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Adsorption of heavy metals contaminants in used lubricating oil using palm kernel and coconut shells activated carbons

Opoku, Boadu Kwasi; Friday, Joel Ogbonna; Essumang, David Kofi; Osa, Evbuomwan Benson (University of Cape Coast, 2020-03-10)

This research work investigated the adsorption of some heavy metals contaminants in used lubricating oil using chemically activated carbon adsorbents produced from palm kernel and coconut shells. The adsorption mechanism ...
Association of arsenic with adverse pregnancy outcomes/infant mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Quansah, Reginald; Armah, Frederick Ato; Essumang, David Kofi; Luginaah, Isaac; Clarke, Edith; Marfoh, Kissinger; Cobbina, Samuel Jerry; Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward; Namujju, Proscovia Bazanya; Obiri, Samuel; Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

Background: Exposure to arsenic is one of the major global health problems, affecting > 300 million people worldwide, but arsenic’s effects on human reproduction are uncertain. oBjectives: We conducted a systematic review ...
The effect of leachate from solid waste disposal sites on the Cape Coast municipal environment

Essumang, David Kofi (University of Cape Coast, 2000)

As a developing country, Ghana is faced with the problem of management of her solid waste. Disposal of solid waste in open dumps and swampy areas in a bid to reclaim the land is the most common method used. This research ...
Levels and risk assessment of residual phthalates, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and semi-volatile chlorinated organic compounds in toilet tissue papers

Adjei, Joseph Kweku; Essumang, David Kofi; Twumasi, Evelyn; Nyame, Eric; Muah, Ishmael (University of Cape Coast, 2019)

The presence of phthalates, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and semi-volatile chlorinated organic compounds (SVCOC) in toilet tissue papers may be detrimental to the health of consumers upon exposure. This study ...
Physico-chemical and concentration of heavy metals analyses in virgin and used lubricating oils: A Spectroscopy Study

Opoku, Boadu Kwasi; Friday, Joel Ogbonna; Essumang, David Kofi; Evbuomwan, Benson Osa (University of Cape Coast, 2019-12-09)

As a result of the changes that occur during their use, lubricating oils from automobiles tend to differ in terms of their physical and chemical composition from virgin and used lubricating oils. The analyses of the heavy ...
Respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms associated with pesticide management practices among farmers in Ghana’s most important vegetable hub

Quansah, Reginald; Bend, John R.; Armah, Frederick Ato; Bonney, Felix; Aseidu, Joshua; r Yawson, David Osca; Adu, Michael Osei; Luginaah, Isaac; Essumang, David Kofi; Abdul-Rahaman, Abukari; Cobbina, Samuel; Iddi, Samuel; Tersigni, Matthew; Afful, Samuel; Osei-Fosu, Peter; Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward (University of Cape Coast, 2019)

The data resented here are from the Offinso North District Farm Health Study (ONFAHS), a population-based cross-sectional study among vegetable farmers in Ghana. The paper addresses knowledge, pesticide handling practices, ...
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 ...
Source assessment and analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (pah’s) in the oblogo waste disposal sites and some water bodies in and around the Accra Metropolis of Ghana

Essumang, David Kofi; Adokoh, Christian. Kweku; Afriyie, Joseph; Mensah, Esther (University of Cape Coast, 2009)

The study looked at the levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in leachates from a solid waste disposal site and an effluent from an oil refinery in some water bodies around Accra. Sixteen (PAHs) were extracted ...
Use of isotopes to study floodplain wetland and river flow interaction in the White Volta River basin, Ghana

Nyarko, Benjamin Kofi; Essumang, David Kofi; Eghan, Moses J.; Reichert, Barbara; Giesen, Nick van de; Vlek, Paul (University of Cape Coast, 2009)

Floodplain wetlands influence the timing and magnitude of stream responses to rainfall. In managing and sustaining the level of water resource usage in any river catchment as well as when modeling hydrological processes, ...

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