Monitoring Air Quality in Nigeria: The Case of Center for Atmospheric Research-National Space Research and Development Agency (CAR-NASRDA)

Satellite is used to track air quality around the world to provide people with free air quality data. The data are released by global networks. A good example is the CAR-NASRDA network that provides real-time particulate matter data. The data (PM₁, PM_2.5, PM₁₀, temperature, and humidity) from CAR were used in the study. The data were obtained on NASRDA website, and cover a period of 5–7 months. The range results are depicted as follows: Lagos—PM₁ (15.98–604.09 µg/m³), PM_2.5 (23.23–847.75 µg/m³), PM₁₀ (25–753.8 µg/m³), temperature (80–109 °F), and relative humidity (12–77%); Osun—PM₁ (6.53–164.1 µg/m³), PM_2.5 (9.1–236.6 µg/m³), PM₁₀ (9.95–260.68 µg/m³), temperature (73.1–108.24 ^oF), and relative humidity (4.9–72%); Delta—PM₁ (8.23–273 µg/m³), PM_2.5 (12.11–487.36 µg/m³), PM₁₀ (12.96–552.51 µg/m³), temperature (74.62–109.59 °F), and relative humidity (10.7–60.85%); Kebbi—PM₁ (0–5373.5 µg/m³), PM_2.5 (µg/m³), PM₁₀ (µg/m³), temperature (6–125 °F), and relative humidity (0–49%), and FCT—PM₁ (0–847.84 µg/m³), PM_2.5 (0–1146.73 µg/m³), PM₁₀ (0–831 µg/m³), temperature (66–115 °F), and humidity (2–90%). When compared to international benchmarks, the findings are noticeably higher in this case. It has been discovered that PM values, temperature and relative humidity are correlated.