Meet OKAFOR CHINENYE LILIAN, an Academic Staff of Lagos State University.
Climate Change, Transport And Environment
Research Fellow II
CESSED
At the CESSED department office
Appointment on Visitation important
| # | Certificate | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ph.D (Environmental Resource Management) | Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development. Lagos State University, Ojo Lagos | 2021 |
AIR QUALITY INSIDE LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY: ESTIMATES AND PERCEIVED INFLUENCE
This study was conducted to assess the ambient air quality level inside Lagos State University LASU , Ojo. It also assessed the perceived impacts of air pollution on human health by the LASU community. The study population consist of all the residents and non-residents in and around LASU. Four research questions were raised and one hypothesis was tested for the study. The ambient air quality measurement was done for Particulate Matter PM2.5 and PM10 , Nitrogen Dioxide NO2 , Carbon dioxide CO2 , Hydrogen Sulfide H2S , Carbon Monoxide CO , Temperature and Relative Humidity. The level of pollution within LASU was also compared to National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency NESREA and Federal Ministry of Environment, FMEv standards. Data gathered were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed that based on Federal Ministry of Environment standard, the level of CO shows that there is no associated health risk while the concentrations of O2, CO2, SO2, H2S, NO2, PM2.5 and PM10 were moderate, hazardous, health risk, no health risk, good, healthy, and good respectively. The high values were attributed to the amount of pollutants present in the air because of anthropogenic activities from the area. Hence, ambient air in LASU is found to be relatively polluted. It was therefore recommended among others that there should be planning policies to minimize air pollution on campus that may be caused by future development. The bicycle riding culture within campus should be greatly encouraged as well as promoting urban mass transit along the LASU-Badagry expressway to reduce traffic.
OKAFOR CHINENYE is a Research Fellow II at the Department of CESSED
OKAFOR has a Ph.D in Environmental Resource Management from Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development. Lagos State University, Ojo Lagos
