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creators_name: Ezechi, E.H.
creators_name: Nwabuko, C.G.
creators_name: Enyinnaya, O.C.
creators_name: Babington, C.J.
title: Municipal solid waste management in Aba, Nigeria: Challenges and prospects
ispublished: pub
keywords: Composting; Incineration; Solid wastes; Waste disposal; Waste incineration; Waste management, Critical problems; Environmental deterioration; Environmental safety; Landfilling; Management IS; Nigeria; Waste management practices, Municipal solid waste
note: cited By 26
abstract: Solid waste disposal and management is a critical problem in Nigeria. Annually, a huge quantity of municipal solid waste is generated in Aba. Municipal solid waste disposal in Aba poses severe challenge to environmental safety, public health and welfare of citizens. The situation is made worse by the indiscriminate dumping of refuse at roadsides, streets, waterways and empty lands. The impact of this waste management practice in Aba is environmental deterioration. Efforts to improve waste management in Aba have not recorded significant success. This paper therefore aims to highlight the challenges facing the waste management sector in Aba and proffer solutions on how to improve the sector. © 2017 Korean Society of Environmental Engineers.
date: 2017
publisher: Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85030177070&doi=10.4491%2feer.2017.100&partnerID=40&md5=dad9508a061055d60fcb2f64c3375d7a
id_number: 10.4491/eer.2017.100
full_text_status: none
publication: Environmental Engineering Research
volume: 22
number: 3
pagerange: 231-236
refereed: TRUE
issn: 12261025
citation:   Ezechi, E.H. and Nwabuko, C.G. and Enyinnaya, O.C. and Babington, C.J.  (2017) Municipal solid waste management in Aba, Nigeria: Challenges and prospects.  Environmental Engineering Research, 22 (3).  pp. 231-236.  ISSN 12261025