The Common Sense·3 min read·medium
Johannesburg's Air Quality Problem
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Staff Writer
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This article examines the air quality crisis in Johannesburg, noting that while data is available, it is not consistently reported to the public. It explains the Air Quality Index (AQI) and the health risks associated with fine particulate matter pollution.
Air quality can be measured, and the measures are regularly published in global cities. But this does not happen to the same degree in South Africa, even though the data are available. The data for Johannesburg are alarming and sufficiently dangerous to trigger a host of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases as well as cancers.
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