environmental and health effects of quarry industries rock mining in kenya

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quartz with the color of black, dark gray and dark brown is a common basic volcanic rock mineral. With advantages of good corrosion resistance, compression resistance and oxidation resistance, quartz is widely used in roads, railways, construction, buildi

In this plant, gold ore is mainly natural gold among the ore to be processed, but it is mostly distributed in the crack of poisonous sand, pyrrhotite and quartz crystal gap, which significantly improves the processing difficulty of the gold ore. The custo

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As a pure natural stone with high usage value, river gravel is formed in the long-term impact, squeeze and friction function. River gravel generally shows the color of black, white, yellow, red, green gray, etc. 

Quarry locations abandoned without any scheduled rehabilitation processes thereafter have posed environmental challenges globally in addition to being among the most risky industry to work in due to high number of reported health hazards In Kenya stone mining in the past

The environmental impacts include noise pollution caused by heavy trucks from mining centers pollution of water bodies by chemicals such as arsenic mercury and cadmium from refining of mined minerals contamination of agricultural soils by heavy metals and other pollutants resulting in the depletion of agriculture land reduction in food productivity due to infertile land and depletion of

Jan 01 2016 · The mining tunnels are not adequately reinforced and could collapse at any moment while the mining site has an abundance of open pits and tailings which exposes the female workers to occupational health and safety hazards The environmental regulations and standards are clear concerning the ideal conditions of mining sites to ensure the health and safety of the workers and the integrity of the environment

Mar 13 2011 · The principal airborne hazards in the mining industry include several types of particulates naturally occurring gases engine exhaust and some chemical vapours the principal physical hazards are noise segmental vibration heat changes in barometric pressure and ionizing radiation These occur in varying combinations depending on the mine or quarry its depth the composition of

Extractive Industries Impact Hess and Slattery 1999 There are a few individual reports scattered through the literature that address the environmental impacts of quarrying carbonate rocks in karst In addition there are reports that describe environmental impacts on karst from mining resources other than carbonate rock Theories

In the UK it is estimated that 9 million people may be exposed to WBV in the course of their work 4 but the actual health effects of such exposures are largely unknown In the quarrying industry vehicles as well as some types of fixed plant can produce vibration 3 HAVS is attributed to powered hand tools and can cause damage to the blood circulatory system nerves and joints which may result in severe

This is not an interim land use The landscape is blotted with destructive pits and quarries and species of all kinds endure permanent negative impacts A more detailed picture of the environmental impact of aggregate mining is outlined in a 2005 legal challenge to the expansion of an existing quarry in the Niagara Escarpment

communities have been particularly exposed to the detrimental effects of contamination arising from mining and its effects on public health agriculture and the environment In addition the legacy of mining has left thousands of sites in Africa contaminated by mining and associated mine dumps such as tailings and slag material

Acid mine drainage is a concern at many metal mines because metals such as gold copper silver and molybdenum are often found in rock with sulfide minerals When the sulfides in the rock are excavated and exposed to water and air during mining they form sulfuric acid This acidic water can dissolve other harmful metals in the surrounding rock

Aug 18 2017 · In addition quarrying comes with associated problems like air pollution huge amounts of suspended particulate and dust emissions which defaces everything and cause respiratory disorders to workers working in the quarry and nearby populace