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2024

  1. Nonsikelelo P. Mthethwa-Hlongwa, Isaac D. Amoah, Andres Gomez, Sam Davison, Poovendhree Reddy, Faizal Bux, Sheena Kumari. 2024. Profiling pathogenic protozoan and their functional pathways in wastewater using 18S rRNA and shotgun metagenomics. Science of The Total Environment. Volume 912, 20 February 2024, 169602.
  2. Ashutosh Pandey, Gaurav Kant, Ashwani Chaudhary, Kaissan T. T. Amesho, Karen Reddy, Faizal Bux. 2024. Axenic green microalgae for the treatment of textile effluent and the production of biofuel: a promising sustainable approach. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. (Accepted) (IF: 4.25). Q2
  3. Annette Imali Ng’etich, Isaac Dennis Amoah, Faizal Bux & Sheena Kumari.2024. Anthelmintic resistance in soil-transmitted helminths: One-Health considerations. Parasitology Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-023-08088-8
  4. Sourav Kumar Bagchi, Reeza Patnaik, Ismail Rawat,  Ramasare Prasad, Faizal Bux. 2024. Beneficiation of paper-pulp industrial wastewater for improved outdoor biomass cultivation and biodiesel production using Tetradesmus obliquus. Renewable energy. 222, 119848.
  5. Faiz Ahmad Ansari; Humeira Hassan; Luveshan Ramanna; Khalid Gani; Kripal Singh; Ismail Rawat; Sanjay Gupta; Sheena Kumari; Faizal Bux. 2024. Recycling air condition-generated condensate water for microalgal biomass production and CO2 sequestration. Journal of Environmental Management, 351, 119917.

 

2023 

  1. Boldwin Mutsvene, Maggie Chetty, Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. Biohydrogen production from brewery wastewater in an Anaerobic Baffled Reactor. A preliminary techno-economic evaluation. 2023. South African Journal of Chemical Engineering. 43: 9-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajce.2022.09.012. (IF: 15.1). Q1
  2. Sherif Ishola Mustapha, Usman Aliyu Mohammed, Ismail Rawat, Faizal Bux and Yusuf MakarfiIsa. Production of high-quality pyrolytic bio-oils from nutrient-stressed Scenedesmus obliquus microalgae. Fuel. 126299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126299 (IF: 8.04). Q1
  3. Karen Reddy, Nirmal Renuka, Sheena Kumari, Sachitra Kumar Ratha, Brenda Pillay, Faizal Bux. 2023. Assessing the potential for nevirapine removal and its ecotoxicological effects on Coelastrella tenuitheca and Tetradesmus obliquus in aqueous environment. Environmental Pollution SSRN: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4231085 (IF: 9.99). Q1
  4. Ismail Banoo, Faizal Bux and Nirmal Doorasamy. Climate Change Impacts and Environmental and Water use Behaviors, Beliefs and Perceptions. Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, 1(65): 225 – 235. http://dx.doi.org/10.14505/jemt.v14.1 (IF:1.03). Q4
  5. Arvind Kumar, Basheswar Prasad, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux. (2023). Mechanistic insight into SO4•−/•OH radical for enhancing stability and activity of LaMO3 perovskite toward detoxification of bulk pharmaceutical wastewater: Stoichiometric efficiency and controlled leaching study. Separation and Purification Technology.123967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123967 (IF 9.14). Q1
  6. Hlengiwe N. Mtetwa, Isaac D. Amoah, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux, Poovendhree Reddy. Exploring the role of wastewater-based epidemiology in understanding tuberculosis burdens in Africa. Environmental Research. 231: 115911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.115911 (IF:43). Q1
  7. Abdul Gaffar Sheik, Arvind Kumar, Reeza Patnaik, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux. 2023. Machine learning-based design and monitoring of algae blooms: Recent trends and future perspectives– a short review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (Accepted). https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2023.2252313 (IF: 11.75). Q1
  8. Hlengiwe N. Mtetwa; Isaac D. Amoah; Sheena Kumari; Faizal Bux; Poovendhree Reddy. 2023. Surveillance of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa through wastewater-based epidemiology. Heliyon .9: e18302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18302 (IF: 78). Q1
  9. Chinwe J Iwu-Jaja, Nkosenhle Ndlovu, Said Rachida, Mukhlid Yousif, Setshaba Taukobong, Mokgaetji Macheke, Laurette Mhlanga, Cari Van Schalwyk, Juliet Pulliam, Tom Moultrie, Wouter le Roux, Lisa Schaefer, Gina Pocock, Leanne Coetzee, Janet Mans, Faizal Bux, Leanne Pillay, Dariah de Villiers, AP du Toit, Don Jambo, Annancietar Gomba, Shaun Groenink, Neil Madgewick, Martie van der Walt, Awelani Mutshembele, Natascha Berkowitz, Melinda Suchard and Kerrigan McCarthy. (2023) The role of wastewater-based epidemiology for SARS-CoV-2 in developing countries: cumulative evidence from South Africa supports sentinel site surveillance to guide public health decision-making. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165817 (IF: 10.75). Q1
  10. Taher Abunama, Mohamed Seyam, M Ansari, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux. 2023. Integrated sequential fuzzy logic search models for simulating wastewater treatment plants missing influent parameters. Water and Environment Journal. 37 (2), 289-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/wej.12836 (IF: 1.98). Q2
  11. Magray Owaes Hassan, Khalid Muzamil Gani, Sheena Kumari, Mohammed Seyam, Faizal Bux. Achieving partial nitrification by harnessing basic hydrolysis of sulphide salts amid high dissolved oxygen conditions. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 11, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.111000 (IF: 7.7). Q1
  12. Oluwatoyin B. Olaniran, Ahmed Donia, Olufemi E. Adeleke, Habib Bokhari. 2023. Prevalence of Type III Secretion System (T3SS) and Biofilm Development in Genetically Heterogeneous Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Nigeria. Current Microbiology, 80:349. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-023-03467-x. (IF: 2.34). Q2
  13. Kripal Singh, Faiz Ahmad Ansari, Kapilkumar Nivrutti Ingle, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Jitendra Ahirwal, Shalini Dhyani, Shraddha Singh, P.C. Abhilash, Ismail Rawat, Chaeho Byun and Faizal Bux. 2023. Microalgae from wastewaters to wastelands: Leveraging microalgal research conducive to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 188, 113773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113773 (IF: 16.80). Q1
  14. Arvind Kumar, Basheswar Prasad, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux. 2023. Ultrasound-induced PMS activation for acrylonitrile degradation with series LTZ perovskite-like catalysts: Synergistic and mechanistic insight. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11, 111246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.111246 (IF: 7.97). Q1
  15. Saieshna Rajcoomar, Isac Dennis Amoah, Taher Abunama, N. Mohlomi, Faizal Bux, Sheena Kumari. 2023. Biofilm formation on microplastics in wastewater: insights into factors, diversity and inactivation strategies. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-023-05266-0. (IF: 3.52). Q1
  16. Riona Indhur, Isaac Dennis Amoah, Faizal Bux, Sheena Kumari. 2023. Nanomaterials for microplastic removal from wastewater: Current state of the art nanomaterials and prospects. ACS Environmental Science and Technology Water. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00203 (IF: 4.34). Q1
  17. Nhlanhla Hlongwa, Khalid Muzamil Gani, Sheena Kumari, Kriveshin Pillay, Faizal Bux. Exploring Chlorination as a Removal Process for Antiretroviral Drugs (Nevirapine and Efavirenz) from Water: Effect of Operational Parameters, Kinetics, and Trihalomethane Formation. Journal of Water Process Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104604 (IF: 7.34). Q1
  18. Shisy Jose, Nirmal Renuka, Sachitra Kumar Ratha, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux. Microalgal bioinoculants for sustainable agriculture and their interaction with biotic and abiotic components of the soil. Pedosphere. (Accepted) (IF: 5.51). Q1
  19. Owaes Magray; Dr Khalid Muzamil Gani; Prof Sheena Kumari; Dr Mohammed Seyam; Prof Faizal Bux. 2023. Exploring the Influence of Sulfide on Nitrogen Removal Performance in Anammox Processes: An Investigation into Short-term and Long-term Effects. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Accepted). (IF: 48). Q1
  20. Annette Imali Ng’etich, Isaac Dennis Amoah, Faizal Bux, and Sheena Kumari. 2023. Anthelmintic Resistance in Soil-Transmitted Helminths; One-Health Considerations. Parasitology Research. (Accepted). (IF: 38). Q1
  21. Zesizwe Ngubane, Bloodless Dzwairo, Brenda Moodley, Thor Axel Stenström, Ekaterina Sokolova. 2023. Quantitative assessment of human health risks from chemical pollution in the uMsunduzi River, South Africa. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-30534-4. (IF: 5.19). Q1
  22. Vernon Nagan, Mohammed Seyam and Taher Abunama. 2023. Assessment of long-term water demand for the Mgeni system using Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model considering demographic and extended dry climate periods. Water SA. https://doi.org/17159/wsa/2023.v49.i4.4019. (IF: 1.59). Q1
  23. Hasanul Banna Muhammad Zukaul Islam, Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna and Abu Bin Imran. 2023. Enhancing the mechanical properties of hydrogels with vinyl-functionalized nanocrystalline cellulose as a green crosslinker. Nanotechnology, 34: 505706 https://doi.org/1088/1361-6528/acf93b (IF: 3.95). Q1
  24. Jayalakshmi M, Francis Joy, Aatika Nizam, and Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna. 2023. Multicomponent Synthesis Strategies, Catalytic Activities, and Potential Therapeutic Applications of Pyranocoumarins: A Comprehensive Review. Chemistry and Biodiversity. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202300836. (IF: 2.75). Q2
  25. Revanasiddappa Moolemane, Haridasa Nayak, Naveen Marudhachalam, Anantha Krishnan Coimbatore Venkatasubramanian, Anirudh Raj Arunachalam Chandra, Arun Murugappan Iyyappan and Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna. 2023. Nanoclay-based conductive and electromagnetic interference shielding properties of silver-decorated polyaniline and its nanocomposites. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MA00393K RCS Material Advances. 4: 4400. (IF: 5.36). Q1
  26. Sumanth Hegde, Aatika Nizam, Ajesh Vijayan, Ramesh B. Dateer and Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna. 2023. Palladium immobilized on guanidine functionalized magnetic nanoparticles: a highly effective and recoverable catalyst for ultrasound aided Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reactions. RCS NJC. 47: 18856. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NJ03444E (IF: 3.93). Q2
  27. Ashwini A. Waoo, Sukhendra Singh, Ashutosh Pandey, Gaurav Kant, Kamlesh Choure, Kassian T.T. Amesho, and Sameer Srivastava. 2023. Microbial exopolysaccharides in the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries. Heliyon 9: e18613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18613. (IF: 4.0). Q1
  28. Ashwini A. Waoo, Sukhendra Singh, Ashutosh Pandey, Gaurav Kant, Kamlesh Choure, Kassian T.T. Amesho, and Sameer Srivastava (AP-1). 2023. Microplastics in the environment: An urgent need for coordinated waste management policies and strategies. Journal of Environmental Management. 344: 118713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118713. (IF: 8.7). Q1
  29. Indrajeet Singh, Ashutosh Pandey, Sumarlin Shangdiar, Ajay Kumar, Kassian T.T. Amesho, Faizal Bux. 2023. Towards Sustainable Energy: Harnessing Microalgae Biofuels for a Greener Future. Sustainability. 15: 14029. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151814029 (IF: 3.9). Q1
  30. Abdul Gaffar Sheik, E.S.S. Tejaswini, Murali Mohan Seepana & Seshagiri Rao Ambati. 2023. Control of anaerobic-anoxic-aerobic (A2/O) processes in wastewater treatment: a detailed review. Environmental Technology Reviews, 12:1, 420-440. https://doi.org/10.1080/21622515.2023.2220892 (IF: 0.83). Q1
  31. Muneer Ahmad Malla, Anamika Dubey, Ashwani Kumar, Shweta Yadav, and Sheena Kumari. 2023. Modeling and optimization of chlorpyrifos and glyphosate biodegradation using RSM and ANN: Elucidating their degradation pathways by GC-MS based metabolomics. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 252, 114628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114628 (IF: 7.13). Q1
  32. Muneer Ahmad Malla, Anamika Dubey, Rajeesh Kumar Kori, Vandana Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Shweta Yadav, Sheena Kumari. GC–MS based untargeted metabolomics reveals the metabolic response of earthworm (Eudrilus eugeniae) after chronic combinatorial exposure to three different pesticides. Scientific Reports, 13: 8583. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35225-1. (IF: 4.6). Q1
  33. Ayodeji Amobonye, Prashant Bhagwat, Nonsikelelo Mthethwa, Stanford Kwenda, Arshad Ismail, Sheena Kumari, Suren Singh, Santhosh Pillai. 2023.Transcriptomic profiling of Beauveria bassiana SAN01, an endophytic fungal entomopathogen, for the production of lignocellulosic enzymes. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 54: 102918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2023.102918 (IF: 4.67). Q1
  34. Viljoen, Natalie and Ismail, Arshad & Weyer, Jacqueline & Markotter, Wanda. 2023. A rabies-related lyssavirus from a Nycticeinops schlieffeni bat with neurological signs, South Africa. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 12. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00621-23. (IF: 0.30). Q3
  35. Maheswari, J., Reshma Anjum, M., Sankari, M., Narasimha, G., Krishna, S. B. N., & Kishori, B. (2023). Green synthesis, characterization and biological activities of silver nanoparticles synthesized from Neolamarkia cadamba. ADMET and DMPK, 11(4), 573–585. https://doi.org/10.5599/admet.1793. (IF: 2.50). Q2
  36. Fahima Moosa, Mignon du Plessis, Michael R. Weigand, Yanhui Peng, Dineo Mogale, Linda de Gouveia, Marta C. Nunes, Shabir A. Madhi, Heather J. Zar, Gary Reubenson, Arshad Ismail, M. Lucia Tondella, Cheryl Cohen, Sibongile Walaza, Anne von Gottberg and Nicole Wolter. 2023. Genomic characterization of Bordetella pertussis in South Africa, 2015–2019 Microbial Genomics 2023;9:001162 https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001162.
  37. Kripal Singh, RamSwaroop Meena, Sandeep Kumar, Shalini Dhyani, Seema Sheoran, HarMohan Singh, VinayakV. Pathak, Zaira Khalid, Anita Singh, Kapil Chopra, Somvir Bajar, Faiz Ahmad Ansari, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Sunita Varjani, Richa Kothari, Vineet Veer Tyagi, Bhaskar Singh, Chaeho Byun India’s renewable energy research and policies to phase down coal: Success after Paris agreement and possibilities post-Glasgow Climate Pact. Biomass and Bioenergy. 177, 106944 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2023.106944 (I.F=6). Q1

