A REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS RESULTING FROM QUARRY BLASTING

as air blast. Fly rock in ro ck blasting has been a series problem since blasting began several hundred years ago. These hazards are greatest in urban areas. In this study, authors attempt to discuss the problem s of quarries operated to pr oduce riprap or jetty stone and coarse rock material filling sea for Black Se a Coastal Highway Cons truction Project in terms of environmental effects mentioned above. Therefore, it is mainly aimed at discussing the quarry production method employed and monitori ng a series of blast events to asses the damage/nuisance potential of each blast, and persuading quarry owners to use cautious blasting system with a number of benches and therefore decreasing the amount of explosive per delay and investigating of non-explosive applications for excavation to reduce the environmental effects of the quarries under running undesirable conditions. INTRODUCTION The Black Sea Coastal Highway Construction Project from the standpoint of the relief of traffic congestion in the Eastern Black Sea Region (EBSR) of Turkey has been in continuous operation since 1996 and probably planned to complete in 2005. It is one of the important infrastructure projects involving the constructing of the mo torway of 815 km in total length and extends from Sinop to Caucasus via Sarp Border Gate of Turkey. In this project, there are also 171 viaducts and bridge, and tunnels with 21 km in total length. By the completion of this project, it is believed a number of advantages able to offer: a relief in traffic, to save a considerable amount of time spent on the journey, and to reduce the risk of road accidents (Kesimal and Kaya, 2002). There are number of quarries (see Tabl e 1) which occupy treasure lands, and nationalized private areas and fo rest in EBSR of Turkey. Some of these are subject to be International Conference