Presence of arsenic, iron and manganese in groundwater within the gold-belt zone of Ghana

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 519-529

  Buamah, R ^a   Petrusevski, B ^b   Schippers, J C ^b  

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

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Ghana; Gold belt; Groundwater; Iron; Manganese

Indexed keywords

GOLD; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MANGANESE; NONMETALS; POTABLE WATER; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER QUALITY; WATER WELLS; WELLS;

ARSENIC LEVELS; DRINKING WATERS; GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS; GHANA; GROUNDWATER QUALITIES; GUIDELINE VALUES; WELL WATERS;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GOLD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GUIDELINE; HEALTH IMPACT; IRON; MANGANESE; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; ASHANTI; BRONG-AHAFO; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 55349094329     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2008.149     Document Type: Article

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