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Research<\/h2>\n
\nGeogenic or naturally occurring arsenic (As) contamination of groundwater is widespread particularly in south-east Asian countries (Kumar et al., 2016a; Mandal and Suzuki, 2002; Naidu et al., 2007; Singh et al., 2016). It has a significant threat to human health and a massive challenge to clean water supplies in the affected areas. Recent estimate shows \u223c150 million people are affecting around the world via groundwater extracting from naturally occurring As-contaminated aquifers (Podgorski et al., 2017). Our research is focused on the central Gangetic Basin located in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India, is a highly populated and extremely fertile area (Saha and Sahu, 2016). The area of central and upper Gangetic Basin (\u223c0.25 million km2), ranges from the Garo Rajmahal Hills in the south to the Tarai zone in the north, covers much of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India population: \u223c303.9 million (Chandramouli and General, 2011; Saha and Sahu, 2016). We have applied a holistic approach to understand the mobility of inorganic As species (AsIII and ASV) in water, soil-sediments and plants products (grains). We have identified the As-hot spots and estimated health risk on the consumption of contaminated water and food on the residing people.<\/p>\n

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Manoj Kumar<\/strong>
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Publications<\/h2>\n
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  • Anoop Yadav, Neeraj Kumari, Rajesh Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Sushma Yadav. 2023. Fluoride distribution, contamination, toxicological effects and remedial measures: a review. Sustainable Water Resources Management (accepted) DOI: 10.1007\/s40899-023-00926-y<\/li>\n
  • Hemraj, and Manoj Kumar. 2022. GIS based surface elevation assessment of spring water quality of Shivalik Range of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Groundwater for Sustainable Development.16, 100851. doi.org\/10.1016\/j.gsd.2022.100851.<\/li>\n
  • Shailesh Kumar Yadav, AL. Ramanathan, Manoj Kumar, S. Chidambaram, Y. P. Gautam & C. Tiwari. 2020. Assessment of arsenic and uranium co-occurrences in groundwater of central Gangetic Plain, Uttar Pradesh, India. Environmental Earth Sciences 79, 154. doi.org\/10.1007\/s12665-020-8892-x\u00a0 <\/li>\n
  • Virendra Bahadur Singh, Pritam Chand, Milap Chand Sharma, Ujjal Deka Baruah, Manoj Kumar, Naveen Kumar, AL. Ramanathan. 2020. Evaluation of Meltwater Quality Using Dissolved Ions Chemistry and Multivariate Statistical Methods: A Case Study of the Manimahesh Glacier, Ravi Basin, Himachal Pradesh, India. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. A Phys. Sci. 90, 57\u201366 DOI: doi.org\/10.1007\/s40010-018-0560-0.<\/li>\n
  • Manoj Kumar, AL. Ramanathan, Abhijit Mukherjee, Ravi Sawlani, Shyam Ranjan. 2019. Delineating sources of groundwater recharge and carbon in Holocene aquifers of central Gangetic basin using stable isotopic signatures. Isotopes in Environmental & Health Studies. 55 (3) 254-271. DOI: 10.1080\/10256016.2019.1600515 <\/li>\n
  • Manoj Kumar, Ritu Nagdev, Ritu Tripathi, Virendra Singh, Prabhat Ranjan, Mohd Soheb, Ramanathan Alagappan. 2019. Geospatial and multivariate analysis of trace metals in tubewell water using for drinking purpose in the upper Gangetic basin, India: Heavy metal pollution index. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 8, 122-133. DOI: doi.org\/10.1016\/j.gsd.2018.10.001.<\/li>\n
  • Manoj Kumar, AL. Ramanathan, Abhijit Mukherjee, Swati Verma, M.M. Rahman, Ravi Naidu. 2018. Hydrogeo-morphological influences for arsenic release and fate in the central Gangetic Basin, India. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 12, 243-260. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.eti.2018.09.004.<\/li>\n
  • Manoj Kumar, AL. Ramanathan, Shyam Ranjan, V. B. Singh, Naveen Kumar, S.K. Yadav, M.S. Rao, Susie Ritch, Prosun Bhattacharya. 2018. Groundwater evolution and its utility in upper Ganges-Yamuna Alluvial plain of Northern India, India: Evidence from solute chemistry and stable isotopes. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 7, 400-409. (DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.gsd.2018.07.001) <\/li>\n
  • Manoj Kumar, AL. Ramanathan. 2018. Vertical Geochemical Variations and Speciation Studies of As, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu in the Sediments of the Central Gangetic Basin: Sequential Extraction and Statistical Approach. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health.\u00a0 15(2), 183. (DOI: 10.3390\/ijerph15020183). ISSN 1660-4601 <\/li>\n
