Abstract:
In recent years, PM
2.5-O
3 pollution has become a major feature of air pollution in China. This study took Hengshui City as an example to investigate the prevention and control characteristics of composite pollution in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region. Based on the observation data of Hengshui Atmospheric Environment Monitoring Super Station from May 2021 to September 2022, the study days were classified according to pollutant concentration, and the correlation between PM
2.5 and O
3 under different pollution types and photochemical levels was explored. The results showed that: (1) From May 2021 to September 2022, Hengshui City had the largest proportion of clean days (low PM
2.5-low O
3) (48.3%). (2) The daily average ratio of PM
2.5/CO in Hengshui showed a seasonal trend of winter (0.09) > spring (0.08) > autumn (0.06) > summer (0.04), with strong oxidation in spring. (3) PM
2.5 concentration, PM
2.5/CO, and the proportion of secondary aerosols in PM
2.5 increased with increasing level of photochemical activity. (4) The synergistic growth periods mainly occurred when wind speed was 1.3-1.8 m/s, temperature was 25.8-32.1 ℃, and relative humidity was 34.3%-60.5%. The largest proportion of hours with synergistic growth events occurred at mild photochemical activity (52.9%). This indicated that low wind speed, high temperature, and low humidity were favorable for the occurrence of PM
2.5-O
3 composite pollution. The formation of secondary aerosols in PM
2.5 could be enhanced at lower levels of photochemical activity. This study indicated that O
3 promoted the formation of secondary components in PM
2.5, and meteorological conditions were also one of the important factors leading to PM
2.5-O
3 composite pollution.