Ghana: Western Region Rivers Polluted By Mining Activities

Research conducted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has established that many communities in the Western Region face serious health risk from water bodies heavily polluted by small-scale mining activities.

According to the research, the River Ankobra, which is the main source of drinking water for many communities in the region, is one of the heavily polluted water bodies.

High concentrations of arsenic, manganese, mercury and lead were found in the drinking water of some of the communities during the research.

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