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Mercury Pollution in Ghana: A Case Study of Environmental Impacts of Artisanal Gold Mining in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Environmental Geochemistry in Tropical and Subtropical Environments

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In a paper entitled “A Silent Epidemic of Environmental Metal Poisoning,” published in 1988, Nriagu rang the bell on the potential health effects of increasing trace metal levels in natural systems. This paper was followed by several publications focussing on the assessment of worldwide contamination of the environment by trace metals, as well as the impact of toxic metals on ecosystem functions and human health.

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Bonzongo, JC.J., Donkor, A.K., Nartey, V.K., Lacerda, L.D. (2004). Mercury Pollution in Ghana: A Case Study of Environmental Impacts of Artisanal Gold Mining in Sub-Saharan Africa. In: Drude de Lacerda, L., Santelli, R.E., Duursma, E.K., Abrão, J.J. (eds) Environmental Geochemistry in Tropical and Subtropical Environments. Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07060-4_12

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