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Overview

Olalekan S. Fatoki is affiliated with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with notable contributions across several related subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's research topics encompass various specific areas including Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Environmental remediation with nanomaterials, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Heavy metals in environment, Iron oxide chemistry and applications, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Frequent collaboration is observed with several coauthors, including:

  • Beatrice Olutoyin Opeolu
  • Omoniyi Pereao
  • Michael Ovbare Akharame
  • Bamidele Oladapo Fagbayigbo
  • Olatunde Stephen Olatunji

Olalekan S. Fatoki's recent papers cover a range of environmental science topics, with publications in established journals. Representative works include:

  • Microplastics in aquatic environment: characterization, ecotoxicological effect, implications for ecosystems and developments in South Africa (2020) - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Preparation and characterisation of activated carbon from Vitis vinifera leaf litter and its adsorption performance for aqueous phenanthrene (2020) - Applied Biological Chemistry
  • Sorption and partitioning of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) onto sediments of Diep and Plankenburg river systems Western Cape, South Africa (2021) - Environmental Technology & Innovation
  • Adsorption of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) from water using leaf biomass (Vitis vinifera) in a fixed-bed column study (2020) - Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
  • Accumulation and risk assessment of metals in palm oil cultivated on contaminated oil palm plantation soils (2020) - Toxicology Reports

The venues in which they publish are diverse but include Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Applied Biological Chemistry, Environmental Technology & Innovation, Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, and Toxicology Reports, indicating a multidisciplinary approach within environmental science.

Best Publications

  • Assessment of the impact of point source pollution from the Keiskammahoek Sewage Treatment Plant on the Keiskamma River - pH, electrical conductivity, oxygen- demanding substance (COD) and nutrients

    G Morrison;OS Fatoki;L Persson;A Ekberg

  • Methods for selective determination of persistent organochlorine pesticide residues in water and sediments by capillary gas chromatography and electron-capture detection.

    O.S Fatoki;R.O Awofolu

  • An assessment of heavy metal pollution in the East London and Port Elizabeth harbours

    OS Fatoki;S Mathabatha

  • Levels of trace metals in water and sediment from Tyume River and its effects on an irrigated farmland

    OR Awofolu;Z Mbolekwa;V Mtshemla;OS Fatoki

  • A review of sequential extraction procedures for heavy metals speciation in soil and sediments.

    HK Okoro;Olalekan S Fatoki;Folahan A Adekola;Bhekumusa J Ximba

  • Adsorption of Cr (VI) on synthetic hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanoparticles of different morphologies

    Haleemat Iyabode Adegoke;Folahan AmooAdekola;Olalekan Siyanbola Fatoki;Bhekumusa Jabulani Ximba

  • Trace metal pollution in Umtata River

    OS Fatoki;N Lujiza;AO Ogunfowokan

  • Endocrine disrupting chemicals (phenol and phthalates) in the South African environment: a need for more monitoring

    O.O. Olujimi;Olalekan S Fatoki;James P Odendaal;J.O. Okonkwo

  • Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons [PAHs] in processed meat products using gas chromatography – Flame ionization detector

    Olatunde Stephen Olatunji;Olalekan S Fatoki;Beatrice O Opeolu;Bhekumusa J Ximba

  • Phthalate esters in rivers of the greater Manchester area, U.K.

    Olalekan S Fatoki;F Vernon

  • Situation analysis of water quality in the Umtata River catchment

    O.S. Fatoki;N.Y.O. Muyima;N. Lujiza

  • Phthalate ester plasticizers in freshwater systems of Venda, South Africa and potential health effects.

    O.S. Fatoki;Maria S. Bornman;L. Ravandhalala;L. Chimuka

  • Solid Phase Extraction Method for Selective Determination of Phthalate Esters in the Aquatic Environment

    O. S. Fatoki;A. Noma

  • Levels of Cd, Hg and Zn in some surface waters from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

    OS Fatoki;R Awofolu

  • Human Exposure, Biomarkers, and Fate of Organotins in the Environment

    Hussein K. Okoro;Olalekan S. Fatoki;Folahan A. Adekola;Bhekumusa J. Ximba

  • Pollution assessment in the Keiskamma River and in the impoundment downstream

    Olalekan S Fatoki;P Gogwana;AO Ogunfowokan

  • Sorptive Interaction of Oxyanions with Iron Oxides: A Review

    Haleemat Iyabode Adegoke;Folahan Amoo Adekola;Olalekan Siyanbola Fatoki;Bhekumusa Jabulani Ximba

  • Removal of PFOA and PFOS from aqueous solutions using activated carbon produced from Vitis vinifera leaf litter

    Bamidele Oladapo Fagbayigbo;Beatrice Olutoyin Opeolu;Olalekan Siyanbola Fatoki;Terresa Ayuko Akenga

  • Determination and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in rivers, surface runoff, and sediments in and around Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province, South Africa

    Takalani Joyce Nekhavhambe;Teunis van Ree;Olalekan Siyanbola Fatoki

  • Chemical monitoring and temporal variation in levels of endocrine disrupting chemicals (priority phenols and phthalate esters) from selected wastewater treatment plant and freshwater systems in Republic of South Africa

    O.O. Olujimi;Olalekan S Fatoki;James P Odendaal;Adegbenro P Daso

  • Determination of phthalate ester plasticizers in the aquatic environment of Southwestern Nigeria

    O.S. Fatoki;A.O. Ogunfowokan

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory M. Morrison
Gregory M. Morrison Curtin University
Luke Chimuka
Luke Chimuka University of the Witwatersrand
Patrick A. Ndakidemi
Patrick A. Ndakidemi Agriculture Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
Oladele Osibanjo
Oladele Osibanjo University of Ibadan
Stephen J. Hill
Stephen J. Hill University of Nottingham

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