Environmental Engineering Ph.D. Karina Chavarria

Environmental Engineering Ph.D. Karina Chavarria

  • Kaiserstraße 12
    D-76131 Karlsruhe

Expertise

  • Intermittent water supply in the Global South
  • Applied environmental microbiology
  • Climate change adaptation for water systems in developing countries
  • Sustainable water infrastructure
  • Water quality in drinking water distribution systems

Projects

  • Evaluation of intermittent water supply systems in Kenya
  • Coping strategies and adaptive responses to water insecurities

Teaching

  • Waterborne pathogens
  • Drinking water and sanitation in Developing countries
  • Introduction to environmental engineering and water resources

Relevant Publications

Chavarria, K.A., Gonzalez, C.I., Goodridge, A., Saltonstall, K., Nelson, K.L., 2023. Bacterial communities in a neotropical full-scale drinking water system including intermittent piped water supply, from sources to taps. Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol. 9, 3019–3035. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3EW00224A

Chavarria, K.A., Saltonstall, K., Vinda, J., Batista, J., M., M., Stallard, R.F., Hall, J., 2021. Land use influences stream bacterial communities in lowland tropical watersheds. Sci Rep 11, 21752. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-01193-7

Bautista-de los Santos, Q.M., Chavarria, K.A., Nelson, K.L., 2019. Understanding the impacts of intermittent supply on the drinking water microbiome. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Energy Biotechnology • Environmental Biotechnology 57, 167–174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2019.04.003