effects of silica mining

Toxicological effects of mining hazard elements - ScienceDirect

2022年7月1日 Also, hazardous chemicals, such as mercury, crystalline silica, carbon monoxide, diesel or hydrocarbon fumes, cyanide, and mica, associated with mining are harmful to health (Patra et al., 2016a). From another perspective, mining provides

Impact of silica mining on environment - ResearchGate

2015年6月30日 Furthermore, despite the considerable abundance of silica in the lithosphere, the mining of sand for the production of glass is associated with

Impact of silica mining on environment - Academic

Such large scale silica mining has changed the land cover and land use pattern of the region. Key words: Environmental loss, land backfill

Crystalline Silica in Air Water, and Health Effects

2022年10月3日 Health Effects Disease risk is related to both the levels and duration of crystalline silica exposure. The onset of disease may occur long after the exposure has stopped. Silicosis, lung cancer, chronic

Economic Impacts of Industrial Silica Sand (Frac Sand) Mining

2015年6月1日 the benefits of silica sand mining, including high-paying opportunities for employment, increasing regional economic activity, generating tax revenues for state and

Frontiers Case Report: Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica

2022年6月14日 Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is common in a range of industries, including mining, and has been associated with adverse health

Metal-mining pollution impacts 23 million people worldwide - BBC

2023年9月22日 At least 23 million people around the world live on flood-plains contaminated by potentially harmful concentrations of toxic waste from metal-mining

Frac Sand Health and Environmental Impacts

The chronic silicosis caused by silica exposure poses unique dangers for employees working at frac sand mining sites. Because long-term exposure can be fatal, the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health

Silicosis and Crystalline Silica Exposure and Mining:

People who work in mining may breathe in tiny bits of silica, and eventually, develop a serious lung disease called silicosis. There is no cure for silicosis. Lung damage from