Jonatan Dias

Jonatan Dias is an academic researcher specializing in Pesticide Residue Analysis, Environmental Health, and Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography. His work focuses on exposure assessment in agricultural regions, particularly in South Africa, using advanced analytical methods like gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and biomonitoring. Collaborations include institutions in Europe and Africa, with fieldwork in farmlands and household environments.

Research trends include:

• Quantitative pesticide exposure in vulnerable populations (e.g., children)
• Risk assessment frameworks integrating environmental and biological data
• Development of hydrophilic chromatography for polar pesticide detection

Projects highlight public health implications of pesticide use in agricultural households, with emphasis on organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides. His team applies silicone wristbands and urine samples for exposure monitoring in field studies.

Active in Team Pesticides 2, he contributes to environmental epidemiology and food safety research, frequently publishing in open-access journals like Environment International and Science of the Total Environment.