Elie F. Itoba Tombo

Dr. Elie F. Itoba Tombo


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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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18 July 2017 in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
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John Baptist Nzukizi Mudumbi
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Seteno Karabo Obed Ntwampe
TMTandi E Matsha
Tandi E Matsha
Lukhanyo MekutoLukhanyo Mekuto
Lukhanyo Mekuto
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Elie F. Itoba Tombo

25 March 2019 in Toxics
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John Baptist Nzukizi Mudumbi
ADAdegbenro Peter Daso
Adegbenro Peter Daso
Okechukwu Jonathan OkonkwoOkechukwu Jonathan Okonkwo
Okechukwu Jonathan Okonkwo
Seteno Karabo Obed NtwampeSeteno Karabo Obed Ntwampe
Seteno Karabo Obed Ntwampe
TMTandi E Matsha
Tandi E Matsha
LSLinda Lunga Sibali
Linda Lunga Sibali
It has been extensively demonstrated that plants accumulate organic substances emanating from various sources, including soil and water. This fact suggests the potentiality of contamination of certain vital bioresources, such as medicinal plants, by persistent contaminants, such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS). Hence, in this study, the propensity of Tagetes erecta L. (a commonly used medicinal plant) to accumulate PFOA, PFOS, and PFBS was determined using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS-8030). From the results, PFOA, PFOS, and PFBS were detected in all the plant samples and concentration levels were found to be 94.83 ng/g, 5.03 ng/g, and 1.44 ng/g, respectively, with bioconcentration factor (BCF) ranges of 1.30 to 2.57, 13.67 to 72.33, and 0.16 to 0.31, respectively. Little evidence exists on the bioaccumulative susceptibility of medicinal plants to these persistent organic pollutants (POPs). These results suggest that these medicinal plants (in particular, Tagetes erecta L., used for the management of diabetes) are also potential conduits of PFOA, PFOS, and PFBS into humans.

2 April 2018 in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
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John Baptist Nzukizi MudumbiJohn Baptist Nzukizi Mudumbi
John Baptist Nzukizi Mudumbi
Seteno Karabo Obed NtwampeSeteno Karabo Obed Ntwampe
Seteno Karabo Obed Ntwampe
Lukhanyo MekutoLukhanyo Mekuto
Lukhanyo Mekuto
TMTandi E Matsha
Tandi E Matsha
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Elie F. Itoba Tombo

28 August 2018 in Environmental Engineering Research
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Lukhanyo Mekuto
YKYoung Mo Kim
Young Mo Kim
SNSeteno K. O. Ntwampe
Seteno K. O. Ntwampe
MMMaxwell Mewa-Ngongang
Maxwell Mewa-Ngongang
JMJohn Baptist N. Mudumbi
John Baptist N. Mudumbi
EAEnoch Akinpelu
Enoch Akinpelu


12 December 2017 in Springer Science Reviews
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John Baptist Nzukizi Mudumbi
Seteno Karabo Obed NtwampeSeteno Karabo Obed Ntwampe
Seteno Karabo Obed Ntwampe
Lukhanyo MekutoLukhanyo Mekuto
Lukhanyo Mekuto
ETElie F. Itoba Tombo
Elie F. Itoba Tombo
TMTandi E Matsha
Tandi E Matsha