Polluting our rivers in search of gold: how sustainable are reforms to stop informal miners from returning to mining sites in Ghana?
Introduction: Although artisanal gold mining has contributed to livelihoods in many rural communities across the world, it has destroyed and polluted several water bodies.Methods: Using Prestea in the southwestern region of Ghana, this paper demonstrates how artisanal gold mining has culminated in t...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Environmental Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1154091/full |