Prof. Kwabena Biritwum Nyarko

Professor


Research Areas/Interests

Water Distribution Modelling (hydraulic and water quality) Engineering economics (utility management, water pricing, evaluation of water and sanitatio...~more


Publications

    • Appiah-Effah, E., Nyarko, K.B., Awuah, E and Antwi E.A. (2018). Rotary drum composter as a low-cost method for the removal of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris Trichiura in faecal sludge compost, Water Practice and Technology, 13(2) 237-246. https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2018.018. June 1, 2018.
    • Appiah-Effah E., Nyarko K., Ofosu E. A and Awuah, E. (2016). Effect of bulking materials and mixing ratios on concentration of nutrients during composting of raw faecal sludge from peri-urban areas. Water Practice & Technology Vol 11 No 1, 234-242, IWA Publishing 2016. https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2016.028 . March 01, 2016.
    • Dwumfour-Asare, B., Adantey, P., Nyarko,K.B., and Appiah-Effah, E (2017). Greywater characterization and handling practices among urban households in Ghana: the case of three communities in Kumasi Metropolis. Journal Water Science and Technology. 76 (4): 813-822. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.229. May 5, 2017.
    • Appiah-Effah E., Nyarko K. B., Ofosu E. A and Awuah E. (2015). Heavy metals and microbial loads in raw faecal sludge from low income areas of Ashanti Region of Ghana. Water Practice & Technology, Vol 10, No 1. https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2015.014 . March 01, 2015.
    • Duncan A E., Vries D and Nyarko K. B. (2018) Assessment of heavy metal pollution in the main Pra River and its tributaries in the Pra Basin of Ghana. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management Elsevier 10 (2018) 264–271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2018.06.003. June 30, 2018.
    • Dwumfour-Asare, B., Nyarko, K. B., Essandoh, H. M., Awuah, E., Anim, K. K., and Quaye, A. (2018). “Greywater in the drains of a sewered community in Ghana.” Water Practice and Technology, 13(4): 965-979. https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2018.103. December 01, 2018.
    • Duncan A E., Vries D and Nyarko K. B. (2018) Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in the Sediments of the River Pra and Its Tributaries. Water Air Soil Pollution (2018) 229:272.
    • Mantey, J., Owusu-Nimo, F., Nyarko, K. B. and Aubynn A (2016). The Operational Dynamics of “Galamsey” Within Eleven (11) Selected Districts of the Western Region, Ghana. Journal of Mining and Environment 8(1),11-34. https://dx.doi.org/10.22044/jme.2016.627
    • Woode P.K., Dwumfour-Asare, B., Nyarko,K.B., and Appiah-Effah, E (2018) Cost and effectiveness of water, sanitation and hygiene promotion intervention in Ghana: the case of four communities in the Brong Ahafo region. Elsevier Heliyon Vol 4 Issue 10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00841. October 4, 2018
    • Dwumfour-Asare, B., Nyarko,K.B., Awuah,E., Essandoh, H.M.K., Gyan, B.A and Ofori-Addo, H (2018) Indigenous plants for informal greywater treatment and reuse by some households in Ghana. Journal of Water Re-use and Desalination. 08.4 pp 553-565. https://doi.org/10.2166/wrd.2018.061. March 20, 2018
    • Owusu-Nimo, F., Mantey, J., Nyarko, K. B., Appiah-Effah, E. and Aubynn, A. (2018). Spatial distribution patterns of illegal artisanal small-scale gold mining (Galamsey) operations in Ghana: A focus on the Western Region. Heliyon 4-Elsevier (2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00534. March 1, 2018.

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