Email: maryekanim@aksu.edu.ng maryekanim@yahoo.com maryekanim@gmail.com 

Phone no. 08023245525

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/ profiles/maryekanim

Research Interest: Pollution Management and Renewable energy

Dr. (Mrs.) Mary Princewill Ekanim obtained her Ph.D. degree in Environmental Management (with bias in Environmental Chemistry) in The Institute of Geosciences and Space Technology, Rivers State University formerly known as Rivers State University of Science and Technology in 2012. She obtained a M.Sc. degree in Applied Chemistry from University of Uyo in 2015 and B.Sc. Ed. Chemistry in University of Calabar in 1989. She obtained her O’Level certificate in 1980 from Union Secondary School, Ibiaku in Ibiono L.G.A. of Akwa Ibom State

Before gaining employment into Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), she had attended some courses in Quality and Environmental Management Systems as well as Health, Safety and Environment (HSE). She worked as a Quality Management Systems Auditor. She is an ISO Certified Auditor for both Quality and Environmental Management System (ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 respectively)

 She has at present 9 publications both in local and international journals mainly in Pollution Control and Management.  She has attended conferences and present papers both in Nigeria and outside Nigeria.

In some of her research she has been able to produce paper, biogas, fish feeds and remove excess nutrients from water using Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) an invasive plant in the aquatic environment.

Currently her interest is in plastic pollution especially in the marine environment considering its contribution to climate change and how this has affected marine lives as well as the livelihood of the coastal dweller whose major business is in the marine environment. 

 

Ekanim, M. P. and Ofodile, S.E. (2011). Source Fingerprinting Of Petroleum Residue (Tar Balls)  On Ibeno Beach, Southern Nigeria, Using Petroporphyrins Ratios.  Afr. J. Environ Pollut. Health 9(2): 39-45*2011*

Ekanim, M. P. and Ofodile, S.E. (2012). Tracing the Origin of Petroleum Residue (Tar Balls) On  Ibeno Beach, Niger Delta Basin Of Nigeria, Using Trace Metal (Vanadium/Nickel) Ratio Journal of Nigerian Environmental Society (JNES) Vol. 7, No.3, December,  2012.

Ekanim, M. P. and Udoessien, E. I. (2013). Air Quality Studies of Eket Zone of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. -  Afr. J. Environ Pollut. Health  10 : 20-25*2013*

 

Ekanim, M.P. and Oladimeji, S. (2013). Effect of Sea Level Rise, Erosion and Flooding on the Coastal   infrastructure of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria and the Sustainable Remediative Measure-Proceedings of the Internaniotal Conference on Oceanogrphy “Callabar 2013” pp. 42-49

 

George, U; Etim, I. N.; Ekanim, M. P.; and Otu, U. (2015). Acute Toxicity of Ariel Detergent on the survival of Fingerlings of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). International Journal of Current Research 7(4):14825-14828

 

George, U; Etim, I. N. and Ekanim M. P., (2015). Toxic Effect of Crude Oil on Hatchery Reared Oreochromis niloticus Fingerlings. Journal of Academia and Industrial Research 3(11):573-576

 

George, U; Etim, I. N. and Ekanim, M. P.  (2015). Acute Toxic Effects of Hevea brasiliensis on the gill of Hatchery  Reared Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings. Journal of Academia and Industrial Research 3(11):562-566

 

Ekanim, M. P.; Ofodile, S.E. and Etim, I.N.  (2015).  Source Determination Of Tar Balls On Ibeno Beach, Niger   Delta Region Of Nigeria Using Pristane/Phytane Ratio.-  International Journal of Current Research 7(5): 16337-16352

Ekanim, M.P., Etim, I. N.; Udofia, I.I. and George,U.U. (2016). Comparative study of heavy metal concentration in tissues and shells of Tympanotonous fuscatus from Okoro Ette River, Eastern Obolo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. International Journal of Technical Research and Applications 4 (4): 58-62.

 

Ekanim M.P and  Frank, V.E.  (.) Production of Fish Feed using  Eichhornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth) as an  additive. (In press).

 

Ekanim M.P. and  Udo, U.G.(  ). The removal of excess nutrients from water using Eichhornia crassipes (Water hyacinth) from Swali  Water Side, Yenegoa, Bayelsa State (In press)

 

Ekanim, M.P. and   Ekong E.A. ( ) The production of Biogas Using water using Eichhornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth).  (In press)