Environmental Impact Assessment of Cement and …
environment by performing activity to evaluate the consequences of any project before ... 2.3 Marble Production and Environmental Constrains: Case Study from Zarqa ... Hence, it is dumped in open areas. In the process of mining, cutting and polishing almost 60-3
Mining of Marble and Its Environmental Impact
Adverse Impact of Marble Mining on The Environment. Because it causes deforestation, soil erosion, air pollution, and water contamination, marble mining is bad for the environment. Heavy machinery is used to remove …
Economic and environmental impact of small-scale marble …
The study aimed at assessing the economic and environmental impact of small-scale marble quarry at Oyo-Iwaa, Obajana. It involved design and administration of questionnaire, field visit, and ...
Asbestos as contaminant in the mining of non-asbestos …
water which was laden with the marble slurry. [4] The general assessment of the effects of marble mining in the report shows a positive social economic improvement, but the overall environmental and health cost has a huge potential cost, especially in the long term. Speaking first of the environmental damage, in a report on
5 Ways to Make Mining More Sustainable
Discover five ways the mining industry can reduce environmental impact and make its practices more sustainable. 1. Lower-Impact Mining Techniques. Traditional mining techniques can have a severe impact on the environment, and some popular methods — like open pit and underground mining — present some of the most significant environmental risks.
A REIA STUDY OF MARBLE MINING ACTIVITIES IN …
EQA – Environmental quality / Qualité de l'Environnement / Qualità ambientale, 20 (2016) 49-55 DOI: 10.6092/issn.2281-4485/6040 51 Materials and methods Study area Makrana (Lat. 27°02'25", N; Long. 74°43'44" E) is situated at eastern margin of the Thar desert and has an ancient marble mining history. The Makrana marble has
The Carrara Marble: geology, geomechanics and quarrying
As a whole, the Cathedral consists of 19,718 quoins and the Bell Tower of 9359 (Table 1). In the following, a detailed report on these stone is presented, except for the Carrara Marble, imported ...
Environmental pollution and its effect on water sources from marble
Turkey is located in one of the oldest marble-producing areas in the world, with 4000 years of natural stone production, which started at Marmara Island. With over 80 types and 400 different colors and patterns, Turkey has one of the world's largest natural stone reserves. Bursa and Isparta comprise the most significant regions of marble production in Turkey. The …
Marble Dust Effect on the Air Quality: An Environmental
In India, marble and mining dust have adverse effects on plants and vegetation near marble industries. Due to the reduced amount of chlorophyll, the trees and plants suffered biochemical, physiological, and morphological changes resulting in 20% reduced growth . The extraction and energy emissions of the marble industry in Italy produce large ...
Impacts of Mining
Resource wealth, poverty, and environmental impact in mining. More than 60% of people who live in poverty are living in countries that have valuable and abundant natural resources like oil, gas and minerals. ... The 'resource curse' refers to …
Environmental Geochemistry of Igarra Marble Mining …
Other environmental effects of the mining acti vities in the area incl ude noise from drilling and/or blasting of the rock f ormation, sound of gener ating sets, powering of the plants a nd the ...
Ground Water Quality Assessment of Marble Mining Areas …
SaranathanEt et al (2014) Inferences and influences on Groundwater Quality around Mining Environment as modeled through GIS, International journal of chemtech research vol 6 no 14 pp 5441-5449. ... The effects of marble industries effluents on water quality in Swat, Northern Pakistan Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES ...
Can we mitigate environmental impacts from …
Material adapted from: Hudson, T.L, Fox, F.D., and Plumlee, G.S. 1999. Metal Mining and the Environment, p. 11,41-46. Published by the American Geosciences Institute Environmental Awareness Series. Click here to …
Recovery of small rodents from open‐pit marble …
Mining can significantly alter landscapes, impacting wildlife and ecosystem functionality. Natural recovery in open-pit mines is vital for habitat restoration and ecosystem re-establishment, although few empirical studies …
Coal and the environment
However, producing and using coal affects the environment. Effects of coal mining. Surface mines (sometimes called strip mines) were the source of about 63% of the coal mined in the United States in 2022. These mining operations remove the soil and rock above coal deposits, or seams. The largest surface mines in the United States are in Wyoming ...
Strategies for the Environmental Improvement …
The environmental interventions of the Custonaci marble appear to be slightly higher than Carrara marble. The nature of Custonaci marble and the technology involved in its production have reached ...
Environmental impacts of marble quarrying and processing
The "Environmental impacts of marble quarrying and processing" section briefly describes the marble life cycle and specifically illustrates the main environmental issues …
Occupational and Environmental Impacts of Granite Quarry …
Granite industry, considered as a rapidly growing, and potentially sustainable industry. Nevertheless, quarrying activities induces detrimental impacts on quarry workers, local community, livestock and wild animals. This paper was aimed to elucidate quarry activities which causes detrimental effects to human life and environment.
PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF …
MARBLE MINING I. 1Choudhary, 2Dr. S.C Jain 1M.Tech. Student, Dept. of Mining Engineering, CTAE, MPUAT, ... with environmental issues like change in landscape, noise pollution, change in ground water, air pollution, marble slurry can cause land degradation etc. With the ever increasing focus on environment, the mining industry ... consequence ...
(PDF) Marble Dust Effect on the Air Quality: An Environmental
In the United States of America, there was a 173% increase in gross domestic product, 85% vehicle emissions, energy consumption soared by 19% from 1980 to 2020 along with the addition of 68 million tons of pollutants [65]. In India, marble and mining dust have adverse effects on plants and vegetation near marble industries.
Natural Stone Mining: Unveiling Environmental …
Mining for materials like marble and copper can pollute water and reduce its availability. This affects water bodies by adding heavy metals and chemicals. It's very important to keep our environment safe to solve these issues.
Strategies for the Environmental Improvement of …
The paper deals with the theme of environmental issues connected to marble quarries, focusing the attention on extraction processes, on waste disposal of this activity and on transports and ...
Environmental Geochemistry of Igarra Marble Mining …
major cause of environmental pollution in the Igarra marble mining district. Study Area The study areas lie between longitudes 6˚10'00''E and 6˚1200''E, and latitudes '
Environmental Geochemistry of Igarra Marble …
Analysis carried out on soil and water samples from the Marble mining district of Igarra and Ekpeshi shows that the following heavy metals Pb, Cd, Zn, Ni, Cu, and Co, have concentrations above the permissible limits for the guidelines for …
Assessing the Ecological Effects of Mining in West Africa: …
Ashano, E. (May 2010). The Effects of Mining On Water Quality and The Environment: The Case Study of Parts of the Jos Plateau, North Central Nigeria. The Pacific Journal of Science and Technology 11:1:631-639. [15] United States Geological Survey (USGS 2014 February). USGS Minerals Year Book 2012: The Nigerian Mineral Industry 2008-2012.
Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Nigeria: …
This paper notes that mining effects are destroying environment and threating workers health in Nigeria. Deforestation, soil erosion, water and air pollution play significant roles in the ... marble, granite, gypsum, lithium, talc, silver, etc. Uriah Alexander (2018), stated that less than 5% …
Challenges in Marble Production's Environment
To mitigate the environmental impacts of marble production, companies can adopt sustainable mining practices. This includes minimizing land disturbance, using eco-friendly technologies, and implementing effective waste management strategies.
How environmentally-friendly is marble, really?
In Igbeti, Nigeria, sometimes dubbed as the "Marble City," dust particulate from marble mining has been found to contaminate the soil, resulting in potential imbalance of the soil nutrients,...
Environmental Risks of Mining
Mining is an inherently invasive process that can cause damage to a landscape in an area much larger than the mining site itself. The effects of this damage can continue years after a mine has shut down, including the addition to greenhouse gasses, death of flora and fauna, and erosion of land and habitat. ... Case studies like these illustrate ...
ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT …
7 CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF DREAMLAND MARBLE STONES MINE IN KARIBIB ERONGO REGION, NAMIBIA 1. INTRODUCTION Namland Consultants has been appointed by Dreamland Investment cc (the Proponent) to conducting and prepare the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) report for marble mining.