Luhanga.A.C, Chipeta.W.and Phuma, E. Barriers and enabling factors to water, sanitation and hygiene access among female sex workers in Lilongwe District– Malawi. Abstract submitted (2024).
R.C. Chidya*; B.A. Chunga; W. Chipeta; J. Magoya; C. Magelegele; J. Chinseu; B.
Mulenga. Assessment of Suitability and Replicability of Piloted Management Models for Solar Powered Drinking Water Schemes in Blantyre, Lilongwe, Nsanje and Chikwawa. Abstract accepted and Full Paper submitted and presented at National Water Conference-March 2024
Banda, A.; Gondwe, G.; Chipeta*, W and Chunga, B.A. Modelling water resources availability for Rumphi River Sub Basin, Rumphi, Malawi. Abstract submitted (2024).
Banda, A.; Gondwe, G.; Chipeta*, W and Chunga, B.A. Analyzing sediment drivers using GIS and Remote Sensing in Nkhata River, Nkhatabay, Malawi. Abstract submitted (2024).
Chipeta W.C., Holm.R.H, Kamanula, J.F, Mtonga, W.E, and de los Reyes III, F.L. “Designing local solutions for pit emptying in low-income urban settlements (Malawi)”. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth parts A/B/C http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2017.02.012
Chipeta W., Holm.R, Singini, W and Chirwa, C (2016). “What are the solutions to trash in full pit latrines for Peri urban Mzuzu, Malawi? A discussion on social and technical solutions”. Briefing paper submitted for presentation at 39Th WEDC International Conference, Kumasi, in Ghana, July 2016. Paper accepted without revisions.
Sisco, T., Rogers, T., Chipeta, W., Holm, R., Buckley, C. and De los Reyes. (2017). “Trash removal methods for improved mechanical emptying pit latrines using a Screw Auger”. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, DOI:10.2166/washdev.2017.106
Holm, R., Tembo, M., Njera D., Kasulo V., Malota M., Chipeta W., Singini W. and Mchenga J. Adopters and Non-Adopters of Low-Cost Household Latrines: A Study of Corbelled Pit Latrines in 15 Districts of Malawi. Sustainability 2016, 8, 917, DOI: 10.3390/su8100917 http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/10/917/htm
Chiposa, R., Wanda, E., Munthali, C., and Chipeta, W. (2018). Situational Analysis of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Access to Pit Latrines in Low Income Peri Urban Areas in Mzuzu City, Malawi. African Journal of Environmental Health Sciences (AJEHS), Volume 5, pp. 47-54.
Chidya, R., Kachuma, O., Thole, T., Banda, L., Loewenberger, M., & Nicholson, J. (2024). Evaluation of knowledge, attitude, practices and effectiveness of menstrual hygiene interventions in rural schools from Lilongwe, Malawi. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 1435. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18940-w
Chavura E., Singini W., Chidya R. & Mbakaya B.C. (2022). The Effect of Improved Water, Sanitation and Hygiene on Linear Growth Amongst Children Living in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review. European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 18 (30), 296. https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2022.v18n30p296
Chavura, E., Singini, W., Chidya, R., & Mbakaya, B. C. (2023). Immunological responses to helminths and HIV-1 co-infections. ESI Preprints, 13, 525-525.
Chavura, E., Singini, W., Chidya, R., & Mbakaya, B. C. (2023). Combined Effect of Co-trimoxazole Prophylaxis and Safe Water on Diarrhea Amongst HIV-Exposed Infants and People Living With HIV/AIDS: A Systematic Review. ESI Preprints, 13, 83-83.
Chidya, R., Derbalah, A., Abdel-Dayem, S., Kaonga, C., Tsuji, H., Takeda, K., and Sakugawa, H. (2022), “Contamination, dynamics, and health risk assessment of pesticides in seawater and marine samples from the Seto Inland Sea, Japan”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29, pages 67894–67907. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20617-z
Munthali, G., Gumindoga, W., Chidya, R. C. G., Malota, M. and Muhoyi, H. (2022), “Spatial and temporal variation in rainfall and streamflow–Dzalanyama catchment, Malawi”, Water Practice and Technology. 17 (5): 1035–1045. https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2022.045
Chidya, R.C.G, Sherif, M.A, Derbalah, A., Kaonga, C. and Sakugawa, H. (2021), “Ecotoxicological and human health risk assessment of selected pesticides in Kurose River, Higashi-Hiroshima City (Japan)”, Water Environment Research Journal. 94 (1): 1-16. e1676. https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.1676
Chidya, R.C.G., Munthali, A.K., Chitedze, I. and Chitawo, M.L. (2020), “Design and Efficacy of Solar Disinfection System for Improved Rural Household Water Treatment. Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy”, Water and Environment Systems. Vol 9, Issue 4, 1080369. http://dx.doi.org/10.13044/j.sdewes.d8.0369.
