%0 Journal Article
%T An Assessment of the Contribution of Municipal Solid Waste Dump Sites Fire to Atmospheric Pollution
%A Akpofure Rim-Rukeh
%J Open Journal of Air Pollution
%P 53-60
%@ 2169-2661
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojap.2014.33006
%X <p style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">Municipal solid waste open dump site operation is an important element of
waste management in Nigeria, both today and in the future. Dump site fires are
common occurrences in the study area. The contribution of&nbsp;</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">municipal
solid waste dump site fires to atmospheric pollution in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
has been assessed experimentally. Five (5) municipal solid waste dump sites
where fire incidence is a frequent and regular occurrence were chosen for the
study. At each of the identified municipal solid waste dump site, eight (8) air
quality monitoring parameters, suspended particulate matter (SPM</span><sub style=\"font-family:'} ';font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">10</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">),
nitrogen dioxide (NO</span><sub style=\"font-family:'} ';font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">2</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">), carbon dioxide (CO</span><sub style=\"font-family:'} ';font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">2</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">), carbon
monoxide (CO), sulphur dioxide (SO</span><sub style=\"font-family:'} ';font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">2</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">), methane (CH</span><sub style=\"font-family:'} ';font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">4</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">),
ammonia (NH</span><sub style=\"font-family:'} ';font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">3</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">) and Hydrogen sulphide (H</span><sub style=\"font-family:'} ';font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">2</span></sub><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">S) were determined
using a series of hand held air quality monitoring equipment. Results indicate
the levels of SPM ranged between 773 and 801 ¦Ìg/m</span><sup style=\"font-family:'} ';font-size:10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\">3</span></sup><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;\"> and the levels of
CO ranged between 133.7 and 141.6 ppm. The levels of CO</span><sub style=\"font-family:'} ';font-size:10pt;\"><span
%K Dump Site Fire
%K Landfills
%K Air Quality
%K Solid Waste
%K Methane
%K Climate Change
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49532