Spatial Distribution Mapping and Analysis of Solid Waste Disposal Sites in Bosso Town using Geographic Information System.

Abstract

The collection and Disposal of solid waste in bosso has become a major public health issue due to the sporadic and unorgadized manner in which these waste are generated which is a vital factor affecting the quality of the environment. Solid wastes (Biodegradable and non-degradable) ranging from papers, polythene bags, and nylons, metals, tires, kitchen gabages and animal dongs are deposited haphazardly all around bosso community. Bosso are, due to its rapid population growth vantage by the location of the Federal University of Technology, Minna has attracted may waste generating services centres such as eateries, business centers, suya joints, internet cafes etc. without any organized waste disposal methods. Solid waste either by students traders and children under the cover of the night in most cases on street watercourse, open spaces and drainage channels. Inview of these development , this paper attempt the spatial distribution mapping and analysis of solid waste sites in the area using geographic information systems (GIS) in order to ascertain the number and the concentration of the waste site for it effective management and planning. The study created a spatial database model for solid aste generation in bosso township (Central) and identified thirty one (31) unauthorized and one (1) authorized solid waste site and carryout the analysis of the disposal sites distribution patterns. The study revealed that several numbers of authorized/authorized sites are really not permanent, as property owners or people in the neighborhood sometimes clear them permanently in attempt to carryout physical development on their plots or for commercial initiatives. Some health and environmental dangers posed to the community and problems inhibiting its effective management were identified and recommendations on how to effectively manage solid waste disposal in the area ere made.