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. …
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 …
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 …
Health risks and perceptions of residents living nearby landfills or stone mines/quarries have been well documented; however, the multiple impacts of these two pollution …
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 …
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 ...
Quarrying operations also require a workforce to operate equipment, extract materials, and process them for sale. While the work in quarries may be less hazardous than in mines, workers still face risks from heavy machinery and falling rocks. Economic Impact. Mining and quarrying activities can have a significant economic impact on local ...
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, …
The typical activity in a limestone quarry includes explosions, quarrying and passage of heavy duty-vehicles. These processes typically cause high rates …
Health risks and perceptions of residents living nearby landfills or stone mines/quarries have been well documented; however, the multiple impacts of these two pollution sources have yet to be ...
Impact of Sandstone Quarrying on the Health of Quarry Workersand Local Residents: A Case Study of Keru, Jodhpur, India Abhishek Singhal and Sudha Goel 1 Introduction Stone hasbeen avery popular buildingmaterial in Indiafor hundredsof yearsdueto its availability in huge quantities and its remarkable quality. India produces more
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Keywords--- Quarrying, Social Impact, Environmental Impact, Health-related Impact, Northern Philippines. I. Introduction Sustainable community reflects the interdependence of socio-economic and ...
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 …
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 …
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 ...
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 …
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
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.
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 …
We undertook a systematic review of 94 studies that examined residential proximity to environmental hazards in relation to adverse reproductive outcomes, childhood cancer, …
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.
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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.
This study tried to identify the environmental effects of quarrying in the identified quarry sites of Region 1 chosen at random, specifically at a geologic perspective. It further tried to discover the socio-economic benefits they provided to the residents of adjacent and nearby barangays within the provinces of locos Sur, Ilocos Norte, La …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 ...
The National Health Service Corps and NURSE Corps programs provide funding and scholarships to primary care clinicians and students in exchange for their service in underserved communities ...
The typical activity in a limestone quarry includes explosions, quarrying and passage of heavy duty-vehicles. These processes typically cause high rates particulate matter (PM) emissions. Therefore, quarries located in populated areas, may be an important cause of exposure to particulate air pollution. In order to quantify this phenomena, it is …