Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, …

health effects even over the vulnerable population (Jain and Khare 2008) which is located at distant places. Studies on the environmental effects of mining of coal, minerals, and radio-active materials are many, but the availability of literature on stone quarrying and its effect on environment is very limited

Impact of Sandstone Quarrying on the Health of Quarry …

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impacts of sandstone quarrying on the health of quarry workers and nearby residents. In order to assess health and other problems for the ...

Effect of Quarrying and Stone Crushing Activities on

The result suggests that quarrying and stone crushing activities may induce oxidative stress on A. africana. Based on its APTI rating, A. african can be used in the monitoring of air pollution. The results revealed that quarrying and stone crushing activities increased health promoting phytochemical …

Effects of stone crushing industry on Shorea robusta and …

Stone dust is a primary aerosol and it is released directly from the source. It has a detrimental effect on people and environment including flora and fauna, for example, changed soil pH and productivity, formation of haze reducing visibility in the surrounding areas, destruction of habitat, damage of natural resources like valuable vegetations and wild lives, promotion of …

Hand Arm Vibration, Grip Strength Assessment and the Prevalence …

This research was conducted to analyze the hand-arm vibration exposure levels in the workplace and the effects of vibrations on the health of stone crushing workers.

Environmental and Social Effects of Stone Quarrying in …

A study is done satisfactory for them. on the health hazards of the stone-crushing In some cases, the Khasi people had to leave plants at the Jaflong. This study found that every their lands as they faced problems in natural stone-crushing plant exceeds the acceptable resource management based on livelihoods.

Health Hazards and Socioeconomic Effects of Stone Crushing …

It is concluded that stone crushing industry has harmful effects on workers' health and there is urgent need to provide training and Personal Protection Equipment to them to minimize the health effects. Stone crushing industry is a dominant but still environmentally unorganized sector in Pakistan. Its different operations cause significant environmental impacts …

ISSN: 0973-4929, Vol. 15, No. (1) 2020, Pg. 68-74 Current …

Stone crushing and quarrying activities have considerable effects on environmental quality and human health. Present study was conducted to assess environmental perspectives of various stone crushing and quarrying units functioning in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Present study was based on field work, general observations,

Effect of Quarrying and Stone Crushing Activities on …

Effect of Quarrying and Stone Crushing Activities on Nutritional Composition, Heavy Metals and Oxidative Stress Indices of Aspilia africana ... The results revealed that quarrying and stone crushing activities increased health promoting phytochemicals and some minerals of A. africana growing around the quarry environment. Key words: Aspilia ...

Evaluation of the Stone and Marble Industry in Palestine: …

This monthly salary is much less than the minimum monthly salary that the Government of Pakistan sets for unskilled workers. It was concluded that the stone crushing industry has adverse effects on the health of workers and, thus, there is an urgent need to provide training and personal protective equipment for them to reduce the health effects.

Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, potential health

The study concluded that generation of PM 2.5-sized particles may impose serious respiratory health effects over the workers engaged in mining, crushing, and transportation of sandstone. Apart from it, population residing downwind of the mining area is particularly vulnerable to the pulmonary effects due to inhalation of dust.

Effect of Quarrying and Stone Crushing Activities on …

Anthropogenic activities such as; deforestation, quarrying or stone crushing and burning of fossil fuel have the greatest negative influence on plants other than any other components of the environment 1,2.They change the natural habitat in the vegetation and forest ecosystem 3.Herbaceous plants change their biomass in response to environmental stress conditions 4.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF STONE …

Stone crushing and quarrying activities have considerable effects on environmental quality and human health. Present study was conducted to assess environmental perspectives of various stone crushing and quarrying units functioning in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Effect of Occupational Silica Exposure on Stone Crusher …

stone dust causes health problems among the stone crusher workers. Health survey e.g. general clinical examination, blood sample test, sounds level measurement was carried out to access …

Health Hazards and Socioeconomic Effects of Stone …

It is concluded that stone crushing industry has harmful effects on workers' health and there is urgent need to provide training and Personal Protection Equipment to them to …

EFFECT OF STONE DUST ON THE HEALTH STATUS OF …

Various industrial dust pollution causes different health problems in workers including respiratory complaint, eye and skin disorders. Based on the concentration and …

Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, …

The study concluded that generation of PM2.5-sized particles may impose serious respiratory health effects over the workers engaged in mining, crushing, and transportation of sandstone.

