The impact of gas flaring and venting in Nigeria and management options: a case study of oil producing areas

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dc.contributor.authorAyejuyo, O.O
dc.contributor.authorBiobaku, C.B
dc.contributor.authorOsundiya, M.O
dc.contributor.authorAchadu, O.J
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-26T09:22:13Z
dc.date.available2019-09-26T09:22:13Z
dc.date.issued2014-02-03
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study assesses gas flaring and venting impacts in some oil producing areas in the Niger-Delta of Nigeria. The research instrument adopted for this study was the questionnaire survey and laboratory analysis, both microbiological and physico-chemical. The analysis of the data was done using simple descriptive analysis of frequency distribution of the relevant statistical information, supplemented by Chi-Square (X2) statistical method. Soil samples obtained from selected flare sites were analyzed and they indicated a negative impact on the microbial content of the soil. Rain water samples collected from different locations at different times and analyzed revealed a significant level of acidity (4.5-6.9) which causes damage to property and affect crops yield. Nitrates produced by the gas flare which varied from 0.12 to 0.47 mg/L result in the production of dilute nitric acid which is also corrosive. A survey carried out in this study revealed that the majority of Nigerians believe that gas flaring and venting has negatively impacted human health and the environment mainly in the oil producing areas.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlusegun, A. O., Babajide, B. C., Olubunmi, O. M., & John, A. O. (2014). The impact of gas flaring and venting in Nigeria and management options: a case study of oil producing areasen_US
dc.identifier.issn2220-6663
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6139
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES)en_US
dc.subjectGas flaringen_US
dc.subjectVentingen_US
dc.subjectMicrobiologicalen_US
dc.subjectPhysico-chemical analysisen_US
dc.subjectNiger-deltaen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Chemistryen_US
dc.titleThe impact of gas flaring and venting in Nigeria and management options: a case study of oil producing areasen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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