ASSESSMENT OF AIR POLLUTION MITIGATION STRATEGIES IN APAPA AND TIN CAN ISLAND SEAPORTS, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the air pollution Mitigation Strategies in Apapa and Tin Can Island Seaports Lagos State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprises of two thousand four hundred and thirteen (2413) staff of Agencies in the seaport, port operators, buker supply companies. Using Taro Yammene formula three hundred and forty-three (343) samples were selected and questionnaires distributed which were appropriately distributed out of which the same number were accurately filled and returned. The study revealed that the air mitigation strategies in use in both seaports include a truck call-up, cleaner fuel like LNG and scrubber technology for vessels, installing emission control technologies, such as catalytic converters, on trucks and other vehicles to reduce emissions of pollutants like nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) as well as campaign and training for drivers and the port community among others. The researchers concluded that the port operators and ship-owners to a certain level comply with best practices in environmental sustainability regulations thereby harnessing the blue economy for sustainable development.