Masekoameng, ElizabethKornelius, GerritO'Beirne, Sean2022-07-202022-07-202021Masekoameng, E., Kornelius, G. & O'Beirne, S. 2021, 'Editorial for special issue : introduction to the special issue : air quality on the South African Highveld', Clean Air Journal, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 1-2, doi : 10.17159/caj/2020/31/2.12877.1017-1703 (print)2410-972X (online)10.17159/caj/2020/31/2.12877https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86327The eastern Highveld of South Africa creates the ‘perfect storm’ for poor air quality. A variety of surface and elevated sources of air pollution emit into an atmosphere with frequent unfavourable conditions for the dispersion of the pollutants. Such conditions are especially dominant in winter.en© 2021. The Author(s). Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.WinterEastern HighveldSouth AfricaAir pollutionArticle