Isaac Amoah

Isaac Amoah is a Global Professor at the Durban University of Technology, affiliated with the School of Environmental Quality, Justice & Health and the Department of Water Quality, Security & Sustainability. His expertise spans environmental microbiology, water quality, and wastewater-based epidemiology. He holds a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana), an M. Phil in Parasitology from the same institution, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Health from Durban University of Technology.

Dr. Amoah’s research focuses on water quality security, microbial ecology, antibiotic resistance, and emerging pollutants, with a strong emphasis on public health implications. His work addresses critical issues such as wastewater-based surveillance of infectious diseases (e.g., tuberculosis, SARS-CoV-2), microplastic interactions in aquatic ecosystems, and sustainable wastewater reuse practices. He has pioneered methods for detecting pathogens and drug residues in environmental samples, contributing to early warning systems for disease outbreaks.

His recent articles highlight trends in climate-driven watershed dynamics, microplastic transport modeling, and biofilm formation on microplastics. Notably, his work on wastewater-based epidemiology has been instrumental in tracking pandemic trends and antibiotic resistance patterns globally. Dr. Amoah advocates for interdisciplinary approaches to address environmental and health challenges, emphasizing the need for policy integration in resource management and pollution control.

While no scientific awards are explicitly listed, his contributions to environmental health and infectious disease surveillance are widely recognized in academic circles. His research extends to community-level interventions, such as risk assessments for shared sanitation in informal settlements and agricultural reuse of wastewater in Ghana and South Africa.

Dr. Amoah collaborates with global teams to advance molecular diagnostics and ecological treatment methods. His lab focuses on microbial risk assessment, nanomaterial applications for pollution mitigation, and sustainable water resource management strategies.