Eric Akortia

About

Environmental monitoring for persistent bio-accumulative and toxic substances with a particular interest in the legacy brominated flame retardants and their alternative chemicals in environmental matrices.

Employment

• Ghana Atomic Energy Commission Research Scientist
  2009 - Present

Education

• Tshwane University of Technology Ph.D.
  2014 - 2018

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (4)

• Soil concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and trace metals from an electronic waste dump site in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana: Implications for human exposure
  Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2017 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.12.008
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• A review of sources, levels, and toxicity of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and their transformation and transport in various environmental compartments
  Environmental Reviews 2016 DOI: 10.1139/er-2015-0081
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• Concentration profiles, source apportionment and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in dumpsite soils from Agbogbloshie e-waste dismantling site, Accra, Ghana
  Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2016 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6311-3
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• Indoor radon gas levels in selected homes in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
  Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology 2010
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