Samuel Mark Maton

Environmental Costs of Exploiting Solid Minerals in Nigeria: A Review

Samuel Mark Maton, Nengak Danjuma Marcus, Juliet Dingsten Dodo & Azi Dusu Bulus · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2016

Mining of solid minerals has been a long time primary activity in Nigeria. The paper has reviewed a number of related works and discovered that mining of metallic minerals, particularly tin, columbite, iron ore and lead as well as mineral fuel like coal is on the increase in rece...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2016/26855

Environmental Implications of Increased Discharge of Pollutants into Nigeria’s Fresh Water Resources

Samuel Mark Maton, Austine Chukwuma Eziashi, Juliet Dingtsen Dodo & Maga Zachariah Olaku · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2016

The paper has appraised the implications of abuse of water in Nigeria. Through critical review of related works the paper has discovered that Nigeria’s water resources are getting polluted daily as a result of such increased anthropogenic activities like modern agriculture, minin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2016/26792

Environmental Hazards of Continued Solid Waste Generation and Poor Disposal in Municipal Areas of Nigeria

Samuel Mark Maton, Davou Daniel Dabi, Juliet Dingtsen Dodo & Ruth Asheazi Nesla · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2016

Municipal waste generation and management is a global phenomenon. This paper has critically examined the trends in waste generation and management in Nigerian urban areas. Drawing largely from related works reviewed, the paper has discovered that the rate of waste generation is 2...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2016/26469