Trace metals accumulate in aquatic systems and can pose a threat to human health and wildlife. In recent decades, human activity has become the main source of metals in the environment. In order to gain a better understanding of metal contamination in Ivorian rivers impacted by h...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i104462
Water pollution is a global environmental problem. Trace metals present in polluted water can have harmful effects on human health. In Côte d'Ivoire, Little data is available to assess human health risk associated with exposure to trace metals from rivers. This paper presents an...
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Research Article10.9734/CSJI/2024/v33i4907
Ahbeauriet Ahmed Ouattara, Koffi Pierre dit Adama N’goran, Maley-Pacôme Soro, Horo Kone, Kouassi Beranger N’guessan & Koffi Marcellin Yao·Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences·2022
Despite increasing human activities, such as agriculture, little information is available on the status of trace metals contamination in rivers in developing countries including Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa). The aim of this study was study chemical fractions of Cu, Pb, Zn, and Ni,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2022/v11i319125
Water eutrophication is a global environmental problem. In Côte d'Ivoire, no data is available to predict this phenomenon in rivers. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of agricultural activities on the eutrophication phenomenon of the N'zi River in Côte d'Ivoire....
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2021/v22i1030436
Agbaou is one of the most recent gold mine exploitation sites in Côte d’Ivoire. Little studies are discussed on the geochemical baseline concentration of trace metals in the wetland sediments around Agbaou gold mine. The main objectives of this study were to establish geochemical...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2021/v22i830424
Koffi Pierre dit Adama N’goran, Kakou Charles Kinimo, Tano Patrice Fato, Ahbeauriet Ahmed Ouattara, N’Guessan Louis Berenger Kouassi, Donourou Diabate, Koffi Marcellin Yao & Albert Trokourey·International Journal of Environment and Climate Change·2025
This study aimed to evaluate the spatial and seasonal distribution, bioavailability and potential risk of metal in surface sediment from Korhogo and Tengrela gold mines in the Savanah District, one of the main mining areas of Côte d’Ivoire. Lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (H...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i44803