Investigation on private power generators pollutants in Koya city

Abstract

Koya city like any other city in the world faces a critical environmental problem which is global warming and the increase in the rate of production of gaseous pollutants. This research is involved with the negative effects of private Electrical Power Generators (EPGs) on the environment in Koya City. The environmental pollutants resulted from EPGs was investigated by performing an actual study on land for a number of (EPGs) and its distribution all over Koya's City strips (total of 18 quarters) supported by statistical studies. The total amount of pollution (due to the annual increasing of power generation capacity) was increased by 130 % between 2009 and 2016, depending on data obtained from the Electricity Directorate in Koya City. The results showed that the most significant increase in pollutants was carbon Dioxide (CO2). The conclusion of this study was that the highest rate of pollution occurred in the center of the Koya City in Nalee quarter, which represented 14 %, and in nine other quarters the rate of pollution was 7 %. While the lower pollution level occurred in eight other quarters, which represented 3 % of whole pollutants for each strip.