Transcript 2015 State of Air Report and National Air Quality Indicator Session

2015 STATE OF AIR REPORT AND
NATIONAL AIR QUALITY INDICATOR
Session 1.3
Monday, 28 September 2015
Dr Thuli N. Mdluli
National Air Quality Officer
10th Air Quality Governance Lekgotla
Bloemfontein, Free State
28 – 29 September 2015
Objective
To provide an overview of the 2015 State
of Air Quality (2005-2014), focusing on
major metropolitans, Western Cape
province, declared priority areas, Richards
Bay Clean Air Association, Sasol and Eskom
stations
Purpose
• It is a legal requirement to monitor ambient air quality
S8(b)(i) to assess compliance with ambient air quality
standards S8(c)(ii)
• To determine and report the state of ambient air
quality in an area so as to understand whether people
enjoy their right to air that is not harmful to their
health and well being
• Assessing the present status to assess the
effectiveness of air pollution control strategies,
policies and long term management of air quality.
• To inform policy and strategy development
The Future of AQ Monitoring in SA
AQI
Billboards
Public
website
Decision
Makers
Civil Society,
Industry,
Researchers
Website
(SAAQIS)
Data
Server
(SAAQIS)
Ambient Air
Quality
Monitoring
Station
Covered…
• Annual averages ,of PM10, PM2.5 and SO2
data from 2005 to 2014
• National Air Quality Indicator
• Data from some stations have been
excluded due to low data recovery/non
operational stations
Minimum Data Requirements
• Data recovery for pollutants should be over
70% for each reporting year;
• Networks with low data recovery were not
considered as they don’t provide a sufficient
representative picture of measurements in an
area.
Monitoring networks included
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Cape Town
eThekwini
Tshwane
Johannesburg (Low data recovery in 2014, 3 out 8 stations
operational)
Ekurhuleni (Network currently operational since 2014, building time
series)
Vaal Triangle Priority Area
Highveld Priority Area
Provinces:
– Western Cape
– KwaZulu-Natal (Not reporting since 2013)
Eskom, Sasol and Richards Bay Clean Air Association
Cape Town
Cape Town
Western Cape
Western Cape
eThekwini
eThekwini
Tshwane
Tshwane
Richards Bay Clean Air Association
Richards Bay Clean Air Association
Declared Priority Area
Networks
Priority Area Map
Zamdela
Vaal Triangle Priority Area
VTAPA PM10 Seasonal Cycles
DIEPKLOOF
SHARPVILLE
KLIPRIVER
SEBOKENG
THREE RIVERS
ZAMDELA
Vaal Triangle Priority Area
VTAPA PM2.5 Seasonal Cycles
DIEPKLOOF
SHARPVILLE
KLIPRIVER
THREE RIVERS
SEBOKENG
ZAMDELA
Vaal Triangle Priority Area
VTAPA SO2 Seasonal Cycles
DIEPKLOOF
SHARPVILLE
KLIPRIVER
THREE RIVERS
SEBOKENG
ZAMDELA
Secunda
Highveld Priority Area
HPA PM10 seasonal variations
Ermelo
Secunda
Hendrina
Witbank
Middleburg
Highveld Priority Area
HPA PM2.5 seasonal variations
Ermelo
Secunda
Hendrina
Witbank
Middleburg
Highveld Priority Area
HPA SO2 seasonal variations
Ermelo
Secunda
Hendrina
Witbank
Middleburg
Waterberg Priority Area
Waterberg Priority Area
Waterberg Priority Area
2014: PM10 Annual Averages
2014: SO2 Annual Averages
2014: PM2.5 Annual Averages
Main Air PollutionCommand
Sources
and
Control
• Industrial Emissions (various industrial
complexes) – APPA consequences
Challenging:
• Domestic Burning of
populated areas
• Mining Operations
Quantifying
and
Controlling
Dirty
Fuels
in
Legal
Mandate
highly
Dust Control
Regulations
Vehicle
Emissions
Strategy
• Vehicle Emissions
OTHER LOCAL SOURCES…
National Air Quality Indicator
National Air Quality Indicator
Conclusions – 2015 NAQO Report
• The data show that SO2 pollution is reducing over
time.
• From the foregoing, it is clear that particulate matter
is still the greatest national cause for concern in
terms of air quality.
• Continued and increased national provincial and
local action is required in order to bring particulate
concentrations down to acceptable levels.
• The exceedance of ambient air quality standards
indicates that people are breathing air that may be
harmful to their health and well-being
Highlights
• Co-operative governance in action –
Postponement Applications
• AEL Fee published for public comment
• S22A – Rectification regulations published
for public comment
• Lekgotla participation increased – more
than 300 delegates
• The SAAELIP – web-based portal for
transparent governance and improved
service delivery