No. 4" International Journal of Environmental ...网页The present study investigated one of the main resource bases in the southwest Nigeria where unsustainable and unmonitored approach to gold mining have been found to negatively impact the...Komabangou gold mining area is drained by several rivers and contamination of this area is problematic for population who is living mainly on agriculture and livestock. There are very few published data on levels of trace elements in soil and water for this gold zone. Hence need to initiate studies so that average values could be available to all.网页In the past 10 years small-scale gold mining with heavy machinery has been illegally practiced within Brownsberg Nature Park (BNP). During this process the vegetation and top soil are removed and often large quantities of mercury are spilled that end up …网页In the past 10 years small-scale gold mining with heavy machinery has been illegally practiced within Brownsberg Nature Park (BNP). During this process the vegetation and top soil are removed and often large quantities of mercury are spilled that end up …网页During the past 10 years small-scale gold mining with heavy machinery has been illegally practiced within Brownsberg Nature Park (BNP). During mining operations first the vegetation and the top soil are removed. Then the deeper gold-bearing soil layers of sand and clay are flushed using high pressure water jets. The producedSoil loss between the mined and unmined sites was also significant (P ≤ 0.05). Moreover,
