Mercuric pollution of surface water, superficial sediments, Nile tilapia (Oreochromis nilotica Linnaeus 1758 [Cichlidae]) and yams (Dioscorea alata) in auriferous areas of Namukombe stream, Syanyonja, Busia, Uganda

Mercuric pollution of surface water, superficial sediments, Nile tilapia (Oreochromis nilotica Linnaeus 1758 [Cichlidae]) and yams (Dioscorea alata) in auriferous areas of Namukombe stream, Syanyonja, Busia, Uganda

The mercury content and the contamination characteristics of water, sediments, edible muscles of a non-piscivorous fish (Oreochromis nilotica Linnaeus 1758 [Cichlidae]) and yams (Dioscorea alata) from Namukombe stream in Busia gold district of Uganda were evaluated. Human health risk assessment from...

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Main Authors: Timothy Omara, Shakilah Karungi, Raymond Kalukusu, BrendaVictoria Nakabuye, Sarah Kagoya, Bashir Musau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-10-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Mercury contamination
Busia gold district
Artisanal gold mining
Namukombe stream
Sediments
Geoaccumulation index
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7919.pdf

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