  • Manoj Kumar, AL. Ramanathan, Ritu Tripathi, Sandhya Farswan, Devendra Kumar, Prosun Bhattacharya. 2017. A study of trace element contamination using multivariate statistical techniques and health risk assessment in groundwater of Chhaprola Industrial Area, Gautama Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. Chemosphere. 166; 135\u2013145. DOI http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.chemosphere.2016.09.086. ISSN: 0045-6535 <\/li>\n
  • Dipankar Chakraborti, Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, Bhaskar Das, Amit Chatterjee, Dipankar Das, Biswajit Nayak, Arup Pal, Uttam Kumar Chowdhury, Sad Ahmed, Bhajan Kumar Biswas, Mrinal Kumar Sengupta, Md. Amir Hossain, Gautam Samanta, M.M. Roy, Rathindra Nath Dutta, Khitish Chandra Saha, Subhas Chandra Mukherjee, Shyamapada Pati, Probir Bijoy Kar, Adreesh Mukherjee, Manoj Kumar. 2017. Groundwater arsenic contamination and its health effects in India, Hydrogeology Journal. 25 (4); 1165\u20131181 (DOI: 10.1007\/s10040-017-1556-6). <\/li>\n
  • Dash, Rajesh Kumar, A. L. Ramanathan, Shailesh Kumar Yadav, Manoj Kumar, T. Kuriakose, and Y. P. Gautam. 2017. Uranium in groundwater in India: A review. Journal of Applied Geochemistry, Hyderabad. 19 (2); 138\u2013144 <\/li>\n
  • Manoj Kumar, AL. Ramanathan, Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, Ravi Naidu. 2016. Concentrations of inorganic arsenic in groundwater, agricultural soils and subsurface sediments from the middle Gangetic plain of Bihar, India. Science of the Total Environment. 573; 1103\u20131114. DOI http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2016.08.109.\u00a0 <\/li>\n
  • Manoj Kumar, M.M. Rahman, AL. Ramanathan, Ravi Naidu. 2016. Arsenic and other elements in drinking water and dietary components from the middle Gangetic plain of Bihar, India: Health risk index. Science of the Total Environment. 539; 125\u2013134. DOI http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2015.08.039<\/li>\n
  • Alok Kumar, AL. Ramanathan, M. B. K. Prasad, Dilip Datta, Manoj Kumar, Swati Mohan Sappal. 2016. Distribution, enrichment, and potential toxicity of trace metals in the surface sediments of Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, Bangladesh: a baseline study before Sundarban oil spill of December 2014. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23, (9) 8985\u20138999. <\/li>\n
  • Goutam Kumar, Manoj Kumar, AL. Ramanathan. 2015. Assessment of heavy metal contamination in the surface sediments in the mangrove ecosystem of Gulf of Kachchh, West Coast of India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 74(1): 545-556. Online ISSN 1866-6299, DOI 10.1007\/s12665-015-4062-y<\/li>\n
  • Virendra Bahadur Singh, AL. Ramanathan,Jose George Pottakkal, Manoj Kumar. 2015. Hydrogeochemistry of meltwater of the Chaturangi glacier, Garhwal Himalaya, India. Springer, India, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences. 85(1): 187\u2013195. <\/li>\n
  • Virendra Bahadur Singh, AL. Ramanathan, Jose George Pottakkal, Manoj Kumar. 2014. Seasonal variation of the solute and suspended sediment load in Gangotri glacier meltwater, central Himalaya, India. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 79, 224\u2013234. ISSN: 1367-9120. http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jseaes.2013.09.010 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>

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    • Courses Teaching at IISER Mohali<\/li>\n
    • EES407-Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment<\/li>\n
    • ICD208-Introdution to Environmental Science<\/li>\n
    • Courses taught at Central University of Haryana<\/li>\n
    • SIAS EVS 01 01 01 C 4004-Fundamentals of Ecology<\/li>\n
    • SIAS EVS 01 01 02 C 4004-Biodiversity Conservation<\/li>\n
    • SIAS EVS 01 01 02 GE 4004-Regional and Global Environmental Issues<\/li>\n
    • SIAS EVS 01 01 01 GE 4004-Foundation Course in Ecology and Environment<\/li>\n
    • SIAS EVS 01 02 07 C 4004-Environmental Chemistry<\/li>\n
    • SIAS EVS 01 02 08 C 4004-Environmental Pollution and Control<\/li>\n
    • SIAS EVS 01 02 02 DCEC 4004-Forest and Wildlife Ecology<\/li>\n
    • SIAS EVS 01 03 12 C 4004-Physical Environment<\/li>\n
    • SIAS EVS 01 03 04 DCEC 4004-Water Quality Management<\/li>\n
    • SIAS EVS 01 04 17 C 4004-Research Methodology and Writing Skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>

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