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ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE OF STONE QUARRYING IN JODHPUR CITY

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Hukma Ram , Ravi Sharma , Tarun Gehlot , Swati Rathore
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.si4.031

Abstract

In Jodhpur City, Rajasthan, this study assessed the impact of quarrying on the local ecology. The quarry site was chosen using a planned sampling study design. These quarry locations were picked because of their magnitude and year-round output, which would produce a realistic result. At the quarry's edge, particles from the air, water, and soil were gathered. A control sample was taken away from the sites and four soil samples were taken at various points. We looked at the average concentrations of the physicochemical characteristics in soil and water samples. Two liter plastic containers were used to gather water samples from the surface water. At a depth of 4 meters, borehole water was also collected. The findings showed that the mean suspended and physicochemical parameter concentrations exceeded World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. The outcome also showed that the amount of environmental pollution depends on the distance from the quarrying activities' source. Based on the aforementioned findings, all quarries should be required to conduct an environmental impact assessment, compliance monitoring visits should be made to quarry sites on a monthly basis to reduce the negative effects of quarrying operations, and quarry companies should be required to adopt modern dust trapping technology so that very little dust escapes from various quarry operations

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