Health risks of potentially toxic metals in cereal-based breakfast meals in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

Autor: Priscilla Akwaboah Oduro, Gloria Ankar-Brewoo, Matt Dodd, Eugene Ansah, Cynthia Darko, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye, Godfred Darko

Publikováno v: Discover Food, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)

Abstract Metal exposure through cereal-based breakfasts was studied in humans of varied ages (infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly) to assess the potential health risks metals in food pose to consumers. The total concentr

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Factors associated with knowledge and hypoglycemia experience among patients with diabetes mellitus in Ghana: A cross‐sectional study

Autor: Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Stephen Opoku, Ebenezer Senu, Emmanuel Ekow Korsah, Alfred Effah, Bright Takyi Baidoo, Eugene Ansah Arele, Emmanuel Frimpong, Emmanuel Naturinda, Kini Evans Kodzo, Anthony Amenuvor, Afia Agyapomaa Kwayie, Lydia Oppong Bannor, Ransford Osei Ampofo, Brefo Aaron Marfo, Raphael Osei Mensah‐Bonsu

Publikováno v: Public Health Challenges, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)

Abstract Background Among persons with diabetes on treatment, hypoglycemia is the most common iatrogenic acute metabolic complication. Many factors influence hypoglycemia, highlighting the need for diabetic patients to recognize, and manage these pot

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Factors associated with knowledge and hypoglycemia experience among patients with diabetes mellitus in Ghana: A cross‐sectional study.

Autor: Sakyi, Samuel Asamoah, Opoku, Stephen, Senu, Ebenezer, Korsah, Emmanuel Ekow, Effah, Alfred, Baidoo, Bright Takyi, Arele, Eugene Ansah, Frimpong, Emmanuel, Naturinda, Emmanuel, Kodzo, Kini Evans, Amenuvor, Anthony, Kwayie, Afia Agyapomaa, Bannor, Lydia Oppong, Ampofo, Ransford Osei, Marfo, Brefo Aaron, Mensah‐Bonsu, Raphael Osei

Publikováno v: Public Health Challenges; Dec2023, Vol. 2 Issue 4, p1-10, 10p

Human exposure to mercury in the atmosphere and soils in Konongo: an age-old mining centre in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Autor: Ewura Abena Coker, Bright Cephas Nkuah, Sandra Afia Amoanimaah, Joel Baffour Oppong, Opoku Gyamfi, Eugene Ansah, Kofi Agyarko Ababio, David Dotse Wemegah, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye, Godfred Darko

Publikováno v: Environmental geochemistry and health.

The dramatic upsurge of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities in Ghana has resulted in environmental degradation, water pollution and human exposure to mercury-the main hazardous element used in gold extraction. This study evaluated

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36449127

Contamination, exposure and risk assessment of mercury in the soils of an artisanal gold mining community in Ghana

Autor: Eugene Ansah, Jesper Leth Bak, Peter Sørensen, Katrin Vorkamp, Godfred Darko, Opoku Gyamfi

Publikováno v: Gyamfi, O, Sørensen, P B, Darko, G, Ansah, E, Vorkamp, K & Bak, J L 2021, ' Contamination, exposure and risk assessment of mercury in the soils of an artisanal gold mining community in Ghana ', Chemosphere, vol. 267, 128910 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128910

Mercury pollution has pervaded many artisanal gold mining communities in the world, especially in developing countries. This study aimed to evaluate the potential risk of mercury pollution in soils in Gbani, an artisanal gold mining community in Ghan

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https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/contamination-exposure-and-risk-assessment-of-mercury-in-the-soils-of-an-artisanal-gold-mining-community-in-ghana(72986eed-622c-489e-b8a9-7bcc41d7795e).html