Assessing the Impact of Gas Flaring Activities in Ebedei, Southern Nigeria
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The study looked at how gas flaring affects development and sustainable growth. While the availability of natural gas and crude oil is expected to serve as a socioeconomic stimulus for faster, more sustainable growth, the current situation in Nigeria's oil-producing regions is significantly worse than expected. Eleven (11) experimental locations, including Obinomba (control site), which lacks a gas flaring station, provide data for the collections. The air quality indices concentrations and various temperatures were measured. At a starting location that was 50 meters distant from the flare's bund wall, assessments of the location temperature and also air quality in Ebedei were taken at intervals of 50 meters. The statistics indicate that both the temperature and the quantity (content) of gases (CO, NO2, SO4, and CH4) have increased. Thus, a rise in temperature is proportional to a rise in flared gases. It is imperative that no agricultural crops be planted in this area that react adversely to high temperature variation, such as cassava, palm trees, rubber trees, bananas, and other crops. It can be suggested that the extracted gas be liquefied and bottled for usage in home and industrial settings, as well as being heavily utilized by a gas turbine to generate electricity. Residential buildings should be constructed at least 0.5 kilometers away from the flare point, and water samples should be analyzed to determine the level of contamination and water portability. To maintain adherence and keep the blessed environment, it is totally crucial to urge that FEPA continuously track and assess the degree of damages attributed to gas flaring.
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