Through his research, he intended to look into the feasibility of fluoride adsorption from aqueous solutions using naturally available bentonite clay in both modified and unmodified forms is investigated. Additionally, the effects of co-existing ions in water on the performance of ALUM-MBENT, in column mode, were investigated in his study.

The end goal of his study as indicated during his presentation is to find the best operational parameters, efficiency, and removal method for low-cost adsorptive technology for fluoride remediation in polluted groundwater in Ethiopia’s rift valley.
The research recommended that Acid Treated Bentonite/Aluminum oxide modified Bentonite should be tested at field level and be developed further which in turn contributes to the provision of safe drinking water to some of the 16 million people still using unimproved sources, especially those living in rural fluorotic areas of rift valley lake basins.
His thesis was supervised by Prof.,Dr-Ing Esayas Alemayehu, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Jimma University, and Dr.Beteley Tekola, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Bio-Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, AAU.

The examiners were Prof. Revocatus Machunda, Dean of Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Arusha, Tanzania, and Dr.Embialle Mengistie Associate Professor of Environmental Technology at Hawassa University and the session was chaired by Dr.Feleke Zewge, Director of ACEWM.
Adane Woldemedhin Kalsido received his Bsc and Msc degrees in Water Supply and Sanitation Engineering from Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, in 2012.He worked as Lecturer at the same university from 2010 up to 2016. Later in 2017, he joined Wachemo University as a lecturer in the Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering Department and worked until 2018. In 2018,Adane joined ACEWM to pursue his PhD in Water Management with a specialization in Water Science and Technology.
Some of Adane’s publications include;
Evaluation of bentonite clay in modified and unmodified forms to remove fluoride from water
https://iwaponline.com/wst/article/84/10-11/2661/82464/Evaluation-of-bentonite-clay-in-modified-and
Optimization of Fluoride Adsorption on Acid Modified Bentonite Clay Using Fixed-Bed Column by Response Surface Method
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34885692/
Excess fluoride issues and mitigation using low-cost techniques from groundwater: A review
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128229330000048
Fluoride removal from water using locally available bentonite clay in a continuous fixed-bed column: Adsorbent characterization: Proceedings of international Conference on Energy and Environment (ICEE 2021).https://www.scribd.com/document/520140858/ICEE-2021-Proceedings