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Dr. Erick Bandala Gonzalez
Assistant Research Professor, Environmental Science
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702 862 5395
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702-862-5427
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Erick.Bandala@dri.edu
Campus 
Las Vegas Campus
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Hydrologic Sciences

Dr. Bandala performs research in water quality, water treatment and site restoration. His major experience is in developing countries on the generation and adaptation of technology for the generation of safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Development and implementation of cutting-edge analytical approach to chemical and microbiological water quality is also within his areas of expertise. Specific research interest includes solar driven Advanced Oxidation Processes, assessing the effect of Climate Change on water quality, developing adaptive technologies for sustainable water quality management, water chemistry, stormwater quality and treatment.

Further areas of interest are: site restoration, non-conventional energy sources and the effect of water quality on human health. He holds a PH.D. degree in Engineering, M.Sc. degree in Organic Chemistry and B.Eng. degree in Chemical Engineering. Dr. Bandala is author or co-author of over 100 publications including 68 peer-reviewed papers (average impact factor 2.7, >1530 citations, h-index 22); 5 books, 28 book chapters and 60 works published in proceedings of international conferences. He also possess wide experience working as consultant working with different companies along North and South America.

Keywords

Water Quality, Water Treatment, Advanced Oxidation Processes, Water Disinfection and Water Detox, Nano-sized Materials, Site Restoration

 

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Publications
2022
Vadiati, M., Beynaghi, A., Bhattacharya, P., Bandala, E. R., Mozafari, M. (2022). ndirect effects of COVID-19 in the environment: How deep and how long?, Science of the Total Environment, 810, 152255, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152255

Bandala, E. R., McCarthy, M. I., Brune, N. (2022). Water security in Native American communities of Nevada, Environmental Science and Policy, 136, 520-529, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.07.009

Villasenor-Basulto, D., Picos-Benitez, A., Pacheco, M., Perez, T., Bandala, E. R., Peralta, J. (2022). Tannery wastewater treatment using combined electrocoagulation and electro-Fenton processes, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10, 107290, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.107290

Villasenor-Basulto, D., Kadier, A., Singh, R., Navarro, R., Bandala, E. R., Peralta, J. (2022). Post-tanning wastewater treatment using electrocoagulation: Optimization, kinetics, and settlement analysis, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 165, 872-886, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2022.08.008

Pathirana, C., Ziyath, A., Egodawatta, P., Bandara, N., Jinadasa, K., Bandala, E. R., Wijesiri, B., Goonetilleke, A. (2022). Biosorption of heavy metals: Transferability between batch and column studies, Chemosphere, 294, 133659, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133659

Yu, Y., Zhu, R., Liu, D., Gao, Z., Yin, M., Bandala, E. R., Rodrigo, J. (2022). Multiple surface runoff and soil responses by sandstone morphologies to land-use and precipitation regimes changes in the Loess Plateau, China, Catena, 217, 106477, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106477

Xie, Y., Goonetilleke, A., Bandala, E. R., Liu, A. (2022). TiO2-biochar composites as alternative photocatalyst for stormwater disinfection, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 48, 102913, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.102913

2021
Guo, Q., Bandala, E. R., Goonetilleke, A., Hong, N., Li, Y., Liu, A. (2021). Application of Chlorella pyrenoidosa embedded biochar beads for water treatment., Journal of Water Process Engineering, 40, 101892

Nadarajah, K., Bandala, E. R., Zhang, Z., Mundree, S., Goonetilleke, A. (2021). Removal of heavy metals from water using engineered hydrochar: Kinetics and mechanistic approaches, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 40, 101929

Rodriguez, O., Perez, L., Goonetilleke, A., Bandala, E. R. (2021). Engineered technologies for the separation and degradation of microplastics in water: A review, Chemical Engineering Journal, 128692, 414

Bandala, E. R., Kruger, B. R., Cesarino, I., Leao, A., Wijesiri, B., Goonetilleke, A. (2021). Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the wastewater 1 pathway into surface water: A review, Science of the Total Environment

Bandala, E. R., Liu, A., Wijesiri, B., Zeidman, A. B., Goonetilleke, A. (2021). Emerging materials and technologies for landfill leachate treatment: A critical review, Environmental Pollution, 291, Article No. 118133.

