Fine particulate matter air pollution and health implications for Nairobi, Kenya.
Autor: | Oguge O; Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub, Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP), Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya., Nyamondo J; Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub, Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP), Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya., Adera N; Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub, Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP), Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya., Okolla L; Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub, Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP), Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya., Okoth B; Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub, Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP), Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya., Anyango S; Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub, Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP), Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya., Afulo A; GPP Consultants, Kilimani, Nairobi, Kenya., Kumie A; School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Samet J; Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado., Berhane K; Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Zdroj: | Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) [Environ Epidemiol] 2024 Apr 16; Vol. 8 (3), pp. e307. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 16 (Print Publication: 2024). |
DOI: | 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000307 |
Abstrakt: | Background: Continuous ambient air quality monitoring in Kenya has been limited, resulting in a sparse data base on the health impacts of air pollution for the country. We have operated a centrally located monitor in Nairobi for measuring fine particulate matter (PM Methods: We used a centrally located reference sensor, the beta attenuation monitor (BAM-1022), to measure hourly PM Results: The daily (24-hour) mean (±SEM) PM Conclusion: Fine particulate matter air pollution in Nairobi showed daily, day-of-week, and seasonal fluctuations consistent with the anthropogenic source mix, particularly from motor vehicles. The long-term population exposure to PM Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest with regard to the content of this report. (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The Environmental Epidemiology. All rights reserved.) |
Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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