Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to study the concentration of major air pollutants in Lahore City of Pakistan - Couverture souple

Shafiq, Muhammad

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3954894041 ISBN 13 : 9783954894048

Editeur : Anchor Academic Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Lahore city is very highly polluted. The major causes of which are alarmingly increasing number of motor vehicles and a large number of industries. The research highlights the spatio-temporal patterns of sample pollutants including Sulfur dioxide, Oxides of Nitrogen, Carbon monoxide Ozone, and Particulate matter. The concentrations of these pollutants have been monitored at ten sample sites in the city. The effects of increasing air pollution on population of study area have been studied using questionnaire techniques.

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À propos de l?auteur

Muhammad Shafiq completed the Ph.D. degree (2012) in Meteorology at the Institute of Meteorology of Leopold-Francis University of Innsbruck, Austria. He completed the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees both in Spatial Science from Department of Space Science, University of the Punjab, Pakistan in 1998 and 2000, respectively. He is employed with Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) since 2003. Presently he is head of glacier hydrology and hazards group. His research interests include Climate and Cryosphere, Environmental Sciences, Geosciences, Space Meteorology and Glacial Hazards. Dr. Shafiq is a member of IEEE-Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, Pakistan Society of Geographical Information Systems and Space Generation Advisory Council. He has been a fellow of Higher Education Commission (HEC-Pak) from 2007 to 2011.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Anchor Academic Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3954894041
• ISBN 13: 9783954894048
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 108
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