Dr. Annemieke Farenhorst

Annemieke Farenhorst

Dr. Farenhorst joined the Department of Soil Science in May, 1998. Her training includes a B.Sc. in Physical Geography and Soil Science (University of Amsterdam) and a Ph.D. in Soil Pesticide Chemistry (University of Toronto).  Dr. Farenhorst is currently the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Chair for Women in Science and Engineering for the Prairie Region.

Current Research Interests:

Dr. Annemieke Farenhorst is leading the pesticide research team in the Department of Soil Science. Its team members focus on experimental, monitoring and modeling studies to quantify the spatial and temporal variability of pesticide fate in soil and water at various scales. Additional research consists of experimental work on the retention and degradation of natural steroidal estrogens in soil. Farenhorst is also a collaborator on a community-based project in Central America: http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/centralamerica_cbpm/home_en.htm

If you want to know more about the pesticide research team and their projects and publications, or about the courses that Dr. Annemieke Farenhorst is teaching, please check out her web-site at http://farenhorst.ca/

Current  Projects:

  • Pesticide monitoring in air, rainfall, dust particles and wetland water
  • Experimental studies of pesticide and estrogen sorption and degradation in soils
  • Pesticide fate modelling at field, regional and national levels
  • Assessment of risk of pesticide contamination in the Assiniboine delta aquifer
  • Developing the on-line pest control guide for fruit and vegetable producers in Manitoba
  • Community-based pest management in Central American agriculture
  • Pesticide indicators, performance standards and risk assessments for policy analysis
  • Near-infrared spectroscopy applications in soil science

Teaching Responsibilities:

AGRI 2180 - Inroduction to Toxicology
SOIL 3520 - Pesticides: Environment, Economics & Ethics
AGEC 4510 - Applications in Agroecology
SOIL 7180 - Environmental Chemistry of Pesticides and Related Compounds
SOIL 7220 - Principles of Scientific Research

Research Team:

Refereed publications can be found at http://farenhorst.ca

Links:

http://farenhorst.ca
http://cwse-prairies.ca/
http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/centralamerica_cbpm/home_en.htm

Contact Information:

Annemieke Farenhorst, Professor
Department of Soil Science
University of Manitoba
380 Ellis Building
13 Freedman Crescent
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
Telephone: (204) 474-6858
Fax: (204) 474-7642
Email: annemieke.farenhorst@ad.umanitoba.ca