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Punarbasu Chaudhuri,

Associate Professor and Head of the Department at Department of Environmental Science in University of Calcutta.

Research Interest

Ours is a multidisciplinary laboratory mainly focuses on various aspects of ecology and environment. Our research boardly concentrates on mangrove ecology, air pollution, insect-plant interaction, environmental geochemistry, climate change and polar environment.

Current work snippets

Research grants and funding sources

1. University Grants Commission, New Delhi
2. Department Of Science & Technology, Govt. of India
3. UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research
4. Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India
5. The Energy and Research Institute
6. Department Of Science & Technology, Govt. of West Bengal
7. Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi
8. Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India

Award / Honours receive

Member of 39th Indian Expedition to Antarctica, (2019-20)

Recipient of Shastri Indo-Canadian Fellowship (2018) to participate BaySys Sub-Arctic expedition in the CCGS Amundsen to study the impact of climate change on polar environment.

Nominated as Australian Award Ambassador in India by Govt of Australia, 2014.

Recipient of Science Academies’ (IASc-INSA-NASI) Summer Research Fellowship 2014.

Recipient of Endeavour Award 2012 of Govt. of Australia for Post doctoral research

Certification of Appreciation for contribution to the judging process at “Initiative for Research and Innovation In Science” organized by Department of Science and Technology, Intel Education and Confederation of Indian Industry, 2008.

Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship / Assistant Professorship in Environmental Science conducted by Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 2002.

Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for Junior Research  Fellowship (JRF) & Lectureship in Environmental Sc. conducted by University Grants Commission (2001).

Junior Research Fellowship awarded by University Grants Commission for Doctoral level research work (Aug.2001-Oct. 2003).

Certificate of Merit for securing 1^st Class 1^st position in Post Graduate Examination from University of Kalyani (2000).

National Scholarship Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India for good performance in undergraduate studies (1998).

Vidyasagar College Centenary Scholarship from Vidyasagar College for securing highest marks from the college in undergraduate examination (1998).

Abanindra Guha Life Science Endowment from Vidyasagar College for securing highest marks among all life science subjects from the college in undergraduate examination (1998).

Publications:

Bhattacharjee, S., Rathore, C., Naik, A., Saha, M., Tudu, P., Dastidar, P. G., Bhattacharyya, S., de Boer, J., & Chaudhuri, P. (2024). Do microplastics accumulate in penguin internal organs? Evidence from Svenner island, Antarctica. Science of the Total Environment, 951(August), 175361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175361

Roy, A. K., Mondal, R., Roy, A., Bhattacharyya, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2024). A quantitative comparison of macro-plastic debris between undisturbed and populous coastal ecosystems of West Bengal, India. Marine pollution bulletin, 202, 116340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116340

Biswas, A., Debnath, P., Roy, S., Bhattacharyya, S., Mitra, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2024). Spatio-temporal variation in water quality due to the anthropogenic impact in Rudrasagar Lake, a Ramsar site in India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196(7), 598. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-12736-6

Mitra, S., Naskar, N., Lahiri, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2024). Synergistic aqueous biphasic separation of 90Nb and 89Zr from natY using green tea derived catechins. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 333(2), 853–863. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09321-5

Mitra, S., Naskar, N., Tamili, D., Lahiri, S., Bhattacharjee, P., Nandi, R. K., & Chaudhuri, P. (2024). Gamma radiolytic degradation of catechin in aqueous solution. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 217, 111509. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radphyschem.2024.111509

Mitra, S., Naskar, N., Lahiri, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2023). A study on phytochemical profiling of Avicennia marina mangrove leaves collected from Indian Sundarbans. Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment, 4, 100041. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scenv.2023.100041

Talukdar, A., Kundu, P., Bhattacharjee, S., Dey, S., Dey, A., Biswas, J. K., Chaudhuri, P., & Bhattacharya, S. (2023). Microplastics in mangroves with special reference to Asia: Occurrence, distribution, bioaccumulation and remediation options. The Science of the Total Environment, 904, 166165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166165

Mahanty, S., Sarkar, A., Chaudhuri, P., & Krishna Darbha, G. (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, 20, 100854. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2023.100854

Reeves, A., Shaikh, W. A., Chakraborty, S., Chaudhuri, P., Biswas, J. K., & Maity, J. P. (2023). Potential transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through microplastics in sewage: A wastewater-based epidemiological review. Environmental Pollution, 334, 122171. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122171

Mitra, S., Naskar, N., Samanta, P., Banerjee, P., Lahiri, S., Ghosh, K. & Chaudhuri, P. (2023). Separation of 71,72As from alpha-particle induced reaction on gallium oxide target using naturally occurring alkaloid caffeine. Radiochimica Acta, 111(9), 691-698. https://doi.org/10.1515/ract-2023-0148

Mitra, S., Naskar, N., Samanta, P., Banerjee, P., Lahiri, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2024). Separation of 90Nb from bulk yttrium target using two food derived alkaloids. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 333(3), 1393–1401. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-08982-6

Bhattacharjee, S., Mandal, B., Das, R., Bhattacharyya, S., Chaudhuri, P., & Mukherjee, A. (2023). Microplastics in gastro-intestinal tract of estuarine fish from the mangrove ecosystem of Indian Sundarbans. Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences, 22(2), 317-338.

