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Research Article
Effects of water hyacinth invasion on the health of the communities, and the education of children along River Tano and Abby-Tano Lagoon in Ghana
Emmanuel Honlah1 Department of Geography and Rural Development, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana-West Africa;2 Department of Social Sciences, Seventh-day Adventist College of Education, Agona, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alexander Yao Segbefia3 Environmental Management Practice Research Unit, Department of Geography and Rural Development, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana-West AfricaView further author information
, Divine Odame Appiah3 Environmental Management Practice Research Unit, Department of Geography and Rural Development, Faculty of Social Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana-West AfricaView further author information
, Moses Mensah4 Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana-West AfricaView further author information
& Peter Ofori Atakora5 Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist College of Education, Agona, GhanaView further author information
| Albert Sabater6 University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UKView further author information
(Reviewing editor)
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Received 18 May 2018, Accepted 13 May 2019, Published online: 08 Jun 2019
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