Water Pollution Laws in Sierra Leone—A Review with Examples from the UK and USA - Natural Resources

NR > Vol.9 No.11, November 2018

Natural Resources

Volume 9, Issue 11 (November 2018)

ISSN Print: 2158-706X ISSN Online: 2158-7086

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Water Pollution Laws in Sierra Leone—A Review with Examples from the UK and USA ()

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DOI: 10.4236/nr.2018.911023 1,300 Downloads 4,653 Views Citations

Author(s)

Abubakarr S. Mansaray¹, Jason Aamodt², Bashiru M. Koroma³

Affiliation(s)

¹Oklahoma Water Resources Center, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Oklahoma State University, 139 Agricultural Hall, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
²Spears College of Business, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
³School of Postgraduate Studies, Njala University, Njala Campus, Freetown, Sierra Leone.

ABSTRACT

In Sierra Leone, poor water quality is a major threat to public health and aquatic life. The main source of this problem appears to be poorly regulated waste disposal. Even though water pollution laws exist, their enforcement is challenged by many gaps and, seemingly, they focus on the quest to sustain natural resource exploitation. This work presents a case for strengthening such laws to promote public health, economic growth, and resource conservation. The article presents examples of problems that necessitated promulgation of water pollution laws in the US and the UK. Sierra Leone has been affected by similar problems such as public health, war efforts, and industrialization.

KEYWORDS

Water Pollution, Permit, Public Health, Agriculture, Mining

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Mansaray, A. , Aamodt, J. and Koroma, B. (2018) Water Pollution Laws in Sierra Leone—A Review with Examples from the UK and USA. Natural Resources, 9, 361-388. doi: 10.4236/nr.2018.911023.

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