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  • An Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Sediments of a Tropical Lagoon: A Case Study of the Benya Lagoon, Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Municipality (KEEA) — Ghana 
    Vowotor, Michael Kwame; Hood, Christiana Odumah; Sackey, Samuel Sonko; Owusu, Alfred; Tatchie, Ebenezer; Nyarko, Savanna; Osei, Daniel Manu; Mireku, Kwadwo Kesse; Letsa, Crystal Bubune; Atieomo, Sampson M. (University of Cape Coast, 2014)
    Background. Elevated concentrations of heavy metals in soil have detrimental consequences on the environment, which translates into damaging effects on humans. Objective. An evaluation was carried out to determine the ...
  • Mercury and other Elements in the Pra River Basin, Ghana 
    Hood, Christiana Odumah (University of Cape Coast, 2017-11)
    Total mercury (THg) concentrations in sediment cores (0-10 cm depth), soil profiles (0-6 cm), camivorous/herbivorous fish tissues, and “Black” samples were determined using Cold Vapour Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy ...
  • The radon health hazards education in Ghana 
    Nsiah-Akoto, Irene; Andam, Aba Bentil; Amponsah, Paulina Ekua; Hood, Christiana Odumah (University of Cape Coast, 2012)
    Radiation and radioactive isotopes constitute a natural part of our environment. High concentrations of these radioactive isotopes in the environment can be a threat to our health. The largest fraction of the natural ...
  • Women in physics in Ghana: Our story 
    Andam, Aba Bentil; Amponsah, Paulina Ekua; Nsiah-Akoto, Irene; Hood, Christiana Odumah; Nyarko, Savannah (University of Cape Coast, 2019-06-03)
    The status of women physicists in academia and industry has improved over the last decade in Ghana but not without challenges. It will take some time before women are well represented, especially at the professorial level. ...