Patterns for Arsenate and Trace Element Relationships in Surface Water and Groundwater of Obuasi Municipality of Ghana

Alexander Kwaku Banson; Richard Kwasi Amankwah; Samuel Agyarko Ndur

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Patterns for Arsenate and Trace Element Relationships in Surface Water and Groundwater of Obuasi Municipality of Ghana

Alexander Kwaku Banson, Richard Kwasi Amankwah, Samuel Agyarko Ndur

Published in International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 3, Issue 5)

Received: 1 October 2015 Accepted: 15 October 2015 Published: 31 October 2015

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Abstract

Obuasi Municipality is a historic gold mining tropical community that has a massive cocktail of old and active anthropogenic arsenic and trace metal storage structures and activities. Given the potential health impact of elevated arsenic and trace metals in surface and ground water of Obuasi Municipality, it is necessary to assess the distribution and possible link between arsenic and trace metals found in surface water and ground water of the study area. Arsenic is predominant as arsenate in the Obuasi Municipality. In response to this need, the study used statistical and geochemical analytical tools to identify patterns of relationships between arsenate distributions and trace metals in surface water and groundwater of the study area.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 3, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepp.20150305.17
Page(s)	169-180
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Arsenic, Arsenate, Trace Metals, Obuasi, Ghana, Surface Water, Groundwater

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Alexander Kwaku Banson, Richard Kwasi Amankwah, Samuel Agyarko Ndur. (2015). Patterns for Arsenate and Trace Element Relationships in Surface Water and Groundwater of Obuasi Municipality of Ghana. International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy, 3(5), 169-180. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijepp.20150305.17

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Alexander Kwaku Banson; Richard Kwasi Amankwah; Samuel Agyarko Ndur. Patterns for Arsenate and Trace Element Relationships in Surface Water and Groundwater of Obuasi Municipality of Ghana. Int. J. Environ. Prot. Policy 2015, 3(5), 169-180. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20150305.17

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Alexander Kwaku Banson, Richard Kwasi Amankwah, Samuel Agyarko Ndur. Patterns for Arsenate and Trace Element Relationships in Surface Water and Groundwater of Obuasi Municipality of Ghana. Int J Environ Prot Policy. 2015;3(5):169-180. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20150305.17

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Alexander Kwaku Banson

Dept. of Minerals Engineering, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana
Richard Kwasi Amankwah

Dept. of Minerals Engineering, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana
Samuel Agyarko Ndur

Dept. of Minerals Engineering, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana

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Alexander Kwaku Banson; Richard Kwasi Amankwah; Samuel Agyarko Ndur. Patterns for Arsenate and Trace Element Relationships in Surface Water and Groundwater of Obuasi Municipality of Ghana. Int. J. Environ. Prot. Policy 2015, 3(5), 169-180. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20150305.17

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Alexander Kwaku Banson, Richard Kwasi Amankwah, Samuel Agyarko Ndur. Patterns for Arsenate and Trace Element Relationships in Surface Water and Groundwater of Obuasi Municipality of Ghana. Int J Environ Prot Policy. 2015;3(5):169-180. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20150305.17

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