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Evaluation of lead and mercury neurotoxic health risk by resident children in the Obuasi municipality, Ghana

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dc.contributor.author Obiri, S.
dc.contributor.author Dodoo, D.K.
dc.contributor.author Armah, F.A.
dc.contributor.author Essumang, D.K.
dc.contributor.author Cobbina, S.J.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-07-26T09:27:07Z
dc.date.available 2021-07-26T09:27:07Z
dc.date.issued 2009
dc.identifier.issn 23105496
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5717
dc.description 4p:, ill. en_US
dc.description.abstract This study assesses neurotoxic effects associated with exposure to lead and mercury in borehole, tap and surface water by resident children in the Obuasi municipality in accordance with USEPA risk assessment guidelines. From the results of the study, the hazard quotient for oral ingestion of mercury in tap water in Obuasi is 7.4 and 15 respectively via both central tendency exposure (CTE) and reasonable maximum exposure (RME) parameters, respectively. This means that approximately 7 and 15 (by both CTE and RME parameters, respectively) resident children in Obuasi are likely to show neurologic effects associated with exposure to mercury and lead such as increased nervousness, loss of memory and/or decrease in concentration, impaired writing ability and tremor en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Cape Coast en_US
dc.subject Mercury en_US
dc.subject Lead en_US
dc.subject Neurotoxicity en_US
dc.subject Resident children en_US
dc.subject Hazard quotient en_US
dc.subject Obuasi municipality en_US
dc.subject Ghana en_US
dc.title Evaluation of lead and mercury neurotoxic health risk by resident children in the Obuasi municipality, Ghana en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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