Metal Fractionation and Leaching in Soils from a Gold Mining Area in the Equatorial Rainforest Zone

In this article, a modified BCR procedure and a column leaching test were used to examine the bioavailability and mobility of heavy metals in soils collected from a gold mining area in Ghana. The results for the fractionation of Cd, Cr, Fe, and Mn indicated that high percentages of metals were found...

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Main Authors: Lilian Sarpong, Nathaniel Owusu Boadi, Osei Akoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/3542165