Musa Manga, PhD
Musa Manga, PhD in the Gillings News
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Research Activities
Dr. Manga uses environmental engineering and microbiology tools to identify low-cost, scalable, and sustainable interventions to interrupt transmission of excreta-related diseases to protect public health and wellbeing. His broad research interests are in planning, monitoring, and improvement of water, sanitation, and fecal sludge management practices to promote: i) equity for underserved communities in both developing and developed countries; ii) development and validation of pathogen hazards and risk models; iii) environmental justice and climate change mitigation; and iv) optimization of sanitation technologies/ wastewater treatment and BioResource Recovery (Nutrient and BioEnergy). Dr Manga’s current research includes development of tools for tracking pathogens and fecal hazards in communities; life cycle costing of water and sanitation programs; understanding the i) performance of sanitation technologies, ii) effectiveness of rural sanitation programs, iii) sustainability and equity in community-wide approaches that improve access to safe sanitation and water, and iv) alternatives to conventional water borne sewerage in dense urban areas; and development, optimization and application of sustainable human excreta and solid waste management technologies/ strategies to achieve effective pathogen inactivation and bioresource recovery.
Key Publications
Child feces disposal practices in humanitarian and non-humanitarian settings across 34 low- and middle-income countries. Beardsley, R., Lebu, S., Anthonj, C., and Manga, M. (2024). Science of The Total Environment.
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Greenhouse gas emissions from on-site sanitation systems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of emission rates, formation pathways and influencing factors. Manga, M and Muoghalu C. (2024). Journal of Environmental Management.
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Hydrochar composites for healthcare wastewater treatment: A review of synthesis approaches, mechanisms, and influencing factors. Kaboggoza, C., H., Muoghalu, C., Sprouse L., and Manga, M. (2024). Journal of Water Process Engineering.
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Assessment of sanitation infrastructure resilience to extreme rainfall and flooding: Evidence from an informal settlement in Kenya. Lebu, S., Gyimah, R., Nandoya, E., Brown, J., Salzberg, A. and Manga, M. (2024). Journal of Environmental Management.
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Social barriers to safe sanitation access among housed populations in the United States: A systematic review. Kryston, A., Woods, C.G. and Manga, M. (2024). International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health.
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