What is bad about limestone?

Answer 1

Some problems are: 1. Dust pollution: the surrounding greenery is covered in a layer of dust 2. Noise pollution: loud explosions every day 3. Lorries carrying limestone to and fro cause noise and pollution 4. Quarries damage the landscape 5. Quarries destroy natural animal habitats etc etc.

Answer 2

The material is high volume and the environment is affected and indeed the landscape. It requires many truck/lorry movements or rail access because it is a high volume/low value material. This also affects the environment and surrounding areas. Children can fall in the pits if the area is not sealed off and secured. It may lower property values to the surrounding areas in the land plus farm animals may fall down the steep quarry/pit sides.

Answer 3

It can be dangerous and costly, as well as harmful for the environment.

You see, the ore is separated from the rock or soil by use of chemicals, which subsequently leach out into the soil again.

Answer 4

advatages:

• · it would create more jobs
• · You can get a lot of limestone at once.
• · Limestone is a valuable natural resource, used to make things such as glass and concrete.

disadvatages:

• · It destroys natural wild life
• · It's noisy and dust pollution
• · It's expensive
• · may permanently disfigure the local environment
• · Heavy traffic, which damages people's quality of life.

Answer 5

Limestone is composed of the mineral calcite which is relatively soft when compared to other minerals. In addition, limestone is subject to attack by chemical weathering from acidic rainfall. Joints between stones could be subjected to erosion in areas of high acidic rainfall or areas of high rainfall.

Answer 6

advantages:

creates jobs.

Gets a lot of limestone at once.

disadvantages:

destroys natural wildlife.

Noise and dust polution.

Expensive

Answer 7

Rain is acidic. It goes through the tiny gaps in the limestone and eventually makes the gaps wider that you might trip and fall. This type of weathering is called: chemical weathering.

Answer 8

Nothing is 'bad' about limestone, except for the possible ways in which we use it.

Answer 9

No special disadvantages; but note the possibility of destroying beautiful landscapes.

Answer 10

Cost