Publications (39)
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Groundwater Geochemistry and Its Human Health Implications within the Lower Mouhoun River Sub-basin, Burkina Faso, West Africa
Drissa Ido, Aboubakar Sako, Kadidiatou Coulibaly and Youssouf Koussoubé
Groundwater is the primary source of drinking water in arid and semi-arid regions, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to assess groundwater’s contribution to the daily intake of macronutrients (Ca, Mg, Na, and K) and to evaluate health risks associated with nitrate (NO₃⁻) and arsenic (As) contamination in the Lower Mouhoun Rive(...)
Groundwater geochemistry; nitrate contamination; arsenic; drinking-water quality; macronutrient intake; human health risk assessment; spatial interpolation; aquifer recharge.
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Trace Metal Contamination and Associated Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment in Before Sediments of the Koko Watershed (Korhogo, Côte D’Ivoire)
Kahou Katel Kizito Toe-Bi, Aboubakar Sako , Trazie Jean-Gael Irie Bi
The contamination of aquatic environments can be caused by several types of pollutants, notably heavy metals. Heavy metals present in ecosystems have become a significant environmental risk. Thus, sediments, which are the major sinks of these contaminants, may represent a significant environmental concern to human well-being, aquatic plants, a(...)
Heavy Metals, Sediment Quality Indices, Potential Ecological Risk, Potential Human Health Risk
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Micro-XRF-Based Quantitative Mineralogy of the Beauvoir Li Granite: A Tool for Facies Characterization and Ore Processing Optimization
Zia Steven Kahou , Michel Cathelineau], Wilédio Marc-Emile Bonzi , Lise Salsi,Patrick Fullenwarth
Quantitative mineralogy plays a vital role in exploration geology by defining mineral assemblages, identifying metal-bearing phases, and providing clues to optimize ore processing. In peraluminous rare-metal granites such as those at Beauvoir (France), mineral quantification is challenging, especially in altered facies where partial replacemen(...)
quantitative mineralogy, micro-XRF, Li-bearing Beauvoir granite, alteration facies, normative mineral proportion, ore processing
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Resistance to Beta-lactams by Klebsiella Co-ProducingResistance Enzymes at the Pietro Annigoni ResearchCentre (CERBA)
Rhaina Olivia Badini, Amana Mètuor Dabiré, Rose Pêgdwendé Bonkoungou, Rabiétou Nikiéma, Bambara Eliada Lionel, Abdoul Karim Ouattara, Théodora Mahoukèdè Zohoncon, Jacques Simporé
The misuse of antibiotics promotes the development of multi-resistance in bacteria both biochemically and genetically, as well asits ability to transmit to other bacteria. These microorganisms are capable of simultaneously producing resistance enzymesthrough resistance mechanisms that allow them to resist various classes of antibiotics at the(...)
Multi-Resistance, Antibiotic, Enterobacteria, Klebsiella, BlaNDM, BlaSHV, BlaTOHO, Co-Production
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Inhibitory Activity of Methanolic Extracts of Six (06) Medicinal Plants on the Growth ofEscherichia coli Resistant to Imipenem by Production of Carbapenemase Isolated at the Tengandogo Hospital in Ouagadougou
Macaire Bonkoungou; Amana Mètuor Dabiré; Roland Nâg-Tiéro Meda; Abdouramane Soro; Reine Adeline Mibiempan Ki; Hadidjatou Belem; Yasmine Rahimatou Wend-Kuni Tiemtoré; Stéphanie Lynseh Carine Sita Bénao; Joël Gérard Guigma; Théophane Albert Yonli; Jacques Simporé; Georges Anicet Ouédraogo
The fight against bacterial infections is essentially based on the use of antibiotics. Unfortunately, bacteria have developed resistance mechanisms against
antibiotics, particularly those of the β-lactam family. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the inhibitory activity of six medicinal plants resulting from an ethnobotanical investigation of(...)
Medicinal Plants, Escherichia coli, Carbapenemase, Tengandogo Hospital
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Contamination status and toxicity risk assessment of selected potentially toxic elements in surface soils under the influence of different land uses in Midwestern Burkina Faso, West Africa
Michel Bembamba et Aboubakar Sako
Background: As land use transitions from rain-fed farming to market gardening and artisanal gold mining in
Burkina Faso, soil contamination with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has become a major environmental
concern.
Objective: This study investigates the PTE pollution status of highly anthropized soil in Midwestern Burkina Faso.
Metho(...)
Land uses Surface soils Potentially toxic element status Ecological risks Toxic risk index
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Geochemistry and human health risks of heavy metals in soils from gold mineralized Birimian rocks in Southwestern Burkina Faso
Kadidiatou Coulibalya et Aboubakar Sako
This study aims to identify sources and health risks of a series of heavy metals in topsoil from
Birimian basement rocks in southwestern Burkina Faso. Concentrations of geochemical data of 66
samples were determined using ICP-MS. R-mode factor analysis, Sediment/Soil Quality Guidelines
and ecological and human health risk indices were used(...)
