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Impact of North Mara gold mine on the element contents in fish from the river Mara, Tanzania

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dc.creator Mohammed, Najat K.
dc.creator Ntarisa, A. V. R.
dc.creator Makundi, Ismael N.
dc.creator Kucˇera, J.
dc.date 2018-09-05T12:22:48Z
dc.date 2018-09-05T12:22:48Z
dc.date 2016
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-07T09:28:36Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-07T09:28:36Z
dc.identifier SCOPUS
dc.identifier 0236-5731
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4812
dc.identifier 10.1007/s10967-016-4756-y
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4812
dc.description The aim of the study was to determine element concentrations in lungfish and catfish from the river Mara with INAA and EDXF to assess the health impact of the North Mara gold mine (NMGM) in Tanzania. Twenty samples of each species were collected from two sites downstream and upstream along the river Mara in the vicinity of NMGM. The sampling sites were 70 km apart. Significantly higher concentrations (p B 0.05) of Cr, Ni, Cu, and Se in one of the species taken downstream than in those taken upstream might indicate contamination of the river Mara caused by the mining activities.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Springer
dc.subject Gold mining
dc.subject Contamination
dc.subject Lungfish
dc.subject Catfish
dc.subject INAA
dc.subject EDXRF
dc.title Impact of North Mara gold mine on the element contents in fish from the river Mara, Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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