AIR POLLUTION, PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENETAL SUSTAINABILITY IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This paper aims at highlighting the importance of proper air quality management. The natural and anthropogenic sources of indoor and outdoor air pollution, hazardous nature and ways to maintain sustainable environment, free from such pollution were conceptually discussed. Some important air pollutants and their associated morbidities were also highlighted. The health effects from exposure to passive smoking, gas flaring, biomass burning and vehicular emissions among others were highlighted, together with the efforts made internationally and nationally to ensure that toxic air pollutants are managed in an environmentally friendly manner. The paper concludes, by emphasizing the need to manage toxic air pollutants effectively, as this will allow informed decisions to be made about exposure to air pollutants, and thereby work towards preventing the risks posed to human health and the environment.