Assessment of pollution levels, potential ecological risk and human health risk of heavy metals/metalloids in dust around fuel filling stations from the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana

The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of selected heavy metals/metalloids in filling station dust from the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. A total of forty (40) dust samples were analysed for Fe, Ti, Zn, Zr, Mn, Sr, Ba, Cr, Pd, Ni, Cu, As and Mo using X-ray Fluorescence technique. Mean concentr...

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Main Authors: Marian Asantewah Nkansah, Godfred Darko, Matt Dodd, Francis Opoku, Thomas Bentum Essuman, Joshua Antwi-Boasiako
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Cogent Environmental Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311843.2017.1412153