Environmental assessment of Ogoniland
By: UNEP
Publisher: United Nations Environment Programme
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Nairobi, Kenya
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9789280731309
Subjects: Environmental conditions; Petroleum industry and trade; Environmental impact analysis; Oil pollution of water; Oil pollution of soils
Description: Concerns over petroleum-related contamination have been at the heart of social unrest in Ogoniland, a kingdom in Rivers State, Nigeria. Although oil industry operations were suspended in 1993, widespread contamination remains. UNEP was asked to conduct an independent study to determine the environmental and public health impacts and options for remediation.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-244).
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Introduction; title: Ch. 2. Background to environmental degradation in Ogoniland; title: Ch. 3. Objectives, scope and methodologies; title: Ch. 4. Assessment of contaminated soil and groundwater; title: Ch. 5. Assessment of vegetation, aquatic and public health issues; title: Ch. 6. Recommendations; title: Ch. 7. Ongoniland's path to sustainability.