SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2011
Tungaraza C, R.T. Chibunda, and A.E. Pereka . Dietary Exposure to Mercury of the Adult Population in Mugusu Artisanal Gold Mining Village, Tanzania: A Total Diet Approach. Open Environmental Engineering Journal: (4), 141-146
2010
Chibunda R.T, Pereka A. E, Phiri E.C.J and Tungaraza, C. Ecotoxicity of Mercury Contaminated Sediment Collected from Mabubi River (Geita district, Tanzania) to the Early Life Stages of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Int. J. Environ. Res., 4(1):49-56
2009
Jesper B Jǿnsson, Peter, W.U.Apple and R.T. Chibunda. A matter of approach: the retort’s potential to reduce mercury consumption within small- scale gold mining settlements in Tanzania. Journal of Cleaner Production. 17, 77-86
Chibunda RT, Janssen CR. Mercury residues in free-grazing cattle and domestic fowl from the artisanal gold mining area of Geita district, Tanzania. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem, 26 (11):1482-7.
Chibunda, R. T. Chronic Toxicity of Mercury (HgCl2) to the Benthic Midge Chironomus riparius. International Journal of Environmental Research, 3, (3) 455-462
Phiri E.C.J.H., M.Viva, R.T Chibunda, and L.S.B. Mellau Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Plasma Mineral Concentration in Grazing Goats in Sub-Humid Climate of Tanzania. Tanzania Veterinary Journal Vol. 26, (2) 92-96
2008
Chibunda R.T. Comparative sensitivity of Caridina nilotica, Haplochromis nubilus, Bulinus africanus and Bulinus forskalii from Lake Victoria, Tanzania to mercury chloride. Chemistry and Ecology. 24, 3, 207-212
Chibunda R.T., Pereka AE and Tungaraza C . Toxicity of sediment collected from artisanal gold mining impacted river to Chironomus riparius in Geita district, Tanzania. Journal of Physics, Chemistry and Earth. J. Phys. Chem. and Earth. 33, 738–743
Phiri, E.C.J.H, Chibunda, R.T, Pereka A.E Mtengeti E.J., Urio, N.A, and Katakweba A.A. Haematological and metabolic profiles of smallholder dairy cows in relation to weither patteins in southern highlands of Tanzania. Tanzania Veterinary Journal , 25 (2) 111-120
2007
Mlay P S, M Seth, S T Balthazary, R T Chibunda, E C J H Phiri and O B Balemba (2007). Total plasma proteins and hemoglobin levels as affected by worm burden in freshwater fish in Morogoro, Tanzania. Livestock Research for Rural Development 19 (2) 2007
2006
Mtengeti E.J., Phiri, E.C.J.H, Chibunda, R.T, Laswai G.H, et al. (2006). Effects of regrowth period, season and harvesting frequency on the yield and nutritive value of Chloris gayana in the southern highlands of Tanzania. African Journal of Range and Forage Science 23 (2): 107–111
Chibunda R.T, Makene V.W., Pereka A.E., and Magayane F.T (2006). Heat Intolerance Syndrome Associated with Foot and Mouth Disease in Cattle:Animal behaviour and Physiological parameters: Tanzania Veterinary Journal, 23 (2) 79-89
Mellau LSB, Mlay PS, BAlichene P, Balthazary ST, Phiri EC, Chibunda RT, and Mutayoba SK (2006). The potential of ‘Magadi’ in the treatment of poor quality roughages. Tanzania Veterinary Journal , 23 (2) 90-103
Chibunda R.T, Tungaraza, C, Pereka A.E (2006). Concentration of mercury in fish from Nungwe bay of Lake Victoria: Public health implications: Tanzania Veterinary Journal , 23 (2) 135-145
Mlay P S, Seth M, Pereka A.E, Balthazary S T, , Phiri E C J H, Chibunda R T and Balemba O B (2006). Haematological Parameters of freshwater fish species in Morogoro, Tanzania. Tanzania Veterinary Journal , 23 (2) 146-156
2004
Catley A. R.T.Chibunda, E.Ranga, S. Makungu, F.T. Magayane, G. Magoma, M.J Madege and W.Vosloo (2004). Participatory diagnosis of a heat –intolerance Syndrome in cattle in Tanzania and association with foot-and-mouth disease. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 65. 17-30
2001
Pereka, A. E., Makene V. W., Chibunda, R. T., Maselle R. M., Phiri E. C. J. H. and Kambarage D. M. (2001). Heat Intolerance Associated with Foot and Mouth Disease in Cattle: Haematological Parameters and Plasma Metabolites. Tanzania Veterinary Journal 21:63-68.
1998
Chibunda, R. T., Wango E. O., Oduor Okello, Miaron O.J., Pereka A. E. and Winga J. O. (1998). Effects of injecting Dieldrin on Plasma testosterone and Plasma Lutenizing Hormone In male rats; Tanzania Veterinary Journal 18, 2: 127-135.
Chibunda, R. T., Wango E. O., Oduor Okello, Miaron O.J., Pereka, A. E. and Winga J.O (1998). Effects of feeding Dieldrin on Invitro Production of testosterone and Luteinizing Hormone in male rats. Kenya Veterinary Journal 23: 3: 12-19.
Chibunda, R. T., Wango E.O., Oduor-Okello D., Miaron J (1998). The effects of dieldrin on the reproductive system of the neonatal male rat. Tanzania Veterinary Journal 17: supp. 3: 168-175.
1997
Chibunda, R. T., Muhairwa, A., Kazwala, R. R. and Kambarage (1997). Eimeriosis in dairy cattle farms in Morogoro Municipality of Tanzania. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 31: 191 – 197.
