Influence of small-scale gold mining and toxic element concentrations in Bonsa river, Ghana: a potential risk to water quality and public health-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Influence of small-scale gold mining and toxic element concentrations in Bonsa river, Ghana: a potential risk to water quality and public health

Published:2016-01 Issue:2 Volume:75 Page:
ISSN:1866-6280
Container-title:Environmental Earth Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Environ Earth Sci

Author:

Affum Andrews Obeng,Dede Shiloh Osae,Nyarko Benjamin Jabes Botwe,Acquaah Samuel Osafo,Kwaansa-Ansah Edward Ebow,Darko Godfred,Dickson Adomako,Affum Enoch Acheampong,Fianko Joseph Richmond

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Earth-Surface Processes,Geology,Pollution,Soil Science,Water Science and Technology,Environmental Chemistry,Global and Planetary Change

Link

http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12665-015-5000-8.pdf

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