TY - JOUR
T1 - Saharan Dust Impacts on Air Quality
T2 - What Are the Potential Health Risks in West Africa?
AU - de Longueville, Florence
AU - Hountondji, Yvon Carmen
AU - Ozer, Pierre
AU - Marticorena, Béatrice
AU - Chatenet, Bernadette
AU - Henry, Sabine
PY - 2013/11/1
Y1 - 2013/11/1
N2 - Despite the proximity of the Sahara, very few studies about dust impact on air quality and human health have been conducted in West Africa. The lack of data is a major constraint on our understanding of the impacts on human health in this area. We analyzed PM10 concentrations and horizontal visibility recorded in four West African stations. The pollution levels often exceed the standards defined by many countries/regulatory authorities and have been associated with serious health risks outside Africa. Over the Sahelian stations, 45.6% of the days between November 2006 and March 2007 were likely to impact human health and the studied Sudanian population was exposed to potential health effects every 5 days.
AB - Despite the proximity of the Sahara, very few studies about dust impact on air quality and human health have been conducted in West Africa. The lack of data is a major constraint on our understanding of the impacts on human health in this area. We analyzed PM10 concentrations and horizontal visibility recorded in four West African stations. The pollution levels often exceed the standards defined by many countries/regulatory authorities and have been associated with serious health risks outside Africa. Over the Sahelian stations, 45.6% of the days between November 2006 and March 2007 were likely to impact human health and the studied Sudanian population was exposed to potential health effects every 5 days.
KW - air quality
KW - AQI
KW - dust
KW - health
KW - PM
KW - West Africa
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84880413767&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10807039.2012.716684
DO - 10.1080/10807039.2012.716684
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84880413767
SN - 1080-7039
VL - 19
SP - 1595
EP - 1617
JO - Human and Ecological Risk Assessment
JF - Human and Ecological Risk Assessment
IS - 6
ER -
