Revisiting Old and Investigating New Empirical Evidence. By George S. Ford and R. Alan Seals A key NIMBY complaint in the siting and expansion of quarries is the effect of the operations on nearby home values. According to Census data, housing amounts to about 70 percent of the average American's net wealth, so naturally …
The study reveals that residents reported a range of environmental effects with mean values from 1.78 to 3.74. Groundwater lowering emerged as the most significant impact …
51 rowsSeveral studies have found that living near hazardous wastes sites, industrial sites, cropland with pesticide applications, highly trafficked roads, nuclear power plants, and gas stations or repair shops is related to an increased risk of adverse …
Residents in a small Limestone County community are continuing their fight against the possible construction of a rock quarry they say could have negative impacts on their lives.
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 ...
Several serious environmental impacts related to quarrying activities on and near the river, such as vibrations, land degradation, land subsidence and landslides, …
This study investigates the life quality of residents near the quarry mining vicinity. There are ... The negative impact of quarry mining activities such as
This rapid increase in the number of quarries will bring along the problems mentioned above. Some studies regarding the impact of quarries in Turkey on human health (Horasan et al. 2021), slope ...
A birth residence near cropland showed some association with germ-cell tumors, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and Burkitt lymphoma, but ORs based on few cases. ... Three studies using geographic information science examined the impact of residing near hazardous wastes sites, although the health outcomes of interest were different: cord blood PCB …
There are a large number of quarries near Keru and Badli from where sandstone of different colour (pinkish brown, light brown, golden brown and light maroon) is ... about working and living condition of workers and residents, impact of stone dust in different seasons, hours during which dust was less or more, noise levels and their ...
The present study has investigated the environmental effects of quarrying activities on the populations living nearby and compared the respiratory health status of …
Download scientific diagram | Negative Effects of Quarrying observed by nearby Residents from publication: Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of Workers and Nearby Residents in Abeokuta ...
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 …
The present paper monitored levels of suspended particulate matters in the ambient air in and around selected quarries and analyzed the prevalent health problems suffered by nearby residents and quarry workers. It also assessed the residents' awareness of the negative implications of living in close proximity to quarry sites. Suspended Particulate …
Health risks and perceptions of residents living nearby landfills or stone mines/quarries have been well documented; however, the multiple impacts of these two pollution …
4 Quarry Setback/Buffer Zone Requirements in Various Jurisdictions Setbacks or buffer zones for blasting quarries vary from 500 metres to 800 metres in the
Some types of quarries do not produce large amounts of permanent waste, such as sand and gravel quarries, whereas others will produce significant amounts of waste material such as clay and silt (Wang, 2007). While quarries can cause significant impact to the environment, with the right planning and
Selena Young, of Glyncoch, is concerned about the effects that airborne dust is having on her family's health, with the expansion potentially taking the quarry within 200m (650ft) of her back garden
Residents near Oxford and Heflin are expressing concerns about the quarry plan, such as fears of environmental damage, noise pollution and drinking water contamination. "It impacts plant and ...
Residents in the community have been continuously concerned about all the negative environmental effects of the quarry. The company ignored the neighbourhood and did not know about the laws controlling quarry operations, which led to an ethical dilemma. The harm that the operations cause to people and the environment is the other …
Guckian said the PHCE estimates that when the group began challenging the location of the Vulcan Comal Quarry and voicing environmental concerns seven years ago, about 12,000 residents lived in a ...
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6068 3 of 13 sites by 0–500 m, and the control group, which included members living in the same town, whose houses are more than 500 m ...
Quarrying activities in the area were perceived to have both positive and negative impacts on the livelihood of people and the environment. Some of the most …
Socio-demographic characteristics of residents living near Quarry siteEthiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management Vol.2 . 2009 ... Distance to quarry and Observed impacts of ...
The radiological impact of quarry activities on workers and local residents due to the presence of naturally occurring radionuclides have been investigated for two quarry industries.
From the other hand, comprehensive planning includes; studying the economic, social, environmental, and visual impacts together in order to prepare pre-plans for reclamation the quarries before ...
Quarry opponents said its location near the experiment station would be a violation of a state statute that forbids quarries from being within 2.5 miles of a public school.
In a survey of residents in the area presented at the event, 97% of respondents reported personally experiencing negative impacts from quarries, specifically: 90% felt quarry blasts 45% had ...
4.2 EIA of laterite quarries. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a broad process that emerged from the US National Environment Policy Act, 1970. ... Property devaluation and land expropriation by mine owners are reported by people residing near the quarry sites. The local community is often forced to sell their land at minimum fetching ...
Standard software was used to calculate straight-line distances from each property (sale) to the mine centroid of Del-5. The study found statistically significant property-suppressing effects of being located near an operational rock mine (quarry), which gradually decline to near-zero at roughly a 10-mile (16.093-kilometre) distance.
