ASSESSMENT OF STANDARD POLLUTANTS IN A GAS FLARING REGION: A CASE OF OGBA/EGBEMA/NDONI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN RIVERS STATE OF NIGERIA

The assessment of pollutants in a gas flaring region is presented and the study area is Ogba/Egbema/Ndonni local Government area in Rivers State. The method adopted involves establishing points close to flaring locations and carrying out a daily observation of pollutant concentrations and meteorological parameters. Five locations were established and these were located in Obite, Idu,Ebocha and Mgbede villages. A weather station was mounted in Obite village and the pollutants measured were NO2, SO2, CO, O3, PM2.5 and PM10. The meteorological parameters recorded were solar radiation, wind speed and direction, temperature and humidity. Results show very high pollutant concentrations ofNO2, O3,PM2.5 and PM10 that surpasses the regulatory limits as stipulated by World Health Organization (WHO) and Federal ministry of Environment in Nigeria (FMEnv).