Sibande, C. O., Mtonga, E., Chidya, R. C., Kanzunguze, A. and Wanda, E. M. (2020), “An Assessment of Streamflow Linkage between Land Use or Land Cover Change and in Lilongwe River Basin, Malawi”, Malawi Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 1-17. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/mjst/article/view/201903
Ngoma W., Hoko, Z., Chidya, R.C.G. and Misi, S. (2020), “Assessment of efficiency of a decentralized wastewater treatment plant at Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi”, Journal of Phys Chem Earth Parts A/B/C. Volumes 118–119, 102903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2020.102903
Derbalah, A., Chidya, R.C.G., Kaonga, C., Iwamoto, Y., Takeda, K. and Sakugawa, H. (2020), “Carbaryl residue concentrations, degradation, and major sinks in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan”, Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27, pages14668–14678. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08010-0
Abdelaal, K.A.A., Abd-Allah El-Shawy, E., Hafez, Y.M., Abdel-Dayem, S.M.A., Chidya, R.C.G., Saneoka, H. and El Sabagh, A. (2020), “Nano-Silver and Non-Traditional Compounds Mitigate the Adverse Effects of Net Blotch Disease of Barley in Correlation with Up-Regulation of Antioxidant Enzymes”, Pak. J. Bot., Vol. 52 No. 3, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2020-3(13)
Kamzati, L.L.J., Kaonga, C.C., Mapoma, H.W.T., Thulu, F.G., Abdel-dayem, S.M., Anifowose, A.J., Chidya, R.C.G., Chitete-Mawenda, U. and Sakugawa, H. (2019), “Heavy metals in water, sediment, fish and associated risks from an endorheic lake located in Southern Africa”, Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. Vol 17, pages 253–266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-019-02464-7
Chidya, R. C., Singano, L., Chitedze, I. and Mourad, K. A. (2019), ‘‘Standards Compliance and Health Implications of Bottled Water in Malawi’’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 16 No. 6, 951. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060951
Derbalah, A., Sunday, M., Chidya, R., Jadoon, W. and Sakugawa, H. (2019), “Kinetics of photocatalytic removal of imidacloprid from water by advanced oxidation processes with respect to nanotechnology”, Journal of Water & Health, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 254 – 265. https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2019.259
Chidya, R.C.G., Sherif, M.A., Takeda, K. and Sakugawa, H. (2018), “Spatio-temporal variations of selected pesticide residues in the Kurose River in Higashi-Hiroshima city, Japan”, Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part. B, Vol.53 No. 9, pp. 602-614. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601234.2018.1473972
Derbalah, A., Chidya, R., Waqar Jadoon, W. and Sakugawa, H. (2018), “Temporal trends in organophosphorus pesticides use and concentrations in river water in Japan, and risk assessment”, Journal of Environmental Sciences. Vol. 79, Pages 135-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2018.11.019
Takeda, K., Nojima, H., Kuwahara, K., Chidya, R. C., Adesina, A. O. and Sakugawa, H. (2018), “Nanomolar Determination of Hydrogen Peroxide in Coastal Seawater Based on the Fenton Reaction with Terephthalate”, Analytical Sciences, Vol. 34 No. 4, pp. 459 – 464. https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.17p536
Jadoon, W.A., Khpalwak, W., Chidya, R.C.G., Abdel-Dayem, S.M.M.A., Takeda, K., Makhdoom, M.A. and Sakugawa, H. (2018), “Evaluation of Levels, Sources and Health Hazards of Road-Dust Associated Toxic Metals in Jalalabad and Kabul Cities, Afghanistan”, Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, Vol. 74 No. 1, p32-45. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-017-0475-9
Chiposa, R., Holm, R.H., Munthali, C., Chidya, R.C. and Francis, L. (2017), “Characterization of pit latrines to support the design and selection of emptying tools in peri-urban Mzuzu, Malawi”, Journal of Water Sanitation & Hygiene for Development, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp.151-155. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2017.096
