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Multi-Temporal Change Detection At A Limestone Mining And Cement Production Facility In Central Nigeria, Fanan Ujoh Ph.D, Muhammad Mamman Alhassan Ph.D, Frederick Terkuma Ujoh Mr
Multi-Temporal Change Detection At A Limestone Mining And Cement Production Facility In Central Nigeria, Fanan Ujoh Ph.D, Muhammad Mamman Alhassan Ph.D, Frederick Terkuma Ujoh Mr
Dr. Fanan Ujoh
Limestone mining and cement production at Yandev, Nigeria commenced in 1980 without an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to ascertain the extent of impact these activities could bring to bear on the physical and living conditions of the host environment. This study was carried out to assess the impact that mining of limestone and production of cement has inflicted on the quality and density of vegetation within the study area about 32 years since production commenced. Multi-temporal satellite imageries of the study area (Landsat for 1976, 1986, 1996 and Nigeriasat-1 for 2006), ILWIS Academia 3.3 and SPSS Version 15 were used …