The impact of vehicular fallout on the Pra estuary of Ghana (a case study of the impact of platinum group metals (PGMs) on the marine ecosystem)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 283-294

  Essumang, D K ^a   Dodoo, D K ^a   Adokoh, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Akotokyir; Beposo; Bosomdo Krobo; Canberra Multi Channel Analyzer (MCA); Catalytic converters; Kakum; Platinum group metals (PGMs); Pra estuary; Shama Beach

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOSYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; IRIDIUM ALLOYS; METALS; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; PLATINUM METALS; RHODIUM; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRANSITION METALS;

AKOTOKYIR; BEPOSO; BOSOMDO KROBO; CANBERRA MULTI-CHANNEL ANALYZER (MCA); CASE STUDIES; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; ELEVATED LEVELS; ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HUMAN HEALTH; IN PLANTS; KAKUM; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; PLATINUM GROUP METALS; PLATINUM GROUP METALS (PGMS); PRA ESTUARY; RIVER BANKS; RIVER FLOWS; SHAMA BEACH; TOXIC EFFECTS; TRAFFIC DENSITIES; URBAN AIR; URBAN WATERS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

HEAVY METAL; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM; RIVER WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FALLOUT; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; POLLUTION EFFECT; RHODIUM; TOXICITY; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; FLOTATION BED; GHANA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOTOR VEHICLE; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL QUALITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ECOSYSTEM; GHANA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; RHODIUM; SEAWATER; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AFRICA; GHANA; PRA ESTUARY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 51949109315     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-0037-0     Document Type: Article

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