Joint effort to fight Delta air pollution: Report

 

Full implementation and use of pollutant control technologies.

Power Sector: Emission of SO2, NOx and particulate matters should be controlled to ultra low levels through renovation. The use of the state-of-the-art pollutant control technologies should be maximized.

Industrial Sector: For industrial boilers, the state-of-the-art emission reduction technologies should be made full use of, such as flue gas desulfurization, low NOx combustion plus selective catalytic reduction and efficient dust removal technologies. For industrial process sources, the latest emission standards for each industry should be executed, and the state-of-the-art end-of-pipe control measures should be implemented. For volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in industrial processes, the end-of-pipe control measures and recycling technologies for VOCs should be used.

Traffic Sector: Strictest existing European standards should be applied to all automobiles. Elimination of high-polluting and high-emission vehicles should be accelerated. All gasoline/diesel fired light-duty vehicles and diesel heavy-duty vehicles should comply with Euro 6, and all gasoline-fired cars should basically meet with Euro 6 standards.

Use of Solvents: Solvent content should be reduced. Technical means such as alternative water-based paints should be used to eliminate VOCs emission. For printing ink, coating, printing and packaging industries, the method of "substitution + end-of-pipe measures" should be taken.

Residential/commercial purpose combustion and open burning of biomass: Both residential and commercial sectors should reduce and even eliminate energy consuming and high polluting stoves. Desulphurization facilities should be installed to all residential and commercial boilers. Priority shall be given to use of low-sulfur coal. Efficient dust-removal measures should be used to reduce PM2.5 emission. Any open burning of biomass should be forbidden.