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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Environmental risks associated with quarry activities and its anthropogenic changes in Weija Hills, Ga South Municipal, Ghana Esther Bonful1 · Simon Kyei2 · Isaac Boateng3 Received: 5 June 2024 / Accepted: 23 September 2024 ... Numerous studies have extensively explored the eects of quarrying on the environment [20]. The impact of quarry-
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