Title | Passive sampling devices enable capacity building and characterization of bioavailable pesticide along the Niger, Senegal and Bani Rivers of Africa. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2014 |
Authors | Anderson, KA, Seck, D, Hobbie, KA, Traore, ANdiaye, McCartney, MA, Ndaye, A, Forsberg, ND, Haigh, T, Sower, GJ |
Journal | Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci |
Volume | 369 |
Issue | 1639 |
Pagination | 20130110 |
Date Published | 2014 Apr 05 |
ISSN | 1471-2970 |
Keywords | Africa, Western, Biological Availability, Capacity Building, Environmental Monitoring, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Pesticides, Polyethylene, Rivers, Specimen Handling, Water Pollutants, Chemical |
Abstract | 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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DOI | 10.1098/rstb.2013.0110 |
Alternate Journal | Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond., B, Biol. Sci. |
PubMed ID | 24535398 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC3928895 |
Grant List | P42 ES016465 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States P30 ES000210 / ES / NIEHS NIH HHS / United States |