Different soil humus fractions are structurally distinct from each other molecularly, however, the relationship between their microscopic molecular structures and the macroscopic reduction of Cr(VI) is still unknown, ...

Application of multivariate statistics for the interpretation of surface and groundwater data from Tarkwa, a mining community in the Western region of Ghana, is presented in this study. Effluents from extractive industries ...

Black soils have a significant retention effect on the migration of Cr(VI) towards groundwater, and Cr(VI) adsorption and reduction are both involved in this process. However, the adsorption and reduction of Cr(VI) were ...

Background: Polyscias frutcosa (L.) Harms is used as a folk medicine across Afro-Asian regions of the world. Safety of P. frutcosa use in pregnancy remains completely unknown despite its extensive usage. Objectve: The study ...

The paper reports on a process that engaged stakeholders to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the city of Accra’s approach to raising solid waste collection coverage.Stakeholders, working with researchers, have made ...

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 ...

Background and Objective: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are known to be possible carcinogens, teratogenic and endocrine disruptors producing neurobehavioral effects, reproductive abnormalities and thyroid disruption ...

The Wassa West istrict of the western region of Ghana is noted or a large deposit of gold ores. s a result, there is a lot of mining activity in the district, which include both legal and illegal miners. large number of ...

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Leishmaniasis is one of the neglected tropical disease caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania transmitted by sandflies. High cost and lack of oral formulation of existing drugs, rapid ...

Moringa oleifera produces oil which can be extracted and converted to biodiesel. However, the kinetics and thermodynamics of this viable fuel have been seldomly investigated. We examine the kinetics and thermodynamics of ...