Children crushing stones into gravel to get through school
Scars and running sores The women and children told IRIN that they bought big stones for crushing for an average 5 000 CFA francs US $10 each from men who use dynamite to blast rock that is located a few kilometres away Josephine Oketokoun a 40 year old stone crusher said the women then haul the stones themselves to the site where they work with the
Cumulative Effect of Quarry Dust on Respiratory Health
Forced Vital Capacity Stone Forced Expiratory Volume Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1 Introduction Higher ambient pollution the risk of respiratory mortality Stone quarrying is an unorganized sector that us noise and pollution from its excavation process for useful materials from the ground such as coal metal and stones