Illegal Mining Effects: KNUST Pathologist Raises Concerns over Negative Impacts of Using Mercury in “Galamsey.”

Professor at the Department of Pathology at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Prof. Paul Poku Sampane Ossei, has disclosed that a study conducted indicates children who consume crops or drinks from galamsey-polluted environments absorb a dangerous 90% of heavy metals, significantly higher than the 15% assimilated by adults.