Villasenor-Basulto, D., Picos-Benitez, A., Bravo-Yumi, N., Perez-Segura, T., Bandala, E. R., Peralta-Hernandez, J. M. (2021). Electro-Fenton mineralization of diazo dye Black NT2 using a pre-pilot flow plant, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 89, Article No. 115492.

Bandala, E. R., Sadek, R., Gurgul, J., Latka, K., Zimowska, M., Valentin, L., Rodriguez-Narvaez, O. M., Dzwigaj, S. (2021). Assessment of the capability of Fe and Al modified BEA zeolites to promote advanced oxidation processes in aqueous phase, Chemical Engineering Journal, 409, Article No. 127379.

2020
Mortazavian, S., Bandala, E. R., Bae, J., Chun, D., Moon, J. (2020). Assessment of p-nitroso dimethylaniline (pNDA) suitability as a hydroxyl radical probe: Investigating bleaching mechanism using immobilized zero-valent iron nanoparticles., Chemical Engineering Journal, 385, 123748

Rodríguez-Narvaez, O. M., Rajapaksha, R. D., Ranasinghe, M. I., Bai, X., Peralta-Hernández, J. M., Bandala, E. R. (2020). Peroxymonosulfate decomposition by homogeneous and heterogeneous Co: Kinetics and application for the degradation of acetaminophen, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 93, 30-40, 10.1016/j.jes.2020.03.002

Rodriguez, O., Pacheco, M., Wrobel, K., Bandala, E. R., Brillas, E., Peralta, J. (2020). Development of a Co2+/PMS process involving target contaminant degradation and PMS decomposition., International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 17, 17-26

Ortiz, A., Amabilis, L., Bandala, E. R., Garces, R., Roe, A., Moeller, G. (2020). Using sequential coupled UV/H2O2-biologic system to treat industrial wastewater with high carbon and nitrogen contents, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 137, 192-199

Hong, N., Goonetilleke, A., Bandala, E. R., Liu, A. (2020). Assessing the effect of surface hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity on pollutant leaching potential of biochar in water treatment, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 89, 222-232

Laney, B., Apambire, W. B., Rodriguez, O., Bandala, E. R. (2020). Water defluoridation using sequentially coupled Moringa oleifera seed extract and electrocoagulation, Groundwater Monitoring & Remediation, 40 (3), 67-74

Medrano, F., Picos, A., Brillas, E., Bandala, E. R., Perez, T., Peralta, J. (2020). Electrochemical advanced oxidation discoloration and removal of three brown diazo dyes used in the tannery industry, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 873, 114360

Zeidman, A., Rodriguez, O., Moon, J., Bandala, E. R. (2020). Removal of antibiotics in aqueous phase using silica-based immobilized nanomaterials: A review, Environmental Technology & Innovation, 20, 101030

Chiliquinga, M., Espinoza-Montero, P., Rodriguez, O., Picos, A., Bandala, E. R., Gutierrez-Granados, S., Peralta, J. (2020). Simultaneous electrochemical generation of ferrate and oxygen radicals to blue BR dye degradation, Processes, 8, 753

Clurman, A., Rodriguez, O., Jayarathne, A., De Silva, G., Ranasinghe, M., Goonetilleke, A., Bandala, E. R. (2020). Influence of surface hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity of biochar on the removal of emerging contaminants, Chemical Engineering Journal, 402, 126277

Bandala, E. R., Stanisic, D., Tasic, L. (2020). Biogenic nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation and water disinfection: A review, Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 6, 3195

