Concentration levels of potentially harmful elements from gold mining in Lake Victoria Region, Kenya: Environmental and health implications

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 144, Issue PC, 2014, Pages 511-516

  Ngure, Veronica ^a   Davies, Theophilus ^b   Kinuthia, Geoffrey ^c   Sitati, Noah ^d   Shisia, Silvanus ^a   Oyoo Okoth, Elijah ^e  

^a LAIKIPIA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b MANGOSUTHU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^c DAYSTAR UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Kenya)

^e KARATINA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Environment; Fish; Gold mining; Health; Lake victoria; Potentially harmful elements

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; EFFLUENTS; FISH; GOLD; GOLD MINES; HEALTH; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; LEAD; MINERAL INDUSTRY; RIVER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GOLD MINING; HARMFUL ELEMENTS; LAKE VICTORIA; LAKE VICTORIA REGIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FISH; GOLD MINE; HEALTH RISK; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKE WATER; LEAD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINE WASTE; TOXICOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; KENYA; LAKE VICTORIA; MIGORI; NYANZA;

RASTRINEOBOLA ARGENTEA;

EID: 84898762549     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.04.004     Document Type: Article

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