Health risk assessment and levels of toxic metals in fishes (Oreochromis noliticus and Clarias anguillaris) from Ankobrah and Pra basins: Impact of illegal mining activities on food safety

Health risk assessment and levels of toxic metals in fishes (Oreochromis noliticus and Clarias anguillaris) from Ankobrah and Pra basins: Impact of illegal mining activities on food safety

Arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are toxic heavy metals that naturally occur in the ecosystem. Their levels are on the rise due to anthropogenic activities posing threat to aquatic wildlife and humans. In Ghana, pollution of some water bodies has led to unsafe consumption of ri...

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Main Authors: Nii Korley Kortei, Marcus Ekow Heymann, Edward Ken Essuman, Fidelis Mawunyo Kpodo, Papa Toah Akonor, Sylvester Yao Lokpo, Nathaniel Owusu Boadi, Matilda Ayim-Akonor, Clement Tettey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Toxicology Reports
Subjects:
Toxic metals
Tilapia
Mudfish
Oreochromis noliticus
Clarias anguillaris
Illegal mining activity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221475001930469X

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