Nigeria has highest number of air pollution-related child ... - UNICEF
Nov 12, 2021 · In Nigeria, 78 per cent of air pollution-related pneumonia deaths are among children under-five – the highest proportion across all countries, according to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD 2019). In 17 countries across Africa, air pollution contributes to more than 50 per cent of pneumonia deaths.
Nigeria Air Quality Index (AQI) and Air Pollution information
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(PDF) Air Pollution in Nigeria: A Review of Causes, Effects, and ...
Jan 10, 2024 · This comprehensive review aims to provide a detailed analysis of the causes, effects, and mitigation strategies of air pollution in Nigeria.
Air pollution: A silent killer in Lagos - World Bank Blogs
Sep 3, 2020 · A silent killer in Lagos. As Nigeria’s economic hub, Lagos is one of the world’s fastest growing megacities, but this rapid growth has had a downside with high rates of illness and premature death caused by unhealthy air. A recent World Bank study, the Cost of Air Pollution in Lagos, estimates that illness and premature deaths due to ...
Short-term trends of air quality and pollutant concentrations ...
Apr 3, 2024 · Short term study of Sentinel 5P and 3A/B satellite data from 2018 to 2022 to analyze air quality in Nigeria, revealing significant pollution levels with slight variations with NO 2 ·, SO 2 ·, HCHO·, CH 4, CO suggesting potential impacts of emission reductions or atmospheric changes over time.
Environmental health situation in Nigeria: current status and …
Mar 1, 2021 · Nigeria being a significant oil producer, has problems associated with exploration, such as oil spillage on water and land and gas flaring leading to air pollution. Most of the highest-ranked risk factors causing the most death and disability combine in …
Air pollution: WHO global air quality guidelines 202 1 • WHO SDG Indicator 11.6.2 Concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5); 2016 data • WHO household air pollution data; 2019 data • WHO air pollution data
Temporal assessment of air quality in major cities in Nigeria using ...
Dec 1, 2023 · Because cities are considered the epicenter of regional air pollution (Lu et al., 2021), this study selected the nine most industrialized Nigerian cities (Table 1), considering their spatial representativeness and higher NO 2, O 3, CO, and AI air pollution gradients.
Air Pollution in Nigeria: Real-time Air Quality Index Visual Map
Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as …
Economic growth, air pollution and health outcomes in Nigeria…
Jan 30, 2020 · The study found air pollution and government expenditure on health as a significant interaction that affects health performance in Nigeria. Consequently, efforts by the government to ensure environmentally friendly production and consumption will minimize air pollution and prevent adverse health outcomes.