Monitoring Air Quality in Nigeria: The Case of Center for Atmospheric Research-National Space Research and Development Agency (CAR-NASRDA)

Satellite is used to track air quality around the world to provide people with free air quality data. The data are released by global networks. A good example is the CAR-NASRDA network that provides real-time particulate matter data. The data (PM1, PM2.5, PM10, temperature, and humidity) from CAR were used in the study. The data were obtained on NASRDA website, and cover a period of 5-7 months. The range results are depicted as follows: Lagos-PM1 (15.98-604.09 mu g/m(3)), PM2.5 (23.23-847.75 mu g/m(3)), PM10 (25-753.8 mu g/m(3)), temperature (80-109 degrees F), and relative humidity (12-77%); Osun-PM1 (6.53-164.1 mu g/m(3)), PM2.5 (9.1-236.6 mu g/m(3)), PM10 (9.95-260.68 mu g/m(3)), temperature (73.1-108.24 F-o), and relative humidity (4.9-72%); Delta-PM1 (8.23-273 mu g/m(3)), PM2.5 (12.11-487.36 mu g/m(3)), PM10 (12.96-552.51 mu g/m(3)), temperature (74.62-109.59 degrees F), and relative humidity (10.7-60.85%); Kebbi-PM1 (0-5373.5 mu g/m(3)), PM2.5 (mu g/m(3)), PM10 (mu g/m(3)), temperature (6-125 degrees F), and relative humidity (0-49%), and FCT-PM1 (0-847.84 mu g/m(3)), PM2.5 (0-1146.73 mu g/m(3)), PM10 (0-831 mu g/m(3)), temperature (66-115 degrees F), and humidity (2-90%). When compared to international benchmarks, the findings are noticeably higher in this case. It has been discovered that PM values, temperature and relative humidity are correlated.