Ground level concentration of some air pollutants from Nigeria thermal power plants

Adesanmi, Adewole Johnson; Adeniran, Jamiu Adetayo; Fakinle, Bamidele Sunday; Jimoda, L. A.; Yusuf, Rafiu Olasunkanmi; Sonibare, Jacob Ademola

doi:10.1080/15567036.2015.1081996

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“…Dispersion modelling tools that have proven useful in estimating air quality impact of industrial activities on receptor environments include CALPUFF, AERMOD and HYSPLIT (Abdul-Wahab et al, 2018;Abdul-Wahab, 2006;Çetin Doğruparmak et al, 2018;Ma et al, 2018). The AERMOD has been described as a more refined dispersion model in complex and simple terrain for determining the impact of air pollutants emanating from industrial sources on receptors (Abril et al, 2016;Adesanmi et al, 2016;Kumar et al, 2018;Otero-Pregigueiro et al, 2018;Tamjidi et al, 2018;Teggi et al, 2018;Tunlathorntham and Thepanondh, 2017;Tuygun et al, 2017). Determination of concentration levels of pollutants within the fenceline of the plant and those transported to the nearby communities is important.…”

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Air quality assessment and modelling of pollutants emission from a major cement plant complex in Nigeria

Adeniran

Yusuf

Fakinle

et al. 2019

Atmospheric Pollution Research

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Cement manufacturing contributes to the elevation of air pollutants in the atmosphere and thus impact on the nearby communities. This study assessed air quality in a major Cement Plant in Ibese Ogun State, Nigeria, through an ambient air quality monitoring and air emission dispersion modelling. Particulate Matter (PM) and gaseous pollutants were measured using portable samplers and AERMOD View was used for the emission dispersion modelling. Combustion products including SO 2 , NO, NO 2 , CO and VOCs were the gaseous pollutants detected along the complex fenceline and in the receptor environments. Pollutants measurements were undertaken at 23 locations within the fence line and receptor locations. The daily SO 2 and NO 2 Federal Ministry of Environment-Nigeria (FMEnv) limits were exceeded in ten (10) and five (5) locations along the fenceline, respectively. Particulates were detected in all the locations along the fenceline and in the communities. The cumulative gaseous pollutants resulting from simultaneous operations of all the identified plant air emission point sources are 0.01-276.13% of their respective 24-h limits along the fenceline, with 1-h SO 2 within the threshold limit at all fenceline locations, but 1-h NO X exceeds the threshold limit at all locations 16-21 times. The 24-h CO and VOCs are within their limits at all fenceline locations; however the 24-h SO 2 and NO X are breaching the limits at some locations 30-34 times (0.34-0.39% of the investigation period) and 44-87 times, respectively. Daily and Annual averaging concentrations of PM 10 was 14.32-31.54% and 4.90-52.60% of their respective limits. Process facilities are the major point sources of atmospheric emissions identified in the factory. Several fugitive emission sources were also identified during the field work. Comprehensive evaluation of the fugitive emission sources should be carried out in the cement plant for immediate attention.

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Air quality assessment and modelling of pollutants emission from a major cement plant complex in Nigeria

Adeniran

Yusuf

Fakinle

et al. 2019

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“…Studies have attempted to identify the air quality and health impact associated with landfill sites on the receptor environment via forecasting and dispersion modelling tools [25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. The most common dispersion tool used for the dispersion of air pollutants and odour from point and area sources include the US EPA ISC-AERMOD and the CALPUFF [34][35][36][37]. Çetin Doğruparmak, Pekey [26] used the CALPUFF multi-layer, multi-species non-steady-state puff dispersion model to identify the impact of odour emanating from a waste treatment facility on the receptor environment in Turkey.…”

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Landfill air and odour emissions from an integrated waste management facility

Sonibare

Adeniran

Bello

2019

J Environ Health Sci Engineer

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A mixture of gases and obnoxious odours are major components of landfill emission. A dispersion modelling on air pollutants and odour emissions anticipated from a proposed Integrated Waste Management Facility was conducted considering five operating scenarios. Impacts of the predicted ground level concentrations of air pollutants (including carbon monoxide, CO; oxides of nitrogen, NO X ; sulphur dioxide, SO 2 ; particulate matter, PM and hydrocarbons, HC) and odour on ambient air quality were investigated using the 10-min 1 OU/m 3 odour limit, CH 4 Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) and the daily limits of CO, NOx, SO 2 , PM and HC. The anticipated maximum ground level concentration of emitted odour and CH 4 are 0.0040 OU/m 3 and 0.0349 ppm, respectively. Simultaneous operations of all the major components of the facility will generate the daily maximum concentrations of 7.34, 2.60, 7.31, 29.72 and 0.42 μg/m 3 , for CO, NO X , SO 2, PM and HC, respectively. Generally, the facility impacts on ambient air quality will be within the acceptable limit.

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