Tudu, P., Gaine, T., Mahanty, S., Mitra, S., Bhattacharyya, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2023). Impact of COVID‐19 lockdown on the elemental profile of PM10 present in the ambient aerosol of an educational institute in Kolkata, India. Environmental Quality Management, 32(3), 79–96. https://doi.org/10.1002/tqem.21862

Chatterjee, T., Chakrabarty, S., Roy, S., Biswas, O., Mitra, B., & Chaudhuri, P. (2023). Spatial and temporal variation of floral visitors and their visitation pattern on Acanthus ilicifolius L.: a case study from the mangrove ecosystem of Indian Sundarbans. Journal of Insect Conservation, 1-11.

Tudu, P., Sen, P., & Chaudhuri, P. (2022). Quantification of Water-Soluble Inorganic Ions of PM10 Particles in Selected Areas of Kolkata Metropolitan City, India. Aerosol Science and Engineering, 6(4), 456–472. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41810-022-00158-1

Jhahan, E., Bhattacharyya, S., Chaudhuri, A., Sarkar, N., Akhtar, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2022). Optimization and application of UVC irradiation for prevention of fungal biodeterioration of vegetable tanned and chrome tanned leather. Journal of Leather Science and Engineering, 4(1), 28.

Dastidar, D. G., Basu, S., Venkatraman, C., Chaudhuri, P., Nikhil, P. P., (2022) Remnant vegetation in farmland -its significance in ethnobotany and local ecosystem. Plant Science Today. https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.1761

Mondal, M., Kumar, V., Bhatnagar, A., Vithanage, M., Selvasembian, R., Ambade, B., Meers, E., Chaudhuri, P., & Biswas J. K. (2022). Bioremediation of metal(loid) cocktail, struvite biosynthesis and plant growth promotion by a versatile bacterial strain Serratia sp. KUJM3: Exploiting environmental co-benefits. Environmental Research. 113937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113937

Islam, M. M., Bhattacharya, R., Sarkar, B., Maiti, P. K., Mahanty, S., Chaudhuri, P., … & Mandal, S. (2022). Different soil salinity imparts clear alteration in rhizospheric bacterial community dynamics in rice and peanut. Archives of Microbiology, 204(1), 1-17.

Ghosh, S., Bakshi, M., Mahanty, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2022). Assessment of role of rhizosphere process in bioaccumulation of heavy metals in fine nutritive roots of riparian mangrove species in river Hooghly: Implications to global anthropogenic environmental changes. Marine pollution bulletin, 174, 113157.

Mitra, S., Naskar, N., Ghosh, K., Dutta, A., Lahiri, S., Chaudhuri, P., & Saha, A. (2022). Studies on radiation stability of natural caffeine. Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 183, 110148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110148

Naskar, N., Gangopadhyay, K., Lahiri, S., Chaudhuri, P., Sharma, R., Kumar, P., … & Ghosh, A. (2021). New AMS 14C dates of a multicultural archaeological site from the paleo-deltaic region of west Bengal, India: cultural and geo-archaeological implications. Radiocarbon, 1-11.

Ghosh, S., Bakshi, M., Mahanty, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2021). Assessment of Human Induced Potentially Toxic Metal Aggregation and Decadal Change in Sediment Quality of River Hooghly: Implications to the Usage of Pneumatophores as a Potential Bio-indicator and Phytoremediator. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 232(10), 399. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05357-z.

Gaine, T., Tudu, P., Ghosh, S., Mahanty, S., Bakshi, M., Naskar, N., … & Chaudhuri, P. (2021). Differentiating Wild and Apiary Honey by Elemental Profiling: a Case Study from Mangroves of Indian Sundarban. Biological Trace Element Research, 1-20.

Islam, M. M., Bhattacharya, R., Sarkar, B., Maiti, P. K., Mahanty, S., Chaudhuri, P., Biswas, S. & Mandal, S. (2021). Different Soil Salinity Imparts Clear Alteration In Rhizospheric Bacterial Community Dynamics In Rice And Peanut. Research Square. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-646600/v1.

Tudu, P., Mahanty, S., Sriramulu, S., Chaudhuri, P., & Pathak, S. (2021). Evaluation of Binding and Abrasion Properties of Grey Mangrove (Avicennia marina) Leaf Extract Against Escherichia coli K12 DNA. Anti-Infective Agents, 19. doi:10.2174/2211352519666210528155419

Basu, C., Bhattacharyya, S., Chaudhuri, A., Akhtar, S., Chatterjee, A., Thakur, B., Guha, H. & Chaudhuri, P. (2021). Assessment of Potential Damage Factor: A Case Study of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata. Journal of Heritage Management, 6(1): 53-68.

Ghosh, S., Das, R., Bakshi, M., Mahanty, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2021). Potentially toxic element and microplastic contamination in the river Hooghly: Implications to better water quality management. Journal of Earth System Science, 130(4): 1-16.

