Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Contamination in Lacépède, 1803 from Lake Togo-Lagoon of Aného, Togo: Possible Human Health Risk Suitable to Their Consumption.

The Lake Togo-Lagoon of Aného is located in the coastal zone where phosphorite mining is carried out. This mining discharges all kinds of waste such as fuel oil into the surrounding environment without prior treatment. Moreover, the hydrosystem receives runoff and river inputs after having crossed and leached from mining and urban soils.

State of the art of the management of medical and biological laboratory solid wastes in Togo.

The biomedical analysis laboratory is a structure intended to carry out biological, immuno-serological, biochemical, hematological or other examinations of substances of human origin to provide information useful for the diagnosis, management, prevention or treatment of diseases. These laboratories produce solid and liquid biomedical waste (BMW) that constitutes a serious health problem for humans and their environment. Temain goal of this study is to assess the management of solid BMW produced by biomedical laboratories in Togo.

Distribution of Fluoride in the Phosphorite Mining Area of Hahotoe-Kpogame (Togo).

Background: Phosphorites in the mining area of Hahotoé-Kpogamé contain high levels of fluoride that can cause illness among people living close to the mining and processing sites.

Objectives: To assess the distribution of fluoride in the different areas around the phosphorite mining areas in Togo.

Methods: Analyses were performed by molecular absorption spectrometer (HACH DR3800) according to the procedure manual at the geochemical laboratory of the University of Lomé.