Pollution and health risk assessment of drinking water sources within artisanal and small-scale gold mining areas: a case of Asankrangwa District in Ghana.

Eric Danso-Boateng, Ebenezer Adom, Prince Appiah Owusu, Roland Songotu Kabange

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Eric Danso-BoatengSchool of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. e.danso-boateng@leeds.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3555-3118

Ebenezer AdomDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Private Mail Bag, University Post Office, Kumasi, Ghana.

Prince Appiah OwusuDepartment of Civil Engineering, Kumasi Technical University, P.O. Box 854, Kumasi, Ghana.

Roland Songotu KabangeDepartment of Civil Engineering, Kumasi Technical University, P.O. Box 854, Kumasi, Ghana.

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Abstract

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is common in many developing countries; while it contributes to their socio-economic development, it also causes environmental pollution. This study examined the impact of ASGM activities on the quality of drinking water sources in the Asankrangwa District in Ghana, in terms of water quality index, heavy metal pollution index models, and human health risks. The results of physicochemical parameters indicate that 40.0% of all water sources are unsuitable for consumption. Heavy metal pollution indices indicated that 45.0% of the water sources were extremely polluted, and 25.0% were moderately polluted. For instance, cadmium (Cd) concentrations across all water sources reached levels up to 23 times the WHO limit (3.0 × 10

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Drinking WaterGoldMiningWater Pollutants, ChemicalEnvironmental MonitoringGhanaHumansMercuryMetals, HeavyRisk AssessmentWater QualityWater SupplyDrinking WaterGoldMercuryMetals, HeavyWater Pollutants, ChemicalCancer health riskCyanide contaminationGold mining pollutionHeavy metal contaminationHeavy metal pollution indexMercury contaminationWater quality index

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PMID41663821

DOI10.1007/s11356-026-37463-y

PMCPMC13005872

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