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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Assessment of the contribution of TEX air pollutants from Nigeria’s petroleum refineries to the ambient air quality: Part II

Ebenezer Leke Odekanle1 Department of Chemical and Mineral Resources Engineering, First Technical University, Ibadan, Oyo State, NigeriaView further author information
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Chinchong Blessing Bakut2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State, NigeriaView further author information
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Abiodun Paul Olalekan3 Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos state, NigeriaView further author information
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Roseline Oluwaseun Ogundokun4 Department of Computer Science, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara state, NigeriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2592-2824View further author information
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Charity O. Aremu5 Landmark University SDG 13 (Climate Action Research Group), Omu-Aran, Nigeria;6 Department of Crop Science, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, NigeriaView further author information
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Jacob Ademola Sonibare7 Department of Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University. Ile-Ife, NigeriaView further author information
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Oreoluwa Tabitha Akande8 Department of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle, United KingdomView further author information
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Adeniyi Tajudeen Olayanju9 Landmark University SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Research Group), Omu-Aran, Nigeria;10 Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, NigeriaView further author information
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Bamidele Sunday Fakinle5 Landmark University SDG 13 (Climate Action Research Group), Omu-Aran, Nigeria;9 Landmark University SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Research Group), Omu-Aran, Nigeria;2 Department of Chemical Engineering, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Harvey Arellano-Garcia11 Brandenburgische Technische Universitat Cottbus-Senftenberg, GERMANYView further author information
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Article: 1947007 | Received 26 Jan 2021, Accepted 19 Jun 2021, Published online: 26 Jul 2021

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