This paper presents the environmental health risks associated with indiscriminate dumping
of solid waste in Lekwa Local Municipality. Structured observations were used to collect data …

Indiscriminate disposal of solid waste in dumpsites located within urban areas has proved to
be a problem to nearby residents in most developing cities of the world, Umuahia is no …

The rapid growth of urban centres of developing countries has created challenging
problems in waste management. This problem is exacerbated by resource constraints …

Population growths in urban centers in Nigeria have significantly increased the generation
of wastes in urban areas. Inadequate waste services have led to illegal burning and …

Compared to those in developed countries, residents in developing countries like Nigeria,
especially the urban poor in Benin City, are more severely impacted by unsustainably …

Most developing countries grapple with management of solid waste and environmental
health risks associated within sanitary conditions. Indiscriminate dumping of household and …

This study is geared at investigating the environmental and health effect of waste
management in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of Rivers State. The target is, to …

Abstract Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) disposes an average of 800 MT/day. Generally,
the practice of disposing solid waste is open dumping and burning, which creates …

Open uncontrolled solid waste disposal has become prevalent in Nigeria due to economic
limitations, inefficient organizational frameworks, inappropriate technology, unplanned …

Rapid development and population growth have led to a surge in waste generation.
Noncompliance with best practices for environmental waste disposal has led to escalating …