Arthur Schaafsma, University of Guelph

Latest papers

Concentration and movement of neonicotinoids as particulate matter downwind during agricultural practices using air samplers in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
Chemosphere · 2017 · senior author
Neonicotinoid insecticide residues in soil dust and associated parent soil in fields with a history of seed treatment use on crops in southwestern Ontario.
Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2016 · senior author
Field-scale examination of neonicotinoid insecticide persistence in soil as a result of seed treatment use in commercial maize (corn) fields in southwestern Ontario.
Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2016 · first author

All 5 publications

5 publications.

01

Concentration and movement of neonicotinoids as particulate matter downwind during agricultural practices using air samplers in southwestern Ontario, Canada.

Forero LG, Limay-Rios V, Xue Y, Schaafsma A

Chemosphere2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.08.126 PMID: 28881240

02

Neonicotinoid insecticide residues in soil dust and associated parent soil in fields with a history of seed treatment use on crops in southwestern Ontario.

Limay-Rios V, Forero LG, Xue Y, Smith J, Baute T, Schaafsma A

Environmental toxicology and chemistry2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/etc.3257 PMID: 26395849

03

Field-scale examination of neonicotinoid insecticide persistence in soil as a result of seed treatment use in commercial maize (corn) fields in southwestern Ontario.

Schaafsma A, Limay-Rios V, Xue Y, Smith J, Baute T

Environmental toxicology and chemistry2016First author

DOI: 10.1002/etc.3231 PMID: 26332416

04

Quantifying Neonicotinoid Insecticide Residues Escaping during Maize Planting with Vacuum Planters.

Xue Y, Limay-Rios V, Smith J, Baute T, Forero LG, Schaafsma A

Environmental science & technology2015Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03753 PMID: 26437361

05

Neonicotinoid insecticide residues in surface water and soil associated with commercial maize (corn) fields in southwestern Ontario.

Schaafsma A, Limay-Rios V, Baute T, Smith J, Xue Y

PloS one2015First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118139 PMID: 25710560

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