15Nov 2019

MANAGEMENT OF USED ENGINE OIL IN AUTO AND MOTOR REPAIR GARAGES IN OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO

  • Departement Substances Naturelles, Institut de Recherche en Sciences Appliquees et Technologies (IRSAT), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
  • Universite Joseph Ki-Zerbo (UJK-Z), Ouagadougou 01 BP, 7021 Ouagadougou 01
  • School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
Crossref Cited-by Linking logo

  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • References
  • Cite This Article as
  • Corresponding Author

Environmental contamination by used engine oil is common in developing countries, causing various occupational health hazards. In this study, a structured questionnaire was administered through personal interviews on the common practices of disposal of used engine oil among motor and auto garage workers in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Results showed that the majority (30%) of the garage workers have never had any form of formal education. While most of them (93.33%) have never had a training on handling and disposal of used engine oil. Among the respondents, 96.7% indicated they do not use any personal protective equipment when handling the used engine oil, and 93.33% do not change their clothes after handling used engine oil. The awareness among garage workers regarding the health and environmental impacts of used engine oil is very primitive. Only 64.17% of respondents are aware that used engine oil could adversely affect human health, but are not aware of its carcinogenic and mutagenic potentials. Results obtained from this survey emphasis the need to take garage workers? education as priority. Furthermore, there is a need to encourage research into the occupational health risk and the impacts of used engine oil on soil microorganisms.

  1. J. Fuentes, R. Font, M. F. Gomez-Rico, and I. Martin-Gullon, ?Pyrolysis and combustion of waste lubricant oil from diesel cars: Decomposition and pollutants,? J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolsis., no. 79, pp. 215?226, 2007.
  2. Rincon, P. Canizares, and M. T. Garcia, ?Regeneration of used lubricant oil by ethane extraction.,? J. Supercrit. Fluids, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 315?322, 2007.
  3. EPA, ?Managing Used Oil: Advice for Small Businesses.,? 1996.
  4. El-Fadel and R. Khoury, ?Strategies for vehicle waste-oil management : a case study,? vol. 33, pp. 75?91, 2001.
  5. Ataro, A. Geremew, and F. Urgessa, ?Occupational health risk of working in garages : comparative study on blood pressure and hematological parameters between garage workers and Haramaya University community , Harar , eastern Ethiopia,? Risk Manag. Healthc. Policy, vol. 11, pp. 35?44, 2018.
  6. Dongre, A. Suryakar, A. Patil, and D. Rathi, ?Occupational lead exposure in automobile workers in north Karnataka (India): effect on liver and kidney functions.,? Al Ameen J Med Sci., vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 284?292, 2010.
  7. El-Saadawy, E. Attwa, I. El-Tayeb, and M. Zalat, ?Dermatoses and hematological disorders among car mechanics in Zagazig city and their effects on quality of life.,? Zagazig Univ Med J., vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 142?156, 2011.
  8. Obini, C. O. Okafor, and J. N. Afiukwa, ?Determination of levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil contaminated with spent motor Engine oil in Abakaliki Auto-Mechanic Village,? 2013.
  9. Basu, A. Biswas, K. Biswas, and E. Al., ?An attempt to search the health status of garage workers: a neglected part in India.,? Int J Adv Res., vol. 3, no. 7, pp. 1466?1471, 2015.
  10. D. E. S. Infrastructures et al., ?Novembre 2015,? 2015.
  11. MEF, SG, INSD, and 2009, ?RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L?HABITATION (RGPH) DE 2006,? 2006.
  12. Nriagu, E. A. Udofia, I. Ekong, and G. Ebuk, ?Health Risks Associated with Oil Pollution in the Niger Delta , Nigeria,? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Heal., pp. 1?23, 2016.
  13. Perez-Pereira, C. Tinajero, M. S. Rodr?guez, M. Peralbo, and J. M. Sabucedo., ?2012. Academic effects of the Prestige oil spill disaster.,? Span. J. Psychol., vol. 15, pp. 1055?68, 2012.
  14. N. Nwite and M. O. Alu, ?Effect of different levels of spent engine oil on soil porperties , grain yield of maize and its heavy metal uptake in Abakaliki , Southeastern Nigeria,? vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 44?51, 2015.
  15. Laffon, E. P?saro, and V. Valdiglesias, ?Effects of Exposure to Oil Spills on Human Health : Updated Review Effects of Exposure to Oil Spills on Human Health : Updated Review,? vol. 7404, no. May, 2016.

[Nare R. W. Alice, Sogli Tienoupagri, Sawadogo Ilboudo T. Catherine and Erinle O. Kehinde (2019); MANAGEMENT OF USED ENGINE OIL IN AUTO AND MOTOR REPAIR GARAGES IN OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Nov). 652-658] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Alice Nare
Institut de Recherche en Sciences appliquées et Technologies

DOI:

Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/10054      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/10054

Download Full Paper

Download PDF No. of Downloads: 58 | No. of Views: 166