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  1. Distribution paradigm, ecological risk assessment and source apportionment of multiclass pesticides in the aquatic environment

    Article • Ecotoxicology, December 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  2. Indoor Air Pollution in Traditional Fish Smokehouses in Abuesi, Ghana: Health and Environmental Implications

    Article • Journal of Industrial Safety, November 2025, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  3. Assessing the hazards of welders at the Sunyani garages in Ghana

    Article • Journal of Industrial Safety, August 2025, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  4. Pesticides Residue In Ghana Cocoa Beans

    Article • January 2025, Green Publication

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  5. Polycyclic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) in Ghana Cocoa Beans

    Article • Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Environment, January 2025, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  6. Exploring perfluoroalkyl substances contamination in human breast milk: First ghanaian study

    Article • Chemosphere, December 2024, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  7. Corrigendum to “Assessment of contamination and potential ecological risks of heavy metals in riverine sediments from gold mining and pristine areas in Ghana”. [Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals 7C (2024) 100109]

    Article • Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals, September 2024, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  8. Water quality, physicochemical, heavy metal content, and health risk assessment of borehole-water from selected mining communities in Ghana

    Article • Groundwater for Sustainable Development, August 2024, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  9. Occurrence, efficiency of treatment processes, source apportionment and human health risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and xenoestrogen compounds in tap water from some Ghanaian communities

    Article • Heliyon, June 2024, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  10. Assessment of contamination and potential ecological risks of heavy metals in riverine sediments from gold mining and pristine areas in Ghana

    Article • Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals, March 2024, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  11. Isolation and assessment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus cereus as PCB-degrading bacteria in environmental bioremediation

    Article • Scientific African, March 2024, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  12. Investigating the Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) at Three Lactational stages: A comprehensive Study in Ghana

    Article • Archives of Clinical and Medical Case Reports, January 2024, Fortune Journals

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  13. Health Risk Assessment of Occupational Exposures of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Phthalates, and Semi-Volatile Chlorinated Organic Compounds in Urine of Commercial Fish Smokers, Ghana

    Article • Environmental Health Insights, January 2024, SAGE Publications

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  14. Risks of toxic elements and endocrine disruptors in some soils in Ghana

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Studies, March 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  15. Spatio-temporal variation of groundwater chemistry in the Upper Oti Basin of Ghana

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  16. Design and Construction of a Gas Filter System for Hospital Incinerators

    Article • Environmental Challenges, November 2022, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  17. Effectiveness of Charcoal Adsorbent in Flue Gas Filters for PCB Reduction in Smoke from Hospital Incinerators

    Article • Journal of Combustion, September 2022, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  18. Increasing Pesticide Use and Knowledge of the Health Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in the Environment: A Study of Three Communities in Ghana

    Article • The Journal of Population and Sustainability, August 2022, White Horse Press

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  19. Vehicular Influence on Atmospheric Concentrations and Source Apportionment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in some major cities in three Regions of Ghana using Epiphytic Lichens

    Article • Toxicology Reports, August 2022, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  20. Extraction of TiO2 from kaolin deposits in the Central Region, Ghana.

    Article • Materials Today Proceedings, July 2022, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang, Dr Gobinath R

  21. Design and Construction of Gas Filter System for Hospital Incinerators

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2022, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  22. Occurrence, ecological risk assessment and source apportionment of pharmaceuticals, steroid hormones and xenoestrogens in the Ghanaian aquatic environments

    Article • Toxicology Reports, January 2022, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  23. Urinary Pesticide Residual Levels and Acute Respiratory Infections in Children Under 5 Years of Age: Findings From the Offinso North Farm Health Study

    Article • Environmental Health Insights, January 2022, SAGE Publications

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  24. Characterization and quantification of endocrine disruptors in female menstrual blood samples

    Article • Toxicology Reports, January 2022, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  25. Health risk and source assessment of semi-volatile phenols, p-chloroaniline and plasticizers in plastic packaged (sachet) drinking water

