Summary of research paper published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics titled: Spatial, temporal and source contribution assessments of black carbon over the northern interior of South Africa

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2017Author
Chiloane, K.E.
Beukes, J.P.
Van Zyl, P.G.
Maritz, P.
Josipovic, M.
Venter, A.D.
Jaars, K.
Tiitta, P.
Laakso, L.
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According to the latest assessment report of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate (IPCC), aerosol black
carbon (BC) is considered the second most important
contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2).
Since BC is part of the atmospheric particulate fraction that
have a relatively short atmospheric lifetime, the climatic
influence of BC is particularly relevant on a regional scale. This
paper presents equivalent black carbon (eBC) (derived from an
optical absorption method) data collected from three sites in
the interior of South Africa, where continuous measurements
were conducted, i.e. Elandsfontein, Welgegund and Marikana,
as well elemental carbon (EC) (determined by evolved carbon
method) at five sites where samples were collected once a
month on a filter and analysed off-line, i.e. Louis Trichardt,
Skukuza, Vaal Triangle, Amersfoort and Botsalano
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http://hdl.handle.net/10394/26105http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2410-972X/2017/v27n2a5
http://www.cleanairjournal.org.za/download/caj_vol27_no2_2017_p10.pdf