Programme
2020 NACA Conference Programme
Programme
Day 1
Monday, 16 November
08:00 - 09:35
Opening
Prof Stuart Piketh
NACA President
Opening address
Dr Thuli N. Khumalo
National Air Quality Officer, Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, State of the Air Report
Dr Chris Dore
Director from Aether Ltd, United Kingdom, Key Considerations in Planning an Air Pollutant Emissions Inventory
Day 2
Tuesday, 17 November
08:00 - 08:40
Plenary
Ms Cecilia Njenga
Head, UNEP Office In South Africa
Creating Awareness for Better Air Quality in African Cities
Day 3
Wednesday, 18 November
08:00 - 08:40
Plenary
Associate Professor of Bioenergy and Environmental Science and Technology Laboratory at the China Agricultural University
Clean Heating for Residents in Rural Areas in Northern China
Day 4
Thursday, 19 November
08:00 - 08:40
Plenary
Dr Yvonne Scorgie
Senior Team Leader / Acting Director, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Australia Air Quality and Health Benefits of Transitioning to Cleaner Energy and Transport: A case study for Greater Sydney, Australia
Day 5
Friday, 20 November
08:00 - 08:40
Plenary
Prof. Dr. Milena Horvat, Head of the Department of Environmental Sciences at the Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
Mercury speciation in the atmosphere: are the measurement data comparable?
09:35 - 10:15
State of South African Air
Exceedances Assessment of Criteria Pollutants in a Low- income Community at South Africa Highveld
Joseph Adesina
Challenges Achieving and Maintaining ISO17025 Accreditation for Stack Testing Laboratories – A South African Perspective
Gerald Woollatt
08:40 - 09:20
Air Quality Solutions and Management
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Interventions to Transition Low-Income Households Towards Cleaner Energy Sources on the Mpumalanga Highveld
Bopaki Phogole
Air Quality Governance Instruments in South Africa: A Review
Phathutshedzo Mukwevho
08:40 - 09:40
Emissions and Testing
Coal Pellets as an Alternative Fuel for a Semi-continuous Coal Stove
Coenraad Meyer
Methanol Fuel Stoves as a Clean Technology for Domestic Cooking in South Africa
Tlhomaro Marebane
Experience with Applications of US EPA Method 30B in South Africa
Loren De Koker
08:40 - 10:00
Air Quality and Human Health
Simulated PM2.5 attributable to coal-fired power plants in the Highveld
Patricia-Ann van der Walt
Improving Health Risk Assessments of PM2.5 from Coal-Fired Power Stations
Siyabonga Simelane
The Air We Breathe: Indoor and Ambient Air Quality in South African Low-income Residential Communities
Brigitte Language
(E-Poster)
Probable Health Risk Assessment of BTEX Concentrations at an International Airport in South Africa
Raeesa Moolla
(E-Poster)
08:40 - 09:20
Air Quality Solutions and Management
Employing Management Steps Through Air Quality Management Plans: a South African Urban Transportation Perspective
Thehann Van Niekerk
Assessment of Indoor Particulate Matter Concentrations in Coal and Noncoal Reliant Formal and Informal Households in Mpumalanga Highveld
Simon Moletsane
10:15 - 10:45 Break
10:50 - 11:35
State of South African Air
The Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter in a Low-income Settlement on the South African Highveld
Simon Moletsane
The State of Air Quality in a Low-income Settlement on the South African Highveld
Lerato Tshisi
Domestic solid waste as a potential source of air pollution in Mahikeng
Vincent Keaiketse
(E-Poster)
09:20 - 09:55 Break
10:00 - 10:45
Dust and Dust Control
Dustfall in the Vicinity of Gold Tailings Storage Facilities on the East Witwatersrand, South Africa: Seasonal Patterns and Trends
Kerusha Naidoo
Geostatistical techniques applied to local scale air quality assessment: West Wits Basin
Mbalenhle Mpanza
09:40 - 10:10 Break
10:15 - 11:20
Modelling and Data
Computational Modelling of a Laboratory Scale Electrostatic Precipitator: The Effect of Discharge Electrode Geometry and Fly-Ash Composition
Adriaan de Lange
Air Quality Monitoring Data Recovery in Gauteng: Too Little to trend?
Daniel During
Considering the use of AERMOD as a regulatory tool at the intra-urban scale
Prince Chidhindi
(E-Poster)
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:35 - 11:15
Atmospheric Research
Soft computing approach to predicting the effect of particulate matter on solar radiation: A case study of Western Cape
Yetunde Olorunfemi
Characterizing the microphysics of fog in relation to CCN along the west-coast of Namibia
Gabriella Khumalo
09:20 - 10:15
Atmospheric Research
Runner’s Exposure to Ambient BTEX Concentrations Along Roadsides: A Case Study in Bedfordview, South Africa
Raeesa Moolla
Classification of Major Aerosol Types and Their Seasonal Variations Over Welgegund, Using Sunphotometer Data
Ruben Leeuwner
Best Poster and Best Paper Awards
11:35 - 14:00
Break &Lunch
10:45 - 14:00
Break & Lunch
Technical Session: Dust and Dust Control
14:00 - 15:00
GCRF Mine Dust and Health Network Technical Session
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15:00 - 17:00
Emissions Workshop
Session 1 of 2
Emissions Offsets in South Africa – Lessons Learnt and Future Possibilities
Workable solutions to air quality problems in South Africa and the role of emissions offsets in South Africa
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11:20 - 14:00
Break & Lunch
ESKOM: Technical Session
14:00 - 15:00
Technical Session Hosted by Eskom: “Discussion of Eskom’s Just Energy Transition Vision and Plans to Get There”
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11:15 - 14:00
Break & Lunch
Emissions Workshop
Session 2 of 2
15:00 - 17:00
Emissions Offsets in South Africa – Lessons Learnt and Future Possibilities
Implementation of offsets in South Africa
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