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Research Article
Indiscriminate solid waste disposal and problems with water-polluted urban cities in Africa
Author(s): Augustine N. Ozoh, Blessing T. Longe, Victor Akpe and Ian E. Cock*
The high rate of illegal municipal solid waste disposal is alarming, as it is a global factor affecting the human environment. This applies to most developing countries without proper and active environmental protection laws and
Agencies to keep the environment safe. Science and technology have proven to be a lead factor towards high rise
of industrial modernization, urban growth and population increase, contributing to the adverse effect of refuse
disposal in most cities. African countries are considered to be more prone to such deteriorating environment, exposing
inhabitants to dangers of indiscriminate environmental waste. Nigeria at large is a country faced with such
environmental problems and this is partly because, Nigeria failed to adopt new methods of scientific innovation and
technology for waste management. More urban lands have been converted for building .. View More»
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