HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS DUE TO FINAL DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE IN ZALINGY TOWN - CENTRAL DARFUR STATE – SUDAN 2015

Belal Abdallah A. Adam; Ahmed abd el-gader; IsameldeinAwdalla Abdelrhman

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i11.2016.2424

Authors

Belal Abdallah A. Adam (Ph. D) Assistant Professor, Shendi University, Faculty of Public Health, Environmental Health Department, Shendi, SUDAN
Ahmed abd el-gader (Ph. D) Assistant Professor, University of Khartoum, Faculty of Public Health, Environmental Health Department, Khartoum SUDAN
IsameldeinAwdallaAbdelrhman (MPH) Public Health Officer, Ministry of Health, Central Darfur State, Zalingy, SUDAN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i11.2016.2424

Keywords:

Health, Solid Waste Disposal, Pollution, Zalingy Town

Abstract [English]

Developing countries face serious environmental challenges concerning solid waste management due to rapid urban development. Indiscriminate disposal of solid waste in dumpsites located within urban areas has proved to be a problem to nearby residents in most developing cities of the world, Open dumps have environmental safeguards; they can pose major public health threats and environmental effects in urban cities The Research aimed to determine the environmental and health impacts of solid waste disposal at Zalingy Town. After determined of sample size then (130 persons) were selected randomly by using a questionnaire tool which designed according to objectives of this study, then obtained data were analyzed by using SPSS & Excel programmes, the main results of this study are: 93% of study population do not know dangerous of solids wastes and its impact on their health, The study showed that 56% of study population dispose from their solid wastes by open burning and 30% of them dispose by throw it directly in near environment and weakness of law and legislations that judge solid waste . then the study recommended by the following : establish effective solid waste management programme and support it with regulations and laws, increase environmental education about solid waste in study area, modern method should be used for solid wastes disposal such as landfill.

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