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 …

Understanding the Benefits and Hazards of the Quarrying Business

Landslides are common in areas that are near quarrying operations. It is undeniable that quarrying is a necessity in the industry, but it has long been stigmatized because of tragedies caused by illegal quarrying operations.Recently, local authorities in the country have sought to crack down on such operations that have resulted in …

Impact of Sandstone Quarrying on the Health of Quarry Workers and Local

These wastes are dumped unsafely, eventually affecting the local environment and health of the quarry workers and nearby local residents. During extraction and processing, around 50–70% of the extracted stone is wasted in the form of waste slurry and scrap stone (Papantonopoulos et al. 2007). Slurry is basically stone …

Impacts of quarrying activities on the environment and …

Whereas, negative socioeconomic impacts were; building cracks (54%), injuries (36%), school dropouts (35%), roads damages (33%), child labor (31%) and crop effects (30%). …

HSE

Topic area 6: Health assessment and surveillance. To identify some common health hazards in the quarrying industry. The potential severity of exposure to the hazard is related to the properties of the hazard. Potential for exposure means the opportunity to do harm. Prevent further harm being caused.

Health impacts of industrial mining on surrounding …

Overall, perceived negative impacts prevailed, mainly related to environmental pollution, change in livelihoods or social disruption. Perceived positive impacts on …

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 …

Environmental, social and health impacts of stone …

of stone quarrying site is affected by the bad impacts of quarrying activities. Current study examine environmental, 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 Balasore district is located in the northern most part of Odisha state.

Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, potential health

Air is the worst affected environmental matrix, and it can carry the harmful effect of pollutants generated from mining activity even to distant places. The present study was undertaken to estimate the emission of particulate matter (PM 2.5 and PM 10) from different activities undertaken in stone quarrying in Mahendragarh, Haryana.

10 Advantages and Disadvantages of Quarrying …

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 …

36 Causes, Effects & Solutions for Illegal Dumping

Population growth. One cause for illegal garbage dumping is the growth in worldwide population. Since the overall level of waste production is positively correlated with the number of people on earth, an increase in population also implies an increase in the amount of overall waste. In order to get rid of the large amounts of waste, many people ...

(PDF) Assessment of Quarrying Impacts Comprehensively …

The findings of this study indicated some fundamental facts; quarrying is a basic supporter of local economy where exist, furthermore, regarding as a short-term activity with permanent impacts ...

(PDF) Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Quarry

Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Quarry Operation in Ogun State, Nigeria. Mbuyi M. Melodi. Department of Mining Engineering, Federal University of T echnology, Akure, Nigeria. arletmelodi ...

The impacts of stone quarrying to the local community and …

In Uganda, especially in Nakisunga Sub-county, the stone quarrying industry has grown rapidly in recent years due to the construction boom in urban areas. It is one of the sources of income as well as environmental problems. Even though a number of control measures were introduced, putting them into practice was far below expectations and stone …

Impact of Sandstone Quarrying on the Health of Quarry …

On the basis of the site and health survey, it can be concluded that the current health conditions of the quarry workers and local residents is in very bad shape. …

Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking | CDC

Smoking causes stroke and coronary heart disease, which are among the leading causes of death in the United States. 1,3. Even people who smoke fewer than five cigarettes a day can have early signs of cardiovascular disease. 1. Smoking damages blood vessels and can make them thicken and grow narrower.

Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, potential …

Considering the environmental impacts of rock quarrying, the major effects include habitat degradation and species extinction, contamination of groundwater …

(PDF) Environmental Impact Analysis Of …

Moreover, 45% of the area residents and 44% of the quarry workers have experienced health problems related to quarrying activities. ... projects should be chosen from among the local vegetation ...

Health Hazards of Mining and Quarrying

Health Hazards of Mining and Quarrying. The principal airborne hazards in the mining industry include several types of particulates, naturally occurring gases, engine exhaust and some chemical vapours; the principal physical hazards are noise, segmental vibration, heat, changes in barometric pressure and ionizing radiation.

(PDF) Effects of Quarrying Activities on Local Vegetation …

The analysis yielded a canonical correlation value of 0.94, indicating that there was a very strong effect of the quarrying activities in the affected areas.The resulting Wiliks's Lambda and Chi-square values respectively of 0.120 and <0.01 showed that there was a satisfactory classification of the intensities or level of quarrying activities ...

Impact of illegal mining activities on forest ecosystem services: local …

Understanding local communities' willingness to participate in environmental restoration activities can help assess the level of volunteerism that can be expected for restoration projects.

Environmental impact analysis of quarrying activities established …

Several serious environmental impacts related to quarrying activities on and near the river, such as vibrations, land degradation, land subsidence and landslides, water pollution, occupational ...

Impact of illegal mining activities on forest ecosystem services: local …

1. Introduction. Tropical forest ecosystems around the world are being wiped-out at a rate of 25 million acres per year (Bagyina, 2012).Whiles agricultural activities and wood extraction are identified as major drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in terms of spatial coverage (Hosonuma et al., 2012), degradation caused by mining tend …

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 …

(PDF) Environmental, social and health impacts of stone quarrying …

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 ...

Self‐reported disease symptoms of stone quarry workers …

The adverse health effects of working in the stone quarry industry have been well documented. 4, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 Some of the adverse health outcomes mostly …

Environmental Impacts of Sandstone Quarrying and Its …

hazardous effect on the health of local quarrying workers by making them prone to life-threatening breathing problems like silicosis, tuberculosis, and chest pains (Ahmad, 2015; Chopra et al ...

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