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Vlavianos, Chris. “Mpumalanga SO2 Pollution as Bad as NO2, New Study Finds.”
Greenpeace Africa, 4 Mar. 2020, www.greenpeace.org/africa/en/press/7678/mpumalanga-
so2-pollution-as-bad-as-no2-new-study-finds/
Sulfur dioxide pollution is so harmful just like nitrogen dioxide in Mpumalanga.
Due to the coal-fired power stations which are highly concentrated in the Kriel area in
Mpumalanga, it is seen that a lot of toxic gas is being produced to the air which comes from the
Sulfur dioxide. Sulfur dioxide gas is toxic to the environment and may cause several illnesses
like respiratory infections and can increase a high death rate due to high risks of stroke. Another
danger that can come in line with the emission of Sulfur dioxide is the formation of the
particulate matter known as PM 2.5 which may cause some conditions like lung cancer and later
cause death.
Chute, Lynsey. “This Picturesque Corner of South Africa Has the World's Deadliest Air
Pollution.” Quartz Africa, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2018, qz.com/africa/1441504/highest-
concentration-of-deadly-air-pollution-found-in-south-africa/
South Africa is known to be among the worst ecological polluters.
Green rolling hills, a province in South Africa is one of the world's leading places in air
pollution. This is a place where numerous power stations that produce coal are situated thus the
emission of poisonous gas to the atmosphere. Analyses by the Greenpeace foundation show that
the province has got the largest amount of NO2. Apart from the province in South Africa, China

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