Environmental Pollution and Public Health: Case Studies on Air, Water and Soil from an Interdisciplinary Perspective

Author Biography

Ronnie A. D. Frazer-Williams is a Professor of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Sierra Leone. He holds a BSc with honours in Chemistry (University of Sierra Leone), M. Eng. & M.Sc. in Environmental Science and Technology (IHE, Delft, The Netherlands) and PhD in Environmental Technology (Cranfield University, UK). Currently, he is the Dean of Postgraduate Studies, University of Sierra Leone. He has authored several articles both in peer review journals and conference proceedings and serves as a member of editorial teams of peer review journals. Ronnie has served as African representative to SAICM Ad Hoc Advisory Group of Chemical Expert; UNEP National Expert on Chemical Weapons Convention to the National Authority; External Examiners to universities; national consultant to the Environmental Protection Agency Sierra Leone on the National Implementation Plan under the Stockholm Convention and many others. Ronnie is a member of several international scientific and professional organizations notably Vice President of the West African Society of Toxicology and Vice President of West African Anglophone Quality Assurance Network. Mary. B. Ogundiran is a Professor of Analytical/Environmental Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She obtained B.Ed. Chemistry/Physics in 1994, M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry in 1997 and Ph.D. Analytical/Environmental Chemistry in 2007 from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She was a Women for Africa Foundation Fellowship Researcher at Material Physics center (CFM) CSIC-UPV/EHU), San Sebastian, Spain, CV Raman International Fellowship Visiting Researcher to NML-CSIR Jamshedpur, India, and TWAS-DFG Visiting Scientist to Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany. She did OPCW Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. She has supervised many undergraduate and postgraduate students and currently supervising research students. She has functioned in various administrative posts in her University. She has authored many articles in peer review journals, conference proceedings, chapters in books and serves as a reviewer for many journals. Currently, she’s is the Vice president for Biochar Initiative of Nigeria (BIN) and member of the Editorial Board of BIN Journal. Emmanuel I. Unuabonah is a Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemical Sciences, Redeemer’s University, Nigeria. His research work is focused on the development of relatively cheap functional materials for treatment of water and wastewater. He is currently developing photocatalytic materials from low-cost sources for water treatment. He has published several articles in international peer-reviewed Journals and has two national patents. He has won several research grants including the Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA, the Academy of Medical Sciences Global Challenges Research Fund Networking Grant Scheme (GCRF), TWAS-IsDB research grant for collaboration etc. He is also a recipient of several national and international awards and research fellowships including the TWASROSSA Young Scientist Award, SCOPE–Zhongyu Young Scientist Environmental Award (Environmental Technological Innovations category), African Union-TWAS Young Scientist Award in Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation, the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, and the first Nigerian Academy of Science Gold Medal Prize. He is the Founding President of the Nigerian Young Academy and an alumnus of the same. He is also an alumnus of the TWAS Young Affiliate program and of the Global Young Academy (GYA). He is a Fellow of the African Science Leadership Program (ASLP) and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science. He has successfully supervised and co-supervised several M.Sc. and PhD students. He is currently the Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, Redeemer’s University and also the Director of the Redeemer’s University African Centre of Excellence for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER).