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Olukemi AROMOLARAN

Lecturer/Researcher
college of AGRICULTURE, ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE (COAES)
Microbiology PROGRAMME

Ph.D. (Environmental and Public Health Microbiology) Microbiology, Bowen University Iwo.

Carry out research on environmental impact of municipal solid waste leachate on the surrounding aquifers

Education
  • Ph.D. (2017) University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria (Environmental and Public Health Microbiology)
  • M.Sc. (2007) University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria (Microbiology)
  • B.Sc. (2004) University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria (Microbiology)
Research

Olukemi Aromolaran investigated the environmental impact of municipal solid waste leachate on the surrounding aquifers. In the course of her PhD research, she also carried out molecular identification and characterized a novel bacterium; Bacillus aquimaris strain HSL7 which was responsible for the biodegradation of an endocrine-disrupting chemical, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. In addition to these, she has also worked on detection of pathogens in drinking water, green synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial potentials of nanoparticles from plant materials. 

More recently, she has been pursuing research in the application of nanoparticle-enhanced ceramic filters for household water treatment. 
Real time detection and monitoring of microbial contaminants in drinking water will be a great delight in the near future.

Institutional Service
  • Member, Microbiology Programme Board of Examiners
  • Coordinator, Microbiology Programme Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES)
Professional Service
  • Reviewer, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Springer Nature)
  • Member, African Center for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER)
Selected Publications
  1. Oladosu OO, Olatubi IV, Ayokunle DI, Aromolaran O, Okotie SO, Jibiri TM and Atobatele OE (2023). Molecular identification of Theileria spp. in cattle from Iwo Osun state, Nigeria. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1219: 012006 https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1219/1/012006
  2. Ogunbode TO, Oyebamiji VO, Aromolaran O, Faboro OO, Ogunbode IR (2023). Impact of Human Management of Hand-Dug Well Facility and Its Accessories on Groundwater Quality. Environmental Health Insights 21:11786302231190988. https://doi.org/10.1177/11786302231190988
  3. Olawale K. Aromolaran, Olukemi Aromolaran, Emmanuel T. Faleye and Harald Faerber (2022). Environmental impacts of an unlined municipal solid waste landfill on groundwater and surface water quality in Ibadan, Nigeria. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 45: 3585-3616 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-022-01437-z
  4. Aromolaran, O., Ayansina, A.D.V., Adegbami, A.A., Oshanisi, P.O., and Oladoyin, D.M. (2022). Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria in Groundwater Supplies in Osogbo, Southwest Nigeria. International Journal of Environmental Studies 79: 1-13 https://doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2021.2017159
  5. Olatubi, I.V., Aromolaran, O., Joseph, S.T. and Adeleke, O.A. (2021). Isolation and identification of bacteria associated with decomposing pig (Susscrofa) carcass. Bacterial Empire X(X): e126. https://doi.org/10.36547/be.126
  6. Aromolaran, O. and Amodu O.A. (2021). Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae from drinking water sources in Ondo, Southwest Nigeria. Journal of Applied Science and Environmental Management 25(1): 59-63. https://doi.org/10.4314/jasem.v25i1.8
  7. Aromolaran, O., Fagade, O.E., Olarenwaju, H.M. and Ogunjobi, A.A. (2020). Degradation of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate by Bacillus aquimaris isolated from Ajakanga municipal solid waste leachate. Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 16(1): 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.21161/mjm.190433
  8. Olukemi Aromolaran, Obasola E. Fagade, Olawale K Aromolaran, Emmanuel T. Faleye and Harald Faerber (2019). Assessment of groundwater pollution near Aba-Eku municipal solid waste dumpsite. Environmental Monitoring Assessment 191: 718-742. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-7886-1
  9. Aromolaran, O. and Ogunsakin, F.M. 2018. Degradation of theobromine in cocoa (Theobroma cacao) by-products by fermentation with Aspergillus niger. South Asian Journal of Researches in Microbiology 2(3): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.9734/sajrm/2018/v2i329265
  10. Aromolaran, O., Adesola-Famade, O. and Omoseyin, O. E., 2016. Incidence of antibiotic resistant E. coli isolated from drinking water sources in Ondo, southwestern Nigeria. British Microbiology Research Journal 16(1): 1-7. https://doi.org/10.9734/BMRJ/2016/26876
  11. Aromolaran, O. and Badejo, O.K., 2014. Efficacy of fresh leaf extract of Spondias mombin against some clinical bacterial isolates from typhoid patients. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease 4:930- 934. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2222-1808(14)60603-4
  12. Aromolaran, O., 2013. Effect of Moringa oleifera seeds on the microbial quality of drinking water in rural communities of Ondo, Southwestern Nigeria. Ife Journal of Science 15 (3): 631-636.
  13. Aromolaran, O. and Sanni, A.I., 2013. Antimicrobial potentials of Leuconostoc mesenteroides isolated from some Nigerian fermented foods. TWOWS Africa International Journal of Science and Technology 4: 79-86. 
  14. Shittu, B.O., Popoola, T.O.S. and Taiwo, O., 2004. Potential of Calotropis procera leaves for wastewater treatment. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Science and Development, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta pp. 25 – 28.