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Access to improved water and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa in a quarter century

Armah, Frederick Ato; Ekumah, Bernard; Yawson, David Oscar; Odoi, Justice O.; Afitiri, Abdul-Rahaman; Nyieku, Florence Esi (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

The realization of the scale, magnitude, and complexity of the water and sanitation problem at the global level has compelled international agencies and national governments to increase their resolve to face the challenge. ...
Analyzing the relationship between objective–subjective health status and public perception of climate change as a human health risk in Coastal Tanzania

Armah, Frederick Ato; Luginaah, Isaac; Yengoh, Genesis T.; Hambati, Herbert; Chuenpagdee, Ratana; Campbell, Gwyn (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

Climatechangeisconsideredasthebiggestthreattohumanhealthinthe21stcentury. Sub-Saharan Africa, which is the most-at-risk region of the world, is estimated to have a disproportionately large share of the burden of climate ...
Anthropogenic sources and environmentally relevant concentrations of heavy metals in surface water of a mining district in Ghana: a multivariate statistical approach

Armah, Frederick A.; Obiri, Samuel; Yawson, David O.; Onumah, Edward E.; Yengoh, Genesis T.; Afrifa, Ernest K. A.; Odoi, Justice O. (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

The levels of heavy metals in surface water and their potential origin (natural and anthropogenic) were respectively determined and analyzed for the Obuasi mining area in Ghana. Using Hawth’s tool an extension in ArcGIS ...
Application of polymath chemical equilibrium simulation model for struvite precipitation in soils

Miyittah, Michael K.; Gadekar, Sachin; Pullammanappallil, Pratap; Stanley, Craig D.; Bonzongo, Jean-Claude; Rechcigl, Jack E. (University of Cape Coast, 2011-10-29)

A new speciation model developed and implemented in Polymath was found to be successful in predicting struvite precipitation in soils. Struvite (NH4MgPO4) has been identified as a mineral for the recovery of nitrogen (N) ...
Application of pseudocyclic Inaa to determine Se, Sc, And Dy in Ghanaian fishes using Gharr-1

Hood, C. O.; Vowotor, M. K.; Nyarko, B. J. B.; Fletcher, J. J. (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

. & & & & . Pseudocyclic Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis, INAA, was applied in the determination of Se, Sc, and Dy in Selene Dorsalis, Pomadasys peroteti, Brachydenterus aurita, Selar crumenophthalmus, ...
Application of zirconia modified with KOH as heterogeneous solid base new non-edible oil for biodiesel

Takase, Mohammed; Feng, Weiwei; Chen, Yao; Zhao, Ting; Cobbina, S amuel J; Yang, Liuqing; Wu, Xiangyang (University of Cape Coast, 2014-02-10)

This study seeks to investigate zirconia modified with KOH as heterogeneous solid base catalyst for transesterification of new non-edible, Silybum marianum (oil content 46%, FFA 0.68% and linoleic acid 65.68%) oil using ...
Artisanal gold mining and mercury contamination of surface water as a wicked socio-environmental problem: a sustainability challenge?

Armah, Frederick Ato (University of Cape Coast, 2013-11-01)

In this paper, artisanal gold mining (ASM) and its associated mercury pollution of surface water in West Africa is characterized as a complex (wicked) problem in which stakeholders have conflicting interpretations of the ...
Artisanal gold mining and surface water pollution in ghana: have the foreign invaders come to stay?

Armah, Frederick Ato; Luginaah, Isaac N.; Taabazuing, Joseph; Odoi, Justice O. (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

Artisanal gold mining (ASM) is environmentally damaging and often has deleterious health effects for miners and surrounding communities. The absence of effective legal frameworks and secure rights for miners and communities ...
Assessing barriers to adaptation to climate change in coastal Tanzania: Does where you live matter?

Armah, Frederick Ato; Luginaah, Isaac; Hambati, Herbert; Chuenpagdee, Ratana; Campbell, Gywn (University of Cape Coast, 2015-02-08)

Research on barriers to climate change adaptation has, hitherto, disproportionately focused on institutional barriers. Despite the critical importance of personal barriers in shaping the adaptive response of humanity to ...
Assessing environmental exposure and health impacts of gold mining in Ghana

Armah, Frederick A.; Luginaah, Isaac; Obiri, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

Understanding the extent to which people are being exposed to environmental contaminants helps to identify those populations which may be disproportionately exposed to the contaminants of potential public health concern. ...
Assessing land use and land cover change in coastal urban wetlands of international importance in Ghana using Intensity Analysis

Ekumah, Bernard; Armah, Frederick Ato; Afrifa, Ernest K. A.; Aheto, `Denis Worlanyo; Odoi, Justice Odoiquaye; Aﬁtiri, Abdul-Rahaman (University of Cape Coast, 2019)

In the era of global environmental change, land transformation is acknowledged as a critical subject that needs to be addressed. Even though some studies have been carried out in Ghana on land use and land cover (LULC) ...
Assessing the bio-psychosocial correlates of flood impacts in coastal areas of Lagos, Nigeria

Ajibade, Idowu; Armah, Frederick Ato; Kuuire, Vincent Zubedaar; Luginaah, Isaac; McBean, Gordon; Tenkorang, Eric Y. (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

This paper explores the complex heterogeneous experiences of ﬂood impacts based on a bio-psychosocial model of socio-economic, demographic, behavioral and environmental factors. Using ordinary least squares regression on ...
Assessing the contribution of alternative agriculture to poverty reduction and employment creation: A case study of sugar beet cultivation in Kenya

Mandere, Nicodemus Mandere; Anderberg, Stefan; Armah, Frederick Ato; Abaya, Samson Wakuma (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

In Kenya, the government is promoting high-value and drought resistant crop varieties in an effort to reduce poverty in rural areas. Sugar beet is one such crop. This study was conducted with two objectives: 1) to assess ...
Assessing the environmental and socio-economic impacts of artisanal gold mining on the livelihoods of communities in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality in Ghana

Samuel Obiri; Precious A. D. Mattah; Memuna M. Mattah; Frederick A. Armah; Shiloh Osae; Sam Adu-kumi; Philip O. Yeboah (University of Cape Coast, 2016-01-26)

Gold mining has played an important role in Ghana’s economy, however the negative environmental and socio-economic effects on the host communities associated with gold mining have overshadowed these economic gains. It is ...
Assessment of cancer and noncancer health risks from exposure to PAHs in street dust in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana

Obiri, Samuel; Cobbina, Samuel J.; Armah, Frederick A.; Luginaah, Isaac (University of Cape Coast, 2013-02-04)

This study is part of a broader initiative to characterize, quantify and assess the human health risk associated with exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in street dust along the Trans-ECOWAS highway in ...
Assessment of ground water quality status for the Tarkwa mining Municipality in Ghana

Armah, Frederick Ato (University of Cape Coast, 2011-11)

The present study assessed the water quality index (WQI) based on physicochemical analysis of twentysix ground water sampling stations in the Tarkwa mining municipality in Ghana. In calculating the WQI, seven parameters ...
Assessment of legal framework for corporate environmental behavior and perceptions of residents in mining communities in Ghana

Armah, Frederick A.; Obiri, Samuel; Yawson, David O.; Afrifa, Ernest K.A.; Yengoh, Genesis T.; Olsson, Johanna Alkan; Odoi, Justice O. (University of Cape Coast, 2009)

The paper examines the laws and policies that regulate corporate environmental practices in Ghana, with an emphasis on mining. In particular, the analysis of the legal and regulatory framework examines the extent to which ...
Assessment of spatial variability of heavy metals in soils under the influence of industrial soap and detergent waste water discharge

Odoi, Justice O.; Armah, Frederick A.; Luginaah, Isaac (University of Cape Coast, 2011-11)

Soil heavy metals have been a very useful indicator of environmental quality worldwide. The present study was conducted to investigate the levels, sources, distribution and spatial variability of heavy metals (Cu, Mn, Cd, ...
Assessment of surface water quality status of the Aby Lagoon System in the Western Region of Ghana

Miyittah, K. Michael; Tulashie, Samuel Kofi; Tsyawo, Francis W.; Sarfo, Justice K.; Darko, Archibald A. (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

The pollution status of the Tendo Lagoon, the upstream section of the Aby Lagoon System, was investigated. The water temperature, pH, turbidity, dissolved oxygen (DO), electrical conductivity (EC), nitrates (NO-3), and ...
Assessment of the genetic diversity in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) germplasm from Ghana using simple sequence repeat markers

Asare, Aaron T.; Gowda, Bhavani S.; Galyuon, Isaac K. A.; Aboagye, Lawrence L.; Takrama, Jemmy F.; Timko, Michael P. (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships among 141 cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) accessions collected throughout the nine geographical regions of Ghana were evaluated using simple sequence repeat (SSR) ...

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