Publications

• Bakar, S. A., Lakshmi, V., & Kahler, D. M. (2023) Assessment of Groundwater Resources in the Sand River Catchment, South Africa using Hydrologic Modeling and Catchment Water Balance Approaches. Under review
• Zuccolotto, G. & Kahler, D. M. (2023) Assessment of Relative Risk of Seawater Intrusion Mechanisms in the Coastal Plains of the Limpopo River Basin, Mozambique. Under Review
• Bakar, S. A., Okular, K., Whitewood, A., Glancey, K. M., & Kahler, D. M., Fluoride in Drinking Water and Tea in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. Under review
• Gardner, J. R., Doyle, M. W., Ensign, S. H., & Kahler, D. M. (2023). A new metric for sunlight exposure in rivers, lakes, and oceans. Limnology and Oceanography Letters, lol2.10365. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10365
• Mukhawana, M. B., Kanyerere, T., Kahler, D., & Masilela, N. S. (2023). Application of the Standardised Streamflow Index for Hydrological Drought Monitoring in the Western Cape Province, South Africa: A Case Study in the Berg River Catchment. Water, 15(14), 2530. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15142530
• Mukhawana, M. B., Kanyerere, T., & Kahler, D. M. (2023). Review of In-Situ and Remote Sensing-Based Indices and Their Applicability for Integrated Drought Monitoring in South Africa. Water, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/w15020240
• Lange, C. L., Smith, V. A., & Kahler, D. M. (2022). Pittsburgh Air Pollution Changes During the COVID-19 Lockdown. Environmental Advances, 7, 100149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2021.100149
• Hill, C. L., McCain, K., Nyathi, M. E., Edokpayi, J. N., Kahler, D. M., Operario, D. J., et al. (2020). Impact of low-cost point-of-use water treatment technologies on enteric infections and growth among children in limpopo, South Africa. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 103(4). https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0228
• Jackson, K. N., Kahler, D. M., Kucharska, I., Rekosh, D., Hammarskjold, M.-L., & Smith, J. A. (2020). Inactivation of MS2 Bacteriophage and Adenovirus with Silver and Copper in Solution and Embedded in Ceramic Water Filters. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 146(3), 04019130. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001634
• Kahler, D. M., & Kabala, Z. J. (2019). Acceleration of Groundwater Remediation by Rapidly Pulsed Pumping: Laboratory Column Tests. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 145(1), 06018009. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001479
• Edokpayi, J. N., Rogawski, E. T., Kahler, D. M., Hill, C. L., Reynolds, C. F., Nyathi, E., et al. (2018). Challenges to Sustainable Safe Drinking Water: A Case Study of Water Quality and Use across Seasons in Rural Communities in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Water, 10(2), 159. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10020159
• Kahler, D. M., & Kabala, Z. J. (2018). Rapidly Pulsed Pumping Accelerates Remediation in A Vertical Circulation Well Model. Water, 10(10), 1423. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10101423
• Kahler, D. M., Koermer, N. T., Reichl, A. R., Samie, A., & Smith, J. A. (2016). Performance and Acceptance of Novel Silver-Impregnated Ceramic Cubes for Drinking Water Treatment in Two Field Sites: Limpopo Province, South Africa and Dodoma Region, Tanzania. Water, 8(3), 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/w8030095
• Kahler, D. M., & Kabala, Z. J. (2016). Acceleration of groundwater remediation by deep sweeps and vortex ejections induced by rapidly pulsed pumping. Water Resources Research, 52(5), 3930–3940. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015WR017157
• Kahler, D. M., & Brutsaert, W. (2006). Complementary relationship between daily evaporation in the environment and pan evaporation. Water Resources Research, 42(5). https://doi.org/10.1029/2005WR004541

Presentations

• Mlinarcik, M. and Kahler, D. M. (2024). Evaluation of Changes in Evaporative Losses from Lake Powell Reservoir Contributions in the Colorado River Basin. American Geophysical Union 2024 Chapman Conference on Remote Sensing of the Water Cycle (Poster 66). Honolulu, HI.
• Bakar, S. A., Kahler, D. M., & Lakshmi, V. (2022). Modeling Groundwater Resources for Improved Management within the Sand River Catchment at the Soutpansberg Mountains: A Case Study in South Africa. American Geophysical Union 2022 Fall Meeting (H25I-1222). Chicago, IL.
• Zuccolotto, G., and Kahler, D. M., (2022). Assessing the Contribution of Relative Sea Level Rise to Salinization of the Lower Limpopo River in Mozambique. American Geophysical Union 2022 Fall Meeting (H32C-08). Chicago, IL.
• Bakar, S. A. and Kahler, D. M., (2021). Hydrologic Modeling with Remote Sensing for Groundwater Resources Management within the Sand River Catchment, South Africa. American Geophysical Union 2021 Fall Meeting (H23H-05). New Orleans, LA.
• Zuccolotto, G., and Kahler, D. M., (2021). Monitoring Groundwater Withdrawal and Potential Land Subsidence in The Limpopo River Basin, Mozambique with Remote Sensing. American Geophysical Union 2021 Fall Meeting (H31F-07). New Orleans, LA.
• Bakar, S. A. and Kahler, D. M., (2021). Novel Application of Remote Sensing, Geotechnical Measurements, and Groundwater Models for Improved Water Resources Management within the Limpopo River Basin. International Shared Aquifer Resources Management 2021 Conference. December 6th -9th, 2021, Paris, France.
• Edokpayi, J. N., Sharp, G., Rose, K. C., Kahler, D. M. (2020). A SWOT analysis of Water Resource Management of the Limpopo River Basin. In Water Institute of Southern Africa 2020 Virtual Biennial Conference and Exhibition. Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Okular, K., Bakar, S., Glancey, K., Whitewood, A., Goldschmidt, B., & Kahler, D. M. (2019). Fluoride removal in drinking water with augmented bentonite and community perceptions in Arusha, Tanzania. In UNC Water and Health Conference. Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
• Martin, M. L., Glancey, K. M., & Kahler, D. M. (2018). Method Development for Remote Sensing of River Flow with Limited Ground-Based Measurements. In AGU Fall Meeting (pp. H43G-2504). Washington, DC.
• Glancey, K. M., Martin, M. L., Edokpayi, J. N., & Kahler, D. M. (2018). Removal of Excess Fluoride from Drinking-Water by Adsorption: Results from Mixed Smectite Clay and Diceriocayum eriocarpum. In AGU Fall Meeting (pp. H31J-2031). Washington, DC.

Theses

• Ranii, M. (2023). Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Small Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines and Natural Gas Facility at an Urban University (Master’s thesis, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/2168
• Bakar, S. (2022). Hydrologic modeling with remote sensing for the estimation of groundwater resources within the Sand River Catchment, South Africa (Master’s thesis, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/2060
• Zuccolotto, G. (2022). Assessing the Risk of Land Subsidence in the Lower Limpopo River Basin, Mozambique with Remote Sensing (Master’s thesis, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/2034
• Bachtlin, A. (2022). Turbulent Transport of Dissolved Oxygen in Natural Channels (Master’s thesis, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/2050
• Lange, C. L. (2021). Air Pollution in the Steel City: Assessing the Influence of COVID-19 on Air Pollution in Allegheny County (Master’s thesis, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1982
• Okular, K. (2020). Fluoride Removal with Augmented Bentonite in Drinking Water and Community Perceptions in Arusha, Tanzania (Master’s thesis, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1945