A REVIEW ON THE IMPLICATION OF ILLEGAL WASTE DUMPS ON SOIL AND CROPS

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2019-03-11

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department of envaronmental managment, nasarawa state university keffi

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The disposal of waste is worldwide problems that continue to grow with industrial and technological revolutions, human practices and increase in human population. This research work titled A review on the implications of illegal waste dumps on soil and crops was carried out to bring to the light the potential danger associated with the refuse dumpsite on soil and crops and also to create awareness on the health implications. The aim of the study is to examine the health implications of illegal dumpsite. Secondary data was employed for these works which were obtained from relevant published articles like journals, seminal papers, government publications etc. Descriptive method of data analysis was used for this dissertation. Results indicated that illegal dumping is on the rise and is increasingly becoming a problem because it hinder the objective of keeping the environment clean and have serious impacts on soil and quality of plants produced. The study further show that indiscriminate dumping of waste around residential and commercial areas could pose health hazard to residents and other ecological sensitive areas such as soil, and streams. It is also recommended that indiscriminate disposal of waste on dumpsite should be discouraged through awareness campaign. Keywords: Indiscriminate, crops, soil, ecological, campaign.

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PGD. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT