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Mekonen S, Argaw Ambelu, Mekitie Wondafrash, Patrick Kolsteren & Pieter Spanoghe Exposure of Infants to organochlorine pesticides from breast milk consumption in southwestern, Ethiopia. Scientific Reports | (2021) 11:22053 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01656-x
Mekonen S. Lachat C., Ambelu A., Steurbaut W., Kolsteren P., Jacxsens L., Wondafrash M., Houbraken M. and Spanoghe P.(2015). Risk of DDT residue in maize consumed by infants as complementary diet in southwest Ethiopia. Science of the Total Environment; Vol.511: 454–460.
Mekonen S, Argaw R., Simanesew A., Houbraken M., Senaeve D., Ambelu A. and Spanoghe P (2016). Pesticide residues in drinking water and associated risks to consumers in Ethiopia. Chemosphere 162 (2016) 252e260, doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.07.096
Mekonen S, Ambelu A, Negassa B and Spanoghe P, (2017). Exposure to DDT and its metabolites from khat (Catha edulis) chewing: Consumers risk assessment from southwestern Ethiopia. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 87 (2017) 64-70
Mekonen S, Mohammedgezali Ibrahim1, Higemengist Astatkie1, and Aynalem Abreha (2021). Exposure to organochlorine pesticides as a predictor to breast cancer: A case-control study among Ethiopian women. PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257704 September 23, 2021.
Mekonen S, Ambelu A and Spanoghe P, 2014. Pesticide residue evaluation in major staple food items of Ethiopia using the QuEChERS method: A case study from the Jimma zone. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 1294–1302.
Mekonen S, Ambelu A and Spanoghe P, (2015). Effect of Household Coffee Processing on Pesticide Residues as a Means of Ensuring Consumers’ Safety. Journal of Agricultural and Food chemistry, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b03327
Mekonen S, Maniales.W.S and Ambelu, 2014. Importance of labeling and patient knowledge to ensure proper care during drug dispensing: A case study from a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia, Open Journal of Preventive Medicin
Mekonen S, Ambelu A and Spanoghe P, (2019), Reduction of pesticide residues from teff (Eragrostis tef) flour spiked with selected pesticides using household food processing steps. Heliyon 5(5):e01740 · May 2019  DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01740
Mekonen S, Ambelu A and Pieter S.2016. Exposure and Health risk Assessment from pesticide use in Ethiopia. Ghent University, ISBN 978-9-0598991-1-7.
Jafer Siraj, Seblework Mekonen , Higemengist Astatkie , Abera Gure (2021). Organochlorine pesticide residues in tea and their potential risks to consumers in Ethiopia. Heliyon 7 (2021) e07667. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07667
Tariku Neme Afata, Seblework Mekonen, and Gudina Terefe Tucho (2021). Evaluating the Level of Pesticides in the Blood of Small-Scale Farmers and Its Associated Risk Factors in Western Ethiopia. Environmental Health Insights, Volume 15: 1–13, DOI: 10.1177/11786302211043660
Ambelu A, Mekonen S, Koch M, Addis T, Boets P et al, 2014. The application of predictive modeling for determining Bio-Environmental factors affecting the distribution of Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Gilgel Gibe watershed Southwest, Ethiopia. PLoS One 9(11), e112221.doi 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0112221
Getaneh Z, Mekonen S and Ambelu A, 2014. Exposure and health risk assessment of lead in the communities of Jimma town, Southwest Ethiopia. Bulletin of Environmental contamination and Toxicology, doi 10.1007/s0028-014-1293-7
Ambelu A, Mekonen S & Gebresilassie A, Malu and Karunamoorthi K.A, 2013. Physicochemical and Biological characteristics of two Ethiopian wetlands. Wetlands 33:691–698
Amasa W, Santiago D, Mekonen S and Ambelu A, 2012. Are cosmetics used in developing countries safe? Use and dermal irritation of body care products in Jimma town, Southwest, Ethiopia. Journal of Toxicology Volume 2012, Article ID 204830, 8 pages, doi:10.1155/2012/204830
Lette A, Ambelu A, Getahun T and Mekonen S, 2018. A survey of work-related injuries among building construction workers in Southwestern, Ethiopia. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, vol. 68, p 57-64, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2018.06.010
Dejene M, Kedir K, Mekonen S, and Gure A. Determination of Selected Pesticide Residues from Gilgel Gibe (I) Hydroelectric Dam Reservoir and Its Tributaries, Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. Int. J. New. Chem., 2020, Vol. 7, Issue 1, pp. 14-29
Tadiyose Girma, Argaw Ambelu, Ruth Gebretsadik, Amanuel Girma, Seblework Mekonen, Hailu Endale (2021). Relevance of macroinvertebrate communities as a water quality monitoring tool in ecosystems under harsh environmental conditions in the Rift Valley region. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 193 (1): 1-13
Ambelu A, Fikre T and Mekonen S. Cancer Risks from Disinfection Byproducts of Drinking Water: The Neglected Issue in the Global South. Austin Pediatrics. 2017; 4(4): 1063.
Kebede Y, Yitayih Y, Birhanu Z, Mekonen S, Ambelu A (2020). Knowledge, perceptions and preventive practices towards COVID-19 early in the outbreak among Jimma university medical center visitors, Southwest Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 15(5): e0233744. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. Pone .0233744 Editor: Wen-Jun Tu, Chinese Academ
Yitayih Y, Mekonen S, Zeynudin A, Mengistie E and Ambelu A Mental health of healthcare professionals during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia. BJPsych Open (2021) 7, e1, 1–6. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2020.130
Yitayih Y Kebede Y, Mekonen S, Mecha M, Ambelu A. Psychological impact of COVID-19 outbreak among Jimma University Medical Center visitors in Southwestern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. MJ Open 2021; 11:e043185. Doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043185
Zewdie Birhanu, Argaw Ambelu, Diriba Fufa, Mohammed Mecha, Ahmed Zeynudin, Seblework Mekonen et al. 2021. Risk Perceptions and Attitudinal Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic: An Online Survey in Ethiopia. BMC Public Health 2021, PUBH-D-20-03071R5 - [EMID: e813e1ae1316dce7].
Tadiyose Girma Bekele, Hongxia Zhao, Jun Yang3 & Ruth Gebretsadik Chegen, Jingwen Chen,
Seblework Mekonen and Abdul Qadeer6 (2021). A review of environmental occurrence, analysis, bioaccumulation, and toxicity of organophosphate esters. Environmental Science and Pollution Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15861-8
Tamene Haile, Abera Gure, Kassim Kedirand Seblework Mekonen, 2022. Determination of organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides in tomato, potato and pinaple samples of selected farm lands in southwest Ethiopia. Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2023, 37(1), 23-33.