2013
DOI: 10.5539/jgg.v5n4p83
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Assessment of Domestic Wastewater Disposal in Some Selected Wards of Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria

Abstract: This study evaluates domestic wastewater disposal in some selected wards of urban Maiduguri. The unprecedented population growth in Maiduguri generally is directly proportional to its demand for water supply for both domestic and industrial needs. Consequently the more water is consumed, the more its waste is generated. This in turn encourages its indiscriminate disposal particularly in an environment with poor drainage system such as most parts of Maiduguri urban area. It is against this background that the s… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1

Citation Types

0
1
0

Year Published

2016
2016
2019
2019

Publication Types

Select...
2

Relationship

0
2

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 2 publications
(1 citation statement)
references
References 1 publication
0
1
0
Order By: Relevance
“…68% of evolutive housing discharged domestic wastewater into the street, compared to 6% of residential housing. Generally, there are no sewer systems or poorly constructed sewer systems in small cities of sub-Saharan Africa [18]. Inhabitants of evolutive housing do not designate sewage systems, while those in residential housing, 35%, of economic housing and 10% of evolutive housing use the public storm water drains to dispose of wastewater.…”
Section: Domestic Wastewater Collection and Disposal At Household Levelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…68% of evolutive housing discharged domestic wastewater into the street, compared to 6% of residential housing. Generally, there are no sewer systems or poorly constructed sewer systems in small cities of sub-Saharan Africa [18]. Inhabitants of evolutive housing do not designate sewage systems, while those in residential housing, 35%, of economic housing and 10% of evolutive housing use the public storm water drains to dispose of wastewater.…”
Section: Domestic Wastewater Collection and Disposal At Household Levelmentioning
confidence: 99%