Ghosh, S., Bakshi, M., Mahanty, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2021). Understanding potentially toxic metal (PTM) induced biotic response in two riparian mangrove species Sonneratia caseolaris and Avicennia officinalis along river Hooghly, India: Implications for sustainable sediment quality management. Marine Environmental Research, 172, 105486.

Bakshi, M., Ghosh, S., Mahanty, S., Gaine, T. & Chaudhuri, P. (2021). Ecotoxicological response of potentially toxic metal (PTM) pollution in estuarine mangrove habitat of Indian Sundarban. Journal of Earth System Science, 130(3): 1-18.

Mahanty, S., Tudu, P., Ghosh, S., Chatterjee, S., Das, P., Bhattacharyya, S., Das, S., Acharya, K. & Chaudhuri, P. (2021). Chemometric study on the biochemical marker of the manglicolous fungi to illustrate its potentiality as a bio indicator for heavy metal pollution in Indian Sundarbans. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 173, 113017.

Singha, V. Chakraborty, S. and  Chaudhuri, P. (2021). Quantification and polymer characterization of sediment microplastics along the Golden beach, Puri, India. Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences, 50 (07):574-584.

Gaine, T., Das, R., Mitra, B. and  Chaudhuri, P. (2021). Insect foragers and their role in pollination of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Savigny (Rhizophoraceae) from Lothian Wildlife Sanctuary, Sundarban biosphere reserve. Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology, 33-40.

Ghosh, S., Bakshi, M., Mahanty, S., Gaine, T., Bhattacharyya, S., Biswas, J. K., & Chaudhuri, P. (2021). Spatiotemporal distribution of potentially toxic elements in the lower Gangetic delta and their implications for non-carcinogenic health risk management. Geoscience Letters, 8(1): 1-14.

Ghosh, S., Bakshi, M., Mahanty, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2021). Understanding potentially toxic metal (PTM) induced biotic response in two riparian mangrove species Sonneratia caseolaris and Avicennia officinalis along river Hooghly, India: Implications for sustainable sediment quality management. Marine Environmental Research, 172: 105486.

Mitra, S., Naskar, N. & Chaudhuri, P. (2021). A review on potential bioactive phytochemicals for novel therapeutic applications with special emphasis on mangrove species. Phytomedicine Plus, 1(4): 100107.

Gupta, B., Chaudhuri, P. & Mishra, T.K. (2021). Extraction of timber and nontimber forest produce of Southwest Bengal: ecology versus economy. Forest Resources Resilience and Conflicts, 247-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822931-6.00019-8

Chaudhuri, P. & Bhattacharyya, S. (2021). Impact of Covid-19 lockdown on the socioenvironmental scenario of Indian Sundarban. Environmental Resilience and Transformation in Times of COVID-19, 25-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-85512-9.00032-2

Chaudhuri, A., Bhattacharyya, S., Chaudhuri, P., Sudarshan, M., & Mukherjee, S. (2020). In vitro deterioration study of concrete and marble by Aspergillus tamarii. Journal of Building Engineering, 32, 101774.

Bhattacharyya, S., Chopra , J. Minz, R.K.,  Chakraborty, M. Gupta, S.D., Roy, M., Sarkar, S., Chaudhuri,  P. Mukherjee , J. (2020). Spatial variation of valuable bacterial enzymes in soil: A case study from different agro ecological zones of West Bengal, India. Spatial variation of valuable bacterial enzymes in soil: A case study from different agro ecological zones of West Bengal, India, International Journal of Experimental Research and Review,22: 7-18.

Mahanty, S., Chatterjee, S., Ghosh, S., Tudu, P., Gaine, T., Bakshi, M., Das, S., Das, P., Bhattacharyya, S., Bandyopadhyay, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2020). Synergistic approach towards the sustainable management of heavy metals in wastewater using mycosynthesized iron oxide nanoparticles: Biofabrication, adsorptive dynamics and chemometric modeling study. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 37: 101426. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101426

Chatterjee, S., Dey, S., Sarma, M., Chaudhuri, P., & Das, S. (2020). Biodegradation of Congo Red by Manglicolous Filamentous Fungus Aspergillus flavus JKSC-7 Isolated from Indian Sundabaran Mangrove Ecosystem. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology, 56(6):708-717. doi:10.1134/S0003683820060046

Chaudhuri, A., Bhattacharyya, S., Chaudhuri, P., Sudarshan, M., & Mukherjee, S. (2020). In vitro deterioration study of concrete and marble by Aspergillus tamarii. Journal of Building Engineering, 32: 101774.

Dey, S., Mahanty, S., Saha, A., Kumar, P., Saha, R., Kar, C., Chaudhuri, P., & Sukul, P. K. (2020). Bio-inspired perylene diimide coated super paramagnetic nanoparticles for the effective and efficient removal of lead (ii) from aqueous medium. Materials Advances, 1(6): 1817-1828.

Chaudhuri, A., Bhattacharyya, S., & Chaudhuri, P.(2020) In vitro susceptibility testing of indoor fungi by ETEST., Asian Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology & Environmental Sciences. 22 (4): 642-647.

Chaudhuri, A., Basu, C., Bhattacharyya, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2020). Development of health risk rating scale for indoor airborne fungal exposure. Archives of environmental & occupational health, 75(7): 375-383.

Mahanty, S., Chatterjee, S., Ghosh, S., Tudu, P., Gaine, T., Bakshi, M., … & Chaudhuri, P. (2020). Synergistic approach towards the sustainable management of heavy metals in wastewater using mycosynthesized iron oxide nanoparticles: Biofabrication, adsorptive dynamics and chemometric modeling study. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 37, 101426.

Naskar, N., Lahiri, S., Mitra, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2020). Radiogenic quality assessment of ground and riverine water samples collected from Indian Sundarbans. Environmental Research, 109407.

Chatterjee, S., Mahanty, S., Das, P., Chaudhuri, P., & Das, S. (2020). Biofabrication of iron oxide nanoparticles using manglicolous fungus Aspergillus niger BSC-1 and removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous solution. Chemical Engineering Journal, 385, 123790.

Ganguly, A., Tudu, P., Gaine, T., & Chaudhuri, P. (2020) Influence of Selected Meteorological Parameters on Ambient Air Quality in the Metropolitan City of Kolkata. International Journal of Advanced Science and Engineering, 6(3): 1419-1423.

Ghosh, S., Bakshi, M., Gupta, K., Mahanty, S., Bhattacharyya, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2020). A preliminary study on upstream migration of mangroves in response to changing environment along River Hooghly, India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 151, 110840.

Gupta, M., Mondal, S., Chakraborty, H., & Chaudhuri, P. (2020). Nature of spatial heterogeneity of the coastal, marine ecoregions along the eastern coast of India. Journal of Earth System Science, 129(1): 1-12.

Gupta, M., Mondal, S., Chakraborty, H., & Chaudhuri, P. (2020). Nature of spatial heterogeneity of the coastal, marine ecoregions along the eastern coast of India. Journal of Earth System Science, 129(1), 1-12.

Chaudhuri, A., Basu, C., Bhattacharyya, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2020). Developement of health risk rating scale for indoor airborne fungal exposure. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, 75(7), 375-383.

Mahanty, S., Bakshi, M., Ghosh, S., Gaine, T., Chatterjee, S., Bhattacharyya, S., … & Chaudhuri, P. (2019). Mycosynthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles using manglicolous fungi isolated from Indian sundarbans and its application for the treatment of chromium containing solution: Synthesis, adsorption isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics study. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management,12, 100276.

Das, D., Das, R., Gaine, T., Mahanty, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2019). Documentation of pollen grains of commonly found mangroves of Indian sundarban using foldscope. Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, 6, 886-892.

Mahanty, S., Bakshi, M., Ghosh, S., Chatterjee, S., Bhattacharyya, S., Das, P., Das, S. and Chaudhuri, P. (2019). Green Synthesis of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Mediated by Filamentous Fungi Isolated from Sundarban Mangrove Ecosystem, India. BioNanoScience, 1-15.

Banerjee, A., Biswas, J. K., Pant, D., Sarkar, B., Chaudhuri, P., Rai, M., & Meers, E. (2019). Enteric bacteria from the earthworm (Metaphire posthuma) promote plant growth and remediate toxic trace elements. Journal of environmental management, 250, 109530.

Das, P., Mahanty, S., Ganguli, A., Das, P., & Chaudhuri, P. (2019). Role of Manglicolous fungi isolated from Indian Sunderban mangrove forest for the treatment of metal containing solution: Batch and optimization using response surface methodology. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 13, 166-178.

Sarkar, S., Mukherjee, A., Parvin, R., Das, S., Roy, U., Ghosh, S., Chaudhuri, P., & Gachhui, R. (2019). Removal of Pb (II), As (III), and Cr (VI) by nitrogen‐starved Papiliotrema laurentii strain RY1. Journal of basic microbiology, 59(10): 1016-1030.

Das, P., Mahanty, S., Ganguli, A., Das, P., & Chaudhuri, P. (2019). Role of Manglicolous fungi isolated from Indian Sunderban mangrove forest for the treatment of metal containing solution: Batch and optimization using response surface methodology. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 13, 166-178.

Jindal, A., Juneja, S., Bakshi, M., Chaudhuri, P., & Bhattacharya, J. (2019). Mesoporous zinc silicate bio-composite: Preparation, characterization and in vitro evaluation. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 277, 124-131.

Naskar, N., Lahiri, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2019). Quantitative estimation of total potassium and 40 K in surface soil samples of Indian Sundarbans. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1-7.

Naskar, N., Lahiri, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2019) Estimation of radiological indices in Indian Sundarbans – a mangrove habitat, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, (JRNC-D-19-00335R1)

Ghosh, S., Bakshi, M., Mitra, S., Mahanty, S., Ram, S. S., Banerjee, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2019). Elemental geochemistry in acid sulphate soils–A case study from reclaimed islands of Indian Sundarban. Marine pollution bulletin, 138, 501-510.