2022

  1. Isaac Dennis Amoah, Taher Abunama, Oluyemi Awolusi; Leanne Pillay; Kriveshin Pillay; Faizal Bux, Sheena Kumari. Effect of Selected Wastewater Characteristics on Estimation of Sars-Cov-2 Viral Load In Wastewater. (2022). Environmental Research. 203:11877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111877 (IF= 6.948)
  2. Trisha Mogany, Virthie Bhola, Luveshan Ramanna, Faizal Bux. (2022). Photosynthesis and pigment production: Elucidation of the interactive effects of nutrients and light on Chlamydomonas reinhardtii”. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering. 45: 187–201. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-021-02651-2 (IF=3.21)
  3. Hlengiwe N Mtetwa, Isaac D Amoah, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux, Poovendhree Reddy. (2022). The source and fate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in wastewater and possible routes of transmission. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12527-z (IF=3.177)
  4. Sherif Ishola Mustapha, Ismail Rawat, Faizal Bux, Yusuf Makarfi Isa. (2022). Enhancing the efficiency of thermal conversion of microalgae: a review. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-02086-5 (IF= 4.987)
  5. Yrielle Roets-Dlamini, Rajesh Lalloo, Ghaneshree Moonsamy, Sheena Kumari, Mahmoud Nasr, Santosh Ramchuran, Faizal Bux. (2022). Development of Bacillus spp. consortium for one-step “Aerobic Nitrification-Denitrification” in a fluidized-bed reactor. Bioresource Technology Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2021.100922. (IF=9.642)
  6. Deepak Gusain, Oluyemi Olatunji Awolusi and Faizal Bux. (2022). Synthesis and characterization of iron oxide/MIL-101 composite via microwave solvothermal treatment. Surface Science. 121952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2021.121952 (IF=1.942)
  7. Hlengiwe N. Mtetwaa, Isaac D. Amoah, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux and Poovendhree Reddy. (2022). Molecular surveillance of tuberculosis-causing mycobacteria in wastewater. Heliyon. e08910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08910 (IF=2.85)
  8. Nonsikeleo P.Mthethwa, Isaac Dennis Amoah, Poveendhree. Reddy, Faizal Bux, Sheena Kumari. (2022). Development and evaluation of a molecular based protocol for detection and quantification of Cryptosporidium spp. in wastewater. Experimental Parasitology. 234: 108216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2022.108216 (IF=1.859)
  9. Sachitra Kumar, Nirmal Renuka, Taher Abunama, Ismail Rawat, Faizal Bux. (2022). Hydrothermal liquefaction of algal feedstocks: the effect of biomass characteristics and extraction solvents. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 156:111973. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111973 (IF=14.98)
  10. Morten Kam Dahl Dueholm, Marta Nierychlo, Kasper Skytte Andersen, Vibeke Rudkjøbing, Simon Knutsso, MiDAS Global Consortium, Faizal Bux, Sheena Kumari, Mads Albertsen, Per Halkjær Nielsen (2022). MiDAS 4: A global catalogue of full-length16S rRNA gene sequences and taxonomy for studies of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants. Nature Communications. 13:1908 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29438-7. (IF=14.92)
  11. Magray Owaes Hassan, Khalid M. Gani, S heena Kumari, Oluyemi Awolusi, Lethintokozo Gumede, Mohammed Seyam, Faizal Bux. (2022). Start-up of partial nitrification by intermittent aeration, pH shocks and sulfide addition in a sequential batch reactor. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.7097. (IF=3.17)
  12. Sherif Ishola Mustapha, Faizal Bux, Yusuf Makarfi Isa (2022) Techno-economic analysis of biodiesel production over lipid extracted algae derived catalyst, Biofuels, 13:5, 663-674, https://doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2021.1878577.
  13. Isaac Amoah, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux. (2022). A probabilistic assessment of microbial infection risks due to occupational exposure to wastewater. Science of the Total Environment. 156849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156849. (IF=10.74)
  14. Thobela Conco, Faizal Bux, Sheena Kumari. (2022). Profiling of emerging pathogens, antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements in different biological wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 107596. 10: 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.107596 (IF=5.876)
  15. Sherif Ishola Mustapha, Usman AliyuMohammed, Faizal Bux, Yusuf Makarfi Isa. (2022). Catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of nutrient-stressed microalgae for production of high-quality bio-oil over Zr-doped HZSM-5 catalyst. Biomass and Biorenergy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106497. (IF=5.77)
  16. Trisha Mogany, Sheena Kumari, Feroz M Swalaha, Faizal Bux. (2022). In silico analysis of enzymes involved in mycosporine-like amino acids biosynthesis in Euhalothece sp.: structural and functional characterization. Algal Research. 66: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102806 (IF=5.04)
  17. Kosgey Kripotich, Phumza V Zungu, Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. (2022). Critical review of process control strategies in anammox-mediated nitrogen removal systems. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 10: 108068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108068. (IF=7.96).
  18. Tyrone Moodley, Mohammed Seyam, Taher Abunama. Faizal Bux. (2022).  Delineation of groundwater potential zones in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa using remote sensing, GIS and AHP. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 104571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2022.104571 (IF=2.46).
  19. Kripal Singh, Chaeho Byun, Faizal Bux. (2022). Ecological restoration of degraded ecosystems in India: Science and practices. Ecological Engineering. 182:106708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106708. (IF=4.37)
  20. Phumza V Zungu, Kriprotich Kosgey, sheena kumari and Faizal Bux. (2022). Effects of antimicrobials on anammox mediated systems: Critical review” WST https://doi.org/ 10.2166/wst.2022.284. (IF=2.4)
  21. Ahmed Tawfik, Radwa Moanis, Muhammad Abdul Qyyum, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux, Hafiz Muhammad Uzair Ayub, Mohd Shariq Khan, Awais Bokhari, Muhammad Mubashir, Kuan Shiong Khoo, Pau Loke Show. (2022). Sustainable fermentation approach for biogenic hydrogen productivity from delignified sugarcane bagasse. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 47:88,37343-37358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.09.200. (IF=7.13)
  22. Nonsikelelo P. Mthethwa, Isaac D. Amoah, Poovendhree Reddy, Faizal Bux, Sheena Kumari. (2022). Fluorescence and colorimetric LAMP-based real-time detection of human pathogenic Cryptosporidium spp. from environmental samples. Acto Tropica. 235: 106606 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106606
  23. Leanne Pillay, Isaac Amoah, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux. (2022). Potential and challenges encountered in the application of Wastewater Based Epidemiology as an early warning system for COVID-19 infections in South Africa. ACS ES&T Water. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00049. 10.2166/wst.2022.284
  24. Taher Abunama, Mohammed Seyam, Mozafar Ansari, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux. (2022). Integrated sequential fuzzy logic search models for simulating wastewater treatment plants missing influent parameters. Water and Environment Journal https://doi.org/10.1111/wej.12836. (IF=1.97).
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  25. Zesizwe Ngubane, Viktor Bergion, Bloodless Dzwairo, Karin Troell, Isaac Dennis Amoah, Thor Axel Stenström, Ekaterina Sokolova; Water quality modelling and quantitative microbial risk assessment for uMsunduzi River in South Africa. J Water Health 1 April 2022; 20 (4): 641–656. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2022.266. (1.74)
  26. Preshod S. Ramlal, Johnson Lin, Christopher A. Buckley, Thor Axel Stenström & Isaac D. Amoah. An assessment of the health risks associated with shared sanitation: a case study of the community ablution blocks in Durban, South Africa. Environ Monit Assess 194, 166 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-09815-x (2.513)
  27. Anthony A. Adegoke, Chibuzor E. Madu, Poovendhree Reddy, Thor A. Stenström and Anthony I. Okoh. Prevalence of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus in Wastewater Treatment Plants and Their Recipients for Reuse Using PCR and MALDI-ToF MS. Frontiers In Environmental Science. 9. 10.3389/fenvs.2021.797992 (4.24).
  28. K Singh, PC Abhilash, SK Maiti, R Venkataraman. Ecosystem restoration in India during the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: The way forward. Restoration Ecology, e13692. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13692.
  29. PK Maddhesiya, K Singh, D Kumar, RP Singh. Enhancing productivity of perennial aromatic grasses on marginal lands through plant growth promoting rhizobacteria. Land Degradation and Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.4244.
  30. K Singh, SK Tewari. Does the road to land degradation neutrality in India is paved with restoration science? Restoration Ecology, e13585. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13585.
  31. Anastasia Memetova, Inderjeet Tyagi, Rama Rao Karri, Vikas Kumar, Kaomud Tyagi, Nariman Memetov, Andrey Zelenin, Tatiana Pasko, Alena Gerasimova, Dmitry Tarov, Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Kripal Singh. (2022) Porous carbon-based material as a sustainable alternative for the storage of natural gas (methane) and biogas (biomethane): a review. Chemical Engineering Journal, 137373: 446.
  32. Preshod Sewnand Ramlal, J. Lin, C. A. Buckley, A. Stenström, I. D. Amoah; Determinants of diarrhoeal infections among users of shared sanitation in informal settlements in Durban, South Africa. J Water Health 2022; jwh2022201. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2022.201
  33. Welz, Pamela J., Linganiso, Linda Z., Murray, Patrick, Kumari, Sheena, Arthur, Georgina D., Ranjan, Amrita, Collins, Catherine, & Bakare, Babatunde F. (2022). Status quo and sector readiness for (bio)plastic food and beverage packaging in the 4IR. South African Journal of Science, 118(7-8), 1-9. https://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2022/9748.
  34. Xiaochuan Ran, Mingda Zhou, Tong Wang, Weigang Wang, Sheena Kumari, Yayi Wang. (2022) Multidisciplinary characterization of nitrogen-removal granular sludge: A review of advances and technologies. Water Research, 214: 118214, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118214.

