Analysis of silver in the water column of the Pra and the Eture estuaries in Ghana

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-303

  Essumang, D K ^a   Nortsu, B K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Eture estuary; Gold mining; Pra estuary; Silver

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; SILVER; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; CAPE COAST; CENTRAL REGION [GHANA]; GHANA; ITURE ESTUARY; PRA ESTUARY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 50449095741     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540802253944     Document Type: Article

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