.5 readings were examined …