https://theconversation.com/africa-has-an-air-pollution-problem-but-lacks-the-data-to-tackle-it-69057 https://theconversation.com/africa-has-an-air-pollution-pr

https://theconversation.com/africa-has-an-air-pollution-problem-but-lacks-the-data-to-tackle-it-69057 https://theconversation.com/africa-has-an-air-pollution-prob... >In the first major attempt to estimate the health and economic costs of air pollution in Africa, an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report[0] found that air pollution in Africa already causes more premature deaths than unsafe water or childhood malnutrition. >Given the lack of PM2.5 ground measurements in Africa, the PM2.5 data derived from the WHO air quality model for Africa should be viewed with caution. >The review [1] concluded that (based on the few studies) 17%, 10%, 34%, 17% and 22% of PM2.5 levels in Africa are due to traffic, industry, domestic fuel burning, unspecified source of human origin and natural sources - such as dust and sea salt. [0] https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/development/the-cost-of-air-pollution-in-africa_5jlqzq77x6f8-en https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/development/the-cost-of-air-po... https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/the-cost-of-air-pollution-in-africa_5jlqzq77x6f8.pdf?itemId=%2Fcontent%2Fpaper%2F5jlqzq77x6f8-en&mimeType=pdf https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/the-cost-of-air-pollution-in-a... [1] https://source-apportionment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Docu/Karagulian_et_al_2015.pdf https://source-apportionment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/Docu/Karagulia...