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NACA conference 2023 – Collaborating for clean air: Confronting climate change and air quality together 2023 年 NACA 会议--为清洁空气而合作:共同应对气候变化和空气质量
Q3 Environmental Science Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.17159/caj/2023/33/2.17004
Danitza Klopper, R. Burger
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Variability of ambient particulate matter loading at Henties Bay, Namibia 纳米比亚亨蒂斯湾环境颗粒物负荷的变异性
Q3 Environmental Science Pub Date : 2023-11-02 DOI: 10.17159/caj/2023/33/2.16670
Monray D Belelie, Henno Havenga, Danitza Klopper, Rebecca M Garland, Brigitte Language, Paola Formenti, Andreas Namwoonde, Roelof P Burger, Stuart J Piketh
The Namibian coast is one of the areas of international interest for aerosol studies. This is due to the region’s importance for the global radiation budget because of the presence of a semi-permanent stratocumulus cloud along the coast. Aerosol particles may scatter/absorb radiation and directly influence how long clouds last by modifying their properties. This is all dependent on the particles’ chemical and physical properties because of the sources they were emitted from. In this study, we identified and investigated episodes of high (HAE) and low (LAE) PM concentrations and the meteorology that may favour their occurrence. Here, we investigated PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 µm or less) and PM10 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 µm or less) at Henties Bay, Namibia. Daily aerosol measurements were taken with E-samplers between 15 and 29 July 2019. The Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model was used to investigate the long-range atmospheric transport of air masses that reached Henties Bay. The study found that during HAEs, the average PM2.5 concentration was 28.40 ± 18.10 µg/m3 and the average PM10 concentration was 68.20 ± 44.3 µg/m3. In contrast, during LAEs, the average PM2.5 concentration was 13.3 ± 9.52 µg/m3 and the average PM10 concentration was 30.00 ± 23.00 µg/m3. In both fractions, there was an observed dominant contribution from marine sources.
纳米比亚海岸是国际上对气溶胶研究感兴趣的地区之一。这是由于该地区对全球辐射收支的重要性,因为沿海岸存在半永久性层积云。气溶胶粒子可以散射/吸收辐射,并通过改变云的性质直接影响云的持续时间。这完全取决于粒子的化学和物理性质,因为它们的排放源不同。在这项研究中,我们确定并调查了高(HAE)和低(LAE) PM浓度和可能有利于其发生的气象事件。在这里,我们研究了纳米比亚Henties湾的PM2.5(空气动力学直径为2.5微米或更小的颗粒)和PM10(空气动力学直径为10微米或更小的颗粒)。在2019年7月15日至29日期间,使用电子采样器进行了每日气溶胶测量。采用混合单粒子拉格朗日积分轨迹(HYSPLIT)模型研究了到达亨蒂斯湾的气团的远距离大气输送。研究发现,霾期间PM2.5的平均浓度为28.40±18.10µg/m3, PM10的平均浓度为68.20±44.3µg/m3。相比之下,在LAEs期间,PM2.5的平均浓度为13.3±9.52µg/m3, PM10的平均浓度为30.00±23.00µg/m3。在这两个部分中,观测到的主要贡献来自海洋来源。
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Analysis of air quality issues and air quality management status in five major African cities 非洲五大城市空气质量问题及空气质量管理现状分析
Q3 Environmental Science Pub Date : 2023-10-06 DOI: 10.17159/caj/2023/33/2.15605
Rafael Borge, Sebastian Lange, Robert Kehew
Poor air quality is one of the main dysfunctions of the rapid urbanisation process in Africa. Although the information is fragmented, the limited evidence available points out that air quality is a leading health risk in Africa, especially affecting the poorest, most vulnerable communities. In this study, we look into five cities in Africa to understand the nature of urban air quality issues and to delve into the initial responses. We report on the status of the main air quality management dimensions, including air quality standards and monitoring strategy/capabilities, emission inventories and air quality modelling, health impact assessment studies, communication practices, development and implementation of clean air action plans (in connection with other relevant strategies, i.e. climate change policies) and governance issues. We find that all cities have limited monitoring capabilities although communication strategies may differ substantially. While indoor pollution sources are declining in more developed economies, traffic is a growing concern in all five cities. In most cases, air quality issues are mostly related to PM2.5 and natural contributions worsen air pollution from road transport, biomass and open waste burning. While nationally-driven strategies, often based on large-scale engineering projects and financial schemes, may report substantial gains in early stages, multi-level governance and planning is likely to maximize benefits and provide a useful framework for the complex problem of air quality management in the long run. The integration of air quality plans in overarching strategies to tackle persistent poverty and social inequity is urgently needed.
