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2020.10.5 Across the five study regions, we found that majority of workers were not using PPE during quarrying operations. This is a major health and safety risk that can potentially put workers in a vulnerable position of developing the deadly silicosis disease.
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Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, potential health ...
2021.8.28 Air is the worst affected environmental matrix, and it can carry the harmful effect of pollutants generated from mining activity even to distant places. The present
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Health impact assessment of quarrying in some parts of
2022.4.13 Health risk assessment was employed using potential ecological Risk Index (RI) and the Total Chronic Hazard Quotient Index (THI). Results revealed the Total
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(PDF) Impact of Sandstone Quarrying on the
2022.3.14 Abstract and Figures. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impacts of sandstone quarrying on the health of quarry workers and nearby residents. In order to assess health and other ...
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Ecohealth Research for Mitigating Health Risks of Stone
2011.1.1 Ranjan, R., Lakshmi, K.V., Balakrishnan, K. (2012). Ecohealth Research for Mitigating Health Risks of Stone Crushing and Quarrying, India. In: Charron, D. (eds)
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Lung Function and Respiratory Health of Populations Living
2020.8.20 Environmental exposure to dust from quarrying activities could pose health dangers to the population living nearby. This study aimed to investigate the health effects
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Determining pulmonary function and the associated risk
2022.7.12 On this background, this study was conducted to assess the pulmonary function and to determine the associated risk factors among quarry workers. The results
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Stone quarrying induces organ dysfunction and oxidative
2018.7.13 Exposure to heavy metal-containing dust arising from stone quarrying may cause severe health problems. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of stone
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Cumulative Effect of Quarry Dust on Respiratory Health
2023.5.30 1. Introduction Higher ambient pollution the risk of respiratory mortality. Stone quarrying is an unorganized sector that produces enormous noise and pollution
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Respiratory Health and Urinary Trace Metals
2020.12.15 In Nigeria, Nwibo et al. studied 403 male and female stone quarrying workers [mean age 30 years (SD 9 years)] by means of a questionnaire, spirometry, and chest radiography, and they concluded
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(PDF) Major ocular problems found among quarry
2019.6.1 Quarrying is a form of mining which involves crushing of stones and obtaining quarry resources on or below the earth surface. This study was carried out in Abakiliki, Southeastern Nigeria, to ...
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Impact of Sandstone Quarrying on the Health of Quarry
2022.3.14 A total of 10 quarrying and stone cutting locations and a village near the quarrying area (village near locations 6 and 7 in Fig. 5.2, village name: “Shiv sarnonkidhani”) were visited for the health survey and survey of living conditions. For site survey and quarrying impact analysis, Google Earth Pro was used to obtain satellite images.
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Environmental Hazards of Limestone Mining and Adaptive
2020.2.18 Gunn and Bailey report that crushed stone quarrying has removed an entire karst hill and large portions of other nearby karst hills in the Mendip Hills, UK. 3.2 Impacts Due to Blasting. Blasting is a technique where large amount of explosives is used in crushed site operations to obtain approximate size rubble of limestone.
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Searching and Cracking: Stone Quarrying, Livelihood and
2017.10.27 The paper also highlights the negative health implications stone quarrying has on the workers in the industry. West African Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 26(SI), 2018: 149 - 166 Introduction Agriculture and mineral extraction play a critical role in improvement of rural livelihoods
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(PDF) Pulmonary Problems among Quarry Workers of Stone
2012.10.1 Inhaling this dust is an occupational hazard that poses health risks to on-site workers. ... The study focused on assessing the socioeconomic impacts of stone quarrying in Narok Town Ward, Narok ...
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(PDF) Communities’ awareness on environmental and
A binary logistic regression model was done to identify the independent variables of communities unaware of the impacts of stone quarrying. 62.7% and 57.38% of the surveyed households had aware of ...
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THE EFFECTS OF INFORMAL QUARRYING ON PEOPLE’S HEALTH
2018.11.24 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. Lusaka is located at 150 25’ S and 280 17’ E in Lusaka Province.
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Occupational Health Hazards Associated with Continuous
2017.4.1 There was significant difference between the lung function (FEV1) of the study population and that of the control population and Pulmonary function loss increased with years of exposure, and occupational health hazards were both time and job-specifics dependent. Quarry industry is among the many extractive industries implicated in the
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Geosciences Free Full-Text Investigation of Dimension Stone
2020.3.21 A site located on the island of Brač is known in history for world-famous architectural stone and stone mining, dating all the way back to ancient Greek and Roman times. The most famous building constructed from the stone from Brač is the Diocletian Cesar Palace in the town Split. Prospective new locations for quarries are still required
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Fuzzy Approach for the Safety Risk Assessment in Dimension Stone
2023.5.23 Mining activities are liable to injuries and different types of diseases. The occurrence of an accident threatens safety in dimension stone mines. Therefore, the safety risk assessment in such mines is an important issue that needs special consideration. In this paper, the safety risk of incidents in dimension stone mines in Iran is evaluated using the
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Free Full-Text - MDPI - Publisher of Open Access
2019.8.12 Martinamor granite has been used for centuries in the monumental buildings of Salamanca city. In this study, the fracturing pattern of the Martinamor granite outcrops was evaluated in order to assess the
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Safety Free Full-Text Occupational Exposure to
2022.1.30 Anthropogenic activity is related to several environmental imbalances, including dust. Particulate matter can also hinder humans with numerous health consequences, such as asthma, cancer, and
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Silica‐related diseases in the modern world - Hoy - 2020
2020.1.27 Silicosis is an ancient and potentially fatal pneumoconiosis caused by exposure to respirable crystalline silica. Silicosis is historically a disease of miners; however, failure to recognize and control the risk associated with silica exposure in contemporary work practices such as sandblasting denim jeans and manufacturing of artificial stone ...
