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Fishing at Shama slows down as illegal mining on Pra pollutes sea [1]

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"

Publication Date: 
30/05/2017
Graphic (Ghana) [2]
Tags:
Water Pollution [3], Fisheries [4], Mining [5], Illegal Trade [6], Ghana [7], Drinking Water [8], Water Quality [9], Africa [10]
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