A5051785047- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Heavy metals in environment
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Environmental and Industrial Safety
- Flame retardant materials and properties
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Analytical chemistry methods development
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
University of Birmingham
2015-2024
Tai Solarin University of Education
2023
Washington University in St. Louis
2023
Babcock University
2023
Environmental Earth Sciences
2016
Assiut University
2008-2013
University of Antwerp
2007-2010
Stockholm University
2010
Environment and Climate Change Canada
2010
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
2010
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are a unique group of emerging environmental contaminants, due to their inherent ability induce physiological effects in human at low doses. An increasing number studies has confirmed the presence various PPCPs different compartments, which raises concerns about potential adverse humans wildlife. Therefore, this article reviews current state-of-knowledge on freshwater aquatic environment. The risk posed by these contaminants is evaluated...
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were measured in air (using PUF disk passive samplers) 31 homes, 33 offices, 25 cars, 3 public microenvironments. Average concentrations of sigmaBDE (273 pg m(-3)) sigmaPCB (8920 an order magnitude higher than those previously reported for outdoor air. Cars the most contaminated microenvironment (average = 709 m(-3)), but least 1391 m(-3)). Comparison with data from a previous spatially consistent study, revealed no...
Hexabromocyclododecanes (α-, β-, and γ-HBCDs) tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBP-A) were determined in indoor air from homes (n = 33; median concentrations ΣHBCDs 180 pg m−3; TBBP-A 15 m−3), offices 25; 170; 11), public microenvironments 4; 900; 27) outdoor 5; 37; 1). HBCDs also dust 45; 1300 ng g−1; 62 g−1), 28; 760; 36), cars 20; 13,000; 2), 2700; 230). While car significantly exceeded (p < 0.05) those offices, was lower than that offices. No significant differences observed between or Compared...
The occurrence of 28 pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) was investigated in 17 surface water samples (rivers, canals, lagoons), 12 groundwater (wells boreholes, which can also be consumed for drinking) 8 drinking (bottles sachets) during dry rainy seasons Lagos state, Nigeria. most prevalent compound detected all amoxicillin (an antibiotic) at median concentrations 1614, 238 358 ng/L water, ground respectively. This is concern due to potential impact on development...
Concentrations of 15 VOCs including 1,3-butadiene, benzene, and styrene were measured in a wide range urban microenvironments, viz: homes, offices, restaurants, pubs, department stores, coach train stations, cinemas, libraries, laboratories, perfume shops, heavily trafficked roadside locations, buses, trains, automobiles. For most target VOCsincluding 1,3-butadiene benzenemean concentrations at locations exceeded by those automobiles comparable to pubs stations. With regard indoor−outdoor...
This study reports concentrations of BDEs 47, 99, 100, 153, and 154 in outdoor air [median sigmaPBDE (sum 154) = 18 pg m(-3)] from a range office home indoor microenvironments (median 762 m(-3)) vegan omnivorous duplicate diet samples 181 g(-1) dryweightforvegan diets, respectively). Median daily human exposure to via inhalation is 6.9 ng/person 90.5 but the relative significance these pathways may vary considerably between individuals. were higher workplace (sigmaPBDE 1082 than domestic 128...
Concentrations are reported of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) and tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBP-A) in water (n = 27), sediment 9), fish samples 30) from nine English lakes. Seasonal variation concentrations is minimal. TBBP-A range 140 to 3200 pg L−1 (water), 330 3800 g−1 dry weight (sediment), <0.29 1.7 ng lipid (fish). Those ΣHBCDs between 80 270 880 4800 14 290 Aqueous significantly positively correlated, indicating a common source. Average ±σn "freely-dissolved" phase proportions 47 ±...
Although the presence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in house dust has been linked to consumer products, mechanism transfer remains poorly understood. We conjecture that volatilized PBDEs will be associated with particles containing organic matter and homogeneously distributed dust. In contrast, arising from weathering or abrasion polymers should remain bound original polymer matrix heterogeneously within used scanning electron microscopy other tools environmental forensic...
While it is known that the ingestion of indoor dust contributes substantially to human exposure recently restricted polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), situation for one class potential replacements, i.e. organophosphate esters (OPEs), used in a variety applications including as flame retardants has yet be fully characterised. In this study, surface from twelve different cars various locations throughout Germany were analysed eight OPEs, decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE), and PBDEs. five...