Abstract
Air pollution in urban areas is a major concern to the general public and generally becoming a serious problem around the world. The effect of these pollutants on public health, animals and plants are devastating. This study examined environmental pollution caused by Lafarge Cement Plc, Sagamu at some terrestrial locations within the catchment area of the production. Particulate matters (PM2.5 and PM10) depositions were recorded for all the sampling locations. The Settling properties for particulate matters, optical properties and air quality index (AQI) for all referenced points were calculated from the measured data. The results show that the average AQI of Sagamu were found to be heavily polluted and therefore classified as hazardous for residence with AQI values of 186-699. The mass concentration of PM10 was highest at Abeokuta routes with a measurement of 349.2958µg/m3 and ≤ 308.6125 µg/m3 for other locations, this assertion was further corroborated by decreased visibility experienced at Abeokuta route.
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