Diesel Power Generation : Inventories and Black Carbon Emissions in Nigeria
Diesel gensets contribute to emissions of fine particulate matter (PM), including black carbon, which derives from the incomplete combustion of diesel (as occurs in many diesel generating sets or gensets). Particulate matter is a predisposing facto...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/853381501178909924/Diesel-power-generation-inventories-and-black-carbon-emissions-in-Nigeria http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28419 |
| Summary: | Diesel gensets contribute to emissions
of fine particulate matter (PM), including black carbon,
which derives from the incomplete combustion of diesel (as
occurs in many diesel generating sets or gensets).
Particulate matter is a predisposing factor for respiratory
and cardiopulmonary disease leading to increased hospital
visits and risk of premature death. Local health costs can
have a greater impact in the short-run in densely populated
urban centers such as Abuja and Lagos. Black carbon (BC) is
the most strongly light-absorbing component of particulate
matter and is the second largest warming agent after carbon
dioxide. The emerging role of BC as a significant driver of
global climate change is increasing attention on its
mitigation efforts. In addition to the negative health and
the climate effects of emissions, most gensets contribute
significantly to noise pollution which further reduces the
quality of life of users and non-users alike. |
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