Helen Michelle Korkor Essandoh
57 Publications25 Research Themes41 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus
This researcher has conducted extensive research across multiple academic domains, focusing on innovative approaches to environmental and health challenges. Their work encompasses themes such as healthcare waste management, nutrient and mineral recovery, wastewater treatment techniques, and the bioremediation of hazardous substances. Through their publications, they have explored methodologies like response surface analysis for soil aquifer treatment and advancements in anaerobic digestion systems, aiming to address complex environmental issues and improve sustainability across various fields.
Faculty Biography
Helen M. K. Essandoh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. She holds a BSc degree in Civil Engineering, an MSc in Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation and a PhD in the area of wastewater treatment, specifically Soil Aquifer Treatment. The focus of her research is wastewater treatment by the application of various technologies such as soil aquifer treatment, constructed wetlands, vermitechnology and anaerobic digestion. She also carries out research on water quality and treatment, groundwater contamination from onsite sanitation systems as well as solid waste management.
Key Research Themes (25)
Physical Sciences
Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
Physical Sciences
Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
Life Sciences
Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
Health Sciences
Child Nutrition and Water Access
Physical Sciences
Chromium effects and bioremediation
Physical Sciences
Coagulation and Flocculation Studies
Physical Sciences
Collagen: Extraction and Characterization
Life Sciences
Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
Physical Sciences
Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
Physical Sciences
Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques
Life Sciences
Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
Health Sciences
Fungal Biology and Applications
Health Sciences
Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
Physical Sciences
Heavy metals in environment
Physical Sciences
Membrane Separation Technologies
Physical Sciences
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Physical Sciences
Mine drainage and remediation techniques
Physical Sciences
Municipal Solid Waste Management
Physical Sciences
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Physical Sciences
Phosphorus and nutrient management
Physical Sciences
Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
Physical Sciences
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
Social Sciences
Water Governance and Infrastructure
Physical Sciences
Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
Physical Sciences
Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
Publications (57)
Characterisation and Fertiliser Potential of Mechanically Dewatered Faecal Sludge from Anaerobic Digestion
Open AccessCorrection to: Assessment of Energy Potential of Residential Solid Waste in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Open AccessAssessment of Energy Potential of Residential Solid Waste in the Asokore Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Removal of Pharmaceutical Contaminants from Wastewater Using Novel Ceramic Nanomembrane Filters
Open AccessInfluence of substrate particle size and detention time on mycelium-colonized sawdust efficiency for removal of faecal bacteria from slaughterhouse wastewater in batch treatment
Open AccessRecovery of clinically relevant multidrug‐resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> lineages from wastewater in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
Open AccessOilfield produced water and constructed wetlands technology: a comprehensive review
Open AccessValorization of Fecal Sludge Stabilization via Vermicomposting in Microcosm-Enriched Substrates Using Organic Plant-Derived Materials and Agricultural Soil for Compost Production
Design optimization of ceramic membrane filters based on a response surface method
Open AccessLettuce Response to Enhanced Struvite Recovered from Faecal Sludge Effluent and the Probabilistic Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Through the Intake of the Lettuce.
