Abstract:
The Construction industry is one of the major industries contributing to these
environmental threats. Quarrying and stone crushing are the significant activities that are
done in all projects and districts of the company to produce aggregates. The quarrying
and stone crushing activities considerably affect the environment quality and human
health. For these reasons, the current study was trying to analyze surface water impact
due to quarrying activities there should be accurate information on the extent to which the
aggregate production poses an environmental impact.
Thus, this study aimed to Investigation of the environmental impact of aggregates
production with a sustainability approach In the Case of Jimma Zone. Hence, this
research work-study the environmental and socioeconomic effects of aggregate
production, identified the possible strategies that help to address the environmental and
socioeconomic effects of aggregate production, and identify the possible strategies that
help reduce the effects.
The researcher purposely selected only five nearby quarry sites where there are five stone
crushing plants associated with the quarries. The study's first target population was 254
residents,126 Workers and 10 quarry owners. A total of One hundred eighty (170)
questionnaires were distributed; 10 among the Aggregate companies, 60 among the
quarry workers, and 100 among the people within the quarry site in all 152 questionnaires
were returned, eight from the quarry company, Small and High Tech and 52 from the
quarry workers and 92 from the people living near the quarry.
As the research result indicated, Quarry expansion was built up increments during the
Land use land cover classification result in current to 57,958 shows dramatic expansions
of quarry sites were recorded. Which is about 61 % expansion the quarry land use from
Licensed Area the area. It is clearly shown that there were built-up increments during the
quarry activity from time to time. Generally, all locations has sacrificed for quarry sites
and aggregate production. The quarry site which is near Jimma city was is comparatively
higher than the area of another quarry site. It was discovered that most of all that reside
within the jurisdiction of less than 1km of the quarry and crushing plant areas are
vulnerable to different types of pollution such as, Noise, Air (Dust), Water, and Land
Pollution. Quarry owners should provide safety equipment and measures to their workers,
and quarry workers should follow the safety procedures and properly wear their safety
equipment; this has to be regularly checked by the regulatory agency
