EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 1. This report examines the multiple barriers for vulnerable, informal quarry mining workers in Rajasthan to gain concrete improvements in their working conditions …
1031· Stone quarrying and crushing industries play a very significant role in the industrial and urban development programmes for the construction of roads, buildings, sheds …
91· The first documented attempt to estimate the time needed to quarry granite using dolerite pounders is already 100 years old (Engelbach, 1922).Engelbach''s experiment …
A high degree of respiratory morbidity and eye problems are associated with the stone quarry industry due to the dusty nature of quarry environments. The adverse health effects of working …
1113· Introduction Exposure to dust due to stone quarrying can cause severe respiratory ailments. Besides lung problems, research shows that exposure to quarry dust may …
2020714· Mining and quarrying for minor minerals impart significant economic, environmental and social impacts in and around the affected areas. The problem is severe in …
Stone quarrying is the process of extracting dimension stone, rock, sand, gravel, construction aggregates, or other minerals from the ground in order to use them as construction material or …
2024311· 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 …
1213· The study of natural resources in the earth sciences focuses on the sustainable management of valuable materials like dimension stones. the quarrying of …
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 …
2.5. Stone Quarrying in Ethiopia Ethiopia is the place on earth in which humanoids made the first stone tools, and the sophisticated use of stone in the construction of building dates much …
91· The first documented attempt to estimate the time needed to quarry granite using dolerite pounders is already 100 years old (Engelbach, 1922).Engelbach''s experiment …
1031· Stone quarrying and crushing industries play a very significant role in the industrial and urban development programmes for the construction of roads, buildings, sheds …
202539· India boasts vast reserves of various types of dimension stones and is recognised as a leading global producer of these stones. It’s renowned for its exceptional granite quarries, …
20121121· This adverse influence of stone and sand quarrying induces damage in property, depletion of ground water, loss of fertile topsoil, degradation of forests, deterioration …
20201130· Almost a year ago, a survey initiated by two scientists of Thrissur-based Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) had identified 33 stone quarries in the ten-kilometer radius of …
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2024129· Limestone has always been widely used in various sectors, thus having significant economic and environmental impacts. The quarrying process is, on the one hand, …
1213· The most common method of cutting blocks in dimension stone quarries is the diamond wire cutting method, which has been used since 1985 and is still used in 90% of …
20241230· Stone quarry activities cause health problems such as cancer, respiratory diseases, anxiety, and stress for people in the region, and at the same time, stone fragments …
202526· Quarrying operations fundamentally alter the natural landscape, creating significant changes that affect both the physical environment and local ecosystems. The most …
A study in Nigeria showed a significant decrease in FVC and FEV1 among the quarry workers of the stone-crushing industry exposed to dust. 11 Another study done on stone crushers found …
Stone quarrying continues to play major role in this process. However, the activity has caused serious environmental degradation and socio-economic conflicts in the study area.
2020713· Quarrying differs from mining in which various operations are carried out for exploring minerals, such as coal, quartzite, etc. from a mine under the ground. 2. Quarry …
228· 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. Stone quarrying is one of …
Stone quarrying is the process of extracting dimension stone, rock, sand, gravel, construction aggregates, or other minerals from the ground in order to use them as construction material or …
103· An essential component of cement is limestone, which is heated at extreme temperatures to create clinke r – cement’s key binding ingredient. Limestone is extracted from …
530· 306 Cumulative Effect of Quarry Dust on Respiratory Health of Stone Quarry Workers respiratory problems [3–4]. Particles above 10 microns are filtered in the throat and …
31· The major environmental and socioeconomic problems related to quarrying revealed during this study include, destroying the natural topography and vegetation, ruining …