Bone Char Adsorption of COD and Colour from Tannery Wastewater: Breakthrough Curve Analysis and Fixed Bed Dynamic Modelling
Open AccessSelf-supply groundwater in five communities: Moshie Zongo, Aboabo, Kotei, Ayeduase and Apemso in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
Open AccessAssessing the conformity of single-use food plastic packaging products to the applicable standards: A seven-year study of tests conducted at the Ghana Standards Authority
Open AccessDevelopment, Characterisation, and Performance Evaluation of Some Indigenous Plants for Faecal Sludge Treatment in Ghana
Open AccessRecycled clay bricks and palm kernel shell as constructed wetland substrate for wastewater treatment: An engineered closed circuit circular economy approach
Open AccessGreywater generation and reuse among residents of low-income urban settlements in the Oforikrom Municipal Assembly, Ghana
Open AccessPerformance Optimization of Chemical and Green Coagulants in Tannery Wastewater Treatment: A Response Surface Methodology Approach
Open AccessComparative analysis of greywater pollutant removal efficiency with horizontal free water surface flow wetland with other wetland technologies
Open AccessRemoval of Colour and COD from vegetable tannery wastewater onto bone char– Effect of process parameters, adsorption mechanism, kinetics and equilibrium modelling
Performance Evaluation of Dry Faecal Sludge-Derived Activated Carbon (DFSAC) for Wastewater Pollutant Removal: A Case Study of the Lavender Hill Faecal Treatment Plant
Open AccessAdsorption of Sulfamethoxazole in Aqueous Solution Using Chemically Activated Carbon Derived from Panicum Maximum Weed
Open AccessGreywater Quantities and Qualities in Low-Income Kumasi, Ghana: Implications for Sustainable Water Management
Open AccessEvaluating Groundwater Quality in the Asante Akyem Central District of Ghana
Open AccessModelling the interaction between physico-chemical and bacteriological characteristics of oilfields produced water from a waste management facility
Open AccessOilfield wastewater contaminants removal efficiencies of three indigenous plants species in a free water surface flow constructed wetland
Open AccessEnhancing food waste compost quality with nutrient amendments
Open AccessSensitivity of nutritional and microbial content of food wastes to drying technologies
Open AccessVermistabilization of fecal sludge with organic enriched substrates for compost production using two earthworm species (<i>Eisenia foetida</i> and <i>Eudrilus eugeniae</i>)
Self-Supply Water and Sanitation Practices in Peri-Urban and Urban Areas in Kumasi, Ghana
Open AccessArtisanal tannery wastewater: quantity and characteristics
Open AccessOptimization of Coagulation-flocculation Process for Pre-treatment of Artisanal Tannery Wastewater Using Response Surface Methodology
Open AccessPhosphorus recovery by struvite precipitation: a review of the impact of calcium on struvite quality
Open AccessAnaerobic Co-Digestion of Faecal Sludge with paper or Fruit Waste for Biogas a case in Kumasi, Ghana
2021Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
Degradation and accumulation rates of fresh human excreta during vermicomposting by Eisenia fetida and Eudrilus eugeniae
Healthcare waste characteristics and management in Kumasi, Ghana
Open AccessRemoval of pollutants by mycelium colonized sawdust
Open AccessEnvironmental conditions and the performance of free water surface flow constructed wetland: a multivariate statistical approach
Valorization of fecal sludge stabilization via vermicomposting in microcosm enriched substrates using organic soils for vermicompost production
Open AccessModelling the adsorption of iron and manganese by activated carbon from teak and shea charcoal for continuous low flow
Open AccessQuantification and Characterization of Artisanal Tannery Wastewater
Open AccessJoint influence of hydraulic load and hydraulic retention time on oilfields wastewater contaminant removal dynamics in free water surface flow constructed wetland
Open AccessAn insight into artisanal leather making in Ghana
Open AccessEvaluation of selected activated carbon filters and sand media for nutrient and pathogen removal from an anaerobic baffled reactor effluent system
Open AccessDomestic greywater flows and pollutant loads: A neighbourhood study within a university campus in Ghana
Open AccessAssessment of Typha capensis for the remediation of soil contaminated with As, Hg, Cd and Pb
Bioremediation of Soil and Water Contaminated with As, Hg, Cd, and Pb Using Heliconia psittacorum
Water source quality in Ahenema Kokoben, Ghana
Open AccessGreywater in the drains of a sewered community in Ghana
Open AccessEvaluation of the Rate of Heavy Metal Absorptions by Typha Capensis and Heliconia Psittacorum
Indigenous plants for informal greywater treatment and reuse by some households in Ghana
Open AccessNutrient and Microbial Reduction Properties in Pervious Composites for Blackwater Treatment
Open AccessThe Potential of Subsurface Infiltration for the Treatment of Biofil Toilet Technology Effluent
Open AccessRemoval of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen during simulated soil aquifer treatment
Removal of Estrone (E1), 17β-Estradiol (E2) and 17α-Ethinylestradiol (EE2) During Soil Aquifer Treatment of a Model Wastewater
Soil aquifer treatment of artificial wastewater under saturated conditions
Efficiency of soil aquifer treatment in the removal of wastewater contaminants and endocrine disruptors : a study on the removal of triclocarban and estrogens and the effect of chemical oxygen demand and hydraulic loading rates on the reduction of organics and nutrients in the unsaturated and saturated zones of the aquifer
2011Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
Fate of triclocarban during soil aquifer treatment: soil column studies
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Civil Engineering
Total Publications57
Research Themes25
Open Access Papers41
Department of Civil Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology