Human health risk associated with metal exposure at Agbogbloshie e-waste site and the surrounding neighbourhood in Accra, Ghana.

Dodd, Matt; Amponsah, Lydia Otoo; Grundy, Stephen; Darko, Godfred

Dodd, Matt; Amponsah, Lydia Otoo; Grundy, Stephen; Darko, Godfred.

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Dodd M; School of Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC, Canada. matt.dodd@royalroads.ca.
Amponsah LO; Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Grundy S; School of Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC, Canada.
Darko G; Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Environ Geochem Health ; 45(7): 4515-4531, 2023 Jul.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36853522

Subject(s)

Electronic Waste; Metals, Heavy; Soil Pollutants; Humans; Metals, Heavy/toxicity; Metals, Heavy/analysis; Environmental Monitoring; Ghana; Electronic Waste/analysis; Cadmium; Lead; Soil Pollutants/toxicity; Soil Pollutants/analysis; Soil; Risk Assessment; China

Key words

Agbogbloshie; Bioaccessibility; Toxic metal; Urban topsoil pollution

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Soil Pollutants / Metals, Heavy / Electronic Waste Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa / Asia Language: En Journal: Environ Geochem Health Journal subject: QUIMICA / SAUDE AMBIENTAL Year: 2023 Type: Article Affiliation country: Canada

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