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National Environmental Protection (Management of Solid and Hazardous Wastes) Regulations.

Country/Territory
Nigeria
Document type
Regulation
Date
1991 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants, Water, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Plant production Soil pollution/quality Pollution control Waste disposal Waste management Solid waste Hazardous substances Access-to-information Authorization/permit Classification/declassification Data collection/reporting Effluent waste water/discharge Environmental planning Inspection Monitoring Pesticides Risk assessment/management Standards Transboundary movement of waste Environmental standards Radiation Hazardous waste Policy/planning Protection of environment Freshwater pollution Groundwater Surface water
Geographical area
Africa, North Atlantic, Western Africa
Abstract

These Regulations, made section 37 under the Federal Environmental Protection Agency Act, provide with respect to the handling and management of solid, radioactive and (infectious) hazardous waste. They define the objectives of management of solid and hazardous waste, the functions of appropriate Governmental agencies and the obligations of industries. They also classify waste and make provision for contingency plan and emergency procedure, groundwater protection, ground water monitoring requirements, other monitoring programmes, corrective action programmes, protection of surface waters, a land treatment programme, the growth of food chain crops in, or on a treatment zone, special requirement for extremely hazardous waste, handling and incineration of waste, monitoring and inspection, a waste tracking programme for various types of waste. The Agency may specify in a permit issued for the facility the specific food chain crops which may be grown on the treatment zone. (completed by 14 Schedules specifying principally various types of wastes and standards for such waste)

Full text
English
Website
www.placng.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Federal Environmental Protection Agency Act.

Legislation | Nigeria | 1988 (1999)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Institution, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Offences/penalties, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX