Qualitative Study on the Observations of Emissions, Transport, and the Influence of Climatic Factors from Sugarcane Burning: A South African Perspective

Qualitative Study on the Observations of Emissions, Transport, and the Influence of Climatic Factors from Sugarcane Burning: A South African Perspective

There are two methods of harvesting sugarcane—manual or mechanical. Manual harvesting requires the burning of the standing sugarcane crop. Burning of the crop results in the emission of aerosols and harmful trace gases into the atmosphere. This work makes use of a long-term dataset (1980–2019) to st...

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Main Authors: Lerato Shikwambana, Xolile Ncipha, Sivakumar Kandasami Sangeetha, Venkataraman Sivakumar, Paidamwoyo Mhangara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
smoke
black carbon
HYSPLIT model
biomass burning
meteorology
sequential Mann–Kendall
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7672

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