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 Address to refer: https://www.researchchannel.co.za/article/south-africa-has-many-of-worlds-worst-air-pollution-sites-study-says-2024-03-28
 Article Headline: South Africa has many of world’s worst air pollution sites, study says
 Abstract: South Africa is home to many of the world’s worst emission sites for toxic nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide and most of those are operated by the nation’s state power utility, according to Greenpeace. Coal-fired power plants operated by Eskom account for five of the world’s biggest single source nitrogen-dioxide emission sites and two of the worst sulfur-dioxide sites, the environmental campaign organization said in a study, Major Air Polluters in Africa, released on Thursday. Sasol, a South African petrochemicals company, operated another of the world’s top 10 nitrogen dioxide sites, Greenpeace said. South Africa, which relies on coal for the generation of more than 80% of its electricity, has some of the world’s worst air pollution with emission standards that, while considerably more lenient than in other major polluters China and India, are rarely enforced. Across Africa, Eskom is even more dominant in terms of the number of polluting sites it operates. “The 10 largest nitrogen dioxide point sources identified in Africa are all thermal-power stations, nine of which are in South Africa,” Greenpeace said.
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