Dr.
Environmental health science and technology, Faculty of Public health
Full name: Dessalegn Dadi Olani
Nationality: Ethiopian
Academic rank: Assistant Professor
Current Post: M.Sc programs coordinator of the department of Environmental Health Sciences & Technology
College: Institute of Health Sciences, Public GHealth Faclty, Department of Environmental Health Sciences & Technology
Field of Specialization: PhD in engineering science and PhD in Environmental Health
Research Interest: Solid, liquid and hazardous waste management; Environmental pollution, remediation, management; Social and Environmental Impact Assessment; Analysis of Environmental Policy and Law
Relevant Scientific publications
- Dessalegn Dadi, Hameed Sulaiman, Seyoum Leta (2012). Evaluation of composting and the quality of compost from the source separated municipal solid waste. Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 16(1) 5-10.
- Tadesse Getahun, Embialle Mengistie, Alemayehu Haddis, Fantahun Wassie, Esayas Alemayehu, Dessalegn Dadi, Tom Van Gerven, Bart Van der Bruggen (2012). Municipal solid waste generation in growing urban areas in Africa: current practices and relation to socioeconomic factors in Jimma, Ethiopia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 184: 6337-6345.
- Asmamaw Abera, Dessalegn Dadi, Tadesse Getahun, Yohannes Tefera (2016). Heavy metal content and physico chemical properties of soil around solid waste disposal sites. American Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 7(5) 129-136.
- Mónica Hernández Rodríguez, Jan Yperman, Robert Carleer, Jens Maggen, Dessalegn Dadi, Grazyna Gryglewicz, Bart Van der Bruggen, José Falcón Hernandez, Alexis Otero Calvis (2018). Adsorption of Ni (II) on spent coffee and coffee husk based activated carbon. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 6, 1161-1170.
- Dessalegn Dadi, Abebe Beyene, Kenneth Simoens, Jimmy Soares, Mekonnen Demeke, Johan Thevelein, Patricia Luis, Bart Van der Bruggen (2018). Valorization of coffee byproducts for bioethanol production using lignocellulosic yeast fermentation and pervaporation.International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 15(4), 821-832).
- Dessalegn Dadi, Embialle Mengistie, Gudina Terefe, Tadesse Getahun, Alemayehu Haddis, Wondwossen Birke, Abebe Beyene, Patricia Luis, Bart Van der Bruggen (2018). Assessment of the effluent quality of wet coffee processing wastewater and its influence on downstream water quality. Journal of Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology, 18(2), 201-211.
- Dessalegn Dadi,Gerba Daba, Abebe Beyene,Patricia Luis, Bart Van der Bruggen (2019). Composting and co-composting of coffee husk and pulp with source separated municipal solid waste: a breakthrough in valorization of coffee waste. International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40093-019-0256-8
- M.Yitbarek,K.Abdeta, A.Beyene, H.Astatkie, D.Dadi,G.Desalew, B.Van der BruggenExperimental evaluation of sorptive removal of fluoride from drinking water using natural and brewery waste diatomite. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2019.05.052
- Solomon Deressa, Hailu Endale, Dessalegn Dadi, Shimeles Addisu(2019). Removal of Anionic Surfactant from Residential Laundry Wastewater using Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seeds. Advances in Environmental Technology 1. Volume 5, Issue 1: 47-53.DOI: 10.22104/aet.2020.3841.1189
Contact address: Dessalegn Dadi, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
Cell phone: +251911784061
Email Address: dessalegndadiolani@gmail.com, desalegndadi@yahoo.com