BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: According to Roch man, Browne, in the year 2012 alone, it was estimated that about 280 million tons of plastic has been produced worldwide. From that amount, about 130 million tons of the plastics were land filled or recycled. Of the...

Background to the study: The fingerprint of human activity has been detected in the recently observed warming on global and continental scales (Christidis et al 2011: 1922). This was also confirmed by Riebeek (2007:1) when he said that scientists have evidenced t...

ABSTRACT: This research studied and analyzed Water Pollution, the causes, the effects, the sources, types and control of Water Pollution in the societies. Water pollution occurred when pollutants were discharged directly or indirectly into water bodies...

INTRODUCTION: During the last decade worldwide concern with global climate has highlighted the challenge faced by both industrialized and developing countries in maintaining a sustained process of development. Nigeria, like other developing countries, shares the need for fast eco...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Microorganisms are found virtually everywhere in the natural world, where they perform a wide variety of important tasks. Microorganisms like Halobacterium, which live in the Dead Sea, and Chlamydomonas nivalis, which is responsible for p...

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Background of the study: The generation and disposal of waste is an intrinsic part of any developing or industrial society. Waste, both from domestic and commercial sources has grown significantly in N...

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: In this era of information and communication technology, the use of electronics and computational resources has grown ex...

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Background to the Study: In most developed countries, subsistence has been directly or indirectly linked to agriculture. According to the Food and Agr...

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Background of the Study: The process of producing food requires resources, which could be natural or man-made resources. Natural resources include all the materials and forces that are supplied by natu...

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United  Nations (UN) is  an  international  organization  of  countries  created  to promote world peace and cooperation. The U...

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Petroleum has become the number one resource in the world because of its universality. All other resources are demanded in varying scales, but not petroleum. However the catch is that while demand increases, existing production of this pearl declines. In Nigeria, the problem ap...

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Climate change is a major global phenomenon, which is evidenced by alterations in rainfall distribution, rising of glacier, ocean water expansion, drought, and increased temperature, (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2013). According to the Wo...

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The importance of River Niger in the daily life of the people living along the bank of the river through which the river flows and its health implications make it imperative that thorough quality examination be conducted on the water. It is possible that flood...