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International Journal of Engineering, 2015
Filling stations are retail outlets where automobiles are refuelled, lubricated and serviced aside other retail activities, hence it creates few environmental issues. The aim of this study is to assess the degree of application of environmental sustainability design requirements filling stations provision. The study examined 50 filling stations out of the total population of 78 in Minna, using a purposive sampling method that was based on filling stations with minimum of six pumps. A checklist that captured the studied variables was administered on the selected filling stations that were divided into three zones. The data collected was analysed using descriptive statistical tools in SPSS and the results are presented in charts and tables. The use of plates was to show physical description of some of the issues observed in the study. The results revealed over 90% of filling stations did not make design considerations for environmental sustainability of the filling station at the design stage. The results also show that 84% of the filling stations were situated on plots that were less than 50m by 100m which made it difficult to achieve environmental sustainability within the stations. The study equally revealed that only 2% of the filling stations studied made use of photovoltaic system as alternative source of energy for the running of the filling station. It was also observed that the filling stations had the opportunity to adapt their station to environmentally sustainable design features which should have helped improve the overall sustainability of the filling station and it environment. It is recommended that the design of filling stations should adhere to the Environmental Impact Assessment report and also ensure that the buildings located within them are environmentally friendly through the incorporation of design features that support eco-friendliness. It is also recommended that there is need for filling station owners and the architects involved in the designs of filling stations to explore sustainability design issues in their provision in order to ensure a healthier and safer environment.
2016
This paper assesses the major constraints to EMP in the environmental management of filling stations in Kaduna metropolis. The specific objectives were to identify factors influencing the implementation of environmental management plan in Kaduna metropolis and proffer solutions to the constraint affecting the implementation of the EMP. Data for the study was obtained from published documents, questionnaire and interview. The result of the study indicated that the Ignorance, Cost of implementation and maintenance, follow-up process, lack record keeping, training and Enlightenment programmes, and uncertainty with the regulatory bodies are the major constraining factors affecting the implementation of EMP in Kaduna Metropolis, Possible solutions that can improve the implementation if the EMP such as involving some of the regulatory officers to assist in filling stations to implement the EMP or during review, environmental management benchmarking, introduction of compliance dependent co...
Sustainability, 2021
A stable methodology for conserving the natural environment has been a concern for developing countries. The fast-paced growth of urbanization generated significant demand for automobiles, leading to greater utilization of fuel. The consumption of fuel is fulfilled by the Filling Station (FS). An FS is undoubtedly an important facility, but it is reported that it has high potential for degradation of natural resources, pollution problems, environmental degradation, and hydrological, geological, and socio-economic hazards, and therefore the site selection of such facilities is an essential problem. The traditional approach utilizes EIA assessments and GIS separately and existing models lacks integration. Thus, this study provides an integrated GIS-based land suitability modeling using EIA assessments, and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) has been used as key land use feature prioritization for the appropriate selection of FS locations. A case study is also carried out to assess t...
The sample descriptive checklist method is here adopted in reporting the Environmental Impact Assessment EIA report carried out at Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State. There is the beneficial impact to the environment because the site that will be redeveloped will also create job opportunities to the people in the community. The community will also benefit because they will have a fuel station nearby in which fuel will be sold to them at proximity. The adverse impact stresses on the abandoned filling station in the south core road occupying the arable land currently without any value addition or usefulness because the community derives no utility from it. Predicatively, after the filling station is redeveloped the air quality of the area of south core will be affected by the emission from the filling station and emission that is caused by the vehicles is also an adverse impact from the filling station, the area will also be busier than before. Perhaps if the prescribed mitigation measures are applied, the beneficial impacts can be strengthened and the adverse impacts ameliorated and if the monitoring plan is closely followed as reported.
Journal of Environmental & Earth Sciences, 2022
The poor state of the environment, especially in urban areas, has become a major global issue, with developing countries such as Nigeria voicing growing concern. There is a scarcity of knowledge on the environmental impact of PFSs as a result of the loss of life and property, as well as other serious socio-economic implications of non-compliance with PFSs siting criteria. The historical literature on the impact of residential buildings, the environment, and human health on PFSs in Nigeria, as well as the study’s gap, is examined in this research. It also outlines DPR compliance with PFSs location as well as established criteria for prohibiting PFS siting in Nigeria’s states. Relevant publications on PFSs-related topics were downloaded from Google Scholar. The goal of this study is to look back on a previous essay about PFSs in Nigeria and its impacts on the environment and human health. This study’s main purpose is to give a complete overview of Nigerian PFSs. According to the artic...
IJGGS, 2021
This study examines the geospatial distribution of filling stations and assesses the relative distances between one station to another, closeness to the Residential houses/Public institutions, and the environmental health risks associated with the siting and operation of these filling stations in parts of the urban core area of Ibadan metropolis. eTrex Garmin 30x was used to determine the spatial coordinates (x, y) of all the filling stations and Quickbird satellite image with a resolution of 30m was used to show the position/location of the filling stations and as well as the existing features within the study area. Seventy (70) functioning filling stations were examined. However, two (2) hypotheses consisting of three (3) questions were formulated for this study. Questionnaires were administered to a sample of 250 respondents which was randomly selected from the study area. The data were analyzed using the non-parametric method of Chi-square. ArcGIS 10.4 (Arcmap 10.4) was used for image processing and field data analysis. The result shows that twenty-three (23) 32.86% filling stations comply with the International Standard of 1km distance to one another and the rest forty-seven (47) 67.14% did not comply. Also only five (5) 7.14% out of seventy (70) comply with 50m distance stipulated by Energy Regulation Board (ERB) to Residential houses/Public institutions such as churches, schools, public libraries, bus stops, markets, auditoriums, stadiums, hospitals around the filling stations while the remaining sixty-five (65) 92.86% does not comply within the study area. Also from the result, the three (3) hypotheses formulated for the study was null and rejected, as this shows that siting of filling station in the study area was not in conformity with the International Standard and as well as Energy Regulation Board and also had significant effects on the residential houses and public institutions and people's health
Studi in memoria di Renata Serra, volumi I-II, a cura di Luisa D’Arienzo, Cagliari, Deputazione di Storia Patria per la Sardegna. Sala Consiliare del Comune di Cagliari, palazzo Bacaredda, 27 ottobre 2023 (a cura di SILVIA SERUIS), “Archivio Storico Sardo”, LVIII, 2023, pp. 297-301
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