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Acid mine drainage - can it affect human health?

Author: Garland, Rebecca M Date: Feb 2012 This article discusses the effects of acid mine drainage on human health. Skin irritation, kidney damage, neurological diseases are some of the human health effects. Read more
Acid mine drainage - the chemistry

Author: Garland, Rebecca M Date: 2011 Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) has recently attracted lots of attention in South Africa, both in parliament and in the media. AMD is formed in the mine itself through a variety of chemical reaction pathways, before it enters the environment as ... Read more
Air quality and human health among a low income community in the Highveld Priority Area

Author: Wright, CY ; Oosthuizen, R ; John, Juanette ; Garland, Rebecca M ; Albers, P ; Pauw, C Date: Dec 2011 Human exposure to poor air quality is linked to adverse health effects. The largest burden of air pollution-related diseases is in developing countries where air pollution levels are also among the highest in the world. In South Africa, two ... Read more
Air quality indicators from the Environmental Performance Index: potential use and limitations in South Africa

Author: Garland, Rebecca M ; Naidoo, Mogesh ; Sibiya, Bhekizizwe A ; Oosthuizen, Rietha Date: May 2017 In responding to deteriorating air quality, many countries, including South Africa, have implemented national programmes that aim to manage and regulate ambient air quality, and the emissions of air pollutants. One aspect within these management ... Read more
Assessment of changes in concentrations of selected criteria pollutants in the Vaal and Highveld priority areas (Journal article)

Author: Feig, Gregor T ; Garland, Rebecca M ; Naidoo, Seneca ; Maluleke, Amukelani ; Van der Merwe, Marna R Date: Dec 2019 Ambient air pollution has important impacts on a variety of environmental issues, particularly on human health and ecosystem processes. A key tool for understanding the impacts of atmospheric pollution is through the long term measurement of ... Read more
Characterizing light-absorbing aerosols in a low-income settlement in South Africa

Author: Xulu, NA ; Piketh, SJ ; Feig, GT ; Lack, DA ; Garland, Rebecca M Date: Aug 2020 Light-absorbing aerosols, particularly black carbon (BC), have significant impacts on human health and the climate. They are also the least-studied fraction of atmospheric particles, particularly in residential areas of southern Africa. The ... Read more
Climate change and health within the South African context: A thematic content analysis study of climate change and health expert interviews

Author: Dos Santos, M ; John, Juanette ; Garland, Rebecca M ; Palakatsela, R ; Banos, A ; Martens, P ; Nemukula, B ; Ramathuba, M ; Nkohla, F ; Lenyibi, K Date: Mar 2022 Background: Climate change presents an unprecedented and urgent threat to human health and survival. South Africa's health response will require a strong and effective intersectoral organisational effort. Aim: Exploratory interview outcomes ... Read more c b n d
Differential mortality risks associated with PM2.5 components. A multi-country, multi-city study

Author: Masselot, P ; Sera, F ; Schneider, R ; Kan, H ; Lavigne, E ; Stafoggia, M ; Tobias, A ; Chen, H ; Burnett, RT ; Garland, Rebecca M Date: Mar 2022 Background: The association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and mortality widely differs between as well as within countries. Differences in PM2.5 composition can play a role in modifying the effect estimates, but there is little ... Read more
Differential mortality risks associated with PM2.5 components. A multi-country, multi-city study

Author: Masselot, P ; Sera, F ; Schneider, R ; Kan, H ; Lavigne, E ; Stafoggia, M ; Tobias, A ; Chen, H ; Burnett, RT ; Garland, Rebecca M Date: Mar 2022 Background: The association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and mortality widely differs between as well as within countries. Differences in PM2.5 composition can play a role in modifying the effect estimates, but there is little ... Read more
Evaluation of climate model aerosol seasonal and spatial variability

Author: Horowitz, HM ; Garland, Rebecca M ; Thatcher, M ; Landman, Willem A ; Dedekind, Zane ; Van der Merwe, Jacobus ; Engelbrecht, Francois A Date: Nov 2017 The sensitivity of climate models to the characterization of African aerosol particles is poorly understood. Africa is a major source of dust and biomass burning aerosols and this represents an important research gap in understanding the ... Read more
A global observational analysis to understand changes in air quality during exceptionally low anthropogenic emission conditions

