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Name
Dr. Aldo Japhet Kitalika

Academic Rank
Lecturer

Department
Chemistry

Biography

Biography

Dr. Aldo Kitalika is a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, where he teaches analytical chemistry, environmental toxicology, chemometrics, material sciences, industrial quality assurance, and related fields. He holds a PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) in Tanzania. His research interests encompass water treatment (wastewater and drinking water), pollutant tracers with environmentally stable isotopes, industrial and technological innovations in material sciences, method development in spectroscopy, and electro-analytical techniques. He is also renowned for his work in food and environmental toxicology, environmental impact assessment (EIA), and remote sensing and imaging using geographical information systems (GIS). Kitalika is an active member of two professional bodies: the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Africa and Europe, along with the African Network for the Chemical Analysis of Pesticides (ANCAP).

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Email Address
aldo.kitalika@duce.ac.tz

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Research Interest

Research Interest
• Analytical chemistry instrumentation, method development, and environmental chemistry • Material sciences • Statistics and chemometrics in analytical chemistry • Environmental pollution and toxicology • Environmental stable isotopes • Water chemistry

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Projects

Projects

The potential of Tanzania clay minerals and agro-wastes for producing engineering materials. A means to combine the challenge of climate change and material development. Project # DUCE-2208. 

Publications

Publications

  1. Nyoni Eva., Kitalika, Aldo J., Mabeyo Petro. Optimising the Decarboxylation of Anacardic acid by Exploring the Temperature Effects, Journal of Chemistry, 2025, Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1155/joch/3394111

  2. Alex Rita., Kitalika, Aldo J., Emmanuel Mogusu, Karoli Njau, Sources of Nitrate in Ground Water Aquifers of the Semiarid Region of Tanzania, Geofluids, vol. 2021, Article ID 6673013, 20 pages, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6673013 

  3. Kitalika, Aldo J., Machunda, R. L., Komakech, H. C., & Njau, K. N. (2018). Land use and land-cover changes on the slopes of Mount Meru, Tanzania. Current World Environment, 13 (3), http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.13.3.07. 

  4. Kitalika, Aldo J., Machunda, R. L., Komakech, H. C., & Njau, K. N. (2018). Fluoride variations in rivers on the slopes of Mount Meru in Tanzania. Journal of Chemistry, 2018, 18. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/7140902. 

  5. Kitalika, Aldo J., Machunda, R. L., Komakech, H. C., & Njau, K. N. (2018). Assessment of water quality variation in rivers through comparative index technique and its reliability for decision making, Tanzania Journal of Science, 44 (3), 163-193. 

  6. Kitalika, Aldo J., Machunda, R. L., Komakech, H. C., & Njau, K. N. (2017). Inter-seasonal physicochemical, microbiological, temporal variations, and nutrient sources in rivers on the foothills of Mount Meru, Tanzania, International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research     8          (9),      1320-1346, http://dx.doi.org/10.14299/ijser.2017.09.005