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Abi Legesse Worku

Dr. Abi Legesse Worku

Assistant Professor · Chemistry
Author
APID
13869
ORCID
0000-0002-3586-3477
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http://www.scopus.com/inward/authorDetails.url?authorID=58888840200&partnerID=MN
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Location
Ambo, Oromia, Ethiopia
Expertise
Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Areas of interest
Analytical method development, Separation science, Chromatography, Pesticide analysis
Member since
October 2026

Biography

Dr. Abi Legesse is an academician and researcher in the field of Environmental Analytical Chemistry. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor at Ambo University, where he is engaged in teaching, research, and academic service. He earned his PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Addis Ababa University, focusing on analytical method development and advanced sample preparation techniques.
His research interests focus on pesticide residue analysis, analytical method development, and innovative sample preparation approaches. Through his work, he plan to contribute to environmental safety, food quality monitoring, and the advancement of analytical science.
Dr. Abi is committed to academic excellence and practical applications of chemistry that address real-world challenges, particularly in developing green microextraction methods. He continues to seek opportunities for collaboration, research funding, and professional growth in analytical and environmental chemistry.

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Publications

  1. A fast, simple and efficient surface floating organic droplet–based air–assisted liquid–liquid microextraction for simultaneous extraction of multiclass pesticides from environmental water, mineral water and soft drink samples by HPLC–DAD
  2. Determination of selected heavy metals in leaves of the medicinal plants Calpurnia aurea and Zehneria scabra from East Gojjam, Ethiopia, and their health risk assessment
  3. Development of sensitive and efficient effervescence tablet-assisted salting-out liquid-liquid extraction for simultaneous enrichment of multiclass pesticide residues in water, fruits and vegetables
  4. Effervescence-assisted dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction for the extraction and preconcentration of pesticide residues in fruit juice samples
  5. Salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction utilizing binary salts for the simultaneous determination of chloro-s-triazines and their major degradation products in environmental water and fruit samples by HPLC-DAD
  6. Ultrasound-assisted emulsification liquid-liquid microextraction based on deep eutectic solvents for selective enrichment and detection of triazine herbicides and their degradation products in water, fruit and honey samples by HPLC-DAD