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Air Quality and Health in West Africa

In: Air Quality and Health

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  • Odubanjo D. Adedolapo

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One of the most important elements for survival is air. Its significance cannot be overstated, necessitating proactive measures and regulations to ensure clean air in our atmosphere. Africa is one of the continents with the worst air quality. According to NASA modelling research, air pollution causes approximately 780,000 premature deaths per year in Africa. Experiments were carried out by the European-African consortium DACCIWA to investigate the causes and effects of air pollution by looking at the entire chain of natural and human-made emissions, from formation to dispersion to repercussions. The findings suggest that air pollution has already reached a dangerous threshold for human health in most West African countries. The aim of this chapter is to highlight and increase awareness about the severe risk that air pollution poses to the health of inhabitants of West African countries.

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  • Odubanjo D. Adedolapo, 2022. "Air Quality and Health in West Africa," Chapters, in: Ayse Emel Onal (ed.), Air Quality and Health, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:256360
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.102706
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    Keywords

    air pollution; air quality; health; particulate matter; emission; disease; pollutants;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling

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