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
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Environmental Engineering Geochemistry and Petrology Environmental Chemistry General Medicine General Environmental Science Water Science and Technology
Zdroj:	Environmental geochemistry and health.
ISSN:	1573-2983
Popis:	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 the degree of human exposure to mercury based on the concentrations found in the air and soil samples taken at a resolution of 1 km
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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