The human health risks assessment of mercury in soils and plantains from farms in selected artisanal and small‐scale gold mining communities around Obuasi …

S Addai‐Arhin, R Novirsa, HH Jeong… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Food consumption remains the commonest pathway through which humans ingest higher
levels of mercury (Hg). Long‐term exposure to Hg through Hg‐contaminated food may result …

Mercury waste from artisanal and small-scale gold mining facilities: a risk to farm ecosystems—a case study of Obuasi, Ghana

S Addai-Arhin, R Novirsa, H Jeong, QD Phan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Frequent discharge of mercury waste from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)
facilities into nearby farms may contaminate foodstuffs and the entire farms. High …

Urban surface water quality and the potential of phytoremediation to improve water quality in peri-urban and urban areas in sub-Saharan Africa–a review

B Schnabel, S Wright, R Miller, LD Bryant… - Water …, 2022 - iwaponline.com
In 2017, 400 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) were still using unimproved
drinking water sources, 80 million of whom relied on untreated surface water. Urban areas …

Heavy metals contamination levels in the products of sugar industry along with their impact from sugar to the end users

G Fareed, JA Baig, TG Kazi, HI Afridi… - International Journal …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the current case study is to sequentially assess the heavy metals (HMs) cadmium
(Cd), iron (Fe), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) in five products (raw juice, bagasse, mud-cake …

Potential human health risks of mercury-contaminated cassavas–Preliminary studies

S Addai-Arhin, R Novirsa, HH Jeong… - Fundamental …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The inevitable use of mercury (Hg) and the regular release of its waste into the ecosystem
through artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities particularly, in developing …

A laboratory-scale study of residential greywater treatment with sugarcane in a constructed wetland

N Boopathi, R Kadarkarai - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Due to India's population expansion, water recycling is critical to reducing water scarcity.
The purpose of this study is to discuss the recycling and reuse of domestic greywater. The …

Determination of Selected Toxic Heavy Metals and Analysis of Proximate Composition in White Sugar Manufactured from the Omo Kuraz Sugar Factory in Ethiopia

EE Bekele - 2024 - researchsquare.com
The aim of this study was to determine the concentration level of selected toxic heavy metals
and analyze proximate parameters in white sugar products collected from Omo Kuraz sugar …

[PDF][PDF] Health Risk Evaluation and the Investigation of the Potential Human Foetal Subacute Developmental Toxicities upon Exposures to Mercury-Contaminated Food …

AA Sylvester - 2023 - rp-kumakendai.pu-kumamoto.ac.jp
Mercury (Hg) is one of the potent environmental toxicants with devastating effects on human
health and the ecosystem. Its human health effects include cardiotoxicity, hepatotoxicity …

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B Schnabel, S Mehling, J Londong, C Springer - 2022 - academia.edu
In 2017, 400 million people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) were still using unimproved
drinking water sources, 80 million of whom relied on untreated surface water. Urban areas …