Gaine, T., Sarkar, A., Mahanty, S., Sinha, I., Bhattacharya, S., Gupta Bhattacharya. S., &  Chaudhuri, P. (2018) Effect of Air quality on Respiratory health of Roadside exposed people: a micro-level study from Kolkata, India, Indian Journal of Aerobiology,  Indian Journal of Aerobiology, 31(1&2): 33-40.

Pathak, S., Ghosh, A., Roy, S., Chaudhuri, P., (2018). Access to the safe drinking water: a case study at east Kolkata wetland, Indian Journal of Landscape sytems and ecological studies, 41 (1).

Bakshi, M., Ghosh, S., Ram, S. S., Sudarshan, M., Chakraborty, A., Biswas, J. K. & Chaudhuri, P. (2018). Sediment quality, elemental bioaccumulation and antimicrobial properties of mangroves of Indian Sundarban. Environmental geochemistry and health, 1-22.

Bakshi, M., Ghosh, S., Chakraborty, D., Hazra, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2018). Assessment of potentially toxic metal (PTM) pollution in mangrove habitats using biochemical markers: A case study on Avicennia officinalis L. in and around Sundarban, India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 133: 157-172.

Majumdar, A., Barla, A., Upadhyay, M. K., Ghosh, D., Chaudhuri, P., Srivastava, S., & Bose, S. (2018). Vermiremediation of metal (loid) s via Eichornia crassipes phytomass extraction: A sustainable technique for plant amelioration. Journal of environmental management, 220: 118-125.

Ghosh, S., Bakshi, M., Kumar, A., Ramanathan, A. L., Biswas, J. K., Bhattacharyya, S., Chaudhuri, P. & Rinklebe, J. (2018). Assessing the potential ecological risk of Co, Cr, Cu, Fe and Zn in the sediments of Hooghly–Matla estuarine system, India. Environmental geochemistry and health, 1-18.

Chakraborty, V., Sengupta, S., Chaudhuri, P., & Das, P. (2018). Assessment on removal efficiency of chromium by the isolated manglicolous fungi from Indian Sundarban mangrove forest: Removal and optimization using response surface methodology. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 10, 335-344.

Naskar, N., Lahiri, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2018). Anomalies in quantitative measurement of 40 K in natural samples. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1-7.

Naskar, N., Lahiri, S., Chaudhuri, P., & Srivastava, A. (2017). Measurement of naturally occurring radioactive materials, 238 U and 232 Th-part 3: is efficiency calibration necessary for quantitative measurement of ultra-low level NORM?. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 314(1), 507-511.

Biswas, J. K., Mondal, M., Rinklebe, J., Sarkar, S. K., Chaudhuri, P., Rai, M., … & Rizwan, M. (2017). Multi-metal resistance and plant growth promotion potential of a wastewater bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its synergistic benefits. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 1-11.

Bakshi, M., Ram, S. S., Ghosh, S., Chakraborty, A., Sudarshan, M., & Chaudhuri, P. (2017). Micro-spatial variation of elemental distribution in estuarine sediment and their accumulation in mangroves of Indian Sundarban. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 189(5): 221.

Naskar, N., Lahiri, S., Chaudhuri, P., & Srivastava, A. (2017). Measurement of naturally occurring radioactive material, 238U and 232Th: part 2—optimization of counting time. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, DOI-10.1007/s10967-017-5205-22016

Chaudhuri, P., Naskar, N., & Lahiri, S. Measurement of background radioactivity in surface soil of Indian Sundarban. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1-6. DOI- 10.1007/s10967-016-5158-x) (ISSN no-0236-5731).

Dhame, S., Kumar, A., Ramanathan, A. L.,  Chaudhari, P. (2016). Elemental composition, distribution and control of biogenic silica in the anthropogenically disturbed and pristine zone inter-tidal sediments of Indian Sundarbans mangrove-estuarine complex. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 111(1): 68-85.

Naskar, N., Lahiri, S., Chaudhuri, P., & Srivastava, A. (2016). Measurement of naturally occurring radioactive materials, 238U and 232Th: anomalies in photopeak selection. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 310(3): 1381-1396.

Naskar, N., Lahiri, S., Chaudhuri, P (2016) HF-free microwave assisted dissolution of soil samples for quantitative assessment of potassium, Journal of Indian Chemical Society, 93(7): 799-803.

Chaudhuri, P., Bhattacharyya, S., Samal, A.C. (2016) Living Root Bridge: A potential no cost eco-technology for mitigating rural communication problems, International Journal of Experimental Research and Review, 5:33-35.

Ghosh,S., Ram, S. S., Bakshi, M., Chakraborty, A., Sudarshan, M., Chaudhuri, P. (2016) Vertical and horizontal variation of elemental contamination in sediments of Hooghly estuary, India, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 109(1): 539-549.

