Levels of arsenic in human hair as biomarkers of arsenic exposure in a mining community in Ghana

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-280

  Essumang, D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Arsenic levels; Biomarkers; Human hair; Mining community and human exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949091144     PISSN: 10113924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/bcse.v23i2.44971     Document Type: Article

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