Industries represent human activities, and they are the most veritable sources of generation of pollutants into the environment. Efforts geared towards the control of pollution… Read More »Industrial Methods for Pollution Control
Institutions established to cater for the control of pollution in the environment are very useful instruments for the prevention and control of pollution. In Nigeria… Read More »Institutional Arrangement for Pollution Control
It was the industrial revolution that gave birth to environmental pollution as we know it today. The emergence of great factories and consumption of immense… Read More »Definition, Forms and Sources of Pollution Abatement and Control
The studies of the economic losses resulting from pollution are very valuable instruments in policy decisions making in the control of pollution. Since there are… Read More »The Economic Losses Resulting from Pollution
Policy and legislation are the backbone of any project implementation in the society. Policies will usually give the direction and the main thrust of a… Read More »Policy and Legislation Measures on Pollution Control
An ecosystem is a specialized community, including all the component organisms, that forms an interacting system, for example, a marsh. An environment is the totality… Read More »Impact of Pollutants on the Ecosystem
Water-borne diseases are infectious diseases spread primarily through contaminated water. Though these diseases are spread either directly or through flies or filth, water is the… Read More »Water-borne Diseases, Causes, and Preventive Measures
Pollution has negative impact on human health. The impacts represent the aggregate of concerns in all the types of pollution affecting human societies in their… Read More »Impact of Pollutants/Pollution on Human Health
Human activities have resulted in large-scale changes in nutrient cycles. Human activities produce some effects on the nutrient cycles. Five input and five nutrient output… Read More »What is the Human Impacts on Nutrient Cycles?
Human activities are largely incriminated for environmental pollution everywhere in the world. These activities range from agriculture, mining, industries to construction and poor state of… Read More »Anthropogenic Sources of Pollution
When we are predisposed to situations of pollution certain traits or factors in us and the period of time and concentration of the pollutant in… Read More »The Concept of Exposure Pattern
Chemicals, most of which may be described as pollutants, have become a part of our life, sustaining many of our activities, preventing and controlling diseases,… Read More »Methods of Monitoring Pollutants and Contaminants
The problems facing the environment are vast and diverse. Human activities range from agriculture, mining, industries to construction and poor state of waste management. All… Read More »Natural Sources of Pollution
Pollution threatens the fundamental life support system of our dear earth (water, Air, and soil). This development underscores the significance of pollution control in Environmental… Read More »Concept and Definition of Pollution
Food is very important to our lives. It provides the necessary nutrients we require to keep life moving on. The foods we eat are produced… Read More »Food Contamination/Pollution and Sources of Food Contamination
Before we go into the classifications of pollutants, let’s first understand the meaning of a pollutant. A pollutant is a substance or energy introduced into… Read More »Types and Classifications of Pollutants
Pollutants in a given medium are present in both quantity and quality and the space and time they are present all determine the risk factor… Read More »Assessment of Pollutants and Risk Assessment in Public Health
In most developing countries, noise pollution is on the increase because of industrialization, increasing traffic, population and urbanization. Many city centres of urban areas are… Read More »Noise Pollution: Concept, Sources, Effects, and Control Measures
