Poisoned for gold: Assessing the spatial extent of heavy metal contamination within the Tutua-Bura-Angoben Shelter Belt Forest Reserve in Ghana

The Tutua-Bura-Angoben Shelter Belt project in Ghana, aimed at combating desertification and land degradation, faces an unexpected threat from heavy metal contamination. This study investigates the levels and spatial distribution of arsenic (As), lead (Pb), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) within the fore...

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Auteurs principaux:	Jeff Dacosta Osei, Emmanuel Arhin, Yaw A. Twumasi, Lily Lisa Yevugah, Louvis Boakye, Peter Damoah-Afari, Doris Saah, Priscilla Badaweh Coffie
Format:	Artigo
Langue:	Inglês
Publié:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-01-01
Collection:	Watershed Ecology and the Environment
Sujets:	Heavy metal contamination Arsenic (As) Kriging Environmental degradation Ecosystem Artisanal Small-scale gold mining (ASGM)
Accès en ligne:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589471424000111
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