Dr. Tadele Assefa Aragaw
Bahir Dar
Summary
To learn how the natural world works, to understand how humans interact with the environment, and to find ways to deal with environmental problems and live more sustainably.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Lecturer
Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar
08.2018 - Current
- Teaching undergraduate chemical and food engineering students, assisting graduate students and researchers, participating in grand research proposal writing and community service.
Chief Technical Assistant
Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar
03.2017 - 08.2018
- Research and projects, reviewing and writing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals, teaching (practical) and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, and preparing and evaluating laboratory manuals.
Technical Assistant
Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar
07.2013 - 03.2017
- Research and projects, reviewing and writing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals, teaching (practical) and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, and preparing and evaluating laboratory manuals.
Education
PhD - Environmental Biotechnology
Addis Ababa University
09.2025
MSc - Environmental Engineering
Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University
02.2017
BSc - Chemistry
University of Gondar
07.2012
Skills
- Teamwork
- Verbal Communication
- Written Communication
- Social Skills
- Decision Making
- Problem Solving
- Information Processing
- Planning
- Organizing
- Prioritizing
- Technical Knowledge
- Quantitative Data Analysis
- Computer Software Proficiency
- Mendeley
- SPSS
- Origin
- Microbiology
- Culturing
- Isolation
- DNA Extraction
- Spectroscopy Techniques
- Thermal Techniques
- Chromatographic Techniques
- Materials Surface Characterization
- Crystallinity Characterization
Research Interests
- Plastic pollution and sustainability research, Plastic waste management strategy, Waste management policy, Microplastic investigation and impact analysis
- Wastewater Treatment, Investigating efficient chemicals for contaminant removal in wastewater, Wastewater valorisation, Develop effective treatment techniques, Microbial biotechnology, algae biotechnology, Develop microbial consortia for biological wastewater treatment, Reactor design for biological treatment and reactor microbiome characterization
Personal Information
Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
Publications
Shotgun metagenomics and whole genome sequences reveal abundant alkaline-tolerant fermentative bacteria in reactors treating dye-rich textile wastewater., Aragaw, T. A., Suarez, C., Simachew, A., Paul, C. J., 2025, under review, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Performance of sequential anaerobic/aerobic condition for dye wastewater treatment by textile effluent-adapted microbial consortia., Bogale, F. M., Teffera, B., Aragaw, T. A., 2025, under review, Water Practice & Technology, Anammox-based nitrogen removal from wastewater: Effects of salinity, pH, and temperature, and the role of haloalkaliphilic microbes in alleviating alkaline-saline challenges., Tesfaye, E. L., Bogale, F. M., Aragaw, T. A., 2025, under review, The Microbe, Public perception and compliance with Ethiopia's single-use plastic bag ban: Challenges and strategic pathways to success., Aragaw, T. A., Hirpe, L., 2025, Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 3, e35, https://doi.org/10.1017/plc.2025.10031, The genus Halomonas: A promising haloalkaliphilic bacterium for dye biodegradation in dyeing industry wastewater., Bogale, F. M., Aragaw, T. A., 2025, Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 19, 100825, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100825, Occurrence of microplastics in water and sediment of a highly urbanized lake ecosystem in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Gebremedhine, M. G., Tekle, S. G., Terfie, T. A., Aragaw, T. A., 2025, Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 18, 100756, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100756, Plastic waste management strategies toward zero waste: Status, perspectives and recommendations for Ethiopia., Aragaw, T. A., 2025, Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 3, e1, https://doi.org/10.1017/plc.2024.37, The potential of alkaline tolerant microbial consortia for textile wastewater treatment under integrated anaerobic/aerobic conditions: Performance evaluation and microbial community analysis., Aragaw, T. A., Suarez, C., Simachew, A., Paul, C. J., 2025, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 196, 105939, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2024.105939, Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: The role of ligninolytic enzymes and advances of biosensors for in-situ monitoring., Tesfaye, E. L., Bogale, F. M., Aragaw, T. A., 2025, Emerging Contaminants, 100424, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emcon.2024.100424, A review of dye biodegradation in textile wastewater, challenges due to wastewater characteristics, and the potential of alkaliphiles., Aragaw, T. A., 2024, Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 16, 100493, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2024.100493, Evaluation of Integrated Anaerobic/Aerobic Conditions for Treating Dye-Rich Synthetic and Real Textile Wastewater Using a Soda Lake Derived Alkaliphilic Microbial Consortia., Aragaw, T. A., Suarez, C., Paul, C. J., Simachew, A., 2024, Water, 16, 2937, https://doi.org/10.3390/w16202937, Potential and prospects of reductases in azo