Mukherjee, D., Bhattacharyya, S., Chaudhuri, P. (2016) Fumigation of Eucalyptus oil for controlling strong room fungi at Jorasanko Museum (Tagore’s residence), India: A study for sustainable conservation, International Journal of Conservation Science, 7(2): 431-442.

Bhattacharyya, S., Mukherjee, D., Chaudhuri, P. (2016) Biodeterioration risk index of exhibit present in museum galleries of tropical climate, Museum Management and Curatorship, 31(3): 268-282.

Gaine, T., Chaudhuri, P. and Gupta Bhattarcharya, S.(2015) Impact of Airborne bio-particulates in community health of a forest fringe village of Indian Sundarbans, Journal of Palynology, 51: 41-48

Bakshi, M., Ghosh, S., & Chaudhuri, P. (2015). Green Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Potential of Sliver Nanoparticles Using Three Mangrove Plants from Indian Sundarban. BioNanoScience, 5(3): 162-170.

Bhattacharyya S., Basu S., Chaudhuri P., Santra S. C. (2015) Bioaccumulation of Mercury and Assessment of Suitable Biomarker in Vegetables Collected from East Calcutta Garbage Farming Area (Dhapa), India, International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology, 2(5): 148-54.

Ghosh, S., Chaudhuri, P., Jeelani, S., & Bhattacharyya, S. (2015). Impact of carbaryl insecticides on metamorphosis of Papilio demoleus (l.) larvae in laboratory condition. International Journal of Research in Biosciences, 4(2): 44-50.

Ghosh, S., Bakshi, M., Bhattacharyya, S., Nath, B. & Chaudhuri, P., (2015). A Review of Threats and Vulnerabilities to Mangrove Habitats: With Special Emphasis on East Coast of India. Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change, 6(4): 270-279.

Ram, S. S., Majumder, S., Chaudhuri, P., Chanda, S., Santra, S. C., Chakraborty, A., et al. (2015). A review on air pollution monitoring and management using plants with special reference to foliar dust adsorption and physiological stress responses. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 45(23): 2489-2522.

Bhattacharyya, S., Mukherjee, D., Sarkar, P., Ghosh,S., Samaddar, B., Chaudhuri, P. (2015) Assessment of viable fungi in indoor air: a case study from Tagore’s residence at Jorasanko, India. International Letters of Natural Sciences, 6(2015): 43-50.

Birch, G., Nath, B., & Chaudhuri, P. (2015). Effectiveness of remediation of metal-contaminated mangrove sediments (Sydney estuary, Australia). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22(8): 6185-6197.

Bhattacharyya S., Chaudhuri P.(2014) Eco-tourism in Sundarbns to combat climate vulnerability in coastal habitats, Artha Beekshan, 23(2): 146-162.

Nath, B., Chaudhuri, P., & Birch, G. (2014). Assessment of biotic response to heavy metal contamination in Avicennia marina mangrove ecosystems in Sydney Estuary, Australia. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 107: 284-290.

Bhattacharya, S., Chaudhuri, P., Mandal, A. K., Majumder, S.,Basu, P. (2014) Reappearance of Anopheles sundaicus at Sundarban coastal area, West Bengal, India. Journal of Applied Bioscience 40(1): 58-59.

Chaudhuri, P., Nath, B., & Birch, G. (2014). Accumulation of trace metals in grey mangrove Avicennia marina fine nutritive roots: The role of rhizosphere processes. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 79(1-2): 284-292.

Nandy, V., Bakshi, M., Ghosh, S., Sharma, H., RayBasu, B., & Chaudhuri, P. (2014). Potentiality assessment of fish scale biodegradation using mangrove fungi isolated from Indian Sundarban. International Letters of Natural Sciences, 9(2014): 68-76.

Nath, B., Birch, G., & Chaudhuri, P. (2014). Assessment of sediment quality in Avicennia marina-dominated embayments of Sydney Estuary: The potential use of pneumatophores (aerial roots) as a bio-indicator of trace metal contamination. Science of the Total Environment, 472: 1010-1022.

Ram, S. S., Kumar, R. V., Chaudhuri, P., Chanda, S., Santra, S. C., Sudarshan, M.,Chakraborty, A. (2014) Physico-chemical characterization of street dust and re-suspended dust on plant canopies: An approach for finger printing the urban environment. Ecological Indicators, 36: 334-338.

Ram, S. S., Majumder, S., Chaudhuri, P., Chanda, S., Santra, S. C., Maiti, P. K., et al. (2014). Plant canopies: Bio-monitor and trap for re-suspended dust particulates contaminated with heavy metals. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 19(5): 499-508.

Ram, S. S., Kumar, R. V., Chaudhuri, P., Chanda, S., Santra, S. C., Deary, M., Sudarshan, M.,Chakraborty, A. (2014) Nuclear Microscopy for Air-Pollutant Characterization and Its Advantages over Traditional Techniques. Journal of Applied Spectroscopy 81(1): 145-150.

