Abstract: Boosting sanitation practice minimizes deterioration of water and land production, protects water resources, and keeps the rivers clean. It is to this end that serviced or mobile toilets which can be described as compact toilet units are built to be used in communities and homes. This study therefore investigated the impact of mobile toilets for the protection of rivers and creeks in Lagos state. The study was guided by four research questions. Self-made questionnaire was adopted for data collection and the analyses were carried out descriptively. One of the findings of this study revealed that some of the water pollution are water pollution include domestic sewage; urbanization; Plastics and polythene bags; Weak management system; Pesticides and fertilizers; Industrialization; Population growth; Human excreta. The second result revealed that river pollution has significant impact on......
Keywords: Prevention, river, creek, pollutions, mobile toilets
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