Department

Noise & Emissions Control Department

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Head, Polution Control Dept.

Mrs Olabisi Shonibare

Summary

The Noise & Emissions Control Department investigates and resolves pollution complaints, mediates environmental disputes, monitors compliance for pollution abatement, organizes stakeholder events on clean production, conducts public sensitization for noise reduction, and enforces laws on smoking in public places, while continually reviewing and ensuring enforcement procedures for non-compliant facilities in Lagos State.

Our Functions

  • Investigate and resolve public complaints/disputes on air, water and land pollution industrial, commercial and residential areas of Lagos State.
  • Mediate on environmental disputes between complainants and respondents.
  • Compliance monitoring to ensure abatement of pollution after intervention.
  • Organizes stakeholders’ meetings/workshops/seminars with professionals and associations on clean production practices/technologies to prevent pollution of the state’s pristine environment.
  • Constant sensitization of the public on noiseless Lagos to reduce noise prone activities within respective environment (residential, commercial and industries using noise pollution prevention techniques.
  • Enlightenment comparing on pollution prevention within the 57 local govt areas/LCDA on the state.
  • Sensitization and enforcement of the ‘No-smoking’ in public places law.
  • Regular review of enforcement procedures to ensure compliance for non-complying facilities and serial offenders on Air water and Land pollution in the state.
  • Represent the agency at inter-ministerial meeting on matters bordering on pollution control.