<p>       <b>TABLE OF CONTENTS</b><br></p><p>Abstract........................................................................................................2&nbsp;</p><p>Acknowledgements .................................................................................3&nbsp;</p><p>Table of Contents ......................................................................................4&nbsp;</p><p>List of Figures...............................................................................................5</p><p>&nbsp;List of Tables...............................................................................................5</p><p>&nbsp;List of Abbreviations..................................................................................6&nbsp;</p><p><b>

Chapter ONE

--------------------------------------------------------------------------7</b></p><p>1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................7&nbsp;</p><p>1.1 Statement of Problem...........................................................................7&nbsp;</p><p>1.2 Objectives of the Study ........................................................................8&nbsp;</p><p>1.3 Propositions...........................................................................................8&nbsp;</p><p>1.4 Methodology..........................................................................................8&nbsp;</p><p>1.4.1 Instruments........................................................................................9&nbsp;</p><p>1.4.2 Population and Sampling...................................................................9&nbsp;</p><p>1.4.3 Data Analysis and Presentation .......................................................9&nbsp;</p><p>1.5 Conceptual Framework ......................................................................10&nbsp;</p><p>1.6 Rationale for the Study.........................................................................12&nbsp;</p><p>1.7 Limitations to the Study .....................................................................12&nbsp;</p><p>1.8 Outline of the Study.............................................................................13&nbsp;</p><p><b>

Chapter TWO

........................................................................................14</b><br></p><p>2.0 THE NIGERIA ENVIRONMENT..........................................................14&nbsp;</p><p>2.1 Introduction .........................................................................................14&nbsp;</p><p>2.2 Historical Overview of Environmental Management............................14&nbsp;</p><p>2.3 Environmental Pressures Being Experienced in Nigeria.....................14&nbsp;</p><p>2.4 Industrialization in Nigeria.................................................................15&nbsp;</p><p>2.5 Industrial Environmental Problems in Nigeria .................................15&nbsp;</p><p>2.5.1 Liquid and Solid Wastes................................................................16&nbsp;</p><p>2.5.2 Air Pollution (Emissions)................................................................16&nbsp;</p><p>2.5.3 Water Pollution................................................................................16</p><p>&nbsp;2.6 Noise..................................................................................................17&nbsp;</p><p>2.7 Impact of Industrial Environmental Problems .....................................17&nbsp;</p><p>2.8 Approaches to industrial Environmental Management ......................17&nbsp;</p><p>2.9 Nigeria's Environmental Laws ..........................................................18&nbsp;</p><p>2.10 Undertakings Requiring Registration and Environmental Permit.......................................................................................................18&nbsp;</p><p>2.11 Agencies Responsible to the Environment in Nigeria.......................19&nbsp;</p><p>2.12 The National Environmental Action Plan (NEAP) .........................19&nbsp;</p><p>2.13 Voluntary Environmental Management in Nigeria.............................20&nbsp;</p><p><b>

Chapter THREE

.............................................................................../.....21</b><br></p><p>3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ISO 14001 ...............21&nbsp;</p><p>3.1 Introduction .....................................................................................21&nbsp;</p><p>3.2 Environmental Management System.................................................21&nbsp;</p><p>3.3 Components of an EMS.......................................................................21&nbsp;</p><p>3.4 Drivers of EMS..................................................................................23&nbsp;</p><p>3.4.1 Organizations.................................................................................24&nbsp;</p><p>3.4.2 Market............................................................................................24&nbsp;</p><p>3.4.3 Social forces/Community ...............................................................24&nbsp;</p><p>3.4.4 Financial ...................................................................................24&nbsp;</p><p>3.4.5 Regulatory Institutions ..................................................................24&nbsp;</p><p><b>

Chapter FOUR

.....................................................................................25</b><br></p><p>4.0 Francis Shine Gbedemah, LUMES Thesis, 2004 3.5 Approaches to Environmental Management Systems..............................................25&nbsp;</p><p>3.6 The Gap between EMS Theory and Practice ..................................25&nbsp;</p><p>3.7 The ISO 14000 series .......................................................................26&nbsp;</p><p>3.8 History and Development of ISO 14001 ............................................27&nbsp;</p><p>3.9 ISO 14001 Developments throughout the World..............................27&nbsp;</p><p>3.10 Benefits of ISO 14001 Certification...........................................28&nbsp;</p><p>3.11 Problems with ISO 14001 Certification ............................................29&nbsp;</p><p>3.12 ISO 14001 and Environmental Management in Nigeria..................30</p><p><b>

Chapter FOUR

.................................................................................31</b>&nbsp;</p><p>4.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION..........................................................31&nbsp;</p><p>4.1 Introduction .......................................................................................31&nbsp;</p><p>4.2 Background and Location of the Industries........................................31&nbsp;</p><p>4.3 Current EM Practices in Operation .................................................32&nbsp;</p><p>4.4 Rationale for the Development of EM Practice ...............................33&nbsp;</p><p>4.5 Certification to ISO 14001 in Nigeria................................................34&nbsp;</p><p>4.6 Benefits Hope to Derive from ISO 14001 Certification.......................35&nbsp;</p><p>4.7 Impediments to ISO 14001 Implementation ..................................36&nbsp;</p><p>4.8 Level of Compliance to Legislation ....................................................38&nbsp;</p><p><b>

Chapter FIVE

........................................................................................40</b><br></p><p>5.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................40&nbsp;</p><p>5.1 Conclusions .....................................................................................40&nbsp;</p><p>5.2 Suggestions for Future Research......................................................42</p><p>&nbsp;REFERENCES ......................................................................................43&nbsp;</p><p>APPENDIX ..............................................................................................47&nbsp;</p><p>QUESTIONNAIRE ADMINISTERED......................................................47&nbsp;</p>