Journal of Population Therapeutics & Clinical …

Various industrial dust pollution causes different health problems in workers including respiratory complaint, eye and skin disorders. Based on the concentration and …

Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, potential health

The study confirms that hauling and stone crushing of the mined material is chiefly responsible for generation of fine dust which may impose serious health effects to the exposed workers. ... S.K., Haritash, A.K. Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, potential health effects, and its management. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 6670 ...

Impact of Stone Mining on the Agricultural Sectors and …

Mining activities have a number of negative direct or indirect effects on the terrestrial ecosystem services including soil erosion and degradation, disruption of the water cycle, GHG emissions, and albedo effect. In addition, stone mining and crushing activities produce a large amount of dust which exerts adverse impact on the growth and ...

Reduction of environmental pollution while stone …

Stone crushing industry is an important industrial sector in the country engaged in producing crushed stones of various sizes ... effects on human health and the surrounding environment and thus needed to be controlled within time. Thus an overall assessment or …

Respiratory Health and Urinary Trace Metals among …

Moreover, the exposure to dust and the high physical demands associated with stone-crushing may have led to the "healthy worker effect," whereby people with respiratory …

Environmental health assessment of stone crushers in and …

Abstract: The mining and stone crushing activities have considerable effects on the environment quality and human health. The dust emissions contaminate the air and water.

EFFECT OF STONE DUST ON THE HEALTH STATUS OF …

Various industrial dust pollution causes different health problems in workers including respiratory complaint, eye and skin disorders. Based on the concentration and chemical nature, stone dust also effect the liver and kidney related parameters especially in stone crushing workers. The purpose and aims of this study was to report for the first time the effect of stone …

Respiratory Health and Urinary Trace Metals among Artisanal Stone …

One of these artisanal activities consists of crushing stones to produce gravel for use in the construction of buildings and roads. In Lubumbashi, hundreds of poor people are engaged in artisanal stone crushing using hand tools (see photographs in Figure 1). The degree of exposure to toxic metals and the respiratory impact of this dusty work ...

BLASTING QUARRY OPERATIONS: ADVERSE AND …

environment and its inhabitants to the cumulative adverse effects of 10,000 blasts over the life of a quarry. About 50 blastholes per blast results in 500,000 separate detonations over a period of 100 years. Rock quarrying and stone crushing are now part of a global phenomenon that has been the cause of concern everywhere in the world,

Investigative Effect Of Stone Crushing Dust On The …

Finding reveals that stone crushing dust contains silica and other harmful chemicals and inhalation of this dust resorts to infections like silicosis, visual irritation, skin disease and intestinal discomfort.

Air pollution in stone crushing industry, and associated health effects …

The measurements show that good house keeping practice is essential for effective control of dust, in addition to National Productive Council's (NPC) measures. Stone crushers are small scale industries in the unorganised sector. They provide basic material for road and building construction. They are highly labour intensive. The various unit operations involved in stone …

Dust exposure risk from stone crushing to workers and …

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of stone crushing dust pollution on three commonly cultivated fruit plant species (Vitis vinifera L., Morus alba L., and Prunus armeniaca L.) and on the health of workers working at crushing plants. The trial was carried out on fruit plant species grow …

Self‐reported disease symptoms of stone quarry workers …

The adverse health effects of working in the stone quarry industry have been well documented. 4, ... Several studies have found that stone crushing is the main source of dust in stone quarries. 16-18 This was observed in the quarries visited. Proximity to the crusher only poses a risk to workers who do not use the required PPE.

Hand Arm Vibration, Grip Strength Assessment and the

During stone crushing activities, vibrations and noise produced by equipment are among the hardest hazards the worker has to cope with. Work related health problem with occupational vibration transmitted to the hand-harm system is usually termed as Hand-Arm Vibration (HAV) syndrome and affects the workers working with powered tools and machinery.