Measurement of Total Suspended Particulate Matter (TSP) in an Urban Environment: Yenagoa and Its Environs
Ajayi Eshiorenoya David
Department of Chemical Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Inengite Azibaola Kesiye
Department of Chemical Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Uzoekwe Anayo Stephen
Department of Chemistry, Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Ayawei Nimibofa *
Department of Chemical Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Bisong Andy Etta
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This study reports the ambient concentrations of total suspended particulate matter (TSP: both respirable and non-respirable) measured in Yenagoa and its environs as means of determining the distribution of particulate matter to assess the ambient air quality of a fast growing urban town in Southern Nigeria. Particulate matter was collected at five stations (Berger junction, Onopa government house, Tombia Roundabout, Gbaran Ubie and Ogbogoro Village), using a high volume portable SKC air check MTX Sidekick air sampler (Model: 224-52MTX). The mean TSP Matter measured at each of the five locations are 1189.857
Keywords: Air pollution, Particulate Matter (PM), Toxicity Potential (TP), gas flaring, Total Suspended Particulate Matter (TSP)