The primitive techniques of these miners which are illegal and unregulated contaminate the water as a result of the discharged sewage which contains toxic chemicals such as cyanide and other organic chemicals used in the processing of mineral ores. These chemicals together result in waste with high acid levels which either seep into underground water or flow into the environment posing danger to the people.
Saa ɔkwan yi amenamutufoɔ yi nam so no a, ɛnyɛ papa no nti no, nnuro ahodoɔ a wɔde di dwuma yi a ebi ne ɔyanide yi kɔfra nsuo ahodoɔ no, na sɛ nnipa kɔnom a abrɛ yɛn nsunsuansoɔ bɔne na ɛsan sɛe yɛn nsaase no