health implications of quarry activities in nigeria

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  Effect of particulate matter from quarry activities on crops …

  2023613 · In South-Eastern Nigeria, several quarry operations provide 8.7% of the country’s annual GDP to the economy. These businesses do, however, frequently cause air pollution. Extech Model VPC300 was used to measure PM2.5, PM10, and various meteorological factors, and conduct a social survey to determine the impact of particulate …

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  (PDF) Investigating the Influence of Quarry Mining Activities …

  Ebonyi state is the centre of stone crushing activities in southeast Nigeria. Ndiagu-Idaka is very rich in mineral deposits such as limestone and is renowned for its numerous quarry mining industries, many of which undertake unregulated quarry mining activities. The area attracts a lot of migrant workers who form their own quarrying settlements.

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  (PDF) Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Quarry Sites in Mpape …

  201911 · The result showed that nine quarry sites exist in Mpape with three abandoned and six are active while three are located in the center of Mpape with one active and two abandoned. The depth analysis ...

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  (PDF) Assessment of Quarrying Activities and …

  The quarry activities contributed to the heavy metal levels of quarry soils and responsible for the accumulation of heavy metals in cassava tubers that could lead to food insecurity and public health concerns. This further brings to fore the challenges and need to review and update mining and quarry regulations in Nigeria. Keywords

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  Workers compliance with measures for safe environment in quarry ...

  201851 · Hazards in quarry industries are unavoidable and inimical to the health of man and environment. Occupational health and safety measures mitigate the effect of the hazards. This study investigated the extent of workers’ compliance with measures for safe environment in quarry industries in Abakaliki capital development territory of Ebonyi …

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  Challenges of Quarrying Activities for Sustainable …

  This paper examines the challenges of quarrying activities on sustainable quality water resources in Abakaliki and environs and the socio-economic implications of the effects on the people in ...

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  (PDF) Effects of Quarry Dust on Some Haematological …

  Occupational exposure to quarry dust and health implications in Nigeria have be documented [1921] with paucity of information as it effects on haematological parameters. Full blood count is a nonspecific test that indirectly measures which measures several components and features of blood and used to evaluate overall health and detect wide ...

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  IJERPH | Free Full-Text | Lung Function and Respiratory Health …

  2020629 · Environmental exposure to dust from quarrying activities could pose health dangers to the population living nearby. 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 …

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  Heavy metal contamination of cassava (Manihot esculentum) …

  2021816 · Contamination of agricultural soils by quarry activities is posing serious challenges food security in greater parts of the Sub-Saharan Africa. This study determined the heavy metals in soils and cassava (Manihot esculentum) tubers obtained from three different quarry sites in Umunneochi, Abia State Nigeria. Samples of soil and cassava …

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