Potential environmental impact of household solid waste management in Nigeria: A case study of Ilorin Metropolis
| dc.contributor.author | Ajayi-Banji, A. A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ojeanelo, G | |
| dc.contributor.author | Adeniran, K. A | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-20T09:37:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-12-20T09:37:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Anthropogenic activity induced emissions have led to significantly increased environmental degradation. The greenhouse gas emissions generation rates are stimulated by technological innovations including solid waste management technologies. In this study, categorized household solid wastes from Ilorin metropolis were collected, sorted and weighed vis-a-vis population densities and income groups. The classifications are high income low density area (HILDA), High Income High Density Area (HIHDA), Low Income Low Density Area (LILDA) and Low Income High Density Area (LIHDA). Data were processed for potential emission generation from solid waste management technologies. Result shows that householders generate high food composition (25%) in comparison with other household refuse categories. Occupants’ lifestyle with respect to domestic waste composition is influenced by income level, as high income earners generated more disposables. Strong nexus exist between household income-population and all the technologies considered except composting. Order of emission generation rate per week from the waste management technologies is landfilling> anaerobic digestion> incineration> composting. Landfill technology produces the highest CO2 emission (0.0015- 0.65 KgCO2e/week) for all waste categories and HIHDA householders have the highest values while anaerobic digestion has the least emission equivalent (0.0 – 0.01 KgCO2e/week). High contributive waste management method to global warming should be replaced with environment-friendly techniques | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1519 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.subject | Environmental degradation | en_US |
| dc.subject | GHG | en_US |
| dc.subject | solid waste management technologies | en_US |
| dc.subject | life cycle assessment | en_US |
| dc.title | Potential environmental impact of household solid waste management in Nigeria: A case study of Ilorin Metropolis | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |