Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
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Dr. Tanushree Bhattacharya

Joined Institute on : 14-Sep-2012

  • Associate Professor
  • Civil and Evn Engineering
  • M.Sc. (University of Kalyani), M. Phil, Ph.D. (Env. Sc., Jawaharlal Nehru University), NET-UGC-JRF (Env.Sc), CSIR-NET-JRF (Earth, Atmos., Ocean & Planetary Sc.), PDF University of South Australia
Contact Address

D-I/49 BIT Mesra

Peerless nagar, Sodepur, Kolkata-700114

  • Phone Office - 7250247812
  • Phone Residence - 7250247812
  • Email - tbhattacharya@bitmesra.ac.in
Work Experience

Teaching : 19 Years

Research : 20 Years
Professional Background
  • Worked as Assistant Professor in Post Graduate Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research, Vallabh Vydyanagar, Gujarat (from 18th June, 2007-10th September 2012).
  • Expert Committee member and councellor of Sustainability Science course, IGNOU, New Delhi.
  • Post Doctorate from University of South Australia, Adelaide, with Endeavour Fellowship, 2015-16.

 
Research Areas

Broad area:

  • Environmental science (Environmental Chemistry, Remediation)

Sub areas:

  • Metal Pollution and remediation in water ,air and soil.
  • Water quality assessment and remediation
  • Phytoremediation
  • Carbon Sequestration 
  • Environmental risk assesment of flyash
  • Air pollution Tolerance Index
  • Microplastics monitoring, remediation and toxicology

 

 
Award and Honours

 

  • Elected as a National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) member, 2026.
  • Recipient of United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) Fulbright 2025 to host Fullbright Specialist
  • Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Associate fellow, 2024
  • Young Scientist Award, in 9th International Congress and Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment, 20-24th October, 2024 organised by Kalinga Institute of International Technology, International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development, and  KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Award for best doctoral level thesis guidance, Birla Institute of Technology, 2023.
  • Endeavour Research Fellowship Award, Australian Ministry of Education, 2015.
  • Recipient of Rashtriya Gaurav Award from India International Friendship Society, 2017.
  • Recipient of Women Achiever Award from Venus International Foundation, 2017.
  • Received Best paper presenter award in national level seminar on “Sustainable development: Issues and Concerns”, January 2011.
  • Received Best paper presenter award in national level seminar on “New Perspectives of natural sciences. January 2012.
  • Best oral paper award, National conference on Environmental Challenges and Solutions. NML, Jamshedpur, 2015. Shikha Kumari Pandey, Tanushree Bhattacharya. Fly ash metals mobility and accumulation of metals in naturally growing vegetation on fly ash dumpsite of Patratu Thermal Power Plant, Jharkhand, India.
  • Second prize in oral presentation in WWMMI-2018 (Waste to Wealth in Mineral and Metallurgical Industries) by CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar (9-10 March 2018); Topic - Batch Studies on Removal of Copper from Aqueous Solution Using Dolochar; Authors - Swadhina Priyadarshini Lenka, Tanushree Bhattacharya
  • Best poster award in International Symposium on Sustainable Urban Environment (ISSUE-2022), by UPES, Dehradun (11-14 October 2022); Topic - Influence Of Feedstock on The Production and Properties Of Biochar And Assessment Of Their Efficacy For Removal Of Arsenic; Authors - Abhishek Kumar, Tanushree Bhattacharya
  • Awarded UGC-NET-JRF for Environmental Science, 2003
  • Awarded CSIR-NET-JRF for Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Science, 2003
Publications

Journal Publications

 

