How Limestone Mining Effect The Environment and Health

Background

Description

Limestone

 definition
 What is limestone mining
 How the mining limestone process
 What is the result of limestone mining?

Environment

 Definition
 problem
o What happen to the environment after limestone mining?
o Effect
 Groundwater Quality
 Destroying habitat
 Soil erosion
 Dust

 Solution
o
 Best solution

Health

 Definition

 Problem
1. Mining is bad for health:a voyage of discovery (Alex, 2019)
2. What the effect of limestone mining on health
 Water borne desease
 Water Pollution and Human Health. (Mehtab Haseena, 2017)

 Respiratory problem
 Inhalation disorder. ( Institusion of Occupational Safety and Health )
 DUST POLLUTION AND ITS HEALTH RISKS AMONG ROCK QUARRY
WORKERSIN KAJIADO COUNTY, KENYA. (HALWENGE, 2015)

 Cancer
 DUST POLLUTION AND ITS HEALTH RISKS AMONG ROCK QUARRY
WORKERSIN KAJIADO COUNTY, KENYA. (HALWENGE, 2015)
 Deaf
 Prevalence of noise induced hearing loss among employees at a
mining industry in Zimbabwe (Chadambuka, 2013)
 Solution
1. Wearing the proper PPE
  Personal Protective Equipment (OSHA)
 Contributing Factors of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Utilization
among Sand and Gravel (SSG) Mine Workers (Dian, 2020)
2. Apply the good ventilation system
 Green biocompatible approach to reduce the toxic gases and dust caused by
the blasting in surface mining ( Jafar, 2015)
3. Risk management
 Occupational health and safety in mining—status, new developments, and
concerns (Hermanus, 2007)
 Best solution

Conclusion

1. The importance to conserve the environment

o The Right to A Clean Environment: Considering Green Logistics and Sustainable
Tourism (Dalia, 2020)
o Energy, environment and sustainable development (Abdeen, 2007)
2. The importance to keep a good health
o WHO Healthy Workplace Framework and Model (Joan, WHO)