Generally the quarry operation leads to destruction and degradation of the land, air pollution, accident, land escape change, and crop land change. we have seen the socio economic impact, impact ...
Still, cereal crops are vulnerable to changing conditions. Those crops have been bred to be relatively genetically uniform. That makes them the "Ferrari" of growing in their current environments, says Des Marais, but they may not be as high-performing in new landscapes.
In South-Eastern Nigeria, several quarry operations provide 8.7% of the country's annual GDP to the economy. These businesses do, however, frequently cause air pollution. Extech Model VPC300 was used to measure PM2.5, PM10, and various meteorological factors, and conduct a social survey to determine the impact of particulate …
quarry activities on arable crop yields, a five point likert . Eta et al. 143 scale was used with response categories of Strongly Agreed (SA), Agree (A), Undecided (U), Disagree (D) & Strongly Disagree (SD) and with values 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 respectively assigned to them. ...
Challenges of quarry activities among rural dwellers in Odeda. Despite the vast body of research on the impact of quarry activities on the ecosystem in Nigeria, little has been done on the …
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...
Figure 4 shows crops on farmlands near (a) and far away (b) to a quarry site. (a) 5. Health Impact of Quarrying Activities It has not been possible to separate the health records of the people from the control community, N4 from those of the study area, N1, N2 and N3 because all residents attend the same health facilities.
Perceived Effects of Quarry Activities on Arable Crop Production in Calabar Agricultural Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria. Direct Research Journal of Agriculture and Food Science. 7(6). 141-146.
This has made the terrain much more vulnerable to landslides. Behind every landslide, there is an unscientific change of crops, cutting off the slope of the hill, construction, and quarrying. ... (2016) "Environmental Impact Assessment of Quarry Activities in Oba-Ile, Ondo state, Nigeria" Macro Journals Sasikala and Sarath Chandran (2016 ...
In South-Eastern Nigeria, several quarry operations provide 8.7% of the country's annual GDP to the economy. These businesses do, however, frequently cause air pollution. Extech Model VPC300 was used to measure PM2.5, PM10, and various meteorological factors, and conduct a social survey to determine the impact of particulate matter on the nearby crops. …
the quarry site may be exposed to potential non-carcinogenic health risk due to Mn and Pb intoxication. With respect to US EPA prescriptions, average carcinogenic risk values obtained for Pb and ...
Several serious environmental impacts related to quarrying activities on and near the river, such as vibrations, land degradation, land subsidence and landslides, water pollution, occupational...
Criteria to Assess Rock Quarry Slope Stability and Design in Landslide Vulnerable Areas of Sri Lanka: A Case Study at Thalathu Oya Rock Quarry ... where the dipping terrains are favourable for growth of these crops. The lands …
Vulnerable crops include wheat, maize, and soybeans, with regions such as Central and Eastern Europe, the central United States, eastern Brazil, and South Asia identified as hotspots for climate-induced disruptions.
In Zambia, groundwater quality has deteriorated in the Lusaka karst aquifer as a direct result of increasing human activity on the vulnerable karst geology (Nkhuwa, 1996;Nyambe & Maseka, 2000; De ...
Dust from rock processing and unpaved (dusty) roads have settled on crops and other plants as a result of sedimentation. High concentrations of dust on the plants result in poor plant performance and yield. Figure 4 shows crops on farmlands near (a) and far away (b) to a quarry site. 5. Health Impact of Quarrying Activities
compliance to acceptable standards, the quarry owners, community residents and Government should jointly be involved in regularly monitoring the activities of the quarries. Keywords: Environmental challenges, Quarry, Blasting, Noise, Pollution, Ground vibration 1. Introduction Industries have generated a surge of interest among
According to Oyegbile et al. (2017), some of the negative effects of quarry activities on the environment include: air, water and soil pollution, poor human and animal health, poor crop yields ...
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 …
It may be possible to reduce damage by planting the most vulnerable crops in fields least attractive to geese. Geese are cautious birds and prefer to graze in large, open fields where they ... imposed upon scaring activities). 3 People and dogs are seen by geese as a threat, and can be highly effective at deterring ... issued to shoot quarry ...
