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Dr. Duke U. Ophori is a Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University. He is a Geo-Environmental Scientist and Specialist, with extensive experience in the mapping and modeling of large-scale groundwater flow and contaminant transport for application to the solution of environmental problems. He has worked on topics such as the vulnerability of groundwater to pollution in Long Island, New York, USA; hydrogeology of northeastern New Jersey, USA; hydrogeological research to aid in the disposal of nuclear fuel waste in the Canadian Shield, Canada; hydrogeology and hydrochemistry of the Volta Basin, Ghana, Africa; and large-scale groundwater flow in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, Africa.
Dr. Ophori is also interested in the application of hydrogeological principles and techniques to petroleum exploration and environmental pollution in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. In the past, he worked as a hydrogeological consultant to both the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, and Alberta Environment, Alberta, Canada. He was a Research Scientist with the Nuclear Fuel Waste Management Program of the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Canada, from 1989 to 1995. From 2007 to 2010, he was the Chairperson of the Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, USA.
Research interests
Vulnerability of groundwater to pollution in Long Island, New York, USA; hydrogeology of northeastern New Jersey, USA; hydrogeological research to aid in the disposal of nuclear fuel waste in the Canadian Shield, Canada; hydrogeology and hydrochemistry of the Volta Basin, Ghana, Africa; and large-scale groundwater flow in the Niger Delta, Nigeria, Africa. Dr. Ophori is also interested in the application of hydrogeological principles and techniques to petroleum exploration and environmental pollution in the Niger Delta, Nigeria.
Scholarly Interests
Hydrogeology, Regional Groundwater Flow, Numerical Modeling of Groundwater Flow, Mathematical Modeling of Contaminant Transport in Groundwater
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Expert on hydrogeology, groundwater flow and contaminant transport.
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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International Conference on Urban Dimensions of Environmental Change: Science, Exposure, Policies, and Technologies, Shanghai, China, May 2004
Feng, H., Feng, Z., Solecki, W. D. & Ophori, D.
15/06/03 → 31/05/06
Project: Research
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Intergration of Undergraduate Research Activities in the Geology and Biology Environmental Science Curriculum Using an Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer
Gorring, M., Lustigman, B., Pope, G., Ophori, D. & Bailey, R.
1/01/00 → 31/12/01
Project: Research
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Impact of road deicing salts on the Upper Passaic River Basin, New Jersey: a geochemical analysis of the major ions in groundwater
Ophori, D., Firor, C. & Soriano, P., 1 Aug 2019, In: Environmental Earth Sciences. 78, 16, 500.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
Estimation of crop water stress index in almond orchards using thermal aerial imagery
Roy, S. & Ophori, D., 1 Jan 2014, In: Journal of Spatial Hydrology. 12, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Scopus citations -
Hydrogeological characterization of a tropical crystalline aquifer system
Yidana, S. M., Ophori, D. & Alo, C. A., 2 Jan 2014, In: Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research. 2, 1, p. 13-24 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Estimation of actual evapotranspiration using surface energy balance algorithms for land model: A case study in San Joaquin Valley, California
Roy, S., Ophori, D. & Kefauver, S., 18 Dec 2013, In: Journal of Environmental Hydrology. 21Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A factor model to explain the hydrochemistry and causes of fluoride enrichment in groundwater from the middle voltaian sedimentary aquifers in the Northern Region, Ghana
Yidana, S. M., Ophori, D., Banoeng-Yakubo, B. & Samed, A. A., 1 Jan 2012, In: ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences. 7, 1, p. 50-68 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
22 Scopus citations