The Negative Impact of Gas Flares on the Environment: A Case Study of Zinc Rooftops in the South-south Region of Nigeria


Gas flaring is unarguably a common practice in the South-South region of Nigeria. The region has suffered all forms of pollution, infrastructural and environmental degradation arising from oil and natural gas exploration. It releases Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4) and Sulphur dioxide (SO2) which increases the concentration of greenhouse gases resulting in the depletion of the ozone layer that impact negatively on the infrastructural and global environment. Gas flaring have been condemned by many countries of the world and with a call for a stop. This study was carried out on the effect of flare on vegetation, roof tops made of corrugated iron roofing sheet and groundwater.


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