In March 2017, a news item in an Ivorian newspaper headlined, “The 'gold rush' polluting Cote d’Ivoire’s drinking water” reported how galamsey activities in Ghana were impacting on water supply in that country.
The Bia River was labeled in the report as a main source of water for the residents of Bianouan in Eastern Cote d’Ivoire. “They drink the river water, and they bathe, fish and wash their clothes in it. But all that changed about a month ago, when the river turned a murky brown. Observers suspect that illegal gold mining is behind the contamination,” the news article said.
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