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Review
. 2018 Mar 12;8(17):43-52.
doi: 10.5696/2156-9614-8.17.43. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana

Aboka Yaw Emmanuel  1 , Cobbina Samuel Jerry  1 , Doke Adzo Dzigbodi  1
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Review

Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in Ghana

Aboka Yaw Emmanuel et al. J Health Pollut. .

Abstract

Mining has played an important role in the development of Ghana. Like all industries, mining has both benefits and risks for the people living in communities where minerals are found. How these environmental and health impacts are managed by the government, nearby communities and mining companies can either worsen or improve the lives of community inhabitants. The current analysis focuses on the environmental and health impacts of mining in Ghana and blends extant data from the literature as well as the co-authors' recent findings on the causes, status, trends, and consequences of mining in Ghana. The work reviews data on environmental and health impacts of mining such as pollution of water bodies, degradation of forest resources, depletion of soil nutrients, destruction of wildlife habitat, and reduction in quality and threats to human health.

Keywords: Ghana; community; environment; health; mining.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests. The authors declare no competing financial interests

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