Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to study the concentration of major air pollutants in Lahore City of Pakistan

ISBN-13: 9783954894048 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 110 str.

Shafiq Muhammad

Opis

Lahore city is very highly polluted. The major causes of which are alarmingly increasing number of motor vehicles and a large number of industries. The research highlights the spatio-temporal patterns of sample pollutants including Sulfur dioxide, Oxides of Nitrogen, Carbon monoxide Ozone, and Particulate matter. The concentrations of these pollutants have been monitored at ten sample sites in the city. The effects of increasing air pollution on population of study area have been studied using questionnaire techniques.

O autorze

Dr. Isma Younes has a PhD in Geography and is an Assistant Professor at University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan.

Dr. rer. nat. Muhammad Shafiq has a PhD in Meteorology from University of Innsbruck, Austria and is a Research Scientist at Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Karachi, Pakistan.

Dr. Fouzia Shafiq has a PhD in Botany from University of Karachi and is an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at University of Sargodha, Sargodha City, Pakistan.