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CHAPTER ONE

• INTRODUCTION
  • BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The word pollution is as old as human race and human activities leads to pollution of the environment. In the early days of human existence, pollution was mainly from domestic activities but as time went on, urbanization crept in and pollution became a catastrophic problem that has an impending danger on the lives of plants, animals, human and our properties.

Industrial pollution is a global phenomenon, its occurrence across the globe is consistent and has almost become a daily affair in recent times. As desirable and necessary as industrial development was, it became an albatross not of itself but because of the lack of appropriate environmental protection policies to guide it.

In the developing and less industrialized nations the situation appears completely different, pollution are not necessary as much as they are in industrialized nation and as a result, efforts and struggles against industrial pollution appear to be in lowest ebb, while in some countries the struggles is just starting or about to start.

Industrial pollution is linked to the degradation of the natural environment impacts the environment in multiple ways and has grave consequences on human lives, health and properties. At the same time, it can adversely damage plants, kill animals, cause ecosystem imbalance and degrade the quality of life.

          Odogunyan Ikorodu is located along the Lagos lagoon and shares boundary with Ogun state. It covers a land area of 345km² (134.5sq mi). Ikorodu was only a traditional settlement by the Awori people (a sub-group of the Yoruba) which was a rural land use. The emergence of industries in Ikorodu in 1975 brought about the increase in population which led to urbanization and employment of staff by the industries. Properties were bought by individuals and construction of houses (residential), schools, hospital, clinic and roads by government took place. The massive number of people migrating to Ikorodu is also due to industrialization (which main objective is employment). Banks and local businesses established their branches and offices in Ikorodu.

The emergence of industries in Ikorodu has positively affected the area by turning it to an urban area with high population density  but has also affected the area negatively with its pollution. Industrial pollution has negatively affected the area by the decrease in property value when compared with areas outside the industrial layout in Ikorodu. Even though industries brought about economic growth and development, the industries impacted Ikorodu negatively. Factories spew smog and soot into the air and release toxic substance and chemicals directly into rivers and stream, resulting in increase air and water pollution as well as land degradation.

Properties in non-industrial area of Ikorodu has higher values than that of the industrial area. Industries have caused bad roads due to the heavy trucks that carry goods from the industries to the market for distribution. These roads are neither maintained nor repaired by the industries nor the government. Waste disposal has also affected property value due to most of the roads in Ikorodu are littered with materials from the industries (metal scraps, condemned Irons) which can lead to accidents by motor vehicles and brings about land degradation. Eroding of building, fading of house paints and corroding roofs are all effect of industrial pollution in the area.

Another example is the inappropriate land use planning. Properties in the area are not planned and not well sited. Smokes and industrial effluent are hazardous to both lives and properties in Ikorodu industrial area. Organic waste from industrial plant and inorganic waste from industrial discharge affects and causes water pollution.

Industrial pollution should be minimize by legislative measures, good accessibility or roads, good land planning, creation of semi-autonomous bodies to control the pollution.