Spatial distribution, accumulation and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in soil and groundwater of the Tano Basin, Ghana

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 165; pp. 540 - 546
• Main Authors: Doyi, Israel, Essumang, David, Gbeddy, Gustav, Dampare, Samuel, Kumassah, Elliot, Saka, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 15.12.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Environmental Pollution - analysis; Ghana; Groundwater - chemistry; Humans; Metals, Heavy - analysis; Multivariate Analysis; Principal Component Analysis; Risk Assessment; Soil - chemistry; Soil Pollutants - analysis; Water Quality; Ghana; Anthropogenic origin; Geochemical accumulation; Multivariate analysis; Risk assessment; Heavy metal

Soil serves as a vast matrix for heavy metal accumulation and subsequent redistribution to critical aspects of the environment such as groundwater. Soil pollution study is essential for sustainable human health and ecosystem protection. This study provides vital insight into the fate, accumulation,...