Potential environmental impacts of quarrying stone in karst -- a literature review

Langer, William H.

doi:10.3133/ofr01484

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“…About 16.6% of the respondents reported that they were faced with air pollution, while 14.4% of the respondents reported noise as a major challenge [9,8]. Only (5.6%) reported water pollution as a problem [8] (Table 1).…”

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“…The lifting of heavy stones during loading and offloading of vehicles also caused muscle pain among many quarry workers. About 26.7% of the respondents complained of cough/asthma [8,7, them complained of eyes a result of the continued presence of dust during quarrying and particulate matter in the air caused by big stone transportation trucks [9,8,7,6] and destruction of vegetation cover [6]. of the respondents complained of malaria.…”

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“…This degradation of environment due to stone quarrying activities has put forth questions as to whether or not the mining activities should be continued [7,4]. Additionally some 4 million people have been reported also to die yearly from acute respiratory problems in developing countries, for the most part being aggravated by environmental pollution emanating from quarrying, sandblasting and emission of dangerous chemicals [8,7,6].…”

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Impact of Stone Quarrying on the Environment and the Livelihood of Communities in Mandera County, Kenya

Ming’ate

Mohamed

2016

JSRR

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Background: Stone quarrying is one of the major practices carried out in the world by the construction industry. In Kenya and specifically in Mandera County area, stone quarrying industry has grown rapidly in recent years. Objective: This study thus aims at examining the impact that stone quarrying has had on the environment and the livelihood of the communities in Mandera County, Kenya. Methods: Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used for data collections and analysis. Results: The study found that stone quarrying has significantly contributed to the incomes of the stone workers, quarry owners and the community. In contrast it was found that stone quarrying also contributes towards negative impacts to the community such as degradation of land and vegetation cover, and affects the health of the residents, for example muscle pain among many quarry workers, cough/asthma, eye problem and malaria. Conclusion: The study recommends that in response to the negative human and environmental impacts experienced in Mandera County, there is need to use technologies that are user and Original Research ArticleMing 'ate and Mohamed; JSRR, 10(5): 1-9, 2016; Article no.JSRR.24945 2 environmentally friendly and rehabilitation of quarries after use if the communities have to continue enjoying the improved livelihood due to stone quarrying.

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Impact of Stone Quarrying on the Environment and the Livelihood of Communities in Mandera County, Kenya

Ming’ate

Mohamed

2016

JSRR

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“…Karst also becomes a unique microbial habitat [4]. However, karst areas are threatened by human activities, mainly by farming and agricultural practices, fire, mining, urbanization, housing and infrastructure development, drilling and piping, material transport, and vegetation removal [5,6].…”

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Ecotourism Development Strategy of Bukit Jaddih Karst, Madura

Parmawati

imaniyah

Rokani

et al. 2018

JITODE

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Bukit Jaddih karst in Bangkalan, Madura, is an ex-limestone mining location managed partially by individuals or community groups as tourism area. This study aims to develop sustainable strategies for Bukit Jaddih karst resources and ecotourism. Data were obtained from questionnaires given to 30 respondents consisting of visitors, miners, traders, society, and policymaker then being analyzed for the strategy on the development of tourism object. SWOT strategy

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“…Th e impacts of quarrying activities aff ect all aspects of the environment, including lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere, leading to the destruction of habitats and loss of biodiversity. As a general rule, impacts of quarrying are classically regarded as threats and potentially damaging to the environment and, in particular, to biodiversity (e. g., Th ornton, 1996;Langer, 2001;Lameed, 2011). On the other hand, these sites are greatly overlooked and under-appreciated, despite their biological and heritage importance.…”

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Terrestrial Vertebrates of Post-Quarrying Sites in the Donbas Region of Ukraine

Ulyura¹,

Tytar²

2017

Vestnik Zoologii

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Terrestrial Vertebrates of Post-Quarrying Sites in the Donbas Region of Ukraine. Ulyura, E., Tytar, V.-An inventory of terrestrial vertebrates in six post-quarrying sites in the Donbas Region of Ukraine revealed 104 species (2 amphibian, 6 reptile, 78 bird and 18 mammal species). Th e potential of these sites was confi rmed for sustaining and conservation of numerous species of terrestrial vertebrates; some relationships were considered between environmental heterogeneity and species richness.

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Potential environmental impacts of quarrying stone in karst -- a literature review

Cited by 53 publications

References 34 publications

Impact of Stone Quarrying on the Environment and the Livelihood of Communities in Mandera County, Kenya

Impact of Stone Quarrying on the Environment and the Livelihood of Communities in Mandera County, Kenya

Ecotourism Development Strategy of Bukit Jaddih Karst, Madura

Terrestrial Vertebrates of Post-Quarrying Sites in the Donbas Region of Ukraine

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