Bandala, E. R., Sadek, R., Gurgul, J., Latka, K., Zimowska, M., Valentin, L., Rodriguez, O., Dzwigaj, S. (2020). Assessment of the capability of Fe and Al modified BEA zeolites to promote advanced oxidation processes in aqueous phase, Chemical Engineering Journal, 127379

Corona, M., Picos, A., Villasenor, B., Bandala, E. R., Peralta, J. (2020). Discoloration of azo dye Brown HT using different advanced oxidation processes, Chemosphere, 267, 129234

Wijesiri, B., Bandala, E. R., Liu, A., Goonetilleke, A. (2020). A framework for stormwater quality modelling under the effects of climate change to enhance reuse, Sustainability, 12, 10463

2019
Bandala, E. R., Berli, M. (2019). Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) and their role at the nexus of food, energy, and water, Materials Science for Energy Technologies, 2 (1), 29-40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mset.2018.09.004

Rodriguez-Narvaez, O. M., Peralta-Hernandez, J. M., Goonetilleke, A., Bandala, E. R. (2019). Biochar-supported nano-materials for environmental applications, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 78, 21-33

Rodriguez-Narvaez, O. M., Bandala, E. R., Peralta-Hernandez, J. M. (2019). Development of a Co2+/PMS process involving target contaminant degradation and PMS decomposition, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1-10

Quevedo-Castro, A., Bandala, E. R., Rangel-Peraza, J., Amabilis-Sosa, L., Sanhouse-Garcia, A., Bustos-Terrones, Y. (2019). Temporal and spatial study of water quality and trophic evaluation of a large tropical reservoir, Environments, 6, 61-75

Garcia-Alonso, J. A., Sulbaran-Rangel, B. C., Bandala, E. R., Del Real, J. (2019). Adsorption and kinetic studies of the removal of ciprofloxacin from aqueous solutions by diatomaceous earth, Desalination and Water Treatment, 162, 331-340

Bandala, E. R., Kebede, K., Jonsson, N., Murray, R., Green, D., Mejia, J. F., Martinez-Austria, P. F. (2019). Extreme heat and mortality rates in Las Vegas, Nevada: Decadal trends and thresholds, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1-12

Mortazavian, S., Jones-Lepp, T., Bae, J., Chun, D., Bandala, E. R., Moon, J. (2019). Heat-treated biochar impregnated with zero-valent iron nanoparticles for organic contaminants removal from aqueous phase: Material characterizations and kinetic studies, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 76, 197-214

Bandala, E. R. (2019). On the nature of hydrodynamic cavitation process and its application for the removal of water pollutants, Air, Soil and Water Research, 12, 1-16

Quevedo-Castro, A., Lopez, J., Rangel-Peraza, J., Bandala, E. R., Bustos-Terrones, Y. (2019). Study of the water quality of a tropical reservoir, Environments, 6 (1), 1-14

Bandala, E. R., Kebede, K., Jonsson, N., Murray, R., Green, D., Mejia, J. F., Martinez-Austria, P. F. (2019). Extreme heat and mortality rates in Las Vegas, Nevada: Inter-annual variations and thresholds, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 16, 7175-7186, 10.1007/s13762-019-02357-9

2018
Sanchez-Salas, J. L., Flores-Cervantes, D., Bandala, E. R. (2018). Water recalcitrant contaminants: Sources, assessment and remediationChapter 1: Water recalcitrant contaminants: Sources, assessment, and remediation. In , Wastewater and water contamination, 1-76

Villasenor-Basulto, D., Astudillo-Sanchez, P., del Real-Olvera, J., Bandala, E. R. (2018). Wastewater treatment using Moringa oleifera Lam seeds: A review, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 23, 151-164, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2018.03.017

Villasenor-Basulto, D., Pedavoah, M., Bandala, E. R. (2018). Plant materials for the synthesis of nanomaterials: Greener sourcesChapter : Plant materials for the synthesis of nanomaterials: Greener sources. In , Handbook of Ecomaterials

