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Heavy metals now detected in Ghanaian yam exports – US-based engineer warns

The fight against illegal mining, locally known as galamsey, has drawn criticism from various sectors in Ghana, but it seems the effects of the activity stretch far beyond the country’s borders.

A US-based licensed Environmental Engineer, Dr. Juliet Ohemeng-Ntiamoah, has raised an alarming concern about how galamsey’s harmful consequences are reaching the diaspora, especially through food exports.

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