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The concentrations of eight trace elements, Cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg) and  arsenic(As)   in sediment and water  were assessed in four artisanal and small-scale mining(ASM) localities in the Amansie West District (6°28′N 1°53′W) of Ghana along two river courses from  May 2011to July 2011. Triplicate water and sediment samples were randomly  taken at five different points at each of the localities and the elements determined using  Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS ). Using the Geo-accumulation Index( I_geo) assessment, the sediments were found  to be polluted to different degrees with Cu(Uncontaminated to moderately contaminated/Moderately contaminated),...................
http://www.cwejournal.org/vol9no1/assessment-of-trace-elements-levels-in-sediment-and-water-in-some-artisanal-and-small-scale-miningasm-localities-in-ghana/