Advantages and disadvantages of quarrying - Advantages and disadvantages table in GCSE Chemistry

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Advantages and disadvantages of quarrying

Advantages

Limestone is an important raw material.
Quarries provide jobs in the countryside.
Some limestone is exported to other countries, which help the UK economy.
Jobs in quarries also help local economies, because the workers spend their money in local shops and businesses.

Disadvantages

Quarries produce dust and noise.
Digging a quarry destroys habitats for wildlife.
Quarries spoil scenery (although are usually reshaped after quarrying has finished and can become wildlife reserves or recreation areas.
Lorries taking the limestone away cause extra traffic, noise and pollution.

Evaluation

We need to balance the effects with the demand

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