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Environmental Sciences
Australia
2023

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Chemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
17305
World Ranking
4128
National Ranking
111

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
78
Citations
18232
World Ranking
1088
National Ranking
49

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Godwin A. Ayoko is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research primarily centers on environmental science and materials science, with significant contributions to pollution studies and materials chemistry.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Materials Science

Within these fields, their subfields of study encompass:

  • Pollution
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

The core topics of their work involve:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Frequent publication venues for Godwin A. Ayoko include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Talanta
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Pollution

Frequent co-authors working with the scientist are:

  • Ashantha Goonetilleke
  • Emad L. Izake
  • Prasanna Egodawatta
  • Prashant Sonar
  • Buddhi Wijesiri

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Water-sediment interactions and mobility of heavy metals in aquatic environments" (2021, Water Research)
  • "Two-dimensional fluorine-free mesoporous Mo2C MXene via UV-induced selective etching of Mo2Ga2C for energy storage" (2020, Sustainable Materials and Technologies)
  • "Adsorption-desorption behavior of heavy metals in aquatic environments: Influence of sediment, water and metal ionic properties" (2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • "Dispersal and transport of microplastics in river sediments" (2021, Environmental Pollution)
  • "Thermal reduction of sulfur-containing MAX phase for MXene production" (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)

Godwin A. Ayoko also has a book publication titled Environmental Risks Posed by Microplastics in Urban Waterways, published in 2023 by Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

  • Applications of low-cost sensing technologies for air quality monitoring and exposure assessment: How far have they gone?

    Lidia Morawska;Phong K. Thai;Xiaoting Liu;Akwasi Asumadu-Sakyi

  • Microalgal species selection for biodiesel production based on fuel properties derived from fatty acid profiles

    Muhammad Aminul Islam;Marie Magnusson;Richard J. Brown;Godwin A. Ayoko

  • Synthesis of layered double hydroxides containing Mg2+, Zn2+, Ca2+ and Al3+ layer cations by co-precipitation methods—A review

    Frederick L. Theiss;Godwin A. Ayoko;Ray L. Frost

  • Comparison of pollution indices for the assessment of heavy metal in Brisbane River sediment

    Godfred Odame Duodu;Ashantha Goonetilleke;Godwin A. Ayoko

  • Human health risks of heavy metals in paddy rice based on transfer characteristics of heavy metals from soil to rice

    Changping Mao;Yinxian Song;Lingxiao Chen;Junfeng Ji

  • Airborne particles in indoor environment of homes, schools, offices and aged care facilities: The main routes of exposure

    Lidia Morawska;Godwin Ayoko;G.N. Bae;Giorgio Buonanno

  • Development of a hybrid pollution index for heavy metals in marine and estuarine sediments

    James P. Brady;Godwin A. Ayoko;Wayde N. Martens;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Analysis of heavy metals in road-deposited sediments.

    Lars Herngren;Ashantha Goonetilleke;Godwin A. Ayoko

  • Clay-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron composite materials for the remediation of contaminated aqueous solutions: A review

    Naeim Ezzatahmadi;Godwin A. Ayoko;Graeme J. Millar;Robert Speight

  • Understanding heavy metal and suspended solids relationships in urban stormwater using simulated rainfall.

    Lars F. Herngren;Ashantha Goonetilleke;Godwin A. Ayoko

  • Application of chemometrics to analysis of soil pollutants

    Maria M.R. Mostert;Godwin A. Ayoko;Serge Kokot

  • Water-sediment interactions and mobility of heavy metals in aquatic environments.

    Lorena S. Miranda;Buddhi Wijesiri;Godwin A. Ayoko;Prasanna Egodawatta

  • Abundance, distribution patterns, and identification of microplastics in Brisbane River sediments, Australia.

    Beibei He;Ashantha Goonetilleke;Godwin A. Ayoko;Llew Rintoul

  • Which emission sources are responsible for the volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere of Pearl River Delta

    Hai Guo;H.R. Cheng;Z.H. Ling;P.K.K. Louie

  • Application of organoclays for the adsorption of recalcitrant organic molecules from aqueous media

    Yuri Park;Godwin A. Ayoko;Ray L. Frost

  • Two-dimensional fluorine-free mesoporous Mo2C MXene via UV-induced selective etching of Mo2Ga2C for energy storage

    Jun Mei;Godwin A. Ayoko;Chunfeng Hu;John M. Bell

  • Atmospheric deposition as a source of heavy metals in urban stormwater

    Janaka Gunawardena;Prasanna Egodawatta;Godwin A. Ayoko;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • Adsorption-desorption behavior of heavy metals in aquatic environments: Influence of sediment, water and metal ionic properties.

    Lorena S. Miranda;Godwin A. Ayoko;Prasanna Egodawatta;Ashantha Goonetilleke

  • A review of the removal of anions and oxyanions of the halogen elements from aqueous solution by layered double hydroxides

    Frederick L. Theiss;Sara J. Couperthwaite;Godwin A. Ayoko;Ray L. Frost

  • Tropospheric volatile organic compounds in China

    Hai Guo;Z.H. Ling;H.R. Cheng;Isobel Simpson

  • Cobalt oxide-based nanoarchitectures for electrochemical energy applications

    Jun Mei;Ting Liao;Godwin A. Ayoko;John Bell

  • Characterization of particle number concentrations and PM2.5 in a school : influence of outdoor air pollution on indoor air

    Hai Guo;Hai Guo;Lidia Morawska;Congrong He;Yufeng Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Ashantha Goonetilleke
Ashantha Goonetilleke Queensland University of Technology
Lidia Morawska
Lidia Morawska Queensland University of Technology
Prasanna Egodawatta
Prasanna Egodawatta Queensland University of Technology
Ray L. Frost
Ray L. Frost Queensland University of Technology
Zoran Ristovski
Zoran Ristovski Queensland University of Technology
Yunfei Xi
Yunfei Xi Queensland University of Technology
Tan Yigitcanlar
Tan Yigitcanlar Queensland University of Technology
Serge Kokot
Serge Kokot Queensland University of Technology
Zhiming Sun
Zhiming Sun China University of Mining and Technology
Jianxi Zhu
Jianxi Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences

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