ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Authors

  • FO Akintayo DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
  • ON Oyebade DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN OYO STATE, NIGERIA.
  • SP Songca DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND, ZULULAND, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA.
  • NO Adebisi DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES, OLABISI ONABAANJO UNIVERSITY, AGO-IWOYE, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA.
  • OS Oluwafemi DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY, UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.
  • OO Fadipe DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA.

Keywords:

Air pollution, Building construction activities, Dust, Emissions and Environment.

Abstract

Activities in building construction industry contribute to air pollution. In this study, gas data from four locations at each three building construction sites in Doha, Qatar were collected and analyzed.  Questionnaires were also administered to companies that are involved in building construction projects. The results showed traces of SO2, CO2, CO and NO2 but in amounts below the detrimental limit stipulated by the Ministry of Environment, Qatar. Questionnaire responses revealed that the extraction of raw materials and the energy consumed during construction occur quite often, but strongly implicated dust generated from construction sites and waste disposal, as major factors causing air pollution in the area. It is therefore, recommended that regular monitoring of air should be carried out within building construction sites to aid detection of air contamination. This will serve as a control measure to stimulate catalytic conversion of exhaust, reuse and recycling of waste materials.

http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v39i2.1

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Published

2020-04-02

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 2 (2020): NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY, VOL. 39, NO. 2, APRIL 2020

Section

Building, Civil & Geotechnical Engineering

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ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT. (2020). Nigerian Journal of Technology, 39(2), 325-331. https://nijotech.com/index.php/nijotech/article/view/2279