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Darbha's research group
Environmental Nanoscience Laboratory
"Sustainable environment is essential for sustainable life"
2025
Retrospectively understanding the multifaceted interplay of COVID-19 outbreak, air pollution, and sociodemographic factors through Explainable AI
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Mohmmed Talib, Kripabandhu Ghosh, Gopala Krishna Darbhaᵃ,ᵇ
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Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances, 2025 (Just accepted)
Agro-waste biochar embedded Sulfidised nZVI for removal of microplastics and synthetic dyes from wastewater: a continuous filtration approach with effective removal in complex aqueous matrices
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Zahid Ahmad Ganieᵃ, Aniket Choudharyᵃ, Gopala Krishna Darbhaᵃ,ᵇ*
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Colloids and Surfaces A, 2025 (Just accepted)
Assessment of microplastics and associated ecological risk in the longest river (Godavari) of peninsular India: A comprehensive source-to-sink analysis in water, sediment and fish.
Aniket Choudharya, Lukose Georgea, Abhishek Mandala, Abhishek Biswasa, Zahid Ahmad Ganiea, Gopala Krishna Darbhaa,b,*. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 212, 117560, 2025
2024
2023
Engineered MnO2-Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Nanoheterostructures for Efficient Removal of Nanoplastics and Plastic-derived Contaminant Bisphenol S from Contaminated Water. Abhishek Mandal,Arpan Sarkar, Sangeetha Thykandi, Soumadip Guchhait, Gopala, Krishna Darbha, Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management, 2024 (Cite score: 13.0) (Just accepted)
Investigating the sorption of Zinc-Oxide Nanoparticles on Tire wear particles and their toxic effects on Chlorella vulgaris: Insights from toxicological models and physiological analysis. Zahid Ahmad Ganie, Soumadip Guchhait, Mohmmed Talib, Aniket Choudhary, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 136648, 2024 (Impact factor: 12.2) (Just accepted)
Whispers in the mangroves: Unveiling the silent impact of potential toxic
metals (PTMs) on Indian Sundarbans fungi. Shouvik Mahanty, Kirthana Pillay, Emilie A. Hardouin, Demetra Andreou, Marin Vcitanovic, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Sukhendu Mandal, Punarbasu Chaudhuri, Santanu Majumder, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 209, 117233, 2024
Assessment and accumulation of microplastics in the Indian riverine systems: Risk assessment and implications of translocation across the water-to-fish continuum. Zahid Ahmad Ganie, Abhishek Mandal, Lavish Arya, Sangeetha T, Mohmmed Talib, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Aquatic Toxicology, 272, 106944, 2024 (Impact factor: 4.964)
Influence of magnetite and its weathering originated maghemite and hematite minerals on sedimentation and transport of nanoplastics in the aqueous and subsurface environments. Science of the Total Environment. Aniket Choudhary, Nitin Khandelwal, Zahid Ahmad Ganie, Gopala Krishna Darbha, 169132, 2023, (Impact factor:10.753)
Chapter 12: Emerging biowaste derived surfaces to support redox-sensitive nanoparticles: applications in removal of synthetic dyes in the textbook - "Green and Sustainable Approaches using Wastes for the Production of Multifunctional Nanomaterials" by Nitin Khandelwal and Gopala Krishna Darbha, August, 2023
Mycosynthesized magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles for the remediation of heavy metals- An insight into the mechanism of adsorption, process optimization using algorithmic approach and its application for the treatment of groundwater. Environmental Nanotechnology, monitoring & Management. Shouvik Mahanty, Arpan Sarkar, Punarbasu Chaudhuri, Gopala Krishna Darbha, 20,100854, 2023 (Impact factor: 5.955)
Clean water production from plastic and heavy metal contaminated waters using redox-sensitive iron nanoparticle-loaded biochar, Environmental Research. Zahid Ahmad Ganie, Nitin Khandelwal, Choudhary Aniket, Gopala Krishna Darbha. 461, 141883, 2023 (Impact factor = 8.431)
