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Research interests
My areas of interest include environmental pollution, especially water pollution. My research focus mainly on Water, Sanitation and Hygene (WASH) issues including, health-related water microbiology, microbial source tracking (MST), faecal sludge management, waterborne disease control, water and sanitation safety plans, bathing water quality, water eutrophication and shellfish safety.
Approach to teaching
I am the module leader of GY531 Environmental Pollution, also lecturing on GY634 Water Sanitation and Health, GY431 Global Environmental Issues and GY591 Geography Fieldwork at undergraduate level. I also supervise local and overseas fieldwork along with undergraduate, master’s and PhD's level dissertations.
In my lectures I like to include practical approaches such as sessions in the laboratory and fieldwork. I think 'hands on' experience is one of the best ways to learn and fix the knowledge acquired. I like to engage with my students by delivering informative lectures supported by a variety of visual aids. I also like to guide my students towards the most relevant books and peer-reviewed journals. In my lectures I use a wide variety of case studies, including those from my research group’s (EPHREG) work in water and sanitation in the UK, South America, Africa and Asia.
I expect my students to participate actively in my lectures, taking notes, asking questions and helping each other. I also expect them to read widely and to keep themselves updated with the most recent research advances in their field of study.
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A longitudinal study of the association between domestic contact with livestock and contamination of household point-of-use stored drinking water in rural Siaya County (Kenya)
Trajano Gomes da Silva, D., Ebdon, J., Okotto‑Okotto, J. OO., Ade, F., Mito, O., Wanza, P., Thumbi, S. M., Kwoba, E., Mwangi, T., Yu, W. & A. Wright, J., 7 Sep 2020, In: International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 230, p. 1-13 13 p., 113602.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of Inter-Observer Variation on the Association between Contamination Hazards and the Microbiological Quality of Water Sources: A Longitudinal Study
Okotto‑Okotto, J. OO., Trajano Gomes da Silva, D., Kwoba, E., Thumbi, S. M., Wanza, P., Yu, W. & A. Wright, J., 2 Dec 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 24, p. 1-15 15 p., 9192.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Assessment of Inter‑Observer Agreement in Water Source Classification and Sanitary Risk Observations
Okotto‑Okotto, J. OO., Wanza, P., Kwoba, E., Yu, W., Dzodzomenyo, M., Thumbi, S. M., Trajano Gomes da Silva, D. & A. Wright, J., 24 Dec 2019, In: Exposure and Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of Recommendation for the Containment and Disinfection of Human Excreta in Cholera Treatment Centers
Gomes Da Silva, D., Ebdon, J. & Taylor, H., 22 Jan 2019, In: Water. 11, 2, 188.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Protecting the urban environment from fecal contamination: Detailed Review of a Recent Publication: High coverage of improved household sanitation is needed in urban areas to reduce environmental fecal contamination
Ebdon, J. & Trajano Gomes da Silva, D., 1 Sep 2019, 3 p. USResearch output: Other contribution › peer-review
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