Indirectly, mining also contributes to society through investment in infrastructure. However, in developing countries with low institutional capacity and environmental vulnerabilities, the ...
This study investigated the impact of quarrying as an environmental ethical crisis. To get a deeper understanding of the adverse impact on the environment and on the quality of life of the people living in the community around the quarry, I explored the workers from the community, and the members of the community-based organisation's experiences.
Mining has been linked to various environmental challenges such as land degradation, landslide, soil erosion and flooding. Land degradation is believed to be one of the major ways in which mining of minerals affects agricultural production in areas where such activities takes place. This study analysed the effects of limestone mining on arable lands in …
This paper focuses on the effects of limestone mining on deforestation and land degradation in Usongwe Division, Mbeya Region. The study involved 120 people from three villages (Songwe, Majimoto, and Ikumbi) surrounding Mbeya Cement Company Limited and 10 key informants. Data were collected through 's questionnaire survey, key informants interviews, focus …
8 Environmental Hazards of Limestone Mining and Adaptive … 125 8.3.1 Impacts on Land and Soil Opencast mining has been associated with a change in land use and land cover of
Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental Ethic Crisis: A Case Study of Limestone Mining in a Rural Community Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Apr 9;21(4):458. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21040458. ... The results show that the negative effects of the quarry on the environment have always worried the local people. The company's ...
1. Limestone mining – negative effects on the environment. Limestone is a natural rock composed of calcareous minerals. It can be found in many shapes, textures and colors. The most popular is ordinary limestone, which is most often used in construction, due to the fact that it helps in the manufacture of cement and lime.
The limestone mined is used chiefly for the manufacturing of cement, lime and edible lime etc. Scientific studies revealed that loss of forest cover, pollution of water, soil and air, depletion of ...
Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Limestone Quarrying Operations in Thailand Suthirat KITTIPONGVISES1–3* 1Environmental Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University (ERIC), ... limestone mining; life cycle impact assessment (LCA) 1. INTRODUCTION The environmental problems facing mankind in the 21st century are global climate change,
Quarried limestone is a durable building material. The Great Pyramids were built using limestone. Modern buildings have stood for centuries with this material. It is also easily accessible near the surface, which makes it …
environmental impacts in view of the fact that limestone mining involves extraction of limestone from the earth's crust by removing vegetation cover, top soil, and rocks that lie above the ...
Mining is a global phenomenon and an age-old major economic activity to extract minerals, stone, coal, or oil and gas in many countries of the world including India (Ranjan et al. 2023; Dubey and Dubey 2020).These natural earth's mineral resources are nonrenewable resources and are mainly used by human being for building materials, sustenance of life, …
Soil destruction and deforestation are two most crucial environmental impacts of open pit mining activities. Surface mining speeds up erosion and sedimentation and short duration, high …
Limestone, applied as a slurry, which is a mixture of minutely crushed limestone and water, helps to prevent sulfur dioxide from escaping through the plant's smokestack. The limestone traps the sulfur dioxide gas in the wet slurry with calcium and oxygen and makes the pollutant a removable solid waste.
Limestone mining causes widespread disturbance in the environment. Myriad impacts are observed as changes in land use pattern, habitat loss, higher noise levels, dust emissions and changes in ...
Therefore, transforming opencast limestone mining into both a safe workplace and a healthy environment to one of underground mining could be an alternative for limestone mining in the future. Major underground mining 'players' are looking forward for expanding operations and increasing production in the coming years.
processes should be adopted as strategies to combat the negative effects of mining activities in the country. Keywords: Mining, Degradation, Contaminants, Emissions, ... limestone and others (Fayemi, 2015; Musa, 2013; EITI, 2015). The core of these ... 1.2 The Environmental Impacts of the Mining Industry (a) The Positive Impacts of Mining ...
Of other effects of mining on the environment, sinkholes are one of the most unpredictable effects of mining on the environment and this is because they can happen at any time. Typically, the breakdown of a mine roof due to resource extraction, brittle overburden, or geological discontinuities results in a sinkhole at or near a mine site. ...
