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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Huvudupphov:	Jeff Dacosta Osei, Emmanuel Arhin, Yaw A. Twumasi, Lily Lisa Yevugah, Louvis Boakye, Peter Damoah-Afari, Doris Saah, Priscilla Badaweh Coffie
Materialtyp:	Artigo
Språk:	Inglês
Utgiven:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-01-01
Serie:	Watershed Ecology and the Environment
Ämnen:	Heavy metal contamination Arsenic (As) Kriging Environmental degradation Ecosystem Artisanal Small-scale gold mining (ASGM)
Länkar:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589471424000111
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