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Assessment of heavy metal pollution in Ghana by nuclear-related techniques

  • 1. National Nuclear Research Inst., Kwabenya (Ghana). Physics Dept.
  • 2. Institute of Aquatic Biology, Accra (Ghana)

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X-ray fluorescence analysis and atomic absorption spectrophotometry was used to test for the presence and levels of heavy metals in solid wastes discharged from the gold mining industry. This report contains the results of the analysis of vegetation and river sediment samples. 2 refs, 2 tabs

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Imprint Title
Co-ordinated research programme on the use of nuclear and nuclear-related techniques in the study of environmental pollution associated with solid wastes
Imprint Pagination
381 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 129-134.
Report number
IAEA-NAHRES--9

Conference

Title
3. research co-ordination meeting on the use of nuclear and nuclear-related techniques in the study of environmental pollution associated with solid wastes.
Dates
10-13 Sep 1991.
Place
Vienna (Austria).

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Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
23085389
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GHANA; GOLD; MULTI-ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PLANTS; SEDIMENTS; SOLID WASTES; UNDERGROUND MINING; WATER POLLUTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS
Descriptors DEC
AFRICA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; INFORMATION; METALS; MINING; NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL DATA; POLLUTION; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; WASTES; X-RAY EMISSION ANALYSIS

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