dye degradation: a review., Aragaw, T. A., 2024, The Microbe, 100162, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microb.2024.100162, Oxidative ligninolytic enzymes and their role in textile dye biodegradation: a comprehensive review., Aragaw, T. A., Bogale, F. M., Tesfaye, E. L., 2024, Water Practice & Technology, 19, 3598-3630, https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2024.229, Recent developments in integrated anaerobic/aerobic (A/O) process for textile industry wastewater treatment: A review., Bogale, F. M., Teffera, B., Aragaw, T. A., 2024, Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 15, 100438, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2024.100438, Per-and polyfluoroalkyl pollution in marine environments: a viewpoint about Africa., Ben-Haddad, M., De-la-Torre, G. E., Aragaw, T. A., Mghili, B., Rida, M., Abelouah, S. H., Alla, A. A., 2024, Water Emerg Contam Nanoplastics, 3, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/wecn.2023.70, Bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated soil: a review on principles, degradation mechanisms, and advancements., Mekonnen, B. A., Aragaw, T. A., Genet, M. B., 2024, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, 1354422, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1354422, Primary plastic polymers: Urgently needed upstream reduction., Baztan, J., Jorgensen, B., Almroth, B. C., Bergmann, M., Farrelly, T., Muncke, J., Aragaw, T. A., Wagner, M., 2024, Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, 2, e7, https://doi.org/10.1017/plc.2024.8, Plastic and paint debris in marine protected areas of Peru., De-la-Torre, G. E., Dioses-Salinas, D. C., Pizarro-Ortega, C. I., López, A. D. F., Severini, M. D. F., Rimondino, G. N., Aragaw, T.A., Mghili, B., Ayala, F., 2023, Science of the Total Environment, 901, 165788, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165788, Sustainable management of drinking plastic straws is required to reduce plastic pollution: Are we using them more during COVID-19?, Aragaw, T. A., 2023, Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 12, 100328, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2023.100328, Examining the influence of COVID-19 lockdowns on coastal water quality: A study on fecal bacteria levels in Moroccan seawaters., Ben-Haddad, M., Charroud, I., Mghili, B., Abelouah, M. R., Hajji, S., Aragaw, T. A., Alla, A. A., 2023, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 195, 115476, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115476, Role of coagulation/flocculation as a pretreatment option to reduce colloidal/bio-colloidal fouling in tertiary filtration of textile wastewater: A review and future outlooks., Aragaw, T. A., Bogale, F. M., 2023, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, 1142227, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1142227, A Highly Stable Silver Nanoparticle Loaded Magnetic Nanocomposite as a Recyclable Catalyst., Alula, M. T., Spende, H., Aragaw, T. A., Alene, A. N., Aragaw, B. A., Madiba, M., 2022, Journal of Cluster Science, 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-022-02386-4, Understanding disposable plastics effects generated from the PCR testing labs during the COVID-19 pandemic., Aragaw, T. A., Mekonnen, B. A., 2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 7, 100126, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100126, Adaptive Response of Thermophiles to Redox Stress and Their Role in the Process of dye Degradation From Textile Industry Wastewater., Aragaw, T. A., Bogale, F. M., Gessesse, A., 2022, Frontiers in Physiology, 13, 908370, https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.908370, Wastewater treatment plant effluent and microfiber pollution: focus on industry-specific wastewater., Ramasamy, R., Aragaw, T.A., Balasaraswathi Subramanian, R., 2022, Environ Sci Pollut Res., https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20930-7, Personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic along the shoreline of Lake Tana, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia., Aragaw, T. A., De-la-Torre, G. E., Teshager A. A., 2022, Sci. Total Environ., 820, 153261, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153261, Binational survey of personal protective equipment (PPE) pollution driven by the COVID-19 pandemic in coastal environments: Abundance, distribution, and analytical characterization., De-la-Torre, G.E., Dioses-Salinas, D.C., Pizarro-Ortega, C.I., Fernández Severini, M.D., ForeroLópez, A.D., Mansilla, R., Ayala, F., Jimenez Castillo, L.M., Castillo-Paico, E., Torres, D.A., Mendoza-Castilla, L.M., Meza-Chuquizuta, C., Vizcarra, J.K., Mejía, M., Valdivia De La Gala, J.J., Sayra Ninaja, E.A., Siles Calisaya, D.L., Flores-Miranda, W.E., Eras Rosillo, J.L., EspinozaMorriberón, D., Gonzales, K.N., Torres, F.G., Rimondino, G.N., Ben-Haddad, M., Dobaradaran, S., Aragaw, T.A., Santillán, L., 2022, J. Hazard. Mater., 426, 128070, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.128070, Abundance and characterization of microplastics in main urban ditches across the Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia., Gela, S.M., Aragaw, T. A., 2022, Front. Environ. Sci., 10, 831417, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.831417, A comparative study of acidic, basic, and reactive dyes adsorption from aqueous solution onto kaolin adsorbent: Effect of operating parameters, isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamics., Aragaw, T. A., Alene A.N., 2022, Emerging Contaminants, 8, 59-74, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emcon.2022.01.002, Biomass-based