About the Author
Dr. Matthew Whetton Dr Matthew Whetton is the Head of Technical Operations for the Proficiency Testing group at LGC Standards and has almost 15 year’s experience in the field.
[1] Wang. Zhanyun, Walker. Glen, Muir. Derek, Nagatani-Yoshida. Kakuko (2020). Toward a Global Understanding of Chemical Pollution: A First Comprehensive Analysis of National and Regional Chemical Inventories. DOI: 10.1021/ asc.est.9b06379 [2] Selahle, Shirley Kholofelo, Mpupa, Anele and Nomngongo, Philiswa Nosizo. "A review of extraction, analytical, and advanced methods for the determination of neonicotinoid insecticides in environmental water matrices" Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, vol. 40, no. 1, 2021, pp. 187-203. https:// doi.org/10.1515 revac-2021-0134 [3] Ospina, Maria & L, Wong & S, Baker & A, Bishop & P, Morales-Agudelo & A, Calafat. (2019). Neonicotinoid exposure in the U.S. general population. Environmental Epidemiology. 3. 49-50. [4] Matthew J. Berens, Paul D. Capel, William A. Arnold, (2021), Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Surface Water, Groundwater, and Wastewater Across Land-Use Gradients and Potential Effects, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol 40, Issue 4, 1017-1033 https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4959 [5] Goulson, D., An overview of the environmental risks posed by neonicotinoids. (2013). Journal of Applied Ecology, 50, 977–987 [6] Wood, T. J., Goulson, D., The environmental risks of neonicotinoid pesticides: a review of the evidence post 2013 (2017) Environ Sci Pollut Res (2017) 24:17285– 17325 [7] Thuyet DQ, Watanabe H, Motobayashi T (2011) Effect of formulations and treatment methods of nursery boxes applied with insecticide on the behavior of imidacloprid in rice paddy fields. J Pest Sci 36:9–15 [8] Lu Z, Challis JK, Wong CS (2015) Quantum yields for direct photolysis of neonicotinoids insecticides in water: implications for exposure to nontarget aquatic organisms. Environ Sci Technol 2:188–192 [9] Shardlow, M.E.A. (2017) Neonicotinoid Insecticides in British Freshwaters; 2016 Water Framework Directive Watch List Monitoring. Buglife, Peterborough. [10] Morrissey, C.A, Mineau, P., Devries, J.H., Sanchez-Bayo, F., Liess, M., Cavallaro, M.C., Liber, K., (2015) Neonicotinoid contamination of global surface waters and associated risk to aquatic invertebrates: A review. Environment International, 74, 291–303 [11] Lu C, Lu Z, Lin S, Dai W, Zhang Q. Neonicotinoid insecticides in the drinking water system–Fate, transportation, and their contributions to the overall dietary risks. Env Pollut. 2020;258:113722.10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113722 In this role Matthew is responsible for the production, development and technical operation of over fifty proficiency testing schemes, covering Chemistry, Clinical analysis and microbiological testing in a diverse range of analytical fields, and now incorporating neonicotinoids and wider insecticide groups Prior to joining LGC, Matthew has previously carried out a variety of roles in the fields of phytochemistry and analytical services, spending more than 10 years working in the field of analytical chemistry and specialising in the analysis of pesticides in food and environmental matrices. ____________________________________________________ References
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