Galamsey poisons in rivers, lands may need 100 and 300 years to heal – Professor warns
A Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof Albert Ebo Duncan has warned that empirical research evidence indicates that Ghana's water bodies polluted by illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, could take as long as 100 years to regain their original purity. The post Galamsey poisons in rivers, lands may need 100 and 300 years to heal –…
A professor from the University of Cape Coast has warned that illegal mining, known as galamsey, in Ghana's water bodies could take up to 100 years to recover their original purity. Similarly, lands contaminated by mining chemicals might require around 300 years to be fully restored to their natural state. At an educational forum on anti-galamsey, Professor Albert Ebo Duncan emphasized that even if galamsey activities ceased immediately, it would take a long time for the contaminated water to become safe and the affected farmlands to be suitable for full agricultural recovery.
The forum, organized by the University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, aimed to educate school children, miners, and media practitioners about the dangers of illegal mining, particularly in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region.
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