ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities
The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was first published in June 2003 by the Center for World-Class Universities (CWCU), Graduate School of Education (formerly the Institute of Higher Education) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, and updated on an annual basis. Since 2009 the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has ...
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Lung Function and Respiratory Health of Populations Living …
The negative health effects of environmental dust exposure among two communities living near quarry sites in Palestine are demonstrated and highlight the importance of developing and strictly enforcing rules and regulations in Palestine to protect population health. Environmental exposure to dust from quarrying activities could pose …
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Rita Giacaman | ICPH
Rita Giacaman is a professor of public health at the Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University, occupied Palestinian territory and the founder of the Institute in 1978. ... Nemer M, Giacaman R, Husseini A. Lung function and respiratory health of populations living close to quarry sites in Palestine: a cross-sectional study ...
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Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of
The extraction of construction material in Addis Ababa has been a source of public conflict for many years, especially in terms of quarry operation, displacement of people, rehabilitation of quarry sites, and land after-use. One of the main reasons for the conflict has been the extraction sector's inability to adjust to the existing laws.
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Major Projects
Scope: The works include formation of about 40 hectares of land platforms at the Anderson Road Quarry (ARQ) Site and the associated geotechnical works; road works including construction of approximately 3-kilometre long vehicular roads, footpaths, cycle tracks, an approximately 130-metre long underpass at the southern end and a …
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Reporting Health & Safety Risks On Quarry Sites
Typically loud, dusty and physical environments, quarries can be linked to a number of serious health risks and hazards, with the likelihood of developing the following health issues considerably high: Hearing loss. Musculoskeletal injuries. Dermatitis. Asthma/respiratory disease.
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Public Health Agency of Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Its activities focus on preventing disease and injuries, responding to public health threats, promoting good physical and mental health, and providing information to support informed decision making. Learn how to prevent tick bites.
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(PDF) Assessment of Quarrying Activities and Dust-related Health
PDF | On Apr 30, 2020, Abonyi Isaiah Chimezie published Assessment of Quarrying Activities and Dust-related Health Problems among Quarry Workers and Residents Communities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria ...
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Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Quarry Sites in Mpape
quarry sites were acquired in the site at distances of 100 m and 150 m respectively. e photographs were geotagged to locations on the ground and were plotted on the IKONOS image of 2015. is was done
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Legislative analysis on quarry rehabilitation in Selangor, …
Quarry rehabilitation is defined as the restoring of a quarry into a safe and secure site based on the subsequent land use. As Qualitative Case Study emphasizes on complex description and analysis of a bounded system ( Merriam and Tisdell, 2015) the quarry industry in Selangor, Malaysia is the Unit of Analysis.
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The Environmental and Health Implications of Quarrying …
Am Public Health A ssoc. 2005; 3-420. 13. Baldut M, ... The data collected for the twenty blasting activities in each of the quarry sites have shown that the peak particle velocities (PPV ...
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Prevalence and predictors of occupational stress among quarry …
This paper fulfills an identified need to study the mental health status of quarry workers, thereby helping fill a persistent gap in Indian research on this issue. ... (2017), "Prevalence and predictors of occupational stress among quarry workers in rural Rajasthan, India", Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 132-143. https ...
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Lung Function and Respiratory Health of Populations Living …
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Shanghai Hotel Submerged in Abandoned Quarry Opens to the Public
By Jessica Stewart on November 12, 2018. Over a decade after it was originally conceived, the ambitious InterContinental Shanghai Wonderland Hotel is opening to the public. Located in an abandoned quarry in Songjiang, about 30 miles from the city center, the 337 room hotel features panoramic views and several floors that are …
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Impact of stone quarrying on the health of residents in …
59. Impact of stone qu arrying on the health of Residents in Nigeria. Igbinovia Osayi Marti ns, Osu Charles I and Iw uoha G.N. * Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, University of Po rt ...
