Effects of Quarry Activities on some Selected Communities in the Lower Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region of Ghana

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"Effects of Quarry Activities on some Selected Communities in the Lower Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region of Ghana"
written by Vincent Kodzo Nartey, Joseph Nii Nanor, Raphael Kweku Klake,
published by Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Vol.2 No.3, 2012

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