Pollution of water bodies and related impacts on aquatic ecosystems and ecosystem services: The case of Ghana's booming ‘galamsey’ industry

Galamsey is a Ghanaian jargon from the phrase “gather and sell,” coined from how gold was mined with simple tools by natives and sold afterwards. Despite its socio-economic benefits, a significant upsurge in galamsey has been widely associated with significant environmental impacts viz, destruction...

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Main Authors: Kenneth Bedu-Addo, Louis Boansi Okofo, Augustine Ntiamoah, Henry Mensah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024169113
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