Health Risk Assessment of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub>-Bound Trace Elements in Thohoyandou, South Africa

Health Risk Assessment of PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub>-Bound Trace Elements in Thohoyandou, South Africa

We assessed the health risks of fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) ambient air pollution and its trace elemental components in a rural South African community. Air pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countr...

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Main Authors: Karl Kilbo Edlund, Felicia Killman, Peter Molnár, Johan Boman, Leo Stockfelt, Janine Wichmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
air pollution
PM<sub>2.5</sub>
health risk assessment
children
South Africa
trace elements
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/3/1359

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