Chidya, R.C.G., Holm, R.H., Tembo, M., Cole, B., Workneh, P. and Kanyama, J. (2016), “Testing methods for new pit latrine designs in rural and peri-urban areas of Malawi where conventional testing is difficult to employ”, Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, Vol. 2 No. 4, pp.726-732. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5EW00246J
Chidya, R.C., Mulwafu, W.O. and Banda, S.C. (2016), “Water supply dynamics and quality of alternative water sources in low-income areas of Lilongwe City, Malawi”, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, Vol. 93, pp.63-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2016.03.003
Chidya, R.C., Matamula, S., Nakoma, O. and Chawinga, C.B. (2016), “Evaluation of groundwater quality in rural-areas of northern Malawi: Case of Zombwe Extension Planning Area in Mzimba”, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, Vol. 93, pp.55-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2016.03.013
Mkwate, R.C., Chidya, R.C. and Wanda, E.M. (2016), “Assessment of drinking water quality and rural household water treatment in Balaka District, Malawi”, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. Vol. 100, Pages 353-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2016.10.006
Manda, I.K., Chidya, R.C., Saka, J.D. and Biswick, T.T. (2016), “Comparative assessment of water treatment using polymeric and inorganic coagulants”, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, Vol. 93, pp.119-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2015.09.008
Kaonga, C.C., Kosamu, I.B., Lakudzala, D.D., Mbewe, R., Thole, B., Monjerezi, M., Chidya, R.C.G., Kuyeli, S. and Sajidu, S.M.I. (2017), “A review of heavy metals in soil and aquatic systems of urban and semi-urban areas in Malawi with comparisons to other selected countries”, African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 11 No. 9, pp. 448-460. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJEST2017.2367
Kaonga, C.C., Chidya, R.C.G., Kosamu, I.B.M., Abdel-dayem, S.M., Mapoma, H.W.T., Thole, B., Mbewe, R. and Sakugawa, H. (2017), “Trends in usage of selected fungicides in Japan between 1962 and 2014: a review”, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 15. Issue 8. pp. 1801–1814. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-017-1565-y
Chidya, R.C.G., Sajidu, S.M.I., Mwatseteza, J.F. and Masamba, W.R.L. (2011), “Evaluation and assessment of water quality in Likangala River and its catchment area”, Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, Vol. 36 No. 14-15, pp. 865-871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2011.07.070
Zaunda H, Holm RH, Itimu-Phiri A, Malota M, White A. 2018. A qualitative assessment of disability friendly water and sanitation facilities in primary schools Rumphi Malawi, Journal of Development Southern Africa 35(6):1-14 DOI:10.1080/0376835X.2018.1461610
Holm RH, Tembo M, Njera D, Kasulo V, Malota M, Chipeta W, Singini W, Mchenga J. 2016. Adopters and Non-Adopters of Low-Cost Household Latrines: A Study of Corbelled Pit Latrines in 15 Districts of Malawi, Journal of Sustainability 8(10) DOI:10.3390/su8100917
Malota, M and Senzanje, A. 2015. Modeling Mid-span Water Table Depth and Drainage Discharge Dynamics Using DRAINMOD 6.1 at a Sugarcane Field in Pongola, South Africa, Journal of Water S.A 41(3):325, DOI:10.4314/wsa.v41i3.04
Malota, M and Senzanje, A. 2015. A diagnosis of shallow water table dynamics in low hydraulic conductivity soils of Pongola, South Africa. Journal of Phy. & Chem. of the Earth. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2015.10.004
Malota, M, Veldman, R, Holm, R, A. 2015. Evaluation of the low adoption rate of drip irrigation in Malawi. In: Proceedings of the 23rd ICID CONGRESS and 66th IEC Meeting. October 12-15, 2015, Montpellier, France.