Akande J., Ifelola E. (2011). Analysis of soil, water and dust during limestone mining and processing. Miner Wealth 157, 14–24. [Google Scholar] ... Environmental pollution: causes, effects, and the remedies, microorganisms for sustainable environment and health (Elsevier; ), 419–429. [Google Scholar] Upadhyaya H., Sahoo L., Panda S. K ...
The research sought to establish the Environmental and Land Use effects from Mining and Quarrying activities in Kwale County.
Sustainable development is one that meets the needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The geospatial approach was used to evaluate the degree of sustainability of the mining operations in Okpella, Nigeria. 2011, 2016, and 2021. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) revealed mean …
Limestone Mining Environment Impact factors 1 Health of humans Land dispossession and potential funds 2 Social quality of life Exposure, visibility of open pit ... Effects of mining on the environment are usually noticed after some years. Many environmental challenges such as land degradation soil erosion, noise, dust, toxic gases,
Limestone extraction is strategic for the provision of materials for the entire construction sector. The extraction activities are also source of huge impacts on the natural environment and the landscape as well as on human health (Clemente et al., 2004; Agboola et al., 2020).However, if such activities are performed according to the most recent legislation that …
Underground mining of limestone can cause a cascading environmental impact. Mining in the karst can lower the water table, which removes the support of rock that overlies …
Material adapted from: Hudson, T.L, Fox, F.D., and Plumlee, G.S. 1999. Metal Mining and the Environment, p. 11,41-46. Published by the American Geosciences Institute Environmental Awareness Series. Click here to download the full handbook. The major potential environmental impacts associated with mining and associated mineral processing operations are related to …
Haryana has been blessed abundantly with Stones and limestone reserves. Stone mining is carried out at both large- and small-scale levels. Some of the environmental implications of stone mining ...
The blast vibrations were studied in the soil o f Quaternary sediments and in Ordovician limestone in Estonian oil shale mining area in opencast and underground mines. ... Environmental effects of ...
Specifically, the environmental effects of limestone mining and cement production are known to impoverish flora and fauna of host environment, result in sediments deposition in
ct- Environmental impacts of the mineral extraction have been a public concern. Presently, there is widespread global interest in the area of mining and its sustainability th. t …
But there is also emerging evidence that these short-term effects of environmental noise, particularly when the exposure is nocturnal, may be followed by long-term adverse cardiometabolic outcomes ...
Limestone has always been widely used in various sectors, thus having significant economic and environmental impacts. The quarrying process is, on the one hand, essential, but on the other, harmful to the environment and people's health, therefore, the challenge is finding a balance. This review explores the multifaceted nature of limestone, a sedimentary rock …
Regarding to the four damage categories, 'resources' and 'climate change' categories were the two greatest environmental impacts of the limestone rock production. Diesel fuel and electricity …
Why is Mining Limestone Bad for the Environment? Limestone mining isn't discussed as often as, say, fracking or oil drilling, but it has its fair share of risks and problems. Let's look at six top limestone mining issues.
Myriad impacts are observed as changes in land use pattern, habitat loss, higher noise levels, dust emissions and changes in aquifer regimes.
According to the effect of limestone mining in the region, it is proposed that all stakeholders, in particular the owners of mines and cement plants, should pay the requisite attention to the ...
Limestone mining causes widespread disturbance in the environment. Myriad impacts are observed as changes in land use pattern, habitat loss, higher noise levels, dust …
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a superior tool use for assessing environmental changes in the opencast limestone mining region. In mining and its …
environmental impacts in view of the fact that limestone mining involves extraction of limestone from the earth's crust by removing vegetation cover, top soil, and rocks that lie above the ...
Measures to control the adverse effects of limestone mining on the environment in the study area were probed. Results in Table 4 portra y that 55% of the respondents reported an absence of the
Limestone is the carbonate rock with the largest reserves in nature, and dust will inevitably be generated in the mining and processing process, which has a serious impact on personnel, equipment and the environment (He et al., 2009; Sun et al., 2021; Chen et al., 2012).Therefore, it is urgent to develop and study the characteristics of highly efficient and …