Effect of Pollution to the Society It’s Causes and Effects
CHAPTER ONE
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The objectives of the study are;
- To ascertain the effect of pollution to society
- To find out the causes of pollution to society
- To find the remedy of pollution to our society
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
ENVIRONMENT
According to Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) Act of 1990, under section 38 a very lucid definition of environment was given as thus: ‘Environment includes water, air, land and all plants and human beings and/or animals living there in and the interrelationships which exist among these or any of them.’’ Thus, ‘’environment’’ comprises land, air, water and all the physical structures surrounding us. Therefore Environment can be rightly referred in a general sense to as the totality of space, time and socio-cultural settings of man and other living organisms therein. Environmental Pollution is any discharge of material or energy into water, land, or air that causes or may cause acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term) detriment to the Earth’s ecological balance or that lowers the quality of life. Pollutants may cause primary damage, with direct identifiable impact on the environment, or secondary damage in the form of minor perturbations in the delicate balance of the biological food web that are detectable only over long time periods. The industrialization of our society, the introduction of motorized vehicles, and the explosion of the human population, have caused an exponential growth in the production of goods and services. Coupled with this growth has been a tremendous increase in waste byproducts. The indiscriminate discharge of untreated industrial and domestic wastes into waterways, the spewing of thousands of tons of particulates and airborne gases into the atmosphere, the “throwaway” attitude toward solid wastes, and the use of newly developed chemicals without considering potential consequences have resulted in a lot of environmental disasters throughout the world. Environmental pollution usually occurs as a result of energy conversions and the use of resources which leaves their by-products behind in water, soil or air. Technology has begun to solve some pollution problems, and public awareness of the extent of pollution will eventually make government bodies to be more proactive rather than reactive and also undertake more effective environmental planning and adopt more effective antipollution measures.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to effect of pollution to the society it’s causes and effect
- Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
Primary source and Secondary source
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain the effect of pollution to the society it’s causes and effect
In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of the effect of pollution to the society it’s causes and effect
Summary
This study was on the effect of pollution to the society it’s causes and effect. Three objectives were raised which included; To ascertain the effect of pollution to society, to find out the causes of pollution to society and to find the remedy of pollution to our society. In line with these objectives, four research hypotheses were formulated and four null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 residents of Enugu, Enugu state was selected randomly. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made up civil servants, businessmen, youths and students were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies.
Conclusion
Environmental pollution is a challenge in most developed societies of the world; contemporary societies of Africa and Nigeria in particular also grapple with the problems of environmental pollution and are seeking ways to tackle it. This contemporary issue has a negative ripple effect on the health and socio-economic well-being of Nigerian people and as a result has necessitated an interdisciplinary discourse in order to jointly solve this nagging problem. Nigeria has no data base on pollution in general. In order to manage waste and curb Environmental pollution in Nigeria, a thorough study should be carried out in order to ascertain the level of pollution in our environment, its causes and effects. Since the problem of Environmental pollution is diverse in nature, this study will involve professionals from all walks of life (Engineering, Sciences, Humanities, Arts and Business management).
Recommendation
A lot of awareness can be created about pollution, a great awareness is already there in urban society (in large cities) on pollution, but we cannot effectively control pollution in the absence of authentic data about air pollution, water pollution, water treatment, industrial effluents, sewage management, land and pesticides pollution or abatement of noise pollution. Such measures can be effective only if we have reliable data on exact levels of pollution. Such reliable data can be obtained by monitoring of environmental pollution at site. The knowledge of levels of pollution will enable us to use and adopt effective, reliable and economic measures for their control.
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