Vera Silva

Researcher; Main tasks: - Scientific Manager of the H2020 SPRINT project (Sustainable plant protection transition: A global health approach, 2020-2025, https://sprint-h2020.eu/); - co-leading the pesticide work of the H2020 Soils4Africa project (https://www.soils4africa-h2020.eu/ ), co-leader of the “Nutrient cycling and contaminant mitigation” research line, of the Wageningen University Soil Science cluster. - project acquisition, assistance in teaching (LAND FIRST, FUNDAMENTALS OF LAND MAN

Wageningen University & Research

Netherlands

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Vera Silva is a researcher at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. She serves as the Scientific Manager of the H2020 SPRINT project and co-leads the pesticide work of the H2020 Soils4Africa project. Her research focuses on pesticide exposure and environmental risk assessment, with recent publications addressing pesticide contamination in various environments, including soils and indoor dust.

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Vivi Schlünssen

Aarhus University

DENMARK

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Trine Nørgaard

Aarhus University

DENMARK

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Anke Huss

NETHERLANDS

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Daniel Martins Figueiredo

Utrecht University

NETHERLANDS

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Dennis Knuth

Wageningen University & Research

NETHERLANDS

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Francsico Alcon

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Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

SPAIN

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Josefina Contreras Gallego

Profesora Titular de Universidad

Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena

SPAIN

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Jakub Hofman

Prof (from 2020; 2011-2020: Assoc. Prof.; 2003-2011: Assistant professor; 2000-2003: Scientific assistant; 1998-2000: Laboratory assistant)

Masaryk University, Faculty of Science

CZECH REPUBLIC

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Non-dietary personal pesticide exposure using silicone wristbands across 10 European countries

Challenges and opportunities for the environmental risk assessment of chemicals in soils: a recap and follow-up of a SETAC webinar

Rebuttal to Correspondence on “Pesticide Residues in Organic and Conventional Agricultural Soils across Europe: Measured and Predicted Concentrations”

Transboundary impacts of pesticide use in food production

Co-occurrence of multiple contaminants: Unentangling adsorption behaviour in agricultural soils

Pesticide contamination in indoor home dust: A pilot study of non-occupational exposure in Argentina

Pesticide Residues in Organic and Conventional Agricultural Soils across Europe: Measured and Predicted Concentrations

Pesticide residues in European sediments

Pesticide residues in boreal arable soils: Countrywide study of occurrence and risks

Assessing pesticide residues occurrence and risks in water systems: A Pan-European and Argentina perspective

Evaluation of the ecological risk of pesticide residues from the European LUCAS Soil monitoring 2018 survey

Effects of mixtures of herbicides on nutrient cycling and plant support considering current agriculture practices

Assessing pesticide residue occurrence and risks in the environment across Europe and Argentina

Pesticide residues with hazard classifications relevant to non-target species including humans are omnipresent in the environment and farmer residences

Occurrence of pesticide residues in indoor dust of farmworker households across Europe and Argentina

Review of microplastic sources, transport pathways and correlations with other soil stressors: a journey from agricultural sites into the environment

Environmental and human health at risk – Scenarios to achieve the Farm to Fork 50% pesticide reduction goals

Collaborators (8)

Vivi Schlünssen

Trine Nørgaard

Anke Huss

Daniel Martins Figueiredo

Dennis Knuth

Francsico Alcon

Josefina Contreras Gallego

Jakub Hofman

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