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DOI	10.1007/s12517-021-07081-8
	Geo-environmental impact assessment of rock-cutting activities on the mountainous urban areas, western Saudi Arabia
	Shaaban, Fathy; Othman, Abdullah; Habeebullah, Turki; Metwaly, Mohamed
通讯作者	Shaaban, F (corresponding author), Umm Al Qura Univ, Dept Environm & Hlth Res, Nat Hazards Res Unit, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. ; Shaaban, F (corresponding author), Natl Res Inst Astron & Geophys NRIAG, Dept Geomagnet & Geoelect, Cairo, Egypt.
来源期刊	ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES
ISSN	1866-7511
EISSN	1866-7538
出版年	2021
卷号	14 期号:8
英文摘要	This study evaluates the geo-environmental impacts of ongoing rock-cutting activities on the environment and the health of the residents in Makkah city, Saudi Arabia. The total quantity of rock-cuttings from one site was estimated using satellite data, a special algorithm, and mathematical models as 280,000 m(3), which represents a large amount of rock debris from one excavation site. These debris were ultimately dumped into arid valleys. Rock-cutting processes also release a high percentage of silica dust particles (crystalline silica) and, in some cases, radon and some radioactive elements that cause alarming air pollution. Air pollutants percentage (PM2.5) reached 624 ppm and noise levels were estimated as 81 dB, which is above the acceptable limits. The total radiation intensity in the rock-cutting process areas showed normal levels, in the range of 34 milli-Roentgen/h. Conversely, inhaled dust in Mina area ranged between 35 and 190 mu g/m(3). The results showed also that the silica concentrations in Mina area ranged between 0.8 and 14 mu g/m(3), with an average concentration of 7.8 mu g/m(3). Medical geological and geo-biological simulations of the air pollutant hazards on human enzymes showed a notable 3B75 co-crystal form, which was characterized as glycated human hemoglobin. The ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys at the rock-cutting sites showed cracks and joints in the subterranean layering near the excavated areas, which were most likely caused by rock-cutting processes.
英文关键词	Geo-environmental impacts Rock-cutting Air pollution Noise pollution Medical geology Natural hazards Makkah Saudi Arabia
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000639838500005
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Geology
来源机构	King Saud University
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/368892
作者单位	[Shaaban, Fathy; Othman, Abdullah; Habeebullah, Turki] Umm Al Qura Univ, Dept Environm & Hlth Res, Nat Hazards Res Unit, Mecca, Saudi Arabia; [Shaaban, Fathy; Metwaly, Mohamed] Natl Res Inst Astron & Geophys NRIAG, Dept Geomagnet & Geoelect, Cairo, Egypt; [Othman, Abdullah] Umm Al Qura Univ, Dept Environm Engn, Mecca, Saudi Arabia; [Habeebullah, Turki] Umm Al Qura Univ, Deanship Sci Res, Mecca, Saudi Arabia; [Metwaly, Mohamed] King Saud Univ, Archaeol Dept, Coll Tourism & Archaeol, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Shaaban, Fathy,Othman, Abdullah,Habeebullah, Turki,et al. Geo-environmental impact assessment of rock-cutting activities on the mountainous urban areas, western Saudi Arabia[J]. King Saud University,2021,14(8).
APA	Shaaban, Fathy,Othman, Abdullah,Habeebullah, Turki,&Metwaly, Mohamed.(2021).Geo-environmental impact assessment of rock-cutting activities on the mountainous urban areas, western Saudi Arabia.ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES,14(8).
MLA	Shaaban, Fathy,et al."Geo-environmental impact assessment of rock-cutting activities on the mountainous urban areas, western Saudi Arabia".ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES 14.8(2021).