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The Effect Of Refused Disposal On Human Health In Nigeria
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1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Waste
and wastes are unwanted or unusable materials. Waste is any substance
which is discarded after primary use, or it is worthless, defective and
of no use. Examples include municipal, solidn waste (household
trash/refuse), hazardous waste, waste water (such as sewage which
contains bodily wastes (feaces and urine and surface run-off),
radioactive waste and others.
WASTE MANAGEMENT
The collection,
transportation, and disposal of garbage, sewage, and other waste
products. Waste management encompasses management of all processes and
resources for proper handling of waste materials, from maintenance of
waste transport trucks and dumping facilities to compliance with health
codes and environmental regulations.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
This
is the combination of all actions taken to reduce the impact of human
activities on theenvironment; such actions are specifically geared
towards sustainable development.Sustainable development can be describes
as a form of development that is able to meet theneeds of the present
generation without compromising the ability of future generations tomeet
their own needs.
ENVIRONMENT
The word “environment†is of French
origin “environnerâ€, meaning to encircle or surround.(Webster, 2015)
defined the environment as the conditions that surround someone
orsomething: the conditions and influences that affect the growth,
health, progress, etc., ofsomeone or something.These are the very things
we depend upon on a daily basis e.g. water, food, market,
industries,air, plants, and animals etc, the environment is a complexly
interwoven system of ecologywhere a simple or drastic change in one
aspect can emphatically or continually affect otheraspects.
BAYELSA YENAGOA METROPOLIS
Yenagoa
is the capital city of Bayelsa state, located in the southern part of
Nigeria. Thegrowing metropolis is one off the eight (8) local government
areas within the state.
1.8 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDIES
This research work is organized in five chapters, for easy understanding, as follows
Chapter
one is concern with the introduction, which consist of the (overview,
of the study), statement of problem, objectives of the study, research
question, significance or the study, research methodology, definition of
terms and historical background of the study. Chapter two highlight the
theoretical framework on which the study its based, thus the review of
related literature. Chapter three deals on the research design and
methodology adopted in the study. Chapter four concentrate on the data
collection and analysis and presentation of finding. Chapter five gives
summary, conclusion, and recommendations made of the study.
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