Environmental Impact Assessment

(Pre-requisites: MCB 201 & MCB 202)

Definitions and history of environmental impact assessment (EIA). EIA tasks and processes: generic environmental impact and EIA process in Nigeria. EIA procedural guidelines, techniques and methods. EIA report writing and environmental impact statement (EIS). Involving stakeholders/ participatory democracy. Environmental risk assessment. Evaluating EIA: Quality issues and emerging developments. Mitigation, monitoring and management of environmental impacts. Strategic EIA and other types of assessment. Health impact assessment and quantitative microbial risk assessment. Management of medical waste and refuse.