Assessment of Health Risk Implications of Air Quality Among Industrial Workers in Idu Industrial Area of Abuja, Nigeria
By Edem G. A., Agbagwa, I. O., Ogoro, M.The study assessed the health risk implications of air quality among industrial workers in Idu industrial area of Abuja, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey research design was conducted among industrial workers within the Idu industrial area located in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). With a sample size of 376, a questionnaire was used to source information among the respondents, and descriptive statistics such as frequency and percentage were used for data analysis. The finding revealed that industrial discharge (37.2%), burning of fossil fuel and coal (33.4%), driving automobiles (8.6%) and other activities (20.8%) are the major contributing activities to air pollution in the study area. The finding deduced that the industrial workers perceived the overall air quality of the area to be good (34.8%), and they were moderately concerned (31.9%) regarding the air quality around the industrial area. The industrial workers perceived the overall air quality of the area to be good (34.8%), and they were moderately concerned (31.9%) regarding the air quality around the industrial area. Providing accurate and understandable information concerning the spatial and temporal distribution of air pollution locally will allow people to make behavioural choices. There is a need to improve environmental engagement by human-related activities