An Assessment of Air and Water Pollution Accrued from …
— Abstract. The unquenchable demand for rock materials has attracted many companies within the building and construction sector to invest in stone quarrying. …
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An Assessment of Air and Water Pollution Accrued from Stone …
Mbuyi found out that quarry operations were associated as reported by 44% and 44% for air pollution and water pollution. The higher elements of dust emission in Nakisunga cause threats of vegetal wilting, especially during dry spells as reported by Akanwa et al. (2017) .
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PDF | On Jan 1, 2022, Hilary Bakamwesiga and others published An Assessment of Air and Water Pollution Accrued from Stone Quarrying in Mukono District, Central Uganda | Find, read and cite all the ...
Assessment and control of noise and dust …
— 3.0 Assessment and Control of Dust Pollution in Mines and Quarries/Case Histories 3.1 Dust Emissions Dust is generated in quarry operation during the breaking down pro cess of rocks.
An Assessment of Air and Water Pollution Accrued from Stone …
— Stone quarrying has a considerable impact on land, water, air, natural resources, and social welfare. The objective of this study was to assess communities' awareness of the environmental and ...
Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental Ethic …
— During blasting operations and product transportation, quarrying sites generate dust, which contributes to air pollution. The climate of the region, the amount of …
(PDF) Assessment of Distribution and Composition …
ETJ Publication, 2023. The impacts of exploitation and processing of technical stone on the environment can have different levels of emissions and environmental devastation depending on the applied technological …
(PDF) An Assessment of Air and Water Pollution Accrued from Stone
It is also important to support formulation of policies that compel quarry developers to restore sites of rock extraction [4,13]. 1.1 Quarrying and Air pollution Air pollution resulting from different extraction activities triggers airborne particulate matter and black smoke [17].
An Assessment of Air and Water Pollution Accrued from …
Stone Quarrying, Air, Water, Pollution, In-Situ Mitigation 1. Introduction ... or fugitive dust is the primary source of air pollution in quarries mainly from rock blasting and crushing activities ...
Impact of Air Pollution from Quarrying and Stone …
— Abstract. More than 300 quarries and 1000 stone cutting industries are exist in Palestine, with a total annual yield of 100 million tons of raw stone and 25 million square meters of good stone. Unfortunately, …
Environmental Implications of Quarry Rock Dust: A …
— Quarry rock dust (QRD), a waste obtained during the quarrying process is a significant source of air pollution yet has the potential of becoming a sustainable and economical alternative to sand in concrete. Studies confirmed that replacing sand in conventional concrete with QRD increases its durability and robustness by ten percent.
Cumulative Effect of Quarry Dust on Respiratory Health …
— quarry workers with the same socio economic status. 2.1. Study Area The study area of the exposed group was from quarries in Allukuzhi village, Vembakkam, Thiruvannamalai District. These quarry businesses operate on a medium scale and employ large machinery for stone crushing, which increases air pollution from very small particulate
Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, potential …
— These quarry locations were picked because of their magnitude and year-round output, which would produce a realistic result. At the quarry's edge, particles from the air, water, and soil were ...
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. The results ...
Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, potential …
— 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 …
Quarries are temporary, but their environmental impacts are …
— An essential component of cement is limestone, which is heated at extreme temperatures to create clinker – cement's key binding ingredient. Limestone is extracted from large, open pit mines called quarries. In Europe, it is estimated that there are 400 active limestone quarries. Quarries are temporary, but their environmental impacts are …
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) of hard rock …
— The increase in demand of building stones and construction-grade sand has resulted in aggressive hard rock quarrying in many parts of the world. The problems are to be evaluated in detail for the judicious use of resources on the one hand and ensuring health of the ecosystems on the other. The present study aims to evaluate the impact of …
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The effect of quarry dust air pollution across the sites varied significantly especially with (ANOVA P-value = 0.003656) and (ANOVA P-value = 0.04366) for PM 2.5 and PM 10 respectively thus a signal for a …
Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental Ethic …
— In this study, we investigated the impact of quarrying as an environmental ethical crisis. The need for the study arose when we realised the deteriorating effect of the quality of life in our community, which is located next to a limestone quarry. To obtain a deeper understanding of the adverse impact on the environment and the quality of life of …
Environmental impact assessment of laterite quarrying from …
— The intensity of dust generation depends on various factors in laterite quarries such as rock characteristics, air current, wind pattern etc. The air quality in the basin records a negative environmental score (12); (Fig. 4, Table4). Questionnaire surveys with the local community reveal that noise and dust emissions inevitably affect the ...
(PDF) Effects of Quarry Activities on Some Selected
— Concerning the environmental impact, quarries and stone cutting industries cause ecological disturbance, destruction of natural flora, pollution of air, landscape degradation [8]. It is generally ...
Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, …
extracted. The mines and quarries are associated with soil contamination, air pollution, and adverse effects on water re-sources through acid-mine drainage, leaching etc. Even the opencast quarries of non-minerals like sandstone are respon-sible for emission of substantial quantities of dust and other pollutants into the atmosphere resulting in ...
Characterizing the Effects of Quarrying Industry in Northern
— This study investigated the effect of stone quarry activities and seasonal variation on the concentration of air pollutants. Higher concentration of particulate matter was observed in the dry ...
An Assessment of Air and Water Pollution Accrued from …
Stone Quarrying, Air, Water, Pollution, In-Situ Mitigation 1. Introduction ... Particulate matter (PM) or fugitive dust is the primary source of air pollution in quarries mainly from rock blasting and crushing activities. In this case, the ex- ... dust causes silicosis and fibrosis, a thickening of the lung walls leading to the ...
Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, …
Considering the environmental impacts of rock quarrying, the major effects include habitat degradation and species extinction, contam-ination of groundwater (Aryafar et al. 2012), …
Quarries are temporary, but their environmental impacts are …
— Every stage of a quarry's life cycle comes at an enormous environmental cost: loss of natural carbon sinks, eradication of biodiversity, noise and air pollution, and …
What Is Open-Pit Mining? Definition and Environmental …
— Open-pit mining is a type of surface mining used to extract coal, gold, and other minerals. It creates immense water and air pollution, disfigures landscapes, and destroys habitats.
Stone Quarries, Crushers Cause Alarming Pollution And Health Problems
— To improve the working condition in the stone quarries and crushers, necessary precautions have to be taken. At first, it is essential to stop releasing the fugitive dust emission from various activities of stone quarrying and crushing to …
Impact of Air Pollution from Quarrying and Stone …
— quarries and stone cutting industries on Palestinian agriculture and plant biodiversity. The first includes the measurement of the particulate matters (PM), which was ... Unfortunately, such a huge type of air pollution causes significant impact on the surrounding environment [4], especially the plant biodiversity and habitat destruction [5],
(PDF) Impact of Air Pollution from Quarrying and Stone …
More than 300 quarries and 1000 stone cutting industries are exist in Palestine, with a total annual yield of 100 million tons of raw stone and 25 million square meters of good stone. ... Extinct plants due to quarrying and stone cutting industry Unfortunately, such a huge type of air pollution causes significant impact on the surrounding ...
Impacts of Stone Quarrying on Ambient Air Quality
— AbstractA large number of activities in operation of stone quarrying cause environmental degradation including air pollution. These quarries are usually located in clusters in remote locations of ...
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. These occur in varying combinations depending on the …
Noise pollution in stone quarrying industry
— These facilities cause air pollution in the region, thus affecting public health, as well as causing noise ... such as quarries, crushers, cutting firms and stone workshops, are spreading randomly ...