CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (2010) depends on the environment as such a total of all surroundings of a living organism including natural forces and other living things which proceed conditions for development and growth as well as of danger and damage. The environment, therefore, is liberty the entity on which we all subsist and on which over endive agricultural and industrial development depend we occupy the biosphere a tin layer of land, air, and water on the surface of the plant the environment contains all the resources, both renewable and non-renewable that men will never need for survival on the plant.
Pollution is the introduction of contaminations into a natural environment that causes instability disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e physical systems or living organisms (from the Merriam Webster online dictionary http. // www Merriam Webster com/dictionary/pollution). Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy such as noise or light, pollutions, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants pollution D often classed as point source or nonparty source.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLE
Effect of pollution to man in his environment a case study of Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area in Edo State is about the diverse ways pollution his affected the people living in that location in Edo State due to urbanization, construction of industries lack of health education to enable them know the way to keep their environment clean. However, suggestions on possible ways of scaling the problems to enable the inhabitants of the area live in a healthy atmosphere were highlighted.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The objective of the study includes the following:
1 To examine the effects of pollution to man and his environment
2 To identify the various sources of pollution
3 To suggest solutions to pollution problem in the area of study
4 To define the term pollution
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study will create awareness on what pollution is all about it’s effect to man and his environment it will suggest possible ways on how to educate people on the control of pollution that bring ablaut pollution in the environment the study will also enlighten the populace on the dangers of pollution and also server as a reference to other researchers and the government
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTION
The following research questions were formulated for the study
1 Does the present of industries is residential area encourage pollution
2 Does traffic confection increase release of pollutions?
3 Does health education about the defers of pollution help to reduce pollution and its effect on men?
4 Does indiscriminate burning of bushes and refuse disposal cause pollution
5 Does urbanization cause increase in pollution?
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The scope of the study is Benin City and the proposed areas for the research are communities in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area in Edo State respondents will include residents at Oregbeni community Aduwawa community and Engaen community