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Environmental and Socio-economic Impact Assessment of Stone Quarrying
Stone quarrying is a form of land use method concerned with the extraction of non-fuel and non-metal minerals from rocks. Using the qualitative model, the paper interrogates the impact of stone quarrying on the livelihoods of the workers and provides critical insights into the effects of stone quarrying on the environment.
Water Management in Quarries
to predict potential effects and evaluate actual effects of operations on local If there is a sudden adverse change in water quantity or quality in a domestic supply well that is attributed to an aggregate operation, the aggregate operator is legally required to provide a temporary supply of water equivalent in quantity and quality to the normal
The impact of glaciers on mountain erosion | Nature …
Quarrying occurs when subglacial cavities are suddenly emptied, so the buttressing effect of the subglacial water pressure disappears, which, in turn, generates large differential stresses that ...
No Longer Just a Hole in the Ground The Adaptive Re …
Introduction: Impacts of Quarrying. A quarry is an area from which resources such as marble, limestone, sand and granite are extracted for industrial use. Once depleted of their desired …
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 quarrying on the environment. …
Effect of quarrying on the slope stability in Banasuramala: …
A hard rock quarry and a rock crusher unit are operating in one of the offshoot valleys of Banasuramala. This quarry started functioning from May 2006 and the excavation is by means of blasting with high explosives. ... The effect of quarrying in this area can be minimized by the following methods: a. Use of controlled blasting for mining. b ...
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 forever. Quarries are …
Environmental and Health impact of Quarry mining …
water, erosion of soil, noise and percussions from rock blasting, generation of dust, smoke and fumes, production of noxious gases and ground vibration. ... Quarrying has a devastating effect on land. Mining and quarrying activities without proper corrective measures have led to land degradation and it reduces the quality of land. From table 1 ...
Hydraulic Impacts of Quarries and Gravel Pits
The disruption of ground-water conduit flow paths by rock removal was studied at the Big Spring quarry at Harmony in Fillmore County; quarrying operations penetrated the conduit system more than 40 years ago. Ground water that formerly discharged at the Big Spring on Camp Creek now discharges in the quarry.
Quarrying of Stones: Its Methods, Selection of Site
Quarrying of Stones. Definition: Stones occur in the form of natural rock masses or layers on the surface. The process of extraction of suitable stones from their natural rock beds or layers is commonly called Quarrying of Stones.. It differs from the mining of ores of metals in that whereas quarrying is an operation carried out entirely on the surface, mining involves digging …
Health impact assessment of quarrying in some parts of …
This business of rock quarrying is emerging on daily basis and has become stable, supporting industries economically ... can have effects on the growth of the plants and also cause adverse medical conditions when consumed by humans (Banez et …
Contextualizing the effects of stone quarrying: insights …
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 approach, information was …
Quantifying the effects of rock fragments embedding vs.
The distribution pattern of rock fragments in the soil plays a crucial role in the hydrological process of sloped farmland (Zhang et al., 2016).Generally, rock fragments are distributed on the soil surface or profile of soil in varies ways, such as covering and embedding, and their effects on soil–water processes varies (Poesen and Lavee, 1994, Poesen et al., …
Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, potential health
Considering the environmental impacts of rock quarrying, the major effects include habitat degradation and species extinction, contamination of groundwater (Aryafar et al. 2012), emissions of dust and respirable particulate matter (Salem 2021), and other indirect mining-related environmental risks (Zobrist and Giger 2013). The site operations ...
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 …
Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental …
However, quarrying activities have a negative effect on the surrounding towns, the environment, and the health and safety of the workers and residents of the quarries such as landscape degradation, habitat destruction, air and water pollution, and noise pollution . Despite the negative effects that quarrying has on the environment, human health ...
Quarrying and its effect on vegetation cover for a …
Quarrying is the process of extracting useful economic resources from the earth's crust. It is an activity where stones are excavated for the purpose of being employed in the construction of roads, dams and buildings (Ojos Negros Research Group 2008).They are mostly sand, gravel, dimension stone, riprap and crushed rock.
Impacts of rock quarrying on land use and soil environment …
Stone quarrying produces enormous dust emissions, and waste by-products have environmental effects and adverse impacts on soil fertility (Kumar et al., 2017).Most studies reveal the deterioration of soil quality near the quarries by reporting high levels of soil quality indicators, physicochemical parameters, soil nutrients, and metals.
Environmental impact assessment of laterite …
Mining and quarrying provide the basic raw materials for sustaining human well-being and are critical for achieving economic developments. At the same time, environmental degradation and its associated social impacts and inequalities …
BLASTING QUARRY OPERATIONS: ADVERSE AND …
Charles et al. (2019)10 describes quarrying as follows: ―Quarrying can be defined as the blasting, breaking, crushing, cutting, grading, and washing of rocks for desirable economic purposes (Nwachulwu, 2000).11 Quarry is a type of open-pit mining from which rock or minerals are extracted, quarries are generally used for the
The environmental impact of extraction: A holistic review of …
This article explores significant environmental impacts within the quarrying sector, from a lifecycle perspective. Quarries, where mechanical extraction and processing for rock products (including aggregates and ornamental stone) occur, are integral for infrastructure projects worldwide.
Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental Ethic …
The participants identified several clear effects of quarrying, including habitat loss, noise, dust, vibrations, and erosion that alter the geomorphology of the area and modify its …
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 (Aryafar et al. …
Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental …
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 the people living in the …
Studying the Effects of a Limestone Quarry on the Nearby …
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 important to have …
Visual impact evaluation of mines and quarries: the updated …
The article deals with the evaluation of the visual impact arising from quarrying, mining and civil engineering works that involve extensive surface excavation. An indirect method has been formerly proposed to quantify the level of visual impact (Lvi) based on the two physical variables that define the magnitude of change in a natural landscape: the solid angle …
Economic and Environmental Issues of Quarrying
At the same time quarrying being an economic activity has created positive and negative socioeconomic effects in the economy. The study attempts to give a descriptive explanation of the ...
Effects of Blast Design to the Environment in Limestone …
used in quarrying, mining, and some civil engineering construction. Blasting is the controlled use of explosive ... and the end result is commonly referred to as a rock-cut. Environmental effects ...
Environmental impact of quarrying of building stones and …
Mining and quarrying for minor minerals impart significant economic, environmental and social impacts in and around the affected areas. The problem is severe in the small river catchments as the effective area available for assimilating negative impacts of the activity is minimal, compared to large river basins. To address these issues, an investigation …