Open AccessON THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION PROBLEM: A REVIEW
Author(s) -
Sunday Ayoola Oke
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of environmental engineering and landscape management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1822-4199
pISSN - 1648-6897
DOI - 10.3846/16486897.2004.9636828
Subject(s) - principal (computer security) , frontier , empirical research , environmental pollution , environmental planning , environmental research , management science , business , environmental resource management , engineering , geography , environmental science , computer science , environmental protection , mathematics , statistics , archaeology , operating system
The commercial sector of most industrialised economy accounts for a significant percentage of the total environmental pollution (EP) that we experience today. Recent advancements in EP research have therefore provided environmental regulators and health scientists with a wide array of solution techniques. Unfortunately, the EP literature has lagged behind in providing an up‐to‐date integrated stream of research that could be useful for new entrants and experienced researchers. The objective of the paper is to present a comprehensive review of EP research. The principal motivating factor is the deficiency of informative articles that reveal the length, breadth and depth of scientific investigations in the area. The study extends to a general survey, models, empirical studies and cases that have extended the frontier of knowledge in EP research. Our aim is to stimulate further empirical and theoretical developments in the EP area. A second intent is to argue that research into EP provides great potentials for increasing our knowledge regarding environmental management. The future holds promising results for researchers and practitioners engaged in EP research. Future studies are expected to save billions of dollars through development of novel cost‐effective methods.