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Dr. Adebola Adeyi is the Laboratory Manager, Geo-Environmental Research Centre Laboratory, Basel Convention Coordinating Centre, Federal Ministry of Environment  University of Ibadan Linkage Centre, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She bagged her Ph.D. in Environmental/Analytical Chemistry in 2007and worked at Berger Paints Nigeria Plc. She has since published in international and local journals of repute. She participated in the Training on Advanced Analytical Techniques Related to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Contaminated Sites Identification by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria at the Geo-Environmental Research Centre, Cardiff University, UK in 2009 and 2012, respectively, and took part in the pilot testing of the UNIDO Toolkit for POPs Contaminated Sites Investigation and assessment in Nigeria in 2009. She was a Research Fellow at the Department of Chemistry, Rhodes University, South Africa in 2009 and at the Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Ulm University, Germany in 2013. Her research includes investigating the fate of emerging pollutants in the environment, such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and bisphenol-A, etc.; environmentalmodelling, monitoring and chemometrics; nanotechnology and chemical sensor application in environmental analysis; waste management, contaminated site identification, assessment and remediation; and risk assessment.

Oluwatoyin Fatunsin obtained her first degree, Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Chemistry from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. She is an alumnus of the Commonwealth Scholarship; she was awarded a one-year Commonwealth Split-Site Scholarship in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Portsmouth, UK for the 2012/2013 Session. She worked as a chemist under the Nigerian National Youth Service Corps Scheme (NYSC) with Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Ltd. in 2006 and also as a postgraduate research Intern with the Environmental Monitoring Team of Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria in 2009. Her research involves the use of analytical techniques in analysing complex matrices which address the sources, fate and behaviour of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). It includes studies on sample preparation methods and the application of High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Gas Chromatography (GC) for the analysis of trace levels of organic environmental contaminants. She also works on the analysis of potentially toxic elements in contaminated land, sediments and waters. Oluwatoyin has academic publications in reputable national and international journals and has presented her research findings at conferences within and outside Nigeria.

Dr. Oluseyi’s research area is Analytical/Environmental Chemistry, which involves the use of analytical techniques in analysing environmental samples. It includes studies on sample preparation methods and application of High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Gas Chromatography (GC) for the analysis of trace levels of organic environmental contaminants in biotic and abiotic matrices. Her research focuses on the sources, fate and behaviour of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs), “novel” brominated flame retardants (NBFRs) and dioxins. Other interests of Dr. Oluseyi’s include: the assessment of human exposure to flame retardants with a focus on indoor pathways via inhalation and ingestion of dust and food; measuring the levels of these chemicals and their sources particularly in indoor environments.