ArticlePhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2014
Passive sampling devices enable capacity building and characterization of bioavailable pesticide along the Niger, Senegal and Bani Rivers of Africa.
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- Polar pesticide contamination of an urban and peri-urban tropical watershed affected by agricultural activities (Yaoundé, Center Region, Cameroon).Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018Article
- Multi-class chemical exposure in rural Peru using silicone wristbands.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2017Article
- Personal samplers of bioavailable pesticides integrated with a hair follicle assay of DNA damage to assess environmental exposures and their associated risks in children.Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis · 2017Article
- Silicone wristbands detect individuals' pesticide exposures in West Africa.Royal Society open science · 2016Article
- Transport stability of pesticides and PAHs sequestered in polyethylene passive sampling devices.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2016Article
- In vivo contaminant partitioning to silicone implants: Implications for use in biomonitoring and body burden.Environment international · 2015Article
- Modified ion source triple quadrupole mass spectrometer gas chromatograph for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon analyses.Journal of chromatography. A · 2015Article
- Improvements in pollutant monitoring: optimizing silicone for co-deployment with polyethylene passive sampling devices.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2014Article
- Reducing pesticide risks to farming communities: cotton farmer field schools in Mali.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2014Article
- Measuring pesticide ecological and health risks in West African agriculture to establish an enabling environment for sustainable intensification.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2014Article
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It is difficult to assess pollution in remote areas of less-developed regions owing to the limited availability of energy, equipment, technology, trained personnel and other key resources. Passive sampling devices (PSDs) are technologically simple analytical tools that sequester and concentrate bioavailable organic contaminants from the environment. Scientists from Oregon State University and the Centre Régional de Recherches en Ecotoxicologie et de Sécurité Environnementale (CERES) in Senegal developed a partnership to build capacity at CERES and to develop a pesticide-monitoring project using PSDs. This engagement resulted in the development of a dynamic training process applicable to capacity-building programmes. The project culminated in a field and laboratory study where paired PSD samples were simultaneously analysed in African and US laboratories with quality control evaluation and traceability. The joint study included sampling from 63 sites across six western African countries, generating a 9000 data point pesticide database with virtual access to all study participants.
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