Suggested Uses of Abandoned Stone Quarries in and …
Almost all quarries are left abandoned without any further use or refilling. After preliminary observations of numbers and sizes, the abandoned stone quarries are studied during …
Awareness and Practices about Silicosis among the …
is also known as the gate of the great Indian Thar desert. The study was conducted during the year 2007-2008 on the basis of presence of maximum number of sand stone quarries
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researchgateHow will quarrying impact the environment in India?By the end of the next decade, the demand for rock aggregates in India is expected to range between 2 and 10.3 billion tons (GIZ 2016 ). Quarrying, catering to this rising demand, in an unscientific manner will incur significant and irreversible environmental impacts in the long run.Environmental impact assessment (EIA) of hard rock quarrying in a
link.springerWhy is mining and quarrying a problem?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.Environmental impact of quarrying of building stones and laterite
link.springerAre quarrying activities causing environmental concerns in the Netravati–Gurpur River basin?Landuse/landcover map of the Netravati–Gurpur river basin The field survey campaign exposed various environmental concerns due to unabated quarrying activities in the study area. Most of the quarries in the region have crusher units attached to them for production of various types of aggregate products.Environmental impact of quarrying of building stones and laterite
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WEBThe present study aims to evaluate the impact of hard rock quarrying on one of the important twin - river basins in SW India, the Netravati–Gurpur river basin, …
India Stone Mining And Quarrying Market Synopsis
The India stone mining and quarrying market was estimated at USD 5 Billion in 2020 with an annual production capacity of around 2-2.6 Billion tons which is likely increase over 2021 - 2024 due to rising infrastructure investment across residential as well as non-residential sectors such as power plants, smart cities etc.
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF DIMENSION STONE QUARRYING ACTIVITIES …
The study concluded that quarrying activities in Ndarugo area of Kiambu County have both positive and negative effects. The quarry companies are licensed to carry out their activities in Ndarugo area.
Impact of Stone Quarrying on the Environment and the …
Stone quarrying is a form of land use method concerned with the extraction of non-fuel and non-metal minerals from rocks [1]. It is usually done by open-cast method using rock drills, explosion of dynamite and use of other methods [2]. Quarrying has environmental and health effects.
Mining and the environment: a case study from Bijolia quarrying …
Mining is essentially a destructive developmental activity, where ecology suffers at the altar of economy. Unfortunately, in most regions of the Earth, the underground geological resources are superimposed by biological resources (forests). This is particularly evident in India. Hence mining operations necessarily involve deforestation, habitat …
(PDF) A study of the practices and processes and benefit …
This study has been carried out in the Banor-Shiva limestone mining region which is located in the Sirmaur District of Himachal Pradesh State in India. The study calculated compound annual growth rates and benefit sharing between the miners and local people, and made a calculation of transport costs based on the mining rules in force and the ...
The basalt stone quarries of eastern India
Reprints & Permissions. Read this article. Quarrying of basalt stone in the Early Cretaceous Rajmahal Trap region of eastern India is increasing at an alarming …
Determining pulmonary function and the associated risk …
Objectives: This study aims to assess pulmonary function and determine the associated risk factors among quarry workers. Materials and methods: A comparative, cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2014 to January 2015 among workers at seven stone quarries in Chennai and residents within a 5 Km radius. Pulmonary function tests (PFT) …
Environmental impact analysis of quarrying activities …
PDF | Several serious environmental impacts related to quarrying activities on and near the river, such as vibrations, land degradation, land subsidence... | Find, …
(PDF) Impact of Sandstone Quarrying on the Health of Quarry …
Impact of Sandstone Quarrying on the Health of Quarry Workers and Local Residents: A Case Study of Keru, Jodhpur, India March 2022 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-29643-8_5
Pulmonary function among stone quarry workers in …
Introduction: Despite advances in technology, in India workers of stone processing industry continue to be at high risk for lung function deterioration. This study was designed to analyse the effect of duration of exposure, job profile and smoking on lung function of stone quarry workers from Jammu city, Jammu and Kashmir State, India.
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Environmental and health risk surveillance were undertaken in stone quarry works, during the months of summer (May to June, N = 521), post monsoon (September to October, N = 214), and winter ...
(PDF) Livelihood impacts of quarrying and the restoration of quarry
Quarries and villages were selected for inclusion in the study according to the following criteria. • Those which had not been covered by previous studies. • On the Kota stone substrate.
What Is A Research Gap (With Examples)
1. The Classic Literature Gap. First up is the classic literature gap. This type of research gap emerges when there's a new concept or phenomenon that hasn't been studied much, or at all. For example, when a social media platform is launched, there's an opportunity to explore its impacts on users, how it could be leveraged for marketing, its …
re gap in the study of stone quarrying activities in india
The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of quarrying and stone cutting industries on Palestinian ecosystem in general including plant biodiversity in particular 2 Materials and Methods 21 The Study Area A small village namely Jammain located at the southern region of Nablus city was selected as a study area (Figure 1) Resource ...
Impact of Stone Quarrying on the Environment and the Livelihood …
The study concluded that quarrying activities in Ndarugo area of Kiambu County have both positive and negative effects. The quarry companies are licensed to carry out their activities in Ndarugo area.
Environmental Impacts of Sandstone Quarrying and Its …
Quarrying activities lead to an enormous change in the local environment by stripping topsoil, destroying vegetation, altering physio-chemical properties of soil and disturbing nearby
(PDF) Temporal status and change detection of stone quarrying …
There was annual heavy exploitation record during 2003-2008 (30.83%) of stone from quarry sites and total increments of SQC activities were found 277.64% since last 18 years.
Occupational injuries and risk assessment among stone …
Stone quarry and crushing industries are considered one of the most hazardous industries worldwide due to two rea-sons: a larger number of high-risk activities and a less stable workforce. As stated by European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (2008), the number of quarry workers who died at work by accident is double the …
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 …
research gap in the study of stone quarrying activities in india
This study investigated the impact of quarrying and stone crushing activities on heavy metals plant nutritional composition phytochemicals and oxidative stress indices of Aspilia africana. Materials and Methods Different parts of A. africana were collected from the quarry site and compared to those growing from nonquarry mining environment.
(PDF) Pulmonary function among stone quarry workers in India…
4 This study was designed to assess lung function among stone quarry workers in the Kolar region of South India and compare it to an unexposed control group. The effects of duration of silica ...
Economic and Environmental Issues of Quarrying
The most obv ious engineering impact of quarrying is a chan ge. in topography and conversion of land use, with the associate d change in the visual scene. This major impact may be accompanied. by ...
(PDF) Environmental, social and health impacts of stone quarrying …
Stone quarrying is one of the key extractive economic activities in the Ashanti Region, supplying the bulk of stone of varying aggregates to the construction industry within the region and beyond.
Economic Importance of Stone Quarrying in Rural Livelihood and …
The present article is an attempt to appraise the importance of the stone quarrying in the village-level micro economy as well as to study the adverse effects of such destructive activities on nature.
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 …
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) of hard rock quarrying …
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 …
Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying
The present study was undertaken to estimate the emission of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) from different activities undertaken in stone quarrying in Mahendragarh, Haryana.