ABSTRACT Pollution is the introduction of waste into the atmosphere making it impossible to make life onearth possible to sustain. Pollution is the introduction of a contaminant into the environment. Alot of anthropocentric activities have contributed to the gradual degradation of the ecosystem.However, they are measures that can bring sanity and recovery the wounded ecosystem. Incourse of this study, four research question were raised amo...
DETERMINATION OF ARSENIC, ANTIMONY, SELENIUM AND PHYSIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN GROUNDWATER WITHIN IBADAN METROPOLIS ONI TAIWO OLIWAFUNMILAYO TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Ground Water Quality Assessment 1 1.1.1 Significance of Water Quality Assessment1 1.2Groundwater Pollution 2 1.2.1 Sources of Water Pollution5 1.3Effects of Water Pollution 9 1.4Sources of Arsenic, Selenium, Antimony in Groundwater 10 1.4.1 Sources of arsenic...
ABSTRACT When solid waste is disposed of at landfills, it undergoes a combination of physical, chemical and microbial processes. These processes help to transform the waste into various water-soluble compounds termed (leachate) and transfer the pollutants from the refuse to the percolating water, leading to contamination of surrounding groundwater and surface water. Characterisations of the leachate originating from the Isale-Ijagba and Oke-Diya dumpsites (situated in Sagamu, Ogun State, Nig...