2021

  1. Daiane F Dallol, Marco AS Garcia, Jhonatan L Fiorio, Wiury Cde Abreu, Laise NS Pereira, Adriano Braga, Edmilson Mde Moura,  Abhishek Guldhe, Faizal Bux and Carla VRde Moura. (2021). Reusable Heterogeneous SnO2/ZnO Catalyst for Biodiesel Production from Acidified/Acid Oils. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society. 32(1):182-193.  https://doi.org/10.21577/0103-5053.20200167   
  2. Reshme Govender, Isaac Dennis Amoah, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux and Thor Axel Stenström. (2021). Detection of multidrug resistant environmental isolates of Acinetobacter and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. A possible threats for community acquired infections? Journal of Environmental Science and Health: Part A. 56(2):213-225. DOI: 1080/10934529.2020.1865747
  3. Kiprotich Kosgey, Kartik Chandran, Jashan Gokal, Sammy kiambi, Faizal, Bux and Sheena Kumari. Critical analysis of biomass retention strategies in anammox-mediated systems. (2021). Environmental Science and Technology. 55(1):9. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c00276.
  4. Faiz A Ansari, Mahmoud Nasr, Ismail Rawat and Faizal Bux. (2021). Artificial neural network and techno-economic estimation with algae-based tertiary wastewater treatment. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 40: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101761.
  5. Sachitra Kumar Ratha., Nirmal Renuka, Ismail Rawat and Faizal Bux. (2021). Prospective of algae derived nutraceuticals as supplements for combating COVID-19 and human coronavirus diseases. Nutrition. 83:111089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2020.111089
  6. Sherif Ishola Mustapha, Yusuf Makarfi Isa and Faizal Bux. (2021). Techno-economic analysis of biodiesel production over lipid extracted algae derived catalyst. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering.https://doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2021.1878577
  7. Samiya Gul, Khalid M Gani, Ivan Govender and Faizal Bux. (2021). Reclaimed wastewater as an ally to global fresh water sources: a PESTEL evaluation of the barriers. Aqua. 70(2):123-137. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2021.128
  8. Reshme Govender, Isaac Dennis Amoah, Anthony Ayodeji Adegoke, Gulshan Singh, Sheena Kumari, Feroz Mahomed Swalaha, Faizal Bux and Thor Axel Stenström. (2021). Identification, antibiotic resistance and virulence profiling of Aeromonas and Pseudomonas species from wastewater and surface water. Environmental Monitoring Assessment. 193(5):294. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09046-6
  9. MI Shah, T Abunama, MF Javed, F Bux, A Aldrees, Maur Tariq and A Mosavi. (2021). Modeling Surface Water Quality Using the Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System Aided by Input Optimization. Sustainability 13(8):4576. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084576
  10. Leanne Pillay, Isaac Dennis Amoah, Nashia Deepnarain, Kriveshin Pillay, Oluyemi Olatunji Awolusi, Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. (2021). Monitoring changes in COVID-19 infection using wastewater-based epidemiology: A South African perspective. Science of The Total Environment. 786:147273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147273
  11. Taher Abunama, Mozafar Ansari, Oluyemi Olatunji Awolusi, Khalid Muzamil Gani, Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. (2021). Multi Fuzzy Inference Optimization Algorithms for Better Prediction of Wastewater Treatment Plants Performance. Journal of Environmental Management. 293:112862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112862
  12. Faiz A Ansari, Sachitra Ratha, Nirmal Renuka, Luveshan Ramanna, Ismail Rawat and Faizal Bux. (2021). Effect of microplastics exposure on growth and biochemical compositions of microalgae Scenedesmus obliquus. Algal Research. 56:102296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2021.102296
  13. Taher Abunama, Faridah Othman, Mohammed Seyam, Tyrone Moodley, Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. (2021). Proposed formulations for error reduction in leachate pollution index (LPI) estimation due to the absence of leachate parameters. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 23: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2021.101623
  14. Karen Reddy, Nirmal Renuka, Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. (2021). Algae-mediated processes for the treatment of antiretroviral drugs in wastewater: prospects and challenges. Chemosphere. 280:130674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130674
  15. Sherif Ishola Mustapha, Usman Aliyu Mohammed, Faizal Bux and Yusuf Makarfi Isa. (2021). Hydrothermal Gasification of Scenedesmus obliquus Microalgae and its Derivatives: A Thermodynamic Study Using Aspen Plus. Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2245.
  16. NP Mthethwa, ID Amoah, P Reddy, F Bux and S Kumari. (2021). A review on application of next-generation sequencing methods for profiling of protozoan parasites in water: current methodologies, challenges, and perspectives. Journal of Microbiological method.187:106269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2021.106269
  17. Taher Abunama, Tyrone Moodley, Motasem Abualqumboz, Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux (2021). Variability of leachate quality and polluting potentials in light of leachate pollution index (LPI) – A global perspective. Chemosphere. 282:131119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131119
  18. Faiz A Ansari, Abhishek Guldhe, Sanjay K Gupta, Ismail Rawat and Faizal Bux (2021). Improving the feasibility of aquaculture feed by using microalgae. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 28(32):43234-43257. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14989-x
  19. Faiz A Ansari, Mahmoud Nasr, Ismail Rawat and Faizal Bux. (2021). Meeting sustainable development goals (SDGs) trough upgrading pilot-scale algae system to commercial raceway pond (300.000L). Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01661-0
  20. Musetsho P, Renuka N, Guldhe A, Singh P, Pillay K and Bux F. (2021) Valorization of poultry litter using Acutodesmus obliquus and its integrated application for lipids and fertilizer production. Science of the Total Environment. 796:149018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149018.
  21. Nirmal Renuka, Sachitra Kumar Ratha, Farzana Kader, Ismail Rawat and Faizal Bux (2021). Insights into the potential impact of algae-mediated wastewater beneficiation for the circular bioeconomy: A global perspective. Journal of Environmental Management. 297:113257. https://doi.org/1016/j.jenvman.2021.113257
  22. Isaac D Amoah, Leanne Pillay, Mthethwa NP, Nashia Deepnarian, Oluyemi Awolusi, Kriveshin Pillay, Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. (2021). RT-LAMP: A cheaper, simpler and faster alternative for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. Food and Environmental Virology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12560-021-09489-7
  23. Isaac Dennis Amoah, Leanne Pillay, Nashia Deepnarian, Oluyemi Awolusi, Kriveshin Pillay, Preshod Ramlal, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux. (2021) Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on contact surfaces within shared sanitation facilities. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12560-021-09489-7

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Published with IWWT affiliation

  1. Nishesh Sharma, Krishna Kumar Jaiswal, Vinod Kumar, Mikhail S. Vlaskin, Manisha Nanda, Indra Rautela, Mahipal Singh Tomer and Waseem Ahmed. (2021). Effect of catalyst and temperature on the quality and productivity of HTL bio-oil from microalgae: a review. Renewable Energy. 174:810‒ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.04.147
  2. Manisha Nanda, Krishna Kumar Jaiswal, Vinod Kumar, Mikhail S. Vlaskin, Pankaj Gautam, Vivekanand Bahuguna and Pankaj Kumar Chauhan. (2021). Micro-pollutant Pb(II) mitigation and lipid induction in oleaginous microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana UUIND6. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 23:101613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2021.101613
  3. Vinod Kumar, Nishesh Sharma, Krishna Kumar Jaiswal, Mikhail S Vlaskin, Manisha Nanda, Manoj Kumar Tripathi, Sanjay Kumar. (2021). Microalgae with a truncated light-harvesting antenna to maximize photosynthetic efficiency and biomass productivity: Recent advances and current challenges. Process Biochemistry.104:83–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2021.03.006
  1. Krishna Kumar Jaiswal, Swapnamoy Dutta, Ishita Banerjee, Cheryl Bernice Pohrmen and Vinod Kumar. (2021). Photosynthetic microalgae-based carbon sequestration and generation of biomass in biorefinery approach for renewable biofuels for a cleaner environment. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-01504-y
  2. Ravikant Verma, Anisa Basheer Khan, Mohd. Imran K Khan, Ashutosh Kumar Amar, Suresh Sah, Krishna Kumar Jaiswal and Ram Kishore Singh. (2021). Microwave-assisted biosynthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles using Atalantia monophylla (L.) leaf extracts and its biomedical applications. Chemical Engineering & Technology https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.202000529
  3. Jaiswal K Kumar, Swapnamoy Dutta, Cheryl B Pohrmen, Ishita Banerjee, Himadri T Das, Natwar Jha, Bhaskar Jha, Monu Verma, and Waseem Ahmad. (2021). Bio-fabrication of selenium nanoparticles/micro-rods using cabbage leaves extract for photocatalytic dye degradation under natural sunlight irradiation.” International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry.1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2021.1958799

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Book Chapters

  1. Pfano Musetsho, Nirmal Renuka, Sachitra Kumar Rath, Ismail Rawat and Faizal Bux (2021). Valorization of Wastewater via Nutrient Recovery Using Algae-Based Processes: In: Mandotra SK, Upadhyay AK, Ahluwalia AS. (eds) Algae. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7518-1_1: page 1-26.
  2. Gani KM, Ali M, Dubey M, Kazmi AA, Kumari S, Bux F. (2021) Transport of Emerging Contaminants from Agricultural Soil to Groundwater. In: Kumar Singh V, Singh R, Lichtfouse E. (eds) Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 50. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, vol 50. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63249-6_10

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Books

  1. Gusain D and Bux F. (Eds.). (2021). Batch Adsorption Process of Metals and Anions for Remediation of Contaminated Water (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003006367

 

Conferences 2023

  1. Mtetwa, H.N., Amoah, I.D., Kumari, S., Bux and Reddy, P. (2023). Tuberculosis (TB) surveillance in wastewater using the metatranscriptomic approach. Oral presentation at the 14th International Congress of Human Genetics Cape Town, South Africa, Physical attendance. 22 – 26 February 2023
  2. Mkhwanazi, I., Kosgey, E.K., Mkhize, I., Rathilal, S., Zungu, P.Z., Kumari, S. and Bux, F. Treatment of anaerobic sludge digester effluent using partial nitritation-anammox process. 5th National Global Change Conference. 30 January – 2 February 2023.
  3. Reddy, K, Renuka, N, Kumari, S, Ratha, S. K, Moodley, B, Pillay, K, and Bux, F. Assessing the potential for nevirapine removal and its ecotoxicological effects on Coelastrella tenuitheca and Tetradesmus obliquus in aqueous environment. The 7th edition of the Young Algaeneers Symposium (YAS 2023). Faro, Portugal. 9-11 May 2023.
  4. Magray, O., Gani, K., Kumari, S., Seyam, M. and Bux, F. Considering the external and intrinsic application of sulfide dosing for the establishment of Partial Nitrification. 18th Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies. Daegu, South Korea. 28 May – 2 June 2023
  5. Hlongwa, N. Degradation of Efavirenz and Nevirapine using chlorination – Kinetics and effect of operational parameters. 2nd Canadian IWA Young Water Professionals. Vancouver, Canada. 1-3 June 2023.
  6. Ansari, F.A., Rawat, I and Bux, F. Microalgae cultivation at demonstration scale in raceway pond (300,000L): lesson learnt from the real environment. International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts 2023. Waikoloa Beach, Hawaii, USA. 12–14 June 2023.
  7. Krishna, SBN. Plant-derived silver nanoparticles: Recent advances and transdisciplinary research perspectives. Recent advances and developments in transdisciplinary research. India (online). 26-27 July 2023.
  8. Mthethwa, N. P., Amoah, I.D., Reddy, P., Bux, F and Kumari, S. (2023). Fluorescence and colorimetric LAMP-based real-time detection of human pathogenic Cryptosporidium from environmental samples. International Water Association, Water & Wastewater Management. 3-8 December 2023. Perth, Australia. (Poster)
  9. Mthethwa, N. P., Amoah, I.D., Gomez, A., Davison S., Reddy, P., Bux, F and Kumari, S. (2023) Profiling pathogenic protozoan and their functional pathways in wastewater using 18S rRNA and shotgun metagenomics. International Water Association, Water & Wastewater Management. 3-8 December 2023. Perth, Australia. (Oral)

 

Conferences 2022

  1. Puseletso C Kumalo, Oluyemi O Awolusi1 Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. Quantitative and functional gene expression analysis of key nitrifying bacterial activities in a fine bubble diffused aerated wastewater treatment system. Indo-African International Conference on Emerging Materials Science and Technologies (IAFICEMST’2022). 3-5 August 2022
  2. Kiprotich Kosgey, Phumza. V. Zungu, Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. Start-up of the pilot Partial Nitritation Anammox process using sewage anaerobic digestate. IAFICEMST’2022. 3-5 August 2022
  3. Thobela Conco, Sheena Kumari, Oluyemi Olatunji Awolusi, Mushal Ali, Arshad Ismail, Thor A. Stenström and Faizal Bux. Profiling of emerging pathogens, antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements in different biological wastewater treatment plants. (IAFICEMST’2022). 3-5 August 2022
  4. Karen Reddy, Nirmal Renuka, Sheena Kumari, Sachitra Kumar Ratha, Brenda Moodley, Kriveshin Pillay and Faizal Bux. Assessing the potential for nevirapine removal and its ecotoxicological effects on microalga in an aqueous environment. (IAFICEMST’2022). 3-5 August 2022
  5. Siphelele Sibisi, Ismail Rawat, Trisha Mogany and Faizal Bux. Bioremediation of Sugar Milling effluent using indigenous bacteria.
  6. Ismail Rawat, Trisha Mogany, Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. Key note: Unburdening wastewater. IAFICEMST’2022. 3-5 August 2022
  7. Ms Hlengiwe Mtetwa, Isaac Dennis Amoah, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux and Prof Poovendhree Reddy. Wastewater-based epidemiology: an additional tool for TB surveillance? WISA 2022. 28th – 30th September.
  8. Phumza V Zungu, Kiprotich Kosgey, Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. Start-up of the pilot Partial Nitritation Anammox (PN/A) process using anaerobic digestate. WISA 2022. 28th – 30th September.
  9. Magray Owaes, Khalid Muzamil Gani, Sheena Kumari, Mohammed Seyam and Faizal Bux. Start-up of Anammox SBR and effects of sulfide on Anammox performance. WISA 2022. 28th – 30th September.
  10. Ms Hlengiwe Mtetwa, Isaac Dennis Amoah, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux and Prof Poovendhree Reddy. Tuberculosis (TB) surveillance in wastewater using the etatranscriptomic approach. PHASA 2022 Conference, Durban 11 – 14 September 2022
  11. Mtetwa, H.N., Amoah, I.D., Kumari, S., Bux and Reddy, P. (2022). Wastewater-based epidemiology: an additional tool for TB surveillance?. Oral presentation at the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA). 11- 14 September 2022.
  12. Reddy, P., Mtetwa, H.N., Amoah, I.D., Kumari, S and Bux, F ( 2022). Wastewater-based epidemiology: an additional tool for TB surveillance?. Oral presentation at the 34th Annual Conference of International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Greece, 18-21 September 2022.
  13. Mtetwa, H.N., Amoah, I.D., Kumari, S., Bux and Reddy, P. (2022). Surveillance of antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) associated with tuberculosis treatment from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Oral presentation at the 7th World One Health Congress, Sands Expo and Exhibition 2022, Singapore, Physical attendance. 7-11 November 2022.
  14. Trisha Mogany and Faizal Bux. Cyanobacteria In Hot Pursuit: Full Genome Analysis of Indigenous Euhalothece Sp. And Evaluation of High Value Pigments (Mycosporine-Like Amino Acids and Phycocyanin” AlgaEurope 2022. Rome, Italy, Ergife Palace Hotel & Conference Center. 13th -15th December 2022

 

Conferences 2021

  1. SS Msimango, M Nasr. F Bux and S Kumari. Impact of chemical oxygen demand to nitrogen ratio on bacterial communities in ANAMMOX-mediated system. South African Society for Microbiology Conference. “The Interacting Microbe” 04 – 06 May 2021.
  2. NP Mthethwa, ID Amoah, P Reddy, F Bux, and S Kumari. Development and evaluation of a molecular based protocol for detection and quantification of protozoan parasites in wastewater. South African Society for Microbiology Conference. “The Interacting Microbe” 04 – 06 May 2021.
  3. MP Mhlongo, ID Amoah, L Pillay, F Bux and S Kumari. Source tracking and anthelminthic profiling of Ascaris and hookworm in wastewater and sludge. South African Society for Microbiology Conference. “The Interacting Microbe” 04 – 06 May 2021.
  4. PC Kumalo, OO Awolusi, S Kumari and F Bux. Profiling of key nitrogen converting organisms in diffused aerated wastewater treatment plants. South African Society for Microbiology Conference. “The Interacting Microbe” 04 – 06 May 2021.

