Human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soil and air particulate matter of automobile hub environments in Kumasi, Ghana
Rapid urbanization and uncontrolled industrial activities in developing countries have raised concerns about potentially toxic metal contamination of the environment. This study assessed the levels of potentially toxic elements in soil and airborne particulate matter in the Suame and Asafo areas in...
Main Authors: | Francisca Nti Konadu, Opoku Gyamfi, Eugene Ansah, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye, Victor Agyei, Emmanuel Dartey, Matt Dodd, Seth Obiri-Yeboah, Godfred Darko |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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Series: | Toxicology Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750023001026 |
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