Mr. Tadele Assefa Aragaw | Environmental Engineering | Editorial Member
Mr. Tadele Assefa Aragaw | Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia
Mr. Tadele Assefa Aragaw is a highly cited environmental science researcher with 2,725 Scopus citations and extensive contributions across pollution analysis, biodegradation, and sustainable waste management. His work spans microplastic contamination, pollutant biodegradation, environmental biotechnology, and public sustainability practices. He has authored 49 publications with an h-index of 25, reflecting strong scholarly impact. His recent studies include public compliance with Ethiopia’s single-use plastic ban, microplastic occurrence in urban water bodies, biodegradation pathways for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and the environmental potential of Halomonas species for industrial dye wastewater treatment. Mr. Tadele Assefa Aragaw research integrates advanced environmental monitoring, microbial processes, and ecological risk assessment, contributing significantly to global efforts in pollution mitigation, circular economy practices, and sustainable environmental management.
Featured Publications:
Aragaw, T. A. (2025). Public perception and compliance with Ethiopia’s single-use plastic bag ban: Challenges and strategic pathways to success. Cambridge Prisms Plastics.
Aragaw, T. A. (n.d.). The genus Halomonas: A promising haloalkaliphilic bacterium for dye biodegradation in dyeing industry wastewater.
Aragaw, T. A., et al. (2025). Occurrence of microplastics in water and sediment of a highly urbanized lake ecosystem in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances.
Aragaw, T. A., et al. (n.d.). Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: The role of ligninolytic enzymes and advances of biosensors for in-situ monitoring.