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(2024) Ritualistic hunts: exploring the motivations and conservation implications in West Bengal, India. Nature Conservation, 56. pp. 243-273. ISSN 1314-6947

Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860, Niepsch, Daniel, Spencer, Jonathan, Santos, Claudio Dos, Florance, Hannah, MacLeod, Cecilia and Ross, Ian (2024) Non-targeted analysis reveals hundreds of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in UK freshwater in the vicinity of a fluorochemical plant. Chemosphere, 367. ISSN 0045-6535

Neill, Pippa and Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860 (2024) Landfill leachate treatment process is transforming and releasing banned per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to UK water. Frontiers in Water, 6.

Siddik A., Muhammed, Varghese, George and Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860 (2024) Environmental Forensic: need for comprehensive guidelines for environmental forensic investigations. Detritus, 27. I-III. ISSN 2611-4127

Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860, Idowu, Ifeoluwa Grace and Sandau, Courtney D (2024) Is current generation of polychlorinated biphenyls exceeding peak production of the 1970s? Science of The Total Environment, 924. ISSN 0048-9697

(2024) Genetic identification of three CITES-listed sharks using a paper-based Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC). PLoS One, 19 (4). ISSN 1932-6203

Idowu, IG, Megson, D ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860, Tiktak, G, Dereviankin, M and Sandau, CD (2023) Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) half-lives in humans: A systematic review. Chemosphere, 345. ISSN 0045-6535

Balouet, Jean-Christophe, Delahaye, Jean-Christophe, Mulder, Michel FA, Dack, Sarah and Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860 (2023) Using the grey literature to better understand the potential health impacts of cabin air quality. Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment, 2 (11). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2771-5949

Balouet, Chris, Burken, Joel, Martelain, Jacques, Lageard, Jonathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8971-0444, Karg, Frank and Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860 (2023) Dendrochemical forensics as material evidence in courts: how could trees lie? Environmental Forensics, 24 (1-2). pp. 21-27. ISSN 1527-5922

Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860, Tiktak, Guuske P, Shideler, Steve, Dereviankin, Mike, Harbicht, Lacey and Sandau, Courtney D (2023) Source apportionment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) using different receptor models: A case study on sediment from the Portland Harbor Superfund Site (PHSS), Oregon, USA. Science of the Total Environment, 872. p. 162231. ISSN 0048-9697

Amiri, Roshanak, Bissram, Meera J, Hashemihedeshi, Mahin, Dorman, Frank L, Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860 and Jobst, Karl J (2023) Differentiating Toxic and Nontoxic Tricresyl Phosphate Isomers Using Ion-Molecule Reactions with Oxygen. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 34 (4). pp. 640-648. ISSN 1044-0305

(2023) An analysis of Canada's declared live wildlife imports and implications for zoonotic disease risk. FACETS, 8. pp. 1-18. ISSN 2371-1671

Hannah, Tyler J, Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860 and Sandau, Courtney D (2022) A review of the mechanisms of by-product PCB formation in pigments, dyes and paints. Science of the Total Environment, 852. p. 158529. ISSN 0048-9697

(2022) Fate of endosulfan in ginseng farm and effect of granular biochar treatment on endosulfan accumulation in ginseng. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 44 (11). pp. 3953-3965. ISSN 0269-4042

(2022) Seeking serpents: ball python trade in Benin, West Africa. Nature Conservation, 50. pp. 85-114. ISSN 1314-6947

Hayes, Kevin, O'Sullivan, Gwen, Doyle, Aidan and Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860 (2022) Reply to letter to the editor RE: Hayes K, Megson D., Doyle A, O'Sullivan G. Occupational risk of organophosphates and other chemical and radiative exposure in the aircraft cabin: A systematic review. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Nov 20;796:148742. Science of the Total Environment, 831. p. 155509. ISSN 0048-9697

Green, Jennah, Hankinson, Pippa, de Waal, Louise, Coulthard, Emma, Norrey, John, Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860 and D’Cruze, Neil (2022) Wildlife trade for belief-based use: insights from traditional healers in South Africa. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10. p. 906398. ISSN 2296-701X

