Environmental Impact Analysis of the Emission from Petroleum Refineries in Nigeria

Oladimeji, Temitayo E, and Sonibare, Jacob and Odunfa, K. M. and Oresegun, O. R. (2015) Environmental Impact Analysis of the Emission from Petroleum Refineries in Nigeria. Energy and Environment Research;, 5 (1). pp. 33-41. ISSN 1927-0569 E-ISSN 1927-0577

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Abstract

Health and environmental hazards, a thing of global concern have been the major characteristics of the petroleum refinery areas worldwide, Nigeria inclusive. This is as a result of the emissions from petroleum refineries which resulted into air quality degradation of the host environment. This problem which has equally affected the climatic conditions of the petroleum producing areas is more pronounced in Nigeria due to lack of implementing adequate policies to protect the host environment. This study is carried out to investigate the atmospheric conditions of the petroleum refineries and identify the environmental impact of emissions of criteria pollutants from the proposed project in the area of influence. Emission inventory of criteria pollutants was carried out on the four existing and twenty-three proposed petroleum refineries in Nigeria. Using no control-measure option, the estimated annual criteria air pollutants emissions from point sources in the existing refineries are 1,217 tons/annum for PM10, 45,124 tons/annum for SO2, 167,570 tons/annum for NOx, 3,842 tons/annum for VOC and 242,469 tons/annum for CO. An additional 1,082 tons/annum of PM10, 168,944 tons/annum of SO2, 688,687 tons/annum of NOx, 9,122 tons/annum of VOC and 569,975 tons/annum of CO were predicted to be added into the Nigeria airshed by the proposed petroleum refineries. The highest pollutant emitting state was predicted to be Rivers State with the highest number of refineries while the least pollutant emitting states were predicted to be Kaduna, Edo, Lagos and Anambra States with only one refinery in each of the state. The ability to adopt appropriate control measures will determine the rate of emission of criteria pollutants released into the country’s airshed.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	criteria air pollutants, emission factor, emission inventory, Nigeria, refinery
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Hannah Akinwumi
Date Deposited:	17 Dec 2015 07:24
Last Modified:	17 Dec 2015 07:24
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/5714

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