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The Effects of Socio-Economic Activities on River Ethiope

Journal of Sustainable Society

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Title The Effects of Socio-Economic Activities on River Ethiope
 
Creator Okumagba, P. O; Department of Sociology and Psychology, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Ozabor, F; Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Delta State University,Abraka, Nigeria
 
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Pollution, Cyanide, River
 
Description This paper is on the effects of socio-economic activities on River Ethiope. The paper focused on how socio-economic activities affect Ethiope River quality and its usability, with a view to proffering solutions to the effects of socio-economic on the river. To achieve this, 200 questionnaires were randomly administered on respondents in the area. To ascertain if there was a difference in the sources of pollution both in the urban and in the rural area along the river channel, the paired ‘t’ test was used. The results however reveals, socio-economic activities (cassava processing, cloth washing, discharge of sewage waste by the various resort centres on the river, etc) significantly affect the river quality; while the paired ‘t’ test result showed that the sources of the river pollution does not vary both in the urban and in the rural area (table value 1.943>calculated value 1.596). It was however, recommended that; public awareness on the effects of polluted water should be carried out by both the government and NGO’s; alternative sources of water be developed in the area for agricultural and industrial uses; the activities of the various resort centres and people living in the area should be monitored by the ministry of health so as to punish offenders.
 
Publisher World Scholars
 
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Date 2014-04-14
 
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Identifier http://wscholars.com/index.php/jss/article/view/528
10.11634/216825851403528
 
Source Journal of Sustainable Society; Vol 3, No 1 (2014); 1-6
 
Language en
 
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