Temitope O. Sogbanmu

Experience

• 2022–present
  Senior Lecturer, Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management, University of Lagos
• 2019–2022
  Lecturer I, Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management, University of Lagos
• 2016–2019
  Lecturer II, Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management, University of Lagos
• 2014–2016
  Assistant Lecturer, Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management, University of Lagos
• 2013–2014
  Graduate Fellow, Zoology, University of Lagos
• 2010–2010
  Teaching Assistant, University of Lagos

Education

• 2016 
  University of Lagos, PhD in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management
• 2010 
  University of Lagos, MSc in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Management
• 2006 
  University of Lagos, BSc (Hons) Zoology

Publications

• 2024
  Why Nigeria should ban single-use plastics: Excessive microplastic pollution of the water, sediments and fish species in Osun River, Nigeria, Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances 13: 100409
• 2023
  Analysis of bacterial; composition in slaughterhouse effluent from a major livestock market in Nigeria, The Libyan Journal of Science 26(1): 1-8
• 2023
  Advancing interdisciplinary knowledge for ocean sustainability, npj Ocean Sustainability 2(1): 18
• 2023
  Indigenous youth must be at the forefront of climate diplomacy, Nature 620: 273-276
• 2023
  Key principles for the intergovernmental science-policy panel on chemicals and waste, Environmental Science and Technology 57(6): 2205-2208
• 2022
  Morphological, biochemical and molecular identification of autochthonous fungal population in slaughterhouse effluent, surface water and fish gut from the Ogun River, Nigeria. , Food and Environment Safety 21(2): 152-170
• 2022
  Genotoxic, biochemical and histological biomarkers of subacute concentrations of paraquat and glyphosate in Nile Tilapia, Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology 37(2): e2022012
• 2022
  Wastewater-based epidemiology in hazard forecasting and early-warning systems for global health risks, Environment International 161: 107143
• 2022
  Plastic pollution in the environment in Nigeria: a rapid systematic review of the sources, distribution, research gaps and policy needs, Scientific African 16: e1220
• 2021
  How sawmill wastes impacts surface water, sediment, macrobenthic invertebrates and fish: A case study of the Lagos lagoon, Okobaba area, South-Western Nigeria, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 193: 235
• 2021
  Sublethal concentrations of triclosan and triclocarban induce histological, genotoxic and embryotoxic effects in Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822), Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28: 31071-31083
• 2021
  Antibiotics, algal evaluations and subacute effects of abattoir wastewater on liver function enzymes, genetic and haematologic biomarkers in the freshwater fish, Clarias gariepinus, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 212: 111932.
• 2021
  Adverse impacts of human activities on aquatic ecosystems: investigating the environmental sustainability perception of stakeholders in Lagos and Ogun states, Nigeria, . In: Nubi T.G., Anderson I., Lawanson T., Oyalowo B. (eds) Housing and SDGs in Urban Africa. Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements. Springer, Singapore. Pp. 125-145
• 2021
  Time and Resource Optimization for Career Advancement by Women Scientists from Resource-Poor Settings, Science by Women: Stories From Careers in STEM, 155-168
• 2020
  Drinking water quality and human health risk evaluations in rural and urban areas of Ibeju-Lekki and Epe Local Government Areas, Lagos, Nigeria, Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal 26(4): 1062-1075
• 2020
  SDG 14: Trend and Trajectory in Nigeria, Proceedings of the Nigerian Academy of Science Themed Edition: SDG 14 13(2): 2-3.
• 2020
  A solution-based position paper of the Nigerian Young Academy on Sex-for-Grades menace across Nigerian Tertiary Institutions, Annals of Science and Technology 5(1): 66-68
• 2020
  Air pollution in Nigeria: a review of the causes, effects, control and management, In: Our Changing Environment and Development: a book of research edited by Jacinta A. Opara, Chapter 40, 368-375pp. Metropolitan International University Press. ISBN 978-9970-9670-0-1 (print); 978-9970-9670-1-8 (online)
• 2020
  Sublethal concentrations of dichlorvos and paraquat induce genotoxic and histological effects in the Clarias gariepinus, Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology 35(3): e2020013
• 2020
  Physicochemical characteristics, animal species diversity and oxidative stress responses in dominant fish from an impacted site on the Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria, Ife Journal of Science 22(2): 81-93.
• 2020
  Sawmill activities near the Lagos lagoon, Nigeria: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons analysis and embryotoxic evaluations of sediment extracts using Clarias gariepinus, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 104(6): 809-819
• 2019
  Histological, microbiological, physicochemical and heavy metals evaluation of effluent from Kara Cow Market, Ogun state in Guppy Fish (Poecilia reticulata, The Zoologist 17: 54-61
• 2019
  Specific polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons identified as ecological risk factors in the Lagos lagoon, Nigeria, Environmental Pollution 255: 113295
• 2019
  Biomonitoring, physico-chemical and biomarker evaluations of abattoir effluent discharges into the Ogun River from Kara Market, Ogun State, Nigeria using Clarias gariepinus, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 191: 44
• 2018
  Embryotoxic, developmental and genotoxic evaluations of a endosulfan and deltamethrin mixture on the African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus), West African Journal of Applied Ecology 26(1): 1-10
• 2018
  Biomarkers of toxicity in Clarias gariepinus exposed to sublethal concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, African Journal of Aquatic Science 43(3): 281-292
• 2017
  Influence of a dispersant on the types and growth of microbial hydrocarbon degraders in a crude oil-contaminated medium, Journal of Health and Pollution 7(14): 62-70
• 2016
  Lagos lagoon sediment organic extracts and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons induce embryotoxic, teratogenic and genotoxic effects in Danio rerio (zebrafish) embryos, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 23(14): 14489-501
• 2016
  Haematologic and oxidative stress effects of occupational exposure to volatile organic compounds in Mus musculus at printing presses in Lagos, Nigeria, University of Lagos Journal of Basic Medical Sciences 4 (8): 92-99
• 2014
  Joint action toxicity and biochemical effects of binary mixtures of forcados light crude oil and three dispersants against Clarias gariepinus, International Journal of Environmental Research 8 (2): 395-402.

