The statistics indicate that most respondents have been in the town long enough to know the socio-economic impact of quarrying on the livelihoods of the …
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There are several quarry activities spread across Southeastern Nigeria contributing 8.7% GDP annually to the economy. However, these industries are usually associated with air pollution. To assess the impact of quarry dust on plant biodiversity, PM 2.5, PM 10 and some meteorological parameters were measured using Aeroqual 500 series as well as ...
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quarries used to produce concret that contribute to the various types of construction and provide both economic and social benefits. However, the intensive activities of quarrying disregard to the environment impact leads to a series of socio-economic and environmental problems. Hence, the study area is one of the most potential
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Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Quarry Operation in Ogun State, Nigeria. Article. ... The paper observed that while quarrying is a major economic activity, its effects in socio-economic and ...
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The On the other hand, socio-economic benefits country is linked by roads, railways, and other resulting from stone quarrying outweighed the communication links (Viewing, 1984) connecting a negative impacts the activity had on the well-being series of quarry stations.
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The quarrying industry is of vital importance to all aspects of modern day life and development. However, searching, locating and extracting materials used for construction activities pose some problems to the environment which normally result in the damaging of the immediate environment and atmosphere. The aim of study is to assess the …
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24 Positive impact of the quarry on the host community identified includes but not limited to the following; Employment for their men and youths Provision of water Provision of books for schools Rehabilitation of school road Organization of essay and quiz Table 3.7: Effects of quarrying activities on Socio – Economic activities Effects of ...
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In conclusion, the surrounding of the quarry is not polluted with CO2 NO2, CO, VOC, PM and noise but there is significant effect of the activity of quarry on the health and socio-economic of the ...
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Appropriate recommendations were made to ameliorate these negative socio- economic effects. KEYWORDS: Limestone, Exploitation, Community, Socio–Economic, Impacts. INTRODUCTION Mining is a major economic activity in many developing countries (Tauli-Corpuz, 1997; UNEP, 1997) including Nigeria.
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Moreover, 45% of the area residents and 44% of the quarry workers have experienced health problems related to quarrying activities. Nevertheless, there was a significant relationship between quarrying activities and the environmental as well as human health problems in the area (p<0.05). The positive impacts identified are; employment, roads ...
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environmental effects associated with quarrying activities emanating from three quarry sites located along Akure-Owo Road, Oba-Ile, in Ondo State, Nigeria. Study Sites Stoneworks, RCC and JCC Quarries are located along Akure-Owo Road in a locality called Oba-Ile, in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. The study was …
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Rock quarry provides needed materials used in the road and building construction thus has significant impact on the economy. The aim of this investigation is …
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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 …
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The perceived effects of quarry activities on the yields of arable crops are presented in (Table 2). From the results, a mean score value of 3.00 was used to determine how serious the perceived effect was on crop production. The results revealed that the most perceived effects of quarry activities on arable crop production are; pollutants
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It corroborates the fact that poverty in Nigeria is complex and multidimensional in its conceptualization and measurement, encompassing economic, social, cultural and psychological indicators.
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Table 1 shows the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents. Respondents in both communities were mostly females (study, 71.4% and control 89.7%) and married, (study, 67.9% and control 79.4 ...
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A significant socio-economic impact of quarry was seen in improvement in social status; 13.1% and 50.0% of the ... of economic activities, further enhancing its prospect for …
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The variables that were investigated include the socio-economic characteristics, challenges associated with quarry sites, quarrying activities effect on human properties and psychological health ...
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Quarry industry and its products play an important role in any economy in the world. This study examined the impact of quarry activities on air quality around the neighbouring localities in Ogun State. Eight locations were selected; Isara, Idode, Iwaye, Ogbere, Ilagbe, Adelokun, Baaki Ake, and Igodo. Air quality was assessed for the concentration of CO2, …
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exploration of limestone and other solid minerals could be. attributed to cough, 22.5% to catarrh, and 13.2% to malaria. In. conclusion, it is obvious that limestone exploration is beneficial to ...
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Purpose: Using a Systems' Approach, this study explores what aspects are essential for stone quarries to adopt a functional environmental management plan and whether compliance with environmental laws enhances business performance. The specific
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Abstract. Human trafficking is globally recognised as modern day slavery with multifarious negative socioeconomic, legal and health implications. Besides drug trafficking and gun running, human ...
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The study aimed at assessing the environmental and socio-economic impact of stone quarrying in Tororo district. To achieve this, we used questionnaires, interviews and focused group discussions ...
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The LULC map revealed the increase in the sizes and numbers of quarry sites from six in 2005 to nine in 2015. The study discovered the increment in the rocky areas at the rate of 106.54Km2.yr-1, which indicated the immense outcrops of rocks in Mpape. The depth profiles of the derelict ponds showed that pond 1, 2 and 3 that are within Julius ...
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Whilst a quarry is in use, the effects on the local environment are more than just the loss of wildlife‟s habitats and the obvious visual impact. A working quarry needs methods of transportation and this means that large amount of machinery and heavy traffic will be brought into the area causing an increase in local noise pollution and erosion.
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The aim of this study is to bridge this gap. 1.1. Research Objective. The objective of the study was: Bio-physical and socio-economic effects of quarrying activities in selected quarries in Tezo ward-Kilifi County 2.0 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Research Design and Location of the Study The study adopted a descriptive survey design to gather data.
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In conclusion, the surrounding of the quarry is not polluted with CO2 NO2, CO, VOC, PM and noise but there is significant effect of the activity of quarry on the health and socio-economic of the ...
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The increase in demand of building stones and construction-grade sand has resulted in aggressive hard rock quarrying in many parts of the world. The problems are to be evaluated in detail for the judicious use of resources on the one hand and ensuring health of the ecosystems on the other. The present study aims to evaluate the impact of hard …
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The impact assessment study revealed that the activity not only disturbs the natural environment especially, hydrology, air quality and noise levels, ecology, land use and soil stability but has profound influence on the socio-economic factors of human health and immunity, displacement, etc., of the quarrying-hit areas.
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The aim of this study is to bridge this gap. 1.1. Research Objective. The objective of the study was: Bio-physical and socio-economic effects of quarrying activities in selected quarries in Tezo ward-Kilifi County 2.0 …
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