A survey on the effects of air pollution on diseases of the people of Rivers State, Nigeria

Nwachukwu A. N.; Chukwuocha E. O.; Igbudu O.

doi:10.5897/AJEST12.024

African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
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DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
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A survey on the effects of air pollution on diseases of the people of Rivers State, Nigeria

Nwachukwu A. N.1*, Chukwuocha E. O.2 and Igbudu O.3

Department of Physics, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria.
Email: [email protected]

Article Number - EDF458B14085
Vol.6(10), pp. 371-379 , October 2012
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJEST12.024

Accepted: 15 May 2012
Published: 31 October 2012

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A survey on the effects of air pollution on diseases of the people of Rivers State, Nigeria

Nwachukwu A. N.1*, Chukwuocha E. O.2 and Igbudu O.3

African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology