Implementing contaminated land remediation in Nigeria: Insights from the Ogoni remediation project
In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 115, S. 106051
ISSN: 0264-8377
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In: Land use policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use, Band 115, S. 106051
ISSN: 0264-8377
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 26, Heft 22, S. 22407-22420
ISSN: 1614-7499
In: STOTEN-D-22-01500
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In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 31, Heft 17, S. 25671-25687
ISSN: 1614-7499
AbstractThis study documents the socio-economic baselines in selected oil-impacted communities prior to the commencement of the Ogoni clean-up and restoration project. Adopting mixed approach consisting of semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions (FGDs), key informant interviews (KIIs), and household surveys, we surveyed the pre-remediation socio-economic conditions in the Ogoniland communities between July 2018 and March 2019. Results indicated that almost all respondents (99.6%) agreed that the smell of petroleum products or crude oil was evident in the air they breathed even as there were visible black particles (soot) in the respondents' nostrils, on their clothes, and in water. The respondents described the ambient air as smoky and choked with an offensive smell. The household waters were smelly, brownish, or oily, and most respondents (76%) cannot afford to treat their water. Forty-two percent of the respondents who relied on fishing and farming for a living sought for alternative means of subsistence and acknowledged that oil pollution caused stunted growth and low crop yield. The majority of respondents (91%) reported falling fish catches, while the fish caught smell and taste of oil, lowering their market value and posing a potential health risk to consumers. It is evident that oil pollution has impacted the socio-ecological values and sustainable livelihood in Ogoniland. This study provides baseline data for monitoring post-remediation socio-economic improvements in Ogoniland. It also highlights areas of urgent intervention to improve livelihood, and access to basic amenities (e.g., potable drinking water), waste management infrastructure, and statutory policy changes for sustainable development in Ogoniland.
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 30, Heft 14, S. 39451-39473
ISSN: 1614-7499