Environmental and health hazards of residents domiciled around Africa’s largest landfill

Dada, Olanrewaju Timothy

doi:10.1080/09640568.2020.1835621

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“…Some benefits that could bolster a sense of place come from place dependence (livelihood). According to Dada (2020), place dependence develops when a place provides features that may support specific goals and desired activities. By meeting residents' needs, the coastal area allows them to reach their goals, and they consider it superior to other places.…”

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Variability of sense of place in Nigerian coastal communities

Dada

Ojo

Popoola

et al. 2021

Geographical Research

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This study gathered residents' perceptual data to explore the variability of sense of place in coastal communities in Lagos, Nigeria. A questionnaire was administered to respondents from one in every 10 buildings using a systematic random sampling technique. Each respondent (preferably the oldest family member) was surveyed in the chosen residential buildings. In total, 265 questionnaires were completed and submitted for analysis. The findings revealed that residents' satisfaction levels with living in a coastal community were directly and positively proportional to the coastline's distance. In addition to this insight, the residents' satisfaction levels during the dry season differed significantly from that shown during the wet season. The results indicated a significant spatiotemporal relationship between satisfaction with safety, maintenance of streets, vehicular circulation, traffic density, and recreational facilities, altogether with a sense of place. It was established that sense of place was, at times, spatially heterogeneous and showed seasonal variability in coastal communities of Nigeria.

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Variability of sense of place in Nigerian coastal communities

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Ojo

Popoola

et al. 2021

Geographical Research

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“…Olusosun is Africa's largest dumpsite and the fourthlargest globally (Dada, 2021). The dumpsite was initially situated on the outskirts of Lagos State, but it is now entirely within the state's center due to urban encroachment.…”

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“…The dumpsite was initially situated on the outskirts of Lagos State, but it is now entirely within the state's center due to urban encroachment. According to Dada (2021), it covers 43 hectares of land area and is 18 meters deep (Fig. 1 and 2).…”

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Socio-Economic, Health and Environmental Aspects of Child Waste Picking Activity at Africa's Largest Dumpsite

Taiwo¹,

Dada²,

Ayoola³

et al. 2022

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

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This study examined the social, economic, health, and environmental aspects of child waste picking at the Olusosun dumpsite in Lagos, Nigeria. A questionnaire was administered through the convenience sampling technique to 150 child waste pickers. Findings showed that recovering materials from the dumpsite involved physical energy and manually-operated rudimentary tools. A majority (62.0%) of the child waste pickers were males between 13 and 17 years (77.8%). The daily average income from their operation was N1 180 (N416.00 = $1.00). Although the child waste pickers were aware that waste picking exposed them to health and environmental hazards, they continued the operation for social and economic reasons. The study concluded by recommending a pragmatic regulatory framework for different actors' involvement, direct assistance program, and prohibition of children from engaging in waste picking, as well as educational policy measure to address the menace of child waste picking in Nigeria.

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“…The results of the research by Saleh et al, 2020 ) have shown that the environmental effects of the landfill in the operation phase are less than in the construction phase. An ANP hybrid multi-criteria decision-making technique can prioritize risks or aspects based on their importance (Dada, 2021 ; Fauzey et al, 2015 ). The ANP method forms a nonlinear network or system in cases where the interdependencies are two-way.…”

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Comparative analytical study of the results of environmental risk assessment of urban landfills approach: bowtie, network analysis techniques (ANP), TOPSIS (case study: Gilan Province)

Abdolkhaninezhad

Monavari

Khorasani

et al. 2022

Environ Monit Assess

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Most landfill projects run in a dynamic and complex environment; therefore, uncertainty and risk are inherent. To improve the performance and reduce the damage caused by waste, risk study and its management have become necessary in implementing landfill location projects. As a result of the biodegradation of organic matter in waste, landfills produce various materials such as leachate, and gas. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct environmental risk assessments so that the destructing factors and their effects on the environment can be identified, and subsequently, control and management solutions offered. In the present study, the author has identified the most critical risks of construction phases and operation of landfills in Gilan province, using the Analytic Network Process (ANP), Delphi, and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) techniques. According to the results, the environmental sector represents the highest risk in the construction and operation phases. Therefore, solutions for reducing or eliminating adverse outcomes have been proposed according to the bowtie method. Solutions to reduce or eliminate the adverse effects of leachate leakage from the landfill floor that causes pollution and infiltration into groundwater: installation of a conventional control system. Routing of landfill gases by passing soil filters at the highest points of landfills using the bowtie method is recommended. The results showed that anthropogenic activities related to sanitary landfilling of waste have greatly affected Gilan province in recent years.

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Environmental and health hazards of residents domiciled around Africa’s largest landfill

Cited by 7 publications

References 37 publications

Variability of sense of place in Nigerian coastal communities

Variability of sense of place in Nigerian coastal communities

Socio-Economic, Health and Environmental Aspects of Child Waste Picking Activity at Africa's Largest Dumpsite

Comparative analytical study of the results of environmental risk assessment of urban landfills approach: bowtie, network analysis techniques (ANP), TOPSIS (case study: Gilan Province)

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