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Health risk assessment and levels of toxic metals in fishes (Oreochromis noliticus and Clarias anguillaris) from Ankobrah and Pra basins: Impact of illegal mining activities on food safety
Arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are toxic heavy metals that naturally occur in the ecosystem. Their levels are on the rise due to anthropogenic activities posing threat to aquatic wildlife and humans. In Ghana, pollution of some water bodies has led to unsafe consumption of ri...
Autores principales: | Kortei, Nii Korley, Heymann, Marcus Ekow, Essuman, Edward Ken, Kpodo, Fidelis Mawunyo, Akonor, Papa Toah, Lokpo, Sylvester Yao, Boadi, Nathaniel Owusu, Ayim-Akonor, Matilda, Tettey, Clement |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7038584/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32123666 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2020.02.011 |
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