Search Results - "Nukpezah, Daniel"
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Accumulation of heavy metals and human health risk assessment of vegetable consumption from a farm within the Korle lagoon catchment
Published in Heliyon (01-05-2023)“…The Korle lagoon is known to have high concentration of heavy metals. The use of land for agriculture and water for irrigation within the Korle Lagoon's…”
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Towards low carbon agriculture: Systematic-narratives of climate-smart agriculture mitigation potential in Africa
Published in Current research in environmental sustainability (01-12-2020)“…The agricultural sector is the second major source of climate change globally, contributing to anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. In low-to-middle…”
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Characterisation of litter and their deposition at the banks of coastal lagoons in Ghana
Published in Heliyon (01-03-2022)“…Coastal lagoons near shores of the marine environment are transitional zones that accumulate litter in transit to the oceans. In view of this, it is important…”
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Reduced Bacterial Counts from a Sewage Treatment Plant but Increased Counts and Antibiotic Resistance in the Recipient Stream in Accra, Ghana—A Cross-Sectional Study
Published in Tropical medicine and infectious disease (14-05-2021)“…Wastewater treatment plants receive sewage containing high concentrations of bacteria and antibiotics. We assessed bacterial counts and their antibiotic…”
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Contamination from mercury and other heavy metals in a mining district in Ghana: discerning recent trends from sediment core analysis
Published in Environmental systems research (12-04-2016)“…Background Many years of gold mining in Ghana has generated huge environmental legacy issues, particularly contamination from heavy metals and metalloids. The…”
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Evaluation of thermal comfort in library buildings in the tropical climate of Kumasi, Ghana
Published in Energy and buildings (01-08-2022)“…•At the mean temperature of 26.9 °C, 79% of the surveyed felt ‘cool’ or ‘slightly cool’•At the mean operative temperature of 30.4 °C, 45.7% of the surveyed…”
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Heavy metal mobility, bioavailability, and potential toxicity in sediments of the Korle lagoon in Ghana
Published in International journal of environmental studies (01-12-2023)“…This study aimed to identify the mobility, bioavailability, and potential toxicity of heavy metals (HM) in sediments of the Korle lagoon using metal partition…”
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Assessing levels of selected heavy metals with other pollutants in soil and water resources in Nandom District in the semi-arid northwestern Ghana
Published in Environmental monitoring and assessment (01-12-2022)“…This study assessed heavy metal contaminations of soils in cultivated fields (or farms) and water samples from rivers, boreholes, and dug-out wells in Nandom…”
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Community forestry in Cameroon: Insights on state institutional deficits
Published in Trees, Forests and People (Online) (01-03-2022)“…Community forestry (CF) was set-up in Cameroon about 20 years ago to enable better environmental, economic, and social benefits for communities. Since then,…”
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Food system flows and distribution for the Accra metropolis: Unfolding the policy dimensions
Published in Legon journal of the humanities (01-05-2022)“…The continuous growth of cities in developing countries portends the challenge of food provisioning. This study therefore examined the policy dimensions of…”
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Climate-smart agriculture: Greenhouse gas mitigation in climate-smart villages of Ghana
Published in Environmental sustainability (01-12-2022)“…Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach that helps guide actions to transform agri-food systems towards green and climate-resilient practices and it…”
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Nature of climate change-induced risks in semi-arid northwestern Ghana: Gauged observations, perceptions of smallholder farmers, and perspectives for livelihood adaptation
Published in Information development (10-07-2023)“…Climate variability and impact have been an endemic challenge to smallholder farmers who largely depend on rainy weather for livelihoods in semi-arid…”
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Sedimentation and sediment core profile of heavy metals in the Owabi reservoir in Ghana
Published in Lakes & Reservoirs : Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use (01-06-2019)“…Tropical reservoirs are important for numerous socioeconomic and ecological reasons, including water supply, fishing and flood control. These functions are…”
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An Examination of Forest Certification Status among Logging Companies in Cameroon
Published in International scholarly research notices (2014)“…This paper assesses the level of interest, awareness, and adoption of ISO 14001 and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification schemes among logging…”
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