空气质量差是非洲快速城市化进程的主要障碍之一。虽然信息不完整,但现有的有限证据表明,空气质量是非洲的主要健康风险,尤其影响到最贫穷、最脆弱的社区。在这项研究中,我们考察了非洲的五个城市,以了解城市空气质量问题的本质,并深入研究了最初的反应。我们报告主要空气质量管理层面的现状,包括空气质量标准和监测战略/能力、排放清单和空气质量模型、健康影响评估研究、沟通做法、清洁空气行动计划(与其他相关战略,即气候变化政策)的制定和实施,以及治理问题。我们发现所有的城市都有有限的监测能力,尽管传播策略可能有很大的不同。虽然较发达经济体的室内污染源正在减少,但这五个城市的交通问题日益受到关注。在大多数情况下,空气质量问题主要与PM2.5有关,自然因素加剧了道路运输、生物质和露天废物燃烧造成的空气污染。虽然通常以大型工程项目和财政计划为基础的国家驱动战略可能在早期阶段取得实质性成果,但多层次的治理和规划可能使效益最大化,并为长期解决空气质量管理这一复杂问题提供有用的框架。迫切需要将空气质量计划纳入解决持续贫困和社会不平等问题的总体战略。
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Tropospheric ozone (O3) pollution in Johannesburg, South Africa: Exceedances, diurnal cycles, seasonality, Ox chemistry and O3 production rates 南非约翰内斯堡的对流层臭氧(O3)污染:超标、日循环、季节性、氧化学和O3生产速率
Q3 Environmental Science Pub Date : 2023-06-26 DOI: 10.17159/caj/2023/33/1.15367
Nadine Borduas-Dedekind, M. Naidoo, B. Zhu, J. Geddes, R. Garland
Ground-level ozone (O3) is an air pollutant of major health and environmental concern. The Johannesburg-Pretoria megacity in South Africa is the industrial and economical capital of the country with more than 10 million inhabitants experiencing poor air quality. In 2004, the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) began monitoring trace gases to assess ground-level O3 pollution. Here, we use CoJ’s publicly available air quality data, and present the first long-term data analysis of O3, nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), NOx and carbon monoxide (CO) in the City from 2004 to 2011 at three air quality monitoring sites: Buccleuch, Delta Park and Newtown. We quantified CoJ’s South African National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) exceedances for O3 and NO2, and demonstrate the City’s substantial O3 and NO2 air pollution problem. O3 mixing ratios peak in the early afternoon as expected due to photochemical production. To estimate O3 production rates, we summed O3 and NO2 diurnal profiles to obtain Ox mixing ratios at each site. This analysis provided insight into missing volatile organic compound (VOC) reactivity as well as primary NO2 emissions information necessary for developing tropospheric O3 pollution mitigation strategies. Furthermore, CoJ experiences high O3 mixing ratios on weekends due to lower NOx traffic emissions titrating the O3, thereby providing evidence of a VOC-limited regime for O3 production. Seasonal peak O3 occurs in the austral spring, a maximum that we link to increases in water (H2O) concentrations which in turn increases radical chemistry leading to O3. In addition, wintertime VOC and aerosol emissions from biomass burning over the winter add important precursors for O3 formation once radical chemistry is initiated during the first rain events in early spring. In all, this study will help inform air quality modelling and policy work on air pollutants in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa. 
地面臭氧(O3)是一种对健康和环境有重大影响的空气污染物。南非的约翰内斯堡-比勒陀利亚特大城市是该国的工业和经济中心,有超过1000万居民经历着糟糕的空气质量。2004年,约翰内斯堡市(CoJ)开始监测微量气体,以评估地面臭氧污染。在这里,我们使用CoJ公开提供的空气质量数据,并首次在2004年至2011年期间在三个空气质量监测点(Buccleuch, Delta Park和Newtown)对该市的O3,一氧化氮(NO),二氧化氮(NO2),氮氧化物和一氧化碳(CO)进行了长期数据分析。我们量化了CoJ的南非国家环境空气质量标准(NAAQS)中O3和NO2的超标情况,并展示了该市严重的O3和NO2空气污染问题。由于光化学生产,O3混合比在下午早些时候达到预期的峰值。为了估计O3的生产速率,我们对每个站点的O3和NO2的日变化曲线进行了求和,以获得Ox的混合比。该分析提供了对缺失的挥发性有机化合物(VOC)反应性以及制定对流层O3污染缓解策略所需的主要NO2排放信息的深入了解。此外,CoJ在周末经历了高的O3混合比,因为较低的氮氧化物交通排放滴定了O3,从而提供了voc限制O3生产的证据。臭氧的季节性峰值出现在南方的春季,我们将其与水(H2O)浓度的增加联系起来,而水(H2O)浓度的增加反过来又增加了导致臭氧的自由基化学反应。此外,冬季生物质燃烧产生的挥发性有机化合物(VOC)和气溶胶排放,在早春第一次降雨期间,一旦自由基化学开始,就为O3的形成提供了重要的前兆。总而言之,这项研究将有助于为南非约翰内斯堡市的空气质量建模和空气污染物政策工作提供信息。
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Air quality risks pertaining to tailings storage facilities within the Witwatersrand goldfields 与威特沃特斯兰德金矿内的尾矿储存设施有关的空气质量风险
Q3 Environmental Science Pub Date : 2023-06-26 DOI: 10.17159/caj/2023/33/1.16206
M. Liefferink
Pollution related to Witwatersrand TSFs poses a number of hazards to surrounding communities. The major primary pathways by which contamination can enter the environment from TSFs are: • the airborne pathway, where radon gas and windblown dust disperse outwards from mine sites, • the waterborne pathway, either via ground or surface water or due to direct access, where people are contaminated, • or externally irradiated after unauthorized entry to a mine site, • by living in settlements directly adjacent to TSFs or in some cases, living in settlements on the contaminated footprints of abandoned mines (Sutton, 2007).
威特沃特斯兰德tsf造成的污染给周围社区带来了许多危害。tsf污染进入环境的主要途径有:•空气传播途径,氡气和风吹粉尘从矿区向外扩散;•水传播途径,通过地下水或地表水或直接进入,人们受到污染;•或未经授权进入矿区后受到外部辐射;•居住在与tsf直接相邻的定居点,或在某些情况下,居住在废弃矿山污染足迹上的定居点(Sutton, 2007年)。
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Initiating activities to tackle the health impacts from air pollution in East Africa: bringing together research, policy and practice 发起活动,处理东非空气污染对健康的影响:汇集研究、政策和实践
Q3 Environmental Science Pub Date : 2023-06-26 DOI: 10.17159/caj/2023/33/1.16000
C. Wright, V. Nthusi, Pallavi Pant
Air pollution is a global threat to human health, especially in lowand middle-income countries such as those on the African continent. In more than half of the countries across Africa, annual average concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) are over 35 μg/m3, the least stringent interim target set by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2021) (Figure 1). This indicates the drastic problem facing human health across Africa in relation to air pollution exposure and subsequent adverse health impacts.
空气污染是对人类健康的全球性威胁,尤其是在非洲大陆等中低收入国家。在非洲一半以上的国家,细颗粒物(PM2.5)的年平均浓度超过35微克/立方米,这是世界卫生组织(世界卫生组织,2021年)设定的最不严格的中期目标(图1)。这表明非洲各地的人类健康面临着与空气污染暴露和随后的不利健康影响有关的严重问题。
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Studies into the reduction of domestic fuel burning emissions by means of facile catalytic abatement technology 利用易催化减排技术减少国内燃油燃烧排放的研究
Q3 Environmental Science Pub Date : 2023-06-26 DOI: 10.17159/caj/2023/33/1.14951
M. Steyn, Nicolaas Claassen, Patricia Forbes
The negative health and socio-economic impacts of emissions associated with domestic fuel burning are widely recognized. Although there has been much progress in the provision of electricity to households in South Africa, many still rely on solid fuel sources such as wood and coal. While various investigations have been done on reducing household emissions by reducing the use of polluting fuels and improvements in combustion efficiency, comparatively fewer studies have been conducted on the reduction of emissions through emission reduction using abatement technology. Catalytic oxidation could be utilized to oxidize particulate matter precursors such as volatile organic compounds and soot particles to reduce secondary particulate formation. Although catalytic methods have not been effectively utilized in practical domestic applications, studies have shown effective soot reduction during laboratory testing. This study investigated the synthesis and use of a manganese oxide based catalyst to reduce particulate matter from domestic fuel burning stoves. During field testing, the presence of the catalyst increased the mass of particulate matter collected, with Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis showing spherical particles in the pores of the catalyst run filters. The baseline runs had very few of these particle clusters. Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX) analysis of the catalyst run filters did not detect manganese, revealing that increased particulate concentrations were not as a result of macroscopic particles of the catalyst being dislodged from the support. Dislodgement of very small metal particles from the catalyst could, however serve as nucleation nodes for particle growth which would have a non-metal coating leading to the non-detection of manganese. The increase in particulate matter could also be caused by the impingement of particulate matter precursors on the catalyst followed by particle growth and dislodgement into the flue gas. The testwork showed that an active catalyst can be synthesized onto a mesh catalyst support in a facile and cost effective manner, which can be utilized in domestic fuel burning devices. It is recommended that a range of optimized, potentially active catalysts be tested to improve the oxidation of particulate matter precursors to carbon dioxide.
人们普遍认识到与家庭燃料燃烧有关的排放对健康和社会经济的负面影响。尽管南非在向家庭提供电力方面取得了很大进展,但许多家庭仍然依赖木材和煤炭等固体燃料来源。虽然已经对通过减少使用污染燃料和提高燃烧效率来减少家庭排放进行了各种调查,但对通过使用减排技术减少排放进行的研究相对较少。催化氧化可用于氧化颗粒物前体,例如挥发性有机化合物和烟灰颗粒,以减少二次颗粒的形成。尽管催化方法尚未在国内实际应用中得到有效利用,但研究表明,在实验室测试中,可以有效减少烟尘。本研究研究了一种氧化锰基催化剂的合成和使用,以减少家用燃料炉灶中的颗粒物。在现场测试过程中,催化剂的存在增加了收集的颗粒物质的质量,扫描电子显微镜(SEM)分析显示催化剂运行的过滤器的孔中有球形颗粒。基线运行中很少有这样的粒子簇。催化剂运行过滤器的能量分散X射线(EDX)分析没有检测到锰,表明颗粒浓度的增加不是催化剂宏观颗粒从载体上脱落的结果。然而,从催化剂中分离出非常小的金属颗粒可以作为颗粒生长的成核节点,颗粒生长将具有非金属涂层,导致无法检测到锰。颗粒物质的增加也可能是由颗粒物质前体撞击催化剂,随后颗粒生长并迁移到烟道气中引起的。试验表明,活性催化剂可以在网状催化剂载体上以简单、经济的方式合成,可用于家用燃料燃烧装置。建议测试一系列优化的潜在活性催化剂,以改善颗粒物前体氧化为二氧化碳的情况。
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Establishing a baseline of published air pollution and health research studies in the Waterberg-Bojanala Priority Area 在沃特伯格-博雅纳拉优先地区建立已发表的空气污染和健康研究报告基线
Q3 Environmental Science Pub Date : 2023-06-26 DOI: 10.17159/caj/2023/33/1.14887
B. Wernecke, Natasha Pillay Naidoo, C. Wright
An umbrella review study was conducted to establish a baseline of published air pollution and health research studies in the Waterberg-Bojanala Priority Area (WBPA). Forty peer-reviewed research studies were included based on the systematic search criteria. Less than ten studies considered air quality and health in the WBPA (as opposed to only air quality) and of these studies, only a few collected human health data in relation to air pollution exposure. Identified studies together showed that air quality is a problem in the WBPA, with ambient air quality levels often exceeding national ambient air quality standards. Based on the findings, we recommend that more focused health studies be conducted in the WBPA to better understand the air pollution-related health burden at the population and the individual level. Such studies will help bolster the baseline evidence of the impacts of air pollution on human health and wellbeing in the WBPA and support decision-making in the future.
进行了一项总括性审查研究,以确定Waterberg Bojanala优先地区(WBPA)已发表的空气污染和健康研究的基线。根据系统检索标准,纳入了40项同行评审研究。不到十项研究在WBPA中考虑了空气质量和健康(而不仅仅是空气质量),在这些研究中,只有少数研究收集了与空气污染暴露有关的人类健康数据。已确定的研究表明,空气质量是WBPA的一个问题,环境空气质量水平经常超过国家环境空气质量标准。基于这些发现,我们建议在WBPA中进行更集中的健康研究,以更好地了解人口和个人层面与空气污染相关的健康负担。这些研究将有助于在WBPA中支持空气污染对人类健康和福祉影响的基线证据,并支持未来的决策。
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South Africa’s electricity disaster is an air quality disaster, too 南非的电力灾难也是一场空气质量灾难
Q3 Environmental Science Pub Date : 2023-03-31 DOI: 10.17159/caj/2023/33/1.15799
Kristy E. Langerman, Rebecca M. Garland, G. Feig, M. Mpanza, B. Wernecke
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Scientists discuss the state of air quality research in Africa during the First International Conference on Air Quality in Africa – ICAQ’AFRICA2022 在首届非洲空气质量国际会议(ICAQ 'AFRICA2022)期间,科学家们讨论了非洲空气质量研究的现状
Q3 Environmental Science Pub Date : 2022-12-22 DOI: 10.17159/caj/2022/32/2.15243
Bertrand Tchanche Fankam, Khanneh Wadinga Fomba, W. Mellouki, D. Westervelt, M. Giordano
technical sessions, keynote talks, special sessions
技术会议、主题演讲、特别会议
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