adsorbents for removal of dyes from wastewater: a review., Aragaw, T. A., Bogale, F. M., 2021, Front. Environ. Sci., 9, 764958, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.764958, The macro-debris pollution in the shorelines of Lake Tana: First report on abundance, assessment, constituents, and potential sources., Aragaw, T. A., 2021, Sci. Total Environ., 798, 149235, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149235, Iron-based nanoparticles in wastewater treatment: A review on synthesis methods, applications, and removal mechanisms., Aragaw, T. A., Bogale, F.M., Aragaw, B.A., 2021, Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 25, 101280, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2021.101280, Recycling Electro-Coagulated sludge from textile wastewater treatment plants as an adsorbent for the adsorptions of fluoride in an aqueous solution., Aragaw, T. A., 2021, Heliyon, 7, e07281, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07281, Functions of various bacteria for specific pollutants degradation and their application in wastewater treatment: a review., Aragaw, T.A., 2021, Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 18, 2063-2076, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-020-03022-2, Microplastic pollution in African countries' water systems: a review on findings, applied methods, characteristics, impacts, and management., Aragaw, T. A., 2021, SN Applied Sciences, 3, 629, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04619-z, Current plastics pollution threats due to COVID-19 and its possible mitigation techniques: a waste-to-energy conversion via Pyrolysis., Aragaw, T.A., Mekonnen, B.A., 2021, Environ Syst Res, 10, 8, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40068-020-00217-x, What we need to know about PPE associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in the marine environment., De-la-Torre, G. E., Aragaw, T. A., 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 163, 111879, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111879, Synthesis and characterization of α-Fe2O3/γ-Fe2O3nanoparticles from recyclable electro-coagulated sludge: insights and predictions for different applications., Aragaw, T.A., Angerasa, F. T., 2020, SN Appl. Sci., 2, 1758, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-03553-w, Surgical face masks as a potential source for microplastic pollution in the COVID-19 scenario., Aragaw, T. A., 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 159, 111517, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111517, Synthesis and characterization of Ethiopian kaolin for the removal of basic yellow (BY 28) dye from aqueous solution as a potential adsorbent., Aragaw, T. A., Angerasa, F. T., 2020, Heliyon, 6, e04975, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04975, Utilization of treated coffee husk as low-cost bio-sorbent for adsorption of methylene blue., Ayalew, A. A., Aragaw, T. A., 2020, Adsorption Science & Technology, 38, 205-222, https://doi.org/10.1177/0263617420920516, Recovery of Iron Hydroxides from Electro-coagulated Sludge for Adsorption Removals of Dye Wastewater: Adsorption Capacity and Adsorbent Characteristics., Aragaw, T.A., 2020, Surfaces and Interfaces, 19, 100439, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2020.100439, Utilizations of Electro-coagulated Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plant Data as an Adsorbent for Direct Red 28 Dye Removal., Aragaw, T.A., 2020, Data in Brief, 28, 104848, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.104848, Adsorption of Basic Yellow Dye Dataset Using Ethiopian Kaolin as an Adsorbent., Aragaw, T.A., Angerasa, F.T., 2019, Data in Brief, 26, 104504, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.104504, Removal of Water Hardness Using Zeolite Synthesized from Ethiopian Kaolin by Hydrothermal Method., Aragaw, T.A., Ayalew A.A., 2019, Water Practice & Technology, 14, 145-159, https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2018.116, Phycoremediation of textile wastewater using indigenous microalgae., Aragaw, T.A., Asmare, A.M., 2018, Water Practice & Technology, 13, 274-284, https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2018.037, Application of metal-based nanoparticles for metal removal for treatments of wastewatera review, Aragaw, T. A., Ayalew, A. A., 2023, Emerging Techniques for Treatment of Toxic Metals from Wastewater, Ahmad, A., et al., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 183-231, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012-822880-7.00001-7, Environmental sustainability and COVID-19 pandemics: an overview review on new opportunities and challenges., Mekonnen, B. A., Aragaw, T. A., 2021, COVID-19. Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes, Muthu S.S., Springer, Singapore, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3860-2_5, Distribution and Impact of Microplastics in the Aquatic Systems: A Review of Ecotoxicological Effects on Biota., Aragaw, T. A., Mekonnen, B. A., 2021, Microplastic Pollution. Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry, Muthu S.S.
Timeline
Lecturer
Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University
08.2018 - Current
Chief Technical Assistant
Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University
03.2017 - 08.2018
Technical Assistant
Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University
07.2013 - 03.2017
PhD - Environmental Biotechnology
Addis Ababa University
MSc - Environmental Engineering
Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University
BSc - Chemistry
University of Gondar