Dr Nyantakyi in a currentation dubbed, Greening the ‘clear’ enterprise To deal with environmental and well being ramifications, said poor enterprise environment had dire well being and environmental penalties.
He made the disclosure at a sensitisation workshop for about 30 artisans and small – scale miners (ASM) throughout the Ahafo Area, at Goaso, the Areaal capital, on Tuesday.
The Areaal Director famous that EPA’s routine monitoring actions and environmental surveillance Inside the Ahafo Area had revealed some buildings Presupposed to be housing processing of mined tailings in some parts of The world.
Dr Nyantakyi indicated that sources of mercury emission included volcanic exercise, weathering of rocks, water physique movement, forest fires, organic processes and intentional utilization of mercury.
“Mercury Is definitely absorbed into the human blood stream by way of the pores and skin, inhaled into the lungs and digestive system, absorbed by fishes, micro – organisms and completely different meals chain,” he said.
Dr Nyantakyi said pores and skin rashes, physique discoloration, tough pores and skin, physique defects on infants and completely different well being implications, have been the indicators of mercury absorption into human system saying That permit’s come collectively To Scale again the impacts drastically.
He added that ASM currentd employment to an estimated 1,000,000 people and accounted for about 30 per cent of Ghana’s complete gold output stressing that it Want to be sustainably undertaken To current social and financial enchancment.
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