Awareness of environmental hazards of black soot induced by illegal oil refiners in Aleto Community in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State

Abstract

This study was carried out on black soot pollution induced by illegal oil refiners in Aleto Community in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State. To achieve the aim of this study, three objectives were formulated. Descriptive research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprises of all members of Aleto community, and a sample size of 260 respondents was selected from the total population. A structured questionnaire was used were used for the study. Data collected were analyzed using frequency tables and percentage. Results from findings showed that the attitude of the people in Aleto contributed to black soot pollution to the environment Hence, the researcher recommended that environmental impact assessment should be carried out before any development in order to prevent the occurrence of black soot, also sensitization and education of the public on the dangers of some of the activities on the environment by government and non-governmental agencies should be carried out.