Dr. Ikem’s background is in the area of Analytical Chemistry with considerable experience in chemical instrumentation, quality assurance, water quality, and laboratory development & management. Dr. Ikem’s major research interests include the fate of nutrients (N, P) in ecosystems, toxicology/implications of volatile organics in drinking water, exposure risk assessments of toxic metals in foods/food products and development of analytical methods for multimedia environmental analyses. His peer reviewed articles on drinking, ground and surface waters; food/food ingredients; and chemical remediation of toxic compounds are available in scientific databases. Dr. Ikem is a member of the editorial board of chemical sciences journal and also serves as a reviewer for several notable international journals.