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, November 2021, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  26. Pesticide and Nutrient Loads of Lake Bosomtwe in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

    Article • Journal of Water Resource and Protection, January 2021, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  27. Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution of Soil-water-vegetative Ecosystems Associated with Artisanal Gold Mining

    Article • Soil and Sediment Contamination An International Journal, June 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  28. Medical Waste-Sorting and Management Practices in Five Hospitals in Ghana

    Article • Journal of Environmental and Public Health, March 2020, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  29. Adsorption of Heavy Metals Contaminants in Used Lubricating Oil Using Palm Kernel and Coconut Shells Activated Carbons

    Article • American Journal of Chemical Engineering, January 2020, Science Publishing Group

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  30. Respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms associated with pesticide management practices among farmers in Ghana’s most important vegetable hub

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  31. PAHs contamination levels in the breast milk of Ghanaian women from an e-waste recycling site and a residential area

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, May 2019, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  32. A Review of Methods for Removal of Contaminants in Used Lubricating Oil

    Article • Chemical Science International Journal, April 2019, Sciencedomain International

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  33. Heavy metal content and health risk assessment of commonly patronized herbal medicinal preparations from the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana

    Article • Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  34. Comparative Studies of the Physicochemical Properties and Heavy Metals adsorption Capacity of Chemical Activated Carbon from Palm Kernel, Coconut and Groundnut Shells

    Article • Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, January 2019, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  35. Levels and risk assessment of residual phthalates, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and semi-volatile chlorinated organic compounds in toilet tissue papers

    Article • Toxicology Reports, January 2019, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  36. Physico-chemical and Concentration of Heavy Metals Analyses in Virgin and Used Lubricating Oils: A Spectroscopy Study

    Article • American Journal of Applied Chemistry, January 2019, Science Publishing Group

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  37. Spatial distribution, accumulation and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in soil and groundwater of the Tano Basin, Ghana

    Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, December 2018, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  38. Assessment of contamination and health risk of heavy metals in selected water bodies around gold mining areas in Ghana

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  39. Utilization of Bacillus thuringiensis MC28 as a biosorbent for mercury in groundwaters from some selected gold mining communities in the Wassa West District of the Western Region of Ghana

    Article • Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management, May 2018, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  40. Conversion of Agricultural Waste Streams into Value Added Products

    Article • MRS Advances, February 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  41. Soil-to-cassava transfer of naturally occurring radionuclides from communities along Ghana's oil and gas rich Tano Basin

    Article • Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie, Professor David Kofi Essumang

  42. Seasonal Variation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Contamination in Crassostrea tulipa (Oysters) and Sediments in Three Ghanaian Coastal Ecosystems

    Article • Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, February 2018, Science Alert

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  43. Levels of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Some Ghanaian Water Body Environments

    Article • Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, February 2018, Science Alert

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  44. Assessment of PCBs and exposure risk to infants in breast milk of primiparae and multiparae mothers in an electronic waste hot spot and non-hot spot areas in Ghana

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, January 2018, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  45. Evaluation of radionuclides and decay simulation in a terrestrial environment for health risk assessment

    Article • Scientific Reports, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  46. Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) in the Pra and Kakum River basins and associated tap water in Ghana

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, February 2017, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  47. Determination of pesticides residue content in watermelon fruit from Ghana

    Article • Fruits, January 2017, International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  48. Associations between pesticide use and respiratory symptoms: A cross-sectional study in Southern Ghana

    Article • Environmental Research, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  49. Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Residues in Tropical Soils

    Article • Open Journal of Applied Sciences, January 2016, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  50. Multielemental Analysis of Gold Ore Samples from Underground Artisanal Gold Mines in Tongo, Upper East Region of Ghana: Implications of Occupational Exposure

    Article • Journal of Environmental & Analytical Toxicology, January 2016, OMICS Publishing Group

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  51. Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Review

    Article • December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  52. Distribution and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Surface Water from Pristine Environments and Major Mining Areas in Ghana

    Article • Journal of Health and Pollution, December 2015, Blacksmith Institute

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  53. Association of Arsenic with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes–Infant Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, January 2015, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  54. Some implication of environmental pesticides pollution on malaria control in Ghana

    Article • Integrative Pharmacology Toxicology and Genotoxicology, January 2015, Open Access Text Pvt, Ltd.

