Health Implications of Industrial Waste in Metropolitan Area of Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract

Industrialisation had afforded man a high standard of living, solved many technological problems and consequently enhanced quality of life. Man's quest for industrialization has brought forth a pollution of the environment in various ways and degrees, depletion of natural resources and impairment of human health. The major objectives of the paper are to examine the profile of industrial waste in the study area, analyse the impact of improper disposal of industrial waste on the residential environments and examine critically psysio-chemical and analysis of well water. Survey research design was adopted. Both primary and secondary data were sourced in, which simple random sampling technique was adopted in selecting 225 residents living within 500m radius to the selected industries. The result shows that there was a significant association between disposal of industrial waste and health implication of the residents around the industrial area (x2=14.69, df=3, P<.001). Further analysis of sampled water revealed that the well water very close to industrial sources have presence of industrial residue and is not suitable for drinking.

The study concludes that all industries operating within industrial environ should as a matter of urgency, develop an effluent treatment mechanism necessary for treatment of industrial waste before discharging it into public drainage. Also, all industries should develop a more friendly relationship between them and the Landlords Association in their host communities towards provision of corporate social responsibility for the community that host them.