UNIVERSITY/SCHOOL: Copperbelt University, School of Mines and Mineral Sciences, Environmental Engineering Department

CURRENT POSITION:   Professor

E-mail: phennym@yahoo.co.uk; phennym67@gmail.com ; phenny.mwaanga@cbu.ac.zm

Mobile: +260 0969156065 or +260 954738693

Physical Address: 24 Club Street, Nkana West, Kitwe.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
  • Years: 2008 – 2012; PhD – Environmental Toxicology: Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University, SC, USA; Thesis: The Behavior and Toxicity of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solution
  • Years: 2003 – 2004 MSc. Water and Environmental Resources Management, UNESCO-IHE Delft, the Netherlands; Thesis: The Fate of Pesticide Endosulfan in the Duckweed Model Ecosystem under Laboratory Conditions.
  • Years: 1988-1992, BSc. Chemistry, University of Zambia
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
  • Member of the Chemical Society of Zambia
  • Member of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
  • Member of Phi Kappa Phi
  • Fellow of Zambia Academy of Sciences
COURSES TAUGHT

Postgraduate courses

  • EN 672 – Research Methodology                                                                    (SGS)
  • EV 731 – Water, Soil and Air Pollution Monitoring & Ecotoxicology
  • BCH515 – Biochemical Toxicology

Undergraduate courses

  • EN 510 – Principles of Ecotoxicology                          
  • EN 351- Environmental Statistics
  • EN 310 – Environmental Chemistry
  • EN 320 – Biotechnology                      
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
  • August 2020 to date: Associate Professor – Environmental Ecotoxicology at Copperbelt University
  • July 2015 – August 2020: Senior Lecturer – Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology at Copperbelt University
  • April 2013 – July 2015: Lecturer I- Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology at Copperbelt University
  • April 2006 – April 2013: Lecturer III – Analytical Chemistry at Copperbelt University
  • December 2004 – April 2006: Lecturer III – Analytical Chemistry at the University of Zambia

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Understanding the fate and transport of chemical contaminants, organic and inorganic, in the environment and nano-bioremediation;
Use of nanotechnology in (i) improving mineral processing and recovery of metals and (ii) other industrial applications to enhance superior performance;
Use of nanomaterials in nanomedicine, particularly for drug delivery, and for biosensing and
Water resources management and environmental chemistry.

PUBLICATIONS (last 10 years)

Mwelwa, D., Tena, T. M., Nguvulu, A., Mwaanga, P., & Taye, G. (2025). Surface water availability in ungauged catchments of Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study from Luwombwa sub-catchment, Zambia. Water Science, 39(1), 42–57. https://doi.org/10.1080/23570008.2024.2439586

Mwelwa, D., Mwaanga, P., Nguvulu, A., Tena, T.M., Taye G. (2024). Assessment of catchment water resources allocation under climate change in Luwombwa sub-catchment, Zambia, Heliyon 10 (21). https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.heliyon. 2024.e39962

Koech, A.K., Mwandila, G., Mulolani, F., Mwaanga, P. (2024). Lithium-ion battery fundamentals and exploration of cathode materials: A review, South African Journal of Chemical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajce.2024.09.008

Old, A.O.N., Hara, Y.R.S., Mwaanga, P., Mwandila, G., Mtonga, B.B.S. and Chibwe, E. (2024). Effect of Pretreatment during Leaching of Chambishi Copper – Cobalt Air Roast – Leach Calcine Residue: In Peng, Z., Zhang, M., Li, J., Li, B., Monteiro, S. N., Soman, R., Hwang, J-Y., Kalay, Y.E., Escobedo-Diaz, J.P., Carpenter, J.S., Brown, A.D.& Ikhmayies, S. (eds.): Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2024, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, Springer Cham, eBook ISBN 978-3-031-50304-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50304-7_10

Fumpa, N., Hara, Y.R.S., Mwaanga, P., Mwandila, G. and Mtonga, B.B.S. (2024). Low Energy Process Development for Chibuluma Copper Tailings: In Iloeje, C., Alam, S., Guillen, D. P., Tesfaye, F., Zhang, L., Hockaday, S.A.C., Neale R., N. R., Peng, H., Haque, N., Yücel, O., Baba, A.A. (eds.): Energy Technology 2024: Carbon Dioxide Management and Other Technologies, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series, Springer ISBN: 9783031502439 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50244-6_7

Mwaanga, P., Kaonga, N., Siamuzulu, L. and Mulenga, T. (2023). Nano-bioremediation of Oil Contaminated Soils from Mining Environments, Using Green Synthesized Nano-Zero Valent Iron and Nano-Ferric Oxide. Zambia Chamber Mines, 7th Conference National Conference – Occupational Safety, Health and Environment

Muleya, B., Mwaanga, P., Daka, P.S., Nguvulu, A. (2022): Potential Cancer Risk Estimates from Trihalomethanes in Peri-Urban Settings of Kawama East of Mufulira, Zambia, Journal of Water and Health Vol 00 No 0, 1 doi: 10.2166/wh.2022.005

Lombe, A., Pamba, J., Kasali, G., Mwaanga, P., Katete, R.S. (2021): The Current Trends in Lead Contamination in Zambian Towns: Save the Innocents, EQA – International Journal of Environmental Quality ISSN 2281-4485 – Vol. 46: 1-12

