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Edem Mahu

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0002-0212-8150 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF MARINE AND FISHERIES SCIENCES
Marine Biogeochemistry
Publications

70

Citations

826

H-index

14

i10-index

21

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
11.8
Most cited paper
134
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 22:53
Publications

70 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Microplastic ingestion by pelagic and demersal fish species from the Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean, off the Coast of Ghana
SA Adika, E Mahu, R Crane, R Marchant, J Montford, R Folorunsho, ...
2020 Marine pollution bulletin 153, 110998, 2020 Agriculture 134
Potential human health risks associated with ingestion of heavy metals through fish consumption in the Gulf of Guinea
E Nyarko, CM Boateng, O Asamoah, MO Edusei, E Mahu
2023 Toxicology reports 10, 117-123, 2023 Health Sciences 111
Microplastics in Ghanaian coastal lagoon sediments: their occurrence and spatial distribution
N Chico-Ortiz, E Mahu, R Crane, C Gordon, R Marchant
2020 Regional Studies in Marine Science 40, 101509, 2020 Natural Sciences 88
Distribution and enrichment of trace metals in marine sediments from the Eastern Equatorial Atlantic, off the Coast of Ghana in the Gulf of Guinea
E Mahu, E Nyarko, S Hulme, KH Coale
2015 Marine pollution bulletin 98 (1-2), 301-307, 2015 Agriculture 58
Human health risk and food safety implications of microplastic consumption by fish from coastal waters of the eastern equatorial Atlantic Ocean
E Mahu, WG Datsomor, R Folorunsho, J Fisayo, R Crane, R Marchant, ...
2023 Food control 145, 109503, 2023 Health Sciences 48
Addressing data gaps in marine litter distribution: citizen science observation of plastics in coastal ecosystems by high-school students
AI Catarino, E Mahu, MI Severin, LK Akpetou, P Annasawmy, FE Asuquo, ...
2023 Frontiers in Marine Science 10, 1126895, 2023 Natural Sciences 39
A scoping review of coastal vulnerability, subsidence and sea level rise in Ghana: Assessments, knowledge gaps and management implications
SY Avornyo, KA Addo, P Teatini, P Minderhoud, MN Woillez, ...
2023 Quaternary Science Advances 12, 100108, 2023 Social Sciences 36
Evaluating mangroves as nature-based solutions for coastal protection under current and future sea level rise scenarios
PN Jayson-Quashigah, J Staneva, W Chen, B Djath, E Mahu, ...
2025 Frontiers in Marine Science 12, 1526082, 2025 Natural Sciences 34
Impact of the citizen science project COLLECT on ocean literacy and well-being within a north/west African and south-east Asian context
MI Severin, LK Akpetou, P Annasawmy, FE Asuquo, F Beckman, ...
2023 Frontiers in Psychology 14, 1130596, 2023 Social Sciences 32
Geochronology and historical deposition of trace metals in three tropical estuaries in the Gulf of Guinea
E Mahu, E Nyarko, S Hulme, P Swarzenski, DK Asiedu, KH Coale
2016 Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 177, 31-40, 2016 Humanities 31
The contribution of coastal land subsidence to potential sea-level rise impact in data-sparse settings: The case of Ghana’s Volta delta
SY Avornyo, PSJ Minderhoud, P Teatini, K Seeger, LT Hauser, ...
2024 Quaternary Science Advances 14, 100175, 2024 Agriculture 22
Climate Resilience and Adaptation in West African Oyster Fisheries: An Expert-Based Assessment of the Vulnerability of the Oyster Crassostrea tulipa to Climate …
E Mahu, S Sanko, A Kamara, EO Chuku, E Effah, Z Sohou, Y Zounon, ...
2022 Fishes 7 (4), 205, 2022 Agriculture 21
Impact of agricultural practices on ecosystem health of lagoons: a case study of the Keta Lagoon Complex in Ghana, West Africa
E Mahu, P Danso, MO Edusei, KAA deGraft-Johnson
2023 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 195 (5), 622, 2023 Agriculture 18
Provenance, paleo-weathering and-redox signatures of estuarine sediments from Ghana, Gulf of Guinea
E Mahu, DK Asiedu, E Nyarko, S Hulme, KH Coale, CY Anani
2018 Quaternary International 493, 176-186, 2018 Agriculture 14
Lophelia reefs off North and West Africa–Comparing environment and health
L Buhl-Mortensen, R Houssa, B M’bengue, ES Nyadjro, D Cervantes, ...
2024 Marine Biology 171 (1), 29, 2024 Health Sciences 12
Ocean Decade Vision 2030 White Papers–Challenge 9: Skills, Knowledge, Technology, and Participatory Decision-Making for All.
BK Arbic, E Mahu, K Alexander, PM Buchan, J Hermes, S Kidwai, ...
2024 UNESCO-IOC, 2024 Agriculture 11
Quantification and characterization of microplastics ingested by mangrove oysters across West Africa
E Mahu, TJ Vanderpuye-Orgle, CM Boateng, MO Edusei, GA Yeboah, ...
2024 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 31 (38), 50283-50296, 2024 Natural Sciences 11
Edusei Oti, M., Oguguah, MN, & Gordon, C.(2023). Human health risk and food safety implications of microplastic consumption by fish from coastal waters of the eastern …
E Mahu, WG Datsomor, R Folorunsho, J Fisayo, R Crane, R Marchant, ...
2022 Food Control 145, 109503, 2022 Health Sciences 11
The bulk fluorescein diacetate assay (FDA) as a technique for evaluating biotic impacts of crude oil to coastal sediments
E Mahu, J Moore-Hanaway, B Maurer, N Welschmeyer, KH Coale
2018 Environmental Earth Sciences 77 (22), 751, 2018 Agriculture 11
Low density polyethylene sachets waste: Fuel conversion, characterization and life cycle analysis
PM Maiga, D Dodoo-Arhin, B Andoh, R Boamah, E Boamah, EY Agbley, ...
2023 MRS Advances 8 (12), 686-692, 2023 Agriculture 10
Climate resilience and adaptation in West African oyster fisheries: An expert-based assessment of the vulnerability of the oyster crassostrea tulipa to climate change. Fishes 7 …
E Mahu, S Sanko, A Kamara, EO Chuku, E Effah, Z Sohou, Y Zounon, ...
2022 Natural Sciences 10
Enhancing satellite oceanography-driven research in West Africa: A case study of capacity development in an underserved region
ES Nyadjro, BK Arbic, CE Buckingham, PE Martin, E Mahu, JK Ansong, ...
2022 Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences 5 (1), 1-13, 2022 Agriculture 9
Petrography of detrital zircons from sandstones of the Lower Devonian Accraian Formation, SE Ghana: Implications on provenance
CY Anani, RO Anim, BN Armah, JF Atichogbe, PA Sakyi, E Mahu, ...
2020 Geological Journal 55 (5), 3716-3731, 2020 Agriculture 9
Geochemical assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments: A case study of the Tema Port, Ghana
E Nyarko, A Fletcher, S Addo, BAK Foli, E Mahu
2014 Journal of Shipping and Ocean Engineering 4 (3-4), 2014 Engineering 7
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BK Arbic, E Mahu, K Alexander, PM Buchan, J Hermes, S Kidwai, ...
1900 A., Sant, G., Seeyave, S., Sun, 0 Agriculture 7