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Statistical evaluation of environmental contamination, distribution and source assessment of heavy metals (Aluminum, Arsenic, Cadmium, and Mercury) in some lagoons and an estuary along the Coastal Belt of Ghana

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dc.contributor.author Adokoh, C. K
dc.contributor.author Obodai, E.A
dc.contributor.author Essumang, D. K
dc.contributor.author Serfor-Armah, Y
dc.contributor.author Nyarko, B.J.B
dc.contributor.author Asabere-Ameyaw, A
dc.date.accessioned 2023-04-17T12:07:50Z
dc.date.available 2023-04-17T12:07:50Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.identifier.uri http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/1924
dc.description Article en_US
dc.description.abstract An environmental pollution investigation was carried out to determine the concentrations of aluminum (Al), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) (heavy metals) in the surface water and river water bed sediments of lagoons and estuaries along the coastal belt of Ghana. The study assessed the environmental pollution situation and evaluated their sources and distribution of these metals. The total concentrations of Al, As, Cd, and Hg were determined by the neutron activation analysis technique. Water and sediment samples were collected from the Benya, Fosu, and Narkwa lagoons in the Central Region and from the Pra estuary in the western part of Ghana. Some indices, such as contamination factor, pollution-load index, contamination degree, and geoaccumulation index, were used to assess eco-environmental quality of the sampling sites. The anal ysis indicated that the Fosu lagoon was fairly polluted with Cd. The investigation indicated a highly localized distribu tion pattern closely associated with the two pollution sources (garbage/solid waste dumps and industrial activities) along the coastal belt. The resulting environmental deterioration required a concerted evaluative effort by all stakeholders en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Published in Arch Environ Contam Toxicol en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries ;61:389–400
dc.subject environmental contamination en_US
dc.subject heavy metals en_US
dc.subject aluminum en_US
dc.subject arsenic en_US
dc.subject cadmium en_US
dc.subject mercury en_US
dc.subject lagoons en_US
dc.subject estuary en_US
dc.subject coastal belt en_US
dc.title Statistical evaluation of environmental contamination, distribution and source assessment of heavy metals (Aluminum, Arsenic, Cadmium, and Mercury) in some lagoons and an estuary along the Coastal Belt of Ghana en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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