During the process fine aerosol of stone dust is generated which causes environmental health hazards among the stone crusher workers. Environmental monitoring was carried out at the work place to ...
To examine the impact of dust pollution on respiratory illness, primary data was collected from 1278 individuals from 200 s living within a 3 km radius of the stone crushing industry.
The present work intends to explore the impact of stone mine and crushing on environmental components in the Middle catchment of Dwarka river basin of Eastern India. Stone dust produced from the cr...
Stone crushing and associated activities contribute to particulate matter in the surrounding environment and exposure to dust can cause serious respiratory disease, skin, hearing, eye, and dyspnea ...
Abstract: The study was carried out to ascertain and investigate on the effect of stone crushing dust on the health of workers of quarry industry at Umuoghara Community, Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Consequences of the study indicated that during the crushing process, a fine aerosol of stone dust is often generated which could cause a significant health hazard to workers and also affect plant ...
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The present study gives the evidence to the fact that stone crusher dust pollution is harmful to pigeon pea plants off all ages, irrespective of the stage of growth and development.
The impact of the process of rock crushing on human health and vegetation has motivated many countries, international organizations, and establishments to focus on the need for mitigation measures ...
The major environmental and socio-economic problems related to quarrying revealed during this study include, destroying the natural topography and vegetation, ruining biodiversity, dust pollution, noise pollution, illegal stone extraction, deleting ground water levels.
Health impact assessment was conducted in the stone crushers of Chitrakoot (Bharatkoop), Banda and Mahoba (Kabrai), Uttar Pradesh to assess the dust exposure risk on stone crusher workers and ...
Adult workers having a job experience of at least 3 years participated in this study. Then inquiry was made regarding respiratory symptoms with the help of a preformed questionnaire. All the participants underwent chest X‐ray and spirometry. A respiratory dust sampler was used to measure the dust concentration of the stone‐cutting factories.
3) To determine the health effects of mining on the people living in the sand stone mines & crushing stone site area by health questionnaire sheet. 4) To educate sand quarry workers and quarry owners about the harmful effects of mining dust.
The objective of this research work is to investigate the effects of stone crushing dust on the health of workers of quarry industry at Umuoghara Community in Ezza North Local …
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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 grown close to the stone crushing units …
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, questionnaire and laboratory experimentation.
Hence the present study aims to analyse the health impact of stone crusher units on its workers. In the study area due to environmental pollution by stone crushing units, 36 …
The exposure to respirable crystalline silica found in granite dust presents significant health hazards to quarry workers and nearby communities, including silicosis and various respiratory ailments. This study evaluates the efficacy of various pollution control measures implemented in granite quarries. It aimed to provide a comprehensive …
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impacts of sandstone quarrying on the health of quarry workers and nearby residents.
To examine the environmental and health impacts of quarrying activities among the quarry workers in the study area.
A questionnaire survey was conducted in stone crushing industrial area of Sargodha, Pakistan to assess its harmful health and …
The present study deals with the emissions of the suspended particulates (silica dust) from stone crushing industry and its effect on workers and nearby residents. A detailed air pollution survey was conducted at Chitrakoot, Banda and Mahoba of …
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.
The study's findings led to the conclusion that exposure to the stone crushing industry has a negative impact on workers' health. Stone dust has adverse impacts on employees' health, according to findings of biochemical tests on exposed workers (SGPT, bilirubin, creatinine, and manganese) [30].
The purpose of the study was to assess the health hazards confronting quarry workers in villages (Allukuzhi) Vembakkam vattam, Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu, with special attention to the effect of quarry dust on the respiratory system.
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 car-ried out on fruit plant species grown close to the stone crushing units located near the …
Workers at stone crushing site are exposed to silica dust which leads to pulmonary function deterioration. The objective of this study was to study the pulmonary function test in stone crusher ...
Hence a modest attempt has been made here to study the influence of dust pollution by stone crushing units in the surrounding areas of Virudhunagar District.
Sivakoumar, R et al., have conducted a study on "Particulate matter from stone crushing industry: size distribution and health effects". Marimuthu, A., has undertaken a study on "A study of the economic impact of dust pollution by Madras Cements in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu".
About 40% respondent complained about the impact of dust pollution on agriculture. The availability of water resources in the study area varied from site to site.
A questionnaire survey was conducted in stone crushing industrial area of Sargodha, Pakistan to assess its harmful health and economic impacts on workers engaged in different activities of stone ...
The present study was conducted in six taluks of Villupuram district. In each taluk, 10 per cent of stone crushing units have been selected. From each unit, 4 workers are selected for constituting the sample size of 120 workers. The study focuses on the socio-economic and health problems of the workers due to polluted environment.
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, …
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy analysis of dust confirmed the presence of calcite and gypsum, thus confirming the source as mining. 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.
