Journal of
African Studies and Development

  • Abbreviation: J. Afr. Stud. Dev
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2189
  • DOI: 10.5897/JASD
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 238

Full Length Research Paper

Health impacts of small-scale gold mining in Kenyasi, Ghana

Seth Appiah-Opoku
  • Seth Appiah-Opoku
  • Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama, 230 Farrah Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, United States.
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William McWhorter
  • William McWhorter
  • Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama, 230 Farrah Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, United States.
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Joe Weber
  • Joe Weber
  • Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama, 230 Farrah Hall, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, United States.
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  •  Received: 23 July 2022
  •  Accepted: 07 October 2022
  •  Published: 31 October 2022

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