Bhattacharyya S., Basu S., Chaudhuri P., Santra S. C. (2014), Isolation and transformation of plasmid DNA of Streptococcus sp. (MTCC No. 9724) and assessment of mercuric reductase activity for mercury (II) detoxification, Research & Reviews in BioSciences, 9(3):98-103

Bakshi, M., & Chaudhuri, P. (2014). Antimicrobial potential of leaf extracts of ten mangrove species from Indian Sundarban. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 5(1): P294-P304.

Nandy, A., Talapatra, S. N., Bhattacharjee, P., Chaudhuri, P., & Mukhopadhyay, A. (2014). Assessment of morphological damages of leaves of selected plant species due to vehicular air pollution, Kolkata, India. International Letters of Natural Sciences, 4: 76-91.

Bhattacharyya, S., Basu, S., Chaudhuri, P.,Santra, S. C. (2013) Assessment of Mercury Detoxification Potentiality of Isolated Streptococcus sp. MTCC 9724 under Different Environmental Conditions. Environment and Ecology Research 1(2): 62 – 72.

Nath, B., Birch, G., Chaudhuri, P., (2013) Trace metal biogeochemistry in mangrove ecosystems: A comparative assessment of acidified (by acid sulfate soils) and non-acidified sites. Science of the Total Environment 463–464: 667-674.

Ram, S. S., Majumder, S., Kumar, R. V., Chaudhuri, P., Chanda, S., Santra, S. C., Maiti, P. K., Mukhopadhyay, U. K., Sudarshan, M.,Chakraborty, A., (2013) Effects of Re-suspended Roadside Dusts and Its Elemental Constituents on the Phylloplane Microflora. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 10(3): 63-69

Ram, S. S., Majumdar, S., Chaudhuri, P., Chanda, S., Santra, S. C., Maiti, P. K., Sudarshan M, Chakraborty A.. (2012). SEMEDS: An important tool for air pollution bio-monitoring. Micron. 43(2-3):490-3.

Bhattacharyya, S., Chaudhuri, P., Santra, S. C.,(2011)  Low carbon economy- A cleaner option for sustainability, Everyman’s Science, XLVI(3), 172-179.

Ram, S. S., Majumdar, S., Chaudhuri, P., Chanda, S., Santra, S. C., Chakraborty A.. M. Sudarshan. (2010), Characterization of dust particulates deposited on plant leaf surface using EDXRF: An approach for pollution monitoring, International Journal of Environmental Sciences,1(2):233-238.

Chaudhuri, P., Guha, S., (2010). Potentiality of mangrove plant extracts for biocontrol of a pathogenic fungi Fusarium oxysporium, Science and Culture.  76 (7-8): 271-274.

Chaudhuri, P. andBhattacharya S. (2010). Budgeting Carbon for Healthy Environment, Environment Watch, Winter 2010, 5-8.

Bhattacharyya S., Chaudhuri, P., Dutta, S., Santra, S. C. (2010), Assessment of Total Mercury Level in Fish Collected from East Calcutta Wetlands and Titagarh Sewage Fed Aquaculture in West Bengal, India, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 84:618–622.

Chaudhuri, P. (2010), Our Vulnerable Earth, Journal of National Social Services, 1(1),12-24.

Bhattacharya, S., Chaudhuri, P., Mukhopadhyay, A. (2008). Water Related Issues In Ancient India: Few case studies from texts and archeological evidences, Journal of Ancient Indian History, Vol XXIV, 97-106

Book Chapter:

Reeves, A., Chaudhuri, P. & Chakraborty, S. (2021). Fate and consequences of microplastics in the environment and their impact on biological organisms. In Microbial Biodegradation and Bioremediation Techniques and Case Studies for Environmental Pollution, Das S. &  Dash, H.R. Chapter 4. Elsevier.

Chaudhuri, P., & Bhattacharyya, S. (2021). Chapter3 – Impact of Covid-19 lockdown on the socioenvironmental scenario of Indian Sundarban. In A. L. Ramanathan, C. Sabarathinam, F. Arriola, M. V. Prasanna, P. Kumar, & M. P. Jonathan (Eds.), Environmental Resilience and Transformation in Times of COVID-19 (pp. 25-36): Elsevier.

Chaudhuri, P., & Bhattacharyya, S. (2021). Impact of Covid-19 lockdown on the socioenvironmental scenario of Indian Sundarban. In Environmental Resilience and Transformation in Times of COVID-19 (pp. 25-36). Elsevier.

Chaudhuri, S., Chaudhuri, P., & Ghosh, R. (2020). The Impact of Embankments on the Geomorphic and Ecological Evolution of the Deltaic Landscape of the Indo-Bangladesh Sundarbans. In River Deltas-Recent Advances. IntechOpen.

Chaudhuri, P., Chaudhuri, S., & Ghosh, R. (2019). The Role of Mangroves in Coastal and Estuarine Sedimentary Accretion in Southeast Asia. In Sedimentation Engineering (Ed. A. Amini). Intech Open. (ISBN: 978-1-78923-003-1) pp. 1-23.

