TITLE:
Effects of Solid Waste on Urban Warming in Warri Metropolis, Nigeria
AUTHORS:
Sunday Ighovie Efe, Lucy Akosua Cheke, Collins Oghenekome Ojoh
KEYWORDS:
Urban Warming; Waste Generation; Urban Heat Island; Warri Metropolis
JOURNAL NAME:
Atmospheric and Climate Sciences,
Vol.3 No.4A,
October
31,
2013
ABSTRACT: This study examined the effects of
solid waste on urban warming in Warri metropolis. To achieve this, the study
generated data from field measurements of volume of waste generated and
greenhouse gases. The data were collected from five (5) major waste dump sites in Warri metropolis. The
data generated were analysed using bivariate correlation and multiple regression. Results
obtained revealed that 25.1% of waste generated in Warri metropolis was found in the commercial areas of
the metropolis while 4.3% of the waste generated was recorded in the low density Areas,
19.7% of the waste generated was found in the high density area (Okumagba, Ugborikoko, Enerhen village,
Airport road and upper/lower Eredjuwa) and the remaining 51.9% was generated in the industrial,
traditional and fringe zones of Warri metropolis. Warri metropolis has an urban
bias of 4.16°C. There is a significant relationship between temperature and
volume of waste generated at R value of 0.722. The temperature in Warri
metropolis is significantly dependent on greenhouse gases emitted at P 0.05. It is therefore, recommended
that programmes to sensitize and sustain the waste management concepts among
communities through media be established.