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Assessing the Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal Gold Mining on the Livelihoods of Communities in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality in Ghana

Gold mining has played an important role in Ghana’s economy, however the negative environmental and socio-economic effects on the host communities associated with gold mining have overshadowed these economic gains. It is within this context that this paper assessed in an integrated manner the enviro...

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Autores principales:	Obiri, Samuel, Mattah, Precious A. D., Mattah, Memuna M., Armah, Frederick A., Osae, Shiloh, Adu-kumi, Sam, Yeboah, Philip O.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2016
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4772180/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26821039 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13020160

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