Biswas, J.K., Chaudhuri, P (2018) State-of-the-art of living technologies for wastewater treatment: Ecotech approaches banking on Nature’s library, In Sustainable management of aquatic resources (Part II) (Eds. B.K.Mahapatra, N.C.Roy and N.C.Pramanik), Narendra Publishing House, New Delhi, (ISBN 978-93-87590-11-3) pp.637-656

Bakshi,M., S. Mahanty,S., Chaudhuri, P. (2017) Fungi mediated biosynthesis of nanoparticles and application in metal sequestration, In Handbook of Metal-Microbe Interactions and Bioremediation (Eds. S. Das and H.R. Dash), CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, NY, (ISBN 9781498762427) pp. 423-434.

Chaudhuri, P., Chaudhuri, P.(2016) Application of Nanobiotechnology for Environmental Sustainability, In Recent Biotechnological Applications In India (Eds. S.C.Santra and A.Mallick), ENVIS Centre on Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Environmental Science, University of Kalyani, 156-173 (ISBN: 978 9i 5254 907 8 ) pp. 156-173

Ghosh S, Bakshi M, Chaudhuri P. (2016) Migration of Mangroves as an indicator of climate change in Hooghly Estuary .in Climate and Society-A Contemporary Perspective (Eds. A. Haldar and L.N. Satpati) published by Dept. of Geography, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. (ISBN : 978-81-923448-0-5) pp. 9-20.

Chaudhuri, P.(2015) Mangrove ecosystems: present threats and potential sustainable uses, In Resource Use, Development and Environment: Interfaces and Implications  (Ed. R.S. Sing) YS Books International, New Delhi, p. 299-326 (ISBN 93-83793-16-3) pp. 299-326.

Bhattacharyya, S., Chaudhuri P., Chaudhuri P.,(2014) Bioremediation: Potential Area of Arsenic Removal, In Arsenic in groundwater: complexities and challenges ahead in West Bengal (ed A. Das), Shilpa Nagari Prakashani, Berhampur, Murshidabad, p. 176-187 (ISBN NO: 978-81-924432-07) pp.176-187

Sengupta, C, Chaudhuri, P., (2013) Utilization of organic compost: a tool for mitigating soil salinity In Soil  Microbiology and Biotechnology (Ed. M. Miransari), Studium Press LLC, U.S.A. ISBN : 1-62699-014-X, pp. 143-198.

Chaudhuri, P., Bakshi, M, (2013) Application of Geoinformatics in evaluating the effect of climate change on coastal forest, In  Ecosystems and Climate Change (Eds. T. Mishra and S. Banerjee) Aavishkar Publishers, Jaypur (ISBN: 9788179104255) pp.139-155.

Chaudhuri P., (2012)Effect of Climate Change on Mangrove Ecosystems, InCurrent Perspectives of Global Climate Change (Eds. A. Mukhopadhyay and S. Ghosh), UGC Academic Staff College. University of Calcutta, pp. 107-126

Bhattacharyya, S., Chaudhuri, P. & Mukhopadhyay,A. (2012) Hydraulic Structures and Water Management in Early India, In Aspects of Indian History and Culture (Eds. S. Ray Bandyopadhyay, R. Chaudhuri & M. Chakraborty), Kaveri Books, New Delhi, (ISBN-1: 978-81-7479-134-4) pp. 61-67.

Chaudhuri, P., Santra, S.C. (2011), Characterization and oil recovery from oil refinery sludge, In Studies on Pollution Mitigation (Ed. S.P.Gautam), Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi, (ISBN 978-81920040-1-3),  pp. 777-775.

Bose, S., Rai,V.,  Bhattacharya S., Chaudhuri, P., Bhattacharyya, A.K., Doherty, D. (2010) Phytoremediation: A Promising Technology of Bioremediation for the Removal of Heavy Metal and Organic Pollutants from the Soil  in Handbook of Phytoremediation (Ed I. A. Golubev), Nova Scientific Publishers, USA. (ISBN-13: 978-1617287534), pp.263-296 .

Chaudhuri, S., Bose, S..; Mukherjee, S., Chaudhuri, P.; Talapatra, S.N. and Mukhopadhyay A. (2007). Perceptives in municipal solid waste management systems: A Review Publ. Allied Publishers, New Delhi, (DOI-10.1007/s10967-016-5158-x) pp. 282-299.

Book

Chaudhuri, P., Santra, S.C. (2013) Mangrove Fungi : Indian Perspectives, Publisher: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India , pp. 375. ISBN- 978-81-211-0769-3

Sen, S., Chaudhuri, P., Goswami, B., Satpati, L.N. (2017) Combating Environmental Hazards and Disasters: Issues and Approaches, University of Calcutta, ISBN 978-93-5268-753-4.

Teaching experience

19 years teaching experience in post-graduate courses.

Lab facility instruments

Expedition participation

1. Sub-arctic expedition_2018

BaySys Sub-Arctic expedition in the CCGS Amundsen to study the impact of climate change on polar environment.

2. Antarctic expedition_2019-2020

Member of 39^th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica, (2019-20) organized by National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) of  Ministry of Earth Science, Govt. of India for studying the impact of Microplastic on Antarctic ecosystem.

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