Journal of
Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology

  • Abbreviation: J. Environ. Chem. Ecotoxicol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-226X
  • DOI: 10.5897/JECE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 197

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Heavy metals and metalloid accumulation in livers and kidneys of wild rats around gold-mining communities in Tarkwa, Ghana

Nesta Bortey-Sam
  • Nesta Bortey-Sam
  • Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan.
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Shouta M. M. Nakayama
  • Shouta M. M. Nakayama
  • Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan.
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Yoshinori Ikenaka
  • Yoshinori Ikenaka
  • Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan.
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Osei Akoto
  • Osei Akoto
  • Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Elvis Baidoo
  • Elvis Baidoo
  • Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Hazuki Mizukawa
  • Hazuki Mizukawa
  • Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan.
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Mayumi Ishizuka*
  • Mayumi Ishizuka*
  • Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan.
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  •  Received: 25 February 2016
  •  Accepted: 27 May 2016
  •  Published: 31 July 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Bortey-Sam, N., Nakayama, S. M. M., Ikenaka, Y., Akoto, O., Baidoo, E., Mizukawa, H., & Ishizuka, M. (2016). Heavy metals and metalloid accumulation in livers and kidneys of wild rats around gold-mining communities in Tarkwa, Ghana. Journal of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 8(7), 58-68.
Chicago /
Nesta Bortey-Sam, Shouta M. M. Nakayama, Yoshinori Ikenaka, Osei Akoto, Elvis Baidoo, Hazuki Mizukawa and Mayumi Ishizuka. "Heavy metals and metalloid accumulation in livers and kidneys of wild rats around gold-mining communities in Tarkwa, Ghana." Journal of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology 8, no. 7 (2016): 58-68.
MLA /
Nesta Bortey-Sam, et al. "Heavy metals and metalloid accumulation in livers and kidneys of wild rats around gold-mining communities in Tarkwa, Ghana." Journal of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology 8.7 (2016): 58-68.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/JECE2016.0374
URL /
https://academicjournals.org/journal/JECE/article-abstract/D44277B59394

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