Distribution and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Surface Water from Pristine Environments and Major Mining Areas in Ghana

Background. Ghana, like many countries in Africa, has a history of heavy metal pollution largely emanating from industrial effluent discharges and anthropogenic deposits on prevailing winds of pollutants from industrial activities. One of the biggest contributors to pollution in the Ghanaian environ...

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Main Authors: George Yaw Hadzi, David Kofi Essumang, Joseph Kwaku Adjei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pure Earth 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Health and Pollution
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