Type | Journal Article - Journal of Environmental Science and Water Resources |
Title | A System dynamics modeling approach for dumpsite waste generation and its attendant challenges in Ogo Oluwa Local Government Area, Nigeria |
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Volume | 1 |
Issue | 4 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2012 |
Page numbers | 80-84 |
URL | http://pakacademicsearch.com/pdf-files/env/195/80-84 Vol 1 issue 4,May 2012.pdf |
Abstract | The paper focuses on the application of system dynamics computer model in the waste generation and its attendant challenges from the dumpsites of Ogo Oluwa Local Government Area (LGA), Nigeria. Model equations were formulated to project the population of the study area. Pre-determined percent organic contents of the wastes and temperature were the key variables employed in developing the causal loops linking the population, economic status, and waste generation per capita in a STELLA flow diagram. Simulated results show that population in the urban region increases sharply with time in the first 25 years as against steady increase in the rural region. The community witnesses a continuous increase in wastes, leachate and gas generation over the 100 years projection. The rate of gas generation exceeds that of solid wastes at most given simulated times. |
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