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ReviewEnvironmental health insights2025

Challenges Associated With PFAS Detection Method in Africa.

Abdullahi Tunde Aborode, Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola, Ibrahim Idris, Waheed Sakariyau Adio, Segun Olapade, Gladys Oluwafisayo, Isreal Ayobami Onifade, Sodiq Fakorede, Taiwo Bakare-Abidola, Jelil Olaoye and 7 more

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Review in Environmental health insights, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Abdullahi Tunde AborodeDepartment of Research and Development, Healthy Africans Platform, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Ridwan Olamilekan AdesolaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Ibrahim IdrisFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Waheed Sakariyau AdioDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4546-0153
Segun OlapadeDepartment of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
Gladys OluwafisayoDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
Isreal Ayobami OnifadeDepartment of Biology, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA.
Sodiq FakoredeDepartment of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.
Taiwo Bakare-AbidolaDepartment of Environmental Science, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA.
Jelil OlaoyeDepartment of Environmental Science, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA.
Adedeji Daniel OgunyemiNautilus Biotechnology, San Carlos, CA, USA.
Oluwaseun Adeolu OgundijoDepartment of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7888-8279
Olamilekan Gabriel BanwoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Adetolase Azizat BakreDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Peter OladoyeDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
Grace AdegoyeDepartment of Recreation, Exercise and Sport Sciences, Western Colorado University, Gunnison, CO, USA.
Noimat Abeni JinaduDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that are widely present in many industries. Monitoring and analyzing PFAS in Africa is challenging due to the limited availability of mass spectrometry (MS), which is an essential technique for detecting PFAS. This review assesses the scope and impact of the shortage of mass spectrometry instruments in Africa, emphasizing the resulting limitations in monitoring environmental and public health threats. The review analyzes the existing PFAS monitoring, the accessibility of MS instruments, and the technical capabilities within the continent. This study suggests that fewer African countries have sufficient MS instruments, resulting in significant underreport of environmental data and related public health issues. The review proposes financial support and programs to address these difficulties to provide necessary MS instruments. The review suggests that it is highly important to develop regional centers of excellence for PFAS monitoring using MS instruments and investing in training programs to address the gap in monitoring efforts. So, enhancing these are crucial for the successful management of the environment and safeguarding public health from the effects of PFAS contamination.

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AfricaChallengesenvironmental monitoringmass spectrometrymethodPFAS

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PMID39759477
PMCPMC11694309

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