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Acidification Potential in the Nigerian Environment
(1988) Isichei, Augustine O.; Akeredolu, Funso
The inability of developing countries to tackle pollution problems for economic reasons is a fact of life. In addition, due to the lack of knowledge in Nigeria about the environment, it is difficult to ascribe environmental changes to particular factors. Therefore, in viewing acidification caused by sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen in Nigeria, the first problem is to identify the relationship between acidification and prevailing economic activities based on the experience of the developed world.
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Emissions of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulfur from Biomass Burning in Nigeria
(1990) Akeredolu, Funso; Isichel, A. O.
There are as yet no reported direct measurements of emissions of carbon, nitrogen, and sulphur in the Nigerian environment. Extrapolations here have been based on the composition of the sources before burning. The accuracy of the analysis of the chemical compositions of the vegetations is, however, not in doubt, so that at their face value, the estimates are fairly reliable. Most estimates have been pantropical and therefore involve extreme generalizations. The present estimates will help in arriving at better global estimates. There are however, some assumptions made which would need to be validated through further experimentation.