  1. Barla, N.B., Bhattacharya, T., Roy, A. et al. Receptor modeling techniques for particulate matter source apportionment: progress and perspectives. Proc.Indian Natl. Sci. Acad. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43538-026-00780-4 (IF: 1.3?Q2).
  2. Shaheen Hasan Dawan, Tanushree Bhattacharya, Abhishek Kumar, E-waste-derived microplastics and metals: Challenges, mechanisms, and sustainable mitigation strategies, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Volume 13, Issue 6, 2025, 119509, ISSN 2213-3437, (IF: 7.5? Q1).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.119509.
  3. Mala Kumari, Abhishek Kumar Tanushree Bhattacharya, and Arpita Roy. (2025). Assessment of dust retention capacity and metal(loid) accumulation in plants of Singrauli region, India. Land Degradation and Development. Accepted 27.6.2025. DOI: 10.1002/ldr.70055. (IF: 4.0 ? Q1).
  4. Mishra, A., Prasad, N., Bhattacharya, T. et al. Artificial neural network modeling for predicting PM10, PM2.5, NOX, and SO2 in coal mining areas. Earth Sci Inform 18, 439 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-025-01922-w. SCIE (IF: 4.2 ? Q1)
  5. Kumari, M., Bhattacharya, T., Singh, S.S. et al. Bioaccessibility, human health risks, and source apportionment of heavy metals in street dust from coal mining-influenced environments. Environ Geochem Health 47, 146 (2025). (IF: 4.3? Q1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-025-02437-5. Published 29 March 2025
  6. Kumar, A., Bhattacharya, T., Shaikh, W.A. et al. Valorization of biomass wastes into dairy manure–enriched biochar: Application for soil quality amelioration and arsenic remediation. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-025-06701-7. ), (IF: 4.3 ? Q1).
  7. Roy, A., Bhattacharya, T., Kumari, M. et al. Exploring heavy metal dynamics and risks from dust and soil in urban cities of Jharkhand, India. Sci Rep 14, 32101 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-83574-2. Nature publishing house. ISSN 2045-2322 (online), (IF: 4.9 ? Q1).
  8. Prasad, N., Mishra, A., Bhattacharya, T. et al. Validation of AERMOD Prediction Accuracy for Particulate Matters (PM10, PM2.5) for a Large Coal Mine Complex: A Multisource Perspective. Aerosol Sci Eng (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41810-024-00241-9. (IF: 1.6 ? Q2), Electronic ISSN: 2510-3768, Print ISSN: 2510-375X.
  9. Abhishek Kumar, Tanushree Bhattacharya*, Wasim Akram Shaikh, Arpita Roy, Sustainable soil management under drought stress through biochar application: Immobilizing arsenic, ameliorating soil quality, and augmenting plant growth, Environmental Research, Volume 259, 2024, 119531, ISSN 0013-9351, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.11953. (IF: 8.3 ? Q1)
  10. Kumari, M., Bhattacharya, T. Selection of tropical trees and shrubs for urban greening in coal mine complex: a case study of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-31910-4. (IF: 5.8? Q1)
  11. Prasad, N., Bhattacharya, T*., & Lal, B. (2023). Chemometric Techniques in the Assessment of Ambient Air Quality and Development of Air Quality Index of Coal Mining Complex: A Statistical Approach. International Journal of Experimental Research and Review, 36, 433-446. https://doi.org/10.52756/ijerr.2023.v36.018a. SCOPUS.
  12. Abhishek Kumar, Tanushree Bhattacharya*, Wasim Akram Shaikh, Jayanta Kumar Biswas, Valorization of invasive plant and leaf litter wastes into biochar: Production, properties and potential for arsenic removal, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2023, 101066, ISSN 2352-801X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2023.101066. (IF: 5.9 Q1)

  13. Arpita Roy, Aditya Kumar Jha, Abhishek Kumar, Tanushree Bhattacharya*, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Nirav P. Raval Manish Kumar. Heavy metal pollution in indoor dust of residential, commercial, and industrial areas: a review of evolutionary trends. Air Qual Atmos Health (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-023-01478-y.. (IF: 5.1 ? Q1)

  14. Abhishek Kumar, Mala Kumari, Uzma Azim, Meththika Vithanage, Tanushree Bhattacharya*, Garbage to Gains: The role of biochar in sustainable soil quality improvement, arsenic remediation, and crop yield enhancement, Chemosphere, Volume 344, 2023, 140417, ISSN 0045-6535, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140417. (IF: 8.8 ? Q1)

  15. Wasim Akram Shaikh, Sukalyan Chakraborty, Abhishek Kumar, Jayanta Kumar Biswas, Aditya Kr. Jha, Tanushree Bhattacharya, Meththika Vithanage, Sabah Ansar, Nazia Hossain,

  16. Tailor-made biochar-based nanocomposite for enhancing aqueous phase antibiotic removal, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Volume 55, 2023, 104215, ISSN 2214-7144, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104215. (IF: 7 ? Q1)

     

  17. Xiuxiu Zhang, Tansuhree Bhattacharya, Chongqing Wang, Abhishek Kumar, Puthiya Veetil Nidheesh, Straw-derived biochar for the removal of antibiotics from water: Adsorption and degradation mechanisms, recent advancements and challenges, Environmental Research, Volume 237, Part 2,2023, 116998, ISSN 0013-9351, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116998. (IF: 8.3 ? Q1)
  18. Mala Kumari, Abhishek Kumar, Tanushree Bhattacharya. Assessment of heavy metal contamination in street dust: concentrations, bioaccessibility, and human health risks in coal mine and thermal power plant complex, Env. Geochem and Health.  DOI :10.1007/s10653-023-01695-5. In press. (IF: 4.2 ? Q1)
  19. N. Prasad, T. Bhattacharya, Just transition and future of Coal: A comprehensive review, Mine Tech. 44 (2023) 12–16. ISSN: 09707204
  20. A. Kumar, T. Bhattacharya, M. Vithanage, Valorization of waste biomass for biochar production and arsenic removal: A comparative assessment, Groundw. Sustain. Dev. 22 (2023) 100972. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2023.100972. (IF: 5.9  Q1)
  21. M. Kumari, T. Bhattacharya, A review on bioaccessibility and the associated health risks due to heavy metal pollution in coal mines: Content and trend analysis, Environ. Dev. 46 (2023) 100859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2023.100859. (IF: 5.4  Q1)
  22. A. Roy, A. Kumar, T. Bhattacharya, J.K. Biswas, M. Watts, Review: Bioaccessibility of Potentially Harmful Metals in Dust and Soil Matrices, Expo. Heal. (2023) 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-023-00546-z. (IF: 6.7 ? Q1)
  23. A. Kumar, T. Bhattacharya, W.A. Shaikh, A. Roy, S. Chakraborty, M. Vithanage, J.K. Biswas, Multifaceted applications of biochar in environmental management: a bibliometric profile, Biochar. 5 (2023) 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-023-00207-z. (IF: 12.7 ? Q1)
  24. P.G. Peera Sheikh Kulsum, R. Khanam, S. Das, A.K. Nayak, F.M.G. Tack, E. Meers, M. Vithanage, M. Shahid, A. Kumar, S. Chakraborty, T. Bhattacharya, J.K. Biswas, A state-of-the-art review on cadmium uptake, toxicity, and tolerance in rice: From physiological response to remediation process, Environ. Res. 220 (2023) 115098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.115098. (IF: 8.3 ? Q1)
  25. A. Kumar, T. Bhattacharya, W.A. Shaikh, S. Chakraborty, D. Sarkar, J.K. Biswas, Biochar Modification Methods for Augmenting Sorption of Contaminants, Curr. Pollut. Reports. 8 (2022) 519–555. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-022-00238-3. (IF: 7.3 ? Q1)
  26. W.A. Shaikh, A. Kumar, S. Chakraborty, M. Naushad, R.U. Islam, T. Bhattacharya, S. Datta, Removal of toxic dye from dye-laden wastewater using a new nanocomposite material: Isotherm, kinetics and adsorption mechanism, Chemosphere. 308 (2022) 136413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136413. (IF: 8.8 ? Q1)
  27. A. Kumar, T. Bhattacharya, W.A. Shaikh, S. Chakraborty, G. Owens, M. Naushad, Valorization of fruit waste-based biochar for arsenic removal in soils, Environ. Res. 213 (2022) 113710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113710. (IF: 8.3 ? Q1)
  28. M. Kumar, G. Jiang, A. Kumar Thakur, S. Chatterjee, T. Bhattacharya, S. Mohapatra, T. Chaminda, V. Kumar Tyagi, M. Vithanage, P. Bhattacharya, L.D. Nghiem, D. Sarkar, C. Sonne, J. Mahlknecht, Lead time of early warning by wastewater surveillance for COVID-19: Geographical variations and impacting factors, Chem. Eng. J. 441 (2022) 135936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.135936. (IF: 15.1 ? Q1)
  29. A. Kumar, T. Bhattacharya, S. Mukherjee, B. Sarkar, A perspective on biochar for repairing damages in the soil–plant system caused by climate change-driven extreme weather events, Biochar. 4 (2022) 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-022-00148-z. (IF: 12.7 ? Q1)
  30. A. Roy, T. Bhattacharya, Ecological and human health risks from pseudo-total and bio-accessible metals in street dusts, Environ. Monit. Assess. 194 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09658-y. (IF: 3 ? Q2)
  31. T. Narayan, T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, S. Konar, A Survey on Statistical Methods used in Air Quality Prediction, Indian J. Environ. Prot. 42 (2022) 549–558. (Cite Score: 0.3)
  32. W.A. Shaikh, A. Kumar, S. Chakraborty, R.U. Islam, T. Bhattacharya, J.K. Biswas, Biochar-based nanocomposite from waste tea leaf for toxic dye removal: From facile fabrication to functional fitness, Chemosphere. 291 (2022) 132788. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132788. (IF: 8.8 ? Q1)
  33. A. Kumar, T. Bhattacharya, W.A. Shaikh, A. Roy, S. Mukherjee, M. Kumar, Performance evaluation of crop residue and kitchen waste-derived biochar for eco-efficient removal of arsenic from soils of the Indo-Gangetic plain: A step towards sustainable pollution management, Environ. Res. 200 (2021) 111758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111758. (IF: 8.3 ? Q1)
  34. S.P. Lenka, W.A. Shaikh, G. Owens, L.P. Padhye, S. Chakraborty, T. Bhattacharya, Removal of Copper from Water and Wastewater Using Dolochar, Water, Air, Soil Pollut. 232 (2021) 167. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05135-x. (IF: 2.9 ? Q2)
  35. T. Bhattacharya, S.K. Pandey, V.C. Pandey, A. Kumar, Potential and safe utilization of Fly ash as fertilizer for Pisum sativum L. Grown in phytoremediated and non-phytoremediated amendments, Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 28 (2021) 50153–50166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14179-9. (IF: 5.8 ? Q1)
