Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Identification of the spatial patterns of air pollution and its sources in Ogui New Layout, South-East of Nigeria, using remote sensing and GIS technology

Obiageli Josephine Ugonabo
  • Obiageli Josephine Ugonabo
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Ernest Benjamin Ikechukwu Ugwu
  • Ernest Benjamin Ikechukwu Ugwu
  • Natural Science Unit, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Eucharia Chidinma Okoro
  • Eucharia Chidinma Okoro
  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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  •  Received: 03 August 2023
  •  Accepted: 19 September 2023
  •  Published: 31 October 2023

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