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Assessment of heavy metal pollution resulting from informal E-wastes recycling in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

2021-05-03

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>This study investigated the levels and spatial distributions of four selected heavy metals in the soil and drainage components emanating from informal E-waste recycling activities at Ashaiman scrapyard, in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. The metals are Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Copper (Cu) and Lead (Pb). Five sampling sites were randomly selected, with top and sub-soil sampled from...

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-390412/v1

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