A research by Wassa Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM) in 2010 in Obuasi and Tarkwa reveals that 250 river bodies have been polluted through mining activities. According to WACAM the polluted air and water possess serious threats to the health of inhabitants. As a result, diseases including malaria, diarrhoea and typhoid fever are prevalent in most mining communities. Waste disposal is also a major problem in mining communities. The Environmental Protection Agency in 2010 after investigating allegations of indiscriminate disposal of cyanide into some water bodies charged Newmont Goldmine Ghana and fined it US$ 8million.
http://www.spyghana.com/living-in-riches-but-poor-the-paradox-of-mining-communities/
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