Abuja communities suffer from health risks associated with living close to a quarrying site. Flyrock hurtles from blast sites in (controlled) explosions in ... Screenshot of Google satellite imagery showing the distance between Ibrahim's compound and perfect stone blasting site. Image courtesy of The Cable. Nigeria. Peter Yawe, a medical ...
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The focus is on granite quarrying in Edo North Nigeria where Granite quarrying is vigorously carried out in Iyuku, Imeke and Uluokhe communities. The …
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In Nigeria, despite the wide spread economic impacts of the pandemic, the Mining Sector (the Sector) exceeded budgeted revenue of the Federal Government (FG) in 2020 ... Quarrying activities which comprise sand, gravel and crushed rocks e.g. Limestone (for producing cement). This may be
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In South-Eastern Nigeria, several quarry operations provide 8.7% of the country's annual GDP to the economy. These businesses do, however, frequently cause air pollution. Extech Model VPC300 was used to measure PM2.5, PM10, and various meteorological factors, and conduct a social survey to determine the impact of …
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Background: Respiratory problem is one of the major health hazards in dust-exposed workers; it is a major cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world. Objective: To determine the prevalence of respiratory problems and lung function impairment among quarry workers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Methods: Respiratory problems and lung …
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Ibrahim narrated a series of harrowing experiences of living closer to a quarry site. Image by Samad Uthman/Ajala . Nigeria, 2024. During a visit to Ibrahim's …
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This study was carried out at selected stone quarrying sites in the North-Central region of Nigeria that is made up of six states which are Niger, Kogi, Kwara, Benue, Nasarawa,...
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used by the over 600 mining companies operating in Nigeria. Annual aggregations are prepared for each company and the nation by the records section of the Ministry. (7) Quarrying Returns contain monthly information submitted by about 250 quarrying companies on their production of minerals and royalties paid.
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The study mapped and analyzed spatiotemporal variability of quarry sites in Mpape District, Bwari Area Council of Abuja. The study used high-resolution IKONOS satellite image, ASTERDEM and Hi ...
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The study was conducted in three zones of Ebonyi districts, namely: the Ishiagu quarry site in Ebonyi South Senatorial District, the Umuoghara quarry site in …
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In South-Eastern Nigeria, several quarry operations provide 8.7% of the country's annual GDP to the economy. These businesses do, however, frequently cause air pollution.
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Health risk assessment of the environments around quarries in southwestern Nigeria was, therefore, carried out to delineate the effects of quarrying on the environment.
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Download scientific diagram | A limestone quarrying site at Kalambaina community, Sokoto, Nigeria from publication: The Effects Of Air Pollutants From The Cement Industry On The Health Of The ...
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This study was carried out in quarry site at Ogbere town located at Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State; with main aim of assessing the impact of the quarry activity on bio-diversity ...
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The quarrying industry in Nigeria has far-reaching socioeconomic and environmental implications that demand careful consideration of sustainable practices and innovative technologies. This comprehensive review delves into the multifaceted impacts of quarrying on local communities and the environment, highlighting challenges such as habitat ...
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In the second quarter of 2023, the largest contribution to Nigeria's GDP from the mining and quarrying sector was given by crude oil and natural gas, which covered around 5.6 percent of the GDP.
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This is followed by Afikpo North, Ezza North, Ishielu and Izzi LGA. Furthermore, the quarrying activity location map (Figure 3) of the study area showed the spatial pattern in the quarrying activity locations in Ebonyi State. It showed the six LGAs where the 27 sites and quarrying activities are prevalent.
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mining sites in Nigeria. Quarrying as well as other forms of miningcreates employment and contributes to the local econ-omy through provision of raw materials to meet many of society's needs. Quarrying activities have been recognized as an important human engagement that is economically sig-nificant throughout the whole world (Endalew et al ...
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In Nigeria, up to now mining activities have systematically escaped environmental control. In 1989, the Government of Nigeria issue the Document "National Policy on the ... quarrying of aggregate, limestone, silica, quartzite, sandstone marble and decorative building stone within 3 km of any existing residential, commercial or industrial areas.
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In 2022, Nigeria made moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Five additional Nigerian Governors signed the Child Rights Act, which provides free and compulsory education for children and prohibits the use of children in illicit activities and by non-state armed groups. ... Mining and quarrying of granite ...
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Hence, it can be said that quarrying moderately or fairly degraded farmland and landscape. Melodi (2017) reported that 91 % of the respondents noted that environmental problems like land ...
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Prospects of Mining in Nigeria *Ahmed F. Ali1, Amina S. Abdullahi1, Aminu S. Zangina1 1Department of Environmental Management, Bayero University, Kano State, Nigeria Email: [email protected] Abstract Mining is referred to as the extraction of minerals and other geological materials of economic value from deposits of the earth.
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Quarrying is an extractive activity that causes major environmental changes in grasslands (Lameed and Ayodele 2010; Gbedzi et al. 2022).The environmental impacts of these changes range from pre-operational mining activities (e.g., construction of access roads, conduits, and installation of drains and ditches) to the mining activity itself (e.g., …
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The study analyzed the concentration of heavy metals in soil-dust around rock aggregates and limestone quarries in southwestern Nigeria and evaluated the …
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The objectives of this study is to establish the spatial distribution of quarry sites and determine the geometrical characteristics of the quarry sites, and establish the …
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quarrying sites within Mpape District Abuja, Nigeria.The study employed remote sensing and GIS techniques to analysis the spatial locations and geometric characteristics of the quarries. Conventional surveying technique with the use of GNSS receivers in differential mode was used to obtain data of the sites.
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Thus, this study aimed at carryout a spatio-temporal analysis of quarrying sites within Mpape District in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, Nigeria. The objectives of this study is to establish the spatial distribution of quarry sites and determine the geometrical characteristics of the quarry sites, and establish the proximity of the various active ...
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Results from the study revealed that quarrying activities have impacted a large area of forest land in the study area; for instance, quarried site I at Old Netim covered the largest area of 0 ...
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The quarrying industry in Nigeria has far-reaching socioeconomic and environmental implications that demand careful consideration of sustainable practices and innovative technologies. This comprehensive review delves into the multifaceted impacts of ... leaving behind stagnant ponds within open pits. Numerous quarrying sites are situated near ...
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Quarrying Africa is a premier information hub for the sub-Saharan African quarrying sector. It is a valued reference tool positioned as a must-read for the broader spectrum of the aggregates value chain, from quarry operators and aggregate retailers, to concrete and cement producers, mining contractors, aggregate haulage companies and …
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In this study, we assess the environmental impact of unexploited site meant for quarry activity at Ogbere in Ogun State. Study site Ogbere quarry site is located at Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria in a locality called Ogbere town.
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(MS2), and Umuoghara (MS3) quarrying sites in Ebonyi state, Nigeria, where mining and quarrying have been ongoing for some times now. The main objective of this work is to investigate the risk asso-ciated with quarrying of rocks and the deposition of heavy metals at the sampled locations by determin-
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The study was aimed at the application of a precise method to ascertain the role of quarrying activities on vegetation cover in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Quarrying activities affect vegetation cover by hindering it from performing its biological roles
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Quarrying process in Nigeria involves an open excavation from which useful stone is extracted for building and engineering purposes (Akabzaa and Darimani, 2001). ... abandoned stone-quarrying site ...
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This study was carried out in quarry site at Ogbere town located at Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State; with main aim of assessing the impact of the quarry activity on bio-diversity within the unexploited site. The methods used for fauna survey are both direct and indirect by line-transect, while analysis of Mueller-Dombois and …
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