Lagos Ranks 133rd in World's Most Polluted Cities - Report vanguardngrnews: Nigeria
In its 2022 report on most polluted city ranking which, according to IQAir, is based on annual average PM2.5 concentration , Lagos was said to be"experiencing some rather poor quality air with a US AQI figure of 160, which classified it as 'unhealthy', according to recommended figures from the World Health Organisation" at the beginning of 2021.
According to IQAir, the major source of air pollution in Lagos comes from vehicle emissions, closely followed by industry and domestic energy use. "The use of energy such as charcoal, wood and kerosene in cooking, makes the problem difficult in rural areas due to limited infrastructure and access to clean energy."
"Any type of air pollution is detrimental to health, but the worst type of pollutant is the microscopic PM2.5 particles which can easily penetrate the lungs, due to their small size. This study found the levels in Lagos were over 7 times the target figure suggested by the World Health Organisation," according to IQAir.
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