Abating ammonia is more cost-effective than nitrogen oxides for mitigating PM2.5 air pollution

Gu, Baojing; Zhang, Lin; Van Dingenen, Rita; Vieno, Massimo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7741-9377; Van Grinsven, Hans J.M.; Zhang, Xiuming; Zhang, Shaohui; Chen, Youfan; Wang, Sitong; Ren, Chenchen; Rao, Shilpa; Holland, Mike; Winiwarter, Wilfried; Chen, Deli; Xu, Jianming; Sutton, Mark A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1342-2072. 2021 Abating ammonia is more cost-effective than nitrogen oxides for mitigating PM2.5 air pollution. Science, 374 (6568). 758-762. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf8623

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Abstract/Summary

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5, particles with a mass median aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers) in the atmosphere is associated with severe negative impacts on human health, and the gases sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and ammonia are the main PM2.5 precursors. However, their contribution to global health impacts has not yet been analyzed. Here, we show that nitrogen accounted for 39% of global PM2.5 exposure in 2013, increasing from 30% in 1990 with rising reactive nitrogen emissions and successful controls on sulfur dioxide. Nitrogen emissions to air caused an estimated 23.3 million years of life lost in 2013, corresponding to an annual welfare loss of 420 billion United States dollars for premature death. The marginal abatement cost of ammonia emission is only 10% that of nitrogen oxides emission globally, highlighting the priority for ammonia reduction.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf8623
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Atmospheric Chemistry and Effects (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	0036-8075
NORA Subject Terms:	Atmospheric Sciences
Date made live:	07 Dec 2021 16:58 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531512

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