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Characterization of Ambient Air Quality in Selected Urban Areas in Uganda: A Low-Cost Approach

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dc.contributor.authorOkure, Deo
dc.contributor.authorBainomugisha, Engineer
dc.contributor.authorLozano-Gracia, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorSoppelsa, Maria Edisa
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-21T17:45:09Z
dc.date.available2021-01-21T17:45:09Z
dc.date.issued2021-01
dc.description.abstractMany cities and urban centers around the world experience high air pollution episodes attributable to increased anthropogenic alterations of natural environmental systems. World Health Organization estimates indicate strong exceedances of prescribed limits in developing countries. However, the evidence on local pollution measures is limited for such cities and Uganda is no exception. Informed by the practical realities of air quality monitoring, this paper employs a low-cost approach using passive and active monitors to obtain characterization of pollution levels based on particulate matter 2.5, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone over a six-month period (starting in December 2018) for selected urban centers in three of the four macro-regions in Uganda. This is the first attempt to comprehensively assess pollution levels at a near-national level in Uganda. A combination of distributed stationary monitors and mobile monitors installed on motorcycle taxis (boda-boda) was employed in selected parishes to obtain spatiotemporal variations in the pollutant concentrations. The results suggest that seasonal particulate levels heavily depend on precipitation patterns with a strong inverse relation, which further corroborates the need for longer monitoring periods to reflect actual seasonal variations. Informed by the observed level of data completeness and quality in all the monitoring scenarios, the paper highlights the practicability and potential of a low-cost approach to air quality monitoring and the potential to use this information to inform citizens.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/154911611166427828/Characterization-of-Ambient-Air-Quality-in-Selected-Urban-Areas-in-Uganda-A-Low-Cost-Approach
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9512
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35035
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9512
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectURBAN AIR QUALITY
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY MONITORING
dc.subjectMOBILE TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectSPATIOTEMPORAL VARIATION
dc.subjectNITROGEN DIOXIDE EMISSION
dc.subjectOZONE
dc.subjectPOLLUTANT CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectSEASONAL VARIATION
dc.subjectPARTICULATE MATTER
dc.titleCharacterization of Ambient Air Quality in Selected Urban Areas in Ugandaen
dc.title.subtitleA Low-Cost Approachen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
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dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleCharacterization of Ambient Air Quality in Selected Urban Areas in Uganda: A Low-Cost Approach
okr.date.disclosure2021-01-20
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:28:40.952048Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/154911611166427828/Characterization-of-Ambient-Air-Quality-in-Selected-Urban-Areas-in-Uganda-A-Low-Cost-Approach
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9512
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum32764917
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryUganda
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okr.topicEnvironment::Air Quality & Clean Air
okr.topicEnvironment::Brown Issues and Health
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEnvironment::Pollution Management & Control
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Environment
okr.unitUrban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land Global Practice
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