Catalytic ozonation was adopted for treating the brine derived from a two-stage reverse osmosis (RO) treatment in bio-treated coking wastewater reclamation. The preparation parameters of Mn/γ-Al 2 O 3 and Mn-Ce/γ-Al 2 O 3 catalysts were optimized. The effects of operating conditions on the...

Catalytic ozonation was adopted for treating the brine derived from a two-stage reverse osmosis (RO) treatment in bio-treated coking wastewater reclamation. The preparation parameters of Mn/γ-Al2O3 and Mn-Ce/γ-Al2O3 catalysts were optimized. The effects of operating conditions on the ozonation...

Ozonation of wastewater can reduce the release of organic micropollutants, but may result in the formation of undesirable by-products, such as bromate from bromide. Bromide is one of the most abundant ions in seawater, the primary precursor of bromate during ozonation, and the end product in...

2020 presented the ideal conditions for studying the air quality response to several emission reductions due to the Covid-19 lockdowns. Several studies found that the tropospheric ozone increased its concentrations in many countries even in lockdown conditions, but its reasons are not entirely...

Continuous measurements of ozone (O3) and nitrogen oxides (NOx=NO+NO2) were conducted from 2007 to 2019 in Hong Kong in order to evaluate the effectiveness of control strategies for NOx emission from diesel commercial vehicles (DCV). DCV control programs were periodically applied in three phases...

Working fluid preparation using treated drilling wastewater is of great potential for drilling wastewater reuse, especially in water-deficient and ecologically fragile areas, which require low levels of organic matter and suspended solids. This study established the dissolved ozone flotation...

Non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) are a group of low molecular weight compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon atoms in the C 2 -C 12 range, not only acts as a major precursor for the formation of O 3 through oxidation, but also cause several health problems. Cooking oil fume (COF) is one of...

China has exerted great efforts in the past decades to fight against particulate matters and has achieved initial results, but ozone pollution has increased significantly. Using a unique diagnostic data of a peninsula city in China, this study evaluates the health effect of ozone pollution on...

Satellite data reveal that China has significantly increased its vegetation cover since 2000, and vegetation will maintain the increasing trend in the foreseeable future for becoming carbon neutral. However, limited work has examined the environmental impacts of vegetation greening because...

Previous studies on ozone pollution primarily focus on the characterization of ozone on a large regional scale, yet much less attention has been paid towards the contrast between urban and surrounding suburban-rural areas. As anthropogenic emissions are projected to decrease in the coming...

In the absence of first-best climate policy, we demonstrate that existing government institutions and policy established for reasons unrelated to climate change may induce climate adaptation. We examine the impact of temperature on ambient ozone concentration in the United States from 1980-2013,...

We present a proof-of-concept analysis of the measurement of the health damage of ozone (O3) produced from nitrogen oxides (NOx = NO NO2) emitted by individual large point sources in the eastern United States. We use a regional atmospheric model of the eastern United States, the Comprehensive...

We present a proof-of-concept analysis of the measurement of the health damage of ozone (O3) produced from nitrogen oxides (NOx = NO + NO2) emitted by individual large point sources in the eastern United States. We use a regional atmospheric model of the eastern United States, the Comprehensive...

Bio-E10 is short for the biofuel made up of 90% gasoline in volume and 10% bio-ethanol, which is the ethanol made from commercially-grown crops such as corn and wheat by the sugar fermentation process. In China, bio-E10 will be supplied nationwide from 2020 as an alternative to conventional...

This paper evaluates the effect of ozone pollution on individuals' subjective health satisfaction and well-being, allowing us to capture both direct and indirect effects of ozone pollution on adults. Specifically, we focus on differences between households with and without children. We combine...

In the absence of first-best climate policy, we demonstrate that existing government institutions and policy established for reasons unrelated to climate change may induce climate adaptation. We examine the impact of temperature on ambient ozone concentration in the United States from 1980-2013,...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) maintains networks of pollution monitors for two basic purposes: to check and enforce the attainment of national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) and to provide useful data for studying pollution and its effects. These purposes imply...

Demand for air quality depends on health impacts and defensive investments that improve health, but little research assesses the empirical importance of defenses. We study an important cap-and-trade market, which dramatically reduced NOx emissions, a key ingredient in ozone formation. A rich...

Willingness to pay for air quality is a function of health and the costly defensive investments that contribute to health, but there is little research assessing the empirical importance of defensive investments. The setting for this paper is a large US emissions cap and trade market - the NOx...

The success of the Montreal Protocol in comparison to the stagnation seen in negotiations surrounding the Kyoto Protocol highlights the importance of: - a supportive industry group, - pre-existing legislation and commitment by a lead nation, - affordable and available substitutes, as well as -...

The success of the Montreal Protocol in comparison to the stagnation seen in negotiations surrounding the Kyoto Protocol highlights the importance of a supportive industry group, pre-existing legislation and commitment by a lead nation, affordable and available substitutes, as well as acceptance...

Demand for air quality depends on health impacts and defensive investments that improve health, but little research assesses the empirical importance of defenses. We study an important cap-and-trade market, which dramatically reduced NOx emissions, a key ingredient in ozone formation. A rich...

Willingness to pay for air quality is a function of health and the costly defensive investments that contribute to health, but there is little research assessing the empirical importance of defensive investments. The setting for this paper is a large US emissions cap and trade market - the NOx...

Ground level ozone remains a serious problem in the United States. Because ozone non-attainment is a summer problem, episodic rather than continuous controls of ozone precursors are possible. We evaluate the costs and effectiveness of an episodic scheme that requires people to buy permits in...

This report was prepared by Investment Climate Facility (ICF) international with direction from World Bank's Montreal protocol unit and the project team. While Montreal protocol has achieved remarkable success in reducing production and consumption of ozone depleting substances (ODS) worldwide,...