Malota, M and Senzanje, A. 2014. Drain it or Perish: Current Drainage Practices, Performance and Future Perspectives. In: Proceedings of the 22nd ICID CONGRESS and 65th IEC Meeting. September 14-20, 2014, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Malota M, Taguta C, Dirwai TL, Senzanje A, Mabhaudhu T. 2022. Accuracy of WaSim and DRAINMOD models for subsurface drainage design and analysis in a data scarce region. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), St. Joseph, Michigan, Conference: 11th International Drainage Symposium, August 30 – September 2, 2022, DOI:10.13031/ids.202200037
Taguta C, Malota M, Dirwai TL, Senzanje A, Mabhaudhu T. 2022. Perfomance of EnDrain model in modelling agricultural subsurface drainage systems in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), St. Joseph, Michigan, Conference: 11th International Drainage Symposium, August 30 – September 2, 2022, DOI:10.13031/ids.202200038
Malota M, Mchenga J, Chunga BA. 2022. WaSim model for subsurface drainage design using soil hydraulic parameters estimated by pedotransfer functions, Journal of Applied Water Science 12(7), DOI:10.1007/s13201-022-01699-z
Taguta C, Senzanje A, Kiala, Z, Malota M, Mabhaudhi T. 2022. Water-Energy-Food Nexuss in Theory and Practice: A Systematic Review, Journal of Frontiers in Water, https://doi.103389/frw.2022.837316
Malota, M and Mchenga J. 2019. Revisiting Dominant Practices in Floodwater Harvesting Systems: Making Flood Events worth Their Occurrence. Journal of Applied Water Science 10(1), DOI:10.1007/s13201-019-1096-4
- Malota, M and Mchenga J. 2018. Matching soil salinization and cropping systems in communally managed irrigation schemes. Journal of Applied Water Science 8:14, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-08-0670-5
Stedman, S, Mnyimbiri, M.A, Kawonga, Z, Malota M, Njera, D, Hall, R, Holm, R. 2018. Using irrigation to kick-start multiple use water services for small-scale farmers in Malawi: A case study of Nkhata Bay District. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage, DOI:10.1002/ird.2282
Malota, M., Taguta, C., Dirwai, T. L., Mabhaudhi, T., & Senzanje, A. (2024). Assessing the performance of WASIM and DRAINMOD models for subsurface drainage design and analysis in a data-scarce environment. Journal of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), https://doi.org/10.13031/ja.15515
Igwebuike, N., Muchingami, I., Chunga, B., & Kanyerere, T. (2024). Unveiling subsurface heterogeneity in porous aquifers: Insights from hydrogeophysics and derivative analysis. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 214, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2024.105275
Chunga, B.A., (2024). Towards anticipatory action for climate change adaptation: predicting extremes scenarios for water resources in Malawi. 2024 Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress – Africa Satellite. 21- 24 May 2024, KwaZulu Natal University, South Africa.
Chunga, B.A., (2024). Catchment Management and Water Resources – Successes and Failures in Malawi. The Role of Engineers in Sustainable Watershed Management Conference 22nd March 2024. Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture Engineering, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Nkowani, J., Chunga, B.A., Ngongondo, C., Kumambala, P., & Singini, W. (2024). Estimation of Small Hydropower potential using a HBV Hydrological Model Tool. School of Engineering Annual Conference. 9 – 10 May 2024, Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi
Chunga, B. A., Graves, A., & Knox, J. W. (2023). Evaluating barriers to effective rural stakeholder engagement in catchment management in Malawi. Environmental Science & Policy, 147, 138-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2023.06.006
Chunga, B.A. (2023). Towards resilient catchment management for secured water resources in Malawi. 2023 Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress – Africa Satellite. 20 – 22 June 2023, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Fortunate Kayira, Brighton A. Chunga, Asumani Ungwe, and Elija M.M. Wanda (2023). Hydrogeochemical modelling of groundwater quality in Salima and Lilongwe districts in Malawi. Accelerating change: Realizing Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources and Resilient Water Service for all. In: Proceedings of the 2023 Zanzibar WaterNet/WARFSA/GWPSA Conference. 16th – 17th August 2023. Hotel Verde Zanzibar.
