Prof. Benedicta Yayra Fosu-Mensah
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
DepartmentINSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SANITATION STUDIES SECRETARIAT
Climate changeEnvironmental ScienceHeavy metal pollutionPesticedies residues
Publication activity
Publication statistics
Publications
73 matching publications
| Publication | Year | Journal | Thematic area | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers’ perception and adaptation to climate change: a case study of Sekyedumase district in Ghana BY Fosu-Mensah, PLG Vlek, DS MacCarthy |
2012 | Environment, Development and Sustainability 14 (4), 495-505, 2012 | Natural Sciences | 820 |
| Pesticides exposure and the use of personal protective equipment by cocoa farmers in Ghana ED Okoffo, M Mensah, BY Fosu-Mensah |
2016 | Environmental Systems Research 5 (1), 17, 2016 | Agriculture | 262 |
| Heavy metals concentration and distribution in soils and vegetation at Korle Lagoon area in Accra, Ghana BY Fosu-Mensah, E Addae, D Yirenya-Tawiah, F Nyame |
2017 | Cogent Environmental Science 3 (1), 1405887, 2017 | Natural Sciences | 168 |
| Assessment of organochlorine pesticide residues in soils and drinking water sources from cocoa farms in Ghana BY Fosu-Mensah, ED Okoffo, G Darko, C Gordon |
2016 | SpringerPlus 5 (1), 869, 2016 | Agriculture | 154 |
| A double-hurdle model estimation of cocoa farmers’ willingness to pay for crop insurance in Ghana ED Okoffo, EK Denkyirah, DT Adu, BY Fosu-Mensah |
2016 | SpringerPlus 5 (1), 873, 2016 | Agriculture | 115 |
| Organophosphorus pesticide residues in soils and drinking water sources from cocoa producing areas in Ghana BY Fosu-Mensah, ED Okoffo, G Darko, C Gordon |
2016 | Environmental Systems Research 5 (1), 10, 2016 | Agriculture | 113 |
| Heavy metal contamination of soils around a hospital waste incinerator bottom ash dumps site M Adama, R Esena, B Fosu-Mensah, D Yirenya-Tawiah |
2016 | Journal of environmental and public health 2016 (1), 8926453, 2016 | Health Sciences | 109 |
| Heavy metals concentration and pollution index (HPI) in drinking water along the southwest coast of Ghana R Appiah-Opong, A Ofori, M Ofosuhene, E Ofori-Attah, FKE Nunoo, ... |
2021 | Applied Water Science 11 (3), 57, 2021 | Multidisciplinary / Unclassified | 101 |
| Urbanizing with or without nature: Pollution effects of human activities on water quality of major rivers that drain the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana G Darko, S Obiri-Yeboah, SA Takyi, O Amponsah, LS Borquaye, ... |
2022 | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 194 (1), 38, 2022 | Multidisciplinary / Unclassified | 78 |
| The effect of phosphorus and nitrogen fertilizers on grain yield, nutrient uptake and use efficiency of two maize (Zea mays L.) varieties under rain fed condition on … BY Fosu-Mensah, M Mensah |
2016 | Environmental Systems Research 5 (1), 22, 2016 | Agriculture | 76 |
| Simulating impact of seasonal climatic variation on the response of maize (Zea mays L.) to inorganic fertilizer in sub-humid Ghana BY Fosu-Mensah, DS MacCarthy, PLG Vlek, EY Safo |
2012 | Nutrient cycling in agroecosystems 94 (2), 255-271, 2012 | Agriculture | 65 |
| Persistent organochlorine pesticide residues in cocoa beans from Ghana, a concern for public health ED Okoffo, BY Fosu-Mensah, C Gordon |
2016 | International Journal of Food Contamination 3 (1), 5, 2016 | Health Sciences | 57 |
| Climate change impact and variability on cereal productivity among smallholder farmers under future production systems in West Africa DS MacCarthy, M Adam, BS Freduah, BY Fosu-Mensah, PAY Ampim, ... |
2021 | Sustainability 13 (9), 5191, 2021 | Natural Sciences | 54 |
| Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in the semi-arid regions of West Africa J Padgham, A Abubakari, J Ayivor, K Dietrich, B Fosu-Mensah, C Gordon, ... |
2015 | — | Natural Sciences | 46 |
| Contamination levels of organophosphorus and synthetic pyrethroid pesticides in cocoa beans from Ghana ED Okoffo, BY Fosu-Mensah, C Gordon |
2017 | Food control 73, 1371-1378, 2017 | Agriculture | 43 |
| Synthetic pyrethroids pesticide residues in soils and drinking water sources from cocoa farms in Ghana BY Fosu-Mensah, ED Okoffo, M Mensah |
2016 | Environment and pollution 5 (1), 60, 2016 | Agriculture | 36 |
| Modelling maize (Zea mays L.) productivity and impact of climate change on yield and nutrient utilization in sub-humid Ghana BY Fosu-Mensah |
2012 | Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung, 2012 | Natural Sciences | 34 |
| Impacts of climate change and climate variability on maize yield under rainfed conditions in the sub-humid zone of Ghana: A scenario analysis using APSIM BY Fosu-Mensah, A Manchadi, PLG Vlek |
2019 | West African Journal of Applied Ecology 27 (1), 108 126-108 126, 2019 | Natural Sciences | 33 |
| 5. The Role of Formal and Informal Institutions in Smallholder Agricultural Adaptation: The Case of Lawra and Nandom Districts, Ghana R Abass, AM Mensah, BY Fosu-Mensah |
2018 | West African Journal of Applied Ecology 26, 56-72, 2018 | Agriculture | 32 |
| 10. Agriculture and gender roles in the semi-arid region of Ghana M Mensah, BY Fosu-Mensah |
2020 | West African Journal of Applied Ecology 28 (1), 144-157, 2020 | Agriculture | 31 |
| The response of maize to N fertilization in a sub-humid region of Ghana: understanding the processes using a crop simulation model DS MacCarthy, PLG Vlek, BY Fosu-Mensah |
2012 | Improving soil fertility recommendations in Africa using the Decision …, 2012 | Agriculture | 30 |
| Livelihood, carbon and spatiotemporal land-use land-cover change in the Yenku forest reserve of Ghana, 2000–2020 JO Acheampong, EM Attua, M Mensah, BY Fosu-Mensah, RA Apambilla, ... |
2022 | International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 112 …, 2022 | Multidisciplinary / Unclassified | 27 |
| Potentially Toxic Elements’ Accumulation and Health Risk of Consuming Vegetables Cultivated along the Accra‐Tema Motorway E Boahen, BY Fosu-Mensah, SS Koranteng, DA Darko, G Obuobi, ... |
2024 | Journal of Chemistry 2024 (1), 6438563, 2024 | Health Sciences | 26 |
| Effects of Broussonetia papyrifera invasion and land use on vegetation characteristics in a tropical forest of Ghana DM Adigbli, AK Anning, JK Adomako, BY Fosu-Mensah |
2019 | Journal of Forestry Research 30 (4), 1363-1373, 2019 | Multidisciplinary / Unclassified | 23 |
| The influenec of Azolla pinnata on floodwater chemistry, grain yield and nitrogen uptake of rice in dano, southwestern Burkina Faso BY Fosu-Mensah, PLG Vlek, G Manske, M Mensah |
2015 | Journal of Agricultural Science 7 (8), 118, 2015 | Natural Sciences | 23 |