Estimating sectoral pollution load in Lagos by Industrial Pollution Projection System (IPPS): Employment versus output

Abstract

The industrial pollution issues in Lagos with over 5000 medium and large-scale industries are directly related to the pace and pattern of the past and present industrial sector growth. In this study, sectoral pollution load in Lagos was estimated with respect to total value of output using IPPS pollution intensities by medium. This was compared with sectoral pollution load estimated with respect to employment. There is no significant difference between the pollution loads estimated with respect to the two variables at p > 0.05. In most cases, the higher the total output and employment, the higher the sectoral pollution loads.

Keywords:

• industrial pollution projection system
• pollution load
• pollution intensity
• employment
• total output
• International Standard Industrial Classification