Non-Cancer health risk assessment from exposure to cyanide by resident adults from the mining operations of Bogoso Gold Limited in Ghana

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 118, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 51-63

  Obiri, S ^a   Dodoo, D K ^a   Okai Sam, F ^a   Essumang, D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Bogoso; Dumasi; Free cyanide; Prestea; River Ankobra; River Aprepre (popularly known as) River Dumasi; River Bogo

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC EXPOSURE; CYANIDE INTOXICATION; NON-CANCER HEALTH RISK; TOXIC CHEMICAL;

CYANIDES; HEALTH HAZARDS; MINING; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

HEALTH RISKS;

CYANIDE; SURFACE WATER;

CYANIDE; HEALTH RISK; MINING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CATCHMENT; CENTRAL TENDENCY BIAS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CYANIDE POISONING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GHANA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; MORTALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN PERMEABILITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ADULT; CYANIDES; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GHANA; GOLD; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SKIN ABSORPTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33748192076     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-0773-6     Document Type: Article

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