EU-funded study finds heavy metal contamination in Savannah mining communities
An EU-funded study has found elevated levels of heavy metals in soil samples from artisanal and small-scale mining communities in three districts of the Savannah Region, raising concerns about environmental contamination and potential health risks. The baseline studies, conducted under the European Union-funded Gold for Good (G4G) Project, found that cadmium levels exceeded recommended guidelines in all soil samples collected,…
An EU-funded study has found elevated levels of heavy metals in soil samples from artisanal and small-scale mining communities in three districts of the Savannah Region, raising concerns about environmental contamination and potential health risks. The baseline studies, conducted under the European Union-funded Gold for Good (G4G) Project, found that cadmium levels exceeded recommended guidelines in all soil samples collected,…