Geophysics is solution to building collapse’
AProfessor of Geophysics in University of Lagos (UNILAG), Lukumon Adeoti, has noted that the rightful application of geophysics into subsoil investigation will help curb the menace of building collapse.
Adeoti made this known at his inaugural lecture, entitled: “Geophysicist and human survival”, at J.F. Ade-Ajayi Auditorium, UNILAG.
It was a captivating journey through the lens of the seasoned geophysics in the areas of mineral exploration, oil and gas, agricultural, engineering, environmental and forensic geophysics.
Adeoti noted that waste deposit represents one of the important and actual environmental problems that pose a huge risk for the environment.
“All through the recent past, unlined disposal sites have been filled with household refuse and different kinds of potentially dangerous industrial waste. This poses a huge risk for the environment, and is the main source for groundwater contamination. Once waste is deposited on a dumpsite, pollution can arise from degradation of waste and the migration of leachate,” he stated.
