Assessment of Environmental Impact of Limestone in Quarry Areas of Gombe, State Nigeria

In the face of today’s escalating problems regarding dwindling resources, growing segregation, climate change, waste management and much more, a societal need has risen to change existing systems, and ways of functioning, to a new direction. It is expected that the proposal will find out the environmental effect of limestone quarrying in limestone deposit areas in Gombe State knowing that extraction and processing of mineral resources is the backbone of the national economy in many developed and developing countries of the world. However, the great danger posed by mineral exploitation such as abandoned sites, biodiversity damage, uses of hazardous chemicals with potential health risks to mine workers and neighborhood communities deserve urgent attention. Research has played a large role in the sustainability discussion and is actively forming and reforming the comprehension of the current situation as well as what need to change and the methods to do so.