Distribution of seasonal SO2 emissions from fuel combustion and industrialactivities in Shanxi province, China, with 1/6 degrees x1/4 degrees longitude/latitude resolution

Spatial distribution of SO2 emission inventory for 1994 from fuel combustio n and industrial activities in Shanxi province, the Peoples' Republic of Ch ina, has been created with 1/6 degrees x 1/4 degrees latitude/longitude res olution. Total annual SO2 emissions in 1994 in the province were estimated to be 669 GgS, of which 180 GgS were emitted in winter, 170 GgS in spring, 156 GgS in summer, and 163 GgS in fall. For the first time this emission in ventory includes SO2 emissions from village and to township enterprises. Al though SO2 emissions from major industries were under control, SO2 emission s from village and township enterprises became the major threat to the envi ronment in the province. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved .