Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Air quality"
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An air quality assessment in the industrialised western Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa
(ASSAf, 2012)South Africa has the largest industrialised economy in Africa, with significant mining and metallurgical activities. A large fraction of the South African mineral assets is concentrated in the Bushveld Igneous Complex ... -
Assessment of atmospheric trace metals in the western Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa
(ASSAf, 2014)Trace metal species emitted into the atmosphere from natural and anthropogenic sources can cause various health-related and environmental problems. Limited data exist for atmospheric trace metal concentrations in South ... -
The composition of ambient and fresh biomass burning aerosols at a savannah site, South Africa
(ASSAf, 2016)Atmospheric aerosols play a key role in climate change, and have adverse effects on human health. Given South Africa’s status as a rapidly-developing country with increasing urbanisation and industrial growth, information ... -
OMI satellite and ground-based Pandora observations and their application to surface NO2 estimations at terrestrial and marine sites
(Wiley, 2018)The Pandora spectrometer that uses direct-Sun measurements to derive total column amounts of gases provides an approach for (1) validation of satellite instruments and (2) monitoring of total column (TC) ozone (O3) and ... -
Variation of indoor particulate matter concentrations and association with indoor/outdoor temperature: a case study in rural Limpopo, South Africa
(MDPI, 2018)There is still a pressing concern regarding the causes of poor indoor air quality and the consequent effects on health, because people spend a considerable amount of time indoors. Information about seasonal variation and ...