Academic Staff Profile

Assoc. Prof. Bernard Thole

PhD (WRE), MSc (Appl. Chem), B.Ed (Sci)

School of Science & Technology Physics & Biochemical Sciences Department

Office: Science Block, Room 6

Email: bthole@mubas.ac.mw

Research Interests

Water & Wastewater treatment, Solid waste management & treatment, Ecological & public health sanitation

Biography & Background

Working with Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences since 2001. Currently an associate Professor in Applied Chemistry. Worked with the Malawi Bureau of Standards as a Standards Development Manager in the Chemicals & Textiles Division between 1996 to 2001.
Have supervised 4 PhD, 5 MPhil and more than 15 MSc research to successful completion. Served as Dean of Faculty for 5 years and as Dean of Students for 3 years.

Author Publications

16 Works Listed

Journal Article 2026

Hydrochemical and Isotopic Characterization of the Transboundary Ruo River Catchment (Malawi–Mozambique) and Its Impact on the Shire River Basin, Southern Africa

Author(s): Owen Lin Phiri, Prof. Harold Wilson Tumwitike Mapoma, Assoc. Prof. Bernard Thole, Limbani C. Banda, Robert M. Kalin

Indexed 3 months ago

Book Chapter 2021

Water and sanitation poverty in informal settlements of sub-saharan Africa

Author(s): Assoc. Prof. Bernard Thole

Assoc. Prof. Bernard Thole

Research Interests

Biography & Background

Author Publications

Hydrochemical and Isotopic Characterization of the Transboundary Ruo River Catchment (Malawi–Mozambique) and Its Impact on the Shire River Basin, Southern Africa

Water and sanitation poverty in informal settlements of sub-saharan Africa

Application of systems analysis-approach in modelling complex city scale transdisciplinary knowledge co-production process and learning patterns for climate resilience

Resource-efficient characterisation of pit latrine sludge for use in agriculture

Monitoring of carbaryl and cypermethrin concentrations in water and soil in Southern Malawi

Application of Process Intensification in the Treatment of Pit Latrine Sludge from Informal Settlements in Blantyre City, Malawi

Predictive Modelling for Characterisation of Organics in Pit Latrine Sludge from Unplanned Settlements in Cities of Malawi

Transforming cities: Securing food and clean waterways through a transdisciplinary phosphorus approach

Prevalence of aflatoxins and fumonisins (B1+B2) in Maize consumed in rural Malawi

Lactic acid fermentation, urea and lime addition: Promising faecal sludge sanitizing methods for emergency sanitation

Initial Fluoride Concentration and Loading Capacity in Defluoridation with Bauxite, Gypsum, Magnesite and their Composite

Groundwater contamination with fluoride and potential fluoride removal technologies for East and Southern Africa

Water defluoridation with bauxite-gypsum-magnesite (B-G-M) based filters calcined at 350 – 500 oC

Groundwater Defluoridation With Raw Bauxite, Gypsum, Magnesite, and Their Composites

Defluoridation kinetics of 200 oC calcined bauxite, gypsum, and magnesite and breakthrough characteristics of their composite

Water defluoridation using Malawi’s locally sourced gypsum

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