Evaluation of the Stone and Marble Industry in Palestine: environmental, geological, health, socioeconomic, cultural, and legal perspectives, in view of sustainable …

HS Salem - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Stone (limestone) and Marble (trade name) Industry (SMI) is one of the most
important and active industries in Palestine, as being economically and financially …

Health risks and perceptions of residents exposed to multiple sources of air pollutions: A cross-sectional study on landfill and stone mining in Danang city, Vietnam

AN Hoang, TTK Pham, DTT Mai, T Nguyen… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Health risks and perceptions of residents living nearby landfills or stone mines/quarries have
been well documented; however, the multiple impacts of these two pollution sources have …

Effect of particulate matter from quarry activities on crops and plant biodiversity in South-Eastern Nigeria

ID Ekpa, DG Laniyan, CN Agbor, UC Ben… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract 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 …

Impacts of quarrying activities on the environment and livelihood of people in Border II sub‐location, Nyando sub‐county, Kisumu County, Kenya

EO Opondo, DD Ajayi… - Environmental Quality …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the study was to assess the impacts of quarrying activities on the environment
and livelihood of people in the Border II sub‐location. Primary data was collected through …

Stone-industry in Palestine: Bridging the gap between environmental sustainability and economical value

S Qanazi, Z Zawawi - Papers in Applied Geography, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Stone-also referred to locally as 'white gold'-is one of the most important natural resources
and one of the main extractive industries in Palestine. It is one of many traditional industries …

Effect of quarry activities on selected biological resources around quarry site within Onigambari forest plantation, Oyo State, Nigeria

TF Ediagbonya, JA Ogunjobi, OO Olutayo - … geochemistry and health, 2021 - Springer
Quarry activities are creating diverse stress on biological resources in the rural areas where
most of them are located globally. In this study, the effect of quarry activities on elephant …

Health impact assessment of quarrying in some parts of southwestern Nigeria

OM Ajibade, OG Olisa, SD Oladipupo… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Quarrying of rocks and minerals has contributed to the economic development of many
nations. However, dusts generated from these quarries have caused environmental and …

Assessment of Chromium, Cadmium and Lead Concentrations in Former Quarries Substrates Using Spectrophotometer and Pollution Indices

SM Al-Tardeh, AN Abuirmeila, H Salim… - Soil and Sediment …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Quarries are regarded as crucial cornerstones of national economic development in
Palestine. But they also have detrimental effects on the ecosystem and biological resources …

Use of low-cost ambient particulate sensors in Nablus, Palestine with application to the assessment of regional dust storms

A Khader, RS Martin - Atmosphere, 2019 - mdpi.com
Few air pollutant studies within the Palestinian territories have been reported in the
literature. In March–April and May–June of 2018, three low-cost, locally calibrated …

Utilisation of Information and Communication Technology for Environmental Sustainability: A Global Perspective

C Owuru, JO Osakwe, S Akinsola - Journal of Information Systems …, 2021 - journal-isi.org
There has been a rapid development of Information and Communication Technologies
(ICTs) globally, and ICT have been used as a tool to attain environment sustainability all …