Determination of total arsenic in environmental samples from Kumasi and Obuasi, Ghana.

The total arsenic content of some Ghana food and cash crops from Kumasi and Obuasi farms and markets was determined. Quantitative analysis of arsenic was also conducted on vegetation, cooked food obtained from some homes, local fish, and meat, as well as some soil and water samples. In all, 266 samp...

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Autores principales: Amonoo-Neizer, E H, Amekor, E M
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1993
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1519647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8513763
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description The total arsenic content of some Ghana food and cash crops from Kumasi and Obuasi farms and markets was determined. Quantitative analysis of arsenic was also conducted on vegetation, cooked food obtained from some homes, local fish, and meat, as well as some soil and water samples. In all, 266 samples were examined. Values for Kumasi samples ranged from 0.07 to 7.20 mg/kg arsenic, whereas those for Obuasi ranged from 0.12 to 70.50 mg/kg, confirming that arsenic levels for Obuasi are much higher than those for Kumasi.
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spelling pubmed-15196472006-07-26 Determination of total arsenic in environmental samples from Kumasi and Obuasi, Ghana. Amonoo-Neizer, E H Amekor, E M Environ Health Perspect Research Article The total arsenic content of some Ghana food and cash crops from Kumasi and Obuasi farms and markets was determined. Quantitative analysis of arsenic was also conducted on vegetation, cooked food obtained from some homes, local fish, and meat, as well as some soil and water samples. In all, 266 samples were examined. Values for Kumasi samples ranged from 0.07 to 7.20 mg/kg arsenic, whereas those for Obuasi ranged from 0.12 to 70.50 mg/kg, confirming that arsenic levels for Obuasi are much higher than those for Kumasi. 1993-04-22 /pmc/articles/PMC1519647/ /pubmed/8513763 Text en
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Determination of total arsenic in environmental samples from Kumasi and Obuasi, Ghana.
title Determination of total arsenic in environmental samples from Kumasi and Obuasi, Ghana.
title_full Determination of total arsenic in environmental samples from Kumasi and Obuasi, Ghana.
title_fullStr Determination of total arsenic in environmental samples from Kumasi and Obuasi, Ghana.
title_full_unstemmed Determination of total arsenic in environmental samples from Kumasi and Obuasi, Ghana.
title_short Determination of total arsenic in environmental samples from Kumasi and Obuasi, Ghana.
title_sort determination of total arsenic in environmental samples from kumasi and obuasi, ghana.
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