The Global Monitoring of Pharmaceuticals Project brought together a consortium of over 127 different collaborators from academia, government and industry across all continents achieving the largest study of its kind worldwide.
The Global Consortium:
Professor Rob Marchant
Based at the University of York, Rob was instrumental in sample collection and establishing networks of collaborators throughout Africa for this project.
Albania
Magdalena Cara
Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania
Angola
Monique Moermond
Imperial College London, London, UK
Argentina
Pedro Carriquiriborde
and
Macarena Rojo
Centro de Investigaciones del Medioambiente (CIM), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Armenia
Vahagn Petrosyan
and
Yekaterina Perikhanyan
Faculty of Chemistry, Center for Ecological Safety, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia
Antarctica
Thais Luarte
Facultad Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
Australia
Julie Mondon
Deakin University, Life and Environmental Sciences, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Austria
Thilo Hofmann
University of Vienna, Department of Environmental Geosciences
Bangladesh
Tapos Kormoker
Department of Emergency Management, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Bangladesh
Bhutan
Kenneth M. Y. Leung
State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Bolivia
Volga Iniguez
and
Jessica Guzman-Otazo
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Institute, La Paz, Bolivia
Brazil
Maria Tereza Pepe Razzolini
School of Public Health of University of Sao Paulo, Center for Research in Environmental Risk Assessment
Brazil
Jean Leite Tavares
and
Francisco Gildasio De Figueiredo
Instituto Federal De Educacao, Ciencia e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Benin
Victorien Dougnon
and
Gildas Gbaguidi
Research Unit in Applied Microbiology and Pharmacology of natural substances, Research Laboratory in Applied Biology, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
Burkina Faso
Oumar Traoré
Université de Dédougou, Burkina Faso
Canada
Jules M. Blais
and
Linda E. Kimpe
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
Canada
Michelle Wong
and
Donald Wong
Cameroon
Romaric Ntchantcho
Centre de Recherches Hydrologiques de l'Institut de Recherches Géologiques et Minières, Yaounde Cameroon
Chile
Jaime Pizarro
Departamento de Ingeniería Geográfica, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Chile
Cristóbal Galbán-Malagón
and
Aiko D. Adell
GEMA, Center for Genomics, Ecology & Environment, Universidad Mayor, Huechuraba, Santiago, Chile
China
Guang-Guo Ying
and
Chang-Er L. Chen
Environmental Research Institute, School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Colombia
Martha Páez
and
Jina Martínez-Lara
Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
Democratic
Republic of
Congo
Jean-Paul Otamonga
and
John Pote-Wembonyama
National Pedagogical University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Republic of
Congo
Suspense Averti Ifo
Ecole Normale Supérieure, Departement des sciences et vie de la terre, Université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Costa Rica
Silvia Echeverría-Sáenz
Central American Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances (IRET), Universidad Nacional (UNA), Heredia, Costa Rica
Croatia
Nikolina Udikovic-Kolic
and
Milena Milakovic
Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Cyprus
Despo Fatta-Kassinos
and
Lida Ioannou-Ttofa
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Nireas-International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus
Czechia
Vladimíra Belušová
and
Jan Vymazal
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Ecuador
María Cárdenas Bustamante
Environment and Geography Department, University of York, York, UK
Ethiopia
Bayable Atnafu Kassa
Institute of Biotechnology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
France
Jeanne Garric
and
Arnaud Chaumot
lnstitut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement, Laboratory of ecotoxicology, Villeurbanne, France
The Gambia
Peter Gibba
Department of Water Resources, Banjul, The Gambia
Georgia
Ilia Kunchulia
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Biosystems Engineering, Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Germany
Sven Seidensticker
University of Tübingen, Tubingen, Germany
Ghana
Chris Gordon
Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Greece
Gerasimos Lyberatos
National Technical University of Athens, School of Chemical Engineering, Athens, Greece
Hong Kong
Kenneth M. Y. Leung
and
Racliffe W. S. Lai
State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Iceland
Halldór Pálmar Halldórsson
The University of Iceland´s Research Centre in Sudurnes
Iceland
Molly Melling
Environment and Geography Department, University of York, York, UK
India
Thatikonda Shashidhar
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Telangana, India
India
Manisha Lamba
Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Indonesia
Anindrya Nastiti
and
Adee Supriatin
Environmental Management Technology Research Group, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Iran
Nima Pourang
and
Ali Abedini
Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute (IFSRI), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
Iraq
Omar Abdullah
Department of Chemistry, College of Education for Pure Science (Ibn Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Ireland
Salem S. Gharbia
