Environmental and Health impact of Quarry mining …
Many of specific impacts are on the nearest communities in the form of effects on air, earth surface, land degradation, deterioration of ground water, erosion of soil, noise and …
A Guide To The Visual Screening Of Quarries
Such buildings may be existing or can be part of the proposed quarry development. Frequently, new quarries or quarry extensions are based on farming units where the farmyard complex, farmhouse or cottages offer dual usage as administrative/storage buildings as well as screens to the quarrying activity.
10 Advantages and Disadvantages of Quarrying Limestone
Digging into the ground to remove this natural resource skews the balance of the ecosystem in a way that can make it difficult for many local species to survive. 4. Quarries may have a negative health impact. Stringent health and safety regulations can offset some of the negative health impacts that quarrying limestone may cause, but …
Effects of Quarry Activities on Some Selected
Nartey et al. (2012) compared the health status of the respondents before and after the inception of the quarrying activities. Health status before quarrying; which was deemed excellent (75.0 % of ...
The Impact of Quarrying: Cause and Effect
Air Pollution from quarrying. Dust from quarry sites is a major source of air pollution, although the severity will depend on factors like the local microclimate conditions, the concentration of dust particles in the ambient air, the size of the dust particles and their chemistry, for example limestone quarries produce highly alkaline (and reactive) dusts, …
Sustained impact of the activities of local crude oil refiners …
2. Literature review. The pollution of aquatic ecosystems with crude oil and other petroleum products suppresses the major functions of the fauna and flora and makes the water hazardous for drinking (Barenboim et al., 2015).It has also led to the destruction of fish habitats in the mangroves of the Niger Delta and high levels of contamination of …
Health impact assessment of quarrying in some parts of …
This study has established that quarry soil-dusts have threatening effect on the environment and human health and there is a major connection between potentially …
Effects of Illegal Mining on the Environment, Economy, and …
The mining of minerals has contributed enormously to most African countries' economies. However, the activities involved in these sectors have turned to hunt our environment and human life due to the lack of regulation in this sector. This paper is a review of the effects of illegal mining on the environment, the economy and agricultural …
Environmental and Health impact of Quarry mining …
3.7 Influence of quarrying on Human Health Influence of quarrying on human health is analyzed on the basis of dust is a nuisance, dust affects health, and rain water roofs are unclean shown in the table 5. Table 5 reveals that all the respondents (100 %) claimed that dust is a great nuisance to them, dust
Environmental, social and health impacts of stone …
social and health impacts of stone quarrying on people of five villages of Mitrapur panchayat of Balasore district. 2. Material and methods 2.1. The study area ... negative impacts of quarrying on local environment. Figure 2 Stone quarrying site in Kathagochhi village . International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2023, 08(01), 678–688
Lung Function and Respiratory Health of Populations Living …
Using both reported and measured health outcomes helped to understand the extent of the health effects and to reduce recall bias. Additionally, having a control group of the unexposed population, who lived far from the quarry sites but in the same town, helped to compare the health conditions as a result of close quarry dust exposure.
Health impacts of industrial mining on surrounding communities: Local
Industrial mining projects can play an important role in global sustainable development if associated health risks are minimised and opportunities maximised. While a broad body of evidence from quantitative studies exists that establishes the interlinkages between mining operations and effects on public health, little research has been …
Negative impact of illegal mining on local communities
The mining sector has historically been one of the major economic activities that contribute to national growth. Many countries have grown their economic stature by extrapolating natural resources ...
HUNTSVILLE QUARRY: Resident concerned about health of roads | Local
Barksdale, who lives about 2 miles from the quarry, has been to previous meetings to ask about weight-restricting Newby and Gray roads, though part of Gray Road lies within the city limits of ...
Magnesium and Human Health: Perspectives and Research …
2. Magnesium Absorption and Excretion. Magnesium homeostasis is regulated by the intestines, the bones, and the kidneys [].The majority of magnesium is absorbed by a passive paracellular mechanism in the ileum and distal parts of the jejunum, while a smaller amount is actively transported in the large intestine [2, 6].Around …
Local perspectives on the adverse environmental effects and …
In Ghana, there is a consensus that all the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) degraded landscapes should be restored to ecologically functionable limits after the small-scale mining ban. Restoration of the mined degraded landscapes will replenish lost ecosystems and contribute to the socio-ecological wellbeing of the nearby communities. …
Investigative Effect Of Stone Crushing Dust On The …
on the health of workers of quarry industry at Umuoghara, Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State is inevitable. Dust which are obnoxious to health are consumed directly or indirectly through inhalation, absorption and ingestion which affect the health of workers by introducing different type of disease condition in their body.
