Air Pollutants and Their Possible Health Effects at Different Locations in Dhaka City

Mohammad Zahangeer Alam, Eva Armin, Manjurul Haque, Joan Halsey, E Kayesh and Abdul Qayum
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Manjurul Haque: Department of Environmental Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh
Joan Halsey: Washington State University, Pullman, USA
E Kayesh: Department of Horticulture, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh
Abdul Qayum: Agricultural Statistics Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Bangladesh

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2018, vol. 9, issue 4, 110-120

Abstract: Air pollution is a major environmental risk. For many decades, air pollutants have increased dramatically in the city of Dhaka. Study of air pollutants in Dhaka, as well as other urban areas, is significantly important for the sustainable environment. The present research is focused on air pollutants and their possible health effects in the areas of Dhaka city. Different pollutants such as, volatile organic compounds (VOC, s), carbon monoxide (CO), relative humidity (RH), nitrogen oxide (NOx), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), carbon dioxide (CO2), oxygen (O2), sulfur dioxide(SO2), particulate matter (PM10), particulate matter (PM2.5), suspended particulate matter (SPM), and lead (Pb) were found to be at hazardous levels in this study area. The VOC was found to have a statistically positive correlation with CO, RH, NOx, H2S, CO2, PM10, PM2.5, SPM, and Pb (p

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2018.09.555768

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