Dataset

Mercury content of water in some provinces (in mg/litre) in 2000

Geogenic / Chemical Contamination (Fluoride, Arsenic, etc)Burkina FasoOpenData Burkina Faso

Dataset Objective

The dataset was collected to show the mercury levels contamination in Burkina Faso watersheds for selected provinces.

Context

This dataset was produced by the Ministry of Environment, Green Economy and Climate Change.

What is included

Data contains the mercury concentration measured in mg/l for the 14 selected provinces in Burkina Faso. Concentrations are grouped as mean, maximum, 10%, 90% and mean percentages

Collection Methods

The data was collected using water quality monitoring and sample analysis.