Rodriguez-Narnaez, O., Perez, L., Yee, N., Peralta, J., Bandala, E. R. (2018). Comparison between Fenton and Fenton-like reactions for L-proline degradation, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-018-1764-1

Quevedo-Castro, A., Rangel-Peraza, J., Bandala, E. R., Amabilis-Sosa, L., Rodriguez-Mata, A., Bustos-Terrones, Y. (2018). Developing a water quality index in a tropical reservoir using a measure of multiparameters, Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2018.049

Martinez-Austria, P., Bandala, E. R. (2018). Heat waves: Health effects, observed trends and climate changeChapter : . In , Extreme Weather, 10.5772/intechopen.72136

Moon, J., Bandala, E. R. (2018). Effect of nanoparticles on the growth and development of crops for indoor agriculture applicationsChapter 6: Effect of nanoparticles on the growth and development of crops for indoor agriculture applications. In , Agricultural nanobiotechnology: Modern agriculture for a sustainable future, 11-120

Bandala, E. R., Berli, M. (2018). Nanomaterials: New agrotechnology tools to improve soil quality?Chapter 7: Nanomaterials: New agrotechnology tools to improve soil quality?. In , Agricultural nanobiotechnology: Modern agriculture for a sustainable future, 127-140

2017
Duran-Encalada, J., Paucar-Caceres, A., Bandala, E. R., Wright, G. (2017). The impact of global climate change on water quantity and quality: A system dynamics approach to the US-Mexican transborder region, European Journal of Operational Research, 256 (2), 567-581, 10.1016/j.ejor.2016.06.016

Ramirez, I., Mendez-Rojas, M., Bandala, E. R. (2017). Photocatalytic degradation of natural and synthetic estrogen with semiconducting nanoparticlesChapter 25: . In , Advanced Environmental Analysis: Applications of Nanomaterials: Royal Society of Chemistry, 10.1039/9781782629139-00153

Huesca-Espitia, L., Aurioles-Lopez, V., Ramirez, I., Sanchez-Salas, J., Bandala, E. R. (2017). Photocatalytic inactivation of highly resistant microorganisms in water: A kinetic approach, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A-Chemistry, 337, 132-139, 10.1016/jjphotochem.2017.01.025

Martinez-Austria, P. F., Bandala, E. R. (2017). Temperature and heat-related mortality trends in the Sonoran and Mojave Desert region, Atmosphere, 8 (3), Article No. 53, 10.3390/atmos8030053

Rodriguez, O., Peralta, J., Goonetilleke, A., Bandala, E. R. (2017). Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants in water: A review, Chemical Engineering Journal, 323, 361-380, 10.1016/j.cej.2017.04.106

Sanchez-Salas, J., Raynal-Gutierrez, M. E., Bandala, E. R. (2017). Aerobic treatment of petroleum industry effluentsChapter Pt. 1, Ch. 3: . In Lee, D., Jegatheesan, V., Ngo, H., Hallenbeck, P. C., Pandey, A. (Eds.), Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 79-102. Elsevier: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 10.1016/B978-0-444-63665-2.00003-5

Ramirez-Sanchez, I. M., Tuberty, S., Hambourger, M., Bandala, E. R. (2017). Resource efficiency analysis for photocatalytic degradation and mineralization of estriol using TiO2 nanoparticles, Chemosphere, 184, 1270-1285

Goonetilleke, A., Liu, A., Managi, S., Wilson, C., Gardner, T., Bandala, E. R., Walker, L., Holden, J., Wibowo, M., Supirin, S., Joshi, H., Bonotto, D., Rajapaksa, D. (2017). Stormwater reuse, a viable option: Fact or fiction?, Economic Analysis and Policy, 56, 14-17

