MODELING OF GAS POLLUTION FROM ILORIN ANIMAL WASTE DUMPSITE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page                                                                                                                           i

Certification                                                                                                      ii

Dedication                                                                                                             iii

Acknowledgement                                                     iv

Table of contents                                                                                              v

            CHAPTER ONE

1.0       Introduction                                                                                                  1

1.1       Background of study                                                                                  1

1.2       Statements of the problems                                                                     2

1.3       Aim and objectives                                                                                   2

1.3.1    Aim                                                                                                            2

1.3.2    Objectives                                                                                                 3

1.4       Scope of research                                                                                          3

1.5       Definition of terms                                                                                       3

1.5.1      Trace gas                                                                                                      3

1.5.2      Pollution                                                                                                         3

1.5.3       Animal waste                                                                                         3

CHAPTER TWO

2.0       Literature review                                                                                           4

2.1       Carbon dioxide emission                                                                                4

2.2       Methane emission                                                                                        4

2.3       Nitrous Oxide Emission                                                                             5

2.4       Non Point Pollution                                                                                     5

2.5       Pollution from animal waste harms                                                    6

2.6       Waste management practices  should be improve                                                       6

2.7       Data sources and Limit                                                                         7         

CHAPTER THREE

3.0       Methodology                                                                                                     8

3.1       Description of study area                                                                               8

            CHAPTER FOUR

4.0       Result and Discussion                                                                                9

4.1       Data Obtained from the field                                                                                     9

            CHAPTER FIVE

5.0       Conclusion and Recommendation                                                       18

5.1       Conclusion                                                                                                  18

5.2       Recommendation                                                                                        18 

    References                                                                                                                  19
LIST OF TABLES

Table 1:           Data Obtained for day 1                                                                 9

Table 2:           Data Obtained for day 2                                                             10

Table 3:           Data Obtained for day 3                                                                11

Table 4:           Data Obtained for day 4                                                               12

Table 5:           Data Obtained for day 5                                                               13

Table 6:           Compress Field Value Results In ppm                                  14

Table 7:           Compress field value results in tons                                          14

Table 8:           Output of IWM tools                                                           15

Table 9:           Comparism of output                                                                     17

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Atmospheric emission of methane (CH₄) associated with animal waste are worldwide problem and may contribute to a detrimental impact on the environment.

CH₄ are important green house gases that are produced anthropogenic ally but mainly by plant, animal waste and from natural geothermal source. Other green house gases include CO₂, NH₃.    

‘Greenhouse’ gases are gases that have a molecular structure such that they obstruct the radiation of heat from the earth, thus acting like the glass or membrane over a greenhouse. The gases that are most effective at absorbing this radiated heat are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydro fluorocarbons and sculpture hexafluoride.

The above ‘greenhouse’ gases have differing abilities to absorb the heat radiated from the earth and are assigned factors (their ‘global warning potential’) based on their absorbing ability relative to that of carbon dioxide. The factors depend on the lifetime over which the effect of the gases is assessed. A gas which is quickly removed from the atmosphere may initially have a large effect but over a longer period the effect will be much less important.

1. BACKGROUND OF STUDY

Waste products are valuable resources as fertilizer and suitable to be applied to crops and pastures. However. When concentrated into relatively small geographical area or applied in excessive amounts, waste can have detrimental environmental effects. This can results in enhanced CO₂, CH₄ and N_S0 emission to the atmosphere influencing global warming and destruction of the ozone layer (mosier, 1998). These gases have long atmospheric lifetimes, are consequently fairly well mixed and therefore of global as well as local or regional importance. They represent a most serious threat to global climate in terms of greenhouse effect and their overall radioactive forcing from pre industrial time to date were estimated as 1.85,0.15 and 0.1.2Wm^-2 respectively. Anthropogenic sources account for 70% of the total annual release of CH4, 16% of which coming from production of waste (IPCC, 1994). Soil microbial processes accesses account for 65% of the total N₂) source strength (5 to 5 TG year^-1). These researches measured the emission of NH3 using ToxiREA pro and modeling to estimate emission by Gabi 6 tools.

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Scientist agree that even a small increase in the global temperature would led to significant climate and whether changes, affecting cloud cover, precipitation, wind patterns, the frequency and severity of storms, and the duration of season.

1. Rising temperature would raise sea levels as well, reducing supplies if fresh wash water as flooding occurs along coastlines world and salt water reaches inland.
2. Many of the world endangered species would become extinct as raise in temperature would change their habitat.
3. Millions of people also will be affected especially poor people who live in precarious locations or depend on land for sustenance living.
4. Certain vector bam diseases carried by animals or insects such as malaria would become wide spread as warmer conditions expand their range.
   1. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

1.3.1 AIM

The aim of the project is to model trace gas pollution from Ilorin animal waste dumpsite.

1.  OBJECTIVES:
2. Pollution locator (animal waste)
3. To quantity emission rate of trace gases from animal waste dump site in Ilorin
4. To understand better trace gases emission level from pollution and its effect on global warning
5. To  model trace gas pollution from Ilorin animal waste dump site