TY  - JOUR
T1  - Environmental Education and Issues in Oil Exploration-A Case Study of Oguta  L.G.A. of Imo State
AU - , M.N. Obasi 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
SP  - 381
EP  - 384
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2007.381.384
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2007.381.384
KW  - Environment education
KW  -oil enploration
KW  -plants and animals
KW  -communities
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - Issues in oil exploration, the writer attempts to increase public awareness on the relationship between environment and development and involve all concerned in an effort to check pollution caused by oil exploration. In order to make a good Research, few hypotheses were formulated. Gas flaring has undoubtedly played a role in the degradation of the environment. Plants and animals do not benefit from oil exploration due to spills and there is loss soil nutrients, diminution of cultivable lands and low economic development despite oil exploration. The sample area consists of those Communities in Oguta Local Government Area where major oil activities take place. These are Oguta urban, Ezi-orsu and Izombe. The data are collected through the use of Questionnaire and such are analyzed using frequencies and percentages. From the data analysis, findings were made and conclusions drawn.
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