Dr. Thomas Peprah Agyekum

Lecturer


Research Areas/Interests

Pollution (Air & Water)                            Climate change Occupati...~more


Publications

    Journal Articles

    Issah, I., Arko-Mensah, J., Agyekum, T. P., Dwomoh, D. & Fobil, J. N. (2022). Health Risks Associated with Informal Electronic Waste Recycling in Africa: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (21), 14278. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114278.

    Agyekum, T. P., Antwi-Agyei, P. & Dougill, A. J. (2022). The contribution of weather forecast information to agriculture, water, and energy sectors in East and West Africa: A systematic review. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, 935696. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.935696.

    Issah, I., Arko-Mensah, J., Rozek, L. S., Zarins, K. R., Dwomoh, D., Agyekum, T. P., . . . Fobil, J. N. (2022). Association between toxic and essential metals in blood and global DNA methylation among electronic waste workers in Agbogbloshie, Ghana. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20954-z.

    Agyekum, T. P., Arko-Mensah, J., Botwe, P. K., Hogarh, J. N., Issah, I., Dwomoh, D., Billah, M. K., Dadzie, S. K., Robins, T. G. & Fobil, J. N. (2022). Effects of elevated temperatures on the growth and development of adult Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes. Journal of Medical Entomology, 59(4), 1413–1420. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjac046.

    Agyekum, T. P., Arko-Mensah, J., Botwe, P. K., Hogarh, J. N., Issah, I., Dadzie, S. K., Dwomoh, D., Billah, M. K., Robins, T. & Fobil, J. N. (2022). Relationship between temperature and Anopheles gambiae sensu lato mosquitoes' susceptibility to pyrethroids and expression of metabolic enzymes. Parasites & Vectors, 15, 163. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05273-z.

    Agyekum, T. P., Arko-Mensah, J., Botwe, P. K., Hogarh, J. N., Issah, I., Dwomoh, D., . . . Fobil, J. N. (2022). Effects of elevated temperatures on the development of immature stages of Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) mosquitoes. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 27, 338–346. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13732.

    Agyekum, T. P., Botwe, P.K., Arko-Mensah, J., Issah, I., Acquah, A.A., Hogarh, J.N., Dwomoh, D., Robins, T.G., Fobil, J.N. (2021). A systematic review of the effects of temperature on Anopheles mosquito development and survival: implications for malaria control in a future warmer climate. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health18, 7255. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147255.

    Issah, I., Arko-Mensah, J., Agyekum, T. P., Dwomoh, D., & Fobil, J. N. (2021). Electronic waste exposure and DNA damage: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Reviews on environmental health. https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2021-0074.

    Issah, I., Arko-Mensah, J., Rozek, L. S., Zarins, K. R., Agyekum, T. P., Dwomoh, D., . . . Fobil, J. N. (2021). Association between global DNA methylation (LINE-1) and occupational particulate matter exposure among informal electronic-waste recyclers in Ghana. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2021.1969007.

    Issah, I., Arko-Mensah, J., Rozek, L. S., Zarins, K. R., Agyekum, T. P., Dwomoh, D., ... & Fobil, J. N. (2021). Global DNA (LINE-1) methylation is associated with lead exposure and certain job tasks performed by electronic waste workers. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-021-01733-8.

    Hogarh, J. N., Agyekum, T. P., Bempah, C. K., Owusu-Ansah, E. D., Avicor, S. W., Awandare, G. A., ... & Obiri-Danso, K. (2018). Environmental health risks and benefits of the use of mosquito coils as malaria prevention and control strategy. Malaria journal17(1), 265. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2412-4.

    Antwi-Agyei, P., Dougill, A. J., Agyekum, T. P., and Stringer, L. C. (2018). Alignment between nationally determined contributions and the sustainable development goals for West Africa. Climate Policy, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2018.1431199.

     

    Conference Papers

    Osei-Tutu, C., Obuam, P. K., Agyekum, T. P., Hogarh, J. N. (2023, May). Occupational Health Hazards at the Sokoban Wood Village, Kumasi, Ghana. In Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Research Conference Abstracts.

    Agyekum, T. P., Arko-Mensah, J., Botwe, P. K., Hogarh, J. N., Issah, I., Dwomoh, D., . . . Fobil, J. N. (2023, May). Effects of elevated temperatures on the developmental stages of Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) mosquitoes. In Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Research Conference Abstracts.

    Issah, I., Arko-Mensah, J., Dwomoh, D., Zarins, K. R., Agyekum, T. P., Batterman, S., ... & Fobil, J. N. (2020, October). LINE1 methylation is differentially associated with lead exposure and job-tasks performed by electronic waste workers. In ISEE Conference Abstracts (Vol. 2020, No. 1).


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