 

2020

  1. Amoah ID, Singh G, Troell K, Reddy P, Stenström TA, Bux F (2019). Comparative assessment of DNA extraction procedures for Ascaris spp. eggs. Journal of Helminthology 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X19000683
  2. Khalid Muzamil Gani, Firdous Ul Nazir, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux and Absar Ahmad Kazmi. (2020). Role of treatment configuration in simultaneous removal of priority phthalic acid esters and nitrogen in a post anoxic integrated biofilm activated sludge system. Science of the Total Environment 702:134733 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134733
  3. Magray Owaes, Rubia Zahid Gaur, Mohd. Najibul Hasan, Khalid Muzamil Gani, Sheena Kumari, Faizal Bux, Abid Ali Khan and A.A. Kazmi (2020). Performance assessment of aerobic granulation for the post treatment of anaerobic effluents. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 17, 100588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2019.100588
  4. Faiz Ahmad Ansari, Mahmoud Nasr, Abhishek Guldhe, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Ismail Rawat and Faizal Bux. (2020). Techno-economic feasibility of algal aquaculture via fish and biodiesel production pathways: A commercial-scale application. Science of the Total Environment 704: 135259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135259
  5. Nashia Deepnarain, Mahmoud Nasr, Isaac Dennis Amoah, Abimbola Motunrayo Enitan-Folami, Poovendhree Reddy, Thor Axel Stenström, Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. (2020) Impact of sludge bulking on receiving environment using quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA)-based management for full-scale wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Environmental Management. 267:110660 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110660
  6. Fitsum Mammo, Isaac Amoah, Khalid Gani, Sachitra Ratha, Faizal Bux, Sheena Kumari (2020) Microplastics in the environment: Interactions with microbes and chemical contaminants. Science of The Total Environment. 743:140518 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140518
  7. Isaac Dennis Amoah., Sheena Kumari. and Faizal Bux. Coronaviruses in wastewater treatment processes: source, fate and potential risks. Environment International.  143:105962 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105962
  8. Nashia Deepnarain, Mahmoud Nasr, Sheena Kumari, Thor Axel Stenström, Poovendhree Reddy, Kriveshin Pillay and Faizal Bux. Artificial intelligence and multivariate statistics for comprehensive assessment of filamentous bacteria in wastewater treatment plants experiencing sludge bulking. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 19:100853 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.100853
  9. Khalid Muzamil Gani, Oluyemi Olatunji Awolusi , Abid Ali Khan , Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. Potential strategies for the mainstream application of anammox in treatment of anaerobic effluents- A review Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2020.1797423
  10. Deepak Gusain, Faizal Bux and Yogesh Sharma. A novel approach for the removal of chromium (VI) from aqueous solutions using nano iron oxide. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2020.1761644
  11. Trisha Mogany, Sheena Kumari, Feroz M Swalaha and Faizal Bux. An in silico structural and physiochemical analysis of C-Phycocyanin of an euryhaline Euhalothece (2020). Algal Research. 51: 102025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2020.102025
  12. Reena Singh, Faizal Bux and Yogesh Chandra Sharma. (2020). Optimization of biodiesel synthesis from microalgal (Spirulina platensis) oil by using a novel heterogeneous catalyst, β-strontium silicate (β-Sr2SiO4) Fuel. 280:118312 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118312
  13. Anthony Ayodeji Adegoke Chibuzor Ezinne Madu, Olayinka Ayobami Aiyegoro, Thor Axel Stenström and Anthony Ifeanyi Okoh. Antibiogram and beta-lactamase genes among cefotaxime resistant E. coli from wastewater treatment plant. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (2020) 9:46 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-0702-4
  14. Oluyemi Olatunji Awolusi, Adedeji Nelson Ademakinwa ,Abidemi Ojo ,Mariana Erasmus, Faizal Bux and Mayowa Oladele Agunbiade (2020) Marine actinobacteria biofloculant: A storehouse of unique biotechnological resources for wastewater treatment and other applications. Applied Sciences. 10(21), 7671. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10217671
  15. Isaac Dennis Amoah, Sheena Kumari, Poovendhree Reddy, Thor Axel Stenström and Faizal Bux. Impact of informal settlements and wastewater treatment plants on helminth egg contamination of surface water and risks associated with exposure. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 192:713 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08660-0
  16. Daiane F. Dall’Oglio, Marco A. S. Garcia, Jhonatan L. Fiorio,Wiury C. de Abreu,Laise N. S. Pereira, Adriano Braga, Edmilson M. de Moura,  Abhishek Guldhe,Faizal Bux and Carla V. R. de Moura. (2020). Reusable Heterogeneous SnO2/ZnO Catalyst for Biodiesel Production from Acidified/Acid Oils. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society. 1-12. https://dx.doi.org/10.21577/0103-5053.20200167.
  17. Khalid Muzamil Gani, Nhlanhla Hlongwa, Taher Abunama, Sheena Kumari and Faizal Bux. Emerging contaminants in South African water environment- A critical review of their occurrence, sources and ecotoxicological risks. Chemosphere. 269: 128737 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128737

2019

  1. Odinga, C., Kumar, A., Mthembu, M.S., Bux, F. and Swalaha, F.M. (2019). Rhizofiltration system consisting of Phragmites australis and Kyllinga nemoralis efficiently removes metals and pathogenic microorganisms from wastewater. Desalination and Water Treatment. 169, 120-132.
  2. Gani, K. M., Bux, F. and Kazmi, A. A. (2019). Diethylhexyl phthalate removal in full scale activated sludge plants: Effect of operational parameters. Chemosphere, 234, 885-892.
  3. Faleye, A. C., Adegoke, A. A., Ramluckan, K., Fick, J., Bux, F. and Stenström, T. A. (2019). Concentration and reduction of antibiotic residues in selected wastewater treatment plants and receiving waterbodies in Durban, South Africa. Science of The Total Environment. 678, 10-20.
  4. Mthethwa,N.P, Mahmoud, N., Bux,F., Kiambi S.L. and Kumari,S. (2019). (Central composite design for optimization of biohydrogen fermentation from Pistia stratiotes (aquatic weed) using mixed and pure cultures. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 44,17720-17731.
  5. Drewnowski, J., Remiszewska-Skwarek, A., Fudala-Ksiazek, S., Luczkiewicz, A., Kumari, S. and Bux, F. (2019). The evaluation of COD fractionation and modeling as a key factor for appropriate optimization and monitoring of modern cost-effective activated sludge systems. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 54(8), 736-744
  6. Tawfik A., El‐Bery, H., Elsamadony, M., Kumari,S. and Bux, F. (2019). Upgrading continuous H2 gas recovery from rice straw hydrolysate via fermentation process amended with magnetite nanoparticles. International Journal of Energy Research. 43(8), 3516-3527.
  7. Ansari, F.A., Ravindran.B., Gupta, S.K., Nasr, M., Rawat, I. and Bux F. (2019). Techno-economic estimation of wastewater phycoremediation and environmental benefits using Scenedesmus obliquus microalgae. Journal of Environmental Management. 240, 293-302.
  8. Mogany, T., Kumari, S., Swalaha, F. M. and Bux, F. (2019). Extraction and characterisation of analytical grade C-phycocyanin from Euhalothece sp. Journal of Applied Phycology. 31(3), 1661-1674.
  9. Gasa,N.P, Nnadozie, C.F, Kosgey,K.E., Bux, F. and Kumari,S. Effect of ammonium to nitrite ratio on reactor performance and microbial population structure in anammox reactors. (2019). Environmental Technology, 1-16.
  10. Deepnarain, N., Nasr, M., Kumari, S., Stenström, T. A., Reddy, P., Pillay, K. and Bux, F. (2019). Decision tree for identification and prediction of filamentous bulking at full-scale activated sludge wastewater treatment plant. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 126, 25-34.
  11. Dall’Oglio, D., de Sousa, L., de Sousa, S., Garcia, M., Sousa, E., de Lima, S., Costa, P., Guldhe, A., Bux, F., de Moura, E. and de Moura, C. (2019). Using a Multivariate Approach to Compare Lipid Extraction Protocols from Microalgae Scenedesmus sp. Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society. 30 (3), 633-640.
  12. Yadav, M., Chavan, S. B., Singh, R., Bux, F. and Sharma, Y. C. (2019). Experimental study on emissions of algal biodiesel and its blends on a diesel engine. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 96, 160-168.
  13. Guldhe, A., Singh, P., Renuka, N. and Bux, F. (2019). Biodiesel synthesis from wastewater grown microalgal feedstock using enzymatic conversion: A greener approach. Fuel, 237, 1112-1118.
  14. Enitan, A. M., Kumari, S., Swalaha, F. M., Odiyo, J. O. and Bux, F. (2019). Microbiota of a Full-scale UASB Reactor Treating Brewery Wastewater Using Illumina MiSeq Sequencing. The Open Microbiology Journal, 13 (1), 1-9.
  15. Adeyemo, F. E., Singh, G., Reddy, P., Bux, F. and Stenström, T. A. (2019). Efficiency of chlorine and UV in the inactivation of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in wastewater. PLoS One, 14(5), e0216040. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0216040
  16. Gusain, D. and Bux, F. (2019). Synthesis of magnesium based metal organic framework by microwave hydrothermal process. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 101, 172-176.
  17. Wu, L., Bux, F., et al., (2019). Global diversity and biogeography of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants. Nature Microbiology, 4, 1183-1195. doi:10.1038/s41564-019-0426-5
  18. Guldhe, A., Renuka, N., Singh, P. and Bux, F. (2019). Effect of phytohormones from different classes on gene expression of Chlorella sorokiniana under nitrogen limitation for enhanced biomass and lipid production. Algal Research, 40, 101518.
  19. Vannavong, N., Seidu, R., Stenström, T. A., Dada, N. and Overgaard, H. J. (2019). Dengue-like illness surveillance: a two-year longitudinal survey in suburban and rural communities in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and in Thailand. Western Pacific surveillance and response journal.10 (1), 15-24.
  20. Sarmiento-Senior, D., Matiz, M.I., Jaramillo-Gómez, J.F., Olano, V.A., Vargas, S.L., Alexander, N., Lenhart, A., Stenström, T.A. and Overgaard, H.J. 2019. Knowledge, attitudes and practices about dengue among pupils from rural schools in Colombia. Biomédica, 39, 478-490.
  21. Ramlal, P.S., Stenström, T.A., Munien, S., Amoah, I.D. and Buckley, C.A., 2019. Relationships between shared sanitation facilities and diarrhoeal and soil-transmitted helminth infections: an analytical review. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 9(2), 198-209.
  22. Johannessen, Å., Swartling, Å.G., Wamsler, C., Andersson, K., Arran, J.T., Vivas, D.I.H. and Stenström, T.A. 2019. Transforming urban water governance through social (triple‐loop) learning. Environmental Policy and Governance 29, 144–154.

