Impact of gold mining on soil and some staple foods collected from selected mining communities in and around tarkwa-prestea area

West African Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Hayford, E K ^a   Amin, A ^a   Osae, E K ^a   Kutu, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

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MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 70349931435     PISSN: 08554307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajae.v14i1.44708     Document Type: Article

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