• Eguvbe Peter Mamuro
• Umoh Sunday Henry
• Obielumani Joy Ovigwe
• Okonkwo Excellence Amaibiam
• Ogonegbu Augustine Chukwunedum

Crude Oil pollution has debilitating effect on the air quality within and around the environment surrounding the area under study. The extent of crude oil pollution on the air, aquatic organisms, crop productivity and human health and the strategies for coping with the negative impact of crude oil pollution were investigated in Ogoni land in Niger Delta of Nigeria. The population of the sample size is 1000. In carrying out this study, questionnaires were used for collection of data. Simple percentage and weighted mean statistics were employed to analyse the data collected, while chi-square was used for testing the hypotheses. Crude oil pollution has significant effect on devastating air quality of the environment, which consequently affects crop production, marine lives and health of humans. It is important to state that there are measures available to avert this plague. Government has significant roles in implementation of environmental laws to combat crude oil pollution. Crude oil pollution has a negative impact/effects in Ogoni land and environ of the Niger Delta, thereby resulting to a high rate of environmental pollution and negative effects on the air, crop productivity, aquatic organisms and on the health of humans inhabiting the communities.

Crude Oil pollution, human health challenges, aquatic organisms, Ogoni land, air pollution

"CRUDE OIL POLLUTION AND HEALTH CHALLENGES OF THE OGONI PEOPLE, NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no.f787-f797, July-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207594.pdf

"CRUDE OIL POLLUTION AND HEALTH CHALLENGES OF THE OGONI PEOPLE, NIGER DELTA, NIGERIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no. ppf787-f797, July-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207594.pdf