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Assessment of Air Quality Index in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Rivers State

Okongko Aniefiok Dickson, Cole Osagie Kenneth & Best Ordinioha · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026

Background: The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a measure of the level of air pollution. Its assessment is important in urban and industrial regions, where rapid development increases emissions from vehicles, factories and other sources, leading to detrimental environmental and health...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i101442

Mass Concentration and Size-distribution of Atmospheric Particulate Matter in Plateau State, Nigeria

E. C. Hemba, E. A. Trisma & T. J. Ikyumbur · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2019

The mass concentration and size distribution of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) was measured in three major towns in Plateau state. The CW-HAT200 PM2.5, PM10 dust particle counter was used to measure the particle size in each major location within Jos, Shendam and Pankshin. T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i1230151

Characterization of Particulate Matter in Urban Environments and Its Effects on the Respiratory System of Mice

Venkatareddy Venkataramana, Azis Kemal Fauzie & Sreenivasa . · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2017

Aims: To investigate the characteristics of ambient particulate matter (PM) and its impacts on animal respiratory system. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in urban area of Mysore city from 2014 to 2017. Methodology: The elemental composition, image interpretat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2017/36547