A new atmospheric pollen monitoring network for South Africa

Q3 Environmental Science

Clean Air Journal Pub Date : 2019-12-09 DOI:10.17159/CAJ/2019/29/2.7645

J. Peter, D. Berman

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Abstract

Introduction It is estimated that 4 out of 5 children in the world are breathing unsafe air (https://www.who.int/airpollution/en/). The majority of focus around air quality examines air pollutants like SO2, CO, and particulate matter with attendant health problems. However, there are other bioaerosols such as pollen and fungal spores that also affect health. Modelling data from Europe indicate that climate change will dramatically increase pollen levels by as much as 4-5 fold (Katelaris and Beggs 2018). Greater attention to this aspect of air quality is thus urgently needed in South Africa.

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南非新的大气花粉监测网络

引言据估计，世界上五分之四的儿童呼吸着不安全的空气(https://www.who.int/airpollution/en/)。围绕空气质量的大部分关注点是检测空气污染物，如SO2、CO和颗粒物，以及随之而来的健康问题。然而，还有其他生物气溶胶，如花粉和真菌孢子，也会影响健康。来自欧洲的建模数据表明，气候变化将使花粉水平急剧增加4-5倍（Katelaris和Beggs，2018）。因此，南非迫切需要更多地关注空气质量的这一方面。

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Clean Air Journal Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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1.80

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8 weeks

期刊介绍： Clean Air Journal is the official publication of the National Association for Clean Air, a not-for-profit organisation. Clean Air Journal is a peer-reviewed journal for those interested in air quality, air quality management, and the impacts of air pollution relevant to Africa. The focus of the journal includes, but is not limited to: Impacts of human activities and natural processes on ambient air quality Air quality and climate change linkages Air pollution mitigation technologies and applications Matters of public policy regarding air quality management Measurement and analysis of ambient and indoor air pollution Atmospheric modelling application and development Atmospheric emissions Other topics on atmospheric physics or chemistry with particular relevance to Africa The scope of the journal is broad, but the core theme of the journal is air quality in Africa.