识别表面二氧化硫 (SO2) 监测差距在圣约翰,加拿大与土地利用回归和热点绘制地图
Tsz Kin Siu1, Christopher S Greene1, Kelvin C Fong1,2
1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University, 6287 Alumni Cres, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada.
概括
圣约翰面临严重的二氧化硫 (SO2) 污染,新的模型在几个社区中发现了未被监控的热点. 这项研究强调了缺乏SO2监测的地区的潜在健康风险,敦促扩大监测.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 空气质量监测 空气质量监测
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 圣约翰地区因工业活动造成的高环境二氧化硫 (SO2) 污染.
- 尽管排放量有所减少,但二氧化硫仍然是主要的空气污染物,大多数超标发生在圣约翰.
- 局限的空间监测阻碍了城市内SO2热点和相关健康风险的识别.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种方法来识别圣约翰的SO2污染热点,解决监测差距.
- 用遥感和机器学习估计未监测区域的每日SO2水平.
- 揭示高二氧化碳暴露的社区,并告知有针对性的减缓战略.
主要方法:
- 开发了两阶段梯度提升模型:污染/未污染天的分类器和SO2水平的回归器.
- 集成的遥感数据与气象变量 (风速,方向) 用于SO2估计.
- 使用十倍交叉验证来评估模型准确性,并进行空间热点分析.
主要成果:
- SO2分类器达到83%的准确度;回归器达到0.46 (平均SO2) 和0.44 (最大SO2) 的R2.
- 在圣约翰东北部,西北部和东南部未被监测的地区确定了高的SO2水平.
- 风力变量显著影响了SO2预测,表明了潜在的现场外运输到偏远社区.
结论:
- 圣约翰没有监测的地区可能会出现高SO2水平,这可能会对健康造成风险.
- 现有的监测站点可能无法完全捕获SO2暴露,特别是在圣约翰西部.
- 扩大空气质量监测对于有效的SO2减排和公共卫生保护至关重要.
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