Sanchez-Salas, J., Aguilar Ubeda, A., Flores Gomez, B., Maynez Navarro, O., Mendez Rojas, M., Reyna Tellez, S., Bandala, E. R. (2017). Inactivation of bacterial spores and vegetative bacterial cells by interaction with ZnO-Fe2O3 nanoparticles and UV radiation, AIMS Gesciences, 3 (4), 498-513

Goonetilleke, A., Wijesiri, B., Bandala, E. R. (2017). Water and soil pollution implications of road trafficChapter : . In Hester, R., Harrison, R. (Eds.), Environmental impacts of road vehicles: Past, present and future, 86-106. The Royal Society of Chemistry

2016
Aurioles-Lopez, V., Polo-Lopez, I., Fernandez-Ibanez, P., Lopez-Malo, A., Bandala, E. R. (2016). Effect of iron salt counter ion in dose-response curves for inactivation of Fusarium solani in water through solar driven Fenton-like processes., Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 91, 46-52

Martinez, P., Bandala, E. R. (2016). Maximum temperatures and heat-waves in Mexicali, Mexico: Trends and thresholds’ analysis, Air, Soil and Water Research, 9, 21-28, 10.4137/ASWR.532778

Perez, L. S., Rodriguez, O., Sanchez-Salas, J. L., Lozada, D., Quiroz, M. A., Bandala, E. R. (2016). Oil refinery wastewater treatment using coupled electrocoagulation and fixed film biological processes., Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 91, 53-60, 10.1016/j.pce.2015.10.018

Velez-Lee, E., Cordova-Lozano, F., Bandala, E. R., Sanchez-Salas, J. L. (2016). Cloning and expression of vgb gene in Bacillus cereus, improve phenol and pnitrophenol biodegradation, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 91, 38-45, 10.1016/j.pce.2015.10.017

Martinez, P., Bandala, E. R., Patino-Gomez, C. (2016). Temperature and heat wave trends in northwest Mexico, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 91, 20-26, 10.1016/j.pce.2015.07.005

Bandala, E. R., Patiño-Gómez, C. (2016). Appropriate technology and climate change adaptation., Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 91, 1

Bustos-Terrones, Y., Rangel-Peraza, J., Sanhouse, A., Bandala, E. R. (2016). Degradation of organic matter from wastewater using advanced primary treatment by O3 and O3/UV in a pilot plant, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 91, 61-67

Ramirez, I., Bandala, E. R. (2016). Use of ferrate and ferrites for water disinfectionChapter : Use of ferrate and ferrites for water disinfection. In , Ferrites and Ferrates: Chemistry and applications in sustainable energy and environmental remediation. ACS Books: Washington DC

2015
Bustos, Y., Rangel-Peraza, J., Rojas-Valencia, N., Bandala, E. R., Alvarez-Gallegos, A., Vargas-Estrada, L. (2015). Treatment of industrial effluents by electrochemical generation of H2O2 using a FVC cathode in a parallel plate reactor, Environmental Technology, 1-13

Lopez-Ayala, S., Rincon, M. E., Quiroz, M. A., Bandala, E. R., Mendez-Rojas, M., Castano, V. (2015). Nanocrystalline titania doped by metal precursors in the photocatalytic degradation of 2,4-D sodium salt, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, 311, 166-175

Romero-Zarazua, M., Sanchez-Salas, J. L., Quiroz, M. A., Bandala, E. R., Mendez-Rojas, M. (2015). Occupational exposure to heavy metals in a metalmechanical auto part manufacturing plant in Puebla, Mexico, International Journal of Environmental Health Engineering, 4 (1), 8-15

Castillo-Ledezma, J., Rodriguez, F., Lopez-Malo, A., Sanchez-Mora, E., Quiroz, M. A., Bandala, E. R. (2015). Synthesis, structural characterization and photocatalytic activity of iron-doped titanium dioxide nanopowders synthesized by co-precipitation., Journal of Technology Innovations in Renewable Energy, 4 (1), 1-9

