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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 107, May 2003
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| Page(s) | 217 - 220 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:20030282 | |
J. Phys. IV France 107 (2003) 217
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20030282
Environmental impacts of mercury related to artisanal gold mining in Ghana
J.C. Bonzongo1, A.K. Donkor1 and V.K. Nartey21 Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, P.O. Box 116450, Gainesville, FL 32611, U.S.A.
2 Department of Chemistry, Legon University, Accra, Ghana
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the extent of contamination of Hg in selected mine-impacted
Ghanaian watersheds. Our results are suggestive of a major environmental problem with Hg in Ghana,
with total-Hg concentrations ranging from 17 to 2000ng L
-1 in surface water samples, and in hundreds
of ppm for both soils and sediments.
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