  36. A. Kumar, T. Bhattacharya, Removal of Arsenic by Wheat Straw Biochar from Soil, Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 108 (2022) 415–422. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-020-03095-2. (IF: 2.7 ? Q2)
  37. A. Kumar, T. Bhattacharya, S.M. Mozammil Hasnain, A. Kumar Nayak, M.S. Hasnain, Applications of biomass-derived materials for energy production, conversion, and storage, Mater. Sci. Energy Technol. 3 (2020) 905–920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mset.2020.10.012. (Cite Score: 17.7)
  38. T. Narayan, T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, S. Konar, Application of Multiple Linear Regression and Geographically Weighted Regression Model for Prediction of PM2.5, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. India Sect. A - Phys. Sci. 92 (2022) 217–229. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40010-020-00718-5. (IF: 0.9 ? Q4)
  39. A. Kumar, T. Bhattacharya, Biochar: a sustainable solution, Environ. Dev. Sustain. 23 (2021) 6642–6680. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00970-0. (IF: 4.9 ? Q1)
  40. A. Roy, T. Bhattacharya, Air pollution tolerance, dust capturing capacity of native tropical trees for green belt development in Dhanbad and Bokaro city, Jharkhand, India, J. Indian Chem. Soc. 97 (2020) 635–643. (IF: 1.3 ? Q4)
  41. W.A. Shaikh, M.A. Alam, M.O. Alam, S. Chakraborty, G. Owens, T. Bhattacharya, N.K. Mondal, Enhanced aqueous phase arsenic removal by a biochar based iron nanocomposite, Environ. Technol. Innov. 19 (2020) 100936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.100936. (IF: 7.1 ? Q1)
  42. A. Roy, T. Bhattacharya, M. Kumari, Air pollution tolerance, metal accumulation and dust capturing capacity of common tropical trees in commercial and industrial sites, Sci. Total Environ. 722 (2020) 137622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137622. (IF: 9.8 ? Q1)
  43. T. Bhattacharya, T. Narayan, S. Chakraborty, S. Konar, S. Singh, Statistics as a Technology to Predict the Seasonal Variation of Air Pollution, Int. J. Innov. Technol. Explor. Eng. 9 (2020) 1426–1431. https://doi.org/10.35940/ijitee.b7599.019320. (Cite Score: 0.6)
  44. S.K. Pandey, T. Bhattacharya, Mobility, Ecological risk and change in surface morphology during sequential chemical extraction of heavy metals in fly ash: A case study, Environ. Technol. Innov. 13 (2019) 373–382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2016.10.004. (IF: 7.1 ? Q1)
  45. M.A.O.A. Alam, W.A. Shaikh, M.A.O.A. Alam, T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, B. Show, I. Saha, Adsorption of As (III) and As (V) from aqueous solution by modified Cassia fistula (golden shower) biochar, Appl. Water Sci. 8 (2018) 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-018-0839-y. (IF: 5.5 ? Q1)
  46. T. Narayan, T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, S. Konar, Long-Term Statistical Characteristics of Air Pollutants in a Traffic-Congested Area of Ranchi, India, Commun. Math. Stat. 6 (2018) 141–162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40304-018-0129-x. (IF: 0.9 ? Q4)
  47. S.K. Pandey, T. Bhattacharya, Effect of two biodegradable chelates on metals uptake, translocation and biochemical changes of Lantana Camara growing in fly ash amended soil, Int. J. Phytoremediation. 20 (2018) 214–224. https://doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2017.1365350. (IF: 3.7 ? Q2)
  48. K. Singh, P. Tirkey, T. Bhattacharya, Removal of selenium from drinking water by adsorption, J. Indian Chem. Soc. 95 (2018) 279–284. (IF: 1.3 ? Q4)
  49. P. Tirkey, T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, Optimization of fluoride removal from aqueous solution using Jamun (Syzygium cumini) leaf ash, Process Saf. Environ. Prot. 115 (2018) 125–138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2017.10.022. (IF: 7.8 ? Q1)
  50. P. Tirkey, T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, S. Baraik, Assessment of groundwater quality and associated health risks: A case study of Ranchi city, Jharkhand, India, Groundw. Sustain. Dev. 5 (2017) 85–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2017.05.002. (Cite Score: 10.4)
  51. M.O. Alam, S. Chakraborty, T. Bhattacharya, Soil Arsenic Availability and Transfer to Food Crops in Sahibganj, India with Reference to Human Health Risk, Environ. Process. 3 (2016) 763–779. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-016-0184-9. (Cite Score: 5.9)
  52. P. Bhattacharya, A.C. Samal, T. Bhattacharya, S.C. Santra, Sequential Extraction for the Speciation of Trace Heavy Metals in Hooghly River, Int. J. Exp. Res. Rev. 6 (2016) 39–49. (Cite Score: 0.3)
  53. P. Tirkey, T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, Arsenic and other metals in the groundwater samples of Ranchi city, Jharkhand, India, Curr. Sci. 110 (2016) 76–80. https://doi.org/10.18520/cs/v110/i1/76-80. (IF: 1 ? Q4)
  54. S.K. Pandey, T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, Metal phytoremediation potential of naturally growing plants on fly ash dumpsite of Patratu thermal power station, Jharkhand, India, Int. J. Phytoremediation. 18 (2016) 87–93. https://doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2015.1064353. (IF: 3.7 ? Q2)
  55. A. Prathap, V. Kujur, S. Chakraborty, T. Bhattacharya, Assessment of soil characteristics in the vicinity of open cast coal mine and its suitability for vegetative reclamation in Charhi and Kuju of Jharkhand, India, J. Environ. Biol. 37 (2016) 523–528. (Cite Score: 1.4)
