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While quarrying comes with substantial social and economic benefits to the host and neighbouring communities, significant effects on the environment, more expensive cost of food and shelter, and social effects from the increased inflow of immigrants, pressure on health and public services, prostitution, gambling, and alcohol consumption are also …

Apart from land degradation, other negative impacts of quarrying includes swamp creation, deterioration of ground water, erosion of soil, noise and percussions from rock blasting, generation of dust, smoke and fumes; production of noxious gases and ground vibration.

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 necessitated this research. The two quarries are situated in Ishiagu and Akpoha in Nigeria.

INTRODUCTION. Anthropogenic activities such as; deforestation, quarrying or stone crushing and burning of fossil fuel have the greatest negative influence on plants other than any other components of the environment 1,2.They change the natural habitat in the vegetation and forest ecosystem 3.Herbaceous plants change their biomass in response to environmental stress conditions 4.

It can be concluded that quarrying activities affected biodiversity aesthetics and dust emission led respiratory diseases and air pollution. The crushing of boulders produced a lot of noise which is seen as noise pollution for the communities surrounding the quarrying sites and left open pits risky for human and animals.

Stone quarrying is an essential industrial sector where stone is mined and produced. Stone mining is the main source of livelihood for many people and play a crucial role in the economic development of many countries. However, quarrying tends to make a notable impact on the environment (Gabarrón et al. 2019; Ozcan et al. 2012 ).

environmental effects of stone quarrying activities along river mutonga in meru county. elijah ntongai db8/32519/17 a research proposal submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the bachelor of science in natural resource management, chuka university. 2021 db8/32519/17 a research proposal submitted in partial fulfilment of the

Arguably, with the right planning and management, many of the negative effects of stone quarrying activities can be minimized. Thus, the study sought to establish the social and environmental effects of stone quarrying in Tuluongoi Sub location, Tenges Division, Baringo County. Specifically, it sought to examine the social effects of stone ...

The specific objectives of the study were: To evaluate the bio-physical effects of quarrying activities in selected quarries in Tezo ward and to evaluate the socio-economic effects of quarrying activities in selected quarries in Tezo ward.

EFFECTS OF SOAPSTONE QUARRYING ON GEOMORPHIC AND SOCIO- ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN TABAKA REGION, KISII COUNTY- KENYA TILJI TABITHA CHEPCHUMBA (B. ED) REG: C50/20115/2012 A thesis submittedin partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of Master of Arts Degree inGeography in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Kenyatta University.

Assessment of Socio-Economic Impacts of Stone Quarrying Activities in Narok Town Ward, Narok North Sub-County Festus Kiprop Barchok 1*, Dr. Samson Okongo Mabwoga, PhD 1 & Prof. Stella Kirui, PhD 1

The study concluded that the exposure to stone dust among the quarry workers perhaps leads to deterioration of their cardiovascular and pulmonary health. PDF Impacts of quarrying activities on the environment and livelihood of people in Border II sub‐location, Nyando sub‐county, Kisumu County, Kenya Erick Oluoch Opondo, D. D. Ajayi, S. Makindi

The exploitation of stones through quarrying activities are causing a lot of vegetation loss as a result of landscape operational and abandonment of quarry site after stones are depleted. However, quarries provide a good opportunity to create new habitats or restore existing ones (Tanko 2007).

The suitability of the stone for quarrying depends on its quality, the possibility of cheap and ready conveyance to a large market; and its inclination and depth below the surface. ... Data on the impact of quarrying activities on the communities in the study area was collected between January and October, 2011 using two main methods which were ...

We have carried out an assessment on the environmental effects of limestone quarrying on some communities in the Lower Manya Krobo District in the Eastern region of Ghana. Dust emission is one of the major effects of the practice of limestone extraction and as such, dust (PM 10) sampling was conducted at the affected communities.

Results indicated that, stone quarrying did more harm than good on the biophysical environment as it came with terrestrial ecosystem degradation as reported by 65%, water quality deterioration as reported by 34% as well as deafening noise and air pollution as indicated by of the total respondents.

Eshiwani Effects of Quarrying Activities on the. from other economic activities. Quarrying is a short-term activity with long term effects it comes along with the promises of wealth and jobs but it brings high environmental costs. The main aim of the study was to unearth impacts that quarrying activities has on health of the quarry ...

Besides, stone quarrying has both positive and negative effects. Notably, stone quarrying has contributed to economic and societal development; conversely, it has exacerbated the damage to the environment and social well-being, such as human health, especially when quarries are abandoned.

The exploitation of solid minerals, especially through quarrying activities, happens to cause huge losses in vegetation cover due to the fact that its operations are usually carried out on a large-scale, and the quarry sites are abandoned after the resources have become depleted.

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Moreover, 45% of the area residents and 44% of the quarry workers have experienced health problems related to quarrying activities. Nevertheless, there was a significant relationship between quarrying activities and the environmental as well as human health problems in the area (p<0.05). The positive impacts identified are; employment, roads ...

The study aimed at assessing the environmental and socio-economic impact of stone quarrying in Tororo district. To achieve this, we used questionnaires, interviews and focused group discussions, where the information obtained was confirmed by field observations. The data was analysed using simple descriptive statistics like percentages, tables and graphs.

the world, including the advanced countries. Quarrying activity is a necessity that provides much of the materials used in traditional hard flooring, such as granite, limestone, marble, sandstone, slate and even just clay to make ceramic tiles. However, like many other man-made activities (anthropogenic factors), quarrying activities cause ...

Mining and quarrying for minor minerals impart significant economic, environmental and social impacts in and around the affected areas. The problem is severe in the small river catchments as the effective area available for assimilating negative impacts of the activity is minimal, compared to large river basins.

quarrying activities. All these calls for the need to investigate the effects of dimension stone quarrying activities in Ndarugo area which was identified as a gap the study intended to fill. 1.2 Statement of the problem As the world population rises, quarrying is in demand due to the development thus the

However, despite positive effects, there are several negative effects associated with quarrying activities. This includes loss of biodiversity, land dereliction, air pollution, and water pollution among others. There are several legislations enacted in Kenya which provide guidelines on how mining and quarrying should be done.

Other potential quarrying effects which are of concern to environmentalists include biodiversity loss, land degradation, nuisance effects, reduced plant growth, etc. Particulates are the tiny solid or liquid particles that are suspended in air and which are usually individually invisible to the naked eyes [ 4 ].

Soapstone quarrying and carving has taken place at the Tabaka region of Gucha South SubCounty for many decades. The activities associated with soapstone quarrying include clearing of vegetation, removal of top soil, earth moving, excavation of the stones and chopping off the unwanted parts of the soapstone. These activities have caused serious environmental impacts in the quarrying areas. This ...

The general objective of the study was : to examine the effect of quarrying activities to the environment. Specifically, the study examined the effects of quarrying activities on the natural and human environments. The null hypothesis that was tested was to find out if there was a relationship between quarrying activity and the environment

An assessment on the environmental effects of limestone quarrying on some communities in the Lower Manya Krobo District in the Eastern region of Ghana revealed notable deteriorations in the health of the people as a result of the quarrying activities. Extraction of Limestone is an economically important and widespread activity in Ghana and has existed since historical times. However, in spite ...