James F. Kushe, Cosmo Ngongondo, Brighton Chunga, Maurice Monjerezi (2023). Flood Peak Analysis in the North Rukuru, Malawi: Application of the Annual Maximum Series and Peak Over Threshold. In: Proceedings of the 2023 Zanzibar WaterNet/WARFSA/GWPSA Conference. 16th – 17th August 2023. Hotel Verde Zanzibar
Mkwambisi, D., Chimseu, P., Chunga, B.A., and Makuwira, J. (2023). Bridging the STEM Education Gap among Secondary School Female Learners: Need for an integrated secondary school STEM monitoring tool. In: Proceedings of the 2nd Paris Conference on Education (PCE2023). June 16-19, 2023 | La Maison de la Chimie, Paris, France. Organised by The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), in association with the IAFOR Research Centre at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP) in Osaka University, Japan.
Mng’ombe, M., Chunga, B.A., Mtonga, E., Chidya, R., and Malota, M. (2023). Infilling Missing Data and Outliers for a Conventional Sewage Treatment Plant Using a Self-Organising Map. H2Open Journal. https://doi.org/10.2166/h2oj.2023.013
Chunga, B. A., Walter, M., Xueliang, C., De Clercq, W., Watson, A., and Malota, M. (2023). Water Allocation using System Dynamic Modelling in the Aquaculture Integrated with Small-Scale Irrigation Systems in Malawi. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 129:103355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2022.103355
Chunga, B. A., Ungwe, A., and Kusi-Appiah, A. (2023). Impacts of coronavirus on water demand and supply in the Towns of Malawi: Recounting the compulsory handwashing preventative regulation in Masoga, M.A., Nojiyeza, I. S., Shokane, A. L., Todd, I., and Mensah, J.V. (eds) Humanities and Social Sciences perspectives on COVID-19-A Vista of Shame. Cape Town, Africa Century Editions (ACE PRESS). 84-101.
Chunga, B.A., Mkwambisi, D., Workman, C.S., de los Reyes III, F., and Holm, R. (2023). Educating sanitation professions: Moving from STEM to specialist training in higher education in Malawi. Waterlines; 41:3, 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.3362/1756-3488.22-00662
Brighton A. Chunga, Andy Kusi-Appiah, Clement Masangano, Oswald K. Mwamsamali, (2022). Environmental and social consequences for moving beyond archaic legislation and policy: delay and disjoint in water governance, Malawi. Water Policy; 24 (2), 470-484. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2022.257
Mphatso Malota, Joshua Mchenga, and Brighton Austin Chunga (2022). WaSim Model for Subsurface Drainage Design Using Soil Hydraulic Parameters Estimated by Pedotransfer Functions. Applied Water Science; 12:171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-022-01699-z
Japhet Khendlo, Brighton A. Chunga, Mavuto Tembo (2022). Nexus of Road Geometrics & Human Factor on Traffic Accidents Along Mzuzu-Jenda M1 Road Stretch. In: Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference, 17 – 20 July 2022, Amaryllis Hotel, Blantyre, Malawi, Africa.Technology and Innovation for Sustainable International Development and Policy. Consortium for International Management, Policy and Development (CIMPAD).
Holm, R., Chunga, B. A., Mallory, A., Hutchings, P., and Parker, A. (2021). A Qualitative Study of NIMBYism for Waste in Smaller Urban Areas of a Low-Income Country, Mzuzu, Malawi. Environmental Health Insights (15) 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/1178630220984147
Chunga, B. A., Walter, M., Wieprecht, S., Xueliang, C., De Clercq, W., Watson, A., and Malota, M. (2021). Water Allocation using System Dynamic Modelling in the Aquaculture Integrated with Small-Scale Irrigation Systems in Malawi. In: Proceedings of the Integrated Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development in Eastern and Southern Africa. 22nd WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium, 20-22 October 2021, Harare, Zimbabwe
Mng’ombe, Madalitso; Mtonga, Eddie; Chidya, Russel; Chunga, Brighton A. (2021): Modelling of Kauma waste stabilisation pond treatment process using artificial intelligence. In: Proceedings of the WEDC International Conference. https://hdl.handle.net/2134/16924096.v1. Loughborough University
Upton, K., Ó Dochartaigh, B.É., Chunga, B. and Bellwood-Howard, I. (2018). Africa Groundwater Atlas: Hydrogeology of Malawi. British Geological Survey [http://earthwise.bgs.ac.uk/index.php/Hydrogeology_of_Malawi] [Online Groundwater Atlas]
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