In winter in parts of South Africa, there is often a haze in the morning and evening from high levels of air pollution.
However, occasionally, it’s possible to smell the pollution as some South Africans did in mid-June 2022 in many areas of Gauteng Province. The province is located in what is known as the Highveld – a high altitude inland area where major cities like Johannesburg are located. The industrial Highveld is South Africa’s industrial heartland.
There are many sources of hydrogen sulphide, including industrial sources such as petrochemical plants, open cast mines, coal-fired plants, sewage treatment plants and natural sources. But there’s still a great deal of uncertainty about understanding the sources of hydrogen sulphide in the area. Also, air tends to recirculate over the region and accumulate pollution. And in winter, emissions increase because people burn wood and coal for cooking and heating, there are more veldfires, and conditions are dry and dusty.
The air quality is particularly bad in low-income settlements that burn solid fuels for cooking or heating because they can’t afford or aren’t connected to clean energy. The particulate matter concentrations have been found to be higher in these communities than in other communities.
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