![]() ![]() To mitigate air pollution and protect public health, China has introduced the strictest air pollution control measures since 2013, and air quality has improved significantly ( Li et al., 2019a Wang et al., 2020a Ma et al., 2020, 2021b Zhang et al., 2020 Zhao et al., 2021). These results provide scientific guidance for collaborative management of O 3 and particulate matter pollution for cities with semi-arid climate.Ītmospheric aerosols and ozone (O 3) significantly impact on air quality, climate change and public health ( IPCC, 2013 Tian et al., 2017 Li et al., 2019b Ma et al., 2022). Positive feedback among O 3 concentration, secondary aerosol formation, and SSA was revealed to further promote O 3 production and secondary aerosol formation. ![]() Consequently, Ox to CO ratio, PM 2.5 to elemental carbon (EC) ratio, secondary inorganic aerosols to EC ratio, and secondary organic carbon to EC ratio increased, confirming enhanced secondary aerosol production efficiency during the lockdown. The primary emissions of secondary aerosol precursors significantly decreased while Ox (i.e., NO 2 and O 3) exhibited little change. The enhanced O 3 production was explained by increased volatile organic compounds to nitrogen oxides ratio, decreased aerosol, as well as increased SSA. Aerosol scattering and absorption decreased by 33.6% and 45.3%, resulting in an increase in visibility by 30% and single scattering albedo (SSA) at 520 nm slightly increased by 0.02. The positive matrix factorization source apportionment revealed increased contribution of secondary formation and decreased contribution of vehicle emissions. Significant increase in both sulfur and nitrogen oxidation ratios was found in the afternoon, which accounted for 48.7% of the total sulfate and 40.4% of the total nitrate, respectively. Both primary emissions and secondary formation of PM 2.5 decreased during the lockdown. Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) decreased at four sites by ∼ 20% while O 3 increased by >100% at two urban sites during the COVID-19 lockdown. Thus, the changes in physical and chemical properties of urban atmospheric aerosols and O 3 during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown were investigated at three urban sites and one rural site in Lanzhou with semi-arid climate. The synergistic response of urban atmospheric aerosols and ozone (O 3) to reduction of anthropogenic emissions is complicated and still needs further study. ![]()
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