Measurement, Analysis and Remediation of Environmental Pollutants

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Introduction of Measurement, Analysis and Remediation of Environmental Pollutants

   • Tarun Gupta, Swatantra Pratap Singh, Prashant Rajput, Avinash Kumar Agarwal

   Pages 1-5

3. Quantification of Airborne Particulate and Associated Toxic Heavy Metals in Urban Indoor Environment and Allied Health Effects

   • Alfred J. Lawrence, Tahmeena Khan

   Pages 7-58

4. In-situ Measurements of Aerosols from the High-Altitude Location in the Central Himalayas

   • Hema Joshi, Manish Naja, Tarun Gupta

   Pages 59-89

5. Analysis of Atmospheric Pollutants During Fireworks Festival ‘Diwali’ at a Residential Site Delhi in India

   • Pallavi Saxena, Anju Srivastava, Shivangi Verma, Shweta, Lakhwinder Singh, Saurabh Sonwani

   Pages 91-105

6. Organic Air Pollutants: Measurement, Properties & Control

   • Abhishek Chakraborty

   Pages 107-130

7. Chemical Speciation and Source Apportionment of Airborne Coarse Particles at Kanpur

   • Pragati Rai, Tarun Gupta

   Pages 131-141

8. Analysis of an Aerosol Environment in an Urban Region and Its Impact on Regional Meteorology

   • Shamitaksha Talukdar, Animesh Maitra

   Pages 143-164

9. Vertical Profiling of Aerosol and Aerosol Types Using Space-Borne Lidar

   • Alaa Mhawish, K. S. Vinjamuri, Nandita Singh, Manish Kumar, Tirthankar Banerjee

   Pages 165-177

10. A Study of Optical and Microphysical Properties of Atmospheric Brown Clouds Over the Indo-Gangetic Plains

    • Manish Jangid, Saurabh Chaubey, Amit Kumar Mishra

    Pages 179-198

11. Spatial Variation of Airborne Allergenic Fungal Spores in the Ambient PM2.5—A Study in Rajkot City, Western Part of India

    • Charmi Humbal, Sneha Gautam, Suneel Kumar Joshi, Mahendrapal Singh Rajput

    Pages 199-209

12. Measurement, Analysis, and Remediation of Biological Pollutants in Water

    • Uthradevi Kannan, S. Krishna Prashanth, Shihabudheen M. Maliyekkal

    Pages 211-243

13. Occurrence, Contamination, Speciation and Analysis of Selenium in the Environment

    • M. S. V. Naga Jyothi, B. J. Ramaiah, Shihabudheen M. Maliyekkal

    Pages 245-269

14. Bioleaching of Selected Metals from E-Waste Using Pure and Mixed Cultures of Aspergillus Species

    • Amber Trivedi, Subrata Hait

    Pages 271-280

15. Recent Advances in Micro-extraction Based Analytical Approaches for Pesticides Analysis in Environmental Samples

    • Anshuman Srivastava, Minu Singh, Shiv Singh, Sheelendra Pratap Singh

    Pages 281-318

16. Role of Microorganisms in Degradation and Removal of Anticonvulsant Drugs: A Review

    • Neha Alok Sinha, Vipin Kumar

    Pages 319-331

17. Oxidative Potential of Particulate Matter: A Prospective Measure to Assess PM Toxicity

    • Suman Yadav, Harish C. Phuleria

    Pages 333-356

18. Monitoring and Processing of Data for Effective Wasteload Allocation Modeling in India

    • Dipteek Parmar, A. K. Keshari

    Pages 357-373

19. Methane Emission from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills—Estimation and Control

    • S. Rajesh, S. Roy, V. Khan

    Pages 375-395

20. Low-Cost Adsorptive Removal Techniques for Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products

    • Dina Zaman, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Swati Mishra

    Pages 397-421

This book discusses contamination of water, air, and soil media. The book covers health effects of such contamination and discusses remedial measures to improve the situation. Contributions by experts provide a comprehensive discussion on the latest developments in the detection and analysis of contaminants, enabling researchers to understand the evolution of these pollutants in real time and develop more accurate source apportionment of these pollutants. The contents of this book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and policy makers alike.

• Airborne Particulates
• Aerosols
• Atmospheric Pollutants
• Bioleaching
• Bioremediation
• Heavy Metal Remediation

• Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

  Tarun Gupta, Prashant Rajput

• Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

  Swatantra Pratap Singh

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

  Avinash Kumar Agarwal

Dr. Tarun Gupta is currently Associate Dean of Research and Development and  and N C Nigam Chair Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India. He holds a Doctor of Science (2004) in Environmental Health from Harvard University (USA) and Master of Technology (2000), Environmental Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay. He has published more than 125 articles in ISI indexed journals, 4 books, 8 book chapters, and filed 8 Indian patents. A submicron aerosol sampler designed, developed and evaluated at the IIT Kanpur has since been commercialized by Envirotech (Delhi) and another technology transferred to BARC, Mumbai. He has developed several low-flow-rate and high-flow-rate impaction-based samplers and a non-selective membrane-based diffusion denuder. He has won INAE Entrepreneur and Innovator Award (2018), membership of INYAS (2016), PK Kelkar Research Fellowship (2015), NASI Scopus Young Scientist (2015), INSA Young Scientist (2011), INAE Young Engineer (2009), and IEI Young Engineer (2008) Awards.
 
Dr. Swatantra Pratap Singh is an Assistant Professor at IIT Bombay in the Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering. Before this he was a post-doctoral scholar in the Zuckerberg Institute of Water Research at Ben-Gurion University, Israel. He is an environmental engineer with training in pollution control, and has received his Ph.D. and M.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. His research focuses on the low cast membrane-based treatment units for water and wastewater treatment, and the generation of catalytic membranes with high flux and better selectivity and the use nanomaterials to address environmental challenges. He has published 14 articles in reputed journals, 2 book chapters and holds 3 patents. 


Dr Prashant Rajput is a CSIR-Senior Research Associate in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Kanpur. He received his M.Sc. in Chemistry from University of Allahabad and his PhD from Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India. Post to PhD., he has also worked in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Surrey, Guildford, UK; Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India and Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Dr Rajput’s research interests are in atmospheric & aerosol chemistry, air pollution, source apportionment, risk assessment and particles measurement. He has published 30 journal articles and 4 book chapters. 


Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal joined IIT Kanpur in 2001. He worked at the Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA as a Post-Doctoral Fellow (1999 – 2001). His interests are IC engines, combustion, alternate and conventional fuels, lubricating oil tribology, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, emissions and particulate control, and large bore engines. Prof.Agarwal has published 270+ peer reviewed international journal and conference papers, 35 edited books, and 63 books chapters. He is an associate editor of ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology, and has edited the Handbook of Combustion, Wiley VCH, Germany. Prof. Agarwal is a Fellow of SAE, ASME, NASI, Royal Society of Chemistry, ISEES, and INAE. He has been the recipient of several prestigious awards such as Clarivate Analystics India Citation Award-2017 in Engineering and Technology, NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award-2012; INAE Silver Jubilee Young Engineer Award-2012; Dr. C. V. Raman Young Teachers Award: 2011; SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award -2008; INSA Young Scientist Award-2007; UICT Young Scientist Award-2007; INAE Young Engineer Award-2005. Prof. Agarwal received Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award-2016 in Engineering Sciences.

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