Contamination and Health Risk Assessment of Exposure to Heavy Metals in Soils from Informal E-Waste Recycling Site in Ghana

Contamination and Health Risk Assessment of Exposure to Heavy Metals in Soils from Informal E-Waste Recycling Site in Ghana

The objective of this study is first, to investigate the level of heavy metals in soils from Agbogbloshie e-waste processing site (AEPS), the degree at which these heavy metals contaminate the area and finally, to assess the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk of heavy metals on workers an...

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Main Authors: Vincent N. Kyere, Klaus Greve, Sampson M. Atiemo, Doris Amoako, IJ Kwame Aboh, Benjamin S. Cheabu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ital Publication 2018-12-01
Series:Emerging Science Journal
Subjects:
Heavy Metals
Degree Of Contamination
Health Risk
Carcinogenic
Non-Carcinogenic.
Online Access:http://ijournalse.org/index.php/ESJ/article/view/120

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