Tewodros M. T, Mwelwa, D., Nguvulu, A., Mwaanga, P. (2021): Assessing Water Availability and Unmet Water Demand Using the WEAP Model in the Semi-Arid Bweengwa, Kasaka and Magoye Sub-Catchments of Southern Zambia, Journal of Environmental Protection, 12, 280-295 doi:  10.4236/jep.2021.124018

Tewodros M. T, Mudenda, F., Nguvulu, A., Mwaanga, P., Gathenya, J.M. (2021): Analysis of River Tributaries’ Streamflow Contribution Using WEAP Model: A Case of the Ngwerere and Kanakatampa Tributaries to the Chongwe River in Zambia, Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 13, 309-323. doi: 10.4236/jwarp.2021.134019

Tewodros M. T., Nguvulu, A., Mwelwa, D., and Mwaanga, P. (2021): Assessing Water Availability and Unmet Water Demand Using the WEAP Model in the Semi-Arid Bweengwa, Kasaka and Magoye Sub-Catchments of Southern Zambia, Journal of Environmental Protection, 12, 280-295. doi: 10.4236/jep.2021.124018

Takaluoma, E., Samarina, T., Mwandila, G., Kabondo, L., Nyirenda, K. and Mwaanga, P.(2020): Selective Recovery of Copper and Cobalt from Mine Effluent. – In: Pope, J.;Wolkersdorfer, Ch.; Sartz, L.; Weber, A.; Wolkersdorfer, K.: Mine Water Solutions. – p. 181 –187; Christchurch, New Zealand, International Mine Water Association

Tewodros, M. T, Mwaanga, P. and Nguvulu, A. (2019): Impact of Land Use/Land Cover Change on Hydrological Components in Chongwe River Catchment, Sustainability 6415; doi:10.3390/su11226415

Mwaanga, P., Silondwa, M., S., Kasali, G. and Banda, P.M. (2019): Preliminary review of mine air pollution in Zambia, Heliyon, 5 e02485

Tewodros, M. T., Mwaanga, P.  and Nguvulu, A. (2019): Hydrological Modelling and Water Resources Assessment of Chongwe River Catchment using WEAP Model, Water, 11(4),839; https://doi.org/10.3390/w11040839

Mwaanga, P. (2018): Risks, Uncertainties, and Ethics of Nanotechnology in Agriculture, New Visions in Plant Science, Özge Çelik, IntechOpen, DOI:  0.5772/intechopen.76590. 

Mwaanga, P., Mbulwe, S., Shumbula, P., Nyirenda, J. (2017): Investigating the Toxicity of Cu, CuO and ZnO Nanoparticles on Earthworms in Urban Soils. J. Pollut. Eff. Cont 5: 195.doi: 10.4176/2375-4397.1000195

Mwaanga, P. and Carraway, E.R (2016): Analysis of Metallothionein Induction in Daphnia Magna by High-Pressure Size Exclusion Chromatography, Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 1&2, pp. 3-8

Maliselo, S. P. and Mwaanga, P. (2016): Effects of pH, moisture, and excreta age on ammonia emission in a poultry house: a case study for Kitwe, Zambia, Environmental Journal of Scientific and Research publications, ISSN 2250-3153, vol. 6, issue 8, 73-76

Aluga, M and Mwaanga, P. (2016): Impact of privatization of mining industry on developing nations on African engineering education: a case study for Zambia, Conference paper: The 6th African Engineering Education Association conference, CUT, FS. 20- 22 September, 2016, At Bloemfontein, SA

Mwambeni, M., Munthali, W. and Mwaanga, P. (2016): A Comparative Analysis of the Carbon Footprint of Middle-Income and Low-Income Households in Two Townships in Ndola, Zambia, Africa Insights, vol 45, no. 4, 182-194

Mwaanga, P., Munthali, W., Mulemba, D.  and Shakumbila, H.  (2015): Use of Heavy Metal Pollution and Gross Morphometric Indices to Partially Explain Low Fish Abundance  in the Kafue River, Academic Journal of Science, vol.4, no.2, pp175-182, ISSN: 2165-6282

Mwaanga, P., Van den Hurk, P. and Carraway, E.R. (2014): The Induction of Biochemical Changes in Daphnia magna by CuO and ZnO Nanoparticles, Journal of Aquatic Toxicology vol. 150, 201-209

Mwaanga, P., Carraway, E.R. and Schlautman, M.A. (2014):  The pH Dependence of Natural Organic Matter (NOM) Sorption to Nanoparticles and its Ability to Stabilize Nanoparticles in Aqueous Solutions, European Scientific Journal, SPECIAL/edition ISSN: 1857–7881(Print) e-ISSN 1857-7431

Mwaanga, P., Carraway, E.R. and Schlautman, M.A (2014): Preferential Sorption of Some Natural Organic Matter Fractions to Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles: Influence of pH and Ionic Strength, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol.186 no.12, 8833-8844

Maseka, K., Mwaanga, P., Moono, W., Monde, C. and Johnson, T. (2014): Impact of mining operations on soil, stream sediment, flora, and fauna of the Mopani Copper Mines Plc, Mufulira site, Consultancy report submitted to the Environmental Department of Mopani Copper Mines Plc