Hayes, Kevin, Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860, Doyle, Aidan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5800-0412 and O'Sullivan, Gwen (2021) Occupational risk of organophosphates and other chemical and radiative exposure in the aircraft cabin: a systematic review. Science of The Total Environment, 796. p. 148742. ISSN 0048-9697

(2021) Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations and profiles in marine mammals from the North Atlantic Ocean. Chemosphere, 288 (3). p. 132639. ISSN 0045-6535

McNeill, Lauren, Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860, Linton, Patricia E, Norrey, John, Bradley, Lee, Sutcliffe, Oliver B and Shaw, Kirsty J (2021) Lab-on-a-Chip approaches for the detection of controlled drugs, including new psychoactive substances: A systematic review. Forensic Chemistry, 26. p. 100370. ISSN 2468-1709

(2021) Characterizing trade at the largest wildlife market of Amazonian Peru. Global Ecology and Conservation, 28. ISSN 2351-9894

Lee, Deuk-Yeong, Choi, Geun-Hyoung, Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860, Oh, Kyeong-Yeol, Choi, Ik-Won, Seo, Dong-Cheol and Kim, Jin-Hyo (2021) Effect of soil organic matter on the plant uptake of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulphonic acid (PFOS) in lettuce on granular activated carbon-applied soil. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 43 (5). pp. 2193-2202. ISSN 0269-4042

(2021) Trade in African Grey Parrots for Belief-Based Use: Insights From West Africa's Largest Traditional Medicine Market. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9.

(2021) A comparison of the effectiveness of QuEChERS, FaPEx and a modified QuEChERS method on the determination of organochlorine pesticides in ginseng. PLoS ONE, 16 (1). ISSN 1932-6203

(2021) Environmental and dietary exposure of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid in the Nakdong River, Korea. Environmental Geochemistry and Health: official journal of the Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 43 (1). pp. 347-360. ISSN 0269-4042

(2020) Are concentrations of pollutants in sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii) a cause for concern? A systematic review. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160. p. 111701. ISSN 0025-326X

Green, Jennah, Coulthard, Emma ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8935-9092, Norrey, John, Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860 and D’Cruze, Neil (2020) Risky Business: Live Non-CITES Wildlife UK Imports and the Potential for Infectious Diseases. Animals, 10 (9). p. 1632.

(2020) Infant dietary exposure to dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dlPCBs), polybrominated and mixed halogenated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans (PBDD/Fs and PXDD/Fs) in milk samples of lactating mothers in Accra, Ghana. Chemosphere, 263. p. 128156. ISSN 0045-6535

(2020) A preliminary assessment of bacteria in “ranched” ball pythons (Python regius), Togo, West Africa. Nature Conservation, 39. pp. 73-86. ISSN 1314-6947

(2020) Snake oil and pangolin scales: insights into wild animal use at “Marché des Fétiches” traditional medicine market, Togo. Nature Conservation, 39. pp. 45-71. ISSN 1314-6947

(2020) Dropping the Ball? The Welfare of Ball Pythons Traded in the EU and North America. Animals, 10 (3). ISSN 2076-2615

Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860, Benoit, Nadine, Sandau, Courtney, Chaudhuri, Sri, Long, Tanya, Coulthard, Emma ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8935-9092 and Johnson, Glenn (2019) Evaluation of the effectiveness of different indicator PCBs to estimating total PCB concentrations in environmental investigations. Chemosphere, 237. p. 124429. ISSN 0045-6535

(2019) Background levels of dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dlPCBs), polychlorinated, polybrominated and mixed halogenated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs, PBDD/Fs & PXDD/Fs) in sera of pregnant women in Accra, Ghana. Science of The Total Environment, 673. pp. 631-642. ISSN 0048-9697

Megson, David, Hajimirzaee, Saeed, Doyle, Aidan, Cannon, Frank and Balouet, Jean-Christophe (2019) Investigating the potential for transisomerisation of trycresyl phosphate with a palladium catalyst and its implications for aircraft cabin air quality. Chemosphere, 215. pp. 532-534. ISSN 0045-6535

