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Volume 5, Issue 4 (Suppl) Occup Med Health Aff
ISSN: 2329-6879 OMHA, an open access journal Health Congress 2017
October 16-17, 2017
October 16-17, 2017 Dubai, UAE
12th World Congress on
Industrial Health, Healthcare and Medical Tourism
Socio-economic and health impact assessment of municipal solid waste in the Niger Delta: A case
study of Yenagoa Metropolis, Bayelsa State
Tariwari C N Angaye, Jasper F N Abowei and Chidinma Daokoru
Niger Delta University, Nigeria
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.
Tariwari C N Angaye et al., Occup Med Health Aff 2017, 5:4 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2329-6879-C1-038