stone quarrying and quality of rivers in nigeria

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  Environmental impact analysis of quarrying activities established …

  20121121 · Consequently, the changes on the mouth of the river were investigated by the impact analyses of quarrying activities established on and near upstream of the riverbed.

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  Economic Importance of Stone Quarrying in Rural Livelihood and …

  20181213 · Abstract Despite serving the rural economy in a positive way, the negative impact of stone quarrying activities in the Saltora CD Block of Bankura District on the local ecology cannot be ignored.

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  Quarry - National Geographic Society

  20231019 · A quarry is a place where rocks, sand, or minerals are extracted from the surface of Earth. A quarry is a type of mine called an open-pit mine, because it is open to Earth's surface.

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  Health impact assessment of quarrying in some parts of southwestern Nigeria

  202241 · Health risk assessment of the environments around quarries in southwestern Nigeria was, therefore, carried out to delineate the effects of quarrying on the environment. Twenty four (24) samples of ...

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  Challenges of Quarrying Activities for …

  2024319 · Abstract: Industrial wastewaters entering a water body represent a heavy source of environmental pollution in Nigerian rivers. It affects both the water quality as well as the microbial and ...

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  Environment and Social Impacts of Stone Quarrying: …

  2019624 · w definition of quarrying from the committee of sponsoring organization of the tread way commission on quarrying activities. Quarries are generally used for e tracting construction materials, such as dimension stone, ornamental stones and road, bu

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  Air Quality Assessment in the Vicinity of Quarry Site

  2013321 · The assessment of ambient air quality carried out at an open pit coal mining area in Orissa state of India shows that the 24-h and annual average SPM and RPM concentrations exceeded the respective standards set in the Indian ambient airquality standard (NAAQS) protocol in most of the residential and industrial areas.

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  Environmental impact of quarrying on soil quality in …

  20231116 · Abstract The activities of quarrying in Ebonyi State have resulted in the loss of soil nutrients and an increase in soil pollution. This paper examines the environmental impact of quarrying on soil quality in the three zones of Ebonyi State, south-eastern Nigeria.

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  The environmental impacts of river sand mining - ScienceDirect

  2022910 · To create effective policies for sustainable extraction of river sand, there is a need for both qualitative and quantitative data on the effects of river sand mining. This paper brings together the effects of river sand mining on the physical, biological, chemical, and anthropogenic environment through a systematic literature review.

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