Occupational Medicine & Health Affairs
Open Access

Abstract

The problem posed by improper management of municipal solid wastes (MSW) is becoming alarming. The socio-economic and health impact assessment (SHIA) of MSW was carried out using questionnaires and interviews. Emerging results shows that out of 400 questionnaires were dispatched of which only 95.75% (379) were returned. Out of the respondents 42.22% (160) were female, while 57.78% (219) were male, with predominant age bracket in the ranged of 22-45 years. Marital status showed that 41.10% (163) are married, 48.11% are single, while 10.83% (43) are either divorced or separated. Survey of educational status of the respondents indicated 4.99% (17) had no formal education, 7.65% (29) had first school leaving certificates, 25.60% (97) had diploma and NCE, 19.52% (74) were university graduates, while 30.61% (116) and 12.14% (46) were postgraduate and advanced degrees holders, respectively. As at the time of this study US$1=N375, notwithstanding, 58% of the all respondents are either employed or self-employed. In terms of income earning, 23.93% earn less than Nigerian Naira 20,000; 29.00% earn between 20,000-29,999; 21.00% earn between 30,000-49.999, 15.37% earn between 50,000-99.999, while 10.83% earn above 100,000. Based on interviews from waste scavenger the most economical viable wastes are scrap metals and plastic/rubber. Unfortunately, there was no reported case of waste segregation, while only 32.75% bag their waste and have proper temporary waste containers, 9.82% throw their waste away, 4.53% bury their waste, 18.40% burn their waste, 34.51% use waste vendors. Predominant vectors associated with the waste are Cockroaches, rats and flies. Based on our finding we therefore urge Government to enact laws that will deter precarious management of waste, encourage waste recycling and segregation and provide waste treatment facilities in order to mitigate the adverse impacts posed by MSW streams. References 1.Angaye T C N, Abowei J F N (2017) Review on the Environmental Impacts of Municipal Solid Waste in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects. Greener Journal of Environmental Management and Public Safety; 6(2): 018-033. 2.Angaye T C N, Oyinke G N, Angaye W T, Orubina I A (2017) Control of malaria and schistosomiasis vectors using express seed Sap extracts of gmelina arborea. Asia Journal of Medical and Health Science Research; 2(1): 1-6.

Biography

Tariwari C N Angaye has completed his BSc and MSc degree in Biological Science and Environmental Biology, respectively from Niger Delta University, Nigeria. He is a currently pursuing his PhD from the Niger Delta University. His research interests include ecotoxicology, environmental safety, control of tropical vector-borne diseases and environmental impact assessment. He has published over 60 articles on both local and international journals.