SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF SITE SUITABILITY FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN KANO METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorABDULLAHI, Ahmad Hamza
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-15T10:55:22Z
dc.date.available2018-10-15T10:55:22Z
dc.date.issued2018-02
dc.descriptionA DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.Sc.) DEGREE IN REMOTE SENSING AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, FACULTY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractDischarge of wastewater especially from industries and residential areas of Kano metropolis is a real threat to the public health and the environment. The study focused on the spatial analysis of site suitability for wastewater treatment plant in the study area. Field survey, landsat satellites, administrative map, public responses through questionnaire administration and interview as well as the use of Descriptive statistics and GIS - based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) were the materials and methods used for the study. The results of the study shows that Pit latrine (38%) and soak away (55%) are the major means of discharging black water in the study area, while canal serves as the major method of discharging grey water with 76.3%. The environmental impacts of wastewater disposal have been found to be breeding of disease-causing organisms and bad odour with 61.2% and 22.7% respectively. The result also shows that the health implications from the public response were malaria that accounted for 47.9% and typhoid with 35.8%. The study further showed that, residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial activities serve as the major sources of wastewater discharge in the study area. The results show 10 best sites for offsite wastewater treatment plants in the study area with the size of 41 acres, 28 acres, 16.9 acres, 17.8 acres, 77 acres, 61.6 acres, 20.3 acres, 31.2 acres, 51.8 acres, and 45.4 acres. In conclusion, farmers utilize wastewater for irrigation activities and the source of water to Challawa and Tamburawa conventional water treatment plants mixes with untreated wastewater, hence, public and ecosystem health were at risk. It is therefore recommended that, wastewater should be given a special treatment through construction of offsite wastewater treatment plant in a suitable location, so as to minimize the impact of wastewater to the public and ecosystem.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10615
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSPATIAL,en_US
dc.subjectANALYSIS,en_US
dc.subjectSITE,en_US
dc.subjectSUITABILITY,en_US
dc.subjectWASTEWATER,en_US
dc.subjectTREATMENT,en_US
dc.subjectPLANT,en_US
dc.subjectKANO,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIA,en_US
dc.titleSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF SITE SUITABILITY FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN KANO METROPOLIS, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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