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Babayemi Joshua Olajiire

Associate Professor, Environmental Management and Toxicology, Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology · University of Medical Sciences, Ondo

https://researchid.co/babayemola
@unimed.edu.ng
27Scopus Publications
2291Google Scholar Citations
26Google Scholar h-index
36Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

Environmental Chemistry; environmental data science, inventory of wastes; material flow analysis of wastes; waste management; persistent organic pollutants; heavy metals in the environment; plastics

Biography

Joshua Babayemi is an Associate Prof, Environmental Chemist, Environmental Data Scientist, and currently the Acting Head of Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, University of Medical Sciences Ondo . He obtained B.Sc. degree in Environmental Management and Toxicology from the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, and an MSc Environmental Chemistry and Pollution Control, University of Ibadan. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Chemistry at the University of Ibadan. Dr. Babayemi is a member of Science Association of Nigeria, and a research associate of Basel Convention Coordinating Centre for Africa.

Education

University of Ibadan 2009-2015 Ph.D. (Environmental Chemistry) 2015 University of Ibadan 2006-2008 M.Sc. Environmental Chemistry and Pollution Control 2008 Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta 1999-2005 B.Sc. Environmental Management and Toxicology 2005 Baptist High School, Okeho 1989-1994 Senior Secondary School Certificate 1995 Araromi Baptist Primary School, Okeho 1982-1988 Primary School Leaving Certificate 1988

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Comprehensive inventory of imports of electrical and electronic equipment and related plastics and POPs plastic additives into Nigeria in the past 32 years (1990–2022)
    Emerging Contaminants, 2025
  2. Inventory approach for short-chain chlorinated paraffins for the Stockholm Convention implementation in Brazil
    Chemosphere, 2022
  3. Initial assessment of imports of chlorinated paraffins into Nigeria and the need of improvement of the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions
    Emerging Contaminants, 2022
  4. Material and substance flow analysis of used lead acid batteries in Nigeria: Implications for recovery and environmental quality
    Journal of Health and Pollution, 2020
  5. Concentration and distribution of organochlorine pesticides in sediments of the Niger River, Nigeria
    Journal of Health and Pollution, 2020

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