enviromental impacts of mining in nigeria

Environmental Issues and the Prospects of Mining in

Environmental Issues and the Prospects of Mining in Nigeria A F Ali, A S Abdullahi, A S Zangina, DUJOPAS 4(2): 531 539, 2018 534 Furthermore, the quantities of air pollutants released by the process of solid mineralEnvironmental Impacts of Mineral Exploration in Nigeria and their Phytoremediation Strategies for Sustainable Ecosystem activities (soil pollution) As human and animal poisoning occur through the ingestion of these contaminated foods (Bartremet al, 2014; Oramahet al, 2015), it present health challenges such asdizziness,Environmental Impacts of Mineral Exploration ineffect on the environment of the activities involved in harnessing the minerals in Nigeria An attempt will also be made to examine the possible precautions and remedies that can be applied in order to mitigate the effect of adverse environmental impact of mining activities Table 1 shows the minerals deposits that are currentlyEnvironmental effect of mineral exploitation in Nigeria

Environmental Impacts of Mineral Exploration in Nigeria

Mineral exploration and processing have caused varying degree of environmental damage in Nigeria These include alteration of ecological state, air, water, soil pollution, destruction of soilPurpose To examine the environmental impacts of gemstone mining activities on the people of IjeroEkiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria Methods Soil and water testAssessment of environmental impact of gemstone miningJournal of Environment and Earth Science wwwiiste ISSN 22243216 (Paper) ISSN 22250948 (Online) Vol8, No11, 2018 Environmental and SocioEconomic Impact of Mining on Immediate Communities in Kogi State Central Nigeria Jethro*, MA Ogbodo, DA Peter, EO Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources Engineering, School of Engineering, KogiEnvironmental and SocioEconomic Impact of Mining on

Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at Enugu

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE PAPER Environmental impact assessment of coal mining at Enugu, Nigeria Princewill C Ogbonnaa*, Emmanuel C Nzegbulea and Paschal E Okorieb aDepartment of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, PMB 7267 Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria; bDepartment of ForestryThe evaluation of environmental impact of artisanal gold mining was carried out in Luku, Minna, North Central Nigeria, to evaluate environmental hazards associated with artisanal gold mining through field work and Laboratory analyses During the field work, observations of the whole mining site were made so as to evaluate the physical impact of mining and representativeEnvironmental Impact of Artisanal Gold Mining in LukuWhat are the environmental impacts of economic development in Nigeria? The rapid rate of economic development in Nigeria has had a negative impact on the environment Mining and oil extraction Oil extraction in the Niger Delta has had a significant impact on the environment Oil spills have destroyed aquatic ecosystems and burning gasesWhat are the environmental impacts of economic

The environmental implications of the exploration and

Feb 01, 2019· The 1946 Act which included environmental protection in the regulation of mining activities still failed to protect the environment from the negative impacts of mining The cost of a lack of environmental protection in the Act is evident in the Plateau tin mining fields (