Sidbéwendé I. Piedwabga

Assessment of Environmental and Ecological Risks Associated with Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soils Affected by the Poura Mine in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Sidbéwendé I. Piedwabga, Issaka Senou, Irénée Somda & Hassan B. Nacro · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2026

This study assessed the environmental and ecological risks associated with heavy metals in agricultural soils influenced by the former Poura mine in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Soil sampling was conducted around three potential contamination sources: Tailing 1, Tailing 2 and the c...