2018

  1. Awolusi, O. O., Kumari, S. and Bux, F. (2018). Evaluation of Ammonia Oxidizing Bacterial Community Structure of a Municipal Activated Sludge Plant by 454 High-Throughput Pyrosequencing. Environmental Processes, 5(1), 43-57.
  2. Ansari, F. A., Gupta, S. K., Nasr, M., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. (2018). Evaluation of various cell drying and disruption techniques for sustainable metabolite extractions from microalgae grown in wastewater: A multivariate approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 182, 634-643.
  3. Awolusi, O O., Nasr, M., Kumari, S. and Bux, F. (2018). Principal component analysis for interaction of wastewater characteristics and nitrifiers at a full-scale sludge plant. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 15(7), 1477-1490.
  4. Conco, T., Kumari, S., Stenström, T. and Bux, F. (2018). Epibiont growth on filamentous bacteria found in activated sludge: a morphological approach. Archives of Microbiology, 200 (3), 493-503.
  5. Enitan, A.M., Kumari, S., Odiyo, O.J., Bux, F. and Swalaha, F.M. Principal component analysis and characterization of methane community in a full-scale bioenergy producing UASB reactor treating brewery wastewater. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 108, 1-8
  6. Faleye, A. C., Adegoke, A. A., Ramluckan, K., Bux, F. and Stenström, T. A. (2018). Antibiotic Residue in the Aquatic Environment: Status in Africa. Open Chemistry, 16(1), 890-903.
  7. Gupta, S. K., Ansari, F. A., Nasr, M., Chabukdhara, M. and Bux, F. (2018). Multivariate analysis and health risk assessment of heavy metal contents in foodstuffs of Durban, South Africa. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 190 (3), 151.
  8. Gupta, S., Nayunigari, M. K., Guldhe, A., Ansari, F., Rawat, I., Nasr, M, and Bux, F. (2018). Wastewater to biofuels: Comprehensive evaluation of various flocculants on biochemical composition and yield of microalgae. Ecological Engineering, 117, 62-68
  9. Kumar Gupta, S., Kumar, N. M., Guldhe, A., Ahmad Ansari, F., Rawat, I., Nasr, M. and Bux, F. (2018). Wastewater to biofuels: Comprehensive evaluation ofvarious flocculants on biochemical composition and yield of microalgae. Ecological Engineering, 117, 62-68Mogany, T., Swalaha, F. M., Allam, M., Mtshali, P. S., Ismail, A., Kumari, S. and Bux, F. (2018). Phenotypic and genotypic characterisation of an unique indigenous hypersaline unicellular cyanobacterium, Euhalothece sp. nov. Microbiological research, 211, 47-56.
  10. Mogany, T., Swalaha, F. M., Kumari, S. and Bux, F. (2018). Elucidating the role of nutrients in C-phycocyanin production by the halophilic cyanobacterium Euhalothece sp. Journal of Applied Phycology, 30 (4), 2259–227.
  11. Mthethwa, N. P., Nasr, M., Bux, F. and Kumari, S. (2018). Utilization of Pistia stratiotes (aquatic weed) for fermentative biohydrogen: Electron-equivalent balance, stoichiometry, and cost estimation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43(17), 8243-8255.
  12. Renuka, N., Guldhe, A., Prasanna, R., Singh, P. and Bux, F. (2018). Microalgae as multi-functional options in modern agriculture: current trends, prospects and challenges. Biotechnology Advances, 36(4), 1255-1273.
  13. Renuka, N., Guldhe, A., Singh, P. and Bux, F. (2018). Combined effect of exogenous phytohormones on biomass and lipid production in Acutodesmus obliquus under nitrogen limitation. Energy Conversion and Management, 168, 522-528.
  14. L., Rawat. I., Zerrouki. D. and Bux. F. (2018). A novel organic dye-based approach to increase photon flux density for enhanced microalgal pigment production. Journal of cleaner production,198, 187-194.
  15. Adegoke, A. A., Amoah, I. D., Stenstrӧm, T. A., Verbyla, M. E. and Mihelcic, J. R. (2018). Epidemiological Evidence and Health Risks Associated With Agricultural Reuse of Partially Treated and Untreated Wastewater: A Review. Front Public Health, 6: 337. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2018.00337
  16. Adeyemo, F. E., Singh, G., Reddy, P. and Stenstrӧm, T. A. (2018). Methods for the detection of Cryptosporidium and Giardia: From microscopy to nucleic acid based tools in clinical and environmental regimes. Acta Tropica, 184, 15-28.
  17. Adegoke, A. A., Faleye, A. C., and Stenstrӧm, T. A. (2018). Residual antibiotics, antibiotic resistant superbugs and antibiotic resistance genes in surface water catchments: Public health impact. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 105, 177-183.
  18. Amoah, I. D., Adegoke, A. A. and Stenstrӧm, T. A. (2018). Soil-transmitted helminth infections associated with wastewater and sludge reuse: a review of current evidence. Tropical Medicine and International Health. 23(7), 692-703
  19. Amoah, I. D., Reddy, P., Seidu, R. and Stenstrӧm, T. A. (2018). Removal of helminth eggs by centralized and decentralized wastewater treatment plants in South Africa and Lesotho: health implications for direct and indirect exposure to the effluents. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25(13), 12883-12895.
  20. Amoah, I. D., Reddy, P., Seidu, R. and Stenstrӧm, T. A. (2018). Concentration of soil-transmitted helminth eggs in sludge from South Africa and Senegal: A probabilistic estimation of infection risks associated with agricultural application. Journal of Environmental Management. 206, 1020–1027.
  21. Vannavong, N., Overgaard, H.J., Chareonviriyaphap, T., Dada, N., Rangsin, R., Sibounhom, A., Stenström, T.A. and Seidu, R. (2018). Assessing factors of E. coli contamination of household drinking water in suburban and rural Laos and Thailand. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 18(3), 886-900.

2017

  1. Guldhe, A., Moura, C.V.R., Singh, P., Rawat, I., Moura, E.M., Sharma, Y. and Bux F (2017). Conversion of microalgal lipids to biodiesel using Chromium-Aluminum mixed oxide as a heterogeneous solid acid catalyst. Renewable Energy. 105, 175-182.
  2. Ramsundar, P., Guldhe, A., Singh, P. and Bux F. (2017). Assessment of municipal wastewaters at various stages of treatment as potential growth media for microalgae under different modes of cultivation. Bioresource Technology. 227, 82-92.
  3. Ansari, F A., Singh, P., Guldhe, A. and Bux, F. (2017). Microalgal cultivation using aquaculture wastewater: Integrated high-quality biomass generation and nutrient remediation. Algal Research. 21, 169–177.
  4. Guldhe, A., Singh, P., Ansari, F.A., Singh, B. and Bux, F. (2017). Biodiesel synthesis form microalgal lipids using tungstated zirconia as a heterogeneous acid catalyst and its comparison with homogeneous acid and enzyme catalysts. Fuel. 187, 180-188.
  5. Guldhe, A., Ansari, F.A., Singh, P. and Bux, F. (2017). Heterotrophic cultivation of microalgae using aquaculture wastewater: A biorefinery concept for biomass production and nutrient remediation. Ecological Engineering. 99, 47-53.
  6. Renuka, N., Guldhe, A., Singh, P., Ansari, F., Rawat, I. and Bux F. (2017). Evaluating the potential of cytokinins for biomass and lipid enhancement in microalga Acutodesmus obliquus under nitrogen stress. Energy Conversion and Management. 140, 14-23
  7. Reddy, K., Nasr, M., Kumari, S., Kumar, S., Gupta, S., Enitan, A. and Bux F. (2017). Biohydrogen production from sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate: effects of pH, S/X, Fe2+ and magnetite nanoparticles. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(9) 8790-8804
  8. Farghaly, A., Tawfi,k A., Enitan, A. M, Kumari, S. and Bux, F. (2017). Polyhydroxyalkanoates production from fermented paperboard mill wastewater using acetate-enriched microbial culture. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 1-13
  9. Ansari, F A., Wahal, S., Gupta, S K., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. (2017). A Comparative Study on Biochemical Methane Potential of Algal Substrates: Implications of Biomass Pre-treatment and Product Extraction. Bioresource Technology. 234, 320-326
  10. Ansari, F A., Shriwastav, A., Gupta, S., Rawat, I. and Bux F. (2017). Exploration of microalgae biorefinery by optimizing sequential extraction of major metabolites from Scenedesmus obliquus. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 56, 3407–3412
  11. Sahoo, N K., Gupta, S., Ansari, F A., Rawat, I., Singh, P., Naik, S.N. and Bux, F. (2017). Sustainable Dewatering and Drying of Self-flocculating Microalgae and Study of Cake Properties. Journal of Cleaner Production. 159, 248-256
  12. Gupta, S K, Ansari, F A, Nasr M, Rawat, I. and Bux, F. (2017). Cultivation of Chlorella sorokiniana and Scenedesmus obliquus in wastewater: Fuzzy intelligence for evaluation of growth parameters and metabolites extraction. Journal of Cleaner production. 147, 419-430
  13. Ansari, F A., Gupta, S K., Sriwastav, A, Guldhe, A., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. (2017). Evaluation of various solvent systems for lipid extraction from wet microalgal biomass and its effects on primary metabolites of lipid-extracted biomass. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24, 15299–15307
  14. Nnadozie, C.F., Kumari, S. and Bux, F. (2017). Status of pathogens, antibiotic resistance genes and antibiotic residues in wastewater treatment systems. Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 1-25
  15. Singh, P., Kumari, S., Guldhe A., Singh, G. and Bux, F. (2017). ACCase and rbcL gene expression as a function of nutrient and metal stress for enhancing lipid productivity in Chlorella sorokiniana Energy Conversion and Management. 148, 809-819
  16. Guldhe, A., Kumari, S., Ramanna, L., Ramsundar, P., Singh, P., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. (2017). Prospects recent advancements and challenges different wastewater streams for microalgal cultivation. Journal of Environmental Management. 203, 299-315
  17. Singh, G., Sithebe, A., Enitan, A., Kumari, S., Bux, F. and Stenström, T A. (2017). Comparison of droplet digital PCR and quantitative PCR for the detection of Salmonella in sediments. Journal of Water and Health. 505-508
  18. Ramanna, L., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. (2017). Light enhancement strategies to improve the production of microalgae biomass. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 80, 765–773
  19. Bhola, V., Swalaha, F. M., Nasr, M. and Bux F. (2017). Fuzzy intelligence for investigating the correlation between growth performance and metabolic yields of a Chlorella sp. exposed to various flue gas schemes. Bioresource Technology. 1078-1086
  20. Ramsundar, P., Guldhe, A., Singh, P., Pillay, K. and Bux, F. (2017). Evaluation of waste activated sludge as a potential nutrient source for mixotrophic and heterotrophic cultivation of Chlorella sorokiniana. Algal Research. 28, 108-117
  21. Enitan, A.M., Adeyemo, J., Swalaha, F.M., Kumari, S. and Bux F. (2017). Optimization of biogas generation using anaerobic digestion models and computational intelligence approaches. Reviews in Chemical Engineering. 33, 309-335
  22. Srivastava, V., Gusain, D., Bux, F., Sharma, G.C. and Sharma, Y.C. (2017). Optimization of Important Process Parameters For The Removal of Cr (Vi) By A Modified Waste Material. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 16 (12) 2719-2730.
  23. Overgaard, H.J., Olano, V.A., Jaramillo, J.F., Matiz, M.I., Sarmiento, D., Stenstrӧm, T.A. and Alexander, N. (2017). A cross-sectional survey of Aedes aegypti immature abundance in urban and rural household containers in central Colombia. Parasites & Vectors, 10(1), 356.
  24. Vannavong, N., Seidu, R., Stenstrӧm, T.A., Dada, N., Overgaard, H.J. (2017). Effects of socio-demographic characteristics and household water management on Aedes aegypti production in suburban and rural villages in Laos and Thailand. Parasites & Vectors, 10(1), 170.
  25. Adegoke, A.A., Stenstrӧm, T.A., Okoh, A.I. (2017). Stenotrophomonas maltophilia as an Emerging Ubiquitous Pathogen: Looking Beyond Contemporary Antibiotic Therapy. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8: 2276 DOI10.3389/fmicb.2017.02276.
  26. Amoah, I.D., Reddy, P., Stenström, T.A. 2017. Effect of reagents used during detection and quantification of Ascaris suum in environmental samples on egg viability. Water Science and Technology, 76 (9), 2389-2400.
  27. Amoah, I.D., Singh, G., Stenstrӧm, T.A., Reddy, P. (2017). Detection and quantification of soil-transmitted helminths in environmental samples: A review of current state-of-the-art and future perspectives. Acta Trop, 169, 187-201.
  28. Cabezas, L., Cabanzo, W., Sandra Vargas, Fernando Santa, Juan Felipe Jaramillo, Víctor Alberto Olano and Stenstrӧm, T.A. (2017). Distribución espacial de Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) en el área rural de dos municipios de Cundinamarca, Colombia. Biomédica 37(2), 41-49.
  29. Singh, G., Manohar, M., Adegoke, A.A., Stenström, T.A. and Shanker, R. (2017). Novel aptamer-linked nanoconjugate approach for detection of waterborne bacterial pathogens: an update. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 19 (1) 4.
  30. Adegoke, A.A., Faleye, A.C., Singh, G. and Stenstrӧm, T.A. (2017). Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs: Assessment of the Interrelationship of Occurrence in Clinical Settings and Environmental Niches. Molecules, 22(1) 29.

2016

  1. Awolusi, O.O., Kumari S. and Bux, F. (2016) Artificial intelligence for the evaluation of operational parameters influencing nitrification and nitrifiers in an activated sludge process. Microbial Ecology 72(1), 49-63
  2. Bhola, V.K., Swalaha, F.M., Nasr, M., Kumari, S. and Bux, F. (2016). Physiological responses of carbon-sequestering microalgae to elevated carbon regimes. European Journal of Phycology, 51(4), 401-412.
  3. Dahmani, S., Zerrouki, D., Ramanna, L., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. (2016). Cultivation of Chlorella pyrenoidosa in outdoor open raceway pond using domestic wastewater as medium in arid desert region. Bioresource Technology. 219, 749–752
  4. Elreedy, A., Tawfik, A., Enitan, A., Kumari, S. and Bux, F. (2016) Pathways of 3-biofuels (hydrogen, ethanol and methane) production from petrochemical industry wastewater via anaerobic packed bed baffled reactor inoculated with mixed culture bacteria. Energy Conversion and Management 122, 119-130
  5. Guldhe, A., Singh, P., Kumari, S., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. (2016) Biodiesel synthesis from microalgae using immobilized Aspergillus niger whole cell lipase biocatalyst. Renewable Energy 85, 1002-1010
  6. Guldhe, A., Misra, R., Singh, P., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. (2016) An innovative electrochemical process to alleviate the challenges for harvesting of small size microalgae by using non-sacrificial carbon electrodes. Algal Research 19, 292- 298
  7. Gupta, S K., Ansari, F A., Shriwastav, A., Sahoo, N K., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. (2016) Dual role of Chlorella sorokiniana and Scenedesmus obliquus for sustainable wastewater treatment and biomass production for bio-fuels. Journal of Cleaner Production 115, 255-264
  8. Gupta, S; Kumar, N; Rohit M; Ansari, F; Dionysiou, D., Maity, A. and Bux, F. (2016) Performance evaluation of a novel polymeric composite synthesized for treatment of simulated textile wastewater. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 55 (1), 13–20
  9. Ravindran, B., Kumari, S., Stenström T.A. and F. Bux. 2016. Evaluation of phytotoxicity effect on selected crops using treated and untreated wastewater from different configurative domestic wastewater plants. Environmental Technology 37:14, 1482-1489.
  10. Rodda, S.N., Stenström, T.A., Schmidt, S., Dent, M., Bux, F., Hanke, N., Buckley, C.A and Fennemore, C. (2016) Water security in South Africa: perceptions on public expectations and municipal obligations, governance and water re-use. Water SA 42 456-465
  11. Singh, P., Kumari, S., Guldhe, A., Misra, R., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. (2016) Trends and novel strategies for enhancing lipid accumulation and quality in microalgae. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 55, 1-16
  12. Singh, P., Guldhe, A., Kumari, S., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. (2016) Combined metals and EDTA control: An integrated and scalable lipid enhancement strategy to alleviate biomass constraints in microalgae under nitrogen limited conditions. Energy Conversion and Management 114, 100-109.
  13. Singh, V., Bux, F., and Sharma, Y, C. (2016) A low cost one pot synthesis of biodiesel from waste frying oil (WFO) using a novel material β– Potassium dizirconate (β-K2Zr2O5). Applied Energy, 172 23–33.
  14. Adegoke, A.A., Aiyegoro, O.A., Stenstrӧm, T.A. (2016). effect of interaction of methanol leaf extract of Spondias mombin (linn) and amoxicillin on some diarrheagenic Escherichia coli . Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 15(3), 475-480.
  15. Amoah, I.D., Abubakari, A., Stenstrӧm, T.A., Abaidoo, R.C., Seidu, R. (2016). Contribution of Wastewater Irrigation to Soil Transmitted Helminths Infection among Vegetable Farmers in Kumasi, Ghana.PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10(12): e0005161.
  16. Overgaard, H.J., Alexander, N., Matiz, M.I., Jaramillo, J.F., Olano, V.A., Vargas, S., Sarmiento, D., Lenhart, A. and Stenstrӧm, T.A. (2016). A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Diarrheal Disease and Dengue Entomological Risk Factors in Rural Primary Schools in Colombia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases,10(11): e0005106.
  17. Sharma, D., Sabela, M.I., Kanchi, S., Mdluli, P.S., Singh, G., Stenstrӧm, T.A. and Bisetty, K. 2016. Biosynthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using Jacaranda mimosifolia flowers extract: Synergistic antibacterial activity and molecular simulated facet specific adsorption studies. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, B: Biology, 162, 199-207.
  18. Singh, G., Vajpayee, P., Rani, N., Amoah, I.D., Stenstrӧm, T.A. and Shanker, R. (2016). Exploring the potential reservoirs of non-specific TEM beta lactamase (bla (TEM)) gene in the Indo-Gangetic region: A risk assessment approach to predict health hazards. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 314, 121-128.
  19. Perez-Castro, R., Castellanos, J.E., Olano, V.A., Matiz, M.I., Jaramillo, J.F., Vargas, S.L., Sarmiento, D.M., Stenstrӧm, T.A. and Overgaard, H.J. (2016). Detection of all four dengue serotypes in Aedes aegypti female mosquitoes collected in a rural area in Colombia. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 111(4), 233-40.
  20. Petterson, S.R., Stenstrӧm, T.A. and Ottoson, J. (2016). A theoretical approach to using faecal indicator data to model norovirus concentration in surface water for QMRA: Glomma River, Norway. Water Research, 91, 31-7.
  21. Adegoke, A.A. Okoh A.I. and Stenström, T.A. (2016). Antibiogram of Environmental Isolates of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus from Nkonkobe Municipality, South Africa. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 25(8): 3059-3065.

