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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)
Description
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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Publishing Information
- 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).
INIS
- 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