  56. M.O. Alam, W.A. Shaikh, S. Chakraborty, K. Avishek, T. Bhattacharya, Groundwater Arsenic Contamination and Potential Health Risk Assessment of Gangetic Plains of Jharkhand, India, Expo. Heal. 8 (2015) 125–142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-015-0188-0. (IF: 6.7 ? Q1)
  57. S. Chakraborty, M.O. Alam, T. Bhattacharya, Y.N. Singh, Arsenic Accumulation in Food Crops: A Potential Threat in Bengal Delta Plain, Water Qual. Expo. Heal. 6 (2014) 233–246. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-014-0122-x. (IF: 6.7 ? Q1)
  58. S. Chakraborty, T. Bhattacharya, G. Singh, J.P. Maity, Benthic macroalgae as biological indicators of heavy metal pollution in the marine environments: A biomonitoring approach for pollution assessment, Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 100 (2014) 61–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.12.003. (IF: 6.8 ? Q1)
  59. T. Poonam, T. Bhattacharya, C. Sukalyan, Water Quality Indices- Important Tools for Water Quality Assessment?: A Review, Int. J. Adv. Chem. 1 (2013) 15–28. (ISSN 2455-7862)
  60. T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, D. Tuteja, M. Patel, Zinc and Chromium Load in Road Dust, Suspended Particulate Matter and Foliar Dust Deposits of Anand City, Gujarat, Open J. Met. 03 (2013) 42–50. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojmetal.2013.32a1006. (ISSN Print: 2164-2761)
  61. T. Bhattacharya, L. Kriplani, S. Chakraborty, Seasonal Variation in Air Pollution Tolerance Index of Various Plant Species of Baroda City, Universal Journal of Environmental Research and Technology. 3 (2013) 199–208. (ISSN 2249-0256)
  62. T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, M. Kagathara, T. B., Ambient Air Quality and the Air Pollution Tolerance Indices of Some Common Plant Species of Anand City, Gujarat, India, Rep. Opin. 4 (2012) 7–15. (ISSN: 1553-9873)
  63. R. Mangukiya, T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, Quality Characterization of Groundwater using Water Quality Index in Surat city, Gujarat, India, Int. Res. J. Environ. Sci. 1 (2012) 14–23. (ISSN: 2277-2502)
  64. T. Bhattacharya, N. Tuck, S. Chakraborty, Physicochemical analysis of groundwaterquality of Anand district, Int. Res. J. Environ. Sci. 1 (2012) 33–38. (ISSN: 2277-2502)
  65. T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, N. Sharma, Influence of fertiliser industry effluent on growth and biochemical composition of Catharanthusroseus (Madagascar periwinkle), Environ. Sci. an Indian J. 7 (2012) 300–304. (ISSN 0974-7451)
  66. S. Charakraborty, T. Bhattacharya, Nutrient composition of marine benthic algae found in the Gulf of Kutch coastline, Gujarat, India, J. Algal Biomass Util. 3 (2012) 32–38. (ISSN: 2229-6905)
  67. T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, F. Bhumika, P. Bhattacharya, Heavy Metal concentrations in Street and Leaf Deposited Dust in Anand City, India, Res. J. Chem. Sci. 1 (2011) 61–66. (ISSN: 2250-9261)
  68. T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, G. Singh, Phytoextraction of few metals from fly ash amended soil by Scirpus littoralis, Recent Res. Sci. Technol. 3 (2011) 9–15. (ISSN: 2076-5061)
  69. T. Bhattacharya, S. Chakraborty, D.K. Banerjee, Heavy metal uptake and its effect on macronutrients, chlorophyll, protein, and peroxidase activity of Paspalum distichum grown on sludge-dosed soils, Environ. Monit. Assess. 169 (2010) 15–26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-1146-8. (IF: 3 ? Q2)
  70. S. Chakraborty, S.C. Santra, T. Bhattacharya, Seasonal variation of enzyme activity and stress metabolites in eight benthic macro algae with fluctuations in salinity of Sunderban estuary, India, Indian J. Mar. Sci. 39 (2010) 429–433. (IF: 0.3 ? Q4)
  71. S. Chakraborty, S.C. Santra, T. Bhattacharya, Comparative study of protein profile of eight benthic marine macroalgae by SDS PAGE, Biohelica. 1 (2010) 1–4. (ISSN:0976 – 5204)
  72. P. Sharma, T. Bhattacharya, Management of Noise pollution through Knowledge Based Decision Support System: A Case study of Vadodara, 2 (2010) 21–24.
  73. S. Chakraborty, T. Bhattacharya, T.N. Patel, K.K. Tiwari, Biodegradation of phenol by native microorganisms isolated from coke processing wastewater, J. Environ. Biol. 31 (2010) 293–296. (Cite Score: 1.4)
  74. S. Chakraborty, R. Solanki, J. Dave, S. Rana, R.N. Kumar, T. Bhattacharya, Effect of airborne fly ash deposition on morphology and biochemical parameters of Medicago sativa and Brassica juncea, Res. Environ. Life Sci. 2 (2009) 13–16. (ISSN: 0974-4908)
  75. T. Bhattacharya, P. Sharma, Electronic Waste from Computer and Laptop: An Indian Perspective, Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Appl. Eng. Technol. Sci. 2 (2009) 8–12. 9ISSN: 0974-3596)
  76. S. Chakraborty, K. Vijayan, C. V. Nair, S.C. Santra, T. Bhattacharya, Isolation and characterization of high quality DNA from marine benthic macroalgae, J. Environ. Biol. 29 (2008) 907–910. (Cite Score: 1.4)
  77. T. Bhattacharya, D.K. Banerjee, B. Gopal, Heavy metal uptake By Scirpus Littoralis Schrad. From fly ash dosed and metal spiked soils, Environ. Monit. Assess. 121 (2006) 361–378. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-005-9133-1. (IF: 3 ? Q2)
  78. T. Bhattacharya, S.C. Santra, S. Mukherjee, Organochlorine pesticide residue analysis in marketable fruits, vegetables and fish samples, Asian J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. Environ. Sci. 7 (2005) 809-812. (Cite Score:

