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

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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Main Authors: Jeff Dacosta Osei, Emmanuel Arhin, Yaw A. Twumasi, Lily Lisa Yevugah, Louvis Boakye, Peter Damoah-Afari, Doris Saah, Priscilla Badaweh Coffie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-01-01
Series:Watershed Ecology and the Environment
Subjects:
Heavy metal contamination
Arsenic (As)
Kriging
Environmental degradation
Ecosystem
Artisanal Small-scale gold mining (ASGM)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589471424000111
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