2015:

Guldhe A, Singh B, Mutanda T, Permaul K and Bux F. 2015. Advances in synthesis of biodiesel via enzyme catalysis: novel and sustainable approaches. Renewable and Sustainable Energy reviews. 41:1447-1464

Singh P, Guldhe A, Kumari S, Rawat I, Bux F. 2015. Investigation of combined effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and iron on lipid productivity of Ankistrodesmus falcatus KJ671624 using response surface methodology. Biochemical Engineering Journal 94:22-29

Surujlal-Naicker S, Gupta S. K, and Bux F. 2015. Evaluating the Acute Toxicity of Estrogen Hormones and Wastewater Effluents Using Vibrio fischeri. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 0: 1–15

Ansari F A,  Shriwastav A, Gupta S K, Rawat I, Guldhe A and Bux F. 2015 .Lipid Extracted Algae as a Source for Protein and Reduced Sugar: A Step Closer to the Biorefinary. Bioresource technology. 179: 559-564

Awolusi O O, Kumari S, Bux F. 2015. Ecophysiology of nitrifying communities in membrane bioreactors. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 12: 747-762.

2014:

Ramluckan K, Moodley K. G, Bux F. 2014. An evaluation of the efficacy of using selected solvents for the extraction of lipids from algal biomass by the Soxhlet extraction method. Fuel. 116:103-108

Singh B, Guldhe A, Rawat I, Bux F. 2014. Sustainable Approaches for Development of Biodiesel from Plants and Microalgae. Renewable and Sustainable Energy reviews. 29: 216–245

Bhola V, Ramanathan R. K, F Swalaha, M Singh, F Bux. 2014. Overview of the Potential of Microalgae for CO2 Sequestration. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. DOI 10.1007/s13762-013-0487-6

Guldhe A, Singh B, Rawat I, Ramluckan K and Bux F. 2014. Efficacy of drying and cell disruption techniques on lipid recovery from microalgae for biodiesel production. Fuel. 128:46–52

Enitan A. M, Kumari S, Swalaha F. M, Adeyemo J, Ramdhani N and Bux F. 2014. Kinetic Modelling and Characterization of Microbial Community Present in a Full-Scale UASB Reactor Treating Brewery Effluent. Microbial Ecology. 67: 358–368

Uwimpuhwe M , Reddy P, Barratt G and Bux F. 2014. The impact of hygiene and localised treatment on the quality of drinking water in Masaka, Rwanda, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering, 49:4, 434-440, DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2014.854674

Gusain D, Bux F, Sharma Y. C. 2014. Abatement of chromium by adsorption on nanocrystalline zirconia using response surface methodology. Journal of Molecular Liquids 197:131–141

Enitan A. M, Swalaha F. M, Adeyemo J and Bux F. 2014.Characterization of brewery effluent composition from a beer producing industry in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. 23(3): 693-701

Tawfik A, El-Bery H, Kumari S, Bux F. 2014. Use of mixed culture for photofermentaive hydrogen of dark fermentation effluent, Bioresource Technology. 168: 119–126

Nasr M, Tawfik A, Ookawara S , Suzuki M, Kumari S, Bux F. 2014. Continuous biohydrogen production from starch wastewater via sequential dark-photo fermentation with emphasize on maghemite nanoparticles. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2014.03.011.(online)

Awolusi O.O , Kumari S, Bux F. 2014. Ecophysiology of nitrifying communities in membrane bioreactors. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. DOI 10.1007/s13762-014-0551-x.

Ramanna L, Guldhe A. S, Rawat I, and Bux F. 2014. The optimization of biomass and lipid yields of Chlorella sorokiniana when using wastewater supplemented with different nitrogen sources.Bioresource Technology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.064 (In press)

Gupta S. K, Kumar M, Guldhe A, Ansari F. A, Rawat I, Kanney K, Bux F. 2014. Design and development of polyamine polymer for harvesting microalgae for biofuels production. Environmental Conversion and Management. 85: 537–544

Guldhe A, Singh B, Rawat I, Bux F.  Synthesis of biodiesel from Scenedesmus sp. by microwave and ultrasound assisted in-situ transesterification using tungstated zirconia as a solid acid catalyst. Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 92:1503-1511

Misra R, Guldhe A, Rawat I, Bux F. 2014.  Electrochemical harvesting process for microalgae by using non-sacrificial carbon electrode: A sustainable approach for biodiesel production. Chemical Engineering Journal. 255: 327–333

Kumar N. M, Gupta S.K, Varaprasad K, Kanny K, Bux F. 2014. Evaluation of scale inhibition (calcium carbonate and calcium sulphate) efficiencies of newly developed poly (aspartic acid-citric acid) copolymer Environmental Technology – Manuscript ID TENT-TENT-2013-1360 (Accepted)

Gupta S. K, Chabukdhara M, Singh J, and Bux F. 2014. Evaluation and Potential Health Hazard of Selected Metals in Water, Sediments, and Fish from the Gomti River. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment Journal. 10:49–55

Gupta S. K, Chabukdhara M, Kumar P, Singh J,  Bux F. 2014. Evaluation of ecological risk of metal contamination in river Gomti: a biomonitoring approach. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. (Accepted)

Singh P, Guldhe A, Kumari S and Bux F. 2014. Evaluation of lipid productivity Ankistrodesmus sp using response surface methodology. Bioresource Technology (Accepted)

Nayunigari M. K, Gupta S. K, Kokkarachedu V, K. Kanny & Bux F .2014. Development of anti-scale poly(aspartic acid–citric acid) dual polymer systems for water treatment, Environmental Technology, 35:(23) 2903-2909, DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2014.925510

Singh P, Guldhe A, Kumari S, Rawat I, Bux F. 2014. Investigation of combined effect of nitrogen, phosphorus and iron on lipid productivity of Ankistrodesmus falcatus KJ671624 using response surface methodology. Biochemical Engineering Journal. (Accepted)

Nasr M, Tawfik A , Ookawara S,  Suzuki M, Kumari S, Bux F. 2014. Continuous biohydrogen production from starch wastewater via sequential dark-photo fermentation with emphasize on maghemite nanoparticles. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2014.03.011 (Accepted)

Awolusi O. O, Kumari S, Bux F.  2014. “Ecophysiology of nitrifying communities in membrane bioreactors.”International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. DOI 10.1007/s13762-014-0551-x (Accepted)

Surujlal-Naicker S, Gupta S. K and Bux F. 2014. Using ELISAs to investigate removal of hormone EDCs in WWTPs with different configurations in South Africa. International Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (Accepted)

Gupta S. K,  Chabukdhara M, Singh J, and  Bux F. 2014. Evaluation and Potential Health Hazard of Selected Metals in Water, Sediments, and Fish from the Gomti River. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment Journal (Accepted)

Shriwastav A, Gupta S. K, Ansari, F. A, Rawat I, and Faizal Bux .2014. Adaptability of Growth and Nutrient Uptake Potential of Chlorella sorokiniana with Variable Nutrient Loading. Bioresource Technology (Accepted)

Guldhe A, Singh B, Mutanda T, Permaul K and Bux F. Advances in synthesis of biodiesel via enzyme catalysis: novel and sustainable approaches. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Accepted)

2013:

Rawat I, Ramanathan R. K, Mutanda T, and Bux F. 2013. Biodiesel from Microalgae: A Critical Evaluation from Laboratory to Large Scale Production. Applied Energy. 103: 444–467

Naicker S. S and Bux F. 2013. Application of radio-immunoassays to assess the fate of estrogen EDCs in full scale wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A. 48: 37-47

Kumari S, Chetty D, Ramdhani N and  Bux F. 2013. Phenol degrading ability of Rhodococcuspyrinidivorans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from activated sludge plants in South Africa. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. 48: 947–953

Ramdhani, N., Sheena Kumari, S.K., Bux, F. 2013. Effect of process configurations on the distribution of Nitrosomonas-related AOB and Nitrobacter-related NOB in two full-scale biological nutrient removal (BNR) plants. Water Environment Research. Volume 85, Number 4, April 2013 , pp. 374-381(8)

Ramanathan R. K, Ramesh D, Mutanda T, Rawat I, Bux F. 2013. Thermal behaviour and pyrolytic characteristics of freshwater Scenedesmus sp. Biomass. Energy Sources Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental. (In press)

 El-Bery H, Tawfik A, Kumari S, Bux F. 2013. Effect of thermal pretreatment of inoculum sludge on enhanced biohydrogen production from pretreated rice straw in a mesophilic anaerobic baffled reactor. Environmental Technology. 34 (13-14) 1965-1972.

Gupta S. K, Kumari S, Reddy K and Bux F. 2013. Trends in biohydrogen production: Major challenges and state of the art developments. Environmental technology. 34 (13-14), 1653-1670

Rawat I, Bhola V, Ramanathan R. K and Bux F. 2013. Improving the feasibility of producing biofuels from microalgae using wastewater. Environmental Technology. 34 (13-14), 1765-1775

Mthembu MS, Odinga CA, Swalaha FM and Bux F. 2013. Constructed wetlands: A future alternative wastewater treatment technology. African Journal of Biotechnology 12 (29): 4542-4553

Starkl M, Stenström T. A, Roma E, Phansalkar M, Srinivasan R.K. 2013. Evaluation of sanitation and wastewater treatment technologies: case studies from India. Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 3, 1-11

Seidu R, Sjølander I, Abubakari A, Amoah D, Larbi J. A and Stenström T. A. 2013. Modelling the die-off E.coli and Ascaris in wastewater irrigated vegetables: implications for microbial health risk reduction associated with irrigation cessation. Water and Science Technology 68(5) pp. 1013 – 1021

Starkl M, Brunner N and Stenström T. A. 2013. Why do Water and Sanitation Systems for the Poor Still Fail? Policy Analysis in Economically Advanced Developing Countries. Environmental Science and Technology. 47(12):6102-10

Dada N, Vannavong N, Seidu R, Lenhart A, Stenström T. A, Chareonviriyaphap T and Overgaard H. J. 2013. Relationship between Aedes Aegypti production and occurrence of Escherichia coli in domestic water storage containers in rural and suburban villages in Thailand and Laos. Acta tropica.  126(3):177-85.

Seidu R, Löfman O, Drechesel P and Stenström T. A. 2013. Risk factor analysis of diarrhoel disease incidence in faecal sludge-applying farmers’ households in Tamale, Ghana. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 3, 134-143.

Seidu R, Stenström T. A and Löfman O. 2013. A comparative cohort study of the effect of rainfall and temperature on diarrhoeal disease in faecal sludge and non-faecal sludge applying communities, Northern Ghana. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 4, 90-102.

2012:

Govender T, Ramanna L, Rawat I, Bux F .2012. Bodipy staining, an alternative to the Nile Red fluorescence method for the evaluation of intracellular lipids in microalgae. Bioresource Technology.114: 507-511

2011:

 Naidoo D, Kumari S. K. S  and Bux F. 2011. Characterization of Norcadiafarcanica, a filamentous bacterium isolated from foaming activated sludge samples. Water Environment Research. 83(6): 527-531.

