期刊名称：Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences
印刷版ISSN：2041-0484
电子版ISSN：2041-0492
出版年度：2012
卷号：4
期号：04
页码：419-423
出版社：Maxwell Science Publications
摘要：Air pollution from airborne particulates remains a major concern of the communities within the mining areas. In Ghana, little research has been done to ascertain the health implications of living around the mine sites. This study studied ambient particulate matter less than 10 μm (PM10) pollution at Gold Fields Ghana Limited (GFGL) mine residence in Tarkwa. A four-month PM10 monitoring was performed at GFGL mine residence. The Gaussian Dispersion Model was also used to predict the concentration of PM10 in the Tarkwa Township. The results show that 13% of the PM10 concentrations obtained exceeded the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency's threshold limit of 70 μg/m3. The dispersion model indicated that PM10 generated from GFGL attains a concentration of 68 μg/m3 when it reaches the Tarkwa Township.
关键词：Airborne particulates ; air pollution ; health implications ; tarkwa ; threshold limit ;
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