Mofoluso Fagbeja
Residential-source emission inventory for the Niger delta: A methodological approach
Fagbeja, Mofoluso; Hill, Jennifer; Chatterton, Tim; Longhurst, James; Akinyede, J.O
Authors
Jenny Hill Jennifer.Hill@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Teaching and Learning
Tim Chatterton
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Environment and Sustainability Jim Longhurst James.Longhurst@uwe.ac.uk
Professor
J.O Akinyede
Abstract
This paper describes the methods applied to construct a GIS-based emission inventory infrastructure for specific air pollutants and greenhouse gases released from domestic cooking and lighting in the Niger Delta using publicly accessible data. The purpose is to identify and enhance knowledge of existing data gaps in order to progress the development of appropriate mechanisms to collect data in formats required for more accurate emission estimation. The major data gaps identified, which are demographic, activity-based, emission factors and spatial distribution of sources, are consistent across the majority of developing countries. Consequently, the methodological approach focuses on the use of a series of assumptions, emission factors from regions similar to the Niger Delta, and population estimation techniques to generate input data to support the limited publicly available government and research-based data. Developing countries with similar data limitations will benefit from the transferrable methodology. The infrastructure, which is constructed at 10 km-grid resolutions, produced total emission estimates of 70 kt/yr CO, 50 kt/yr NOx, 3 kt/yr PM10, 2.4 kt/yr SO2, 60 t/yr VOC, 5.7 mt/yr CO2 and 2 kt/yr CH4. Domestic lighting using generators and domestic cooking using firewood and kerosene constitute sources of significant emissions of air pollutants in the region. Due to the limited accuracy and completeness of currently available data, the estimates generated have high uncertainties.
Citation
Fagbeja, M., Hill, J., Chatterton, T., Longhurst, J., & Akinyede, J. (2013). Residential-source emission inventory for the Niger delta: A methodological approach. Journal of Sustainable Development, 6(6), https://doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v6n6p98
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | May 27, 2013 |
Deposit Date | May 30, 2013 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 10, 2016 |
Journal | Journal of Sustainable Development |
Print ISSN | 1913-9063 |
Publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 6 |
Issue | 6 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v6n6p98 |
Keywords | air pollution, emissions inventory, Nigeria, niger delta, greenhouse gas, residential, domestic |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/931721 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v6n6p98 |
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