• Drinking and wastewater management

• Microbiology

• Biotechnology

• Environmental analytical chemistry

• Bioinformatics

• Bioprocess engineering

• Water quality

• Wastewater management

• P Budeli, RC Moropeng, MD Ekwanzala, MNB Momba. 2020. Options for Microbiological Quality Improvement in African Households. Current Microbiological Research in Africa, 283-312.
• MD Ekwanzala, P Budeli, JO Unuofin. 2021. Application of Metatranscriptomics in Wastewater Treatment Processes. Wastewater Treatment, 187-204
• MD Ekwanzala, P Budeli, M Momba. 2021. Sustainable solutions to the impact of industrial water pollution on the environment and community health. Sustainable Industrial Water Use: Perspectives, Incentives, and Tools, 127.
• P Budeli, Sibali LL and Masindi V. 2025. Microbial biomarkers as indicators for environmental pollution and public health. Microbial Dynamics in Environmental Systems. In press.

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• Greywater Reuse: Contaminant Profile, Health Implications, and Sustainable Solutions, P Budeli, LL Sibali, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22 (5), 740
• Technical Support Document for Water Use Efficiency and Safety in Buildings, AH Laher, S Moorgas, M Damons, T Manxodidi, M Masango, P Budeli
• Recovery of Potential Starter Cultures and Probiotics from Fermented Sorghum (Ting) Slurries, SM Rapoo, P Budeli, ML Thaoge, Microorganisms 11 (3), 715
• Novel bio-catalytic degradation of endocrine disrupting compounds in wastewater, U JO, RC Moropeng, MNB Momba, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 10, 996566
• Hormetic effect of 17α-ethynylestradiol on activated sludge microbial community response, P Budeli, MD Ekwanzala, MNB Momba, Frontiers in Microbiology 13, 961736
• An integrated approach to hygiene, sanitation, and storage practices for improving microbial quality of drinking water treated at point of use: a case study in Makwane Village …, RC Moropeng, P Budeli, MNB Momba, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 (12), 6313
• Improvement of biosand filtration systems using silver-impregnated clay granules, P Budeli, RC Moropeng, MNB Momba, Journal of Water Process Engineering 41, 102049
• Endocrine disruptive estrogens in wastewater: Revisiting bacterial degradation and zymoremediation, P Budeli, MD Ekwanzala, JO Unuofin, MNB Momba, Environmental Technology & Innovation 21, 101248
• Phylogenomic analysis of vancomycin-resistant Pediococcus acidilactici and P. pentosaceus isolated from the environment, MD Ekwanzala, P Budeli, JB Dewar, MNB Momba, Ecological Genetics and Genomics 16, 100062
• Status of water sources, hygiene and sanitation and its impact on the health of households of Makwane Village, Limpopo Province, South Africa, P Budeli, RC Moropeng, L Mpenyana-Monyatsi, I Kamika, MNB Momba, MedRxiv, 2020.01. 31.20019679
• Draft genome sequences of novel sequence type 3559 carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates recovered from the environment, MD Ekwanzala, P Budeli, JB Dewar, I Kamika, MNB Momba, Microbiology Resource Announcements 8 (23), 10.1128/mra. 00518-19
• Inhibition of biofilm formation on the surface of water storage containers using biosand zeolite silver-impregnated clay granular and silver impregnated porous pot filtration …, P Budeli, RC Moropeng, L Mpenyana-Monyatsi, MNB Momba, PLoS One 13 (4), e0194715
• Dramatic reduction in diarrhoeal diseases through implementation of cost-effective household drinking water treatment systems in Makwane Village, Limpopo Province, South Africa, RC Moropeng, P Budeli, L Mpenyana-Monyatsi, MNB Momba, International journal of environmental research and public health 15 (3), 410

• P Budeli, L Mpenyana-Monyatsi, I Kamika and MNB Momba. Status of water sources, hygiene and sanitation and its impact on the health of the households in Makwane village, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Oral Presentation, 16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium, 27-31 October 2015. Le Méridien Hotel, Mauritius.
• P Budeli, JO Unuofin, RC Moropeng and MNB Momba. Biocatalyst application for biodegradation of endocrine disrupting compounds. TUT research day. Poster presentation, 2021. Tshwane University of Technology. Pretoria, South Africa.
• P Budeli, JO Unuofin, RC Moropeng and MNB Momba. Novel bio catalytic degradation of endocrine disrupting compounds. Oral Presentation, WISA conference, Navigating the course 28-30 October 2022. Sandton, South Africa.
• P Budeli and MNB Momba. Development of novel bio composites for degradation of environmental estrogens in wastewater. Oral Presentation, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Africa Conference, 11th Biennal conference 07 - 11 October 2023. Accra, Ghana.

• P Budeli and Sibali LL. Development of cost-effective bioengineered composites as chlorine alternatives disinfecting agents for water treatment. International Water Association (IWA). Poster presentation. NOM and particle separation conference. 03 – 08 December 2023. OR Tambo birchwood hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Awards

• NRF Y2 Rating (2025 – 2030)
• 2025: Global young scientist summit Singapore(GYSS 2025) travel award
• Engineering & Technology / Bioengineering Top 100 Scientists in South Africa 2025. Rank No:5
• 2023 – 2025 National Research Fund Innovation post-doctoral fellowship (ZAR 265.000 P.a)

• Development of a versatile bioreactor for treatment of wastewater persistent microbial and chemical pollutants

Patents: 

• Budeli, Phumudzo, MOROPENG, Resoketswe Charlotte and MOMBA, Maggy Ndombo Benteke. Patent Specification (No 2017/02883) has been obtained for the biosand (BSZ-SICG).