2021year8month28day The study concluded that generation of PM2.5-sized particles may impose serious respiratory health effects over the workers engaged in mining, crushing, and transportation of sandstone. Apart from it, population residing downwind of the mining
Contact2024year2month28day Various industrial dust pollution causes different health problems in workers including respiratory complaint, eye and skin disorders. Based on the
Contact2022year1month17day dust from quarries could lead to compromised human health (Moshammer et al. 2014;Fangetal.2019). The long-range transport of emitted dust may cause
Contact2020year10month5day Understanding the importance of using personal protective equipment (PPE) and the influence of work‐post (working distance to main dust source—crusher) in
Contact2022year1month1day Modelling the transport of dust over the Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory model revealed that the emitted particle may move up to the
Contact2019year11month11day 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
ContactFine inhalable particulate matter (PM2.5) which has more associated human health problems was found high in the work place of stone crushers. Health survey viz.,
Contact2023year5month30day Conclusions: Early diagnosis with the help of a spirometer and early intervention can be of great importance to quarry workers as our study suggests that
Contact2011year3month23day Present investigations show that exposure to dust can cause serious respiratory (45.11%), skin (43.33%), hearing (21.53%), eye (17.8%), dyspnea (14.66%)
Contact2021year11month3day The dust can also pollute nearby surface waters and stunt crop growth by shading and clogging the pores of the plants and also creates the serious health hazards
Contact2023year5month30day 306 Cumulative Effect of Quarry Dust on Respiratory Health of Stone Quarry Workers respiratory problems [3–4]. Particles above 10 microns are filtered in the throat and nose; below 10, as in quarry dust, they may reach the bronchi and cause health issues like bronchitis and other respiratory-related problems [5, 6].
Contact2023year9month2day Size Distribution and Health Effects R ... and potential harm to human health and the ... being the 8 h operation period of all stone crushing units . Respi-rable dust samples were collected using ...
Contact2020year5month22day and objectionable to the environment and human health. The quarrying operations and its associated activities like blasting, loading, machineries; stone crushing and transportation have caused noise pollution. Table 2: Distribution of sample based on their Opinion on Pollution Types of pollution Very serious Serious Air pollution 29 11
Contact2019year5month31day 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 crusher units (∼10–11 tons/day) is not only injurious for human health but also other valuable components of the environment like air, water, soil ...
ContactWorld Health Organization considers 55 µg/m 3 as acceptable value and above 90 µg/m 3 as unacceptable value of dust in ambient air. 6 Researches have shown that suspended particulate matter is the major causes of asthma, lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases and premature deaths in humans. 1, 6, 7 The concentrations of SPM at drilling site ...
Contact2021year11month3day Abstract: The present study deals with theemissions of 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 Bundelkhand, U. P. India. High volume and respirable particulate samplers were used at
Contact2023year6month3day 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 ...
Contact2019year12month13day exposed to dust particulates. Dust produced by stone crushing plants can contain a range of toxic substances such as lead, asbestos, and silica—the latter reported by Levin (1994) as a leading cause for silicosis disease (Chattopadhyay et al. 2006). The impact of the process of rock crushing on human health and vegetation has
Contact2019year12month13day simple stone crushing and screening process, large stones are broken into small pieces and sorted into different sizes which produce a large amount of dust that drifts over surrounding areas (Ravindran 2013). This airborne dust falls onto the surrounding environ-ment including plant leaves and people causing them adverse effects (Anon 1999).
Contact2022year6month28day The particulate matter (PM 2,5) enters the alveoli and causes inflammation and reduces lung function.The maximum harmful exposure to particulate matter is measured (10 mg/m 3) for 8 h.The dust particulates are divided into two categories, namely PM 10 and PM 2.5 (Khoiroh 2020) (Table 3.1).Dust clouds in a working place reduce visibility and
Contact2022year1month17day dust from quarries could lead to compromised human health (Moshammer et al. 2014;Fangetal.2019). The long-range transport of emitted dust may cause exposure and associated health effects even over the vulnerable population (Jain and Khare 2008) which is located at distant places. Studies on the environmental effects of mining of coal,
Contact2012year1month1day Personal dust sampling (n=11) and (n=6) was carried out in stone crushing and stone mining (quarry)areas respectively over a period of three consecutive days in selected units in a suburban area ...
Contact2016year2month17day A cluster of 50 stone Crushing units located at Pammal, in Suburban Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu State, India, is a Source of high levels of dust generation in the vicinity of the crushers ...
Contact2009year7month1day 2 Noise produced by stone crushing and quarrying activities constitute a severe form of pollution which has significant effect on human being. As per WHO, It is the third most hazardous pollution ...
Contact2023year10month24day MANZOOR KHAN , Curr.World Environ., Vol. 15(1) 68-74 (2020) 70 of 981meters above the sea level. Climate of the study area ranges from sub tropical to temperate with a temperature scope of 19-340C ...
Contact2006year3month1day The dust generated from stone crushing activities contains a. ... (51.9 %) of the participants indicated that the contaminated air in the area had adverse effects on human health. Furthermore, a ...
Contact2013year2month1day Abstract. Stone crushers are major air polluting industries affecting the surrounding atmosphere due to emission of particulate matter, therefore, environmental pollution study was undertaken in ...
Contact2001year10month1day Stone crushers are small scale industries in the unorganised sector. They provide basic material for road and building construction. They are highly labour intensive. The various unit operations involved in stone crushing viz., size reduction, size classification and transfer operations have the potential to emit process and fugitive dust.
Contact2012year10month1day A study in Nigeria showed a significant decrease in FVC and FEV1 among the quarry workers of the stone-crushing industry exposed to dust. 11 Another study done on stone crushers found that PFT ...
ContactThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of stone crushing industry on different foliar parameters of Shorea robusta and Madhuca indica which are two dominant broad–leaved tree species of the forest concerned. Measurement of suspended particulate matter (SPM), dustfall and gaseous pollutants in ambient air were done.
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