Examining Groundwater Pollution in Central Katsina City, Nigeria
Examining Groundwater Pollution in Central Katsina City, Nigeria
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DOI：
10.17265/2332-8215/2016.01.003
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发表时间：
2016-03
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Kankara;Bazza
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作者：
Kankara;Bazza
尼日利亚的卫生和（或）健康水的前景不容乐观。根据联邦政府、联合国和国际联合委员会组织的研究，该组织研究任何两个国家和世界许多地区，特别是非洲之间的共同机构，正在经历淡水短缺，这个问题只会持续下去。联合国第三届水论坛发现，目前有29个国家的4.5亿人缺乏安全饮用水。在尼日利亚，问题在于哪一级政府负责安全保护淡水资源。除非有关当局采取措施，否则未来将是暗淡的。尼日利亚关于分配安全饮用水的国家政策是国家环境保护政策和联邦水利部的一个组成部分。自20世纪中期以来，由于人为干扰和人口增长，尼日利亚卡茨纳州的地下水污染有所增加。卡齐纳州政府应采取措施，确保该州可持续地获得安全饮用水。本文重点讨论了卡齐纳城市地下水退化和管理不善所引起的问题，以及未来的发展方向。
The outlook for Nigeria’s hygienic and or healthy water is not very promising. According to studies by the Federal Government, UN and the International Joint Commission Organization that studies common bodies between any two nations and many sections of the World, particularly Africa, are experiencing a shortage of fresh water and the problem will only persist. The third water forum of United Nations found that currently 450 million people in 29 countries lack safe drinking water. In Nigeria, problem bound on which tiers of government are responsible for safe guarding the fresh water resources. Unless something is done by the authorities concerned the future shall be bleak. The Nigerian National Policy on distribution of safe drinking water is an integral part of the National Policy on Environmental Protection and the Federal Ministry of Water Resources. Since the mid-20th century, Katsna State of Nigeria has witnessed an increase in ground water pollution due to human interferences and Population hike. Katsina State Government should pursue measures to ensure sustainable access to safe drinking water in the State. This paper focuses on issues arising from this ground water degradation and mismanagement in Urban Katsina, and the way forward.