Assessment of Kitchen Air Pollution: Health Implications for the Residents of Ilorin South, Nigeria

ABSTRACT: Indoor air quality is essential, so its quality cannot be compromised. Hence, this research assessed indoor gaseous air pollutant concentrations from sources in thirty-three residential kitchens within the 4-zone of Ilorin-South Local Government, Kwara, Nigeria. The work focused on SO2, NO2, and CO emission concentration quantification, determination of the air quality index (AQI), estimation of health assessment risk, and deduced their health implications on the residents. The concentrations of NO2 and SO2 were determined by the Saltzman method using a Gilair-3 air sampler, while the concentration of CO was determined using an MSA Altair-5x multigas detector. Three types of eleven kitchen environments each (kitchens where liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), charcoal, and firewood were used as

SUBMITTER: Abdul Raheem M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9402372 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature