Assessment of Heat Stress and Some Selected Toxic Gases in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, South-West, Nigeria
Authors: Sodunke MA, Sulaimon MO, Musa AI, Osunkiyesi AA, Odiete JO, Yusuf YO
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ABSTRACT
This research focuses on the assessment of heat stress and toxic gases (CO, CO2, NO2, CH4, H2S, NH3 and LPG) in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) using a direct in-situ measurement of heat stress and toxic gases measuring systems. The results obtained showed that MAPOLY exhibits a temperature humidity index (THI) ranging from 21.5 oC to 26.9 oC and wind chill index (WCI) ranging between 31.1 oC and 35.9 oC which presents the study area to be a hot and strong heat stress zone. Toxic gases levels for CO2 (4615 ppm -31950 ppm), and NH3 (39.89 ppm -104.64 ppm) show that the pollution is high and non-tolerable to humans. However, the measured values of CH4, LPG, NO2, H2S and CO which were (8.07 ppm - 60.3 ppm), (17.66 ppm-56.8 ppm), (0.04 ppm - 0.14 ppm), (0.03 ppm -1.26 ppm) and (3.56 ppm - 5.73 ppm) respectively are not lethal to human health.
Affiliations: Physics/Electronics Unit, Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria
Keywords: Temperature Humidity Index, Wind Chill Index, Statistical Model, Heat Stress, Toxic Gases
Published date: 2019/06/30
