Abstract
Industrial waste constituted a serious threat to the wellbeing of urban dwellers. While researches have focused more on solid waste of various forms that of chemical effluent waste has not been adequately researched in the literature. This study therefore, examined the effects of PZ chemical waste on water quality and household health challenges in Odogunyan community, Ikorodu, Lagos state Nigeria. Using Survey research design, both primary and secondary data were sourced. A purposive multi stage sampling technique was adopted for the study. A buffer zone within the 400metres radius from PZ Cussons Plc. was made. Consequently, a household head in all the houses within the 400metres were picked while 244 residential houses (70%) out of 348 sample frame were randomly selected for questionnaire administration. Variables investigated included socio-economic characteristics, perceived effects of the industry’s’ chemical waste on water quality. Also, six water samples from six well around PZ Cussons Plc were taken for laboratory test. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data at p value =0.05. Study revealed that female were 57.4% while frequency of sickness within two weeks ranged from twice 20.7% and trice 24.9 %, while the nature of sickness included diarrhoea (22.8%) dysentery (33.1%) and typhoid (28/7%). Qualitative analysis revealed a non-compliance with WHO water quality standard (E. coli content above 0). It was concluded that well water around PZ Cussons are dangerous for human consumption. Therefore, PZ Cussons Plc. should conduct an adequate chemical waste treatment before its discharge into the public carnal.
Key Words: Chemical waste, PZ Cussons, Ikorodu, Water consumption
Comments: no replies