Assessment of changes in concentrations of selected criteria pollutants in the Vaal and Highveld priority areas

dc.contributor.authorFeig, Gregor Timothy
dc.contributor.authorGarland, Rebecca M.
dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, Seneca
dc.contributor.authorMaluleke, Amukelani
dc.contributor.authorVan der Merwe, Marna
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-19T07:55:20Z
dc.date.available2020-05-19T07:55:20Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractAmbient air pollution has important impacts on a variety of environmental issues, particularly on human health and ecosystem processes. A key tool for understanding the impacts of atmospheric pollution is through the long-term measurement of the ambient concentrations of criteria atmospheric pollutants. Monitoring of ambient pollution concentrations has been conducted in two of the National Air Quality Priority Areas since 2007. During this time period, significant changes in the management of air pollution have occurred, including the adoption of the ambient air quality standards, and the implementation of Section 21 emission standards. This paper examines the long-term evolution of ambient concentrations for PM and SO2 in the Vaal Triangle Airshed Priority Area and Highveld Priority Area. These trends will be evaluated against the implementation of management interventions and the variation in the measured concentrations and emerging areas of concern are highlighted.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentGeography, Geoinformatics and Meteorologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2020en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe CSIR Parliamentary Grant. Mr Amukelani Maluleke’s stay at the CSIR was made possible by the NRF internship program.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.cleanairjournal.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFeig, G., Garland, R.M., Naidoo, S. et al. 2019, 'Assessment of changes in concentrations of selected criteria pollutants in the Vaal and Highveld priority areas', Clean Air Journal, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 1-13.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2410-972X
dc.identifier.other10.17159/caj/2019/29/2.7464
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/74629
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherNational Association for Clean Airen_ZA
dc.rights© 2019. The Author(s). Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.en_ZA
dc.subjectParticulate matter (PM)en_ZA
dc.subjectSO2en_ZA
dc.subjectPriority areasen_ZA
dc.subjectAir quality trendsen_ZA
dc.subjectVaal triangle priority areaen_ZA
dc.subjectHighveld priority areaen_ZA
dc.subjectTheil-Senen_ZA
dc.titleAssessment of changes in concentrations of selected criteria pollutants in the Vaal and Highveld priority areasen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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