Mutanda T, Ramesh D, Karthikeyan S, Kumari S. K. S, Anandaraj A and Bux F. 2011. Bioprospecting for the hyper lipid producing microalgal strains for sustainable biofuel production. Review manuscript. Bioresource  Technology special issue on microalgal biofuels. 102: 57–70.

White S, Anandaraj A, Bux F. 2011. Pam fluorometery as a tool to monitor microalgal nutrient stress and optimise biodiesel production. Bioresource Technology. 102: 1675-1682.

Bhola V, Ramesh D, Kumari S. K. S, Subburamu K, Sanniyasi E and Bux F. 2011. Effects of parameters affecting biomass yield and thermal behaviour of Chlorella vulgaris. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 111(3): 377-382.

Rawat I, Ramanathan R. K, Mutanda T. and Bux F. 2011. Dual role of microalgae: phycoremediation of domestic wastewater and biomass production for sustainable biofuels production. Applied Energy. 88: 3411-3424

Singh B, Bux F, Sharma Y.C.  2011. Comparison of homogeneous and heterogenous catalysis for synthesis of biodiesel from M. Indicaoil. Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quarterly. 17 (2):117−124

Mutanda, T, S. Karthikeyan, and F. Bux. 2011. The utilisation of post-chlorinated municipal domestic wastewater for biomass and lipids production by Chlorella sp. under batch conditions. Journal of Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 164:1126–1138.

Marrengane Z, Kumari S.K. S  and Bux F. 2011. Rapid quantification and  analysis of genetic diversity among Gordonia populations in foaming activated sludge treatment plants. Journal of Basic Microbiology. Vol 51. : 415-42

Book Chapters

2020

  1. Dubey, S., Gusain, D., Sharma, Y. C., & Bux, F. (2020). Chapter 15 – The occurrence of various types of disinfectant by-products (trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids, haloacetonitrile) in drinking water In: Disinfection By-products in Drinking Water, Prasad M. N. V. (Ed.) (pp. 371-391): Butterworth-Heinemann.

2019

  1. Adegoke, A., and Stenstrӧm, T. A. (2019). Onsite Sanitation: Soak Pits and Cesspits In: GWPP book within Section: Onsite (Non-Sewered) System Technologies: Waterless Onsite Systems, Rose J.B. and Jiménez-Cisneros B. (Ed.) Michigan State University, Lansing, E. MI, UNESCO.
  2. Adegoke, A. A., and Stenström, T. A. (2019). Chapter 17 – Metal oxide nanoparticles in removing residual pharmaceutical products and pathogens from water and wastewater In: Nanoparticles in Pharmacotherapy, Grumezescu A. M. (Ed.) (pp. 561-589): William Andrew Publishing.
  3. Adegoke, A. A., Singh, G., and Stenström, T. A. (2019). Chapter 16 – Biosensors for monitoring pharmaceutical nanocontaminants and drug resistant bacteria in surface water, subsurface water and wastewater effluent for reuse In: Nanoparticles in Pharmacotherapy, Grumezescu A. M. (Ed.) (pp. 525-559): William Andrew Publishing.
  4. Ansari, F.A. Gupta, S.K and Bux, F. (2019). Microalgae: A Biorefinary Approach to the Treatment of Aquaculture Wastewater.

2018

  1. Mthembu, M., Odinga, C., Swalaha, FM., and Bux, F. (2018). Bioremediation of Industrial Waste for Environmental Safety – Volume I: Industrial Waste and Its Management. Springer Nature Singapore
  2. Orner,K., Naughton, C., Stenström. T.A. (2018). PIT TOILETS (LATRINES). Chapter in Section: Onsite (Non-Sewered) System Technologies: Waterless Onsite Systems: Rose J.B. and Jiménez-Cisneros, B. (Eds) Global Water Pathogens Project http://www.waterpathogens.org (C. Haas, J.R. Mihelcic and M.E. Verbyla) (Eds) Part 4 Management Of Risk from Excreta and Wastewater) http://www.waterpathogens.org/book/anaerobic-sludge-blanket-reactors Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI, UNESCO.

2017

  1. Singh,G., SinghP., Guldhe, A.,Stenström, T.A., Bux,F. and Kumari,S. (2017). Biotechnological Intervention to Enhance the Potential Ability of Bioenergy Plants for Phytoremediation In: Phytoremediation Potential of Bioenergy Plants, (pp. 387-408) Springer Singapore,
  2. Guldhe, A., Ramluckan,K., Singh,P.,  Rawat,I., Mahalingam,S.K. and Bux,F (2017) Catalytic Conversion of Microalgal Lipids to Biodiesel: Overview and Recent Advances In: Algal Biofuels: Recent Advances and Future Prospects, Gupta, S. K, Malik, A and Bux, F (Eds.) Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN 978-3-319-51009-5.
  3. Ansari,F.A. Shekh, A.Y., Gupta,S.K and Bux,F. (2017) Microalgae for Biofuels: Applications, Process Constraints and Future Needs In: Algal Biofuels: Recent Advances and Future Prospects, Gupta, S. K, Malik, A and Bux,F. (Eds.) Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN 978-3-319-51009-5.
  1. Singh,G., Manohar,M., Arya, S.K., Siddiqui,W.A. and Stenström,T.A. (2017). Potential Biomedical Applications of Chitosan – and Chitosan based nanomaterials In: Chitosan Derivatives, Composites and Applications, Shakeel Ahmed and Saiqa Ikram (Eds) (pp. 385-408) Scrivener Publishing and Wiley, USA. DOI: 10.1002/9781119364849.ch14.
  2. Singh,G., Sharma,D., Stenström.T.A. (2017). Bionanocomposites in water and wastewater treatment. Biocomposites In : Biomedical and Environmental Applications, Ahmed,S Ikram ,S.,  Kanchi, S and  Bisetty,K (Eds) (pp. 327-359): Pan Stanford Publishing Ltd, business partner of CRC Press (Taylor and Francis) ISBN 978-981-4774-38-3 (Hardcover), 978-1-315-11080-6 (eBook).

2016

  1. Adegoke, A.A., Awolusi, O.O., Stenström, T.A. (2016). Organic Fertilizers: Public Health Intricacies, Organic Fertilizers – From Basic Concepts to Applied Outcomes, (Eds.) Larramendy, M.L.and Soloneski, S. IntechOpen.
  2. Singh, G., Stenström, T., Shanker, R. 2016. Quantification of viable Enterococcus spp., and Pseudomonas aeruginosa through propidium monoazide dye assisted qPCR array in surface water and sediments In: Microbes in the spotlight: recent progress in the understanding of beneficial and harmful microorganisms, Méndez-Vilas, A. (Ed) (pp. 121-125): Brown Walker Press. ISBN-10: 1627346120 ISBN-13: 9781627346122.
  3. Sithebe, A., Singh, G., Amoah, I., Stenström, T. (2016). A comparative microbiological assessment of the Isipingo River and Palmiet River in Kwa-Zulu Natal province to elucidate health risks. In: “Microbes in the spotlight: recent progress in the understanding of beneficial and harmful microorganisms, Méndez-Vilas, A. (Ed) Brown Walker Press, ISBN-10: 1627346120, ISBN-13: 9781627346122.
  4. Guldhe, A., Singh,B., Ansari,F.A.,  Sharma,Y. and Bux,F. (2016) Extraction and Conversion of Microalgal Lipids in Algal Biotechnology: Products and Processes,  Bux ,F and Yusuf, C.  (Eds) (pp. 91- 110: Springer, London, UK. ISBN: 978-3-319-12333-2.
  5. Gokal, J., Awolusi,O.O., Enitan, A.M., Kumari, S. and Bux, F. (2016). Molecular Characterization and Quantification of Microbial Communities in Wastewater Treatment Systems. Microbial Biotechnology: An Interdisciplinary Approach (pp 59-114).CRC Press,
  6. Rawat, I., Gupta, S.K., Shriwastav, A., Singh, P., Kumari, S. and Faizal Bux (2016) Microalgae Applications in Wastewater Treatment in Algal Biotechnology: Products and Processes.  Faizal Bux and Yusuf Chisti. (Eds) (pp. 249- 268): Springer, London, UK. ISBN: 978-3-319-12333-2.

2015

  1. Singh, P., Gupta, SK., Guldhe, A., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. 2015. Microalgae isolation and basic culturing techniques in: Handbook of Marine Microalgae: Biotechnology Advances. Se-kwon Kim (Ed) Academic Press, Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-800776-1 pages 43-54
  2. Gupta, SK., Shriwastav, A., Kumari, S., Ansari, F A., Malik, A. and Bux F 2015. Phycoremediation of Emerging Contaminants in: Developments in Applied Phycology. Bhaskar Singh, Kuldeep Bauddh and Faizal Bux (eds), Springer New Delhi, India. ISBN 978-81-322-2639-0 pages 129-146
  3. Guldhe, A., Bhola, V., Rawat, I. and Bux F 2015. Carbon Dioxide Sequestration by Microalgae: Biorefinery Approach for Clean Energy and Environment in: Developments in Applied Phycology. Bhaskar Singh, Kuldeep Bauddh and Faizal Bux (eds), Springer New Delhi, India. ISBN 978-81-322-2639-0 pages 147-154
  4. Singh B, Guldhe A, Singh P, Singh A, Rawat I, Bux F. 2015. Sustainable production of biofuels from microalgae using a biorefinary approach in:  Applied Environmental Biotechnology: Present Scenario and Future Trends.  Garima Kaushik (ed) Springer ISBN 978-81-322-2122-7

2014

  1. Enitan A. M,  Adeyemo J, Olofintoye O. O, Bux F, Swalaha F. M. 2014. Multi-objective Optimization of Methane Producing UASB Reactor Using a Combined Pareto Multi–objective Differential Evolution Algorithm (CPMDE) in: EVOLVE – A Bridge between Probability, Set Oriented Numerics, and Evolutionary Computation V.  Alexandru-Adrian, Emilia Tantar, Jian-Qiao Sun, Wei Zhang, Qian Ding, Oliver Schütze, Michael Emmerich, Pierrick Legrand, Pierre Del Moral, Carlos A. Coello eds. Springer International Publishing.   Volume 288: 321-334. ISBN978-3-319-07494-8

2013

  1. Mutanda T. and Bux F. 2013. Enumeration of microalgal cells. Potential biotechnological applications of microalgae: Biodiesel and value added products. In Faizal Bux (Ed). Taylor and Francis, New York ISBN: 978-1-46-651529-1
  2. Rawat I, Ramanathan R. K and Bux F. 2013. Phycoremediation by high-rate algal ponds. Biotechnological Applications of Microalgae: Biodiesel and value-added products. In Faizal Bux (Ed). Taylor and Francis, New York ISBN: 978-1-46-651529-1
  3. Stenström T.A. 2013. Hygiene, a major challenge for source separation and decentralization. In: Larsen et al., 2013. Source Separation and Decentralization for Wastewater Management. IWA Pubil. Ch 11. ISBN: 978-1-84-339348-1
  4. Stenström T.A. 2013. Hygiene, a major challenge for source separation and decentralization. In: Larsen et al., 2013. Source Separation and Decentralization for Wastewater Management. IWA Pubil. Ch 11
  5. Stenström TA (acknowledged contributor) .2013. GAR Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction. From Shared Risk to Shared Value, The Business Case for Disaster Risk Reduction, UN 2013 (ISBN 978-92-1-132038-1)

2012

  1. Mutanda T, Ramesh D, Anandaraj A, Bux F. 2012. Sustainable biodiesel production using wastewater streams and microalgae in South Africa in: Chemistry for sustainable development in Africa. Eds : Ameenah Gurib – Fakim & Jacobus Nicolaas Eloff, P 49-68. Coordinated by International Council for Science (ICSU). Springer-Verlag, Berlin, ISBN : 978-3-642-29642-0
  2. Murugesan S, Dhamotharan R, Ramanathan R. K, Mutanda T, Bux F. 2011 Phycoremediation: An Alternative for Cost-Effective Treatment of Waste Streams in: Microalgae: Biotechnology, Microbiology and Energy. Nova Publishers, New York: USA ISBN: 978-1-61324-625-2
  3. Stenström TA, Seidu R, Ekane N, Zurbrugg C. 2011. Microbial Exposure and Health Assessment in Sanitation Technologies and Systems. SEI-International. ISBN 978-91-86125-36-3

2011

  1. Schönning C, Stenström T A, Wallensten A, Davelid C, Holmberg M, Albihn A, Lindström A och Sörén K . 2011. SMITTSAMMA SJUKDOMAR OCH KLIMATFÖRÄNDRINGAR – redovisning av myndighetsgemensamt regeringsuppdrag 2010 (SMI 2011)
  2. Stenström TA, Seidu R, Ekane N, Zurbrugg C. 2011. Microbial Exposure and Health Assessment in Sanitation Technologies and Systems. SEI-International (Book ISBN 978-91-86125-36-3). 154 pages

Conferences

2015:

  • Guldhe, A., Misra, R., Singh, P., Rawat,I. and Bux, F. Efficient electrochemical process for the harvesting of small size microalgae by using nonsacrificial carbon electrodes. The 5th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts. San Diego, USA 7-10 June 2015.
  • Guldhe, A., Singh, P., Kumari, S., Rawat, I., Permaul, K and Bux, F. Biocatalytic conversion of lipids from Scenedesmus obliquus to biodiesel using extracellular and intracellular lipases. The 5th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts. San Diego, USA 7-10 June 2015.
  • Enitan, A. M., Kumari, S., Swalaha, F. M., Adeyemo, J. and Bux F. Microbial fingerprint at the different compartment of a full-scale UASB reactor treating brewery wastewater. Presented at the South African Young Water Professional (YWPs), Pretoria, South Africa, 16-18th November, 2015 (Oral presentation).
  • Enitan, A. M., Swalaha, F. M., Adeyemo, J. and Bux, F. Anaerobic model to enhance bioenergy production. Presented at the 16 WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium Integrated Water Resource Management and Infrastructure Planning for Water Security in Southern Africa,                           Mauritius 28 – 30th October 2015 (Poster presentation).
  • Awolusi, O O., Enitan, A M., Kumari, S. and Bux F. Nitrification efficiency and community structure of municipal activated sewage sludge. Presented at the World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology Conference, Rome, Italy, September 17-18, 2015.
  • Enitan, A M., Adeyemo, J., Kumari, S., Swalaha, F M and Bux F. Characterization of Brewery Wastewater Composition. International Journal of Environmental, Chemical, Ecological, Geological and Geophysical Engineering 9(9): 919-922.
  • Enitan, A. M., Swalaha, F. M., Adeyemo, J., Kumari, S. and Bux, F. Influential parameters on the performance of a full-scale UASB reactor and biomethane production during brewery wastewater treatment. Presented at the 16 WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium Integrated Water Resources Management and Infrastructure Planning for Water Security in Southern Africa,                          Mauritius 28 – 30th October 2015 (Oral presentation and publication in ISI                                     journal).
  • Enitan, AM., Adeyemo, J., Kumari, S., Swalaha, F M. and Bux F. Characterization of Brewery Wastewater Composition. Presented at the World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology Conference, Rome, Italy, September 17-18, 2015.