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  55. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in settled dust particles in selected Ghanaian environments: Levels, source characterization, and assessment of inhalational health risks

    Article • Indoor and Built Environment, August 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  56. Comparison of the Solubilizing Efficiencies of Some pH Lowering (Sulphur and (NH4)2SO4) Amendments on Cd and Zn Mobility in Soils

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  57. Production of High Surface Area Activated Carbon from Coconut Husk

    Article • MRS Proceedings, January 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  58. Effective reduction of PAH contamination in smoke cured fish products using charcoal filters in a modified traditional kiln

    Article • Food Control, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  59. Effect of smoke generation sources and smoke curing duration on the levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) in different suites of fish

    Article • Food and Chemical Toxicology, August 2013, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  60. Pesticides residues in okra (non-target crop) grown close to a watermelon farm in Ghana

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  61. Accumulation profile and seasonal variations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in bivalves Crassostrea tulipa (oysters) and Anadara senilis (mussels) at three different aquatic habitats in two seasons in Ghana

    Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, February 2013, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  62. A Comparison of the Solubilizing Potential of Some Aminopolycarboxylic Acids, Hortrilon<sup>®</sup> and Fetrilon<sup>®</sup> for Use in Phytoextraction

    Article • Open Journal of Soil Science, January 2013, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  63. Polychlorinated biphenyls in coastal tropical ecosystems: Distribution, fate and risk assessment

    Article • Environmental Research, October 2012, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  64. Research Article: Evaluation of the Levels of Selected Heavy Metals in Mangrove Ecosystem and Roadside Topsoil in Ghana

    Article • Environmental Practice, September 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  65. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination in smoke-cured fish products

    Article • Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, September 2012, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  66. Distribution, Levels, and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Singed Cattle Hide

    Article • Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal, September 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  67. Levels, Distribution and Source Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Topsoils and Roadside Soils in Esbjerg, Denmark

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang, Mr Krzysztof Kowalski

  68. Statistical Evaluation of Environmental Contamination, Distribution and Source Assessment of Heavy Metals (Aluminum, Arsenic, Cadmium, and Mercury) in Some Lagoons and an Estuary Along the Coastal Belt of Ghana

    Article • Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  69. Levels of Mercury, Cadmium, and Zinc in the Topsoil of Some Selected Towns in the Wassa West District of the Western Region of Ghana

    Article • Soil and Sediment Contamination An International Journal, October 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  70. Analysis of heavy metals in roadside soils and crops along the Obansandjo way in the Accra metropolis

    Article • International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, October 2010, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  71. Distribution, levels, and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the soot of some kitchens in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana

    Article • Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, October 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  72. Cancer and Non-Cancer Risk Assessment from Exposure to Arsenic, Copper, and Cadmium in Borehole, Tap, and Surface Water in the Obuasi Municipality, Ghana

    Article • Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal, May 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  73. First Determination of the Levels of Platinum Group Metals in Manta birostris (Manta Ray) Caught Along the Ghanaian Coastline

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  74. Assessment of atmospheric heavy metal deposition in the Tarkwa gold mining area of Ghana using epiphytic lichens

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, May 2010, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  75. Evaluation of lead and mercury neurotoxic health risk by resident children in the Obuasi municipality, Ghana

    Article • Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, May 2010, Elsevier

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  76. Levels of cobalt and silver in water sources in a mining area in Ghana

    Article • International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences, March 2010, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  77. Use of isotopes to study floodplain wetland and river flow interaction in the White Volta River basin, Ghana

