Lyndon Nii Adjiri Sackey
Department of Environmental SciencePhysical SciencesLife SciencesHealth SciencesSocial Sciences

Lyndon Nii Adjiri Sackey

51 Publications25 Research Themes38 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher integrates innovative technologies across multiple domains to advance sustainability efforts, focusing on integrating sustainable supply chain management practices, microplastic mitigation strategies, composting principles, wastewater treatment innovations, soil health research, and toxicological assessments. Their work bridges physical sciences with broader societal issues, addressing environmental, social, and economic challenges through biodegradable solutions, eco-friendly practices, and innovative bioremediation techniques.

Faculty Biography

Lyndon Nii Adjiri Sackey is a lecturer at the Department of Environmental Science, Kwame University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He holds a Ph.D. Environmental Chemistry and Technology from the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, MSc. Regional Development and Governance from the University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic, MSc. and BSc. Environmental Science from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana and the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana respectively, and HND Science Laboratory Technology from Accra Polytechnic, Accra, Ghana.His area of specialization is in environmental toxicology, ecological risk assessment, bioremediation, pollution control, and water quality assessment. Additionally, he has an interest in operations and maintenance of landfill sites, management of transfer stations, and environmental management among others.Lyndon worked as a research assistant at the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, and also as a Ph.D. guest at the Vrije University in Amsterdam where he worked on the toxicity of microplastics on soil invertebrates. He worked as a landfill supervisor and assistant operations manager at Zoomlion Ghana Ltd and Waste Landfills Company Ltd respectively and has been certified as landfill manager from the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Canada. He has experience in using aquatic organisms such as algae, duckweed, and daphnia for testing the toxicity of environmental samples (wood and landfill leachates).He was a team member on a World Bank sponsored project for the decommissioning of the Mallam 1&2 dump sites at Mallam-Accra. He also worked as the Principal Investigator on an Internal Grant Agency sponsored project on the toxicity of aged wood leachate to aquatic organisms at the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic. A team member of Erasmus + project on an exchange program between, Kwame University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, and University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague on waste management, ecotoxicology, and pollution control.He has published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals on both aquatic ecotoxicology and waste management.He is a member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) and the Ghana Science Association (GSA).

Key Research Themes (25)
Physical Sciences

Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal

Life Sciences

Agriculture and Rural Development Research

Physical Sciences

Biofuel production and bioconversion

Health Sciences

Child Nutrition and Water Access

Life Sciences

Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy

Life Sciences

Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques

Physical Sciences

Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment

Social Sciences

Education, Psychology, and Social Research

Physical Sciences

Electrokinetic Soil Remediation Techniques

Physical Sciences

Environmental and Social Impact Assessments

Physical Sciences

Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Physical Sciences

Groundwater flow and contamination studies

Physical Sciences

Heavy metals in environment

Physical Sciences

Heavy Metals in Plants

Life Sciences

Insect Pest Control Strategies

Physical Sciences

Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants

Physical Sciences

Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Physical Sciences

Municipal Solid Waste Management

Health Sciences

Noise Effects and Management

Life Sciences

Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity

Physical Sciences

Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Physical Sciences

Soil and Land Suitability Analysis

Social Sciences

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Physical Sciences

Traffic and Road Safety

Physical Sciences

Vehicle emissions and performance

Publications (51)

Treatment of Pharmaceutical Wastewater Using Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus Ostreatus)

Open Access
2025Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7314669/v1

Exploring bioremediation potential: sustainable treatment of landfill leachate with oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) grown on different agro-industrial waste

2025Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalDOI: 10.1007/s10661-025-14487-4

Using Bahia and Bermuda Grass to Remediate Municipal Solid Waste Leachate Under Hydroponic Condition

Open Access
2025Electrokinetic Soil Remediation TechniquesDOI: 10.1007/s10661-025-14218-9

Potential use of Eragrostis curvula and Chromolaena odorata for phytoremediation on hydrocarbon-contaminated soil

2025Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactantsDOI: 10.1016/j.teengi.2025.100023

