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May 18, 2019
TheStandards Organisation of Nigeria, SON has called for proper pollution controland improved management of hazardous products and environmental waste in allwork places and industries.
TheDirector-General of the organisation, Osita Aboloma, made the call at asensitisation workshop in Ado Ekiti on Saturday.
Aboloma,who was represented by the SON Regional Coordinator for South West, AkosileTosan, said that the call was necessary so as to reduce the menace ofenvironmental pollution and avoidable deaths among the populace.
Thesensitisation workshop had the theme: “The Relevance of EnvironmentalManagement for Sustainable and Efficient Ecosystem’’.
Thedirector-general decried the careless manner in which many organisationshandled critical issues relating to the environment.
Accordingto him, one major problem that keeps rearing its ugly head is the menace ofenvironmental pollution.He said that the SON, being the apexstandardisation body in the country, was saddled with the technicalresponsibility of preparing standards relating to products, materials as wellas environment.