scholarly journals Heavy Metal Pollution in Soil and Water in Some Selected Towns in Dunkwa-on-Offin District in the Central Region of Ghana as a Result of Small Scale Gold Mining

2014 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 40-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome D. A. Kpan ◽  
Boadu Kwesi Opoku ◽  
Anukwah Gloria
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Soil And Water

scholarly journals Heavy Metal Pollution in Surface Water of Linglong Gold Mining Area, China

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 914-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Ning ◽  
Yang Liyuan ◽  
Dai Jirui ◽  
Pang Xugui
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Mining Area

Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution of the Iture Estuary in the Central Region of Ghana

2006 ◽  
Vol 131 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 467-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Fianko ◽  
S. Osae ◽  
D. Adomako ◽  
D. K. Adotey ◽  
Y. Serfor-Armah
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution

scholarly journals An In-Depth Analysis of Water Quality Using GIS and Heavy Metal Pollution Index near a Gold Mining Area, Qorveh, Iran

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahsa Jahangiri-rad ◽  
Mohsen Shariati ◽  
Mahdieh Yaaghoubi ◽  
Ali Haghmoradkhani ◽  
Abbas Akbarzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Pollution Index ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution Index ◽  
Metal Pollution Index

Introduction: Inappropriate management of mining activities may bring about water pollution and pose a heavy complication on aquatic ecosystem and humans. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of Qorveh gold mining activities on the quality of nearby groundwater. Materials and Methods: The concentration of seven eco-toxic metals along with some general hydrochemical parameters were investigated for 27 sampling stations in the study area using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) and conventional hydrochemical methods. The analysis results were further applied to compute pollution indices, namely heavy metal pollution index (HPI) for irrigation purposes. Results: The main elements were within the World Health Organization (WHO) and Iranian National Water Standards (INWS) for irrigation water quality, except for NH4+ in some sampling points. The concentration of heavy metals followed the order Cu > Zn > Pb > Hg > Cd > As. The contents of Hg, As, Cd, and Cu in most sites were higher than the recommended values. Except for two stations, the value of HPI based on the mean concentration was found to be far beyond the critical pollution index value of 100, suggesting that the area is highly polluted with some heavy metals. Conclusion: Elevated concentration of trace elements found in groundwater of this area represented the release of harmful elements from gold mining activities on surrounding environment.

Heavy Metal Pollution in Some Soil and Water Resources of Bursa Province, Turkey

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (13-14) ◽  
pp. 1691-1716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cumhur Aydinalp ◽  
Ewart Adsil FitzPatrick ◽  
Malcolm S. Cresser
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution ◽  
Soil And Water
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