(PDF) Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Quarry
Efforts towards minimizing environmental impacts of quarrying include resettlement and compensation of affected communities (20%). ... 76% are highly aware of impact on vegetation, and 26% are ...
Impacts of Mining and Quarrying Activities in the Himalayas: …
Mines are one of major contributor to pollution (air, soil, water and vegetation) and degradation of environment. Himalayan region is rich in biodiversity and pollution adversely impacts its beautiful and scenic valleys. The destruction of upper surface of soil for quarrying disturbs functioning of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
(PDF) Quarry rehabilitation: A case study
Quarrying activities generally inflict heavy impact at both landscape and community level, leading to soil loss, topographical alteration and vegetation removal (Bradshaw 1997(Bradshaw, 2000 ...
Quarrying and its effect on vegetation cover for a …
PDF | Huge vegetal losses caused by unsustainable quarrying practices have limited the role played by vegetation cover in mitigating the global impact... | Find, …
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 …
Impact of Stone Quarrying on the Environment and the …
1. INTRODUCTION. 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.
Quarrying and its effect on vegetation cover for a …
Article: Quarrying and its effect on vegetation cover for a sustainable development using high-resolution satellite image and GIS Huge vegetal losses caused by unsustainable quarrying practices have limited the role played by vegetation cover in mitigating the global impact of...
Impact of Stone Quarrying on the Environment and the …
Background: Stone quarrying is one of the major practices carried out in the world by the construction industry. In Kenya and specifically in Mandera County area, stone quarrying industry has grown rapidly in recent years. Objective: This study thus aims at examining the impact that stone quarrying has had on the environment and the …
Environmental impact analysis of quarrying activities established …
This adverse influence of stone and sand quarrying induces damage in property, depletion of ground water, loss of fertile topsoil, degradation of forests, deterioration in aquatic biodiversity and ...
(PDF) Effects of Open Cast Quarrying Technique on Vegetation …
It also explained the quarrying area magnitude responsible for the extent, distribution and the rate of de-vegetation of quarrying activities in Ebonyi State. The area extent of quarrying activities in Ebonyi state is 402.855 hectares to the degree of (0.1%) as clearly indicated by the GIS map of the area.
Mining
Mining - Strip, Open-Pit, Quarrying: It has been estimated that more than two-thirds of the world's yearly mineral production is extracted by surface mining. There are several types of surface mining, but the three most common are open-pit mining, strip mining, and quarrying. These differ from one another in the mine geometries created, the techniques …
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. …
Environmental Impacts of Sandstone Quarrying …
destroying vegetation, altering physio-ch emical properties of soil and disturbing nearby . ... While quarrying area has shown continuous increment due to high demand of the sandstone (4.5 times ...
(PDF) The Effects of Quarrying Activities on Local …
Quarrying activities affects vegetation cover by hindering it from performing its biological roles among which is the photosynthesis process by means of which the environmental pollutant, Carbon ...
Environmental impact assessment of laterite …
The significant impacts of quarrying are largely site specific and depend on the kind of land use and land cover changes involved, nature and method of extraction, baseline characteristics of the …
Economic Importance of Stone Quarrying in Rural Livelihood and …
Despite serving the rural economy in a positive way, the negative impact of stone quarrying activities in the Saltora CD Block of Bankura District on the local ecology cannot be ignored. The unplanned extraction and crushing of stones have ... Table: 1 Decrease in vegetation cover, 1990-2006 Area in 1990 Area in 2006 Areal Decrease Land Use ...
(PDF) Environmental Perspective of Stone …
Quarrying activity produces massive dumps on the mining area. However, quarries damages not only the land surface but also the natural vegetation as well as biodiversity.
Impact of Air Pollution from Quarrying and Stone Cutting …
A notable negative impact of quarrying on the environment is also the damage to biodiversity [9], in which plants (vegetation cover) represent the main component of the ecosystem as they are playing a major role in maintaining the balance in the volume of oxygen and carbon dioxide through photosynthetic activities [6].
Dr Angela Oyilieze Akanwa
Quarrying and its effect on vegetation cover for a sustainable development using high-resolution satellite image and GIS AO Akanwa, FI Okeke, VC Nnodu, ET Iortyom Environmental earth sciences 76, 1-12, 2017
(PDF) EFFECTS OF QUARRYING ON VEGETATION …
The Forest Inventory Method (FIM) was adopted for vegetation sampling. Three sampling sites were identified within This study assessed the effects of quarrying on vegetation characteristics in Akamkpa Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State.
Geoconservation, Quarrying and Mining: Opportunities and …
Quarrying and mining have played a fundamental role in the development of society over the last 2 million years. In addition, it generates information and specimens that support the advancement of geoscience and creates exposures that provide a resource for scientific study, education, training and geotourism; a resource that would not otherwise …
Spatial distribution and landscape impact analysis of
In this context, restoring a vegetation cover especially on abandoned quarrying sites and CDW dumpsites will help mitigating water problems (Calder 2007). Also, a restored vegetation cover can help in masking altered landforms and embed the restored sites into their natural landscape.
Impacts of Stone Quarrying on Environment and Livelihood …
Impacts of Stone Quarrying on Local Vegetation in Mount Korok Area, Juba, Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. P. Moilinga Robert Athian. Environmental Science. 2023; This study was carried out in three quarry sites at Mount Korok, also known as Jebel Kujur area, which is located within Juba Town Council in Central Equatoria State, South …
Searching and Cracking: Stone Quarrying, Livelihood …
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.
Altitude restricts the restoration of community …
Therefore, the process of quarry vegetation depends not only on the original seed bank and plant species but also on the adaptive relationship between induced and …
Effects of Open Cast Quarrying Technique on Vegetation …
Soapstone quarrying and carving has taken place at the Tabaka region of Gucha South Sub-County for many decades. The activities associated with soapstone quarrying include clearing of vegetation ...
(PDF) Impact of Air Pollution from Quarrying and Stone …
A study was conducted to investigate the effects of quarrying dust emission on the tree species diversity and vegetation characteristics in Chongoni Forest Reserve and adjacent villages in Dedza ...
Quarrying and its effect on vegetation cover for a …
Huge vegetal losses caused by unsustainable quarrying practices have limited the role played by vegetation cover in mitigating the global impact of climate change. There is a need for a holistic study that will employ remotely sensed data in GIS …
Quarrying in Kerala needs more monitoring, indicates environmental panel
Quarrying in Kerala needs more monitoring, indicates environmental panel. Kerala has a total of 5924 functioning stone quarries while the number of those which hitherto obtained mandatory permission from the Department of Mining and Geology stands at 750. As per prevailing rules, those which are functioning without permission are …
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF STONE QUARRYING …
The major environmental and socio-economic problems related to quarrying revealed during this study include, destroying the natural topography and vegetation, ruining biodiversity, dust pollution, noise pollution, illegal stone …