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Evaluation Of The Effect Of Land Scope On Soil Loss From Erosion Sites
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In Enugu
metropolis precisely, soil erosion has a focus on the human activities
as the primary cause of erosion, a good cover of vegetation, including
grass shields the soil from the impact of raindrops. It also binds the
soil together, making it more resistance to runoff and filters sediment.
A cover of vegetation is one of the best protections against erosion.
6.2 Objectives of the study
Specifically, the objectives of the study are
1)
To collect soil samples from two erosion sites in the Institute of
Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu namely, Campus I and III.
2) Selection of different rainfall intensities
3)
To determine the Plastic limit test, grain size analysis, moisture
content, shear strength, and soil conditioning test.
4) To determine the rate of soil loss in IMT campus I and III.
5) Relate land slope to erosion.
6.3 Justification of the Study
In
our country Nigeria today, erosion has spreaded generally through out
the nation and has been an environmental problem seriously causing
ecological problems by destroying lives and properties, Agricultural
land and social infrastructures. Outside the destruction of form land
through removal of top soil, houses, road, bridges, telecommunication,
electric power and railway lines are being washed away. Also, the
erosion of arable land is a threat to food productions and
agro-industrial raw materials. Erosion produces load of silts and other
particles which pollutes our inland water and cause siltation of dams,
reservoirs thereby reducing their storage capacity and useful life span
of structures. The pollution of water by silt is known to have caused
serious damage to our aquatic lives. Therefore urgent measures are
needed to control erosion in other to avoid termination of lives and
endangering structures.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Soil loss is as a result of detachment and transportation of soil particles from one place to another due to rainfall. The rate of soil erosion has been of great concern to the government and people of Enugu state as regards to farm land and environmental degradation. This work analyzed the soil samples collected from two erosion sites namely, IMT campus I and Campus III and the soil loss for the samples which is the mainstay of this project was determined using a rainfall simulator. It was obse ... Continue reading---