??????Full papers in conference proceedings:

  1. Kumar A, Bhattacharya T. Influence Of Feedstock On The Production And Properties Of Biochar And Assessment Of Their Efficacy For Removal Of Arsenic. International Symposium On Sustainable Urban Environment (ISSUE-2022), 11-14 October 2022. UPES, Dehradun. Oral presentation. First Prize in poster category.
  2. Kumar A, Bhattacharya T. Management of Air quality by the application of biochar: An emerging panacea. International Conference on Air Quality and Human Health 22 - 24 September 2022, at Visva-Bharati. Oral presentation.
  3. Roy A, Bhattacharya T. Assessment of health risk from respirable particulate matters in ambient air of Bokaro and Dhanbad of Jharkhand. International Conference on Air Quality and Human Health 22 - 24 September 2022, at Visva-Bharati. Oral presentation.
  4. Kumari M, Bhattacharya T. Assessment of dust capturing capacity and air pollution tolerance index of thirty plant species growing in and around Singrauli Mine Complex India. International Conference on Air Quality and Human Health 22 - 24 September 2022, at Visva-Bharati. Oral presentation.
  5. Prasad N, Bhattacharya T. Seasonal Prediction and evaluation of RSPM for an open cast mine in Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India. International Conference on Air Quality and Human Health 22 - 24 September 2022, at Visva-Bharati. Oral presentation.
  6. Kumar A, Bhattacharya T, Shaikh WA, Chakraborty S. Walnut Shell-Derived Biochar Valorization for Eco-Efficient Removal of Arsenic from Indo-Gangetic Sub-Tropical Silty Loams: Promoting Sustainable Management Of Arsenic Pollution. October 2021 Nature Conference: Waste Management and Valorisation for a Sustainable Future, At: LG Science Park, Seoul, Korea.
  7. Bhattacharya T, Kumar A. Biochar and its Application. National Conference on “Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate Change”, organized by Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), 10-11th August 2018. BCCC 2018 proceedings ISBN Number: 978-93-5321-509-5.
  8. Lenka SP, Bhattacharya T. Batch Studies on Removal of Copper from Aqueous Solution Using Dolochar. Waste to Wealth in Mineral and Metallurgical Industries (WWMMI-2018). CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, 9-10 March 2018. (Got second prize in oral presentation category).
  9. Bhattacharya T. Fly ash utilisation and Management. National Seminar on Advances in Civil Engineering with the theme “Enhancement of Infrastructure Towards Green Earth” organized by the Department of Civil Engineering of RTC Institute of Technology, Ranchi. 20-21st July 2018.
  10. Singh K, Bhattacharya T, Tirkey P. Removal of Selenium from Drinking Water by Adsorption in National conference on Sustainable Advanced Technology for Environmental Management, from 28-30 June 2017, IIEST, Shibpur.
  11. Bhattacharya T, Tirkey P, Chakraborty S. Characterization and Optimization Study of Calcium Based Biosorbent for Fluoride Removal in National conference on Sustainable Advanced Technology for Environmental Management, from 28-30 June 2017, IIEST, Shibpur.
  12. Bhattacharya T. Heavy Metal Contamination in Water Resources: A Case Study of Ranchi. One Day State Level Seminar Cum Discussion on Water Resources: Issues, Challenges and Sustainability June 2017, Ranchi Women’s College.
  13. Bhattacharya T, Tirkey P. Arsenic in groundwater and its potential health risk in a fast-growing urban agglomeration of Chota Nagpur Plateau, India. in Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability conference, Sweden. Extended abstract published, Taylor and Francis group, London. 2016. ISBN 978-1-138-02941-5.
  14. Tirkey P, Bhattacharya T, Chakraborty S. Optimization of adsorption properties of Jamun (Syzygium cumini) leaves ash fluoride removal from drinking water: A low Cost Initiative. India International Science Festival (IISF) - Young Scientists’ Conclave (YSC), Dec 8-11, 2016. Theme: Swachha Bharat (Environment) Abstract ID: SWACH_102, pp. 63-64.
  15. Pandey SK, Bhattacharya T. Biodegradable chelate assisted phytoextraction of heavy metals from fly ash: Effects, Mechanism, Biochemical changes on Lantana Camara. India International Science Festival (IISF) - Young Scientists’ Conclave (YSC), Dec 8-11, 2016. Theme: Swachha Bharat (Environment) ID: SWACH_95. pp. 399-400.
  16. Tirkey P, Bhattacharya T, Chakraborty S. Groundwater quality assessment using water quality index in and around Ranchi city, Jharkhand, India. National Conference on Environmental Challenges and Solutions (NC-ECS), NML, Jamshedpur 2015.
  17. Pandey SK, Bhattacharya T. Fly ash metals mobility and accumulation of metals in naturally growing vegetation on fly ash dumpsite of Patratu Thermal Power Plant, Jharkhand, India. National Conference on Environmental Challenges and Solutions. NML, Jamshedpur 2015.
  18. Pandey SK, Bhattacharya T. Biochemical Changes in Lantana camara and Ipomea Aquatica growing in the fly ash amended soil. International Conference on waste Management. Recycle 2016, 1st-2nd Apr 2016. IIT, Guwahati. ICWM-TDSW-02.
  19. Jain S, Bhattacharya T. Comparison of Plant Tolerance towards Air Pollution of Rural, Urban and Mine Sites of Jharkhand: A Biochemical Approach to Identify Air Pollutant Sink. International Conference on waste Management. Recycle 2016, 1st-2nd Apr 2016. IIT, Guwahati. ICWM-ANP-03.
  20. Pandey SK, Bhattacharya T. Characterization and phytoremediation of heavy metals of fly ash by native plant species: A case study of fly ah generated from Patratu Thermal Powerstation, Jharkhand. National conference on Recent Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering, BIT Mesra, 2016.
  21. Bhattacharya T. Translocation of Heavy Metals in Naturally Growing Vegetation in Fly Ash Dumping Sites of Patratu Power Plant, Jharkhand, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Tropical Ecological Congress, December 10-12, 2014.
  22. Bhattacharya T. An assessment of groundwater quality of Ahmadabad city, Gujarat, India, International Humboldt Kollegon Management of Water, Energy and Bio-Resources in Changing Climate Regime: Emerging Issues and Environmental Challenges, 8-9, February 2013, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
  23. Bhattacharya T, Chakraborty S, Kriplani L. Seasonal Variation in APTI of some commonly growing species of Baroda city. International Science Congress Association, Bon Maharaj College, Mathura, December 8th-9th, 2012.
  24. Bhattacharya T. Effect of Chemical speciation on uptake of heavy metals by a Wetland Plant. National Conference on New Perspective of Natural Science. Anand, July 2012 Gujarat.
  25. Bhattacharya T.  Phytoextraction of heavy metals by Scirpuslittoralis grown in electroplating industrial sludge. IMGA conference, Taiwan, May 2012.
  26. Bhattacharya T, Chakraborty S. Spatial distribution and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in Gulf of Kutch, India. National Conference on Mangrove Wetlands and Near Shore Marine Ecosystems from Sustainability Issues to Management and Restoration. March 2012.
  27. Bhattacharya T, Chakraborty S, Kagathara M, Thakur B. Ambient Air Quality and the Air Pollution Tolerance Indices of Some Common Plant Species of Anand City. National level seminar on New Perspectives of Natural Sciences. Gujarat January 2012.
  28. Bhattacharya T, Chakraborty S, Bhumika F, Status of Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in street dust and deposited dust of Anand city. National level seminar on Sustainable development: Issues and Concerns. 22nd Jan 2011.
  29. Bhattacharya T, Chakraborty S, Metal pollution in street dust of Anand city. Conference on ‘Inter Disciplinary Approaches in Environmental Sciences’, October 2010. Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara.
  30. Bhattacharya T, Chakraborty S. Heavy Metal Removal by Paspalum distichum From Industrial Sludge. In national conference entitled ‘National Frontiers in Life sciences. NVPAS College V.V. Nagar, Gujarat December 2009.
  31. Bhattacharya T, Chakraborty S. Phytoextraction from fly ash amended soil by Scirpus littoralis. National Conference on Frontiers in Biological Sciences. February 27-28, 2009
  32. Bhattacharya T, Sharma P and Chakraborty S. Electronic-waste from personal computers and laptops:  Current status in India. State level seminar Current trends in Environmental Sciences, Sept. 20th, 2008.
  33. Chakraborty S, Bhattacharya T, and Tiwari KK. Heavy metal uptake by some wild herb species growing in fly ash dumping sites. XXII Gujarat Science Congress, March 9, 2008, Bhavnagar University.
Member of Professional Bodies
  • Fellow Member of International Science Congress Association, Indore, MP, India, 2012.
  • Expert committee member and course coordinator, counselor and unit writer of Postgraduate,diploma in sustainability science course, since2010 in Indira Gandhi Open University.
  • State representative and member of Organization of Sustainable Development, New Delhi, since 2005.

