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.

Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Accumulation in Broiler Chickens and Heavy Metal Removal in Drinking Water using Seeds in Lomé, Togo.

Background: Heavy metals are persistent in the environment and can cause bioaccumulation in the food chain. Drinking water contamination by heavy metals can pose a risk to poultry and to human health. The need for affordable, reliable and effective methods of water treatment has led to the use of plants materials, including coagulants such as seeds, to ensure poultry products are safe for consumers.

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.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and trace metal contamination of coastal sediment and biota from Togo.

The state of contamination of tropical environments, particularly in Africa, remains a relatively under explored subject. Here, we determined polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and trace metal concentrations in coastal sediment and biota samples (fish and mussels) from Togo (West Africa). In the sediments, the ∑21 PAH concentrations ranged from <4 ng g(-1) to 257 ng g(-1), averaging 92 ng g(-1).

Increased bioavailability of mercury in the lagoons of Lomb, Togo: the possible role of dredging.

Surface sediments of the lagoons of Lomé, Togo, were analyzed for mercury, methylmercury, and trace elements. Concentrations were greater than typical for natural lagoon sediments, and with greater variability within the Eastern lagoon compared to the Western one. The Eastern lagoon is larger and has been dredged in the past, while the Western lagoon, which also receives major waste inputs, has not been dredged and shows less tidal flushing.