Chemicals

This project (Community Action to reduce the pollution load of POPs and Other toxic effluents (PTS) into Lagos Lagoon) is carried out due to complex mixtures of domestic and industrial effluents that find their ways into Lagos Lagoon daily: they include wastewater from industries, domestic sewage discharges; garbage and wood shavings from sawmill depots along the shores of the lagoon. As a result, there have been losses of critical habitats and biodiversity, cross border challenges, decrease in the quality and quantity of coastal fishery, export potential and water-related health risks particularly amongst over 5 million poor local residents living along the Lagoon corridor. Major activities includes project planning,desk research and scenario development, site reconnaissance survey/ sampling assessment, Multi-stakeholder Sensitization Workshop/Preliminary Report, Establishment of collaborations and partnerships, Project Model Development, Sampling, Analysis and Capacity strenghtening,Project Dissemination Workshop/Dialogue, Human Exposure Investigation/Community Monitoring, Monitoring and Evaluation/Submission of Project Report. The key stakeholders beneficiaries (LASEPA, UNIDO, GCLME, Universities, government, industry, community groups, Fishermen, Saw millers etc) would be involved from the planning stage of the project are also being consulted for possible participation. A goal of the proposed project is to generate global and national environmental benefits by effective management of POPs in the Lagos Lagoon through engagement with communities and businesses. This project will also explore the enabling conditions (removing market barriers) for private sector investment to engage in commercial activities that will decrease pollutant inputs to Lagos Lagoon . Objectives are, to provide baseline data on POPs contaminant levels, the Lagoon`s current chemical and eco-toxicological status and use the information as a baseline to evaluate future projections and ecological quality using BAT/BEP and related risk reduction methods, to determine spatial distribution of POPs concentrations in the water and depositional sediments in relation to key sources, pathways, and loadings to the Lagoon, to facilitate dialogue between the private and public sectors the strategy to achieve eco-efficiency and implement pollution prevention and cleaner production in industries in the Lagos Lagoon catchment area.

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