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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
Ambient aromatic hydrocarbon measurements at Welgegund, South Africa
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Volume 14, No. 13, Year 2014
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Description
Aromatic hydrocarbons are associated with direct adverse human health effects and can have negative impacts on ecosystems due to their toxicity, as well as indirect negative effects through the formation of tropospheric ozone and secondary organic aerosol, which affect human health, crop production and regional climate. Measurements of aromatic hydrocarbons were conducted at the Welgegund measurement station (South Africa), which is considered to be a regionally representative background site. However, the site is occasionally impacted by plumes from major anthropogenic source regions in the interior of South Africa, which include the western Bushveld Igneous Complex (e.g. platinum, base metal and ferrochrome smelters), the eastern Bushveld Igneous Complex (platinum and ferrochrome smelters), the Johannesburg-Pretoria metropolitan conurbation (> 10 million people), the Vaal Triangle (e.g. petrochemical and pyrometallurgical industries), the Mpumalanga Highveld. © 2014 Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Jaars, Kerneels
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Beukes, Johan Paul
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
van Zyl, Pieter Gideon
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Venter, Andrew Derick
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Josipovic, Miroslav
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Pienaar, Jacobus J.
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Vakkari, Ville
Finland, Helsinki
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Aaltonen, Hermanni
Finland, Helsinki
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Laakso, Heikki
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Kulmala, Markku
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Tiitta, Petri T.
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Finland, Kuopio
Itä-suomen Yliopisto
Guenther, Alex B.
United States, Richland
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Hellén, Heidi
Finland, Helsinki
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Laakso, Lauri
South Africa, Potchefstroom
North-west University
Finland, Helsinki
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Hakola, Hannele
Finland, Helsinki
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Statistics
Citations: 56
Authors: 15
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.5194/acp-14-7075-2014
ISSN:
16807316
e-ISSN:
16807324
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Locations
South Africa