Table 1: Seasonal distribution of air quality in some Municipal Solid Waste Dumpsites of Yenagoa Metropolis.

Dry Season Wet Season
CO (ppm) SOX (ppm) NOX (ppm) H2S (ppm) NH4 (ppm) CH4 (ppm) CO (ppm) SOX (ppm) NOX (ppm) H2S (ppm)
Eliozo/Eligbolo and Obigbo In Port Harcourt, River state - 0.22-0.23 0-05 (for NO2) & 0.2-5.2 (for NO) 0.06-0.08 0.3-3 36 - 53 - - - - Ezekwe and Arokoyu [98]
Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, River state - 0.026-1.677 mg/m3 for SO2 0.1-0.39 mg/m3 for NO2 0.084-0.404 mg/m3 0-0.300 mg/m3 0.007-0.138 - - - - Weli and Adekunle [99]
Yenagoa metropolis 0.02 -1.18 0.01-0.81 0.01-0.82 0.20-6.95 - - 0.01-0.54 0.01-0.81 0.01-0.33 0.07 -7.44 Angaye, et al. [53]
Control 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 - - 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
WHO Limits 30 0.07 0.12 0.07 - - 30 0.07 0.12 0.07
NAQS 10 0.01 0.04-0.06 - - - 10 0.01 0.04-0.06 -

The season of Ezekwe and Arokoyu study was not mentioned [98]; Weli and Adekunle Studies was carried out in December (dry season) [99].