Contamination of water and soil with toxic heavy metals is a major threat to human health.
Although extensive work has been performed on reporting heavy metal pollutions globally …

This study reviews the sources and factors impacting soil quality in Ghana and the
associated health and environmental implications. After sourcing 386 materials from …

Rapid urbanization and uncontrolled industrial activities in developing countries have raised
concerns about potentially toxic metal contamination of the environment. This study …

This study evaluated data from the literature on the presence of heavy metals for the period
of 2010–2022 in the soils of 174 cities across the world. The range values (mg/kg) of Arsenic …

Industrial activities have the potential to pollute soils with a wide variety of heavy metals
(HMs). In Ghana, however, assessment of HM pollution of soils in industrial areas remains …

Advances in industrial and technological innovations have led to significant socio-economic
benefits, but with overwhelming negative impacts on the environment. These impacts …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating neurological disorder characterized by
progressively worsening motor dysfunction. Currently, available therapies merely alleviate …

The occurrence of heavy metals in urban soils is of great environmental concern due to the
unwanted health effect associated with their excessive exposure. The study assessed levels …

This study has investigated the levels of heavy metal pollution in the soil at a typical
automobile hub where a lot of oil waste, generated through vehicular maintenance and …

Suame is an industrialized hub in Kumasi, Ghana, that is noted for vehicle repairs and
servicing, sale of automobile spare parts, and metal fabrication. Some of these activities …