uses

• • production of iron
  • production of cement
  • neutralise soil acidity (in powdered form)
  • neutralise the sulfur dioxide in waste gases from power stations (reduce acid rain)
  • road making (in crushed form)
• limestone quarrying advantages :

  • creates jobs
  • provides building industry with materials
  • bring money into local economy
• limestone quarrying disadvantages:

  • destroys countryside + natural habitats
  • dangerous industry (could fall in)
  • noise + dust from lorries and blasting
  • eyesore ( spoils landscape )
• possible solutions to disadvantages:

  • remove endangered species to a safe space
  • put up fences and warning signs
  • plant trees to reduce noise , spray wheels of lories with water to reduce dust and use trains instead of lorries
  • landscaping