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Ground-level ozone pollution is rising in Hong Kong, driven by meteorological factors like solar radiation and synergistic effects with particulate matter. Reducing solvent-related volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is key for effective ozone mitigation.

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Hong KongMachine learningOzoneSHAPVOC sources

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Area of Science:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Data Science

Background:

  • Ground-level ozone (O3) pollution presents significant urban air quality challenges.
  • Nonlinear O3 formation mechanisms in coastal areas are not well understood.
  • Hong Kong experienced an 8% increase in annual mean O3 from 2020-2024.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an interpretable machine learning framework for O3 formation attribution in Hong Kong.
  • To identify key drivers and synergistic mechanisms of O3 pollution.
  • To provide a foundation for precision O3 mitigation strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Integrated Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP), and Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF).
  • Conducted comprehensive attribution analysis of O3 formation from 2020 to 2024.
  • Incorporated PMF-derived source profiles into the XGBoost model, overcoming linear constraints of traditional methods.

Main Results:

  • Meteorological factors, particularly surface solar radiation (SSR), dominated O3 variability (62.2%).
  • A synergistic mechanism was found where high SSR and particulate matter enhanced O3 formation.
  • Secondary volatile organic compound (VOC) formation was underestimated by 26.8% using traditional methods; solvent usage was the primary anthropogenic VOC source (25%).

Conclusions:

  • Ozone pollution in Hong Kong is driven by complex interactions between meteorology and emissions.
  • Reducing reactive VOCs from solvent usage and controlling industrial emissions are crucial for effective O3 mitigation.
  • The developed framework offers a mechanistically interpretable approach for precision air quality management in coastal megacities.