The impact of pumped water from a de-watered Magnesian limestone quarry …
Quarrying for aggregates can also leave visible scars on the landscape, although the restoration of disused quarries also affords an opportunity to repair damage, reintroduce biodiversity, and promote ecosystem development,46 while creating new landscapes that can be used by society.47 Major effects on hydrology can ensue as a …
A case study of the life cycle impact of limestone quarrying …
The study is carried out through life-cycle impact assessment by using the International Reference Life Cycle Data System (ILCD) method, for 14 significant impact categories; the major...
Environmental impact assessment of limestone quarry …
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a prominent technology to assess the environmental changes in the open cast Limestone mining region. However, traditional EIA methods and Limestone deposit identification involves time consuming, cost effective and manpower requirements. We cope-up these problem and incorporated with different …
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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 …
Functional and Taxonomic Effects of Organic Amendments …
Functional and Taxonomic Effects of Organic Amendments on the Restoration of Semiarid Quarry Soils ... F, Miralles I. 2021. Role of organic amendment application on soil quality, functionality and greenhouse emission in a limestone quarry from semiarid ecosystems. Appl ... international soil classification system for naming soils and creating ...
Effects of Blast Design to the Environment in Limestone …
analysis, the rock mass properties at this limestone quarry have high influence to blasting effects and the effect can be aggravated at certain study sections.
Potential Environmental Impacts of Quarrying Stone in …
for the effects that human activities have upon the karst environment. Much of the concern is motivated by the adverse envi-ronmental impacts of previous human activities in karst areas and the effects that those impacts have had on the quality of life. Many human activities can negatively impact karst areas, includ-
Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental …
Limestone quarries provide various gains, such as societal, environmental, and eco-nomic. In addition to creating jobs and boosting the gross domestic product (GDP) of the nation, quarrying is essential to South Africa's growth and development. It extracts a wide range of useful materials from the ground, such as coal, metals, stone, etc ...
Influences of limestone stone quarries on groundwater quality
Rapid population growth and increasing demand for the modern settlement has led to the increase of environmental pollution. Limestone quarry is one among the activities that affect environment and ecosystem in Pemba Island-Zanzibar. Quarrying activities brought an inevitable destruction to the environments ranging from excavation, …
Effects of Sewage Sludge on Plant Community Composition …
The effects of sewage sludge, used to improve fertility of replaced soil, on vegetation were studied in limestone quarry restoration. Plant community growing in the first stages after sludge application was surveyed in six quarries of NE Spain.
Environmental impact analysis of quarrying …
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 ...
Fate of New Braunfels-area limestone quarry heading to …
A legal back-and-forth over whether a rock quarry can move forward excavating materials near the Meyer Ranch and Vintage Oaks subdivisions in New Braunfels is heading to the Texas Supreme Court.
Groundwater monitoring of an open-pit limestone quarry: …
Groundwater flow and its geochemical evolution in mines are important not only in the study of contaminant migration but also in the effective planning of excavation. The effects of groundwater on the stability of rock slopes and other mine constructions especially in limestone quarries are crucial because calcite, the major mineral component of …
Hydraulic Impacts of Quarries and Gravel Pits
The document details a four-year research project that monitored hydraulic impacts at five limestone quarries and three sand and gravel pits. This report is intended to help local officials, the ...
4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Limestone Quarrying
Limestone quarrying generates a lot of jobs. There is a direct economical impact. If limestone quarrying is banned today, innumerable people will be unemployed and they may not get any job elsewhere, with the employment scenario already looking grim. There is a social impact as well.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON THE EMISSIONS OF QUARRY …
The quarry area is composed of limestone of Amran Group as a main raw source for cement production, which is exposed in the high mountains beside the plant site. The chemical analysis of ...
Are Quarries Bad for the Environment? (7 Harmful Effects)
Quarries are bad for the environment as they contribute to deforestation, create pollution, and more. Here's everything you need to know about the environmental impact of quarries. Contents. How Do Quarries Affect the Environment? 1. Water Footprint. 2. Water Pollution. 3. Non-renewable Materials. 4. Deforestation. 5. Noise Pollution. 6. Waste. 7.
(PDF) Environmental Hazards of Limestone Mining and
Limestone aggregate quarries in deeply penetrating karst terrain are often at considerable risk of artesian inflow from groundwater or surface water channeled through the karstic aquifer.
Limestone quarrying and quarry reclamation in Britain
Limestones have been worked for many thousands of years — initially for building stone and agricultural lime and more recently for a wide range of construction and industrial uses. In most industrialized countries limestone quarries represent the most visually obvious and, in both process and landform terms, the most dramatic …
10 Advantages and Disadvantages of Quarrying …
Quarries may have a negative health impact. Stringent health and safety regulations can offset some of the negative health impacts that quarrying limestone may cause, but not all of them. Inhaling …
Hydraulic Impacts of Quarries and Gravel Pits
Quarries for mining limestone, dolomite, sandstone, and hard rock (granite and quartzite) are found in 34 counties. A 1990 DNR Minerals inventory found 165 active operations, 88% of which were limestone quarries (Nelson and others, 1990). That same inventory counted 1,367 inactive operations, 70% of which were limestone quarries.
NO LONGER JUST A HOLE IN THE GROUND
Introduction: Impacts of Quarrying. A quarry is an area from which resources such as marble, limestone, sand and granite are extracted for industrial use. Once depleted of their desired resources, quarries are frequently abandoned.
Effects of Discharges from Limestone Quarries on Water …
Removal beyond this level may require more sophisticated techniques. 7.2 Ecological Effects of Limestone Quarry Effluents Effluents from limestone quarry operations may cause significant impacts upon the turbidity, hardness, pH, sediment thickness and type, and both nutrient, and toxicant levels in a receiving body of water (Figure 7-1).
A case study of the life cycle impact of limestone quarrying …
PDF | On Jan 1, 2020, Hüseyin Vapur and others published A case study of the life cycle impact of limestone quarrying on the environment | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...
Environmental impacts of blast-induced acceleration on …
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of blast-induced acceleration on the stability of slopes at Arakli-Tasonu limestone quarry where a planar shear failure has recently been observed. The planar failure occurred within rock layers consisting of limestone and clayey limestone. The triggering mechanism of the planar …
Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental Ethic …
The negative impacts of limestone quarries need to be carefully managed through proper planning, regulation, and implementation of best practices to maximise the gains while minimising the adverse effects on the environment and local communities.
Limestone quarries and their environmental impact
The research area (limestone quarry Mokra near Brno) was evaluated by semi - quantitative evaluation of the environmental, productive and social potential of the site. Based on the results, the ...
Limestone quarries and their environmental impact
The research area (limestone quarry Mokra near Brno) was evaluated by semi - quantitative evaluation of the environmental, productive and social potential of the site. Based on the results, the...
Evaluating the impact of a limestone quarry on suspended …
DOI: 10.1016/J.ATMOSENV.2010.12.055 Corpus ID: 97239271; Evaluating the impact of a limestone quarry on suspended and accumulated dust @article{Bluvshtein2011EvaluatingTI, title={Evaluating the impact of a limestone quarry on suspended and accumulated dust}, author={Nir Bluvshtein and Yitzhak Mahrer and …
Lung Function and Respiratory Health of Populations Living …
This study aimed to investigate the health effects of dust exposure on people living close to quarry sites and compared them with those who live far from the quarry sites. A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted among 79 exposed participants, who lived less than 500 m away from the quarry sites, and 79 control …