Sanchez-Arreola, E., Martin-Torres, G., Lozada-Ramirez, J. D., Hernandez, L. R., Bandala, E. R., Bach, H. (2015). Biodiesel production and de-oiled seed cake nutritional values of a Mexican edible Jatropha curcas, Renewable Energy, 76, 143-147, 10.1016/j.renene.2014.11.017

2014
Castillo-Ledezma, J., Lopez-Malo, A., Pelaez, M. A., Dionysiou, D., Bandala, E. R. (2014). Modeling the enhanced photocatalytic photocatalytic solar disinfection of Escherichia coli using Nitrogen-doped TiO2., Journal of Surfaces and Interfaces of Materials, 2 (4), 1-9

Bustos, Y., Vaca, M., Lopez, R., Bandala, E. R., Torres, L. G., Rojas-Valencia, N. (2014). Disinfection of primary municipal wastewater effluents using continuous UV and ozone treatment, Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 6, 16-21

Molina, J., Zuniga, C., Gutierrez, E., Mendoza, E., Sanchez-Salas, J. L., Bandala, E. R. (2014). Carrier Photogeneration in Metal-Semiconductor Structures Using Thin Films of Rutile-Phase TiO2 Nanoparticles., International Journal on Advances in Systems and Measurements, 7 (1-2), 34-43

Molina, J., Zúñiga, C., Moreno, M., Calleja, W., Rosales, P., Ambrosio, R., De la Hidalga, F., Gutiérrez, E., Sánchez-Salas, J. L., Bandala, E. R. (2014). Physical and electrical characterization of TiO2 particles after high temperature processing and before/after UV irradiation, Canadian Journal of Physics, 92, 832-837

Quiroz, M. A., Sanchez-Salas, J. L., Reyna, S., Bandala, E. R., Peralta-Hernandez, J. M., Martinez-Huitle, C. (2014). Degradation of 1-hydroxy-2,4dinitrobenzene from aqueous solutions by electrochemical oxidation: role of anodic material., Journal of Hazardous Materials, 268, 6-13

Molina, J., Sanchez-Salas, J. L., Zuniga, C., Mendoza, E., Cuahtecontzi, R., Garcia-Perez, R., Gutierrez, E., Bandala, E. R. (2014). Low temperature processing of thin films based on rutile TiO2 nanoparticles for UV photocatalysis and bacteria inactivation., journal of Materials Sciences, 49, 786-793

Molina, J., Zuniga, C., Mendoza, E., Sanchez-Salas, J. L., Gutierrez, E., Bandala, E. R. (2014). Using thin films of rutile-phase TiO2 nanoparticles as photoactive materials in metal-semiconductor structures with low thermal processing., Energy and Environmental Focus, 2 (4), 299-306

2013
Bandala, E. R., Tiro, J. B., Lujan, M., Camargo, F., Sanchez-Salas, J. L., Reyna, S., Moeller, G., Torres, L. (2013). Petrochemical effluent treatment using natural coagulants and an aerobic biofilter., Advances in Environmental Research, 2 (3), 229-243

Conference Proceedings
2022
Shrestha, P., Apambire, W. B., Bandala, E. R., Hershey, R. L. (2022). Sequentially Coupled Moringa oleifera Seed Extract and Electrocoagulation Technology for Fluoride Removal, Nevada Water Resources Association Annual Conference: Las Vegas, NV, February 2, 2022

2016
Martinez, P., Bandala, E. R. (2016). Heat Waves: A growing climate change-related risk, https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/science/crowdsourcedbriefs, 1-3. Brief for GSDR-2016 Update: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/globalsdreport/2016

Bandala, E. R., Goonetilleke, A. (2016). Emerging contaminants in urban stormwater: Challenges and perspectives for sustainable water use., 1-3. Brief for GSDR-2016 Update: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/science/crowdsourcedbriefs