The geology of the Yaounde makes it vulnerable to quarrying activities as a result of the presence of large deposits of metamorphic rocks which can be extracted through quarrying in order to meet ...
AND AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES OF THE QUARRY COMMUNITIES IN AKAMKPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA *Bassey, Philip Etabee and Okon, Ntiamba Paul ... well as damage to crops and livestock loss which are the sometimes the economic mainstay of the local communities (Bangbose et al., 2014). The quarry dust or toxic …
Perceived Effects of Quarry Activities on Arable Crop Production in Calabar Agricultural Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria. Direct Research Journal of Agriculture and Food Science, 7(6), 141-146 ...
Research shows that open mining has a devastating negative impact on the surrounding environment situated nearer the quarry. Activities that are performed result in ecological destruction, destroying natural habitats. …
IOP Publishing, 2020. The Lafarge-M'sila group's cement plant (Algeria) is supplied by the Chouf Amar limestone quarry, which allows great quarrying at the national level with annual productions of 4.2 mt / year, since several sliding in previous years have disrupted the exploitation and production of the quarry, and in the strategy of the Lafarge group increased its production up to …
Abiotic stress-induced by mining activities may favor stress-tolerant species (high S-scores), and agricultural practices may increase the occurrence of plant species with ruderal …
the farmers are more vulnerable as the y will experience poor . crops yield due to ... This research examined residents' perception on environmental challenges arising from quarry activities in ...
The local residents said that the mining activities in the Rajmahal hills have got an impetus, particularly over the last two decades. The Sauria Paharia Adivasis depend mainly on mixed farming of ...
The assessment of health risk associated with the consumption food crops grown in the Ishiagu mining area has been carried out. Mining activities in the area have consequently increased the concentration of heavy metals in the arable soils. Uptake by plants can lead to bioaccumulation which increases the health risk of inhabitants of the community. In this study, …
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6068 3 of 13 sites by 0–500 m, and the control group, which included members living in the same town, whose houses are more than 500 m ...
PDF | The increasing rate of quarrying activity is of great environmental and biological concern to ecologists today given its high rate of persistence,... | Find, read and cite all the research ...
By: Karl R. Ocampo - Reporter / @kocampoINQ Philippine Daily Inquirer / 01:22 PM August 19, 2021MANILA, Philippines – Over 100 irrigation projects nationwide are being threatened by sand and gravel quarry operations, the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said, prompting it to seek help of other government agencies to strictly enforce laws protecting irrigation systems from …
The result obtained revealed different ranges of affected local farm crops due to quarry activities and the respondents show 26% for Yam, 15% for Cassava, 30 for Vegetables, 7% for Plantain and 27% for other crops. The result shows that vegetable was the most affected crop with 30% (Fig. 6). Concerning the effect on crop yield, majority of the ...
There are several quarry activities spread across Southeastern Nigeria contributing 8.7% GDP annually to the economy. ... crops due to quarry activities and the res pondents show 26% for Y am, 15% ...
052 Res. J. Agric. Environ. Manage. Table 2. Contd. Primary activity Salaried/waged job Artisan Farmer Quarry work Trading 1 3 62
impacts quarry mining on quarry workers and residents of Balal Gram Panchayath of Kasaragod district, coming up with mitigation measures and recommendations to tackle these issues.
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 of the people living in the …
Two most severely perceived effects of quarry activities on crop production were: pollutants from quarry activities affecting yields of crops (Mean Score {MS}: 4.42), and particulate matter released during quarry activities makes vegetables unattractive (MS: 3.97). Significant effects of quarry activities on the health of farmers were ...
A survey of the communities and the quarries revealed worrying issues concerning the impacts of the mining activity on the environment which included impact on buildings, farmlands, crops …
Environmental Impact of Quarry Activities on Resident of Akure Region, Nigeria M.A. Oyinloye1* and B.O. Olofinyo2 1,2,Department of Urban of Urban and Regional ... Aigbedion (2005) discovered a trend of declining crop output on farms within a close radius to quarries. They concluded that the phenomenon is most probably associated with dust ...