Opencast mines: A subject of major concern for human health
Keywords:
Air pollution, Particulate matter, Opencast mines, Modeling, Health effects.Abstract
Presently India ranks third amongst the coal producing countries in the world after China and USA. Sustainability of
present growth rate around 9% in the Indian economy depends largely in accelerating growth in mining sector,
especially the coal mining. Country’s demand of coal has increased manifold requiring adoption of appropriate
technology in the industry. Enhancement of combustion fuel / minerals is mainly responsible for the degradation of
air quality in mines area. Some activities (i.e. drilling, blasting, loading-unloading of materials, overburden etc.) in
mines area created some fine particles which can suspended in air and caused of respiratory diseases. These all
effects on human health through particulates matter are follow the time of exposure and quantity of particle in such
type of concentration. Here we undertake the simplistic review of particulate matter which is generated due to
mining activities and creates adverse impact on human health.
