ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF STONE QUARRYING…

Increasing cases regarding the negative environmental impacts of quarrying were being reported in many African countries (Honorable Supreme Court Order, Deepak Kumar vs State of Haryana, 2012). 2.5. Stone Quarrying in Ethiopia Ethiopia is the place on earth in which humanoids made the first stone tools, and the sophisticated use of stone in the ...

Impact of Stone Quarrying on the Environment and the Livelihood …

A binary logistic regression model was done to identify the independent variables of communities unaware of the impacts of stone quarrying. 62.7% and 57.38% of the surveyed s had aware of ...

Impact of Sandstone Quarrying on the Health of Quarry

A total of 10 quarrying and stone cutting locations and a village near the quarrying area (village near locations 6 and 7 in Fig. 5.2, village name: "Shiv sarnonkidhani") were visited for the health survey and survey of living conditions. For site survey and quarrying impact analysis, Google Earth Pro was used to obtain satellite images.

Economic and Environmental Issues of Quarrying

Quarrying activities have various off-site and on-site impacts on environmental components. Individuals and private companies are increasingly demanding lime stones for construction purposes and ...

Potential Environmental Impacts of Quarrying Stone …

ronmental impacts on karst from human activities other than quarrying, but there are relatively few articles that speci fi ­ cally refer to impacts from quarrying. The reported environmental impacts have occurred in a wide variety of karst terrains, under a wide variety of climatic conditions, where the natural systems

ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF QUARRYING ON THE …

2.3 Forms and Methods of Quarrying 13 2.4 Drivers of Quarrying 16 2.5 Impact of Quarrying on the Geological Structure and the Environment 17 2.6 Institutional and Operational Framework for Quarrying 36 2.7 Measures put in Place by some Countries 44 2.8 Theoretical Approach and Conceptual Framework 46 2.9 Summary of the Chapter 56

Impacts of Sand and Gravel Quarrying on the Stream …

Devi & Rongmei [16] investigated the impacts of sand and gravel quarrying on the stream channel and surrounding environment using remote sensing and GIS. In this study, they discovered that the ...

Effects of quarrying activities on the environment in …

the study was to unearth impacts that quarrying activities has on health of the quarry workers and people living next to the quarries as well as physical environment. The general objective of the study was : to examine the effect of quarrying activities to the environment. Specifically, the study examined the effects of quarrying activities

Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of cobblestone …

To address the impacts of quarrying, the government should aim at providing technical support to quarry stakeholders, such as training in facilitation and in management tasks for local stakeholders. New technology that reduces quarry waste should be developed and regulated. It must be mandatory for all quarrying activities taking place, at both ...

Impacts of quarrying activities on the environment and …

The aim of the study was to assess the impacts of quarrying activities on the environment and livelihood of people in the Border II sub-location. Primary data was collected through questionnaires, Key Informant Interviews, Focus Group Discussion, laboratory analysis and observations. Whereas, secondary data was obtained from Landsat satellite ...

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.

Environment and Social Impacts of Stone Quarrying: …

quarrying are managed in an integrated and structured manner that boosts institutions in quarrying perform (Nyakeniga, 2009). One of the biggest negative impacts of quarrying on the environment is the damage to biodiversity (Anand, 2006). Quarrying carries the potential of destroying habitats and the species they support (Mabogunje, 2008).

The environmental impact of extraction: A holistic review of the quarry lifecycle

Potential Environmental Impacts of Quarrying Stone in …

ronmental impacts of previous human activities in karst areas and the effects that those impacts have had on the quality of life. Many human activities can negatively impact karst areas, includ-ing deforestation, agricultural practices, urbanization, tourism, military activities, water exploitation, mining, and quarrying (Drew, 1999) (fi g. 2).

Hydraulic Impacts of Quarries and Gravel Pits

impact as the wells age. The Fountain quarry at Fountain in Fillmore County is a dry quarry (quarrying operations are above the water table) that has been shown by dye tracing to be hydraulically connected to a nearby spring. Project staff monitored this spring for blasting and quarrying impacts on spring turbidity.

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) of hard rock quarrying …

An assessment of the impacts of quarrying using the rapid impact assessment matrix (RIAM) reveals marginal, short-term positive impacts in economic-operational components but major negative impacts on all the other environmental components. The study indicates that the present intensity of quarrying is unsustainable with a sustainability index ...

Environmental impact of quarrying on air quality in …

wall, where the impact is less. Quarries on hills gener-ally have large geomorphic impacts which indicate that crushed stone quarrying have removed an entire karsts hill. e work of [16] states that people living close to the quarries are aected by the activities that go on in that area. In quarrying areas like the village of Pali in India,

What Are Some Pros and Cons of Quarrying?

Some of the advantages of quarrying include: creation of job opportunities, creates good landscaping, and income generating avenue. The disadvantages of quarrying include: …

Environmental and Health impact of Quarry mining …

Residents are the major victims of the adverse impacts of quarrying operations. The various impacts produced by these operations are both size and locations dependent. Many of specific …

Impacts of quarrying activities on the environment and …

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 serious …

Environmental impact assessment of laterite quarrying from …

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 have become a grave reality of mining sector that affects all nations, individually and/or collectively. Assessment of the …

Assessment of Quarrying Impacts Comprehensively with Futuristic Vision

This paper aims to review and assess quarrying impacts comprehensively, besides, trying to crystallize a futuristic vision of urban landscape post-quarries. In order to obtain a clear image and ...

Potential Environmental Impacts of Quarrying Stone in …

ronmental impacts on karst from human activities other than quarrying, but there are relatively few articles that speci fi-cally refer to impacts from quarrying. The reported environmental impacts …

Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Quarrying in …

The impact of quarrying activities can be reduced by implementing innovative technology and sustainable quarrying practices. Olusegun et al. (2009) added that quarry companies should be mandated to adopt modern technology of dust strapping, such that a negligible quantity of dust escapes from the various operations at the quarry site. ...

Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Quarrying in …

This comprehensive review delves into the multifaceted impacts of quarrying on local communities and the environment, highlighting challenges such as habitat destruction, air, noise, water ...

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF STONE QUARRYING …

Total seven representative quarry sites namely Top, Chipri, Borpadale, Abdullat, Kasaba Thane, Sangawade and Borawade were selected to study the environmental and social impacts of stone quarrying (Fig. 1). to know the local people perception about the impacts of quarrying was administered in the field during the study.

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 ...

Assessment of Quarrying Impacts Comprehensively …

This paper aims to review and assess quarrying impacts comprehensively, besides, trying to crystallize a futuristic vision of urban landscape post-quarries. In order to

Impact of Stone Quarrying on Sustainable …

The livelihood and environmental impacts had mixed (positive and negative) implications for most of the SDGs. Based on the mixed impacts and implications dynamics, the stakeholders, led by the government and its …

Characterizing the Effects of Quarrying Industry in Northern

Hence, this study has investigated the social and environmental impact and health-related problems experienced by residents living nearby the quarry sites. The study has utilized concurrent mixed method research design to cross-validate and corroborate findings. ... In spite of the benefit of quarrying to the economy, it brings about impact ...

The Impact of Quarrying: Cause and Effect

One of the biggest negative impacts of quarrying on the environment is the damage to biodiversity. Biodiversity essentially refers to the range of living species, including fish, insects, invertebrates, reptiles, birds, …

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 and land use impacts of Quarrying along …

2.5 Impacts of quarrying on the environment, land use and physical facilitiesError! Bookmark not defined. 2.6 Impacts of quarrying on the health of neighbouring communities. A case of the lower Manya Krobo district of the eastern region of Ghana -----27 2.7 Impacts of environmental impact assessment and audits in quarry areas-----32 ...

10 Advantages and Disadvantages of Quarrying …

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 not all of them. Inhaling the dust from a limestone …

Mining and Quarrying Impacts

Mining and Quarrying ImpactsIntroductionMining and quarrying extract a wide range of useful materials from the ground such as coal, metals, and stone. These substances are used widely in building and manufacturing industry, while precious stones have long been used for adornment and decoration. Mining and quarrying involve investigating potential sites of extraction, then …

Assessing the Impact of Stone Quarrying on the Landscape, …

The data were collected from different target groups in order to get the actual information about impacts of quarrying. We have analyzed the data by using tables and percentage interpretation ...