US EPA

9641453 

Journal Article 

Evaluation of water and sanitation situation of rural area near landfill, Abidjan 

Mangoua-Allali, ALC; Koua-Koffi, NAA; Sylvain, A; Lacina, C 

2015 

Journal of Chemical, Biological and Physical Sciences
ISSN: 2249-1929 

5 

3 

3033-3041 

English 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280288720_Evaluation_of_Water_and_Sanitation_Situation_of_Rural_Area_near_Landfill_Abidjan
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Households Surveys in Akouédo and M’Badon villages have identified household methods of waste management by the people. It appears that in both villages there is no adequate method for managing household waste. Garbage is thrown into the wild uncontrolled dumps. In Akouédo, 93% of respondents and in M’Badon, 98% of respondents are provided with modern latrines, and the others discharged their excreta directly into the natural environment. In both villages, 42% of households dump their wastewater in pits, 29% in pipes and sometimes in the streets and yards. The population of both villages have access to safe drinking water (98-100%). In M'Badon well water is only used for bathing, laundry, dishes and 11% of households use it for drinking. Precarious sanitation and the presence of the dump pollute living environment and increases the risk of contamination of well water. The most recurrent diseases are malaria (33%), cold (27%) and diarrhoea (18%). However, the infant class is most affected.