The extent of microplastic pollution along the eastern coast of India: Focussing on marine waters, beach sand, and fish, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Abhishek Mandal, Nisha Singh, Arijit Mondal, Mohmmed Talib, Raktima Basu, Mrinal Kanti Biswas , Gopala Krishna Darbha, 194, 115265, 2023. (Impact factor = 7.001)
Varying growth behavior of redox-sensitive nanoparticles on 1:1 and 2:1 clay surfaces: mechanistic insights on preferential toxic ions removal in mono, co and multi-metal contaminated waters. Chemical Engineering Journal, Nitin Khandelwal, Nisha Singha, Ekta Tiwari, Remi Marsac, Dieter Schild, Thorsten Schäfer, and Gopala Krishna Darbha. 461, 141883, 2023. (Impact factor = 16.744)
2022
Submicron Plastic Adsorption by Peat, Accumulation in Sphagnum Mosses and Influence on Bacterial Communities in Peatland Ecosystems, ACS Environmental Science and Technology, Mandar Bandekar, Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh, Jukka Kekäläinen, Teemu Tahvanainen, Raine Kortet, Peng Zhang, Zhiling Guo, Jarkko Akkanen, Jari T. T. Leskinen, Miguel A. Gomez-Gonzalez, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Hans-Peter Grossart, Eugenia Valsami-Jones, and Jussi V. K. Kukkonen 56, 22, 15661–15671, 2022
Continuous filtration of multi-metal contaminated river and groundwater using antioxidant preserved redox-sensitive nanocomposites: ultrahigh reactivity and self-sedimentation possibility, Environmental Science and Technolgy Water, Khandelwal, Nitin; Rajak, Jai Kishan; Singh, Nisha; Tiwari, Ekta; Ganie, Zahid Ahmad; Choudhary, Aniket; Darbha, Gopala, 2022. (Just published)
Advances in Toxicology and Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials and Emerging Contaminants - 2nd chapter (An Overview of Methodologies for Tracing and Quantifying Microplastics in Environmental Samples), Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Martina G. Vijver, and Willie J. G. M. Peijnenburg, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9116-4_2
The groundwater arsenic contamination in the Bengal Basin-A review in brief, Chemosphere, Arpan Sarkar, Biswajit Paul, Gopala Krishna Darbha, 299, 134369, 2022 (IF = 5.778)
Effect of clay colloid – CuO nanoparticles interaction on retention of nanoparticles in different types of soils: role of clay fraction and environmental parameters, Environmental Research, Ekta Tiwari, Nitin Khandelwal, Nisha Singh, Sannay Biswas, Gopala Krishna Darbha*, 203, 111885, 2022 (IF= 6.498)
Nanoplastics interaction with feldspar and weathering originated secondary minerals (kaolinite and gibbsite) in the riverine environment, Science of the Total Environment, Aniket Choudhary, Nitin Khandelwal, Nisha Singh, Ekta Tiwari, Zahid Ahmad Ganie, Gopala Krishna Darbha,*, 818, 151831, 2022 (IF=7.963)
2021
The stochastic association of nanoparticles with algae at the cellular level: effects of NOM, particle size and particle shape. Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh, Latifeh Chupani, Zhiling Guo, Peng Zhang, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Martina G. Vijver, Eugenia Valsami-Jones, Willie J. G. M. Peijnenburg, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 218, 112280, 2021 (IF=4.872)
Removal of Chromate ions from leachate-contaminated groundwater samples of Khan Chandpur, India using chitin modified iron-enriched hydroxyapatite nanocomposite, Jai Kishan Rajak, Nitin Khandelwal, Mahima Prasad Behera, Ekta Tiwari, Nisha Singh, Zahid Ganie, Gopala Krishna Darbha*, Fazel A. Monikh, Thorsten Schaefer
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 (IF= 3.056)
Heterogeneously porous multi-adsorbent Clay (C)-Biochar (BC) surface to support redox-sensitive nanoparticles: applications of novel C-BC-nZVI nanotrident in continuous water filtration, Nitin Khandelwal, Ekta Tiwari, Nisha Singh; Gopala Darbha*
Environmental Science and Technology Water, 1 (3), 641-652, 2021 (Selected for Journal's coverpage)
Particle number-based trophic transfer of gold nanomaterials in an aquatic food chain, Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh, Latifeh Chupani , Daniel Arenas-Logo , Zhiling Guo , Peng Zhang, Gopala Krishna Darbha , Eugenia Valsami-Jones , Professor Iseult Lynch , Martina Vijver, Peter Bodegom, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg, Nature communications, 2021 (IF=12.121) (Nature Indexed Journal)
