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Review of Particulate Matter Levels and Sources in North Africa over the Period 1990–2019
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Tahri, Mounia Benchrif, Abdelfettah Zahry, Fatiha |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | Africa, particularly West and North Africa, has some of the highest levels of average PM pollution, second only to South and East Asia and the Middle East. This study reports the PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations and their emissions sectors in North Africa from 1990 to 2019. The data were collected online from the following platforms: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research), Climate Watch, Our World in Data, and the World Bank. The analysis of data indicated that outdoor air pollution in North Africa is the fourth leading risk factor for death, with 3.4 million deaths in total from 1990 to 2019. Globally, 43% of PM10 emissions in North Africa from 1970 to 2015 were contributed by buildings, 16.6% by other industrial combustion, 13.7% by transport, 11.4% by other sectors, 9.6% by agriculture, 5.3% by power industry, and 0.2% by waste. For PM2.5, the major emitter sector in North Africa, during the same period, was also buildings with 38.2%, followed by transport (21.5%), other industrial combustion (17.3%), other sectors (12.4%), power industry (6%), agriculture (4.5%), and waste (0.2%). |
| Starting Page | 3 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ecas2022-12798 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-07-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Environmental Engineering North Africa Outdoor Air Pollution Pm2.5 Pm10 Risk Factor Pm2.5 Attributable Risk |
| Content Type | Text |
