Environmental Nanoscience Laboratory

Specific research interests of the group:

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• Understanding the human exposure pathways to pollutants from air, water and soil

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• Qualitative and quantitative estimation of macro and micro plastics in the marine environment(delta regions, marine waters, beaches), surface waters (rivers, lakes and ponds), soils and air

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• ​Understanding the fate of toxic nanoparticles as function of prevailing hydrogeochemistry of the riverine environment (nanoparticles: nanoplastics, nanopesticides, metal oxides, etc)

  • Stability, aggregation kinetics
  • Deposition / re-entrainment
  • Transport
  • Degradation

 

• ​Factors contributing to accumulation of contaminants (metals, dyes, persistent organic pollutants, PAHs, PCBs) in the riverbed, sediments and oceans

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• Understanding the coastal carbon dynamics - application of remote sensing

 

• Impact of  pollution on groundwater hydrogeochemistry 

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• Estimation of toxic metals, microplastics and organic pollutants in air samples

 

• Finding the human exposure pathways to contaminants (metals, plastics, pesticides etc) through food, water and air

 

• Synthesis, characterization and applications of eco-friendly nanocomposites for environmental applications​

  • Removal of metals, metal nanoparticles, pesticides, dyes from wastewater
  • Remediation of metals in soils
  • Reduction of metal accumulation in plants grown in contaminated soils
  • Real-time detection of contaminants (pesticides, plastics, metals) in the environment using portable sensors