Study of the photocatalytic activity of Mn-doped ZnO nanocomposites depending on their morphology and structure with the variation of manganese concentration, Bharati Debi Biswas, Moushumi DuttaPurkayastha, EktaTiwari, ShankuDenrah, Mitali Sarkar, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Tapas PalMajumder, Surfaces and Interfaces, 2021, 23, 100902 (IF=3.724)
Interaction of metal oxide nanoparticles with microplastics: impact of weathering under riverine conditions, Nisha Singh, Nitin Khandelwal, Ekta Tiwari, Nabanita Naskar, Susanta Lahiri, Johannes Luetzenkirchen and Gopala Krishna Darbha, Water Research Journal, 2021, 189, 116622 (IF=9.130) (Nature Indexed Journal)
Impact of long-term storage of various redox-sensitive supported nanocomposites on their application in removal of dyes from wastewater: mechanisms delineation through spectroscopic investigations, Nitin Khandelwal, Ekta Tiwari, Nisha Singh, Remi Marsac, Thorsten Schäfer, Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 401, 123375 (IF=9.038)
2020
Interaction between a nano-formulation of atrazine and the rhizosphere bacterial community: atrazine degradation and bacterial community alterations, Yujia Zhai, Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh, Juan Wu, Renato Grillo, Daniel Arenas-Lago, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Martina G. Vijver, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg, Environmental Science:Nano, 2020, 7, 3372-3384 (IF=7.704)
Metal Sorption onto Nanoscale Plastic Debris and Trojan Horse Effects in Daphnia magna: Role of Dissolved Organic Matter, Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh, Martina Vijver; Zhiling Guo; Peng Zhang; Gopala Krishna Darbha; Willie Peijnenburg, Water Research Journal, 2020, 186,116410 (IF=9.130) (Nature Indexed Journal)
Interaction of polyoxometallates and nanoparticles with collector surfaces – focus on the use of streaming potential, Johannes Lützenkirchen *, Gopala Krishna Darbha *, Venkata Sai Kiran Chakravadhanula, Engelbert Redel, AtiÄ‘a Selmani, Lionel Vayssières, Journal of Colloids and Interfaces, 2020, 4, 39
Modelling the photocatalytic behaviour of p-1 n nickel-titanium oxide nanocomposite, Moushumi Dutta Purkayastha, Joydeep Datta, Partha Pratim Ray, Nisha Singh, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Shanku Denrah, Mitali Sarkar, Tapas Pal Majumder, Dipankar Ghosh. Journal of Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2020, 161, 82-94 (IF=3.35).
Engineered Nanoselenium Supplemented Fish Diet: Toxicity Comparison with Ionic Selenium and Stability against Particle Dissolution, Aggregation and Release, Abdolahpur Monikh, Fazel;Fazel; Chupani , Latifeh ; Smerkova, Kristyna; Bosker, Thijs; Cisar, Petr; Krzyzanek, Vladislav ; Richtera, Lukas; Franek, Roman ; Zuskova, Eliska ; Skoupý, Radim; Darbha, Gopala; Vijver, Martina; Valsami-Jones, Eugenia; Peijnenburg, Willie. Environmental Science:Nano, 2020, 7, 2325-2336 (IF=7.704)
Biochar–nZVI nanocomposite: optimization of grain size and Fe0 loading, application and removal mechanism of anionic metal species from soft water, hard water and groundwater, Nitin Khandelwal, Mahima Prasad Behera, Jai Kishan Rajak & Gopala Krishna Darbha, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (2020). (IF=2.599)
Effect of irrigation water type and other environmental parameters on CeO2 nanopesticide-clay colloid interactions, Ekta Tiwari, Mithu Mondal, Nisha Singh, Nitin Khandelwal, Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 22, 1, 2020 (Selected as cover page article) (IF=3.238)
2019
A Dose Metrics Perspective on the Association of Gold Nanomaterials with Algal Cells, Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh, Benjamin Fryer, Daniel Arenas-Lago, Martina G. Vijver, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Eugenia Valsami-Jones, Willie J. G. M. Peijnenburg, Environmental Science and Technology (Letters), 2019, 6 ,12, 732-738. (IF=7.768)