and
Francesco Pilla
IT Sligo, Sligo, Ireland
Israel
Benny Chefetz
and
Tom Topaz
Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Ivory Coast
Koffi Marcellin Yao
Centre de Recherches Oceanologiques, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Kazakhstan
Bakhyt Aubakirova
and
Raikhan Beisenova
Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
-and-
L.N.Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Kenya
Lydia Olaka
and
Jemimah K. Mulu
Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Lesotho
Peter Chatanga
and
Victor Ntuli
Department of Biology, National of University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho
Liberia
Nathaniel T. Blama
and
Sheck Sherif
Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia
Malaysia
Ahmad Zaharin Aris
and
Ley Juen Looi
Department of Environment; International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (i-AQUAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Mali
Mahamoudane Niang
and
Seydou Tidiane Traore
Centre d'Expertise et de Recherche en Télémédecine et E-Santé, Bamako, Mali
Mexico
Maritza Figy
Netherlands
Rik Oldenkamp
Department of Global Health-Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
New Zealand
Penelope Wilson
Department of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Kingston University London, Kingston, UK
Nigeria
Olatayo Ogunbanwo
Department of Fisheries Technology, Ecotoxicology Research Laboratory, Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria
Lesotho
Peter Chatanga
and
Victor Ntuli
Department of Biology, National of University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho
Liberia
Nathaniel T. Blama
and
Sheck Sherif
Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia
Malaysia
Ahmad Zaharin Aris
and
Ley Juen Looi
Department of Environment; International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (i-AQUAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Pakistan
Muhammad Ashfaq
and
Muhammad Iqbal
University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan
Palestine
Ziad Abdeen
Al-Quds Nutrition and Health Research Institute, Al-Quds University, Abu Dies, West Bank
Panama
Aaron O'Dea
and
Jorge Manuel Morales-Saldaña
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Republic of Panama
Peru
María Custodio
and
Heidi de la Cruz
Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad Nacional del Centro del Peru, Huancayo, Peru
Philippines
Ian A. Navarrete
Department of Environmental Science, Southern Leyte State University-Hinunangan Campus, Ambacon, Hinunangan, Southern Leyte, Philippines
Portugal
Fabio Carvalho
Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Rwanda
Aida Cuní Sanchez
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Department of International Environmental and Development Studies, Ås, Norway
Sierra Leone
Alhaji Brima Gogra
and
Bashiru Mohamed Koroma
Department of Chemistry, School of Environmental Sciences, Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone
Slovenia
Vesna Cerkvenik-Flajs
and
Mitja Gombač
University of Ljubljana, Veterinary Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia
South Africa
Melusi Thwala
Water Centre, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa
South Korea
Kyungho Choi
and
Habyeong Kang
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
South Sudan
John L. Celestino Ladu
College of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, University of Juba, Juba, South Sudan
Spain
Andreu Rico
Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Sri Lanka
Priyanie Amerasinghe
International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sweden
Anna Sobek
and
Gisela Horlitz
Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Sweden
Switzerland
Armin K. Zenker
and
Alex C. King
Institute for Ecopreneurship, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Muttenz, Switzerland
Taiwan
Jheng-Jie Jiang
Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Tanzania
Rebecca Kariuki
Environment and Geography Department, University of York, York, UK
Tanzania
Madaka Tumbo
University of Dar es Salaam-Mwalimu Nyerere Campus, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Turkey
Seyedmehdi Emadian,
Ulas Tezel
and
Turgut T. Onay
Institute of Environmental Sciences, Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey
Uganda
Julius B. Lejju
Mbarara University of Science & Technology, Faculty of Science
Ukraine
Yuliya Vystavna
and
Yuriy Vergeles
O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Department of Urban Environmental Engineering & Management, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Uruguay
Horacio Heinzen
and
Andrés Pérez-Parada
Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
United States
of America
Dana W. Kolpin
and
Alex C. King
U.S. Geological Survey, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Iowa City, Iowa
United States
of America
Douglas B Sims
College of Southern Nevada
United States
of America
John Wilkinson
Environment and Geography Department, University of York, York, UK
Venezuela
David Good
University of Guelph
Zimbabwe
Charles Teta
Future Water Research Institute, Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
And,
Anja Coors
ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, Flörsheim/Main, Germany
Marc Metian
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Environment Laboratories, Monaco, Principality of Monaco
Alejandra Bouzas-Monroy
Environment and Geography Department, University of York, York, UK