Grants and Contracts

• 2023
  Mapping and Monitoring Aquatic Plastic Pollution Hotspots in Lagos, Nigeria

  Role:

  Collaborator

  Funding Source:

  Royal Academy of Engineering

• 2023
  Stakeholder Perspectives on Water Insecurity in Rural and Semi-Urban Communities: Case Studies from Nigeria, India and South Africa

  Role:

  Co-Investigator

  Funding Source:

  Association of Commonwealth Universities

• 2022
  Microplastics and plastic-derived chemical contaminants in Africa: implication on human health and the loss of aquatic biodiversity

  Role:

  Collaborator

  Funding Source:

  Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation

• 2022
  Solving the Sustainability Challenges at the Food-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus

  Role:

  Collaborator

  Funding Source:

  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

• 2021
  Development of an Environmental Evidence Portal and Capacity Building Workshop for Selected Environmental Evidence Producers and Users

  Role:

  Project Lead

  Funding Source:

  African Institute of Development Policy (AFIDEP)

• 2020
  Environment fingerprinting via digital technology - a new paradigm in hazard forecasting and early-warning systems for health risks in Africa

  Role:

  Co-Investigator

  Funding Source:

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

• 2020
  Capacity Building and Community of Practice for Evidence Use in Environmental Policymaking in Nigeria

  Role:

  Principal Investigator

  Funding Source:

  African Institute of Development Policy (AFIDEP)

• 2019
  Evidence-informed policymaking for sound environmental management in Nigeria: investigating the research-science advice-policy nexus

  Role:

  Science Advice for Policy Fellow

  Funding Source:

  The African Academy of Sciences

• 2018
  Modelling Climate Change Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Interactions and Effects on Fisheries Diversity in a Coastal Ecosystem

  Role:

  Co-Investigator

  Funding Source:

  The Royal Society

• 2016
  Fish Decline in the Lagos Lagoon: Developmental Toxicity of Sediments at Okobaba Section of the Lagos Lagoon on Clarias gariepinus Embryos

  Role:

  Principal Investigator

  Funding Source:

  PADI Foundation

• 2014
  Embryotoxic/ and Genotoxic Evaluations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Lagos Lagoon Sediment Organic Extracts Using Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryos

  Role:

  Principal Investigator

  Funding Source:

  Association of Commonwealth Universities

• 2014
  Embryotoxic/ and Genotoxic Evaluations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Lagos Lagoon Sediment Organic Extracts Using Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryos

  Role:

  Principal Investigator

  Funding Source:

  L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Sahara Africa

Professional Memberships

• Affiliate, The African Academy of Sciences (The AAS), 2019-2023
• Member, Nigerian Young Academy (NYA), 2019-2024
• Member, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Africa
• Member, Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
• Member, Zoological Society of Nigeria (ZSN)
• Member, Board of Trustees, Society for Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Mitigation (SETPOM)

Honours

Awardee, L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science in Sub-Saharan Africa (2014); Winner, African Evidence Leadership Award - Evidence Intermediaries Category (2022); Affiliate, The African Academy of Sciences (The AAS); Vice President, Nigerian Young Academy (NYA)