Oil spill incidents and pipeline vandalization in Nigeria: Impact on public health and negation to attainment of Millennium development goal: The Ishiagu example

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-87

  Aroh, K N ^a   Ubong, I U ^a   Eze, C L ^b   Harry, I M ^b   Umo Otong, J C ^c   Gobo, A E ^a  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b Rivers State Environmental Sanitation Authority (Port Harcourt)   (Nigeria)

^c Environmental and Human Health Research Association   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Personal health; Pipelines; Vandalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 76549128107     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653561011022153     Document Type: Article

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