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Daily Monitor
Tuesday February 16 2021
Develop strategies, reduce air pollution, KCCA, WHO, towns, Kampala
The Daily Monitor of yesterday reported that the air pollution levels in Uganda have exceeded the World Health Organisation (WHO) limit (see: ‘Alarm as air pollution levels exceed WHO limit).
The emerging evidence has linked the smoggy skylines observed in several towns across the country to high levels of pollution.
The fear about the hazy skylines was worsened by the KCCA revelation that it detected pollution several times higher than the WHO normal range of 25 microgram per cubic metres.
The results from the 23 air quality monitors across Kampala indicated that average particulate matter (PM 2.5) is at 75 micrograms per cubic metre higher than the WHO cut-off point. Particulate matter is the sum of all solid and liquid particles suspended in the air, many of which are hazardous to human health. Particulate matter 25 are the final inhalable particles.