 
Current Sponsored Projects
  1. Project: Source Apportionment of PM2.5 And PM10, Air Pollution Data Analysis and Identification of Plants (Shrubs and Trees) With Good Dust Capturing Capacity and Air Pollution Tolerance in Ranchi City, Duration: 2 years (2026-2028), Funding agency: Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board, Role: PI, Sanctioned amount: 77 lakhs.
  2. Project: Bihar Biodiversity Board Project- urban biodiversity studies, collaborative engagement and knowledge partner institution phase 1, Duration: 1 year (2025-2026). Funding agency: Bihar State Biodiversity Board, Role: Co-PI, Sanctioned amount: 11 lakhs.
  3. Project: Source Apportionment, Chemical Composition, Microplastic Pollution, and Health Impacts of Indoor and Ambient PM10 and PM2.5 in Ranchi Jharkhand. Funding agency: Asha & Sajjan Agarwal Foundation. Role: P.I., Duration: 2 years (2025-2027), Sanctioned amount: Rs. 14.99 Lakhs,
  4. Project: Prediction of Particulate Matter and Gaseous Pollutant Concentration Through ANN, PNN And CART Models and Comparison with CALPUFF and AERMOD In Singrauli Coal Mines; Funding agency: Coal India Ltd.; Scheme: R & D; Sanctioned amount: Rs. 85.25 Lakhs (2021-2024), CIL/R&D/05/02/2021
  5. Project: Strengthening Research in Monitoring and Remediation of Chemical Contaminants of Emerging Concern for clean and potable water. Funding agency: DST-FIST. Role: Co-PI, Duration: 2022-2027, Sanctioned amount: 94 Lakhs.
  6. Project: Mobility, Bioaccessibility and Source Apportionment Study of Toxic Heavy Metals in Indoor and Outdoor Dust Environment: An Isotope Fingerprinting Approach; Funding: Science and Engineering Research Board, Early Career Research Grant; Sanctioned amount: Rs. 41.907 Lakhs; Approval date: 27th July 2017, ECR/2017/000695
  7. Project: Chemically Assisted Phytoextraction of Metals from Fly Ash and its Potential Use as Fertiliser; Funding: Birla institute of Technology Mesra seed money; Sanctioned amount: Rs. 80,000/- (Sanction number: GO/SMS/2016/2016-17); Approval date: 5/10/2016
  8. Project: Heavy metal contamination of road dust in Anand, Gujarat; Funding: UGC project; Sanctioned amount: Rs. 1 lakh; Approval date: 2010
Text and Reference Books

