The hazards of pesticide exposure have been a growing concern globally. increase susceptibility farmers to intoxication is due lack knowledge regarding safe and proper handling. aim this study was evaluate cocoa farmers' by assessing the ways in which they store pesticides, operational habits exhibited during after application use personal protective equipment (PPE) Brong Ahafo Region Ghana. Two hundred forty (240) were randomly selected interviewed using structured questionnaire. Majority...

The call for reclamation of land around Korle Lagoon in Accra, Ghana, where burning e-waste and cultivation vegetables takes place, makes risk assessment heavy metal contaminations important. This study aimed at evaluating the levels contamination soils vegetation lagoon area Accra. Geoaccumulation index, enrichment factor pollution load index were determined to assess contamination. distribution nine metals (Pb, Hg, Cd, As, Zn, Sn, Ni, Cu Cr) soil (0–20 cm) common (Panicum maximum, Imperata...

Residues of organochlorine pesticides were determined in soils and drinking water sources cocoa growing areas Ghana. Soil samples analysed showed the presence four pesticide residues namely lindane (0.005-0.05 mg/kg), beta-HCH (<0.01-0.05 dieldrin (0.005-0.02 p,p'-DDT (0.005-0.04 with occurring most frequently. Similarly, detected (0.01-0.03 µg/l), alpha-endosulfan endosulfan-sulphate (0.01-0.04 µg/l) heptachlor The concentrations soil below their respective US maximum limits (MRLs) for...

Agriculture is an important sector in Ghana's economy, however, with high risk due to natural factors like climate change, pests and diseases bush fires among others. Farmers the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana which known as one major cocoa producing regions, face these risks sometimes results crop failure. The need for farmers therefore insure their farms against loss crucial. Insurance has been a measure guard risk. aim this study was assess farmers' willingness access insurance, affecting...

Pests and diseases are recognised as major factors responsible for the decline in cocoa yield Ghana. This has resulted an increased use of pesticides to increase productivity. The regular application indiscriminate chemicals have been associated with unintended environmental human health consequence. objective this study was determine levels 13 organophosphorus pesticide residues soils drinking water sources around farms Brong Ahafo region Organophosphorus were determined by a high...

Waste incineration is the main waste management strategy used in treating hospital many developing countries. However, release of dioxins, POPs, and heavy metals fly bottom ash poses environmental public health concerns. To determine metal (Hg, Pb, Cd, Cr, Ag) levels incinerator soils 100 m around dump site, samples surrounding soil were collected at 20 m, 40 60 80 1,200 from incinerator. These analyzed using absorption spectrophotometer method. The geoaccumulation (<mml:math...

Abstract The concentration of seven heavy metals in water samples was analyzed along the southwest coast Ghana wet and dry seasons using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Some physicochemical properties were also determined to assess quality water. ranges metal season were; As (1.23–7.84 µg/L), Cu (4.10–24.09 Pb (4.08–57.98 Se (BDL-0.38 Zn (2.86–17.75 µg/L) Hg (0.023–0.068 whereas (2.30–5.78 (25.47–70.73 (0.081–0.158 (0.79–22.80 (0.004–0.047 µg/L). results pH (6.83 7.52), EC...

Low soil fertility is recognized as the major constraint to food production and security in Ghana. An important practice that restores some level of long fallow, however this no longer practiced due increased pressure on land for other purposes. This has resulted decline crop yields areas (forest-savannah transition zone or Sub-humid Ghana) which are known be one baskets country. The soils generally poor require mineral fertilizer increase productivity. In order productivity, use required...

Residual levels of fifteen (15) organochlorine pesticides were determined in 32 cocoa bean samples collected from sixteen (16) selected farms the Dormaa West District Ghana to assess contamination. The results show that all analysed study area had one or more pesticide residues detected them. revealed presence eight at varying concentrations. aldrin (0.02–0.03 mg/kg), dieldrin (0.02–0.04 lindane (0.03–0.05 beta-HCH p,p'-DDE p,p'-DDD p,p'-DDT (0.04–0.05 mg/kg) and methoxychlor mg/kg). most...

Vegetables cultivated close to highways have the potential accumulate potentially toxic elements (PTEs), either through uptake from contaminated soil or via atmospheric deposition vehicular emissions, and pose health risks when ingested by humans. The study investigated concentrations of chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe) in lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ), African eggplant Solanum melongena jute leaves Corchorus olitorius ) at distances...

Agriculture in West Africa is constrained by several yield-limiting factors, such as poor soil fertility, erratic rainfall distributions and low input systems. Projected changes climate, thus, pose a threat since crop production mainly rain-fed. The impact of climate change its variation on the productivity cereals smallholder settings under future systems Navrongo, Ghana Nioro du Rip, Senegal was assessed this study. Data management practices obtained from household surveys projected...

Air pollution and inadequate or poorly equipped health infrastructure are drivers in determining the risks of urban populations globally. The spatial impacts these on densely populated areas remain unexplored, particularly global south. pollutants such as fine particulate matter (PM2.5), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon (CO2), monoxide (CO), tropospheric ozone (O3), nitrogen (NO2) vary spatially along gradients maximum temperature (Tmax), relative humidity (RH), wind speed (WS). current study...

The contamination of pesticides in 32 soils and 64 drinking water samples was investigated from cocoa farms the Dormaa West District Ghana to assess pollution status. A total nine synthetic pyrethroids were measured with a high resolution Varian CP-3800 Gas Chromatograph equipped &lt;sup&gt;63&lt;/sup&gt;Ni electron capture detector (ECD). Eight pyrethroid residues namely fenvalerate, deltamethrin, cypermethrin, bifenthrin, permethrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, allethrin cyfluthrin detected...

Tropical forests are important sources of securing basic human needs (livelihoods) for both the deprived and well-endowed but also critical reducing metric tonnes carbon (tC) emitted from deforestation land degradation. However, inequalities population land-use land-cover change (LULCC) existential threats to sustainable tropical forest reserve management their aboveground biomass stock (AGBCS) in Africa. This study examines extent LULCC, AGBCS perception livelihood effects on Yenku Forest...

Nitrogen fertilizer recovery by lowland rice can be as low 10% and rarely exceeds 60%. Azolla contributes to the nitrogen (N) nutrition of plant through biological N fixation (BNF). This study aimed at assessing influence pinatta on floodwater chemistry, yield, total dry matter uptake rice. The was carried out Dreyer Research Station in South Western Burkina Faso 2005 using a split urea application method called Experiment 1 (E1) which compared with what farmer's practice (E2), is basal NPK...

Introduction Soil health is critical for the efficient management of soil fertility and crop yield in “green” cocoa (GC) ( Theobroma cacao L .) agroforestry systems. However, knowledge about agroecosystem factors that affect healthy productivity systems patchy West Africa. Based on organic (OC) conventional (CC) Ghana, this study examined synergy ecological determine GC. Methods Using multi-stage random sampling, 11 CC OC farms were sampled from three types (ferralsols, lixisols, leptosols)...