Quarry
A quarry is a place where rocks, sand, or minerals are extracted from the surface of Earth.A quarry is a type of mine called an open-pit mine, because it is open to Earth's surface.Another type of mine, a subsurface mine, consists of underground tunnels or shafts.. The most common purpose of quarries is to extract stone for building materials. …
Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental Ethic …
Limestone is used in environmental remediation projects, especially for wastewater treatment and acid mine drainage mitigation. Its alkaline qualities aid in the …
1: The Map of Nigeria Showing the Location Sample Quarries …
This study was carried out at selected stone quarrying sites in the North-Central region of Nigeria that is made up of six states which are Niger, Kogi, Kwara, Benue, Nasarawa, …
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Nigeria Quarry operations, plant operations, fleet and logistics. Lagos operations. Producer of Granite, Rock, Asphalt, Stone, Gravel, Dredging, Cement,
Environmental risk assessment of background radiation, …
Rock quarrying sites are not subjected to any radiological evaluation by concerned authorities before commencement. In Nigeria specifically, environmental risk assessment is yet to be incorporated in the guidelines of setting up quarry site.
(PDF) Impact of Particulate Matter as an Air Quality
This study examines the impact of particulate matter (PM2.5) and (PM10) as an air quality pollutant released from quarry operations at a quarry site in Akamkpa, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Characterizing the Effects of Quarrying Industry in …
The study sites are quarrying industry purposively chosen, since they are the biggest quarry areas, from the approved quarry establishment provided by the Isabela Provincial Environment and ...
Environmental impact of quarrying on air quality in Ebonyi state, Nigeria
This paper examines the environmental impact of quarrying on air quality in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. To achieve the main aim of the study, an objective was set to detect air pollutants at the quarry ...
The environmental impacts of river sand mining
The demand for construction-grade sand is growing at a tremendous rate and the world is expected to run out of this resource by 2050. Construction-grade sand, hereafter referred to as 'sand', can be found in (former) aquatic environments, such as rivers and is a provisioning ecosystem service.
Investigation of environmental effect of stone quarrying …
The research investigated the effect of quarrying activities on water and soil quality in two communities of Ebonyi State of Nigeria. Water and soil pollution that has …
stone quarrying and quality of rivers in nigeria
stone quarrying and quality of rivers in nigeria T20:05:58+00:00; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF STONE QUARRYING ACTIVITIES . Stone quarrying activities has resulted in environment issues in Nigeria and Ebonyi State inclusive This activities has affected Air, Water and Soil quality around the host communities Today …
Impact of Particulate Matter as an Air Quality
This study examines the impact of particulate matter (PM2.5) and (PM10) as an air quality pollutant released from quarry operations at a quarry site in Akamkpa, Cross River State, Nigeria. Rock quarrying is the practice of obtaining quarry materials, typically rocks, from above or below land surfaces and crushing or grinding them into fragments to produce …
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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 …
Limestone Quarrying and Processing: A Life-Cycle …
2.2 Limestone Quarrying Operations Extraction (more commonly referred to as quarrying) consists of removing blocks or pieces of stone from an identified and unearthed geologic deposit.
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Environmental Impacts of Artisanal Petroleum Refining …
Environmental Impacts of Artisanal Petroleum Refining and Products Quality in Rivers State, Nigeria Uniport Journal of Engineering & Scientific Research Vol. 3, Issue 1, June/2019 Page 26 Fig. 1: Operators take a closer look as condensed petroleum liquids flow into products collection tanks in an illegal refinery.
(PDF) Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Quarry
Water quality was assessed by analyzing potentially toxic elements in water sources around agricultural and quarry land uses in Oban Massif and environs, southeastern Nigeria.
Dimension Stone: Exploration and Exploitation in parts
being quarried as aggregates or mined as dimension stone and they met quality parameters of the rocks which includes, must be durable, easy to quarry, work, cut and polish. The particular stones ...
Environment and Social Impacts of Stone Quarrying: …
The study were seek to investigate the impact of stone quarrying on the environment and societies. In this case, responses were sought from questionnaire, key informant interview and observation. 3.1. Social and Environmental Impact of Stone Quarrying Quarrying activity often have long-term social, and environmental impacts. Social challenges ...
Sand, gravel, and UN Sustainable Development Goals: Conflicts
In Europe, key aggregate sources are crushed rock from quarries (46%), terrestrial deposits and rivers (38%), recycled aggregate (12%), and manufactured sand (2%), whereas only 2% comes from the marine environment. 114 In LMICs, however, sand, gravel, and crushed-stone mining is commonly an informal economic activity …
Investigation of environmental effect of stone quarrying
The research investigated the effect of quarrying activities on water and soil quality in two communities of Ebonyi State of Nigeria. Water and soil pollution that has affected soil fertility ...
Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of …
This research aims to study the management of and implementation of occupational health and safety issues associated with stone quarry work in selected quarries in Akamkpa, Cross River State Nigeria.
Occupational Health and Safety Management in …
safety issues associated with stone quarry work in selected quarries in Akamkpa, Cross River State Nigeria. The research objectives include to determine the types of quarrying activities carried ...
Figure 1 from Stone Quarrying and Livelihood …
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. Yet the resource-rich communities have seen little …
Comparison of physical and mechanical properties of …
River sand concrete attained higher densities than quarry dust concrete for all ages of curing. The higher density of river sand concrete can be as a result of higher density of the river sand in relation to the quarry dust. The density of river sand concrete and quarry dust concrete are within the nominal value of 24 kN/m 3 (i.e. 2,446 kg/m 3
Environmental impact assessment of laterite quarrying from …
Therefore, this paper evaluates the impact of laterite quarrying for construction blocks, in one of the twin river basins in SW India, the Netravati–Gurpur …
Impacts of Mining and Quarrying Activities in the Himalayas: …
The bed load of river depends on intensity and duration of rainfall in the hilly terrain and it is influenced by the anthropogenic activities such as mining, dams and construction of roads (Chauhan et al., 2017). The present review is carried out to understand the adverse impacts of mines and quarrying in the Himalayan region.
(PDF) Dimension Stone: Exploration and Exploitation in
The rocks in the area are being quarried as aggregates or mined as dimension stone and they met quality parameters of the rocks which includes, must be durable, easy to quarry, work, cut and polish.
Challenges of Quarrying Activities for Sustainable …
This paper examines the challenges of quarrying activities on sustainable quality water resources in Abakaliki and environs and the socio-economic implications of the effects on the people in order
Environmental Quality Management
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 …
Contextualizing the effects of stone quarrying: insights from …
"Most often than not, the operations of the quarry affect the quality of local water obtained from the rivers and streams. As a result, water-related illnesses such as …
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 …
Health impact assessment of quarrying in some parts of …
Twenty four (24) quarry soil-dust samples were collected within and outside the 12 rock aggregates and limestone quarries in southwestern Nigeria. Two samples from both inside and outside the quarry were regarded as uncontaminated and contaminated …
Environmental impact of quarrying on air quality in Ebonyi …
This paper examines the environmental impact of quarrying on air quality in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. To achieve the main aim of the study, an objective was set to …
Extraction of sand, pebbles and stones is widespread across the country
Prakash Chandra Timilsena/TKP Stone quarries and crusher industries operate illegally in Nallu and Tikabhairav of Lele, Godavari Municipality, Lalitpur. Despite the directive of the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources to close it six years ago, it is still operating smoothly with the connivance of the local administration and the police.