Skip navigation

Dr Edmond Sanganyado

Assistant Professor

Department: Applied Sciences

Edmond Sanganyado is a senior lecturer in Environmental Forensics at Northumbria University. Before that, he was an associate professor at Shantou University, China. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology from the University of California Riverside, USA and a BSc (Hons) in Applied Chemistry from the National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe. He is interested in understanding the behavior of chemicals in the environment, and his primary goal is to develop techniques for mitigating chemical pollution.

Edmond is the associate editor of Frontiers in Water, academic editor of PLoS ONE and PeerJ, and editorial board member of Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, BMC Chemistry and Communications Earth & Environment. He is a member of the Zimbabwe Young Academy of Sciences and the Global Young Academy. Edmond was elected as a Fellow of the Institution of Environmental Science to recognize his outstanding contribution to environmental science and sustainability.

Edmond Sanganyado

My research explores the impact of human activities on aquatic environments. To achieve this, I am interested in developing tools for assessing the environmental chemodynamics and ecotoxicocological mechanisms and pathways of synthetic chemicals.

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Toward an integrated framework for assessing micropollutants in marine mammals: Challenges, progress, and opportunities, Sanganyado, E., Bi, R., Teta, C., Moreira, L., Yu, X., Yajing, S., Dalu, T., Rajput, I., Liu, W. 22 Oct 2021, In: Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
  • Ecological risk of chlorinated organic pollutants in a semi-enclosed bay impacted by aquaculture, Yu, X., Gutang, Q., Chen, X., Sanganyado, E., Li, P., Liu, W. 20 Aug 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment
  • Tissue distribution and health risk of trace elements in East Asian finless porpoises, Tian, J., Gan, Z., Sanganyado, E., Lu, Z., Wu, J., Han, J., Liu, W. 1 Dec 2021, In: Environmental Pollution
  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers exert genotoxic effects in pantropic spotted dolphin fibroblast cell lines, Rajput, I., Yaqoob, S., Sanganyado, E., Wenhua, L. 15 Feb 2021, In: Environmental Pollution
  • Electrochemical behavior of biochar and its effects on microbial nitrate reduction: Role of extracellular polymeric substances in extracellular electron transfer, Sathishkumar, K., Li, Y., Sanganyado, E. 1 Sep 2020, In: Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Immune stimulation effect of PBDEs via prostaglandin pathway in pantropical spotted dolphin: An in vitro study, Huang, Y., Rajput, I., Sanganyado, E., Yajing, S., Yu, F., Liang, B., Liu, W. 1 Sep 2020, In: Chemosphere

  • Education PGCHE July 30 2018
  • Environmental Science and other Physical Science PhD June 10 2016
  • Chemistry BSc (Hons) May 31 2008
  • Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry MRSC 2022
  • Fellow of the Institution of Environmental Sciences FIEnvSc 2021

Our Staff


a sign in front of a crowd
+

Northumbria Open Days

Open Days are a great way for you to get a feel of the University, the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the course(s) you are interested in.

Research at Northumbria
+

Research at Northumbria

Research is the life blood of a University and at Northumbria University we pride ourselves on research that makes a difference; research that has application and affects people's lives.

NU World
+

Explore NU World

Find out what life here is all about. From studying to socialising, term time to downtime, we’ve got it covered.


Latest News and Features

Northumbria University launches series of events to help businesses retain top talent
Prof Katie Jenkins
More news
More events

Upcoming events

Rewriting The Rules - Unlocking People Potential
Roma Agrawal Lecture - 30 March 23

Back to top