An analysis of the environmental health impact of the Barekese Dam in Kumasai, Ghana

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 189-194

  Tetteh, Isaac K ^a   Frempong, Emmanuel ^a   Awuah, Esi ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Dam; Environment; Health status; Impact analysis

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISEASES;

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CLOSE PROXIMITY; DOWN-STREAM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL-HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; IMPACT ANALYSIS; OPERATIONAL PHASIS; THREE PHASE; THREE PHASIS;

DAMS;

DAM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATCHMENT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GHANA; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; ROTAVIRUS; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; ASHANTI; GHANA; KUMASI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

RIPARIA;

EID: 3342894124     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.04.012     Document Type: Article

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