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Abua Ikem - Biography- Assistant Professor/Research Investigator, Cooperative Research Programs
Office: 204 Foster Hall
Phone: (573) 681-5384
Email: ikema@lincolnu.edu

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, United Kingdom.

RESEARCH AREA

         Analytical/Environmental Chemistry

RESEARCH SUMMARY

         Abuas research interests are in the area of water quality, remediation and risk assessments. Specific research interests include:

o        Water quality studies on drinking, surface and ground waters and risk assessments to human health.

o        Water quality modeling & remediation of contaminants in the environment.

o        Food quality and risk assessment to human health.

TEACHING

         Teach water quality section of ENV 302: Environmental Sampling, Methods and Analysis

         Teach and supervise analytical/environmental research: 1998 2007

         Organize and teach soil laboratory course: 2004 2005

         Graduate Assistant: Teach General Chemistry: 1990 -1995.

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

         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), doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem. 2008.02.003. Accepted manuscript.

         Abua Ikem, Marjorie Campbell, Isabelle Nyirakabibi, and Jimmy Garth. Baseline concentrations of trace elements in residential soils from Southeastern Missouri., Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Journal (corrected Proof, 2007). Published online (DOI): 10.1007/s10661-007-9848-2

         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.

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

         Abua Ikem, Nosa O. Egiebor and Kafui Nyavor. Degradation of hydrazine and methyl hydrazine contaminated NASA wastewater by Fentons 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 (2001). 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

         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. Funding agency: USDA, Duration: 3 years, Amount: $399,635.00

         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.

DOD STUDENT RESEARCH

         Abua Ikem and Leslie Ivy: Determination of volatile organic compounds in tap and bottled waters from Illinois and Missouri environs by Purge and Trap GC-MS procedure (EPA Method 521.2).

         Abua Ikem, Moussa Bakari and Samson Tesfaye. Relationship of organic matter with trace elements in sediments from an impaired lake.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)