The hydrochemistry of water resources in selected mining communities in Tarkwa

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 112, Issue , 2012, Pages 252-261

  Kusimi, John Manyimadin ^a   Kusimi, Bertha Ansaah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Hydrochemistry; Mining; Tarkwa; Trace metals; Water quality analysis

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; LABORATORY ANALYSIS; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING COMMUNITIES; MINING COMPANIES; TARKWA; TOXIC CHEMICALS; TRACE METAL; WATER COMPANIES; WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLES; WEATHERED ROCKS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CATCHMENTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; CYANIDES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INDUSTRY; IRON; MERCURY (METAL); METAL ANALYSIS; MINING; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; RUNOFF; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

WATER RESOURCES;

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METAL; MINING; RESEARCH WORK; SURFACE WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RESOURCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

GHANA; TARKWA; WESTERN REGION;

EID: 84155162839     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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