Faith Kibuye, Ph.D.
- Water Resources Extension Specialist
University Park, PA 16802
- Email ffk5024@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-4622
Areas of Expertise
- Water Quality
- Drinking Water Treatment
- Private Water Systems
- Emerging Contaminants
Education
- B.S. Environmental Health Science, Benedict College, May 2015
- Ph.D. BioRenwable Systems, Penn State University, August 2019
Publications
Using total adenosine triphosphate (tATP) measurements for cyanobacterial bloom monitoring and response assessment during algaecide treatments Water Research, Kibuye, F. A., Almuhtaram, H., Lei, H., Zamyadi, A., Hofmann, R., & Wert, E. C., 2024.
Benthic cyanobacteria: A utility-centred field study Harmful Algae , Gaget, V., Almuhtaram, H., Kibuye, F.A., Hobson, P., Zamyadi, A., Wert, E., and Brookes, J.D., 2022
State of knowledge on early warning tools for cyanobacteria detection Ecological Indicators, Almuhtaram, H., Kibuye, F.A., Ajjampur, S., Glover, C., Hofmann, R., Gaget, V., Owen, C., Wert, E.C., and Zamyadi A., 2021
A critical review on operation and performance of source water control strategies for cyanobacterial blooms: Part II-mechanical and biological control methods Harmful Algae, Kibuye, F.A., Zamyadi, A., and Wert, E.C., 2021
A critical review on operation and performance of source water control strategies for cyanobacterial blooms: Part I-chemical control methods Harmful Algae, Kibuye, F.A., Zamyadi, A., and Wert, E.C., 2021
Utility practices and perspectives on monitoring and source control of cyanobacterial blooms AWWA Water Science, Kibuye, F.A., Almuhtaram, H., Zamyadi, A., Gaget, V., Owen, C., Hofmann, R., and Wert, E.C., 2021
Critical review and research needs of ozone applications related to virus inactivation: potential implications for SARS-CoV-2 Ozone: Science & Engineering, Morrison, C., Atkinson, A., Zamyadi, A., Kibuye, F.A., McKie, M., Hogard, S., Mollica, P., Jasim, S. and Wert, E.C., 2021
Influence of hydrologic and anthropogenic drivers on emerging organic contaminants in drinking water sources in the Susquehanna River Basin Chemosphere, Kibuye, F. A., Preisendanz, EH, Veith, T.L, Elkin, K.R., Elliott, H.A., Harper, J.E., and Watson, J.E. 2020
Fate of pharmaceuticals in a spray-irrigation system: From wastewater to groundwater Science of the Total Environment, Kibuye, F.A., Preisendanz, H.E., Elkin, K.R., Ayers, B., Veith, T.L., Miller, M., Jacob, S., Hayden, K.R., Watson, J.E., and Elliott, H.A. 2019
Occurrence, concentrations, and risks of pharmaceutical compounds in private wells in central Pennsylvania Journal of Environmental Quality, Kibuye, F.A., Preisendanz, H.E. Elkin, K.R., Swistock, B., Veith, T.L, Watson, J.E. and Elliott, H.A