[Regional atmospheric environment risk source identification and assessment]

Area of Science:

• Environmental Science
• Atmospheric Chemistry
• Risk Assessment

Context:

• Regional atmospheric pollution poses significant environmental challenges.
• Effective risk source identification is vital for pollution prevention and control strategies.
• Existing methods may lack the speed and efficiency required for dynamic environmental management.

Purpose:

• To develop and validate a rapid and effective methodology for identifying and assessing atmospheric environment risk sources.
• To integrate the likelihood exposure and consequence (LEC) assessment with the Delphi method for enhanced accuracy.
• To apply this novel method to a real-world case study in a major industrial area.

Summary:

• A new integrated method combining the likelihood exposure and consequence (LEC) assessment and Delphi method was developed for identifying and assessing atmospheric environment risk sources.
• The methodology was successfully applied to a large coal transportation port in North China, demonstrating its practical utility.
• Assessment results accurately reflected the risk characteristics and harm degree of the regional atmospheric environment risk sources.

Impact:

• Provides a foundational tool for robust regional atmospheric environmental risk assessment.
• Enables faster and more effective identification of pollution sources, aiding targeted control measures.
• Contributes to improved regional atmospheric pollution prevention and control strategies, enhancing environmental quality.