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IMPACF OF WASTE DISPOSAL PRACTICES ON SURFACE AND GRAND WATER IN UMUNNACHI DUNUCOFIA L.G.A ANAMBRA METROPOLIS

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Abstract

This study, the impact of waste and refuse disposal practice to surface and ground water in Ummunnachi town Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State Nigeria is aimed at investigation water borne diseases between children and adult in Umunnachi town. The study was a survey research deisgn,data were collected from two hundred people randomly selected from Mgduke, Umueze, Nkwelle, Ozzuh and Nagbana villages,the research formulates four purposes of the study and four corresponding research questions. Data collection were compiled, analyzed using descriptive statistic and shown in tables and percentages. The result of the analysis shows that waste and refuse disposal to surface and ground water Has a harmful and dangerous impact to human health. These leads to increase on water borne diseases which causes dysentery, diarrhea and other diseases to children and adult, the loss of body fluid through dysentery and diarrhea increases the mortality rate of both adult and children not on

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study

Impact of waste and refuse disposal practice in surface and ground water is usually brought about by the addiction of waste products of human activities and animal feces are presented to the environment around sub-ground water or borehole, surface water, ground water and in the community as well. Addiction of waste and refuse to surface and ground water brings about the infections of water borne diseases to the community through drinking of contaminated water, washing hand before meal with contaminated water and also kitchen utensils. Water borne disease like dysentery has harmful impact on children growth(child health 2017) although dysentery/diarrhea disease is usually less harmful to adults than to children.

 

It can also affect the country economy by reducing the health of its work force (child health,2017). These patents are always treated with expensive intravenous fluid and in effective drug. water borne disease are associated with bacterial, viral, or parasitic infection is the most common infectious illness experienced by millions of children in developing countries and the major cause of disease in international travelers.

 

According to world health organization (WHO2001), 16 million death were due to infection disease in 1997 of these death, dysentery and diarrhea accounted for over 3million. Globally, seven children die of dehydration cause by dysentery and diarrhea every minute mainly due to poor quality drinking water and malnutrition, which still affects the majority of the world population.