Tracing potentially toxic elements and nutrient levels from extensive illegal mining using multivariate statistics, pollution indices and ecological assessments

2025Heavy metals in environmentDOI: 10.1016/j.enmm.2025.101043

Urban Noise Pollution in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana: Implications for Public Health and Quality of Life

Open Access
2025Noise Effects and ManagementDOI: 10.1155/tswj/5769240

Assessing the Efficiency of Bin‐Centered Solid Waste Segregation System in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Open Access
2025Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1155/tswj/6169623

Organochlorine and organophosphate residues in lettuce and green pepper in Ghana's mega city

Open Access
2024Pesticide Exposure and ToxicityDOI: 10.1016/j.cscee.2024.101072

The implications of pesticide residue in food crops on human health: a critical review

Open Access
2024Pesticide Exposure and ToxicityDOI: 10.1007/s44279-024-00141-z

Synergistic use of cattle bile, compost and fertilizer amendments in enhancing the bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils

Open Access
2024Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactantsDOI: 10.1016/j.clcb.2024.100116

Knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding basic school noise exposure and hearing loss among teachers: A cross-sectional study

Open Access
2024Noise Effects and ManagementDOI: 10.34172/ehem.2024.38

Health risk assessment of the concentrations of trace metals in some fruit juices from markets in Ghana

2024Heavy Metals in PlantsDOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106658

Assessment of toxic elements in selected fish species in the marine water at Jamestown, Ghana

Open Access
2024Heavy metals in environmentDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32387

Prevalence of Hepatitis B among food vendors in Kwadaso Municipality, Ghana

Open Access
2024Child Nutrition and Water AccessDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4208299/v1

Correction: Addressing global environmental pollution using environmental control techniques: a focus on environmental policy and preventive environmental management

Open Access
2024Environmental and Social Impact AssessmentsDOI: 10.1007/s44274-024-00048-y

Assessment of Noise Levels and Perceptions of Its Health Impact at Kejetia Market in Ghana

Open Access
2024Noise Effects and ManagementDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3943642/v1

Addressing global environmental pollution using environmental control techniques: a focus on environmental policy and preventive environmental management

Open Access
2024Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementDOI: 10.1007/s44274-024-00033-5

Contamination of groundwater by petroleum hydrocarbons: Impact of fuel stations in residential areas

Open Access
2024Groundwater flow and contamination studiesDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25924

Trace and Heavy Metals in Locally and Imported Spices Sold on Markets in Accra Metropolis, Ghana

Open Access
2024Heavy metals in environmentDOI: 10.1155/2024/3168279

Assessment of Noise Levels and Perceptions of Its Health Impact at Kejetia Market in Ghana

Open Access
2024Noise Effects and ManagementDOI: 10.1155/2024/7658837

Assessment of Noise Levels of Churches in the Kpone Katamanso Municipal Assembly in Ghana

Open Access
2024Noise Effects and ManagementDOI: 10.1155/2024/6674297

The Impact of Landfill Operations on Borehole Water Quality

Open Access
2024Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1155/2024/8899070

Risk Assessment of Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Pharmaceutical Wastewater

Open Access
2024Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsDOI: 10.1155/2024/5538398

Vehicular Emission Levels and Risk Associated with Street Hawkers and Traffic Wardens in Some Selected Areas of Accra, Ghana

2023Vehicle emissions and performanceDOI: 10.4314/just.v41i3.2

Presence and levels of potential trace elements in lettuce and spring onion grown in Kumasi, Ghana

Open Access
2023Heavy metals in environmentDOI: 10.1016/j.kjs.2023.10.010

From the ground up: Unveiling Ghana's soil quality crisis and its ecological and health implications

Open Access
2023Heavy metals in environmentDOI: 10.1016/j.igd.2023.100097

Assessing the quality of sewage sludge: CASE study of the Kumasi wastewater treatment plant

Open Access
2023Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19550

Road construction and its socio-economic and health impact: a case study of Atonsu lake road

