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Informationen zum Autor Professor Mrs. Esi Awuah obtained her bachelor’s degree at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi with a major in Microbiology.In 1981, she received a WHO award in connection with the Water and Sanitation Decade to do her masters in Environmental Science at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY) Syracuse, New York, USA and obtained her Master of Science in 1985. In 1998, she obtained a fellowship from the Netherlands Government to pursue a PhD degree within the Water and Sanitation Sector Capacity building program in the Department of Civil Engineering, KNUST Kumasi, Ghana at UNESCO-IHE, Delft Netherlands.She is currently an Associate Professor and the Head of Civil Engineering Department at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.She is also the Head of Department of Environment and Technology at the Institute of Science and Technology for Africa at KNUST, Kumasi and the Environmental Consultant for the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaHer research areas Environmental quality assessment Wastewater treatment/Solid waste management Water supply and sanitation Ecological city development She is a member of the following organizations Third World Organization of Women in Science (TWOWS) Ghana Science Association Ghana National Association of University Teachers Zusammenfassung Examines the mechanisms of faecal bacteria removal in waste stabilization ponds, which are recognized as an ideal domestic wastewater treatment solution for developing countries due to their low cost, easy construction, and minimal skill requirements, with a focus on pathogen removal to address sanitation-related diseases and deaths.
