Machine learning integrated PMF model reveals influencing factors of ozone pollution in a coal chemical industry city at the Jiangsu-Shandong-Henan-Anhui boundary
Chaolong Wang , Xiaofei Qin , Yisheng Zhang , Dantong Liu , Wenxin Tao , Ming Wang , Sufan Zhang , Jianli Yang , Jinhua Du , Shanshan Cui , Dasa Gu , Yingjie Sun , Chenying Lv
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Abstract
Zaozhuang, located at the center of the boundary between Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, and Anhui, contains coal and heavy industries. Zaozhuang has experienced severe O3 pollution in recent years and it is crucial to identify the key drivers. This study aims to deeply excavate and analyze the formation mechanism of O3 in Zaozhuang based on hourly measured volatile organic compound (VOC) concentration data for the year 2023, combined with meteorological factors and other atmospheric pollutants, using a machine learning model in combination with the SHapley Additive Properties Interpretation method and Positive Matrix Factorization model. The results show the important contributions of meteorological factors to O3 production, especially solar radiation and temperature. Among atmospheric pollutants, VOCs are the main contributors, with significant effects from alkene and oxygenated VOCs, whereas propene and acetone have the most critical individual impacts on local O3 production. O3 peaked in June and August, with June seeing added contributions from temperature, and a higher chemical variable contribution than meteorological factors in August, led by NO2, OVOCs, and alkenes. The effects of the six emission sources on O3 formation in Zaozhuang showed that chemical emission sources (5.98 μg/m3), combustion sources (3.75 μg/m3), and solvent use sources (3.06 μg/m3) were the main drivers. The solvent source exhibited the most significant change on the O3 polluted day, with a relative increase of 115%. This relative increase was significantly higher than that of the other sources. During persistent pollution events with the highest levels of O3, the use of solvents made the greatest contribution to the emission sources, representing 23% of the total impact of the emission sources. Therefore, an integrated approach using machine learning, SHapley Additive Properties Interpretation, and Positive Matrix Factorization rapidly diagnoses the causes of O3 pollution at different timescales and provides a basis for targeted control measures.
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