South Africa: Study Finds More Than 40 Percent of Capetonians At Risk From High Air Pollution

South Africa: Study Finds More Than 40 Percent of Capetonians At Risk From High Air Pollution

A study at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has produced the first high-resolution map of air pollution risk across the Cape Town metropolitan area, revealing that more than 40% of the city's population is exposed to high or very high levels of air pollution. The findings are published in GeoHealth journal.

1.9 million Cape Town residents face high to very high air pollution risk, new UCT research reveals – The Mail & Guardian

A new study at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has produced the first high-resolution map of air pollution across the Cape Town metropolitan area. Its findings reveal a troubling reality: more than 40% of Cape Town’s population — roughly 1.9 million people — are exposed to high or very high levels of air pollution risk. The research, published in the journal GeoHealth, goes beyond measuring pollution levels alone. Instead, it maps how environm…

More than 40% of Capetonians face severe air pollution health risks

A new University of Cape Town study published in the GeoHealth Journal has found that more than 40% of the population in Cape Town is exposed to high or very high levels of air pollution. The study produced the first high-resolution map of air pollution risk across the Cape Town metropolitan area.

1.9 million Cape Town residents face high to very high air pollution risk, new UCT research reveals

A new study at the University of Cape Town (UCT) has produced the first high-resolution map of air pollution across the Cape Town metropolitan area. Its findings reveal a troubling reality: more than 40% of Cape Town’s population — roughly 1.9 million people — are exposed to high or very high levels of air pollution risk. The research, published in the journal GeoHealth, goes beyond measuring pollution levels alone. Instead, it maps how environm…

Capetonians face high air pollution risk

More than 40% of Cape Town’s metropolitan population is exposed to high or very high levels of air pollution, according to a new study by the University of Cape Town (UCT) which has produced the first high-resolution map of air pollution risk across the area. The findings have just been published in GeoHealth journal. The study, led by Dr Meryl Jagarnath of UCT’s Division of Environmental Health, integrated satellite-derived air quality data wit…