Nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2) pollution in the Accra metropolis: Spatiotemporal patterns and the role of meteorology

J Wang, AS Alli, S Clark, A Hughes, M Ezzati… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Economic and urban development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) may be shifting the
dominant air pollution sources in cities from biomass to road traffic. Considered as a marker …

[HTML][HTML] High-resolution patterns and inequalities in ambient fine particle mass (PM2. 5) and black carbon (BC) in the Greater Accra Metropolis, Ghana

AS Alli, SN Clark, J Wang, J Bennett, AF Hughes… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Growing cities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) experience high levels of ambient air pollution.
However, sparse long-term city-wide air pollution exposure data limits policy mitigation …

Low-Cost Hourly Ambient Black Carbon Measurements at Multiple Cities in Africa

A Anand, NDE Touré, J Bahino… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
There is a notable lack of continuous monitoring of air pollutants in the Global South,
especially for measuring chemical composition, due to the high cost of regulatory monitors …

[HTML][HTML] “In small places, close to home”: Urban environmental impacts on child rights across four global cities

E Gemmell, D Adjei-Boadi, A Sarkar, N Shoari, K White… - Health & place, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban environments influence child behaviours, exposures and experiences and may affect
health, development, achievement and realization of fundamental human rights. We …

[HTML][HTML] The Health Impacts of Air Pollution in the Context of Changing Climate in Africa: A Narrative Review with Recommendations for Action

LM Atuyambe, RE Arku, N Naidoo… - Annals of Global …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: Despite the broad improvement in air quality, air pollution remains a major
leading global risk factor for ill health and deaths each year. Air pollution has a significant …

Black carbon aerosols at an urban site in North Africa (Kenitra, Morocco)

Y Bounakhla, A Benchrif, M Tahri, F Costabile… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although black carbon is one of the most important atmospheric particulate components
driving climate change and air quality, there is a lack of comprehensive air quality data from …

Air pollution (PM 2.5) and its meteorology predictors in Kampala and **ja cities, in Uganda

AJ Alaran, N O'Sullivan, L Tatah… - Environmental …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Air pollution disproportionately affects African countries, including Uganda, but it is
inadequately studied in these settings. The emergence of low-cost sensors offers an …

What you see is what you breathe? estimating air pollution spatial variation using Street-Level imagery

E Suel, M Sorek-Hamer, I Moise, M Von Pohle… - Remote sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
High spatial resolution information on urban air pollution levels is unavailable in many areas
globally, partially due to the high input data needs of existing estimation approaches. We …

Outdoor and indoor particle air pollution and its health consequences in African cities: New evidence and an exhortation

G Safo-Adu, F Attiogbe, I Emahi… - Sustainable …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Particulate matter (PM) air pollution has been identified as the leading cause of disease
burden in Africa. A greater understanding of particle air pollution and its negative health …

[HTML][HTML] Phenoty** urban built and natural environments with high-resolution satellite images and unsupervised deep learning

AB Metzler, R Nathvani, V Sharmanska, W Bai… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cities in the develo** world are expanding rapidly, and undergoing changes to their
roads, buildings, vegetation, and other land use characteristics. Timely data are needed to …