Data gaps will leave scientists ‘in the dark’: How load shedding is obscuring our understanding of air quality

• Caradee Y. Wright,
• Matthew Benyon,
• Nomfundo Mahlangeni,
• Thandi Kapwata,
• Tracey Laban,
• Rebecca M. Garland

Affiliations

Caradee Y. Wright

1.Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa; 2.Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Matthew Benyon

1.Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; 2.Institute for Environmental Futures, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

Nomfundo Mahlangeni

Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa

Thandi Kapwata

1.Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Johannesburg, South Africa; 2.Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tracey Laban

Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa

Rebecca M. Garland

Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa