Dr David Megson

O'Sullivan, G., Megson, D. (2015) Environmental Forensics Proceedings of the 2014 INEF Conference. Royal Society of Chemistry.

Megson, D. (2019) 'Polychlorinated Biphenyls.' Encyclopaedia of Analytical Science. Elsevier,

Jaspers, V., Megson, D., O'Sullivan, G. (2013) 'POPs in the Terrestrial Environment.' Environmental Forensics for Persistent Organic Pollutants. pp. 291-356.

Reiner, E.J., Jobst, K.J., Megson, D., Dorman, F.L., Focant, J.F. (2013) 'Analytical Methodology of POPs.' Environmental Forensics for Persistent Organic Pollutants. pp. 59-139.

O'Sullivan, G., Megson, D. (2013) 'Brief Overview: Discovery, Regulation, Properties, and Fate of POPs.' Environmental Forensics for Persistent Organic Pollutants. pp. 1-20.

Megson, D., Charles, R., Davies, M., Ennis, C. (2018) Mitigating Issues of Future Wastes: Enhancing Resource Productivity in Emerging Technologies. Royal Society of Chemistry - Environment, Sustainability and Energy Division.

Wentworth, J., Megson, D. (2018) Persistent Chemical Pollutants. POST - Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.

Royal Society of Chemistry, Risk based regulation for per and poly fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Royal Society of Chemistry.

Quinn, M.S., Tyler, M.E., Ajaero, E., Arvai, J., Carlson, M., Dunmade, I., Hill, S., McCallum, J., McMartin, D., Megson, D., O’Sullivan, G., Parks, R., Poulton, D., Stelfox, B., Stewart, J., Serralde, C.S., Tomblin, S., Van der Byl, C. (2015) Landscape Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing Development and Operations on Surface Water and Watersheds. Canadian Water Network.

Various contributors, (2016) Special Issue on the 5th International Network of Environmental Forensics (INEF) conference. Journal of Environmental Protection. Volume 7, Number 3, February 2016. http://www.scirp.org/journal/jep/.

Megson, D. (2016) The INEF Bulletin - 2016 Volume 1. http://www.rsc-inef.net/the-inef-bulletin.html.

Megson, D., Idowu, I.G., Sandau, C.D. (2024) 'Is current generation of polychlorinated biphenyls exceeding peak production of the 1970s?.' Science of The Total Environment,

Tiktak, G.P., Gabb, A., Brandt, M., Diz, F.R., Bravo-Vásquez, K., Peñaherrera-Palma, C., Valdiviezo-Rivera, J., Carlisle, A., Melling, L.M., Cain, B., Megson, D., Preziosi, R., Shaw, K.J. (2024) 'Genetic identification of three CITES-listed sharks using a paper-based Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC).' PLoS One, 19(4)

Idowu, I.G., Megson, D., Tiktak, G., Dereviankin, M., Sandau, C.D. (2023) 'Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) half-lives in humans: A systematic review.' Chemosphere, 345

Balouet, J.C., Delahaye, J.C., Mulder, M.F.A., Dack, S., Megson, D. (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.

Balouet, C., Burken, J., Martelain, J., Lageard, J., Karg, F., Megson, D. (2023) 'Dendrochemical forensics as material evidence in courts: how could trees lie?.' Environmental Forensics, 24(1-2) pp. 21-27.

Megson, D., Tiktak, G.P., Shideler, S., Dereviankin, M., Harbicht, L., Sandau, C.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, 872pp. 162231-162231.

Amiri, R., Bissram, M.J., Hashemihedeshi, M., Dorman, F.L., Megson, D., Jobst, K.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.

Hamers, M., Elwin, A., Collard, R.C., Shepherd, C.R., Coulthard, E., Norrey, J., Megson, D., D'Cruze, N. (2023) 'An analysis of Canada's declared live wildlife imports and implications for zoonotic disease risk.' FACETS, 8pp. 1-18.

Hannah, T.J., Megson, D., Sandau, C.D. (2022) 'A review of the mechanisms of by-product PCB formation in pigments, dyes and paints.' Science of the Total Environment, 852pp. 158529-158529.

Toudonou, C., Elwin, A., Penner, J., Coulthard, E., Norrey, J., Megson, D., Rödel, M.O., Sinsin, B., Harrington, L.A., Auliya, M., D’Cruze, N. (2022) 'Seeking serpents: ball python trade in Benin, West Africa.' Nature Conservation, 50pp. 85-114.

Green, J., Hankinson, P., de Waal, L., Coulthard, E., Norrey, J., Megson, D., D’Cruze, N. (2022) 'Wildlife trade for belief-based use: insights from traditional healers in South Africa.' Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10pp. 906398-906398.

Hayes, K., O'Sullivan, G., Doyle, A., Megson, D. (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

Lee, D.Y., Choi, G.H., Bae, Y.S., Lee, S.W., Kim, S.K., Bae, J.Y., Song, A.R., Moon, B.Y., Megson, D., Oh, K.Y., Kim, J.H. (2021) '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.

Megson, D., Brown, T., Jones, G.R., Robson, M., Johnson, G., Tiktak, G.P., Sandau, C., Reiner, E. (2021) 'Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations and profiles in marine mammals from the North Atlantic Ocean.' Chemosphere, 288(3) pp. 132639-132639.

McNeill, L., Megson, D., Linton, P.E., Norrey, J., Bradley, L., Sutcliffe, O.B., Shaw, K.J. (2021) 'Lab-on-a-Chip approaches for the detection of controlled drugs, including new psychoactive substances: A systematic review.' Forensic Chemistry, 26pp. 100370-100370.

Hayes, K., Megson, D., Doyle, A., O'Sullivan, G. (2021) 'Occupational risk of organophosphates and other chemical and radiative exposure in the aircraft cabin: a systematic review.' Science of The Total Environment, 796pp. 148742-148742.

D’Cruze, N., Galarza, F.E.R., Broche, O., El Bizri, H.R., Megson, S., Elwin, A., Machado, F.C., Norrey, J., Coulthard, E., Megson, D. (2021) 'Characterizing trade at the largest wildlife market of Amazonian Peru.' Global Ecology and Conservation, 28

Schofield, H.K., Megson, D.P., Da Costa, J., Richardson, L.A., Shelbourne, K., Payne, J. (2021) 'Fluorosurfactant retention in the foam blanket during gravitational drainage of an aqueous film-forming foam.' Colloids and Interface Science Communications, 42

Assou, D., Elwin, A., Norrey, J., Coulthard, E., Megson, D., Ronfot, D., Auliya, M., Segniagbeto, G.H., Martin, R.O., D'Cruze, N. (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

Bruce-Vanderpuije, P., Megson, D., Ryu, S.H., Choi, G.H., Park, S.W., Kim, B.S., Kim, J.H., Lee, H.S. (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) pp. e0246108-e0246108.

Lee, D.Y., Choi, G.H., Megson, D., Oh, K.Y., Choi, I.W., Seo, D.C., Kim, J.H. (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.

McNeill, L., Pearson, C., Megson, D., Norrey, J., Watson, D., Ashworth, D., Linton, P.E., Sutcliffe, O.B., Shaw, K.J. (2020) 'Origami Chips: development and validation of a paper-based Lab-on-a-Chip device for the rapid and cost-effective detection of 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) and its metabolite, 4-methylephedrine in urine.' Forensic Chemistry, 22pp. 100293-100293.

Tiktak, G.P., Butcher, D., Lawrence, P.J., Norrey, J., Bradley, L., Shaw, K., Preziosi, R., Megson, D. (2020) 'Are concentrations of pollutants in sharks, rays and skates (Elasmobranchii) a cause for concern? A systematic review.' Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160pp. 111701-111701.

Choi, G.H., Lee, D.Y., Bruce-Vanderpuije, P., Song, A.R., Lee, H.S., Park, S.W., Lee, J.H., Megson, D., Kim, J.H. (2020) '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.

Green, J., Coulthard, E., Norrey, J., Megson, D., D’Cruze, N. (2020) 'Risky Business: Live Non-CITES Wildlife UK Imports and the Potential for Infectious Diseases.' Animals, 10(9) pp. 1632-1632.

Bruce-Vanderpuije, P., Megson, D., Jones, G.R., Jobst, K., Reiner, E., Clarke, E., Adu-Kumi, S., Gardella, J.A. (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, 263pp. 128156-128156.

D'Cruze, N., Bates, J., Assou, D., Ronfot, D., Coulthard, E., Segniagbeto, G.H., Auliya, M., Megson, D., Rowntree, J. (2020) 'A preliminary assessment of bacteria in “ranched” ball pythons (Python regius), Togo, West Africa.' Nature Conservation, 39

D'Cruze, N., Assou, D., Coulthard, E., Norrey, J., Megson, D., Macdonald, D.W., Harrington, L.A., Ronfot, D., Segniagbeto, G.H., Auliya, M. (2020) 'Snake oil and pangolin scales: insights into wild animal use at “Marché des Fétiches” traditional medicine market, Togo.' Nature Conservation, 39

D'Cruze, N., Paterson, S., Green, J., Megson, D., Warwick, C., Coulthard, E., Norrey, J., Auliya, M., Carder, G. (2020) 'Dropping the Ball? The Welfare of Ball Pythons Traded in the EU and North America..' Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 10(3)

Green, J., Coulthard, E., Megson, D., Norrey, J., Norrey, L., Rowntree, J., Bates, J., Dharmpaul, B., Auliya, M., D'Cruze, N. (2020) 'Blind trading: A literature review of research addressing the welfare of Ball pythons in the exotic pet trade.' Animals, 10(2)

Megson, D., Benoit, N., Sandau, C., Chaudhuri, S., Long, T., Coulthard, E., Johnson, G. (2019) 'Evaluation of the effectiveness of different indicator PCBs to estimating total PCB concentrations in environmental investigations.' Chemosphere, 237pp. 124429-124429.

D'Cruze, N., Khan, S., Carder, G., Megson, D., Coulthard, E., Norrey, J., Groves, G. (2019) 'A Global Review of Animal-Visitor Interactions in Modern Zoos and Aquariums and Their Implications for Wild Animal Welfare.' Animals, 9(6)

Bruce-Vanderpuije, P., Megson, D., Jobst, K., Jones, G.R., Reiner, E., Sandau, C.D., Clarke, E., Adu-Kumi, S., Gardella, J.A. (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, 673pp. 631-642.

Megson, D., Hajimirzaee, S., Doyle, A., Cannon, F., Balouet, J.C. (2019) 'Investigating the potential for transisomerisation of trycresyl phosphate with a palladium catalyst and its implications for aircraft cabin air quality.' Chemosphere, 215pp. 532-534.

Bruce-Vanderpuije, P., Megson, D., Reiner, E., Bradley, L., Adu-Kumi, S., Gardella Jr., J. (2018) 'The state of POPs in Ghana- A review on persistent organic pollutants: Environmental and human exposure.' Environmental Pollution, 245pp. 331-342.

Megson, D., Brown, T.A., O'Sullivan, G., Robson, M., Ortiz, X., Worsfold, P.J., Comber, S., Lohan, M.C., Reiner, E.J. (2018) 'Changes to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) signatures and enantiomer fractions across different tissue types in Guillemots.' Marine Pollution Bulletin, 131pp. 174-179.

D'Cruze, N., Singh, B., MOOKERJEE, A., Macdonald, D., Hunter, K., Brassey, C., Jennifer, R., Megson, S., Megson, D.P., Fox, G., Louies, J., Sharath, R.S. (2018) 'What’s in a name? Wildlife traders evade authorities using code words.' Oryx, 52(1) pp. 13-15.

Lega, R., Megson, D., Hartley, C., Crozier, P., MacPherson, K., Kolic, T., Helm, P.A., Myers, A., Bhavsar, S.P., Reiner, E.J. (2017) 'Congener specific determination of polychlorinated naphthalenes in sediment and biota by gas chromatography high resolution mass spectrometry.' Journal of Chromatography A, 1479pp. 169-176.

Megson, D., Robson, M., Jobst, K.J., Helm, P.A., Reiner, E.J. (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.

Megson, D.P., Reiner, E.J., Jobst, K.J., Dorman, F.L., Robson, M., Focant, J.F. (2016) 'A review of the determination of persistent organic pollutants for environmental forensics investigations.' Analytica Chimica Acta, 941pp. 10-25.

Guo, R., Megson, D., Myers, A.L., Helm, P.A., Marvin, C., Crozier, P., Mabury, S., Bhavsar, S.P., Tomy, G., Simcik, M., McCarry, B., Reiner, E.J. (2016) 'Application of a comprehensive extraction technique for the determination of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Great Lakes Region sediments..' Chemosphere, 164pp. 535-546.

Megson, D., Ortiz, X., Jobst, K.J., Reiner, E.J., Mulder, M.F.A., Balouet, J.C. (2016) 'A comparison of fresh and used aircraft oil for the identification of toxic substances linked to aerotoxic syndrome.' Chemosphere, 158pp. 116-123.

Megson, D.P. (2016) 'Environmental Forensics in the Workplace.' LCGC North America, 34(8) pp. 564-565.

Megson, D.P., Balouet, J.C., Gallion, F., O'Sullivan, G., Martelain, J. (2015) 'Forensic Investigations in Complex Pollution Cases Involving PCBs, Dioxins and Furans: Potential Pitfalls and Tips.' (350)

Megson, D., Focant, J.F., Patterson, D.G., Robson, M., Lohan, M.C., Worsfold, P.J., Comber, S., Kalin, R., Reiner, E., O'Sullivan, G. (2015) 'Can polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) signatures and enantiomer fractions be used for source identification and to age date occupational exposure?.' Environment International, 81pp. 56-63.

Megson, D., Brown, T.A., Johnson, G.W., O'Sullivan, G., Bicknell, A.W.J., Votier, S.C., Lohan, M.C., Comber, S., Kalin, R., Worsfold, P.J. (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, 114pp. 195-202.

Megson, D.P., O'Sullivan, G., Worsfold, P.J., Lohan, M.C., Comber, S. (2014) 'Techniques to Age Date Human Exposure to PCBs.' (348)

Megson, D., Kalin, R., Worsfold, P.J., Gauchotte-Lindsay, C., Patterson, D.G., Lohan, M.C., Comber, S., Brown, T.A., O' Sullivan, G. (2013) 'Fingerprinting polychlorinated biphenyls in environmental samples using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry..' Journal of Chromatography A, 1318pp. 276-283.

Megson, D., O'Sullivan, G., Comber, S., Worsfold, P.J., Lohan, M.C., Edwards, M.R., Shields, W.J., Sandau, C.D., Patterson, D.G. (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, 461pp. 99-107.

Megson, D.P., Dack, S. (2012) 'Assessing changes to the congener profile of PCDD and PCDF during bioaccumulation in chicken and duck eggs..'

Megson, D., Dack, S., Moore, M. (2011) 'Limitations of the CLEA model when assessing human health risks from dioxins and furans in soil at an allotments site in Rochdale, NW England.' Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 13(7) pp. 1983-1990.

Wayland, D., Megson, D.P., Mudge, S.M., Icely, J.D., Newton, A. (2008) 'Identifying the source of nutrient contamination in a lagoon system.' Environmental Forensics, 9(2-3) pp. 231-239.

Tiktak, G., Hughes, T., Brandt, M., Diz, F.R., Vasquez, K.E.B., Peñaherrera, C., Gabb, A., Cain, B., Megson, D., Preziosi, R., Shaw, K.J. (2021) 'GENETIC IDENTIFICATION OF THREATENED HAMMERHEAD SHARKS ILLEGALLY SOLD AT ARTISNAL FISH MARKETS IN ECUADOR.' pp. 129-130.

McNeill, L.F., Savvos, M., Sutcliffe, O.B., Megson, D.P., Linton, P.E., Shaw, K.J. (2019) Rapid and portable presumptive testing of new psychoactive substances. [Presentation] 1/1/2019.

Megson, D. (2023) PFAS: cleaning up drinking water.