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Scientists warn of the risk from air pollution over the megacities of West Africa
https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2015/research/air-pollution-west-africa/[font face=Serif][font size=5]Scientists warn of the risk from air pollution over the megacities of West Africa[/font]
Posted on 21 August 2015
[font size=4]New research by European and African scientists, including a team from the University of York, warns of the risks posed by the increasing air pollution over the cities of West Africa – amid fears it could have an impact on human health, meteorology and regional climate.[/font]
[font size=3]The atmosphere above West Africa is still one of the least studied and understood on the planet, despite its central role for the health and economic wellbeing of a large and increasing population.
Rapidly expanding cities such as Lagos in Nigeria, Accra in Ghana and Abidjan in Ivory Coast are producing large amounts of harmful aerosols and gaseous pollutants.
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Professor Mat Evans, based at the Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories at the University of York and one of the authors of the study, said: “The story here is that climate change is happening, there’s no doubt about that.
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Posted on 21 August 2015
[font size=4]New research by European and African scientists, including a team from the University of York, warns of the risks posed by the increasing air pollution over the cities of West Africa – amid fears it could have an impact on human health, meteorology and regional climate.[/font]
[font size=3]The atmosphere above West Africa is still one of the least studied and understood on the planet, despite its central role for the health and economic wellbeing of a large and increasing population.
Rapidly expanding cities such as Lagos in Nigeria, Accra in Ghana and Abidjan in Ivory Coast are producing large amounts of harmful aerosols and gaseous pollutants.
…
Professor Mat Evans, based at the Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories at the University of York and one of the authors of the study, said: “The story here is that climate change is happening, there’s no doubt about that.
…[/font][/font]
