Abstract
This report belongs to the US/GHA99/128 project implemented by the UNIDO and entitled "Assistance in assessing and reducing mercury pollution emanating from artisanal gold mining in Ghana (phase 1)". This part II report relates to the environmental assessment of mercury pollution, which includes the foloowing tasks: Investigate the situation of the environement on the spot, take samples form waters and soils where pollution can be assumed ; Evaluate the nature and extent of the mercury pollution in a selected river system and adjacent agricultural sites; Introduce and set-up a monitoring syytem for continuous water quality assessment; Formulate measures for the remediatio and possible rehabilitation of hot spot in the river systems and vicinities; Advise on necessary interactions between government departments, mining industry and reseach insitutions; prepare a concise report on all findings and data including recommendations; Tasks 5 will be examinated along with the findings and conclusions of part I report, which relates more specifically to human health assessment.