| Arsenic Contamination of Boreholes in the western region of Ghana Contributor(s): Asane, Joshua Kwame (Author) |
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ISBN: 3844380647 ISBN-13: 9783844380644 Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing OUR PRICE: $50.27 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2011 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Nuclear |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6" W x 9" (0.41 lbs) 120 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Surveillance of drinking water is a necessary action intended to prevent the general public from contaminating water borne diseases. In this study, arsenic concentrations in 22 borehole water samples from various locations in the Wassa West district have been studied using Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis. The samples were irradiated using a 30 kW tank-in-pool Ghana Research Reactor-1 operating at a thermal neutron flux of 5 × 10 n s-1 cm-2. Elevated levels of arsenic were found in virtually all the 22 samples. Arsenic concentration in the samples ranged from 0.06 ppm to 9.43 ppm. (Mean-2.23, Standard Error of Mean-0.57) These values far exceed the World Health Organization's recommended value of 0.01 ppm for arsenic in drinking water. The occurrence of arsenic in the area is traced to the existence of sulphide minerals such as arsenopyrites (FeAsS2) present in the underlying Birimian Basement rocks in the area. |