Heavy metals; Soil geochemistry; Artisanal gold mining; Chemical weathering; R-mode analysis
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Geochemical characterization of potentially toxic elements in topsoil under different land‑use patterns in the village of Guido (Midwestern Burkina Faso) using multivariate geostatistical techniques
Michel Bembamba and Aboubakar Sako
Burkina Faso faces a major challenge of environmental degradation due to a booming of gold mining. To date, there is no available information regarding soil geochemical status of this rapidly transitioning land use from merely subsistence agriculture to market gardening and artisanal gold mining. Therefore, this case study investigates distrib(...)
Potentially toxic elements · Soil geochemistry · Multivariate geostatistical technique · Land use patterns
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Hydrochemical assessment of groundwater quality from fractured basement aquifers in the South-central of Burkina Faso, West Africa
Césard Millogo, Aboubakar Sako, Blehiman Sagnon, Samuel Nakolendoussé
In central southern Burkina Faso, as elsewhere in the country, groundwater resources are the reliable source of drinking water. During its residence time in the rocks, the groundwater interacts with them and its chemical composition is considerably modified. Methods like major ions geochemistry, the assessment of water quality indices, and the(...)
fractured basement aquifers, spatial assessment, groundwater hydrochemical evolution, kriging, Burkina Faso
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Involvement of HLA-DRB1-11 and HLA-DRB1-12 alleles in the occurrence of dengue fever in Burkina Faso.
Lassina Traore, Olawoumi Fabrice Kouta, Aziz Sidi Aristide Tapsoba, Abdoul Karim Ouattara, Richard Kanfon, Maïmounatou Rufaïda Yougbare, Fadilatou Tassembedo, Mousso Savadogo, Nafissatou Sanon, Shoukrat Ohuwa Toyin Bello, Bagora Bayala, Amana Metuor Dabire, Albert Theophane Yonli, Florencia Wendkuuni Djigma, Jacques Simpore
Dengue has become the world's most common arbovirosis. In some individuals, genetic factors can increase the risk of developing severe dengue fever. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes are one of human disease's most extensively studied gene groups.
Dengue, risk factors, Burkina Faso
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Geochemical Modeling and Quality Assessment of the Surface Waters from the Mouhoun River System, Burkina Faso: Implications of Water–Rock Interactions and Anthropogenic Activities
Pélagie Wend Bénedo Korsaga, Aboubakar Sako and Césard Millogo
Major ion and heavy metal geochemistry was used to investigate the factors that control the Mouhoun River water quality in western Burkina Faso. Major cation concentrations was in the following decreasing order: Ca2+> Na+> K+> Mg2+, reflecting silicate weathering. However, relatively high HCO3- and SO42- concentrations could be related to diss(...)
Surface water; hydrogeochemistry; major ions; heavy metals; geochemical modeling
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Hydrogeochemical Characterization and Multivariate Analysis of Groundwater in Pala, Burkina Faso: Implications for Sustainable Water Management
Césard Millogo, Corneille Bakouan, Aboubakar Sako and Samuel Nakolendoussé
The quality of groundwater and spring water in the Pala locality, influenced by both natural processes and human activities, is a major issue in the supply of drinking water to the city of Bobo Dioulasso. The geological context is mainly composed of Sotouba sandstone. This influences the chemical composition of the aquifers through water-rock(...)
Hydrochemical; PC; HCA; FA; pollution; spring; groundwater
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Comprehensive assessment of heavy metal pollution of agricultural soils impacted by the Kalsaka abandoned gold mine and artisanal gold mining in northern Burkina Faso
Baonipouo Anselme Metoman Dabiré and Aboubakar Sako
In this study, the environmental quality of agricultural soils around the Kalsaka abandoned gold mine was evaluated. A total of 117 samples including industrial mine wastes, topsoil, and control soil were collected in and around the mine, and their heavy metal concentrations were determined using ICP-MS after aqua regia digestion. Except for Z(...)
Artisanal gold mining, Ecological risks, Heavy metals, Industrial gold mine, Pollution indices
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Cartographie du massif bauxitique de Foulou par photo-interprétation en 3D (Centre-Nord du Burkina Faso)
Benjamin SAWADOGO, Wilédio Marc-Emile BONZI, Kalidou TRAORE
Dans cette étude, nous proposons une méthode de cartographie géologique et minière basée sur la photo-interprétation en 3D avec des images satellitaires de haute résolution spatiale. Cette méthode se révèle être une approche résiliente pour la cartographie dans les pays sahéliens où les observations de terrain sont limitées à cause de l'insécu(...)
Cartographie, Photo-interprétation 3D, bauxite, altération, géomorphologie, Burkina Faso
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Hydrothermal Alteration Associated with the Kiaka World-Class Gold Deposit (Burkina Faso, West Africa)
Benjamin Sawadogo, Gounwendmanaghré Hubert Zongo, Wilédio Marc-Emile Bonzi, Kalidou Traore, Sâga Sawadogo, Ousseni Yameogo, Ousmane Bamba, Guy Franceschi
This paper aims to show the relationships between hydrothermal alteration, deformation and gold mineralization in the main area of the Kiaka deposit. The Kiaka gold deposit is located in the South-central of Burkina Faso in the Tenkodogo volcano-sedimentary belt. Mineralization is primarily hosted by amphibolite, mylonitized quartz microdiorit(...)
Gold Deposit, hydrothermal alteration, deformation, geochemistry, Burkina Faso