Advance in Environmental Waste Management & Recycling(AEWMR)

Department of Biological, Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

Publications

• Research Article   
  Soil-to-Crop Transfer, Bioaccumulation, and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Cassava Grown in Illicitly Mined Areas of Noyem and Nyafoman, Eastern Ghana
  Author(s): Williams Ampadu Oduro* and Eunice Eduful
  
  Background: Illicit mining has become a major source of heavy metal contamination in Ghana, which threatens soil fertility, food safety, and public health. Despite growing concern, data on metal transfer into staple crops such as cassava remain limited. Objectives: This study assessed heavy metal concentrations in soils from illicitly mined sites at Noyem and Nyafoman and examined their transfer into cassava tubers to evaluate ecological and dietary health risks. Methods: Soil and cassava samples were collected from illicitly mined and control sites. Concentrations of Zn, Fe, Cu, Hg, and Cd were analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS). Soil–plant transfer factors and ecological risk indices were computed, while dietary exposure was evaluated using estimated daily intake (EDI) and risk index (.. Read More»
  

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