In situ measurement and management of soil, air, noise …

pollution in and around the Limestone mining area of Yerraguntla, YSR kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India for the sustainable development ... SO2, NOx) for a period of 24 hrs by taking one sample per hour during the post monsoon. Water Quality Index (WQI) obtained as 303.91 from fourteen physicochemical parameters (pH, EC, fluoride, Total alkalinity ...

Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Water Quality …

In the water samples from the Linhuan mining area, 78% of the water samples were SO 4 ·Cl-Na type, and all the water samples from the Sunan mining area were HCO 3-Na type. Hydrochemical formation of the Taiyuan formation limestone water in the study area can be understood by using Gibbs semi-logarithmic coordinates …

Assessment of Mine Water Quality Using Heavy Metal …

Several researchers have used heavy metal pollution indices for assessing the water quality (Mohan et al. 1996; Prasad and Jaiprakas 1999; Prasad and Bose 2001; Giri et al. 2010; Kumar et al. 2012; Giri and Singh 2014; Tiwari et al. 2015, 2017).Mine water is a major water supply source in the highly populated East Bokaro coalfield area …

Environmental Hazards of Limestone Mining and Adaptive

Ground water quality evaluation near mining area and …

Opencast as well as underground coal mining are likely to disturb the underground water table in terms of quantity as well as quality. Added to this is the problem of leachates from the large number of industrial waste and overburden dumps that are in abundance in mining areas, reaching the ground water and adversely affecting …

(PDF) Land use Land Cover Change in East Jaintia Hills, …

In this paper, we report the result of our study on limestone mining and processing and its effect on water quality of the area. Water samples were analysed from the vicinity of mining and ...

Degradation in Water Quality due to Limestone Mining …

Degradation in water quality due to limestone mining: Water quality analysis gives us an idea about the health of the water bodies. Thus water samples from two different seasons of the year were analysed to see the changes in its quality. The pre-monsoon and post-monsoon water quality data are summarized in table-2 and table-3, respectively.

Limestone Mining in the Himalayas: Advancing Adaptive

Limestone mining fuels strategic industries while demanding prudent oversight, as extraction poses risks of degraded water quality, habitat fragmentation, and respirable emissions if left unmitigated. Opencast techniques, in particular, intensify such concerns through drastic landscape transformations challenging restoration.

Limestone—A Crucial and Versatile Industrial Mineral …

world as industrial limestone. Sedimentary limestone deposits can be extensive, covering hundreds . of square miles, and can be relatively uniform in thickness and quality. There-fore, limestone quarries can be large and long lived, mining limestone layers that can be hundreds of feet thick over areas of several square miles. Many

(PDF) A review on environmental impact …

Mining activities have deteriorated the environment of the area in terms of deforestation, biodiversity loss, water quality and availability, noise pollution, landscape disturbance, soil erosion, generation of spoils and …

LIMESTONE MINING AND MEGHALAYA, INDIA

mining on quality of water, soil and air, degradation of forest and availability of water are summarized and discussed. Based on overall impact of limestone mining in the area it is suggested that ...

Hydrological study of limestone mining area, …

Request PDF | Hydrological study of limestone mining area, Vijayraghovgarh, Katni | The paper describes a case study carried out for evaluation, planning and management of water resource in and ...

(PDF) MINERAL INDUSTRY IN OMAN: IN COUNTRY VALUE

The Public Authority of Mining in Oman started to build a huge geological database which can be used by the investors. A better Production of mineral in Oman (Thousand metric tons unless otherwise ...

Changes in Soil Quality in Limestone Mining Area of

CHANGES IN SOIL QUALTITY IN LIMESTONE MINING 547 Nature Environment and Pollution Technology Vol. 16, No. 2, 2017 is the amount of water that the soil contains and expressed

Environmental impact assessment of limestone quarry using …

The noise pollution of the mining region is identified using a random sample method. To access water quality analysis in the area, the Water Quality Index (WQI) is …

Limestone Mining, Industry, and Society | SpringerLink

For commercial and industrial purposes, limestone mining is largely covered under the major mineral category. For all legal compliance of limestone mining, the Ministry of Mines (MoM) of the Government of India, the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), and the Geological Survey of India (GSI)* are the concerned and responsible organizations …

(PDF) Environmental pollution status as a result of …

This study explored the possibility of using limestone fines (LF) as a supplementary material in activated slag binder systems using two types of activators (i.e., 10 wt% of Ca(OH)2 or 10 wt% of ...

