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Dr TC Fouche

Senior Lecturer | College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
School of Ecological and Human Sustainability | Department: Environmental Sciences

Tel: 011 670 9711
Campus: Science Campus (Florida)
Building: Calabash
Office: 01-057

  • PhD in Environmental Science

  • Soil science
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Phytoremediation

  • Soil ecotoxicology

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  • Maboeta, M & Fouché, T.C. (2014) Utilizing an Earthworm Bioassay (Eisenia andrei) to assess a South African Soil Screening Value with Regards to Effects from a Copper Manufacturing Industry. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00128-014-1302-x
  • Fouché, T.C., Maboeta, M.S. & Claassens, S.  (2016) Effect of biofumigants on soil microbial communities and ecotoxicology of earthworms (Eisenia andrei). Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 227:256.  DOI 10.1007/s11270-016-2960-6.
  • Fouché, T.C., Claassens, S.  & Maboeta, M.S (2017). Ecotoxicological Assessment of Chemical Fumigants Utilising an Earthworm (Eisenia andrei) Bioassay and Soil Microbial Communities. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 228: 154  DOI 10.1007/s11270-017-3339-z
  • Fouché, T., Claassens, S. & Maboeta, M. (2020) Aflatoxins in the soil ecosystem: an overview of its occurrence, fate, effects and future perspectives. Mycotoxin Res 36, 303–309 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12550-020-00393-w
  • Tsotetsi et al. (2022) Behavioural changes and flight response of a mosquito (Culicidae) and an earthworm (Lumbricidae) respectively, after exposure to imidacloprid. Ecotoxicology 31(3):367-375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-021-02513-3  Epub 2022 Jan 10.
  • Fouché, T.; Claassens, S.; Maboeta, M.S. (2022) Ecotoxicological effects of Aflatoxins on earthworms under different temperature and moisture conditions. Toxins 14, (2): 75. https://doi.org/ https://dx.doi.org/10.3390%2Ftoxins14020075

Professional Affiliations:

  • Soil Science Society of South Africa – Member since 2016
  • Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry – member since 2017
  • South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions – Registered scientist since 2019

Awards:

  • Member of the Golden Key International Society – For students in the top 15% in their field.
  • Best student in the postgraduate programme Ecological Remediation and Sustainable utilisation at the School of Environmental Science, North-West University, SA – 2010