Outdated vehicles degrade urban air quality

Outdated Vehicles Degrade Urban Air Quality
Percentage of Emissions in Selected Chinese Cities Attributable to Motor Vehicles

  PERCENTAGE ATTRIBUTABLE TO MOTOR VEHICLES
  CARBON MONOXIDE HYDROCARBONS NITROUS OXIDES CATEGORIES

Beijing

48-64

60-74

10-22

District

Shanghai

69

37

 

District

Shenyang

27-38

 

45-53

District

Jinan

28

 

4-6

District

Hangzhou

24-70

   

Road

Urumqi

12-50

   

Road

Guangzhou

70

 

43

 


Source: He et al., “Status and Development of Vehicular Pollution in China,” Environmental Science, Vol. 7, No. 4 (August 1996).