    Article • Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, March 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  78. Assessment of Levels of Cadmium and Mercury of Two Estuaries in Two Regions of Ghana

    Article • Research Journal of Applied Sciences, February 2010, Science Alert

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  79. Distribution, Levels, and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Some Water Bodies along the Coastal Belt of Ghana

    Article • The Scientific World JOURNAL, January 2010, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  80. Levels of Platinum Group Metals in Selected Species ( Sarotherodon melanotheron , Chonophorus lateristriga , Macrobrachium vollenhovenii and Crassostrea tulipa ) in Some Estuaries and Lagoons Along the Coast of Ghana

    Article • The Scientific World JOURNAL, January 2010, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  81. Analysis and Human Health Risk Assessment of Arsenic, Cadmium, and Mercury inManta Birostris(Manta Ray) Caught Along the Ghanaian Coastline

    Article • Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal, October 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  82. Levels of arsenic in human hair as biomarkers of arsenic exposure in a mining community in Ghana

    Article • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, August 2009, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  83. PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN THE WATER AND FISH (LAGOON TILAPIA) SAMPLES FROM LAGOONS IN GHANA

    Article • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, April 2009, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  84. Source Assessment and Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH’s) in the Oblogo Waste Disposal Sites and Some Water Bodies in and around the Accra Metropolis of Ghana

    Article • Journal of Water Resource and Protection, January 2009, Scientific Research Publishing, Inc,

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  85. Bioaccumulation of platinum group metals in dolphins, Stenella sp., caught off Ghana

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, December 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  86. Analysis of silver in the water column of the Pra and the Eture estuaries in Ghana

    Article • Chemistry and Ecology, August 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  87. Analysis of Some Pesticide Residues in Tomatoes in Ghana

    Article • Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal, July 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  88. Bioaccumulation of platinum group metals on some fish species (Oreochromis niloticus,Penaeus laspisulcates,Scylla serrate,Galaxias brevipinnisandMollusc) in the Pra estuary of Ghana

    Article • Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, May 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  89. The impact of vehicular fallout on the Pra estuary of Ghana (a case study of the impact of platinum group metals (PGMs) on the marine ecosystem)

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, December 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  90. SOME CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RIVER PRA ESTUARY IN THE WESTERN REGION OF GHANA

    Article • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, November 2007, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  91. The Effect of some Selected Pesticides on the Growth and Reproduction of Fresh Water Oreochromis niloticus, Chrysicthys nigrodigitatus and Clarias gariepinus

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, October 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  92. Arsenic, Cadmium, and Mercury in Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagititolium) and Watercocoyam (Colocasia esculenta) in Tarkwa a Mining Community

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, August 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  93. DETERMINATION OF FREE CYANIDE AND TOTAL CYANIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND WATERS IN BOGOSO AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS IN GHANA

    Article • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, July 2007, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  94. Uptake and toxicity of some pesticides on three freshwater fishes (Oreochromis niloticus,Clarias gariepinusandChrysicthys nigrodigitatus)

    Article • Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  95. Characterization and Source Assessment of Heavy Metals and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Sediments of the Fosu Lagoon, Ghana

    Article • Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A, December 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  96. Lindane and propuxur residues in the top soils of some cocoa growing areas in five districts of the Central Region of Ghana

    Article • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, November 2006, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  97. Cancer and Non-Cancer Health Risk from Eating Cassava Grown in Some Mining Communities in Ghana

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, July 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  98. Non-Cancer Health Risk Assessment from Exposure to Cyanide by Resident Adults from the Mining Operations of Bogoso Gold Limited in Ghana

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, July 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  99. Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Street Soil Dust in Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  100. ANALYSIS OF VEHICULAR FALLOUTS FROM TRAFFIC IN THE KUMASI METROPOLIS, GHANA

    Article • Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, May 2006, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Professor David Kofi Essumang

  101. Cancer Health Risk Assessment of Exposure to Arsenic by Workers of AngloGold Ashanti–Obuasi Gold Mine

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, February 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Kofi Essumang