Impact of North Mara gold mine on the element contents in fish from the river Mara, Tanzania

0460806 - ÚJF 2017 RIV NL eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Mohamed, N. K. - Ntarisa, A. V. R. - Makundi, I. N. - Kučera, Jan
Impact of North Mara gold mine on the element contents in fish from the river Mara, Tanzania.
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. Roč. 309, č. 1 (2016), s. 421-427. ISSN 0236-5731. E-ISSN 1588-2780.
[14th International Conference on Modern Trends in Activation Analysis (MTAA) / 11th International conference on Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Science (NAMLS). Delft, 23.08.2015-23.08.2015]
Grant CEP: GA MŠMT(CZ) LM2011019; GA ČR(CZ) GBP108/12/G108
Institucionální podpora: RVO:61389005
Klíčová slova: gold mining * contamination * lungfish * catfisch * INAA * EDXRF
Kód oboru RIV: CB - Analytická chemie, separace
Impakt faktor: 1.282, rok: 2016

The aim of the study was to determine element concentrations in lungfish and catfish from the river Mara with INAA and EDXF to assess the health impact of the North Mara gold mine (NMGM) in Tanzania. Twenty samples of each species were collected from two sites downstream and upstream along the river Mara in the vicinity of NMGM. The sampling sites were 70 km apart. Significantly higher concentrations (p a parts per thousand currency sign 0.05) of Cr, Ni, Cu, and Se in one of the species taken downstream than in those taken upstream might indicate contamination of the river Mara caused by the mining activities.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0260802