THE ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE IN THE TRANS AMADI INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT AREA IN RIVERS STATE

Abstract

The relationship of man with the environment is necessarily symbiotic; the equilibrium between the two must be maintained at all cost. This study has been conducted to elaborate on the environmental and socioeconomic impacts that result from industrial hazardous waste due to indiscriminate dumping of waste. Trans Amadi industrial area was chosen as the study area and follows its waste from the resource generator up to the dumping of waste. The research followed many ways of collecting data and information to assess the impacts of industrial waste on the environment, which results in a series of harmful problems. The negative impact of environmental pollution accumulates and appears as a serious problem after many years if not properly managed, causing natural resources degradation such as surface and groundwater pollution, soil degradation due to accumulation of chemicals such (as zinc and manganese) and waste on surface and loss of vegetation cover. This also leads to air pollution, which increases respiratory disease in the area. Consequently, it results in human health deterioration and a decrease in income.