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health issues in granite quarry in nigeria

  • Impact of quarry Activities in Academic Performance of …

    (CGC Audit report quarry 2013) 2.1 Administrative and Legal Frame Work associated to Granite Quarrying in Nigeria Considering the importance of the environment and socio-economic of the people, there has been series of meetings, conferences and protocols, all geared towards ensuring that the environment is not treated in a manner that suggests ...

  • Chinese Quarries, Others In Search Of Solid Minerals …

    These and other sites across the state spewed out 16 million metric tonnes of solid minerals in 2016. That was 38 percent of the total tonnes produced in Nigeria that year, making Ogun the leading ...

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  • Environmental Challenges of Quarry Activities in Part of …

    PDF | On Jan 1, 2013, Adetiloye Adeola and others published Environmental Challenges of Quarry Activities in Part of Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti state, Nigeria | Find, read and cite all the research you ...

  • (PDF) Granite Stone Quarrying: Determinants of Employee …

    Most (32.9%) of the workers earn between 26 to 50% of their house hold income from quarry job. A proportion of 21.72% of the respondents earning less than N20,000 have quarry engagements providing ...

  • Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of …

    At 25metres away from the quarry sites, mean SPM levels reduced drastically to 4.85±0.20mg/m3 and 3.67±0.40mg/m3. Both psychological and health …

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    (PDF) Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of Workers Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management Vol2 No1 2009 Impact of Granite Quarrying

  • Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of …

    Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of Workers and Nearby Residents in Abeokuta Ogun State, Nigeria *Oguntoke Olusegun; Aboaba Adeniyi and Gbadebo T. Adeola …

  • Assessment of Dust Concentration and Compounds at Quarry …

    To determine the prevalence of respiratory problems and lung function impairment among quarry workers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Respiratory problems and lung function were studied in 403 quarry ...

  • Negative Effects of Quarrying observed by nearby …

    Nwibo et al (2012), states the prevalence of respiratory problems and lung function impairment among quarry workers; the respiratory problems found were chest pain (47.6%), occasional cough (40.7% ...

  • Impact of stone quarrying on the health of residents in Nigeria.

    59. Impact of stone qu arrying on the health of Residents in Nigeria. Igbinovia Osayi Marti ns, Osu Charles I and Iw uoha G.N. * Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, University of Po rt ...

  • Health impact assessment of quarrying in some …

    erational areas of these quarries also cause great danger (Soofastaei et al. 2018; Jose and Srimurugnandam 2020). In Nigeria, rock quarries are found in different localities, …

  • (PDF) Occupational Health Hazards Associated …

    Occupational Health Hazards Associated with Continuous Exposure to Quarry Activities among Quarry Workers in Ebonyi State, South East Geopolitical Zone, Nigeria May 2017 DOI: …

  • Socio-Economics and Health Impact of Quarry Sites on the …

    Rock quarry provides needed materials used in the road and building construction thus has significant impact on the economy. The aim of this investigation is to look into the socio-economics and health impact of the quarry sites on the surrounding locations in Ogun State. Two hundred copies of structured questionnaire were administered to elicit socio …

  • Environmental impact of quarrying on air quality in Ebonyi state, Nigeria

    The insatiable demand for rock supplies has enticed numerous building and construction enterprises to participate in stone quarrying. However, this has had an environmental impact on air quality. This paper examines the environmental impact of quarrying on air quality in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. To achieve the main aim of the study, …

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    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF STONE QUARRYING ACTIVITIES . human health and well being Quarry products are increasingly demanded for industrial, domestic; agricultural Stone quarrying activities has resulted in environment issues in Nigeria and Ebonyi State income and so on As a matter of fact, Adekoya (2003) asserted that in 2001 alone, a total …

  • OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS AMONG QUARRY …

    The study examined the quarry industrial environment, and studied specifically its unwholesome practices such as pollution and unprotective behaviour and how these problems affect the conditions of employees in such industries in Ebonyi State. The research also concentrated on the identification of those diseases, their sources and …

  • An Assessment of Drilling and Blasting Techniques at Granite Quarry …

    Result from immediate blasting at the quarry indicated presence of dust and fumes within the quarry environment and nearby villages, inhalation of which could lead to serious occupational hazards.

  • Respiratory symptoms and ventilatory functions among quarry …

    In Nigeria there is still paucity of literature on health and safety measures among quarry workers as the few studies carried out were in the Eastern and Northern part of Nigeria [6, 8]. A preliminary study among quarry workers in Edo State, in southern Nigeria, showed a dearth of awareness of the hazards and diseases associated with …

  • Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of …

    Both psychological and health problems suffered by nearby residents include shock (46.0%), nasal infection (29.2%), and asthma …

  • ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION OF QUARRY …

    Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704, Akure, Nigeria ... dwellers around granite quarries bordering ... prevalent health issues as a result of the quarry activities. The responses were

  • Socio-Economics and Health Impact of Quarry Sites on the …

    Impact of granite quarrying on the health of workers and nearby residents in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management. 2 (1): 1 -11.

  • Investigation of environmental effect of stone …

    Abstract. The research investigated the effect of quarrying activities on water and soil quality in two communities of Ebonyi State of Nigeria. Water and soil pollution that has affected soil fertility …

  • Impact of stone quarrying on the health of residents …

    Both psychological and health problems suffered by nearby residents include shock (46.0%), nasal infection (29.2%), and asthma (4.6%). The quarry workers …

  • Occupational and Environmental Impacts of Granite Quarry …

    The study revealed that the quarry workers have been significantly (p0.0001) affected within the specified area of study due to their occupational work. The study indicates that 88% of the quarry workers have been affected with respiratory problems due to their occupational work (68% and 20%), while 12% unaffected respectively.

  • Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of Workers and …

    Impact of Granite Quarrying on the Health of Workers and Nearby Residents in Abeokuta Ogun State, Nigeria

  • Investigation into the Employment Status, Granite Future …

    The goal is to achieve sustainable quarry practice in the Nigeria lower Benue Trough so that future generations may benefit from the igneous intrusive, and still have livable and sustainable environment This study has found that many quarry operators do not conduct proper intrusive mapping prior to excavation or mining. ... The granite quarries ...

  • Environmental and Health Impact of Solid Mineral …

    Granite quarrying for many years has served as an important source of construction materials supply, employment and revenue especially in developing countries like Nigeria which are endowed with ...

  • Pulmonary Problems among Quarry Workers of Stone

    Pulmonary Problems among Quarry Workers of Stone Crushing Industrial Site at Umuoghara, Ebonyi State, Nigeria October 2012 International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 3(4):178-85

  • [PDF] Pulmonary problems among quarry workers of stone …

    Corpus ID: 17518731; Pulmonary problems among quarry workers of stone crushing industrial site at Umuoghara, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. @article{Nwibo2012PulmonaryPA, title={Pulmonary problems among quarry workers of stone crushing industrial site at Umuoghara, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.}, author={AN Nwibo …