Avner Vengosh
vengosh@duke.edu
NSOE; EOS
Location 1
Research Location
Ethiopia
Research Objective
To study water quality and health in the rift valley of Ethiopia.
Collaborating Institution
University of Addis Ababa
Funding Source/Sponsor
Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), PFIRST
Students Involved
Brittany Merola
Location 2
Research Location
Israel & Jordan
Research Objective
To study radioactivity of fossil groundwater in the Middle East.
Collaborating Institution
Al Baqa’ University (Jordan), Al Quds University, West Bank (Palestine), Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel)
Funding Source/Sponsor
US-AID [Middle East Research Cooperation – (MERC)]
Students Involved
No
Location 3
Research Location
Morocco
Research Objective
To study salinity and radioactivity of water sources in Morocco.
Collaborating Institution
University of Ibn Zohr
Funding Source/Sponsor
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Science for Peace
Students Involved
Nathaniel Warner (PhD)
Location 4
Research Location
New Zealand
Research Objective
1: To study the bioaccumulation of trace metals in Maori population.
2: To conduct baseline studies of potential environmental effects of fracking in New Zealand.
Collaborating Institution
University of Auckland
Funding Source/Sponsor
Duke Global Health Institute
Students Involved
Brittany Merola
Location 5
Research Location
Vietnam
Research Objective
To study and measure arsenic and fluoride contamination in groundwater.
Collaborating Institution
Vietnam National University
Funding Source/Sponsor
Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI)
Students Involved
Brittany Merola
Location 6
Research Location
China, India, U.S.
Timeframe:
Present (2018)
Research Objective
1) Evaluating magnitude and sources of groundwater contamination; 2) Water-Energy nexus: the quality and quantity of unconventional and conventional energy wastes and impacts on the environment 3) Environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas development in the U.S. and China 4) Coal ash characterization and impact on the environment 5) Radioactivity of natural resources and energy waste; 6) Risks of reuse of oil brines for agriculture in California.
Collaborating Institution
1) World Bank 2) Ministry of Water Resources, India 3) School of Geoscience, China 4) PetroChina, China, 5) Stanford University 6) U.S. Geological Survey 7) RTI
Funding Source/Sponsor
1) National Science Foundation 2) USDA – NIFA program 3) NC WRRI 4) U.S. Geological Survey
Students Involved
Andrew Kondash, PhD; Nancy Lauer, PhD (graduated May 2018); Rachel Coyte, PhD; Kristen McKinely, MEM
Websites
http://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/water/ethiopia
http://duke.edu/web/sfpmorocco/Home.html
http://fds.duke.edu/db/Nicholas/eos/faculty/vengosh
https://nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/vengosh