Bruce-Vanderpuije, Pennante, Megson, David, Reiner, Eric, Bradley, Lee, Adu-Kumi, Sam and Gardella Jr., Joseph (2018) The state of POPs in Ghana- A review on persistent organic pollutants: Environmental and human exposure. Environmental Pollution, 245. pp. 331-342. ISSN 0269-7491

(2018) Changes to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) signatures and enantiomer fractions across different tissue types in Guillemots. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 131. pp. 174-179. ISSN 0025-326X

(2018) What’s in a name? Wildlife traders evade authorities using code words. Oryx, 52 (1). pp. 13-15. ISSN 0030-6053

(2017) Congener specific determination of polychlorinated naphthalenes in sediment and biota by gas chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 1479. pp. 169-176. ISSN 0021-9673

Megson, D ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860, Robson, M, Jobst, KJ, Helm, PA and Reiner, EJ (2016) Determination of Halogenated Flame Retardants Using Gas Chromatography with Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization (APCI) and a High-Resolution Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (HRqTOFMS). Analytical Chemistry, 88 (23). pp. 11406-11411. ISSN 0003-2700

Megson, DP, Reiner, EJ, Jobst, KJ, Dorman, FL, Robson, M and Focant, J-F (2016) A review of the determination of persistent organic pollutants for environmental forensics investigations. Analytica Chimica Acta, 941. pp. 10-25. ISSN 1873-4324

(2016) Application of a comprehensive extraction technique for the determination of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Great Lakes Region sediments. Chemosphere, 164. pp. 535-546. ISSN 1879-1298

Megson, DP (2016) Environmental Forensics in the Workplace. LCGC North America, 34 (8). pp. 564-565. ISSN 1527-5949

Megson, D, Ortiz, X, Jobst, KJ, Reiner, EJ, Mulder, MFA and Balouet, J-C (2016) A comparison of fresh and used aircraft oil for the identification of toxic substances linked to aerotoxic syndrome. Chemosphere, 158. pp. 116-123. ISSN 1879-1298

(2015) Can polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) signatures and enantiomer fractions be used for source identification and to age date occupational exposure? Environment International, 81. pp. 56-63. ISSN 1873-6750

(2014) Identifying the provenance of Leach's storm petrels in the North Atlantic using polychlorinated biphenyl signatures derived from comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Chemosphere, 114. pp. 195-202. ISSN 1879-1298

(2013) Fingerprinting polychlorinated biphenyls in environmental samples using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 1318. pp. 276-283. ISSN 1873-3778

(2013) Elucidating the structural properties that influence the persistence of PCBs in humans using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) dataset. Science of the Total Environment, 461. pp. 99-107. ISSN 1879-1026

Book Section

Megson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8881-3860, Niepsch, Daniel and O'Sullivan, Gwen (2024) An overview of the enantioselective determination of polychlorinated biphenyls in environmental samples. In: Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry COAC Volume Number 111. Elsevier.

Megson, DP, Balouet, JC, Gallion, F, O'Sullivan, G and Martelain, J (2015) Forensic Investigations in Complex Pollution Cases Involving PCBs, Dioxins and Furans: Potential Pitfalls and Tips. In: Environmental Forensics: Proceedings of the 2014 INEF Conference. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-1782624448

Megson, DP, O'Sullivan, G, Worsfold, PJ, Lohan, MC and Comber, S (2014) Techniques to Age Date Human Exposure to PCBs. In: Environmental Forensics: Proceedings of the 2013 INEF Conference. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-1849739443

Report

Megson, David, Charles, Rhys, Davies, Matthew and Ennis, Chris (2018) Mitigating Issues of Future Wastes: Enhancing Resource Productivity in Emerging Technologies. UNSPECIFIED. Royal Society of Chemistry - Environment, Sustainability and Energy Division.

Wentworth, Jonathan and Megson, David (2018) Persistent Chemical Pollutants. UNSPECIFIED. POST - Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.

(2015) Landscape Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing Development and Operations on Surface Water and Watersheds. UNSPECIFIED. Canadian Water Network.