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DOI | 10.1016/j.apr.2020.11.006 |
A review on ambient and indoor air pollution status in Africa | |
Agbo, Kevin Emeka; Walgraeve, Christophe; Eze, John Ikechukwu; Ugwoke, Paulinus Ekene; Ukoha, Pius Oziri; Van Langenhove, Herman | |
通讯作者 | Walgraeve, C (corresponding author), Univ Ghent, Fac Biosci Engn, Dept Green Chem & Technol, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. |
来源期刊 | ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESEARCH
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ISSN | 1309-1042 |
出版年 | 2021 |
卷号 | 12期号:2页码:243-260 |
英文摘要 | In spite of the global outcry for urgent action against air pollution, most African countries lack functional air quality monitoring stations and data there from; making air quality management difficult. Therefore, stand-alone studies are reviewed to provide information on air pollutant levels, sources, spatial and seasonal variation across the continent. Air quality studies are limited in Africa. Available data show that vehicular traffics, industries, wildfire and biomass burning are significant sources of PM, CO, NO2, SO2 and VOCs in the continent. Sahara Desert is an important source of PM in the region especially during harmattan periods. The air levels of pollutants exhibit seasonality and is inversely impacted by increased precipitation rate and wind speed. Exceedances of WHO AQG are common in both season. The reported annual and 24-h mean concentrations of ambient PM are respectively lower than the relevant WHO AQG in only 10 and 13% for PM2.5, and 0% and 12% for PM10. Only a third of the towns have ambient CO concentrations below the 24-h WHO (7 mg/m(3)) AQG. Benzene levels at nearly all (96%) sites are a factor 2-920 times larger than 0.17 mu g/m(3) associated with an excess lifetime risk 1/1000 000. The mean concentrations of indoor PM, CO, NO2 and SO2 exceed the relevant WHO AQG and much more in firewood-fueled poorly-ventilated kitchens in the rural areas, implying a potentially high exposure to women and children in Africa. |
英文关键词 | Africa Ambient Indoor air Pollution PM NO2 SO2 O-3 VOCs |
类型 | Review |
语种 | 英语 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000616711700002 |
WOS关键词 | VOLATILE ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS ; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER ; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS ; LONG-TERM MEASUREMENTS ; CARBON-MONOXIDE CO ; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT ; BLACK CARBON ; ELEMENTAL CARBON ; SEASONAL-VARIATION ; NITROGEN-DIOXIDE |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/349650 |
作者单位 | [Agbo, Kevin Emeka; Walgraeve, Christophe; Van Langenhove, Herman] Univ Ghent, Fac Biosci Engn, Dept Green Chem & Technol, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium; [Agbo, Kevin Emeka; Eze, John Ikechukwu; Ugwoke, Paulinus Ekene] Univ Nigeria, Natl Ctr Energy Res & Dev, Biomass Unit, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria; [Agbo, Kevin Emeka; Ukoha, Pius Oziri] Univ Nigeria, Fac Sci, Dept Pure & Ind Chem, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Agbo, Kevin Emeka,Walgraeve, Christophe,Eze, John Ikechukwu,et al. A review on ambient and indoor air pollution status in Africa[J],2021,12(2):243-260. |
APA | Agbo, Kevin Emeka,Walgraeve, Christophe,Eze, John Ikechukwu,Ugwoke, Paulinus Ekene,Ukoha, Pius Oziri,&Van Langenhove, Herman.(2021).A review on ambient and indoor air pollution status in Africa.ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESEARCH,12(2),243-260. |
MLA | Agbo, Kevin Emeka,et al."A review on ambient and indoor air pollution status in Africa".ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESEARCH 12.2(2021):243-260. |
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