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Status of occupational health and safety in the informal
2023.11.1 Abstract. Objectives.The informal economy in Tanzania, as in many other developing countries, presents numerous workplace safety issues. This study was conducted in stone quarrying (SQ) and soil brickmaking (SBM) sites to assess workers’ awareness and perceptions of safety practices, identify common workplace risks and
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New Developments for the Sustainable Exploitation of Ornamental Stone ...
2020.11.11 The use of natural stone has historical and environmental value that makes it strategically valuable for landscape conservation in Europe. Marble, among others, is widely spread on Earth, and it offers high-performance features in architectural applications. However, the complexity of these formations and the rock variability in
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Environmental sustainability assessment due to stone quarrying
2020.11.23 Quarrying and crushing activities constitute a major threat to the environment and occupational health of the workers in Jaflong, Sylhet. This study aims to determine the environmental sustainability of stone quarrying and crushing activities considering four dominant environmental components, viz. physicochemical parameters
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(PDF) Occupational Health and Safety Management in Selected Stone ...
2020.11.12 The research objectives include to determine the types of quarrying activities carried out; to assess the occupational health and safety hazards associated with stone-quarry work; to evaluate the ...
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(PDF) Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Quarry
2017.9.30 FUOYE Journal of Engineering and Techno logy, Volume 2, Issue 2, September 2017 ISSN: 2579-0625 (Online), 2579-0617 (Paper)
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Ecohealth Research for Mitigating Health Risks of Stone
2011.1.1 Find a journal Publish with us Track your research.. Cart. Ecohealth Research in Practice pp 99 ... Ranjan, R., Lakshmi, K.V., Balakrishnan, K. (2012). Ecohealth Research for Mitigating Health Risks of Stone Crushing and Quarrying, India. In: Charron, D. (eds) Ecohealth Research in Practice. Insight and Innovation in International ...
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Health impact assessment of quarrying in some parts of
2022.4.13 Quarrying of rocks and minerals has contributed to the economic development of many nations. However, dusts generated from these quarries have caused environmental and health challenges. Health risk assessment of the environments around quarries in southwestern Nigeria was, therefore, carried out to delineate the effects of
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Life cycle impact assessment of artisanal sandstone mining
2018.9.1 The use of sandstone as a building material has increased around the world and sandstone quarrying and its wastes pose a potential threat to human health and the environment. More than 50% of the excavated stone is wasted in the form of scrap stone and waste slurry during sandstone quarrying and processing.
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Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of Workers and
2009.6.17 The present paper monitored levels of suspended particulate matters in the ambient air in and around selected quarries and analyzed the prevalent health problems suffered by nearby residents and ...
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Cumulative Effect of Quarry Dust on Respiratory Health
2023.5.30 Forced Vital Capacity, Stone, Forced Expiratory Volume, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1. Introduction Higher ambient pollution the risk of respiratory mortality. Stone quarrying is an unorganized sector that us noise and pollution from its excavation process for useful materials from the ground, such as coal, metal,
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(PDF) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF QUARRY ACTIVITIES:
2020.12.7 The extraction of rock materials from the landscape is accompanied by severe influence on nature. The research presents the assessment of the impact of the quarry activities in a gneiss deposit in ...
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Environmental and Health impact of Quarry mining
2020.5.22 International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research ISSN: 2393-8870 ijarm DOI: 10.22192/ijamr Volume 7, Issue 5 -2020 ... Quarry dust produced after cutting stones, ... Influence of quarrying on human health is analyzed on the basis of dust is a nuisance, dust affects health, and ...
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Environmental Implications of Quarry Rock Dust: A
2020.11.9 Quarry rock dust (QRD), a waste obtained during the quarrying process is a significant source of air pollution yet has the potential of becoming a sustainable and economical alternative to sand in concrete. Studies confirmed that replacing sand in conventional concrete with QRD increases its durability and robustness by ten percent.
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Safety risk assessment of Iran’s dimension stone quarries (Exploited by ...
2014.3.1 Dimension stone quarrying is a hazardous branch of the mining activity insofar as it has been reported that coal mines and quarries possessed the highest rates of incidents as compared to others (Yenchek and Sammarco, 2010). ... Improved Z-number based fuzzy fault tree approach to analyze health and safety risks in surface mines ...
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Impact of Stone Quarrying on the Environment and the Livelihood
2016.1.10 A binary logistic regression model was done to identify the independent variables of communities unaware of the impacts of stone quarrying. 62.7% and 57.38% of the surveyed households had aware of ...
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Sand, gravel, and UN Sustainable Development Goals: Conflicts ...
2021.8.20 Introduction. Sand, gravel, and crushed stone (collectively referred to herein as aggregates) are the most in-demand materials on the planet in terms of volume. 1, 2 Together, they are a central foundation of our economies and integral to sectors such as construction, infrastructure, electronics, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. 3 The growing
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Determining pulmonary function and the associated risk
2022.7.12 INTRODUCTION. Stone quarrying is a long-established industrial process of extracting rocks such as granite, sandstone, and limestone. Developments in the construction and infrastructure domains have led to increasing demand for building materials, resulting in a surge of quarrying activities.[] Stone quarrying is a widely
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