A new study estimates that air pollution from Sasol Secunda is linked to significant health impacts and costs the South African economy about R19 billion a year.
Sasol’s Secunda operations are estimated to cost South Africa about R19 billion a year in health impacts linked to air pollution.
This is according to a new study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), which found that emissions from the facility could be linked to about 1,000 deaths and 1,100 preterm births in 2024.
The study also found that the pollution contributed to an increased risk of childhood asthma and other health problems, with the impacts extending beyond communities around Secunda.
"In addition to deaths, the health impacts of air pollution cause long-term suffering and children are hit the hardest, with a knock-on effect on future generations," the study notes.
