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Analysis of vehicular fallouts from traffic in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana

Essumang, D.K.; Dodoo, D.K.; Obiri, S.; Oduro, B.A.K. (University of Cape Coast, 2005)

Concentrations of platinum, lead, cadmium, copper, and zinc in dust from areas of high, medium, low and very low vehicular movements in Kumasi Metropolis in the Ashanti Region of the Republic of Ghana was measured. High ...
Assessing the potential of a natural wetland in grey water treatment (A Case Study in Cape Coast - Central Region of Ghana)

Duncan, A.E.; Awuah, E.; Dodoo, D.K.; Sam, A.; Ameyaw, Y. (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

Grey water has been discharged onto this wetland for more than thirty years without any measurement of the quality of the influent and effluent. The effluent eventually joins a stream (Kakum River) which is a source of ...
Determination of free cyanide and total cyanide concentrations in surface and underground waters in Bogoso and its surrounding areas in Ghana

Obiri, S.; Dodoo, D.K.; Okai-Sam, F.; Essumang, D.K. (University of Cape Coast, 2005)

Concentrations of free cyanide and total cyanide in water samples in Bogoso and its surrounding areas in Ghana have been measured in this study. Concentrations of free cyanide and total cyanide were found to be above the ...
Determination of pesticides residue content in watermelon fruit from Ghana

Essumanga, D.K.; Asare, E.A.; Dodoo, D.K. (University of Cape Coast, 2017)

Though watermelon has several benefits, pesticide residues resulting from pesticide application in recent times, appear to have over shadowed the good side of watermelon. The study looked at pesticide residue levels of ...
Distribution, levels, and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the soot of some kitchens in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana

Essumang, D.K.; Dodoo, D.K.; Hadzi, G. (University of Cape Coast, 2009)

The effect of using firewood for cooking, baking, and heating in poorly ventilated kitchens on the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in kitchen soot in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana has been studied. ...
Evaluation of lead and mercury neurotoxic health risk by resident children in the Obuasi municipality, Ghana

Obiri, S.; Dodoo, D.K.; Armah, F.A.; Essumang, D.K.; Cobbina, S.J. (University of Cape Coast, 2009)

This study assesses neurotoxic effects associated with exposure to lead and mercury in borehole, tap and surface water by resident children in the Obuasi municipality in accordance with USEPA risk assessment guidelines. ...
Lindane and propoxur residues in cocoa from central region of Ghana

Apau, J.; Dodoo, D.K. (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

Lindane and propoxur residue levels in cocoa samples taken from the Central Region of Ghana were determined. Propoxur and Lindane residues in cocoa were extracted by continuous soxhlet extraction with a 1:1 v/v acetone-chloroform ...
Non-cancer health risk assessment from exposure to cyanide by resident adults from the mining operations of Bogoso gold limited in Ghana

Obiri, S.; Dodoo, D.K.; Okai-Sam, F.; Essumang, D.K. (University of Cape Coast, 2006)

Cyanide is a very toxic chemical that is used to extract gold from its ores. Wastewaters from gold mining companies such as Bogoso Gold Limited (BGL) contain cyanide and other potentially toxic chemicals that have adverse ...
Polychlorinated biphenyls in coastal tropical ecosystems: Distribution, fate and risk assessment

Dodoo, D.K.; Essumang, D.K.; Jonathan, W.A.; Bentum, K. (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) though banned still find use in most developing countries including Ghana. PCB congener residues in sediments in the coastal regions of Ghana were determined. Sediment samples (n¼80) were ...
Seasonal variation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (pah) contamination in crassostrea tulipa (oysters) and sediments in three Ghanaian Coastal Ecosystems

Essumang, David Kofi; Antwi-Adjei, Roberta; Akwansah, Adjei Joseph; Gilbert, E.; Dodoo, D.K. (University of Cape Coast, 2018)

Background and Objective: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons have received considerable attention as environmental organic pollutant in many continents such as Africa, Europe and Asia. Many polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ...
Some chemical characteristics of the river Pra estuary in the Western Region of Ghana

Tufuor, J.K.; Dodoo, D.K.; Armah, A.K.; Darpaah, G.A.; Essumang, D.K. (University of Cape Coast, 2006)

This paper discusses the nutrients budget and transfers of mineral nutrients from land to the sea that influence significantly the biogeochemical process operating in the coastal ecosystem. Water samples were collected ...

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