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Percevied Effects Of Polluted Surface Water On The Health Of The Residents
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1.6 Significance of the study
The
study will be of immense benefit to the health workers, local government
administrators, industries and residents of Ado-Odo/Ota local
government in a bid to fashion out ways of preventing health hazards
caused as a result of surface water pollution.
The study will serve
as source of information to the management of industries on the negative
effect of their waste products on aquatic lives.
Provide policy
makers in communistic health information on the lives between industrial
waste management and the health of the resident.
1.7 Limitations of the study
The following limitations were encountered in the research study:
1. The result of this study cannot be generalized to all residents of Ado-Odo/Ota local Government.
2. Some of the respondent are illiterate, the researcher make use of research assistant who read, interpret for such individual.
1.8 Delimitation of the study
1.
The scope of this study were restricted to health issues in area,
problems resulting from the industrial waste products from industries
2.
The study were delimited to variables such as industrial waste, surface
water pollution and the health of the residents of Ado-Odo/ota local
government Area
3. Descriptive survey research method
4. The use of self developed questionnaire only as the research instrument
5. Sampling techniques(purposive 600 participants)
6. The use of three research assistants
7.
Frequency counts and percentages for demographic data, while
inferential statistics of chi-square for hypotheses testing at 0.05
alpha level.
1.9 Operational definition of terms
Aquatic Animals: Are the animals living in the stream and rivers of Ado-odo/ota
Fauna: Are all the animals living in the river ogbe, owode stream, for a particular period
Health: is being in an optimal level of wellness of the resident in Ado-odo/ota
Industry: Are the product manufacturing companies in the locality
Industrial
waste: refers to the solid, liquid and gaseous emissions, residual and
unwanted wastes from an industrial operation.
Organism: is a living thing, living in or out of water which are extremely small.
Perceived: is the level of awareness in the people of the community
Pollution: Are the chemicals, waste or oil spills that find their ways into river to make it unsafe for community utility.
Surface water: Are the rivers, stream in Ado-odo ota local government.
Water pollution: is the process of making the rivers in Ado-odo ota local government area unclean or harmful for consumption.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study focused on the effect of polluted surface water on the health of the resident in Ado-Odo/Ota local government Area. Water quality is an essential ingredient of healthy and productive life, but due to rapid industrialization and population explosion, surface waters which have been pure in the year’s backs are no more pure. Improper waste management is seen as a clog to the wheel of progress in terms of water quality. This study was carried out to determine the effects of polluted ... Continue reading---
