In situ measurement and management of soil, air, noise and water pollution in and around the Limestone mining area of Yerraguntla, YSR kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India for the sustainable development
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C. Venkata Sudhakar
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0205-4470
G. Umamaheswara Reddy
N. Usha Rani
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0205-4470
G. Umamaheswara Reddy
N. Usha Rani
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For emerging countries, mining has been a vital factor in employment, economic development, infrastructure, and supply of essential raw materials for Nation’s Gross domestic product (GDP) growth. The Limestone mine industry is serving as a viable route for economic transformation in India. Limestone exploration causes major damage to the environment at Yerraguntla industrial zone, YSR Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the environmental Pollution parameter that causes Air, Water, Noise, and Soil pollution in and around limestone quarries started in the early 1984. The present study estimated Air Quality Index (AQI) as 76 based on the air quality sub-index approach using four pollutants (PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx) for a period of 24 hrs by taking one sample per hour during the post monsoon. Water Quality Index (WQI) obtained as 303.91 from fourteen physicochemical parameters (pH, EC, fluoride, Total alkalinity etc.) measured from water samples. Soil quality was determined using four physicochemical parameters (pH, EC, WHC, Calcium and Magnesium) from the soil samples collected from ten sampling stations. The obtained pH range was (7.6 to 9.4), EC of the soil was determined as 4,140 µs/cm, the water retention capacity of the soil, ranges from (17.68 to 97.68) %, and the Calcium (Ca2+) and Magnesium (Mg2+) ranged from 74.5 to 272.75 mEq/L. Noise levels were determined as 76.64 dB in the mine’s, 58.16 dB in the cement industry, and 52.285 dB in the mine surrounding villages. This study can help mining sector management’s in developing a sustainable Environmental Management frame work to meet the world sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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Environmental parameters, Limestone mines, Society, Sustainable activities
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Sudhakar, C. V. & Reddy, G. U. (2022). Satellite Image Based Spatio-Temporal Variation Assessment in Captive Limestone Mines for Long-Term Viability. Journal of Mobile Multimedia, 18(3), 635-660. https://doi.org/10.13052/jmm1550-4646.1838
Sumithra, S., Ankalaiah, C., Rao, D. & Yamuna, R. T. (2013). A case study on physicochemical characteristics of soil around industrial and agricultural area of Yerraguntla, Kadapa district, AP, India. Int. J. Geo. Earth and Environ. Sci, 3(2), 28-34.
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Thakur, T. K., Dutta, J., Upadhyay, P., Patel, D. K., Thakur, A., Kumar, M. & Kumar, A. (2022). Assessment of land degradation and restoration in coal mines of central India: A time series analysis. Ecological Engineering, 175, 106493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106493
Sudhakar, C.V. & Umamaheswara Reddy, G. (2019). Land use/land cover change assessment of Ysr Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, India using IRS resourcesat-1/2 LISS III multi-temporal open source data. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, 8(3), 8139–8151. https://doi.org/10.35940/ijrte.C6067.098319
Wang, H., Zhang, B., Bai, X. & Shi, L. (2018). A novel environmental restoration method for an abandoned limestone quarry with a deep open pit and steep palisades: a case study. Royal Society open science, 5(5), 180365. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.180365
WHO, G. (2011). Guidelines for drinking-water quality. World Health Organization, 216, 303-304.
Worlanyo, A. S. & Jiangfeng, L. (2021). Evaluating the environmental and economic impact of mining for post-mined land restoration and land-use: A review. Journal of Environmental Management, 279, 111623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111623
Worldwide, E. L. A. (2010). Guidebook for evaluating mining project EIAs. Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide, Eugene, Oregon.
Yenugu, S. R., Vangala, S. & Badri, S. (2020). Groundwater quality evaluation using GIS and water quality index in and around inactive mines, Southwestern parts of Cuddapah basin, Andhra Pradesh, South India. HydroResearch, 3, 146-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydres.20 20.11.001
Zuari Limestone Mine (2019). Environmental Statement (Audit) for the financial Year 2018-2019. M/s. Zuari Limestone Mine (M/s. Zuari Cement Ltd.) Kirshna Nagar, Yerraguntla, Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh, India. 33p. https://www.zuaricements.com/images ZCl_ENV_ST ATE MENT_Mines-1.pdf
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In situ measurement and management of soil, air, noise and water pollution in and around the Limestone mining area of Yerraguntla, YSR kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India for the sustainable development. (2022). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 14(3), 746-761. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v14i3.3533
