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Each is necessary and none is redundant: The need for science in developing countries

Brown-Acquaye H.A.; Cobern W.W. (2001)

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Evaluation of airborne lead levels in storage battery workshops and some welding environments in Kumasi metropolis in Ghana

Dartey, E; Adimado, A.A; Agyarko, K (Published in Environ Monit Asses, 2010)

Airborne lead levels were assessed in nine workshops, three each from battery, elec- tronic repair, and welding sources within the Kumasi Metropolis in Ghana. Samples were col- lected at 0, 2.5, and 5.0 m away from the ...
The Use of Computers and Internet as Supplementary Source of Educational Material: A Case Study of the Senior High Schools in the Tema Metropolis in Ghana

Amenyedzi, F.W.K; Lartey, M.N; Dzomeku, B.M (Published in CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, 2011)

This study was conducted to assess the computer and Internet usage as supplementary educational material to enhance quality education; help improve educational management and planning; how students use the computers ...
CARBAP and innovation on the plantain banana in Western and Central Africa

Ganry, J; Dzomeku, B.M; Kwa, M; Tomekpe, K (Published in International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2011)

Plantain is considered as a major staple food in Central and Western Africa with a production estimated at approximately 8 million tons (Lescot, 2007). But almost all small producers do not have access yet or do not use ...
Physico-chemical assessment of mosquito breeding sites from selected mining communities at the Obuasi Municipality in Ghana.

Adu, B.K; Obiri-Danso, K (Published in Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2012)

A survey was conducted in the Obuasi Municipality in Ghana to assess the impact of some physic-chemicals in waters of mosquito breeding sites from 15 randomly selected communities. The water samples, collected fortnightly ...
Traced metals and nutrients in mosquito breeding sites at the Obuasi Municipality Of Ashanti region in Ghana

Obiri-Danso, K; Tiimub, B.M; Adu, B.K; Kuffour, R.A (Published in Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2012)

A survey was conducted in the Obuasi Municipality to assess the impact of some trace metals and nutrients on mosquito breeding sites from 15 randomly selected communities. The water samples, collected fortnightly for ...
Quality determination of groundwater for drinking at Nkawkaw in the eastern region of Ghana

Akwatia, G.A; Tiimub, B.M; Kuffour, R.A (Published in Civil and Environmental Research, 2012)

The physical, trace element and microbiology of groundwater randomly collected from four boreholes namely (BH3, BH5, BH103 and BH105) at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region of Ghana were examined by comparing it to the Ghana ...
Some physiochemical and heavy metal concentration in surface water stream of Tutuka in the Kenyasi mining catchment area

Tiimub, B.M; Bia, A; Awuah, R.T (Published in nternational Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2012)

The research was conducted in the Akantansu stream of Tutuka in Kenyasi in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana from October 2010 to January 2011. The objectives of the study were to find out the contamination levels of pH, ...
Bacterial contamination levels of lettuce irrigated with waste water in the Kumasi Metropolis

Tiimub, B.M; Kuffour, R.A; Kwarteng, A.S (Published in Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare, 2012)

Consumption of vegetables contaminated with pathogenic micro organisms, particularly, in areas where urban waste water is used to irrigate vegetable crops is suspected to be a factor in outbreaks of some public health ...
Hazardous metals concentrations in traditionally used unregistered herbal drugs sold at six selected Suburbs of Kumasi, Ashanti Region of Ghana

Owusu- Boateng, G; Sarpong, K (Published in Global Advanced Research Journal of Educational Research and Review, 2013)

The emerging global significance and the possible faster rate of increase in interest of herbal drugs for treating various illnesses cannot be underestimated. This coupled with the associated health risk posed by these ...
Urinary arsenic and mercury levels in artisanal miners in some communities in the Obuasi Municipality of Ghana

Acheampong-Marfo, M; Darko, G; Sarpong, K; Dartey, E (Published in Journal of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 2013)

There are a large number of small-scale artisan gold miners who use mercury in the extraction of gold in Ghana. The extraction process releases arsenic and mercury into the environment with its associated risk to human ...
Cost functions for predicting capital expenditure of small town water systems in Ghana

Dwumfour-Asare, B; Ristinmaa, K; Nyarko, K.B (Publihsed in VATTEN – Journal of Water Management and Research, 2013)

Using data gathered by the WASHCost project in Ghana, this study uses cost functions to predict capital ex penditure for construction of piped water systems for small towns in Ghana. The data was collected from 45 small ...
Potable quality determination of groundwater from point collection sources in the Asante Mampong Municipality of Ashanti Region in Ghana

Tiimub, B.M; Adu-Gyamfi, A (Published in American International Journal of Contemporary Research, 2013)

A study was conducted to determine the potable quality of groundwater from point collection sources in the Asante Mampong Muicipality of Ghana in 2011. Groundwater was collected from 4 actively used hand pump boreholes ...
Proximate Analyses of Three Brands of Bread under Different Storage Conditions Available on the Ghanaian Market

Tiimub, B.M (Published in Food Science and Quality Management, 2013)

A study was conducted to evaluate the proximate value of three brands of bread under different package conditions available on the Ghanaian market. Bread samples were analyzed at the Crops Research Institute laboratory ...
Alumni perceptions of their alma mater of a public university in Ghana

Twum-Ampomah, M.K; Danso, H (Published in Journal of Education and Practice, 2013)

The purpose of the study was to examine alumni perceptions of their alma mater, thus University of Education, Winneba – Kumasi Campus (UEW-K) in Ghana. The study was a cross-sectional survey of 750 respondents using ...
Bioaccessibility of lead in airborne particulates from car battery repair work

Dartey E.; Berlinger B.; Thomassen Y.; Ellingsen D.G.; Odland J.O.; Nartey V.K.; Yeboah F.A.; Weinbruch S. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014)

The bioaccessibility of Pb in air particulate matter from two car battery repair workshops in Kumasi (Ghana) was measured (64 full shift personal aerosol samples). An artificial lung lining fluid simulant (Hatch solution) ...
Does disability matter? Disability in sexual and reproductive health policies and research in Ghana

Mprah W.K.; Anafi P.; Sekyere F.O. (Baywood Publishing Co. Inc., 2014)

Gaps in national Ghanaian sexual and reproductive health (SRH) policies and research in terms of attention given to persons with disabilities are identified and ways to redirect policies to include them suggested. Policies ...
Incentives for water supply to the urban poor and the role of the regulator in Ghana

Nyarko K.B.; Oduro-Kwarteng S.; Dwumfour-Asare B.; Boakye K.O. (Inderscience Publishers, 2016)

Urban water coverage in Ghana has been increasing but urban water supply to the poor is a challenge. This paper examines the incentive mechanisms in use in the urban water sector to serve the poor. The paper is based on ...
Towards sustainable utilisation of water resources: A comprehensive analysis of Ghana's National Water Policy

Monney I.; Ocloo K. (IWA Publishing, 2017)

In the years ahead, meeting the challenges of food security in a water scarce world will require drastic changes in the way water resources are managed. Accordingly, Ghana's water sector has seen tremendous changes over ...
Beyond the MDG water target to universal water coverage in Ghana: The key transformative shifts required

Monney I.; Antwi-Agyei P. (IWA Publishing, 2018)

Ghana achieved its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) water target about a decade before the 2015 deadline. However, as the world shifts focus to achieving sustainable universal water coverage, there is the need for redoubled ...

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