Particulate matter pollution from open burning of sawdust in Southwestern Nigeria

Okedere, O. B.; Fakinle, Bamidele Sunday; Sonibare, Jacob Ademola; Elehinafe, Francis B.; Adesina, Olusola Adedayo

doi:10.1080/23311843.2017.1367112

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“…The highest emissions of NO x and SO 2 , coupled with considerable amount of CO-all from the kerosene combustion which were 81%, 57%, and 32%, respectively raise some great concerns considering the potential impacts of these emissions on indoor air quality. The emission values recorded in this study were higher than the submission from similar previous studies (Okedere et al, 2017;Sonibare & Jimoda, 2009). The elevated emissions of the pollutants can be as a result of the combustion of waste as a waste disposal option, more dependence on wood as a source of fuel and the use of fossil fuel.…”

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“…Hence, one of the greatest environmental problems facing the city today is how to properly dispose these wastes being generated daily by the ever increasing activities of saw mill operators (Igben, 2019;Owoyemi et al, 2016). In the absence of proper disposal methods, these wastes are burnt in the open air along the bank of lagoon of Lagos (Okedere et al, 2017). As the demand for wood and its product increase, the volume of wastes being generated by sawmill industries in Lagos is expected to increase and thus, higher emission from the combustion of the wastes.…”

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“…A major SME in Nigeria is the saw milling industry. According to Okedere et al. (2017b) , above 96% of the wood wastes from sawmills are disposed via open burning with serious air pollution consequences.…”

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“…Prominent reasons adduced to the practice by practitioners are hunting for animals, clearing of farmlands for planting purposes, soil fertility improvement, facilitation of rapid growth of new pastures for nomadic farming ( Jamala et al., 2012 ; Ambe et al., 2015 ). Bush burning emits varieties of air pollution which could include CO, CO 2 , PM, NOx, SO 2 , VOCs, PAHs ( Fakinle et al., 2017 ; Izah et al., 2017 ; Okedere et al., 2017b ). There are no recent data documenting the contributions of bush burning to anthropogenic air emissions in Nigeria.…”

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Drivers of anthropogenic air emissions in Nigeria - A review

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This study presents a review of sources and atmospheric levels of anthropogenic air emissions in Nigeria with a view to reviewing the existence or otherwise of national coordination aimed at mitigating the continued increase. According to individual researcher's reports, the atmospheric loading of anthropogenic air pollutants is currently on an alarming increase in Nigeria. Greater concerns are premised on the inadequacy existing emission inventories, continuous assessment, political will and development of policy plans for effective mitigation of these pollutants. The identified key drivers of these emissions include gas flaring, petroleum product refining, thermal plants for electricity generation, transportation, manufacturing sector, land use changes, proliferation of small and medium enterprises, medical wastes incineration, municipal waste disposal, domestic cooking, bush burning and agricultural activities such as land cultivation and animal rearing. Having identified the key sources of anthropogenic air emissions and established the rise in their atmospheric levels through aggregation of literature reports, this study calls for a review of energy policy, adoption of best practices in the management air emissions and solid wastes as well as agriculture and land use pattern which appear to be the rallying points of all identified sources of emission. The study concluded that the adoption of cleaner energy policies and initiatives in energy generation and usage as against pursuit of thermal plants and heavy dependence on fossil fuels will assist to ameliorate the atmospheric loadings of these pollutants.

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“…It is reflected in the local air pollution, which consists of particle sizes as PM 2.5 and PM 10 . (Ogunbode et al, 2017;Okedere, 2017;Wardoyo, Morawska, Ristovski & Marsh, 2006;WHO report, 2016).…”

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A Study on Recycling of Timber Waste and Fertilizer Production using Solar Powered Forced Air Supply

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2020

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The maximum amount of air pollution was obtained in India from diesel engine vehicles operation and open burning of saw dust waste in saw mills. Indoor air pollution in a house or working place environment would produce health-related problems. The air pollution produced diseases in human beings were asthma, Lung cancer, and skin irritant. It affected particular age groups in more numbers. They were the age group of children and aged peoples. This study of saw dust recycling came under the Indoor air quality Engineering. This paper would give a chance to study indoor air pollution in deep and solve air pollution problems. The saw mills produced more amount of saw dust per year and dumped in open ground. In general, the saw dust was disposed of in the open ground firing method. The air pollution was increased by this type of activity done by the saw mill owners. Due to urbanization and population growth, the living people occupied nearby areas of saw mills would lead to health-related problems. The present study highly focused on the saw dust recycling process with forced air circulation driven by the solar-powered unit and reduction in composting time. The conversion of saw dust into a natural fertilizer (N-fertilizer) was highly possible and served as a natural gift to each farmer. This fertilizer was completely replaced the existing large scale usage of chemical fertilizer in the agricultural lands. This process was an eco-friendly, low cost, and high root absorption rate in agricultural cultivation. The continuous usage of natural fertilizer in a land practice would produce an increased yield up to 20-30% in all cultivation crops. The main benefit of natural fertilizer utilization would maintain the NPK in the soil for a long time.

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Particulate matter pollution from open burning of sawdust in Southwestern Nigeria

Cited by 27 publications

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Air pollutant emissions by anthropogenic combustion processes in Lagos, Nigeria

Air pollutant emissions by anthropogenic combustion processes in Lagos, Nigeria

Drivers of anthropogenic air emissions in Nigeria - A review

A Study on Recycling of Timber Waste and Fertilizer Production using Solar Powered Forced Air Supply

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