and Okafor [21] quarrying activities exert tremendous pressure on environment, impacting soil and water resources, thus increasing the rate of erosion processes with subsequent damage of arable
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 quarrying on the environment. …
Investigation on human perspective on the impacts of quarry activities on the natural environment remains limited. This study gauged residents' perceptions of the ecological consequences of quarry operations. A meticulously structured questionnaire was dispensed among 214 s, chosen at random, in the vicinity of Sanlong Quarry within Obaagun …
In 2022, Nigeria made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Five additional Nigerian Governors signed the Child Rights Act, which provides free and compulsory education for children and prohibits the use of children in illicit activities and by non-state armed groups.
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. To achieve the main aim of the study, three objectives were set: access the environmental impact of …
This comprehensive review delves into the multifaceted impacts of quarrying on local communities and the environment, highlighting challenges such as habitat destruction, air, noise, water pollution, environmental degradation, and socioeconomic disparities.
The magnitude and nature of the environmental impact of quarry operation depends on the type of the extracted rocks, environment surrounding the quarry, size of the quarry, and geography and ...
Quarrying dominates the output of the Mining and Quarrying sector by over 90 percent o and recorded a growth of 21.16% in full year 2020 from -5.63% in 2019 and 10.33% …
SECTION ONE: Mining and Quarrying in Nigeria ... Mining and quarrying, activities of Coal Mining, Metal Ores and Quarrying and Other Minerals jointly contributed about 0.09% to the national GDP in the period covering 2010-2012. As shown in Figure 2, this was a …
From the chart, it is evident that the significant growth of the Sector's contribution to the Nation's GDP is attributable to Quarrying activities which comprise sand, gravel and crushed rocks …
Download scientific diagram | Types of quarry activities practiced from publication: Eta, H. C., Idiku, F. O. and Dan, U. N.(2019). Perceived Effects of Quarry Activities on Arable Crop Production ...
The eastern sector of the massif and the Obudu Plateau has only experienced minimal rock quarrying activities. The karst country's topography has also suffered alterations due to the quarrying of limestone for cement production and other industrial applications. Most of the abandoned limestone quarries have become flooded to form ponds.
In Nigeria, up to now mining activities have systematically escaped environmental control. In 1989, the Government of Nigeria issue the Document "National Policy on the ... quarrying of aggregate, limestone, silica, quartzite, sandstone marble and decorative building stone within 3 km of any existing residential, commercial or industrial areas.
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 ...
Abstract: Quarrying activities have grave consequences for Environmental Impact Assessment. In many In many developing nations, government policies and stipulations to ameliorate such negative ...
activities: (i) mining of various types of hard coal (anthracite, bituminous or other hard coal), lignite (brown coal), digging and agglomeration of peat, underground or open cut (strip) …
However, activities in this sector nose-dived considerably by the mid-1970s due to several political and economic factors, especially following the discovery of crude oil in Oloibiri, Bayelsa State. This discovery brought about a transformative era for Nigeria's economy and crude oil export become a major source of foreign exchange earnings ...
The diverse and fragile environment of eastern Himalayas needs protection from climate change and anthropogenic activities (Saikia et al., 2017). The main objective of present review is to assess the environmental impacts caused by quarrying or mines in the Indian states covering western and eastern Himalayas.
This study gauged residents' perceptions of the ecological consequences of quarry operations. A meticulously structured questionnaire was dispensed among 214 s, chosen at …
Quarrying activity is a necessity that provides much of the materials used in traditional hard flooring, such as granite, limestone, marble, sandstone, slate and even just clay to make ceramic tiles. However, like many other man-made activities, quarrying activities cause significant impact on the environment (Okafor, 2006).
Quarrying activity is a necessity that provides much of the materials used in traditional hard flooring, such as granite, limestone, marble, sandstone, slate and even just clay to make ceramic tiles. However, like many other man-made activities, quarrying activities cause significant impact on the environment (Okafor, 2006).
This study was carried out in quarry site at Ogbere town located at Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State; with main aim of assessing the impact of the quarry activity on bio-diversity within the unexploited site. The methods used for fauna survey are both direct and indirect by line-transect, while analysis of Mueller-Dombois and Ellenberg was adopted for vegetation. The …
mining sites in Nigeria. Quarrying as well as other forms of miningcreates employment and contributes to the local econ-omy through provision of raw materials to meet many of society's needs. Quarrying activities have been recognized as an important human engagement that is economically sig-nificant throughout the whole world (Endalew et al ...
State, Nigeria *Eta, H. C., Idiku, F. O. and Dan, U. N. ... Table 1 presents the type of quarry activities practiced in the area. The results showed that the main types of quarry activities practiced in the area which respondents were aware of are: marble and granite extraction (94.2%), extraction of limestone and milling (93.3%), and ...
2020; Oguntoke et al. 2020), quarry activities have an eect on soil quality. By highlighting the environmental eects of quarrying on the soil quality in Ebonyi State, south-eastern Nigeria, over a period of 3 years, the current study contrib-utes to the same methodology.
The study was carried out to evaluate the surface and groundwater condition from mining activities in Ikpeshi and its environs in Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Twenty water samples were randomly collected and analyzed—one borehole water sample, two hands dug wells, eight river samples and nine quarry pits water samples. The …
Mining is the process of extracting buried material below the earth surface. Quarrying refers to extracting materials directly from the surface. In mining and quarrying, water is used and gets polluted in a range of activities, including mineral processing, dust suppression, and slurry transport. In addition, water is subtracted from the ...
Quarry material is important for the development of infrastructure. It is a type of open pit surface mining from which rock or minerals are extracted.
The concepts of sustainable development and best practice in quarrying/mining were adopted to critically assess the situation. The paper identified three major factors affecting increased ...
Overview. Nigeria is endowed with vast reserves of natural resources such as energy minerals like coal and lithium, metallic minerals like gold and lead-zinc and industrial minerals like limestone and barite. The country was a major exporter …