2014:

  • Enitan, A.M., Kumari, S.K., Swalaha, F.M. and Bux, F.  Use of mcrA-targeted real-time quantitative PCR for quantification of methanogenic communities in reactor treating brewery wastewater. International Journal of Arts & Sciences’ (IJAS) American Canadian Conference for Academic Disciplines. Toronto. 19 -22 May 2014 (Platform presentation).
  • Enitan, A.M., Kumari, S.K., Swalaha, F.M. and Bux, F. Efficiency of industrial scale anaerobic reactor treating brewery wastewater. Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA). Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa. 25-29 May 25-29 2014 (Platform presentation).
  • Awolusi, O., Kumari, S.K. and Bux, F. Quantification of nitrifiers from wastewater samples using quantitative real time approach. Water Institute of South Africa (WISA) conference. May 2014 (Plat form presentation).
  • Misra, R., Guldhe, A., Singh, P., Rawat, I. and  Bux, F.  Electrochemical Microalgae harvesting process by using Non-Sacrificial Carbon Electrode: An Effective and Advance Option for Biodiesel Production. 4th International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. 15-18 June 2014.
  • Deepnarain, N., Kumari, S.K., Pillay, K. and Bux, F. A Cumulative Logit Model To Control Filamentous Bulking In Wastewater Treatment Plants accepted for IWA World Water Congress Secretariat. Lisbon, Portugal. September 2014 (oral presentation).
  • Ramdhani, N., Kumari, S.K. and Bux, F. Comparison of quantitative PCR and flouresecnt in situ hybridization techniques to quantify nitrobacter from wastewater samples. IWA World Water Congress Secretariat. Lisbon, Portugal. September 2014
  • Gupta, S.K., Guldhe, A., Ansari, F.A., Rawat, I. and  Bux, F. Evaluation of microalgal flocculation efficiencies of Chitosan and its effects on lipid yield. International conference on Polymeric biomaterials, Bioengineering and biodiagnostics. New Delhi, India. 27-30 October 2014.

 

2013:

  • Stenstrom, T.A. and De France, J. Protocol on Water and Health, United Nations Economic Commission For Europe. Palais de Nation, Geneva and the The Sixth Meeting of The Task Force on Target Setting and Reporting. WHO, Geneva.  12-14 Feb 2013.
  • Guldhe, A.S., Singh, B., Mutanda, T., Permaul, K., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. Comparison of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic methods for biodiesel synthesis from chlorella vulgaris. The 3rdInternational Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts. The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, Canada. 16-19 June 2013.
  •  Deepnarain, N., Kumari, S., Ramjith, J., Pillay, K. and Bux, F. A Predictive Model to minimize filamentous bulking in Wastewater Treatment Plants. International conference (Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering (MEWE). Ann Arbor, Michigan. 7-10 July 2013.
  •  Kumari, S., Pillay, K., Deepnarain, N., Gokal, J. and Bux, F. Microbial Population Database for Evaluating Biological Nutrient Removal Plants in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering (MEWE) Conference. Ann Arbor, Michigan. 7- 10 July 2013 (Poster).
  •  Ramdhani, N., Santhosh, S.K. and Bux, F. Evaluation of Dominant Nitrifying Bacteria and their Nitrification Performance in Full-Scale BNR Plants. Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering (MEWE) conference. Ann Arbor, Michigan. 7-10 July 2013.
  •  Ramanna, L., Bhola, V.K., Rawat, I., Mutanda, T. and Bux, F. The effect of Nitrogen supplementation on domestic wastewater for the cultivation of microalgae for biodiesel production. The 5th International Conference on Applied Energy ICAE. Pretoria, South Africa Paper ID: ICAE2013-340. 1-4 July 2013.
  •  El-Bery, H., Tawfik, A., Kumari, S. and Bux, F. Microbial community analysis of mesophillic hydrogen producing consortia from pretreated rice straw in an anaerobic baffled reactor. The 5th International Conference on Applied Energy ICAE. Pretoria, South Africa Paper ID: ICAE2013-341. 1-4 July 2013.
  •  Guldhe, A., Singh,  B., Rawat, I., Ramluckan, K. and Bux, F. The efficacy of drying and cell disruption techniques on lipid recovery from microalgae for biodiesel production.The 5th International Conference on Applied Energy ICAE. Pretoria, South Africa Paper ID: ICAE2013-342. 1-4 July 2013.
  •  Bux, F. and Rawat, I. Keynote speaker.  Wastewater as a Resource for Algal Propagation. Algae Workshop. UKM PuriPuganga, UniversitiKebangsaan, Malaysia.  27-28 August 2013.
  •  Stenstrom, T.A. Status Quo on Health Risks Relating to Dysfunctional Sanitation. Seminar: Learning from WASH System Failures. Resilient Risk Reduction. World Water Week. Stockholm, Sweden. September 2013.
  •  Stenstrom, T.A. QMRA components, application, tools, and examples from the field. 17th International Water Association Health-Related Water Microbiology Symposium. Florianópolis, Brazil. 20 September 2013.
  •  Stenstrom, T.A. QMRA – The WHO Water Quality Guidelines. 17th International Water Association Health-Related Water Microbiology Symposium. Florianópolis, Brazil. 20 September 2013.
  • Peterson, S., Grellier, J., Stenstrom, T.A., Merilainen, P., Bucchini, L. and Nieuwenhuijsen, M.  Pathogens and DBPs in drinking water-integrating the scientific evidence to inform water safety management. In: WaterMicro 2011, Proceedings of 16th Health Related Water Microbiology Symposium. Rotorua, New Zealand. September 2011.
  • Mthembu, M.S., Odinga, C.A., Swalaha, F.M. and Bux F. The synergistic role of Phragmitesaustralis and Kyllinganemoralis in nutrient removal from a constructed rhizofilter system in Durban, South Africa. International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology – BioMicroWorld 2013. Madrid, Spain. 2-4 October 2013.
  •  Guldhe, A.S., Singh, B., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. Production of biodiesel from chlorella vulgaris lipids using a solid acid catalyst. Viswa Bharti University Conference, India. 16 November 2013.

2012:

  • Ramdhani, N., Santhosh, S.K. and Bux, F. Comparison of fish and quantitative PCR to study the distribution of Nitrobacter spp. in two full-scale wastewater treatment plants. The Water Institute of Southern Africa: Biennial Conference and Exhibition. Cape Town, South Africa. 6-10 May 2012.
  • Pillay, K., Swalaha, F.M. and Bux, F. Factors affecting competition between polyphosphate and glycogen accumulating organisms in enhanced biological phosphorus removal. The Water Institute of Southern Africa: Biennial Conference and Exhibition. Cape Town, South Africa. 6-10 May 2012 (poster).
  • Rawat, I. and Bux, F.  Scale Up of Microalgal Cultivation: Essential Knowledge Prior to Inoculation. The 2nd International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts. Westin San Diego, USA. 10-13 June 2012 (poster).
  •  Mutanda, T. and Bux, F. Sustainable utilization of wastewater streams for microalgal biomass propagation for biofuels production. The 2nd International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts. Westin San Diego, USA. 10-13 June 2012 (poster
  •  Ramluckan, K., Moodley, K.G. and Bux, F. An evaluation of the Automated Soxhlet Method for the extraction of lipids from algal biomass.The 2nd International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts. Westin San Diego, USA. 10-13 June 2012 (poster).
  •  Mutanda, T., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. Application of Municipal Domestic Wastewater for Microalgal Biomass Propagation for Biofuels Production. 20th EU Biomass conference and exhibition. Milano Convention Centre, MiCo, Milan, Italy. 18-22 June 2012.
  •  Seidu, R., Abubakari, A., Overgaard, H., Abaidoo, R.C. and Stenstrom, T.A. Wastewater irrigated farms as common denominator for the transmission of diarrhoeal, helminths and malaria diseases in urban Ghana. XIV International Congress of Entomology. Seoul, South Korea. 19-25 Aug 2012.
  •  Han, G., Johannessen, A., Palsson, A., Rosemarin, A., Ruben, C., Stenstrom, T.A., Swartling, A.  Enhancing urban resilience to extreme waters: The WASH & RESCUE Initiative. Proc 4th Int Disaster and Risk Conf (IDRC Davos 2012). Switzerland. 25-30 Aug 2012.
  •  Kumari, S.K., Deepnarain, N., Pillay, K. and Bux, F. Microbial population database for nutrient removal plants in Kwazulu Natal. Oral presentation for Inaugural eThwekini-University Research symposium (organized by Municipal Institute of Learning, MILE), UKZN Howard College, Durban, South Africa. September 2012.
  •  Ramdhani, N., Kumari, S.K. and  Bux, F. Nitrification performance evaluation and quantification of dominant nitrifying bacterial communities at two full-scale domestic wastewater treatment plants in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Busan,Korea. 16-21 September 2012.
  •  Deepnarain, N., Kumari, S.K. and  Bux, F.  Profiling of dominant filamentous bacteria in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant IWA Biennial World Water Congress and Exhibition. Busan, Korea. 16-21 September 2012.
  •  Matiz, M.I., Jaramillo, J. F., Olano, V.A., Sarmiento, D.M., Vargas, S., Lenhart, A.,  Alexander, N., Razak, S., Stenström, T.A. and Overgaard, Hans. Integrated interventions for dengue and diarrea in rural schools in two municipalities of Colombia. Water and Health: Science, Policy and Innovation. 29 Oct- 02 Nov. 2012.
  •  Rawat, I. and Bux, F.  Invited Plenary presentation. Cultivation of Algae for biofuels using wastewater. International Bioenergy Summit. New Delhi, India. 5-6 November 2012.
  •  Overgaard, H., Dada, N., Vannavong, N., Seidu, R., Rangsin, R., Theeraphap, C., Audrey, L. and Stenstrom, T.A. Dengue and diarrheal disease risk factors in rural and suburban villages. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Thailand and Laos. 11-15 November 2012.
  •  Overgaard, H., Alexander, Neal., Matiz, M.I., Jaramillo, J.F., Olano, V.A., Vargas, S., Sarmiento, D.M., Lenhart, A., Seidu, R., Stenstrom, T.A. Integrating dengue and diarrhea control in rural schools in Colombia: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 11-15 November 2012.

2011:

  • Moonusamy, A., Kumari, S.K. and Bux, F. Microbial population dynamics of a submerged membrane bioreactor treating sugar wastewater. Singapore International Water Week. ICC, Singapore. Detailed paper on CD. 4-8 July 2011 (poster).
  •  Mutanda, T., Kumar, R.R., Nemukula, A., Rawat, I. and Bux, F. Biomass, Metabolite Accumulation and Morphological Characteristics of Chlorella vulgaris Cells Exposed to Different Free Chlorine Dosages. 1st International Conference on Algal Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. 17 – 20 July 2011 (poster).
  •  Nemukula, A., Mutanda, T.,  Dillschneider, R., Posten, C., Anandraj, A. and Bux, F. Growth kinetics of a hyper-saline Nannochloropsissalina as a function of light intensity and nutrient stress for extraction of high-value lipids and carotenoids. 1st International Conference on Algal Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. 17 – 20 July 2011 (poster).
  •  Moonusamy, A., Kumari, S.K. and Bux, F. Microbial community analysis of a Submerged Membrane Bioreactor (SMBR) and a Convention Activated Sludge (CAS) system treating industrial wastewater.2nd Regional Conference of Southern African Young Water Professionals (YWP). Pretoria, South Africa. 3-5 July 2011 (poster).
  •  Deepnarain, N., Kumari, S.K. and Bux, F. Profiling of dominant filamentous bacteria in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant.2nd Regional Conference of Southern African Young Water Professionals(YWP).Pretoria, South Africa. 3-5 July 2011 (poster).
  •  Ramdhani, N., Kumari, S. and Bux, F.  Ecology of Nitrosomonas-related AOB and Nitrobacter-related NOB in three activated sludge plants.2nd IWA Development Congress & Exhibition. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 21-24 November 2011 (poster).
  •  Bhola, V.K.,  Rawat, I., Mutanda, T. and Bux, F. Optimization of Nutritional Parameters for Maximal Biomass and Lipid Yield of Chlorella vulgaris within a Tubular Photobioreactor.2nd IWA Development Congress & Exhibition. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 21-24 November 2011 (poster).