Open Access
2023Traffic and Road SafetyDOI: 10.1007/s44274-023-00009-x

Impact of accumulation of copper from application of copper-based fungicides on soil properties in Ghana

Open Access
2023Cocoa and Sweet Potato AgronomyDOI: 10.1007/s44274-023-00004-2

Assessing the use of two plant powders on maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais on stored maize grains (Zea mays)

2023Insect Pest Control StrategiesDOI: 10.1007/s13165-023-00428-3

Multivariate studies and heavy metal pollution in soil from gold mining area

Open Access
2023Heavy metals in environmentDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12661

Understanding the distribution, source-pattern and geochemical controls of soils in an artisanal mine site during a ban on illegal mining activities: Is a ban an absolute solution?

Open Access
2022Heavy metals in environmentDOI: 10.1016/j.soisec.2022.100078

Production of bioethanol from plantain and yam peels using Aspergillus niger and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

2022Biofuel production and bioconversionDOI: 10.1007/s13399-022-03352-w

A review of the principles of composting: understanding the processes, methods, merits, and demerits

2022Composting and Vermicomposting TechniquesDOI: 10.1007/s13165-022-00408-z

Remediation of mined soil using shea nut shell (Vitellaria paradoxa) as an amendment material

2022Heavy metals in environmentDOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2022.108598

Determination of Heavy Metal Pollution in the Dankran River in the Bekwai Municipality of Ghana

Open Access
2022Heavy metals in environmentDOI: 10.1155/2022/7651573

Risk assessment of heavy metals concentration in cereals and legumes sold in the Tamale Aboabo market, Ghana

Open Access
2022Heavy metals in environmentDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10162

Determining the Quality of Leachate at Sarbah Landfill Site at Weija, Ghana

2022Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.9734/bpi/ecees/v4/2313b

Research on Nature and Extent of Salt-affected Agricultural Soils in Ho – Keta Plain in the Volta Region of Ghana

2021Soil and Land Suitability AnalysisDOI: 10.9734/bpi/cacs/v7/2318

Effect of Gypsum on Rice Growth in Three Salt- affected Agricultural Soils in the Ho-Keta Plain

Open Access
2021Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchDOI: 10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930620

Assessment of Gypsum as a Soil Ameliorant on Salt-affected Soils in the Ho-Keta Plain of the Volta Region, Ghana

Open Access
2021Soil and Land Suitability AnalysisDOI: 10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1930612

Using GIS to Determine Waste Transfer Stations in Relation to Location of Landfill Sites in the Accra Metropolis

2021Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.9734/bpi/magees/v5/2584f

Toxicity of wood leachate to algae Desmodesmus subspicatus and plant Lemna minor

2021Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyDOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15319-x

Exploring the impacts of microplastics and associated chemicals in the terrestrial environment – Exposure of soil invertebrates to tire particles

Open Access
2021Microplastics and Plastic PollutionDOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111495

Ecotoxicological Effect of Aged Wood Leachates to Aquatic Organisms

Open Access
2020Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyDOI: 10.3390/w12082091

Assessing the effects of tropical wood leachate to Desmodesmus subspicatus, Lemna minor and Daphnia magna

Open Access
2020Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04268

Ecotoxicological effects on Lemna minor and Daphnia magna of leachates from differently aged landfills of Ghana

Open Access
2019Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentDOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134295

Environmental Impact of Concrete and Concrete-Based Construction Waste Leachates

Open Access
2019Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyDOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/290/1/012023

The Nature and Extent of Salt-affected Agricultural Soils in Ho – Keta Plain in the Volta Region of Ghana

Open Access
2018Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchDOI: 10.9734/csji/2018/30579

The Use of Performance Measurement Techniques in Local Government

Open Access
2018Education, Psychology, and Social Research

Performance Management Techniques in Public Sector

Open Access
2017Education, Psychology, and Social Research
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DepartmentDepartment of Environmental Science
Total Publications51
Research Themes25
Open Access Papers38

Department of Environmental Science

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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