Contamination impact and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in surface soils from selected major mining areas in Ghana
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Contamination impact and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in surface soils from selected major mining areas in Ghana
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Keywords
Heavy metal, Mining, Pristine, Soil, Contamination indices, Health risk assessment
Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH
Volume -, Issue -, Pages -
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Online
2019-06-13
DOI
10.1007/s10653-019-00332-4
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