Assessing the Impact of Quarrying as an Environmental Ethic …

In this study, we investigated the impact of quarrying as an environmental ethical crisis. The need for the study arose when we realised the deteriorating effect of the quality of life in our community, which is located next to a limestone quarry. To obtain a deeper understanding of the adverse impact on the environment and the quality of life …

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, Sultanate of Oman based company established in the year 2007. Company engaged in mining and mineral processing activities and aimed to fulfil the needs of customers within Oman and GCC countries. NMC is now emerged as a major manufacturer and supplier of various products like limestone grade, marble grade & allied products, Chrome etc …

Changes in Soil Quality in Limestone Mining Area of …

water quality and availability, noise pollution, landscape disturbance, soil erosion, generation of spoils ... from limestone mining area was found in the range of 2.46% to 11.09% with annual average values of 6.62% (at M1), 5.93% (at M2), 5.55% (at M3) and 6.86% (at M4). The over-

(PDF) In situ measurement and management of …

In this paper, we report the results of study conducted on the soil quality in relation to limestone mining. Comparison of soil quality in mining area with that of unmined area shows that soil quality has degraded with …

Exploration of subsurface strata conditions for a limestone …

A study has been conducted for the exploration of underground voids and strata conditions at shallow depth in a limestone mine of Manikgarh Cement at Maharashtra in India. The Manikgarh Cement is surrounded with high-quality limestone having platy formations with excessive fractures and fissures. A perennial river, the Amal Nala, is flowing across the …

Evaluation of the heavy metal pollution index for surface and …

Concentrations of seven heavy metals: copper, cadmium, iron, chromium, manganese, lead and zinc have been evaluated in nine spring water and eight surface water sampling locations near the limestone mining area of Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh, India, during pre- and post-monsoon seasons. The concentrations of heavy …

Impact of Stone Mining on the Agricultural Sectors and …

Pal and Mandal reported that the average water quality status of the chosen clusters in the mining area was higher than the Bureau of Indian standards (BIS) set …

Limestone Mining and Its Environmental Implications in …

Results on impact of limestone mining on quality of water, soil and air, degradation of forest and availability of water are summarized and discussed. Based on overall impact of limestone mining in the area it is suggested that all stakeholders particularly the owners of mines and cement plants should give necessary attention to environmental ...

Hydrochemical Impacts of Limestone Rock Mining

simulated water quality data. To provide an indication of these surface water/groundwater interactions and the transport of solute due to mining operations (from surface water to groundwater and vice versa), a numerical solute transport model was developed for an unconfined aquifer system. 2 Material and Methods 2.1 Everglades Agricultural Area

Effects of Discharges from Limestone Quarries on Water …

As reported in Section 6.1, water quality varied significantly at different points within the process flow stream. In this section, the water quality effects of each constituent are discussed in general, followed by a discussion of the effects of each constituent as found in limestone effluents in particular.

Limestone Quarrying and Processing: A Life-Cycle …

GROSS ENERGY TO PRODUCE ONE TON OF LIMESTONE PRODUCTS TABLE 2. WATER CONSUMPTION FOR LIMESTONE QUARRYING AND PROCESSING ... limestone bench and transfer it to an inspection area for grading, temporary storage, occasional preprocessing into slabs, and eventual shipment from the site. Limestone of …

(PDF) Changes in Soil Quality in Limestone Mining Area of …

The study showed relatively lower WHC values in the limestone mining area compared to that in the unmined area. In limestone mining area the WHC was found in the range of 27.21% to 33.29% with an overall average WHC of 31.33%.

Managing Water Quality in Mining Areas: Changing …

The social demand for minerals has risen in general due to rapid industrialization and socio-economic growth of the nation [].This mad-rush for exploitation of mineral resources left unprecedented stress on the environment, most of which is irreversible in the foreseeable future [1,2,3,4].The Indian mining industries which …

Evaluation of water quality pollution indices for heavy metal

Two documented methods, Contamination index (Cd) and the Heavy metal potential index (HPI) were evaluated for their suitability for contamination monitoring of surface water in parts of southeastern Nigeria. Results show that despite the significant correlation between the data generated from these indices, the final classification gave two extreme results. …