Challenges of Emission and Pollution Control Measures in Automobile Technology Industries in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study determined the challenges of emission and pollution control measures in the automobile industries in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The research was guided by two purposes, two research questions and two null hypotheses. A descriptive research design was employed, with a population of 150 respondents using a random sampling technique. Data were collected using structured questionnaire titled challenges of emission and pollution control in the Automobile Mechanic Village in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, adapted on a 5-point rating scale with 20 items and validated by three experts. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.85, established using Cronbach’s Alpha technique. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS Version 23, while Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answered the research questions and t-test statistics used to test hypotheses at 0.05 significance level. Findings of the study revealed among others that several activities and practices in the automobile mechanic village serves as major sources of environmental contaminants in the automobile mechanic workshop environment; as a result, soil, plants, animals and human health are adversely affected. The study recommended among others: that there should be regular orientation of auto mechanics on the dangers of their poor sanitary practices on the environment; provision of proper sanitary facilities and proper waste management plan in the automobile mechanic village; and proper disposal of solid and liquid automobile waste around the mechanic village environment.