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Lailah Gifty Akita

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences, University of Ghana Google Scholar

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

59

Citations

350

H-index

10

i10-index

10

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
5.9
Most cited paper
70
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:54
Publications

59 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Monitoring of organic micropollutants in Ghana by combination of pellet watch with sediment analysis: E-waste as a source of PCBs
J Hosoda, J Ofosu-Anim, EB Sabi, LG Akita, S Onwona-Agyeman, ...
2014 Marine pollution bulletin 86 (1-2), 575-581, 2014 Agriculture 70
Spatial distribution and ecology of the Recent Ostracoda from Tangra Yumco and adjacent waters on the southern Tibetan Plateau: a key to palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
LG Akita, P Frenzel, J Wang, N Börner, P Peng
2016 Limnologica 59, 21-43, 2016 Natural Sciences 45
International pellet watch: Global monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in plastic resin pellets
T Ohgaki, H Takada, R Yoshida, K Mizukawa, BG Yeo, M Alidoust, N Hirai, ...
2021 Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research 1, 75-90, 2021 Agriculture 33
Stable isotopes and trace elements in modern ostracod shells: implications for reconstructing past environments on the Tibetan Plateau, China
N Börner, B De Baere, LG Akita, R Francois, KP Jochum, P Frenzel, L Zhu, ...
2017 Journal of Paleolimnology 58 (2), 191-211, 2017 Agriculture 29
Ostracod‐based reconstruction of Late Quaternary lake level changes within the Tangra Yumco lake system (southern Tibetan Plateau)
M Alivernini, LG Akita, M Ahlborn, N Börner, T Haberzettl, T Kasper, ...
2018 Journal of Quaternary Science 33 (6), 713-720, 2018 Agriculture 24
A baseline study of spatial variability of bacteria (total coliform, E. coli, and Enterococcus spp.) as biomarkers of pollution in ten tropical Atlantic beaches: concern …
LG Akita, J Laudien, C Biney, MO Akrong
2021 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 (36), 50941-50965, 2021 Health Sciences 23
Ostracoda (Crustacea) as indicators of subaqueous mass movements: An example from the large brackish lake Tangra Yumco on the southern Tibetan Plateau, China
LG Akita, P Frenzel, T Haberzettl, T Kasper, J Wang, K Reicherter
2015 Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 419, 60-74, 2015 Agriculture 20
Geochemical contamination in the Densu estuary, Gulf of Guinea, Ghana
LG Akita, J Laudien, E Nyarko
2020 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27 (34), 42530-42555, 2020 Natural Sciences 18
Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a community-driven project
JA Smith, EM Dowding, AA Abdelhady, P Abondio, R Araújo, T Aze, ...
2025 Paleobiology 51 (3), 408-431, 2025 Agriculture 17
Recent brackish water Foraminifera and Ostracoda from two estuaries in Ghana, and their potential as (palaeo) environmental indicators
O Gildeeva, LG Akita, J Biehler, P Frenzel, M Alivernini
2021 Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 256, 107270, 2021 Agriculture 14
Benzotriazole UV-stabilizers in beached plastic resin pellets collected across the world including remote islands: evidence of plastic-mediated long-range environmental …
L MATSUNAGA, H TAKADA, F SAKANE, N HIRAI, M ALIDOUST, BG YEO, ...
2025 Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research 5, 26-34, 2025 Agriculture 8
Think great: Be great
LG Akita
2014 Beautiful Quotes. ISBN-13, 978-1502830999, 2014 Agriculture 7
Physicochemical influence on the spatial distribution of faecal bacteria and polychaetes in the Densu Estuary, Ghana
LG Akita, J Laudien, M Akrong, C Biney, E Nyarko, S Addo
2020 African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 14 (6), 139-158, 2020 Health Sciences 6
Assessment of hydrological pathway and water quality of the Songor wetland, Ghana
K Emmanuel, A Samuel, AL Gifty
2019 Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol 13, 511-523, 2019 Agriculture 6
Donax pulchellus and Donax rugosus on Sandy Beaches, Ghana
LG Akita, J Laudien, KA Armah
2014 Agriculture 6
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
ES Nyadjro, A Oikonomou, AO Saba, E Mahu, G Vagenas, JK Ansong, ...
2024 The Oceanography Society 38 (1), 1-4, 2024 Agriculture 5
THE COASTAL OCEAN ENVIRONMENT SUMMER SCHOOL IN NIGERIA AND GHANA
BK Arbic, J Adjetey, A Agyekumhene, MF Akinwunmi, LG Akita, ...
2025 Oceanography 38 (1), 40-45, 2025 Agriculture 4
Short-term response of flat tree oyster, Isognomon alatus to CO2 acidified seawater in laboratory and field experiments
LG Akita
2021 African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2021 Natural Sciences 4
Physicochemical characteristics of the Great Kwa River (Gulf of Guinea): Controls of tidal dynamics and environmental sustainability in a tropical mesotidal system
CN Emeka, VI Emeka, AE Itam, BO Ekpo, LG Akita, BO Omang, CA Agim, ...
2026 Victoria 5383, 686X, 2026 Agriculture 2
Assessment of the rainy season physicochemical properties of the Qua-Iboe River estuary, southeast Nigeria
CN Emeka, VI Emeka, AE Itam, VN Obim, SU Eteng, LG Akita
2024 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (IJNAS) 17 (1&), 2, 2024 Agriculture 2
Heavy metal levels in coastal waters of a tropical estuary: Qua-Iboe River estuary, southeast Nigeria
VI Emeka, CN Emeka, AE Itam, A Ambo, AC Ukpe, LG Akita
2024 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES (IJNAS) 17 (1&), 2, 2024 Agriculture 2
Spatial variation of heavy metals in coastal waters of the Cross River estuary, southeast Nigeria
VI Emeka, CN Emeka, E Agi-Odey, SU Eteng, AE Itam, LG Akita
2024 Int J Nat Appl Sci 17 (1), 52-59, 2024 Agriculture 2
Distribution of recent ostracoda and their use in palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of Tangra Yumco, Central Tibetan Plateau
LG Akita, P Frenzel, N Börner, J Wang, P Peng
2012 Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 44 (7), 40, 2012 Agriculture 2
Ostracodes as indicators of Late Quaternary aquatic and monsoon system changes on the southern Tibetan Plateau
L Akita
2016 Agriculture 1
Comparative Hydrodynamic and Physicochemical Characteristics of the Calabar River and Qua-Iboe Estuary, Gulf of Guinea
VI Emeka, CN Emeka, LG Akita, FM Nwosu, CA Agim, AC Ukpe
2026 Agriculture 0