Faith Kibuye, Ph.D.

Faith Kibuye, Ph.D.

  • Water Resources Extension Specialist
319 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802

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