Author: Sokhi, RS ; Singh, V ; Querol, X ; Finardi, S ; Creso Targino, A ; De Fatima Andrade, M ; Pavlovic, R ; Garland, Rebecca M ; Massague, J ; Kong, S Date: Dec 2021 This global study, which has been coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization Global Atmospheric Watch (WMO/GAW) programme, aims to understand the behaviour of key air pollutant species during the COVID-19 pandemic period of exceptionally ... Read more
Human health impacts in a changing South African climate

Author: Wright, CY ; Garland, Rebecca M ; Norval, M ; Vogel, C Date: Aug 2014 Climate change is projected to lead to warmer temperatures, especially in southern Africa, where the warming is predicted to be 2°C higher than the global increase. Given the high burden of disease already associated with environmental factors ... Read more
International climate change policy: background and significance of upcoming COP17 meeting for South Africa

Author: Thambiran, Tirusha ; Wright, C ; Archer, Emma RM ; Garland, Rebecca M Date: Sep 2011 COP17 is primarily a meeting about climate change and what can be done internationally to mitigate climate change. The overarching mitigation goal is to develop a legally binding agreement to control and limit the amount of GHGs that countries ... Read more
National policy response to climate change in South Africa

Author: Garland, Rebecca M Date: Aug 2014 The South African government has taken several steps in response to climate change and its associated threats to human health. The National Climate Change Response Plan White Paper defines government's vision for effective climate change ... Read more
An overview of regional and local characteristics of aerosols in South Africa using satellite, ground, and modeling data

Author: Hersey, SP ; Garland, Rebecca M ; Crosbie, E ; Schinger, T ; Sorooshian, A ; Piketh, S ; Burger, R Date: Apr 2015 The authors present a comprehensive overview of particulate air quality across the five major metropolitan areas of South Africa (Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg and Tshwane (Gauteng Province), the Industrial Highveld Air Quality Priority ... Read more
Regional Projections of Extreme Apparent Temperature Days in Africa and the Related Potential Risk to Human Health

Author: Garland, Rebecca M ; Matooane, M ; Engelbrecht, FM ; Bopape, Mary-Jane M ; Landman, WA ; Naidoo, M ; Van der Merwe, J ; Wright, CY Date: Oct 2015 Regional climate modelling was used to produce high resolution climate projections for Africa, under a “business as usual scenario”, that were translated into potential health impacts utilizing a heat index that relates apparent temperature ... Read more
Seasonal temperature prediction skill over Southern Africa and human health

Author: Lazenby, MJ ; Landman, WA ; Garland, Rebecca M ; DeWitt, DG Date: Oct 2014 An assessment of probabilistic prediction skill of seasonal temperature extremes over Southern Africa is presented. Verification results are presented for six run-on seasons; September to November, October to December, November to January, ... Read more
SPARTAN: a global network to evaluate and enhance satellite-based estimates of ground-level particulate matter for global health applications

Author: Snider, G ; Weagle, CL ; Martin, RV ; Van Donkelaar, A ; Conrad, K ; Cunningham, D ; Gordon, C ; Zwicker, M ; Akoshile, C ; Artaxo, P ; Anh, NX ; Brook, J ; Dong, J ; Garland, Rebecca M ; Greenwald, R ; Griffith, D ; He, K ; Holben, I ; Kahn, R ; Koren, I ; Lagrosas, N ; Lestari, P ; Ma, Z ; Vanderlei Martins, J ; Quel, EJ ; Rudich, Y ; Salam, A ; Tripathi, SN ; YU, C ; Zhang, Q ; Zhang, Y ; Brauer, M ; Cohen, A ; Gibson, MD ; Liu, Y Date: Jan 2015 Ground-based observations have insufficient spatial coverage to assess long-term human exposure to fine particulate matter (PM(sub2.5)) at the global scale. Satellite remote sensing offers a promising approach to provide information on both ... Read more
Students’ perceived heat-health symptoms increased with warmer classroom temperatures

Author: Bidassey-Manilal, S ; Wright, CY ; Engelbrecht, JC ; Albers, PN ; Garland, Rebecca M ; Matooane, A Date: 2016 Temperatures in Africa are expected to increase by the end of the century. Heat-related health impacts and perceived health symptoms are potentially a problem, especially in public schools with limited resources. Students (n = 252) aged ~14–18 ... Read more

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