ABSTRACT

Activities in slaughterhouses result in complex multidimensional health risks and environmental pollution due to the high levels of organic waste produced that directly and indirectly can affect the health of residents living in the vicinity through the pollution of surface and underground waters as well as reduced air qualities. This research examined the environmental hazard and health risk associated with slaughterhouses in Ibadan, Nigeria. Data for the research was collected across the four seasons from 570 respondents in neighborhoods located within 300, 600 and 900 meters of the selected slaughterhouses. The research revealed a distance decay effect on the perception of the environmental hazards and health risks associated with the activities in the slaughterhouses. The research further established a statistically significant variation in health risks experienced in the different seasons of the year. The health risks experienced in the dry seasons differ significantly from the rainy seasons. The perceived environmental hazards associated with the activities of the slaughterhouses also varied across the seasons of the year. As a result of these findings it is clear that public education programmes, tighter regulation and strict enforcement should be mounted to mitigate the hazards and risks of poorly managed slaughterhouses.

抽象的

屠宰场的活动会导致复杂的多维健康风险和环境污染，原因是所产生的大量有机废物会直接或间接地通过污染地表水和地下水以及降低空气质量来影响附近居民的健康。这项研究调查了尼日利亚伊巴丹与屠宰场相关的环境危害和健康风险。整个四个季节的研究数据来自选定屠宰场300、600和900米范围内的570名受访者。该研究揭示了距离衰减对与屠宰场活动有关的环境危害和健康风险的感知的影响。该研究进一步确定了一年中不同季节在健康风险方面的统计学差异。干旱季节的健康风险与雨季有显着差异。在一年中的各个季节中，与屠宰场活动相关的可感知环境危害也有所不同。这些发现的结果很明显，应该采取公共教育计划，更严格的法规和严格的执行以减轻管理不善的屠宰场的危害和风险。