Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution of Soil-water-vegetative Ecosystems Associated with Artisanal Gold Mining

Emmanuel Amoakwah,Shamim Ahsan,Mohammad A. Rahman,Eric Asamoah,D. K. Asamoah,Mursheda Ali,Khandakar Rafiq Islam

Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution of Soil-water-vegetative Ecosystems Associated with Artisanal Gold Mining

2020

Emmanuel Amoakwah
Shamim Ahsan
Mohammad A. Rahman
Eric Asamoah
D. K. Asamoah
Mursheda Ali
Khandakar Rafiq Islam

Worldwide demand for gold has accelerated unregulated, small-scale artisanal gold mining (AGM) activities, which are responsible for widespread environmental pollution in Ghana. This study was cond...

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metal pollution
Environmental pollution
Environmental protection
Soil water
Gold mining
Enrichment factor
Environmental science
Ecosystem
Mercury (element)

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