Journal of Pollution Effects & Control
Open Access
ISSN: 2375-4397
ISSN: 2375-4397
Department of Social Studies, Federal College of Technical, Omoku, Nigeria
Research Article
Effect of Cooking Fuel Choice on the Typology of Indoor Pollutants in Port Harcourt Metropolis: Implications for the incidence of Sick Building Syndrome
Author(s): Weli VE*, Lawrence CS and Worlu S
The study examined the effect of cooking fuel choice on indoor air quality and its implication for the incidence of sick building syndrome in different residential land use areas of Port Harcourt metropolis. Questionnaire survey and measurement of indoor air pollutants in residential areas were undertaken. The residential areas were stratified into high, middle and low income residential land use. Purposive sampling and random sampling techniques were used to select two residential areas and two streets from each selected residential land use. The questionnaire survey exercise that features respondents’ types of cooking fuel choices were accessed by given identification numbers to buildings. The odd numbers were enumerated for each area (residential land use). Based on consent and approval, 15 residential buildings (5 from each residential area) were selected for air quality mea.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2375-4397.21.9.291