A TOPAS airborne particulate monitor (Sira MC 090158/00) was
used to measure the ambient PM10 concentrations to which the
population of eMbalenhle were exposed. The monitor was installed
at eMbalenhle Sasol Club, alongside the Department of
Environmental Affairs (DEA) monitoring station (GPS coordinates:
S26°33,039' and E29°04,747'). Ambient PM 10 concentrations were
monitored for one month during winter (August 2010) and one
month during summer (February 2011)