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regulation of quarrying activities; (c) provide for the protection of the environment from harmful effects of quarrying activities and related activities; (d) provide for rehabilitation of quarrying sites (e) provide for benefit-sharing and investing back to the community part of the revenue collected from quarrying activities ; and

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Challenges of Quarrying Activities for Sustainable …

Quarrying activities for rocks, sand, gravel, and limestone for road beds, to make building stones, (Hussain, 2001, Cunningham and Saigo, 2005; Liman, 2016) are environmental polluting industries in Abakaliki and environs. The gains of quarrying activities notwithstanding, the JGME Journal of Geography Meteorology and Environment

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What is Quarrying?

In the UK a 'mine' is defined legally as an underground working and a 'quarry' as a site of mineral extraction without a roof. In other parts of the world, the world, 'mining' is used interchangeably with 'quarrying'. The term 'quarrying' is often associated with a place where natural stone is extracted to produce building ston…See more on quarrying

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    What is quarrying and why is it important?

    Quarry is a must-read for quarry operators, recyclers and members of the extractive industries. The magazine informs decision makers about the latest equipment and …

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  • An Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of …

    and socioeconomic impacts of quarrying activities and sustainable quarrying options. The study made use of questionnaires, observations with the help of a checklist, interviews and focus group discussions to collect data from quarry workers, quarry administrators and people living around the quarry sites.

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    degrees of cracks with somewhat closed to collapse due to quarry activities. In a study by (Waweru et al., 2018) showed that quarrying activities in Kenya have increased for urban development which had positive and negative impacts of quarrying; land uses and land management after quarrying.

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    (PDF) Participatory Roles of Women in Quarrying Activities …

    In Ogun State of Nigeria, most quarry activities (blasting and crushing of rocks) are carried out in the rural areas where labourers (mostly poor and unskilled women and children) are engaged in hard labour that pays pittance and is often dangerous to their health. The women and in some cases underage children mostly from the neighbouring Benin ...

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    The Effect Of Quarrying Activities On The Environment

    Quarrying activities has led to development of infrastructure, created employment opportunities, growth of towns and has contributed to the establishment of various industries. Quarrying activities have also lead to environmental damage (Siachoono 2015). There are two reasons why land degradation generally results from mineral extraction: first ...

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    Effects of quarrying activities on the environment in …

    Quarrying is an activity where stones are dug for the purpose of being used in building, making roads through cutting, digging or blasting. Quarrying is a huge supporter of local economic development: as the use of extracted material enhances trade, creating jobs for most people who depend on this for their livelihoods aside from other economic activities.

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    What is Quarrying?

    Quarrying is the heavy industrial process of extracting minerals and natural resources like rocks, sand, and gravel from the surface of the earth. Also known as aggregates, quarried materials …

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    Mining and quarrying activities tend to favor stress …

    Therefore, the effect of mining and quarrying activities on plant CSR strategies seems to be a shift from ruderal to stress‐tolerant communities as both sites were once agricultural sites before the construction of the Cu-Pb-Zn mine. In other words, local plant communities responded to mining activities by altering the species composition (an ...

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    The Impact of Quarrying Activities on Air Quality and Public …

    Poor air quality is well-documented for its links to health issues such as asthma, cancer, and autoimmune diseases, posing particularly high risks to children and vulnerable populations. This study utilizes a mixed-methods approach to evaluate the air pollution levels that school students and local residents are currently exposed to, along with the potential impact of …

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    ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF QUARRYING …

    This study assessed the effects of quarrying activities on some selected communities in the Lower Manya Krobo District. Questionnaires targeting inhabitants around the quarry sites, observations, collection of health records from well patronized hospitals/clinics and dust (PM. 10) sampling were used as data gathering instruments.

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    Quarrying of stones | PPT

    2. 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 …

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    THE EFFECTS OF INFORMAL QUARRYING ON

    at the effects of quarrying on the health of the people of Lusaka who were directly involved in informal quarrying industry. The study had three objectives namely: to identify the quarrying sites, to examine the methods of extraction and processing of the quarry material and to establish the health risks and hazards of quarrying on the people.

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    Effects of Quarry Activities on some Selected Communities …

    The impacts from quarrying activities on the health of the people are quite significant as blasting vibrations have also resulted in cracks in several buildings exposing the occupants to danger. Other potential quarrying effects which are of concern to environmentalists include biodiversity loss, land degradation, nuisance effects, reduced ...

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