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Air quality impact of carbon monoxide emission from diesel engine electric power generators
Author(s) -
Fakinle Bamidele Sunday,
Okedere Oyetunji Babatunde,
Adebanjo Sunday Adekunle,
Adesanmi Adewole Johnson,
Sonibare Jacob Ademola
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
environmental quality management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6483
pISSN - 1088-1913
DOI - 10.1002/tqem.21605
Subject(s) - environmental science , air quality index , factory (object oriented programming) , electric power , aermod , carbon monoxide , diesel fuel , environmental engineering , electricity , air pollution , waste management , automotive engineering , meteorology , power (physics) , engineering , chemistry , electrical engineering , atmospheric dispersion modeling , physics , biochemistry , programming language , catalysis , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , computer science
An emissions inventory and the AERMOD View dispersion model were used to estimate the concentrations and the potential effects of carbon monoxide (CO) from diesel engine electric power generators operated by and providing electricity to a textile factory in Nigeria on its host air shed. The CO emissions from simultaneous operations of all of the electric power generators in the factory resulted in: 1‐hr average CO emissions of 4.2 to 54.5 micrograms per cubic meters (μg/m 3 ) and 24‐hr average CO emissions of 0.3 to 20.9 μg/m 3 . The estimated 1‐hr averaging period maximum ground‐level concentrations of CO were deposited within the factory, while the 24‐hr maximum ground‐level concentrations are estimated at a distance 90 meters (m) from the factory in a southeast direction. The ground‐level concentrations of CO emanating from the textile factory are within the stipulated ambient air quality standards.