Journal
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Volume 369, Issue 1639, Pages -Publisher
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2013.0110
Keywords
polyethylene samplers; mixtures; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; sub-Saharan Africa; food security; contaminant screening
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Funding
- FAO from UNEP [1420]
- International Waters Focal Area
- Chemistry Facility Core
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) from NIEHS [P42 ES016465]
- Environmental Health Science Center from NIEHS [P30 ES000210]
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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 Regional de Recherches en Ecotoxicologie et de Securite 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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