Research Article
Spatial Extent and Distribution of Ambient Airborne Particulate Matter (PM2.5) in Selected Land Use Sites in Nairobi, Kenya
Table 1
Description of the location of the selected sites, sampling site codes, and prevailing land use according to the Nairobi zonal map.
| Site name | Code | Latitude | Longitude | Description |
| Viwandani | KCI | −1.3086 | 36.8737 | Main industrial area | Mathare | KCM | −1.2617 | 36.8561 | High-density residential flats (informal settlement) | Nairobi CBD | KCC | −1.2823 | 36.8310 | Commercial/residential/light industry | Karura | KCF | −1.2470 | 36.8417 | Park/forest/recreation | Lucky Summer | KCL | −1.2383 | 36.9019 | Residential mixed development/industrial | Allsops | KCA | −1.2455 | 36.8681 | Low-density residential (site was 15 m away from Thika Superhighway) | Kahawa | KCK | −1.1943 | 36.9181 | Agricultural, residential mixed development | University of Nairobi | KCU | −1.2794 | 36.8163 | Location of the Andersen Dichotomous impactor, mounted 17 m above the ground level |
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