EFFECT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE ON THE QUALITY OF SOIL (A CASE STUDY OF BENEKUKU DUMPSITE)
Abstract
population growth, industrialization and technological changes and patterns have
increased industrial waste, challenges, work environmental administration and
management strategies. In developing countries; large amount of waste, are
dumped daily in open dumping site without proper management. Urban industries,
agricultural activities, hospitals, household and market activities in Delta city
generates immense industrial waste daily. To take care of these, the state
government provided a site in 1992 at Benekuku for disposing and managing the
wastes. However the standards of the dumpsite and the management strategies fall
short of environmentally accepted standards. Expectedly, the soil quality and
aesthetic appearance of the entire area has been grossly affected. The interest in
this project / study is to assess the quality of the soil in the dumpsite in terms of its
functional ability of the soil to support the eco-System. Six heavy metal considered
to be hazardous to human and environmental health were chosen for analysis.
These include Lead, Cadmium Copper; Iron, Manganese and Nickel.
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