Municipal Waste Dump Sites In Umuahia North Local Government Area And Their Pollution Of The Environment:- Maduka, Oluchi G.
ABSTRACT
This study focused
on municipal waste dump sites in Umuahia North Local Government Area.
Environmental samples (soil and water) were analyzed to determine the
concentration and content of various pollutants (heavy metals), using the
multiple nutrient wet-digestion method. A descriptive questionnaire was used to
obtain information on the health states of the people living around the
municipal waste dump sites. Soil sample from the dump were obtained from four
(4) dump sites viz; Health centre by Golden Guinea Road, Umuahia main dump site
Eket Street and were compared to samples taken from Agbama Housing Estate which
is a residential area on the outskirt of the Local Government Area. It was
found out that there are many heavy metals at the dump sites, resulting to the
pollution of the environment ofthe area.
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MADUKA, G (2023). Municipal Waste Dump Sites In Umuahia North Local Government Area And Their Pollution Of The Environment:- Maduka, Oluchi G.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Apr 28, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/municipal-waste-dump-sites-in-umuahia-north-local-government-area-and-their-pollution-of-the-environment-maduka-oluchi-g-7-2
GRACE, MADUKA. "Municipal Waste Dump Sites In Umuahia North Local Government Area And Their Pollution Of The Environment:- Maduka, Oluchi G." Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 22 Nov. 2023, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/municipal-waste-dump-sites-in-umuahia-north-local-government-area-and-their-pollution-of-the-environment-maduka-oluchi-g-7-2. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
GRACE, MADUKA. "Municipal Waste Dump Sites In Umuahia North Local Government Area And Their Pollution Of The Environment:- Maduka, Oluchi G.". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 22 Nov. 2023. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/municipal-waste-dump-sites-in-umuahia-north-local-government-area-and-their-pollution-of-the-environment-maduka-oluchi-g-7-2 >.
GRACE, MADUKA. "Municipal Waste Dump Sites In Umuahia North Local Government Area And Their Pollution Of The Environment:- Maduka, Oluchi G." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2023). Accessed 28 Apr. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/municipal-waste-dump-sites-in-umuahia-north-local-government-area-and-their-pollution-of-the-environment-maduka-oluchi-g-7-2