Authors :
Susan I Ajiere; Bridget E. Diagi; David Edokpa; Ifeoma M. Onyejekwe; Uloma L. Onyeananam
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 2 - February
Google Scholar :
http://tinyurl.com/kbj5vj7z
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http://tinyurl.com/53749wa2
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10654139
Abstract :
Environmental sustainability is important to
many nations worldwide, it is the ability to protect
natural resources for the benefit of current and future
generations while maintaining the ecological balance of
our planet and If steps are not taken to lessen the sources
of air pollution in our surroundings, air pollution poses a
threat to the sustainability of the ecosystem. The Aim
and Objective of this study is to assess the perception of
residents on the rate of air quality/ air pollution in Port
Harcourt and its implications for achieving a sustainable
environment. A structured questionnaire was used to
solicit information from residents. An online survey was
used for this survey, a cross-sectional study methodology
was chosen, and a questionnaire was created using the
Google Documents website (doc.google.com). The link
was deactivated after 400 answers during its three-
month active period, during which it was closely
monitored. Bivariate percentage analysis and cross-
tabulation were used to analyse the study's data. The
results show that 73.3% of the participants have been
residents of Port Harcourt for more than 11 years. This
suggests that they have a deep understanding of the
environment.Over 96% are educated which signifies that
the majority are literate and understand the dangers
associated with air pollution, and 79.5% of the
respondents have noticed a change in air quality where
they live while 78.1% observed that the air quality is
very low. Above 88.3% rated the air pollution to be high
and 59% are not certain if the air quality will improve.
This work recommends urgent intervention by the
government, and regulatory bodies to work towards
improving the air quality in the state by stopping or
reducing any activity that leads to the increase of air
pollution and ensuring the implementation of
environmental policies, this will help in achieving a clean
and sustainable environment.
Keywords :
Environmental Sustainability, Air Pollution, Air Quality. Ecological Balance.
Environmental sustainability is important to
many nations worldwide, it is the ability to protect
natural resources for the benefit of current and future
generations while maintaining the ecological balance of
our planet and If steps are not taken to lessen the sources
of air pollution in our surroundings, air pollution poses a
threat to the sustainability of the ecosystem. The Aim
and Objective of this study is to assess the perception of
residents on the rate of air quality/ air pollution in Port
Harcourt and its implications for achieving a sustainable
environment. A structured questionnaire was used to
solicit information from residents. An online survey was
used for this survey, a cross-sectional study methodology
was chosen, and a questionnaire was created using the
Google Documents website (doc.google.com). The link
was deactivated after 400 answers during its three-
month active period, during which it was closely
monitored. Bivariate percentage analysis and cross-
tabulation were used to analyse the study's data. The
results show that 73.3% of the participants have been
residents of Port Harcourt for more than 11 years. This
suggests that they have a deep understanding of the
environment.Over 96% are educated which signifies that
the majority are literate and understand the dangers
associated with air pollution, and 79.5% of the
respondents have noticed a change in air quality where
they live while 78.1% observed that the air quality is
very low. Above 88.3% rated the air pollution to be high
and 59% are not certain if the air quality will improve.
This work recommends urgent intervention by the
government, and regulatory bodies to work towards
improving the air quality in the state by stopping or
reducing any activity that leads to the increase of air
pollution and ensuring the implementation of
environmental policies, this will help in achieving a clean
and sustainable environment.
Keywords :
Environmental Sustainability, Air Pollution, Air Quality. Ecological Balance.