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(PDF) Radiological Health Implications of Radiation Levels In …
Radiological Health Implications of Radiation Levels In Rock Fragments From Quarry Sites In Akamkpa, South- South Nigeria December 2021 DOI: 10.9790/4861-1306020409
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Guidance on the provision of barriers in quarries
1. The regulations require the quarry operator to ensure that any danger area in the quarry is clearly marked and that equipment or barriers designed to prevent inadvertent entry by unauthorised persons are in place. Where a person at work is authorised to enter a danger area, appropriate measures to protect health and safety must be taken.
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(PDF) Assessment of Environmental Impacts of …
The pollution produced from quarry activities affect the health of people living very close to the site thereby making live difficult to the residents (Ugbogu et al., 2009;Oyinloye and Ajayi, 2015
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(PDF) Occupational Health and Safety Management in
Findings were that 61.7% of respondents are aware that quarry work is highly hazardous, 84.6% do not make use of Personal Protective Equipment. 93.5% inhale particulate materials, 60% have trouble ...
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Mining companies are required to return quarried sites to …
New Zealand has more than 1,100 registered quarries.Some of these mined sites are small, rural operations, but a significant number are large and complex, and within a city's urban boundaries.
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Public Health
April 10.2024. Professor Wang Hui, Dean of the School of Public Health, won the President's Award of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2024. December 18.2023. Students from the School of Public Health won the first prize in the "Second National Simulation Innovation Application Competition". June 23.2023. Professor Qian Wang's …
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Ecological and health risk assessment of radionuclides
Exposure to heavy metals and natural radionuclides via water sources disposes mankind to deterioration of health. Radionuclides (238 U, 232 Th, 40 K) and heavy metals (Pb, Cr, Cd, As) in surface and borehole waters close to granite quarry sites and the extent of metal contamination for evaluating health risk for individual …
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(PDF) Occupational Health Hazards Associated with
Occupational Health Hazards Associated with Continuous Exposure to Quarry Activities among Quarry Workers in Ebonyi State, South East Geopolitical Zone, Nigeria May 2017 DOI: 10.9790/2402-1104011019
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Managing dust risks at quarries | Envirotec
The COSHH definition of a substance hazardous to health includes dust of any kind when present at a concentration in air equal to or greater than 10 mg/m3 8-hour time-weighted average of inhalable dust, or 4 mg/m3 8-hour TWA of respirable dust. This means that any dust will be subject to COSHH if people are exposed to dust above …
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Assessment of metal pollution in agricultural soils and …
The health risk assessment from the five towns indicated that Cr and V were the dominant contaminants in soils with high potential health risks. Dermal contact was the major pathway of the exposure of children and adults to Cr and V. This study improved the understanding of the pollution levels of metals in Shifang agricultural soils and put ...
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Public health and environment
Public health and environment. Climate change is impacting human lives and health in a variety of ways. It threatens the essential ingredients of good health - clean air, safe drinking water, nutritious food supply, and safe shelter - and has the potential to undermine decades of progress in global health. Between 2030 and 2050, climate change ...
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Assessment of Occupational Health Hazards Associated with the Quarry
The study aimed to assess the occupational health hazards among quarry workers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The study employed a cross sectional study that deals with observational and clinical examination that involved the measurement of outdoor gaseous pollutants, interview of participants with a well structured questionnaire and ocular …
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Reclamation and reuse of abandoned quarry: A case study …
The Stearns Quarry Park located in South Side of Chicago is an urban leisure park reclaimed from an abandoned quarry and a construction waste landfill site (Worthington and Bolenbaugh, 2008). ... The Intercontinental Shanghai Wonderland Hotel in China is the first five-star hotel which was built in an ... The public park as Avante …
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Participatory Roles of Women in Quarrying Activities in …
results of the questionnaire survey carried out on the quarry workers in three selected quarry sites (abandoned colonial, AGI and Oba) revealed that over 70% of the entire working force were mainly women who work as casual labourers crushing or sorting stones in the quarries. The ages of the quarry workers ranges between 10-60 …
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Lung Function and Respiratory Health of Populations Living C
Downloadable! Environmental exposure to dust from quarrying activities could pose health dangers to the population living nearby. This study aimed to investigate the health effects of dust exposure on people living close to quarry sites and compared them with those who live far from the quarry sites. A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted …
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