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

Isma Younes

ISBN 10: 3954894041 / ISBN 13: 9783954894048

Published by Anchor Academic Publishing Sep 2016, 2016

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Lahore city is very highly polluted. The major causes of this are an alarmingly increasing number of motor vehicles and a large number of industries. This 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. 108 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to study the concentration of major air pollutants in Lahore City of Pakistan
• Publisher: Anchor Academic Publishing Sep 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3954894041
• ISBN 13: 9783954894048
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 155H x 8D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 8 millimeters depth
• Weight: 185 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Muhammad Shafiq completed the Ph.D. degree (2012) in Meteorology at the Institute of Meteorology of Leopold-Francis University of Innsbruck, Austria. He completed the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees both in Spatial Science from Department of Space Science, University of the Punjab, Pakistan in 1998 and 2000, respectively. He is employed with Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) since 2003. Presently he is head of glacier hydrology and hazards group. His research interests include Climate and Cryosphere, Environmental Sciences, Geosciences, Space Meteorology and Glacial Hazards. Dr. Shafiq is a member of IEEE-Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, Pakistan Society of Geographical Information Systems and Space Generation Advisory Council. He has been a fellow of Higher Education Commission (HEC-Pak) from 2007 to 2011.