The Global Monitoring of Pharmaceuticals Project brought together a consortium of over 100 different collaborators from academia, government and industry across all continents achieving the largest study of its kind worldwide.
the team:

Dr John Wilkinson
Based at the University of York Environment and Geography Department, John co-ordinated the project.

Professor Alistair Boxall
Based at the University of York Environment and Geography Department, Alistair co-ordinated the project with John Wilkinson.

Dr Dana W Kolpin
Based at the USGS Central Midwest Water Science Center (Iowa City, USA), Dana has extensive experience with research including fate, transport, and effects of environmental contaminants.


Prof. Rob Marchant
Based at the University of York, Rob was instrumental in sample collection and establishing networks of collaborators throughout Africa for this project.

Dr Magdalena Cara
Albania
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Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania
Dr Clare S. Mahon
Australia
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University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Dr Thilo Hofmann
Austria
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University of Vienna, Department of Environmental Geosciences

Dr Pedro Carriquiriborde
Argentina
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Universidad Nacional de la Plata,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tapos Kormoker
Bangladesh
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Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Bangladesh
Dr Jean Leite Tavares
Natal, Brazil
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Instituto Federal De Educacao, Natal, Brazil
Dr Maria Tereza Pepe Razzolini
Brazil
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School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo
Katherine Wong, RN
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and
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Amanda Wong
Canada (Calgary)
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University of Calgary

Dr Jules M. Blais
Canada (Ottawa)
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University of Ottawa
Linda E. Kimpe
Canada (Ottawa)
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University of Ottawa
Michelle Wong
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and
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Donald Wong
Canada (Toronto)
Dr Cristóbal Galbán Malagón
Chile (Santiago)
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Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, Santiago de Chile
Dr Jaime Pizarro
Chile (San Jose de Maipo)
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Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Prof. Guang-Guo Ying
China (Guangzhou)
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South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China

Dr Chang-Er L. Chen
China (Guangzhou)
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South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Prof. Martha Isabel Paez Melo
Colombia
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Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
Jina Marcela Martinez Lara
Colombia
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Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
Dr Linda Ioannou-Ttofa
Cyprus
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Nireas International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus
Dr Despo Fatta-Kassinos
Cyprus
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Nireas International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus
Dr Jan Vymazal
Czechia
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Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
Dr VladimÃra BeluÅ¡ová
Czechia
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Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague
Dr Jeanne Garric
France (Lyon)
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Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l' environnement et l'agriculture, Lyon
Dr Arnaud Chaumot
France (Lyon)
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Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l' environnement et l'agriculture, Lyon
Dr Peter Gibba
The Gambia
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Department of Water Resources, Banjul
Prof. Gerasimos Lyberatos
Greece
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National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Dr Kenneth M. Y. Leung
Hong Kong
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The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
Dr Racliffe W. S. Lai
Hong Kong
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The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
Dr Anindrya Nastiti
Indonesia
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Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Dr Ade Supriatin
Indonesia
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Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Dr Nima Pourang
Iran
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Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute
Dr Ali Abedini
Iran
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Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute
Dr Omar Abdullah
Iraq
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University of York, Environment and Geography Department, UK
Salem S. Gharbia
Ireland
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University College Dublin
Dr Francesco Pilla
Ireland
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University College Dublin
Prof. Benny Chefetz
Israel
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The Hebrew University of Jeruselem, Rehovot, Israel
Tom Topaz
Israel
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The Hebrew University of Jeruselem, Rehovot, Israel
Dr Bakhyt Aubakirova
Kazakhstan
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Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Dr Raikhan Beisenova
Kazakhstan
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Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Dr Lydia Olaka
Kenya
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Geology Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Jemima Muluu
Kenya
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Geology Department, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Dr Ahmad Zaharin Aris
Malaysia
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Department of Environmental Sciences, University Putra Malaysia
Dr Juen Ley Looi
Malaysia
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Department of Environmental Sciences, University Putra Malaysia
Maritza Figy
Mexico
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Dr Rik Oldenkamp
The Netherlands
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University of York, Environment and Geography Department, UK

Dr Penelope Wilson
New Zealand
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Kingston University London, Kingston-upon-Thames, UK
Dr Olatayo Ogunbanwo
Nigeria
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University of Leeds, UK
Prof. Ziad Abdeen
Palestine
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Al-Quds University, Abu Dies, West Bank

Dr Muhammad Ashfaq
Pakistan
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University of Gujrat, Lahore, Pakistan
Dr Muhammad Iqbal
Pakistan
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University of Gujrat, Lahore, Pakistan
Dr Fabio Carvalho
Portugal
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Kingston University London, Kingston-upon-Thames, UK
Dr Alhaji Brima Gogra
Sierra Leone
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​School of Environmental Sciences, Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone
Dr Vesna Cerkvenik Flajs
Slovenia
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University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dr Mitja Gombac
Slovenia
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University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dr Melusi Thwala
South Africa
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Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Kyungho Choi
South Korea
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Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Dr Habyeong Kang
South Korea
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​Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Dr Andreu Rico
Spain
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IMDEA Agua, Campus cientÃfico-tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcala, Spain
Dr Priyanie Amerasinghe
Sri Lanka
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​International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dr Anna Sobek
Sweden
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Stockholm University, Uppsala, Sweden
Dr Gisela Horlitz
Sweden
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Stockholm University, Uppsala, Sweden
Dr Armin Zenker
Switzerland
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University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland
Alex C. King
Switzerland
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University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland
Dr Madaka Tumbo
Tanzania (Dar es Salaam)
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University of Dar es Salaam-Mwalimu Nyerere Campas, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dr Rebecca Kariuki
Tanzania (Arusha)
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University of York, Environment and Geography Department, UK
Dr Julius B. Lejju
Uganda
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Mbarara University of Science & Technology, Faculty of Science
Dr Yuliya Vystavna
Ukraine
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Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology
Ukraine
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O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Dr Yuriy Vergeles
Dr Douglas B Simms
United States
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College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Dr Halldór Pálmar Halldórsson
​Iceland
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The University of Iceland´s Research Centre in Sudurnes, Sandgerdi, Iceland
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Dr Ifo Suspense Averti
Congo
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University of Marien N'GOUABI, Brazzaville
Dr Victorien Dougnon
Benin
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University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
Gildas Gbaguidi
Benin
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University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin