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Staff Members CV

The Center has more than 45 senior-level faculty from national, regional, and international institutions. ACEWM affiliated 38 faculty who are engaged in teaching, research, joint supervision of students, and offering short courses.

Ermias Deribe

Associate Professor of Aquatic Toxicology, Kotebe Metropolitan University
Personal Information
  1. Full Name: Ermias Deribe Weldemariam
  2. Title: Associate Professor of Aquatic Toxicology, Kotebe Metropolitan University
Professional Preparation/Educational Background
  1. BSc. in Biology in 1995 at Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  2. MSc. in Ecological and systematic Zoology in 2001 at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
  3. PhD. in Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology in 2012 at Norwegian University of Life Sciences/UMB, Norway
Experiences and Appointments Experiences
  1. Associate Professor at Kotebe Metropolitan University (KMU), Faculty of Urban Development Studies, Department of Environmental Management from 2018 – present
  2. Assistant Professor at Hawassa University from 2012 – 2018
  3. Lecturer at Hawassa University from 2001 – 2007
Appointments
  1. Department head at Hawassa University from 2002 - 2004
  Selected Publications/Conference Participation/Pertinent Selected Publications
  1. Ermias Deribe (2018) Investigating the Spatial Trends in The Level of Organic Contaminants in The Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes Using Semipermeable Membrane Devices. Bull Environ Contam. DOI: 10.1007/s00128-018-2358-9.
  2. Sindibu T, Solomon S and Ermias D. (2018). Biogas and Bio-fertilizer Production Potential of Abattoir Waste as Means of Sustainable Waste Management Option in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia. J. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage. Vol. 22 (4) 553 – 559 April 2018
  3. Lutz, A., Habiba G., Margareta, S., Solomon, G., Abebe, G., Ermias, D., Kevi, B., Staffan, Å. (2016) Poly- and perfluoroalkylated substances (PFASs) in water, sediment and fish muscle tissue from Lake Tana, Ethiopia and implications for human exposure. Chemosphere. 165: 352357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.007.
  4. Habiba, G., Abebe, G., Andrea, G.b., Ermias, D., Staffan, Ǻ., Bishop, K. (2016). Mercury Human Exposure in Populations Living Around Lake Tana (Ethiopia). Biol Trace Elem Res DOI 10.1007/s12011-016-0745.
  5. Daniel Fitamo, Tsegaye Lodisso, Solomon Sorsa, Ermias Deribe, Bekele Lemma, Gurja Belay, Sisay Tadesse. (2016) Heavy metal and metalloid uptake in forage plants grown on wastewater contaminated vertisol and fluvisol in Akaki, Ethiopia: a field experiment. International Journal of Ecosystems and Ecology Sciences (IJEES).
  6. Ermias Deribe, Elias Dadebo1 and Ole Martin Eklo (2014) Level of mercury in fish from the Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes: Its implication in dietary exposure Ethiop. J. Biol. Sci. 13(1): 25-35, 2014.
  7. Deribe, E.,Rosseland, B.O., Borgstrøm, R., Zinabu, GM., Dadebo, E., Skipperud,L., Salbu, B., Eklo, O.M. (2014). Organochlorine Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Fish from Lake Awassa in the Ethiopian Rift Valley: Human Health Risks. Bull Environ ContamToxicol 93:238-244. DOI 10.1007/s00128-014-1314-6.
  8. Deribe, E.,Alemayehu, E.M., Gade, P.A, Siri, B., Rosseland, B.O., Borgstrøm, R., Dadebo, E., Eklo, Zinabu, GM, O.M., Skipperud, L., Salbu, B., (2014). Bioaccumulation of Mercury in Fish Species from the Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes. Iinternational Journal of Environmental Protection Jan. 2014, Vol. 4 Iss. 1, PP. 1522. http://www.ij-ep.org/paperInfo.aspx?PaperID=15228
  9. SOS Sahel Ethiopia (2014). Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Point and Non-point sources and Identifying cost effective mitigation measures to bring down concentrations of pollutants that enter Lake Hawassa, a study report, 103 pp. by a research team: GirmaTilahunYimer, Ermias DeribeWeldemariam, Solomon SorsaSota, and ZinabuGebremariamWoldesenbet
  10. Deribe, E., Rosseland, B.O., Borgstrøm, R., Salbu, B., Zinabu, GM., Dadebo, E., Skipperud, L., Eklo, O.M (2013). Biomagnification of DDT and its metabolites in four fish species of a tropical lake. Journal of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 95 10–18.
