{"id":97013,"date":"2025-10-04T14:48:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T14:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=97013"},"modified":"2025-10-04T14:48:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T14:48:01","slug":"winneba-residents-drinking-brown-water-for-over-a-year-toxicologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=97013","title":{"rendered":"Winneba residents drinking brown water for over a year \u2013 Toxicologist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A food systems toxicologist and health risk assessment expert, Dr Ekpor Anyimah-Ackah, has issued a warning about the quality of drinking water in Winneba.<\/p>\n

He revealed that residents have been consuming visibly contaminated water for more than a year.<\/p>\n

Speaking on JoyNews\u2019 Newsfile <\/strong><\/em>programme on Saturday, October 4, Dr Anyimah-Ackah described the situation as a public health crisis that is putting vulnerable populations particularly schoolchildren at serious risk.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn Winneba, where I work and live, we have never had clean water for only God knows how long,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cSince last year until now, all the water we drink is brown, and it is exposing schoolchildren \u2013 the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He attributed the poor water quality to the failure of municipal water treatment systems, which he said are no longer capable of adequately purifying water contaminated by illegal mining activities upstream.<\/p>\n

Dr Anyimah-Ackah stressed that the consequences of this prolonged exposure to contaminated water could be severe, especially for children, who are more susceptible to the long-term effects of heavy metals and chemical pollutants.<\/p>\n

Although Winneba is not a galamsey zone itself, the expert warned that no part of the country is immune to the effects of illegal mining, due to the interconnected nature of Ghana\u2019s food and water supply chains.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you are not in a galamsey zone, you are still at risk because you source your food from these areas,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur food baskets are where galamsey is most prevalent. Crops take up these substances and retain them. Every time you eat, the toxicants build up in your body.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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