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Environmental Assessment Of Industrial Water Pollution
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEMS
The
statement of the research problem basically includes how the area has
been affected by pollution and what has happened over the years
concerning pollution as regards standards and enforcement.
This is mainly due to:
v Lack of public authorities to take measures appropriate to their functions;
v Lack of proper implementation strategy and directives as regards laws relating to this;
v Lack of economic viable treatment technologies;
v Lack of effective monitoring control by regulatory bodies
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Inefficacy by the regulatory body for proper identification and
registration of industries which may be due to inadequacy of proper
collation of data
v Lack of awareness by the general public and industry owners.
1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES
Aim
The
study attempts to examine the environmental assessment of industrial
pollution in Ikeja and to evolve recommendations aimed at ameliorating
the situation.
Objectives
The objectives of this study include:
· To understand what laws say about sitting in industries and environmental protection and if they are being abided by.
· To identify the laws guarding against water pollution from industries and if they are being abided by.
· To identify the implementation strategies used by public authorities in effecting laws.
· To understand the effect these pollutants could have on the environment as a whole.
· To identify the amount of pollutants being disposed into water sources.
· To identify proper disposal of industrial waste.
1.4 JUSTIFICATION OF STUDY.
This
issue must be tackled because the common chemical pollutants harmful to
human health found in ground water due to industrial discharges are
chlorides, nitrates, heavy metals, and organic matter. The common health
problems caused by ground water pollution include miscarriage low birth
weight, birth defects and premature infant death. Adults and children
suffer from skin problems, eye irritation and neurological problems like
dizziness, seizures, fainting, etc. Surface water streams are also
affected by industrial effluents and organics. Most of the treated
industrial effluents are disinfected with chlorine which reach the
receiving bodies and react with organic compound to form chlorinated
organic. The presence of this compound in the water can cause cancer.
1.5 SCOPE OF STUDY
The
attention is to be focused on industrial pollution in Ikeja, an in
depth examination and analysis of the environmental assessment. Attempt
is made in this study to deal with its effect on the environment and the
people. The study will be limited in scope because attention will be
focused on water pollution as its reference point.
1.6 THE STUDY AREA
The
study area is Ikeja Lagos Nigeria is one of the most popular places
within the State. Lagos state has the largest population density of the
four most industrialized states in Nigeria (Lagos, Rivers, Kano and
Kaduna). It is also the state with the greatest concentration of
industries, with well over seven thousand medium and large-scale
industrial establishments. It is claimed that about 70-80% of the
manufacturing facilities operating within the medium and large-scale
industries are located there in. The major industrial estates in Lagos
are: Ikeja, Agidingbi, Amuwo Odofin (industrial), Apapa, Gbagada,
Iganmu, Ijora, Ilupeju, Matori, Ogba, Oregun, Oshodi/Isolo/Ilasamaja,
Surulere (light industrial) and Yaba (Arikawe, 2002; Akinsanya, 2003;
Ogungbuyi and Osho, 2005). Legend has it that, Ikeja was founded by an
Awori (A Yoruba tribe in south west Nigeria) hunter with first name
Akeja, after whom the area is named. To this day, many of Ikeja’s
residents are of Awori descent
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