  11. Norli, H.R., Christiansen, A., Weldemariam, E.D. (2011). Application of QuEChERS method for extraction of selected persistent organic pollutants in fish tissue and analysis by gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A 1218 (41), 7234 7241.
  12. Deribe, E., Rosseland, B.O., Borgstrøm, R., Salbu, B., Gebremariam, Z., Dadebo, E., Norli, H.R., Eklo, O.M. (2011). Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in fish species from Lake Koka, Ethiopia: The influence of lipid content and trophic position. Science of the Total Environment 2011; 410–411: 136-145. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21978619
  13. Ermias Deribe, Afework Bekele and M. Balakrishnan (2008). Population Status and Diurnal Activity Patterns of the Common Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) in the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 34 (2): 91-97, 2008© NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY, NEW DELHI.
Selected Conference Proceedings
  1. Deribe, E., and Eklo, O. MQUECHERS METHOD. ’Presented in the symposium on 39th International Toxicology Symposium August 2017 at Benin, Nigeria
  2. Deribe, E., and Eklo, O.M.Monitoring of Organic Contaminants in the Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes using Semi Permeable Membrane Devices. ’Presented in the symposium on 6 the International Toxicology Symposium 29 August 2016at Zagazig , Egypt for a poster
  3. Deribe, E., and Eklo, O.M.Level of Mercury in Fish Species of the Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes: Its Implications in Dietary Exposure. ’Presented in the smposium on 6th International Toxicology Symposium 31 August 2015 at Johannesburg, SA for a platform presentation session.
  4. Deribe, E., and Eklo, O.M.The importance of trophic position in biomagnification of DDT and its metabolites in Fish Species of a Rift Valley Lakes, Ethiopia. ’Presented in the smposium on 6th International Toxicology Symposium 29 August 2014 at Johannesburg, SA for a platform presentation session.http://aa.vetmed.hokudai.ac.jp/en/2014/04/post-1071.html
  5. ICES 2014 3 Science One International Conference on Environmental Sciences, Deira Dubai, United Arab Emeritus: Program Technical Committee.
  6. Deribe, E., Rosseland, B.O., Borgstrøm, R., Zinabu, GM., Dadebo, E., Skipperud,L., Salbu, B., Eklo, O.M.Level of organochlorine pesticides in fish species from Lake Awassa in the Ethiopian Rift-Valley (2009–2010) and implications in dietary exposure.’Presented in the conference on Pesticides Behavor in Soils, Water and Air 2-4 September 2013 at York, UK for a platform presentation in the session on Pesticides in developing countries.
  7. Deribe, E. 2009: Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Analysis:Result In Fish Community Of Lake Koka, Ethiopia Co:mmunicating Scientific research: Simula School of research and Innovation, Oslo, 9-11 March, 2009.
Participation in Research Projects and Community Engagement Participation in Research Projects
  1. Coordinating a ‘One Health Project’ A Collaboration Project between University of Hawassa, Ethiopia and University of Saskatchewan, Canada
  2. Coordinating a min-fund from Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre and Network (HoA-REC&N), Ethiopia.
Community Engagement
  1. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
  2. Member of Biological Society of Ethiopia (BSE)
  3. Member of Ethiopian Wildlife and Natural History Society (EWNHS)
  4. Member of the Ethiopian Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Association (EFASA)
  5. Module team leader of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences for 3 years (January, 2013 – December, 2015)
Training and Professional Development
  1. Human Risk Assessment of Environmental Contaminants in Food; Methods and Approaches in General by using Dioxins
Main Research Activities/Interts
  • Involve students in research that addresses human-environment interactions
  • Teaching and supervising graduate students in his area
  • Developing graduate courses in environmental health and ecotoxicology.
  • Consulting projects related to the environment.
  • Developing EIA-documents for several projects.
  • the fate of pollutants in the aquatic environment,
  • the effects of contaminants on freshwater biota, and
  • Rrisk assessment of chemicals: persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals on the environment and human health.

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