Pollution Effects On Human Health In Mweiga Municipality, Nyer1 District, Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEDICATION.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.ii

DECLARATION iii

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS v

CHAPTER ONE

iNTRODUCTION 1

1.0 Background 1

1.1 Problem Statement I

1.3 Objectives 2

1.3.1 Overall objectives 2

1.3.2 Specific objectives 2

1.4 Research Questions 2

1.5 Scope of the Study 3

CHAPTER TWO 4

LITERATURE REVIEW 4

2.0 Sources of water pollution 4

2.1 The Water and Sanitation crisis in Africa 4

2.2 Health 5

2.3 Environment 5

2.4 Chemical Hazards and their Adverse Health Effects 5

CHAPTER THREE 11

METHODOLOGY ii

3.0 Research Design 11

3.1 Sample size 11

3.2 Method of actual Data collection 11

3.2.1 Questionnaire and interview 11

3.3.3 Photography 12

3.2.3 Direct observation 12

3.2.4Literature.12

CHAPTER FOUR 13

PRESENTATION A2~lI) DISCUSSION OF RESEARCH FINDiNGS 13

4.0 Introduction 13

4.1 Waste Disposal 15

4.2 Sewerage 16

4.4 Food Contamination 17

4.5 indoor air pollution 19

4.6 Chemicals in drinking water 20

4.7 Water Related Vector Borne Diseases 20

4.8 Health risks of solid waste 21

CHAPTER FWE 24

CONCLUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 24

5.0 Conclusion 24

5.1 Recommendations 25

REFERENCES 26

APPENDICES 27

Appendix A: Questionnaire 27