Effects Of Solid Wastes On The Quality Of Underground Water

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

(i) To know the physical, chemical and biological effect of solid wastes on underground water and determine the amount of wastes within the study areas.

(ii) To determine whether the water pollutions have dangerous effect on the people and animals in the areas of study environment.

1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

1. To prevent all individuals, relevant organizations, researchers from drinking underground water that is very closed to dumping areas in order to avoid deadly diseases.

2. To inform the people on the hazard and result of wastes on their health from drinking underground water especially those that are very close to the dumping areas in other to prevent untimely death.

3. To educate people on the negative effects of water pollution on health.

1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

In Osun State, South West of Nigeria with thirty local governments, only one town was explored by the researcher. The town is Ikirun in Ifelodun local government. Ikirun is centrally located in Osun north east division of Osun State with latitude 7 degree, 50 feet north of equator and longtitude 4 degree, 40 feet east of GreenWich meridian .It is bounded on the north by Inisa town in Odo-Oti local government area, on the south by Osogbo the Osun State capital to the east by Iragbiji town in Boripe local government, and to the West by Eko-Ende town also in Ifelodun local government. In this town different wells were examined both in dry season and rainy season especially those that are very close to the dumping areas. The difficulty encountered during the course of this project was my inabilities to perform some tests which are very expensive. This was due to the fact that it required  initial fund to carry them out. Examples of  such tests are aerobic and sulphate reducing bacteria test e.t.c.

1.6 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

There are some certain tests which should be performed, these are , Aerobic Test, Pathogen Screen Test, etc. But due to the time factor, money and some facilities which are needed but are not present at hand, these tests could not be carried by the researcher.

1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS

1. PERCOLATION: Percolation can be defined as the slow passage of a liquid through a filtrating medium. It is also known as the process of water seepage through the soil.

2. INFILTRATION: The process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.

3. LEACHATE: It is any liquid that in passing through matter, extracts, solutes, suspended solids or other components, of the material through which it has passed.

4. HAZARDOUS WASTES: These are wastes that poses  substantial or potential threats to public health or environments

5. AQUIFERS: These are underground layers of porous rocks or sand that allow the movement of water between layers of non-porous rocks (sand stone, gravel or fractured lime stone or granite).

6. WASTE PREVENTION: It is the method of eliminating waste at source and reducing the demand on natural or origin resources.

7. WASTE RE-USE: It is the method of using a waste product from one process as a raw material to form another. 

8. WASTE RECYCLES: This is the method of breaking down the waste items into raw material.