AN ASSESSMENTN OF CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLUTION IN ETHIOPIA,CENTRAL ETHIOPIA REGION, GURAGE ZONE IN WOLKITE TOWN

Abstract

Environment is a place where both living and non-living thingies live in it. Environmental pollution is the way of changing normal/natural/ environment into harmful environment that cause adverse consequences on human health. The study was conducted in Wolkite town which is located about 158 km of south of Addis Ababa. The major purpose of the study was assessing causes and consequences environmental pollution .This study used to identifying types, source and consequences of environmental pollution. For this study data received primary and secondary data. Primary data collected through direct observation and distributing questionnaires for samples of 92 respondents and secondary data collected from wolkite town health service and municipality office. By using this data the researchers used simple random sampling and describe the analyses in table in percentage according to specific objective. Pollution is caused by industrial and commercial waste, agriculture practices, human activities and transportation. It is created by human actions and by natural disasters. Generally, the most people have a view about the environment as useful and applying mitigation methods or prevention such as preparing underground storage table for domestic liquid waste, burning solid waste, informing for municipality to lift out dead body of animals and performing other activities to prevent environmental pollution. Therefor education is the most important means that helps to protect the environment.