GAS FLARING- IT’S EFFECTS TO HUMAN AND

ENVIRONMENT
BY
OGHOGHO ATUYOTA AUGUSTINA
MATRICULATION NUMBER:
DSPT/SLT/E/1617/15138

A SEMINAR WORK SUBMITED TO THE

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE LABORATORY
TECHNOLOGY DELTA STATE POLYTECHNIC
OTEFE OGHARA

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE

REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF
NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND) IN SCIENCE
LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

SUPERVISOR: MR. ATUMAH LAWRANCE

JUNE, 2018.

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 CERTIFICATION
This is to certify that OGHOGHO ATUYOTA AUGUSTINA is a student of Delta
State Polytechnic Otefe-Oghara and did a seminar work on the topic Gas flaring
and it’s effect in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria

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Supervisor Date
MR. ATUMAH LAWRANCE

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H.O.D Date
MR. ISAAC ISIOSIO

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 DEDICATION
This report is dedicated first to Almighty God who is the giver of knowledge and
wisdom to do anything and then to my parents for their love and support towards
my educational pursuit.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
All thanks to Almighty God for the gift of life and making it possible for me to
begin and end this seminar work. Special thanks to my parents and loved ones for
their support and care during the course of this program. A very big thanks to my
seminar supervisor MR. ATUMAH LAWRANCE, may the Almighty God bless
you all in Jesus name Amen.

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 ABSTRACT
This paper is a review of studies on the effects of gas flaring to human and
environment. Human and its environment have suffered all forms of pollution and
degradation arising from oil and natural gas exploitation. These include a decrease
in agricultural yield, depression in flowering and fruiting in Okro and palm trees,
deformities in children, liver damage and skin problems, increasing concentrations
of airborne pollutants, acidification of soils and rainwater, corrosion of metal roofs
and significant increases in concentrations of sulphates, nitrates and dissolved
solids, with associated socio-economic problems. In spite of decree 99, which bans
unauthorized flaring, over 75% of the gas produced is still being flared. The paper
observes that empirical studies on the impact of gas flaring on the physical,
chemical, soil, biological, atmospheric and social environment have not been
adequately documented. It concludes that there is urgent need for scientific study
and analysis of the effect of gas flaring on the different environmental
compartments in the Niger Delta, as this is a necessary ingredient for achieving the
dream of sustainable mineral exploitation in the region.

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 TABLE OF CONTENT
TITTLE PAGE……………… …………………………………………….i
CERTIFICATION……………………………………………………….... ii
DEDICATION…………………………………………………………….. iii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT……………………………………………..…… iv
ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………...…….v
TABLE OF CONTENT… …………………………………………………vi
DEFINITION OF GAS FLARING…………………………….…………1
GAS FLARING IN NIGERIA…………………………………………….1-3
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF GAS FLARING……………3-5
ADVERSE EFFECT OF GAS FLARING………………………………..6
HAEMATOLOGICAL EFFECTS………………………………………...6
OTHER EFFECTS OF GAS FLARING…………………………….……6-7
RECOMMENDATION……………………………………………………..8
CONCLUSION……………………………………..……………………….8
REFERENCE………………………………………..………………………10-12

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