Health risks from environmental degradation in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

J Adekola, M Fischbacher-Smith… - … and Planning C …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
… consequences of environmental degradation remain unabated in oil producing communities.
This paper evaluates health risk communication in the oil rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria. …

[PDF][PDF] Environmental pollution and associated health hazards to host communities (Case study: Niger delta region of Nigeria)

AN Nnaemeka - Central Asian Journal of Environmental Science …, 2020 - researchgate.net
The major bulk of Nigeria’s economic harvest comes from its Niger River delta region no doubt.
Nigeria’s Niger Delta region which is undoubtedly maximally endowed with the world’s …

Environmental risk factors and health outcomes in selected communities of the Niger delta area, Nigeria

GREE Ana, MKC Sridhar… - … in Public Health, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
… of various health outcomes associated with … communities of Nigeria's oil-rich Niger delta
area (NDA). Methods: The study involved both laboratory experiments and community health

Community participation and sustainable development in the Niger Delta

MO Agwu - British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural …, 2013 - ebooks.netkumar1.in
… in the five most prominent oil producing states of the Niger Delta. The sample size of 396 …
of oil producing communities in the Niger Delta is to a large extent dependent on community

Crude oil and public health issues in Niger Delta, Nigeria: Much ado about the inevitable

OE Orisakwe - Environmental research, 2021 - Elsevier
… impact of living in oil exploration and adjoining communities where both the spoiler and
the spoilt co-habit in harmony. The portion captioned ‘‘The debate and way forward” is a …

Health risks associated with oil pollution in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

J Nriagu, EA Udofia, I Ekong, G Ebuk - … research and public health, 2016 - mdpi.com
… We posit further that risk perception in the Niger Delta communities is beholden to the age-old
conviction that how we think about an event determines how we feel about it. This …

The Niger Delta wetlands: threats to ecosystem services, their importance to dependent communities and possible management measures

O Adekola, G Mitchell - International Journal of Biodiversity …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
… There is a clear need to promote the sustainable use of the Niger Delta. … Niger Delta wetlands,
hence we synthesise what is known of the ecosystem services provided by the Niger Delta

[HTML][HTML] Magnitude and pattern of hypertension in the Niger Delta: a systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based studies

M Ezejimofor, O Uthman, YF Chen… - … of global health, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… This study found evidence that hypertension is a major public health issue in the Niger
Delta communities suggesting a positive relationship between socio-economic and lifestyle …

Effects of artisanal refinery on the environment, public health and socio-economic development of communities in the Niger Delta region

P Ikezam, EI Elenwo, CU Oyegun - … Management and Sustainable …, 2021 - macrojournal.org
… and health effects. This study thus investigated, effects of artisanal refinery on the environment,
public health and socio-economic development of communities in the Niger Delta Region…

A survey of the community water supply of some rural riverine communities in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria: Health implications and literature search for suitable …

B Ordinioha - Nigerian Medical Journal, 2011 - journals.lww.com
… access to safe water supply in 22 riverine communities in the Niger delta region of Nigeria. …
people of the Niger delta. This study assessed the situation of the community water supply in …