Christiana Odumah Hood

• Ph. D
• Lecturer at University of Cape Coast

Radon is a source of ionizing radiation that shows a carcinogenic potential. Thus, tracking radon exposure levels in the environment and managing exposure conditions is necessary for reducing the hazards such as lung cancer, which is known to be the second largest impact of radon on humans worldwide. A LR-115 Type II strippable detector for monitor...

The study assessed the spatial distribution of total mercury (THg) in soils, sediments, mining wastes, and Au-rich Hg-contaminated tailings from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) from Offin, Lower and Upper Pra, Birim, and Anum Rivers, Pra River Basin, Southwestern Ghana. THg measurement using Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (C...

In the present investigation, soil samples were collected from four villages in the Offinso Municipality in both the rainy season and the dry season at a depth of 75 cm and assessed for radium content and exhalation rate using a LR-115 type 2 strippable plastic detector. The can technique was employed for the measurements. The radium content, area...

Abstract. 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. Organizations such as the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) and the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) are...

Consuming fish meal may have health benefits and also contain contaminants. The mean concentrations of ten trace elements (TE) in Sarotherodon melanotheron (Blackchin tilapia) obtained from the Benya Lagoon at Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Municipality (KEEA) in the Central Region of Ghana were determined. Since this fish is consumed as a whole, the p...

Elevated exposure to UltraViolet Radiation (UVR) from the sun has led to adverse effects on human skin and foods, and therefore, the need for materials that offer resistance to UltraViolet (UV) penetration for protection. Some building window and non-window-materials, car-glasses, Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) and Polyethylene Terephthala...

Consuming fish meal may have health benefits and also contain contaminants. The mean concentrations of ten trace elements (TE) in Sarotherodon melanotheron (Blackchin tilapia) obtained from the Benya Lagoon at Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Municipality (KEEA) in the Central Region of Ghana were determined. Since this fish is consumed as a whole, the p...

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 concentrations of seven heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn) in soil sediments collected from 12 different stations within the...

Ghana is said to be the first independent sub-Saharan African country outside South Africa to promote science education and the application of science in industrial and social development. It has long been recognized that many schools' science curricula extend the extracurricular activities of boys more than those of girls. In order to bridge this...

Pseudocyclic Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis, INAA, was applied in the determination of Se, Sc, and Dy in Selene Dorsalis, Pomadasys peroteti, Brachydenterus aurita, Selar crumenophthalmus, Sargocentron hastatus, Dactylopterus volitans, Hemiramphus balao, Auxis thazard, Pagellus belloti, Citharicthys stampflii, Neorossia caroli, Scomber ja...