Abua Ikem

EDUCATION

· Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Analytical Chemistry, June 1996. University of Ibadan, Chemistry Department, Ibadan, Nigeria.

· MBA, July 1997. University of Wales, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.

RESEARCH AREA

· Analytical/Environmental Chemistry

RESEARCH SUMMARY

· Water quality evaluations and modeling: drinking, surface and ground waters and risk assessments to human health.

· Food quality and risk assessment to human health.

· Chemical remediation of contaminants in the environment.

· Uptake experiments of trace elements from solution using varying adsorptive surfaces.

TEACHING

· General Chemistry laboratory

· Water quality section of ENV 302: Environmental Sampling, Methods and Analysis

· Analytical/environmental research supervisions: 1998 – 2008

· Soil chemistry laboratory: 2004 – 2005

· General Chemistry (CHEM 101): 1990 -1995.

PUBLICATIONS AND MANUSCRIPTS

· Abua Ikem. Determination of volatile organic compounds in bottled and tap waters by purge and trap GC-MS. Journal Food Composition and Analysis; Submitted for Peer review.

· Adisa, S.J., N.V. Nkongolo, A. Ikem, K. Schmidt, R.M. Paro, N.O. Hoilett and S.S. Johnson. 2008. Baseline concentrations of trace elements in two agricultural soil depths in central Missouri. Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Restoration; Submitted for Peer review.

· Abua Ikem and Nosa O. Egiebor. Oxidative destruction of picric acid in an aqueous media by Fenton’s reagent. Journal of Environmental Engineering Science 2008, Accepted manuscript, In press.

· Ikem, A., Egilla, J., Trace element content of fish feed and bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) from aquaculture and wild source in Missouri, Food Chemistry 2008, 110: 301-309.

· Abua Ikem, Marjorie Campbell, Isabelle Nyirakabibi, and Jimmy Garth. Baseline concentrations of trace elements in residential soils from Southeastern Missouri., Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2008, 140: 69 - 81.

· Abua Ikem and Nosa O. Egiebor. Assessment of Trace elements in Canned Fishes (Mackerel, Tuna, Salmon, Sardines and Herrings) marketed in Georgia and Alabama, USA. Journal Food Composition and Analysis 2005, 18: 771-787.

· Abua Ikem, Nosa O. Egiebor and Kafui Nyavor. Trace Elements In Water, Fish and Sediment from Tuskegee Lake, Southeastern USA. Water, Air and Soil Pollution Journal 2003, 149: 51-75.

· Abua Ikem, Seyi Odueyungbo, Nosa O. Egiebor and Kafui Nyavor. Chemical quality of bottled waters from three cities in eastern Alabama. The Science of the Total Environment 2002; 285: 165 – 175.

· Abua Ikem, Alwell Nwankwoala, Seyi Odueyungbo, Kafui Nyavor, Nosa Egiebor. Levels of 26 elements in infant formula from USA, UK, and Nigeria by microwave digestion and ICP- OES. Food Chemistry Journal 2002; 77: 439 – 447.

· A. Ikem, O. Osibanjo, M.K.C. Sridhar and A. Sobande. Evaluation of groundwater quality characteristics near two waste sites in Ibadan and Lagos, Nigeria. Water, Air and Soil Pollution Journal 2002; 140: 307 –333.

· Abua Ikem, Seyi Odueyungbo, Nosa O. Egiebor and Kafui Nyavor. Concentrations of 27 Elements in Tap Water from Two Alabama Cities by ICP-OES. Proceedings: NOBCChE 2001, 28: 19-26.

CONFERENCES

· Adisa, S.J., N.V. Nkongolo, A. Ikem, K. Schmidt, R.M. Paro, N.O. Hoilett and S.S. Johnson. 2008. Baseline concentrations of trace elements in two agricultural soil depths in central Missouri. JEMREST 5:00-00, Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware, April 17-18, 2008.

· Abua Ikem and Samson Tesfaye. Differentiation of Volatile Organic Compounds Content of Source, Bottled and Tap waters by Purge and Trap GC-MS: Are There Human Health Risks from Consumption of Drinking waters?

o USDA-CSREES National Water Conference, Sparks, Nevada, February 3-7, 2008.

o Lincoln University Research Symposium, Jefferson City, Missouri. April 15, 2008.

· French, K., Ikem, A., Ramos, L., Ion exchange of some heavy metals in corn husk.

o Missouri Academy of Science, Collegiate Division, April 18, 2008.

o Lincoln University Research Symposium, Jefferson City, Missouri. April 15, 2008.

· Abua Ikem, Nosa O. Egiebor and Kafui Nyavor. Degradation of hydrazine and methyl hydrazine contaminated NASA wastewater by Fenton’s reagent. National Organization for the Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCCHE), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; March 24 – 29, 2002.

· U. Nwankwoala, P. Varughese, A. Ikem and N. O. Egiebor. Trace heavy metals in sediments of the Saw Mill River in Westchester County, New York. Division of Environmental Chemistry Proceedings of the 221^st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA. Vol. 41, No. 1, 2001.

GRANTS

· Survey of private wells in underserved communities of Missouri. PI: Dr. A. Ikem; Collaborators: Dr. K. B. Paul, Dr. S. Tesfaye, and Bob Broz (University of Missouri). Funding agency: USDA, Duration: 3 years, Amount: $ 281,007.53. Pending approval

· Effects of nutrients, antibiotics and pathogens from cattle and swine wastes on water quality: a case study of two sites in central Missouri. PI: Dr. A. Ikem, Collaborators: Dr. N. Nkongolo, Dr. S. Tesfaye, and Bob Broz (University of Missouri). Funding agency: USDA, Duration: 3 years, Amount: $399,635.00. Approved June 2006.

· Environmental Science teaching and research grant, Funding agency: Department of Defense grant. PI: Dr. J. Yang, Collaborators: Dr. F. Eivazi, Dr. A. Ikem, Dr. N. Nkongolo, Dr. S. Tesfaye, Dr. H. Johnson. Funding agency: US Army, Duration: 3 years, Amount: $1.3 Million.

· Sustainable small-scale hydroponic cropping of specialty vegetables and herbs for limited resource growers in Missouri. PI: Dr. J. N. Egilla, Collaborators: Dr. R. Jones, Dr. A. Ikem and Dr. W. Wollo. Funding agency: USDA, Duration: 3 years, Amount: $300,000.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)