Levels of arsenic, mercury,cadmium, copper, lead, zinc and manganese in serum and whole blood of resident adults fromminingand non-miningcommunities inGhanaEnviron Sci Pollut Res Int. 2016 Aug;23(16):16589-97. doi: 10.1007/s11356-016-6537-0. Epub 2016 May 14. Authors ...
Get PriceThe concentration levels of arsenic,cadmium,andmercuryin Cocoyam (X. sagititolium) and Watercocoyam (C. esculenta) in Tarkwa and its surrounding villages aminingcommunity inGhanawere measured in this study.
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