Many local butchers in Ghana have been using scrap tyres as substitute for firewood to singe slaughtered ruminants. This study analysed such singed hides from seven goats and three cattle in unregulated local slaughtering ...

The study looked at the levels of manganese, copper, cobalt, and iron in water and sediments from seven different water bodies along the coastal belt of Ghana using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry method. The concentration ...

Background: Polyscias frutcosa is used widely as food, remedy for diseases, and as anornamental across Afro-Asian countries. For instance, P. frutcosa is used traditionally as an ant-asthma, ant-tussive, and a muco-suppressant ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find out and document what reforms have taken place in the institutional structure for solid waste management (SWM) in Kumasi since the inception of a National Environmental ...

The Pra Basin is one of the Basins in Ghana with a high level of illegal mining activities. Heavy metal pollution in water bodies is common in areas where illegal mining is practiced. This study focused on the assessment ...

The need for simple, cheaper and high performance hospital effluent treatment system in Kete-Krachi District which is adjacent to the Lake Volta has necessitated this study. This study focuses on assessing, and treating ...

This study aims to investigate the influence of sunlight on the photooxidation of tropical oils (TOs). Coconut oil (CNO), palm oil (PO), and palm kernel oil (PKO) were chosen for determining the indicators of photooxidation ...

Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagititolium) and Watercocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) have gained increased importance in the diets of majority of people in developing countries such as Ghana. The concentration levels of arsenic, ...

Phyllanthus amarus is a medicinal plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae and commonly known as ‘carry-me-seed’ or quinine weed. The whole plant was subjected to solvent extractions using petroleum ether and ethanol. ...

Background: Aqueous extracts of Tridax procumbens (TP) (Compositae) and Phyllanthus amarus (PA) (Euphorbiaceae) are used in traditional medicine in Ghana to treat malaria. Previous studies have demonstrated the anti-trypanosoma, ...