Understanding the stability of nanoplastics in aqueous environments: effect of ionic strength, temperature, dissolved organic matter, clay, and heavy metals: Nisha Singh, Ekta Tiwari, Nitin Khandelwal, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Environmental Science: Nano, 2019,6, 2968-2976.(IF=7.704)(Selected as cover page article)
The carrier transport properties and photodegradation ability of low temperature synthesized phase pure rutile titanium oxide nanostructured materials MD Purkayastha, S Middya, J Datta, PP Ray, BD Biswas, M Sarkar, GK Darbha, N Singh, T Pal Majumder, P Saha, D Das, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 226 (2019), 362-370 (IF=3.408)
Before 2018
Angela Fortner, Shuguang Wang, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Anandhi Ray, Hongtao Yu, Paresh Chandra Ray, Rajamohan R. Kalluru, Chan Kyu Kim, Vinita Rai and Jagdish P. Singh, “Near infrared photo-induced DNA damage in the presence of copper-dppz complex: Evidence for the involvement of singlet oxygen” Chemical Physics Letters, 127, 434, 2007
Chan Kyu Kim, Rajmohan R Kalluru, Jagdish P Singh, Angela Fortner, Jelani Griffin, Gopala K Darbha and Paresh Chandra Ray. “Gold-nanopartilce-based miniaturized laser-induced fluorescence probe for specific DNA hybridization detection: studies on size-dependent optical properties.” Nanotechnology, 17, 3085, 2006
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M.Bouby, G.Darbha, T.Schaefer, M. Stoll. Predicting the deposition of colloids onto granite surface. 2015. KIT Scientific reports. ISSN: 1869-9669. Reference: https://www.ine.kit.edu/downloads/KIT-SR-7725.pdf
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M.Bouby, J. Brendle, S. Buchner, G. Darbha, R. Gotz, J. Flugge, W. Hauser, S. Heck, P. Hoess, F. Huber, B. Lanyon, U. Noseck, A. Pudewills, T. Schaefer, L. Truche. Colloid/nanoparticle formation and mobility in the context of deep geolocial nuclear waste disposal. 2014. KIT Scientific reports (KOLLORADO-2; Final Report), 7645.
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N.L. Banik, M. Bouby, G. Darbha, N. Finck, H. Geckeis, F. Geyer, S. Heck, C. Marquardt, R. Marsac, T. Schäfer. Annual report 2013: Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (KIT Scientific reports, 7664). Reference: http://www.ine.kit.edu/downloads/KIT_SR_7664.pdf
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G. Darbha, T. Schafer, Progress report on microscale investigations on colloid mobility controlling processes (Deliverable D3.1) 2013. Reference: http://www.skb.se/belbar/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/D3.1.pdf
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N. Banik, M. Bouby, J. Brendlé , G. Darbha , C. Fischer,H. Geckeis, R. Götz, W. Hauser, S. Heck, P. Höss, F. Huber, C. M. Marquardt, T. Schäfer, D. Schild, J. Rothe, L. Truche. Annual report 2012: Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (KIT Scientific reports, 7655). Reference: http://www.ine.kit.edu/downloads/KIT-SR_7655.pdf
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Fischer C., Darbha G.K., Micher A., Schaefer T., Luttge A. “The impact of mineral and rock surface topography on colloid retention” GEOTECHNOLOGIEN, Science report, 16, 47-64, 2011 (ISSN: 1619-7399)
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N. Banik, M. Bouby, J. Brendlé, G. Darbha, C. Fischer, H. Geckeis, R. Götz, W. Hauser, S. Heck, P. Höss, F. Huber, C. M. Marquardt, T. Schäfer, D. Schild, J. Rothe, L. Truche Annual report 2011: Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal (KIT Scientific reports, 7617). Reference: http://digbib.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/volltexte/1000028703
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Paresh Chandra Ray, Gopala Krishna Darbha, Oleg Tovmachenko, Uma Shanker Rai, Jelani Griffin, William Hardy, and Ana Balarezo. “Gold Nanoparticle Based Surface Energy Transfer Probe for Accurate Identification of Biological Agents DNA”, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for Chemical and Biological Defense, 1016, (Chapt. 9), 115, 2009.
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