According to the Chief Fisherman, Nana Enubasa, the water from the estuary used to be fresh and clean and served as a source of drinking water, “but now you cannot drink this water anymore"
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/fishing-shama-slows-down-illegal-mining-pra-pollutes-sea
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/graphic-ghana
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisheries-0
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ghana
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-quality
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa