%0 Book %A Isma Younes %A Muhammad Shafiq %A Fouzia Shafiq %D 2015 %C Hamburg, Germany %I Anchor Academic Publishing %@ 9783954899043 %T Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to study the concentration of major air pollutants in Lahore City of Pakistan %U https://m.anchor-publishing.com/document/294741 %X Lahore city is very highly polluted. The major causes of which are alarmingly increasing number of motor vehicles and a large number of industries. The research highlights the spatio-temporal patterns of sample pollutants including Sulfur dioxide, Oxides of Nitrogen, Carbon monoxide Ozone, and Particulate matter. The concentrations of these pollutants have been monitored at ten sample sites in the city. The effects of increasing air pollution on population of study area have been studied using questionnaire techniques. %K Pollution, Lahore City, Industry, Air pollution monitoring, Spatial Pattern, Geographical Information System, Spatial Analysis, Air pollution effect %G English