Evaluating Some Factors which Influence Air Pollutant Concentration around the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) of Nigeria
Balogun, V., Odjugo, P. (2022). Evaluating Some Factors which Influence Air Pollutant Concentration around the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) of Nigeria. EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), 22-40. doi: 10.21608/aujes.2021.104766.1046
Verere Sido Balogun; Peter Odjugo. "Evaluating Some Factors which Influence Air Pollutant Concentration around the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) of Nigeria". EKB Journal Management System, 3, 1, 2022, 22-40. doi: 10.21608/aujes.2021.104766.1046
Balogun, V., Odjugo, P. (2022). 'Evaluating Some Factors which Influence Air Pollutant Concentration around the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) of Nigeria', EKB Journal Management System, 3(1), pp. 22-40. doi: 10.21608/aujes.2021.104766.1046
Balogun, V., Odjugo, P. Evaluating Some Factors which Influence Air Pollutant Concentration around the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) of Nigeria. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 3(1): 22-40. doi: 10.21608/aujes.2021.104766.1046

Evaluating Some Factors which Influence Air Pollutant Concentration around the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) of Nigeria

Aswan University Journal of Environmental Studies
Article 3, Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2022, Page 22-40  XML PDF (1.11 MB)
Document Type: Original Research
DOI: 10.21608/aujes.2021.104766.1046
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Authors
Verere Sido Balogun email orcid 1; Peter Odjugoorcid 2
1Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Benin, Nigeria
2Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
Abstract
The study assesses potential variables which influence the concentration of air pollution around a point source. Seven categories of air pollutants were monitored around the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), which comprised carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds (VOC), Hydrogen sulphide (H2S), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Sulphur dioxide (SO2) and Particulate Matter (PM2.5 and PM10). Sampling points were located in the range of 1.5 km to 16 km. Air quality was sampled intermittently on a weekly basis for a duration of one year. Regression analysis was also used to assess the influence of selected predictors on pollutants concentration around WRPC. With the exception of H2S, the prediction models for CO, VOC, SO2, NO2, PM2.5 and PM10 were statistically significant with R2 values of 0.014, 0.215, 0.022, 0.582, 0.17 and 0.45 respectively. The results revealed that the concentration of pollutants were influenced by the combination of the factors (distance from WRPC, orientation from WRPC, seasonality and climatic variables such as atmospheric temperature, relative humidity and wind speed), which served as the predictors in the model. The study recommends that arrangements of industrial and residential land uses by urban planning authorities be patterned, taking into consideration factors such as distance and orientation from pollution point-sources.
Keywords
Air pollutants; Point-source; Predictors; Seasonality; Orientation
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