HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL NNEWI.
Background of the study Medical wastes are of great importance due to its potential environmental hazards and public health risks. World health organization (WHO) has advocated medical waste as special wastes and it is now commonly acknowledged that certain categories of medical wastes are. Among the most hazardous and potentially dangerous of all wastes arising […]
Read MorePRODUCTION OF LIQUID SOAP CAR WASH
INTRODUCTION Liquid soap is one of those things that we tend to take for granted. Although soap has a very lengthy history. Liquid soap did not come on to the soap scene until the 1800’s. In 1865 William shepherd patented liquid soap. In 18095 B. J. Johnson soap company introduce palm olive, in 1900 other […]
Read MoreEXTRACTION OF SILICAL BURNT PUDDY HURSH ASH
ABSTRACT In present work acid resistant calcium silicate has been synthesized from silica of rice husk and calcium oxide of analytical grade. The silica from rice husk was extracted at 550°C in amorphous form and then allowed to react with calcium oxide in the presence of excess water by Sol-Gel technique to obtain calcium silicate […]
Read MoreEXTRACTION OF OIL FROM WATERMELON SEED
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The vegetable crops of family cucurbitaceae are important horticultural crop, mostly grown for its sweet and juicy fruit in warm climate all over the world. Galili G, Kigel J (2005) The citrullus lanatus is one of the most popular species with high water content as high as 92% of the total […]
Read MoreEXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF OIL FROM CASHEW NUT
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to extract oils from cashew nut and to characterized oils with the view to ascertain their suitability for consumption and other uses. Soxhlet apparatus was used for its extraction using ethanol as solvent. The physical and chemical properties of the extracted oil were analyzed. The percentage oil extracted from […]
Read MoreIMPACT OF ILLEGAL DUMPSITE ON ENVIRONMENT IN IDEMIRI NORTH LGA, A CASE STUDY NKPOR
1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Illegal refuse dumping refers to the dumping of large items of rubbish in public areas such as roadsides or illegal landfills-private land where waste is dumped without councils or Environmental Protection Authority approval. Illegal dumping of waste is an environmental crime that is ongoing and highly visible problem in most […]
Read MoreFAILURE OF SMALL SCALE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA: CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED FIRMS IN ENUGU STATE).
ABSTRACT This study is set to investigate the causes of failure in small scale enterprises in Nigeria, with a view to proffer solutions. In every economy there are simple system as well as complex one. At the simple stage of organization, ownership of business is not always distinct form management; this means that supervision of […]
Read MoreEFFECTS OF LAND DEGRADATION ON AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN ANAMBRA EAST L.G.A, ANAMBRA STATE
ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of land degradation on agriculture in Anambra state. Two Local Government Areas were purposively selected from the state while a town community was purposively selected from Anambra East Local Government Area. Proportionate sampling technique was used to select the villages in each town and a total of 150 respondents […]
Read MoreDETERMINANTS OF HEALTH CARE SPENDING IN NIGERIA (1981-2017)
ABSTRACT This study investigated the impact of healthcare spending on economic growth in Nigeria between 1981 and 2017. Data sourced from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on per capital public health expenditure, per capital gross domestic product, population with age below 15years, under 5 mortality rate and inflation rate were analyzed through the multiple regression […]
Read MoreAN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the relationship between investment in human capital and economic growth in Nigeria. Annual growth rates from 1981 to 2017 are used as the variables in the model. Unit root tests demonstrate that all the variables tested were non-stationary in levels, co-integration was then performed and the test for granger causality was […]
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