The State of Ambient Air Quality in Two Ugandan Cities: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Spatial Assessment

Bruce J. Kirenga; Qingyu Meng; Frederik van Gemert; Hellen Aanyu-Tukamuhebwa; Niels Chavannes; Achilles Katamba; Gerald Obai; Thys van der Molen; Stephan Schwander; Vahid Mohsenin

doi:10.3390/ijerph120708075

The State of Ambient Air Quality in Two Ugandan Cities: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Spatial Assessment

Bruce J. Kirenga^*, Qingyu Meng, Frederik van Gemert, Hellen Aanyu-Tukamuhebwa, Niels Chavannes, Achilles Katamba, Gerald Obai, Thys van der Molen, Stephan Schwander, Vahid Mohsenin

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Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC)

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Abstract

Air pollution is one of the leading global public health risks but its magnitude in many developing countries' cities is not known. We aimed to measure the concentration of particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8075-8091
Number of pages	17
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	12
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120708075
Publication status	Published - 15-Jul-2015

Keywords

ambient air pollution
particulate matter
nitrogen dioxide
sulfur dioxide
ozone
Uganda
Kampala
Jinja
SULFUR-DIOXIDE
GREATER CAIRO
URBAN AIR
POLLUTION
NAIROBI
AFRICA
HEALTH
OZONE
KENYA
PM2.5

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Kirenga, B. J., Meng, Q., van Gemert, F., Aanyu-Tukamuhebwa, H., Chavannes, N., Katamba, A., Obai, G., van der Molen, T., Schwander, S., & Mohsenin, V. (2015). The State of Ambient Air Quality in Two Ugandan Cities: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Spatial Assessment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(7), 8075-8091. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120708075

Kirenga, Bruce J. ; Meng, Qingyu ; van Gemert, Frederik ; Aanyu-Tukamuhebwa, Hellen ; Chavannes, Niels ; Katamba, Achilles ; Obai, Gerald ; van der Molen, Thys ; Schwander, Stephan ; Mohsenin, Vahid. / The State of Ambient Air Quality in Two Ugandan Cities : A Pilot Cross-Sectional Spatial Assessment. In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015 ; Vol. 12, No. 7. pp. 8075-8091.

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In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 12, No. 7, 15.07.2015, p. 8075-8091.

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