Correlates of Stone Quarry Workers' Awareness of Work …
Objective: To assess the awareness of work-related ocular health hazards and utilization of personal protective eye devices (PPEDs) among stone quarry workers in Abakaliki, southeastern Nigeria. Materials and methods: In a cross-sectional survey of stone quarry industry workers in Abakiliki, conducted between March and April, 2012, data on …
Health And Safety In Quarrying | Agg-Net
Comprehensive data on occupational ill health may simply not exist in many cases, and in practice the true extent of occupationally related ill health may be unknown. Recently the Quarry Products Association produced a health surveillance guide 2 that listed a number of the key health hazards in the quarrying industry. As well as the …
Environmental Impacts of Sandstone Quarrying and Its …
This stone dust has a direct hazardous effect on the health of local quarrying workers by making them prone to life-threatening breathing problems like silicosis, tuberculosis, and …
Occupational health hazards of stone quarry workers of …
Background: Occupational health is a neglected public health issue among healthcare workers in developing countries. The quarrying sector poses large risks to occupational health and safety. Objectives: The objectives of this study are to investigate the impact of stone dust on cardiovascular and pulmonary health of stone quarry …
Characterizing the Effects of Quarrying Industry in …
Keywords--- Quarrying, Social Impact, Environmental Impact, Health-related Impact, Northern Philippines. I. Introduction Sustainable community reflects the interdependence of socio-economic and ...
(PDF) Occupational health hazards of stone quarry
Background: Occupational health is a neglected public health issue among healthcare workers in developing countries. The quarrying sector poses large risks to occupational health and safety.
Health and Safety Law in Quarries Volume 1
Learn about the main points of health and safety quarrying legislation in a readable way with the Health and Safety Law in Quarries Book. Buy the Health and Safety Law in Quarries Book online through the Institute of Quarrying shop.
Impacts of quarrying activities on the environment and …
Quarrying activities in the area were perceived to have both positive and negative impacts on the livelihood of people and the environment. Some of the most …
Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, potential health
Sample collection and analysis. Bakhrija quarry is surrounded by a number of stone crushing units (≈ 25 units) around it. Samples of suspended particulate matter (PM 2.5 and PM 10) were collected from four locations in and around Bakhrija mines during the pre-monsoon season (June 2019).During the sample collection, the ambient …
Lung Function and Respiratory Health of Populations Living Close to Quarry Sites in Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study
Health Hazards of Mining and Quarrying
WEBAdequate mechanical ventilation flowing first over a mining crew and then to and across the mining face can reduce exposure. Auxiliary local ventilation at the …
Impacts of Stone Quarrying on Environment and …
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Cobble Stone Project Offices, Local Governments, Quarry Worker Enterprise and local communities is needed to enhance the utilization of resources and minimize the externalities of quarrying on the natural environment through awareness creation, proper management and rehabilitation of …
Plastic pollution: why is it a public health problem?
There are many reasons for industry to move away from plastic use, not least is the fast-approaching peak of the economically and ecologically sustainable supply of petrochemicals. 3 However, even if this pillaging of finite resources can be ignored, the ecological and global health impacts of plastics cannot be. Global plastic resin …
Contextualizing the effects of stone quarrying: insights from …
Resource availability and extraction seem to present a paradox to most countries in the global south. It appears to be a curse rather than a blessing. Using the resource curse theory as a philosophical lens, this study qualitatively analysed the effects of the stone quarrying industry in the Wenchi municipality of Ghana. Using the case study …
Health impact assessment of quarrying in some parts of …
Quarrying of rocks and minerals has contributed to the economic development of many nations. However, dusts generated from these quarries have caused environmental and health challenges. Health risk assessment of the environments around quarries in southwestern Nigeria was, therefore, carried out to delineate the effects of …
Environmental, social and health impacts of stone quarrying …
Majority tribal people of study area (53%) depends upon quarrying activity for their livelihood. Many local people complained about various negative effects of stone quarrying activities. A vast majority of respondent stated that they suffered severely from the noise pollution caused from the stone quarry related activities (83%).
Milk consumption and multiple health outcomes: umbrella …
Milk (Lac), which was used by human in the early of the seventh millennium BC [1, 2], is a nutritious, white liquid food secreted by the mammary glands of mammals.Cows' milk consumption varies around the world, with an average of 10–212 kg per person per year [].Milk contains 18 of 22 essential nutrients [], including a various of …
Health & Safety Risks In Quarrying
The risks associated with our health and safety on quarrying sites are varied and often not as obvious as one would expect. Though we can take one look at heavy machinery and quickly make a …