<p>The forests are essential for healthy environment. Trees which are part of the</p><p>forest help to stabilize the forest soil, improve soil fertility, reduce the velocity of</p><p>wind, protect watershed and reduce the amount of carbon released into the</p><p>atmosphere. Many industries use trees as raw materials and in most cases impact</p><p>the environment, but there are great differences in the impact they make. There is</p><p>a need therefore to continually evaluate the operational activities of these</p><p>industries to ensure that the environment is protected. The use of environmental</p><p>management systems like ISO and EMAS standards has helped in the evaluation</p><p>of organizations and industries.</p><p>In this thesis, two sawmills Iretunde and Irepodun in Etsako-West local</p><p>government area Edo state Nigeria were evaluated with the aim to determine their</p><p>operational activities and how the environment is being affected by them. Subaims</p><p>were to determine the most significant environmental aspects of the sawmill</p><p>and their organizational structure. In actualizing the aim of this thesis, literature</p><p>review, site investigation as well as oral interview of the staff and management of</p><p>both sawmills were conducted. In the evaluation of the environmental aspects, the</p><p>detailed method of environmental impact evaluation by Ammenberg (2004) was</p><p>used were each environmental aspect that was weighted against nine identified</p><p>criteria.</p><p>The result obtained from the environmental aspect evaluation of both sawmills</p><p>shows that the use of raw materials and emissions to air are the most significant</p><p>environmental aspects. In conclusion, it was observed that the both sawmills are</p><p>well structured and carry out their operational activities effectively. Neither of</p><p>them has registered under any environmental management system but there is a</p><p>need for them to do so in order to help check their operational activities in order to</p><p>reduce their environmental impact.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hig-716 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Anavberokhai, Isah O. |
| Publisher | University of Gävle, Department of Technology and Built Environment |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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