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Black carbon emissions from traffic contribute substantially to air pollution in Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kirago, Leonard (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för miljövetenskap
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Gatari, Michael J. (author)
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- Gustafsson, Örjan (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för miljövetenskap
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- Andersson, August (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Institutionen för miljövetenskap
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- 2022-04-01
- 2022
- English.
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In: Communications Earth & Environment. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2662-4435. ; 3:1
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- Rapid urbanization and population growth drives increased air pollution across Sub-Saharan Africa with serious implications for human health, yet pollutant sources are poorly constrained. Here, we analyse fine particulate aerosol concentrations and radiocarbon composition of black carbon over a full annual cycle in Nairobi, Kenya. We find that particle concentrations exceed the World Health Organisation's recommended safe limit throughout the year, with little seasonal variability in particle concentration or composition. Organics (49 +/- 7%) and water-soluble inorganic ions, dominated by sulfates (13 +/- 5%), constitute the largest contributors to the particle loadings. Unlike large cities on other continents, the fraction of black carbon in particles is high (15 +/- 4%) suggesting black carbon is a prominent air pollutant in Nairobi. Radiocarbon-based source quantification indicates that fossil fuel combustion emissions are a dominant source of black carbon throughout the year (85 +/- 3%). Taken together, this indicates that black carbon emissions from traffic are a key stressor for air quality in Nairobi.
Subject headings
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)
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