Books

  1.  Effect of speciation on Heavy metals uptake in wetland plants: Tanushree Bhattacharya ISBN number: 978-3-8454-2862-8, 2012, Lambert Publishing House, Germany.
  2.  Copper, lead, zinc and chromium in Street Dust of Anand City, India. Tanushree Bhattacharya, Dhara Tuteja, Mitul Patel, ISBN number: 978-3-659-62173-4, Lambert Publishing House, Germany, 2014.

 Chapters

  • Book Chapters:

  • Navin Prasad and Tanushree Bhattacharya (2025). Seasonal Prediction and Evaluation of RSPM for an Open Cast Coal Mine in Airborne Particulate Matter. Edited by Pratap Kumar Padhy · Soumya Niyogi · Pulak Kumar Patra · Markus Hecker. ISBN 978-3-031-84407-2, ISBN 978-3-031-84408-9 (eBook), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-84408-9
  • Kumari, M., Bhattacharya, T. (2025). Environmental Challenges in Coal Mining: Investigating Dust Pollution, Heavy Metals, and Sustainable Remediation with Indigenous Plants. In: Roshan Dash, R., Mohapatro, S., Behera, M. (eds) Pollution Control for Clean Environment — Volume 2. ICPCCE 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 416. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7846-1_9. Print ISBN 978-981-97-7845-4
  • A Kumar, WA Shaikh, T Bhattacharya. 2025   Environmental risks associated with biochar. Biochar Amendments for Environmental Remediation edited by P.V. Nidheesh, Meththika Vithanage, Vandana Sreedharan, Nanthi Bolan, Bin Gao, Amit Bhatnagar
  • Shouvik Das, Anushree Pal, Shaheen Hasan Dawan, Sukalyan Chakraborty and Tanushree Bhattacharya (2024). Environmental Hazards Associated with the Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste. © International Academic Publishing House (IAPH), Dr. Somnath Das, Dr. Jayanta Kumar Das, Dr. Mayur Doke and Dr. Vincent Avecilla (eds.), Life as Basic Science: An Overview and Prospects for the Future Volume: 3, pp. 97-114. ISBN: 978-81-978955-7-9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/lbsopf.2024.e03.004
  • WA Shaikh, S Chakraborty, A Kumar, T Bhattacharya, Rafique Ul Islam, Jayanta Kumar Biswas. Removal of Toxic Azo Dyes from Wastewater Using Multi-functional Biochar-based Nanocomposite. - Nanotechnology for Environmental Management, 2024. P. 166- , ISBN: 9781040127179, 1040127177. Taylor and Francis
  • Kumar A, Bhattacharya T. Biochar-Based Remediation of Heavy Metal Polluted Land. In: Pandey VC, editor. Bio-Inspired Land Remediation. Cham: Springer International Publishing; (2023). p. 317–52. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04931-6_13. ISBN:978-3-031-04930-9
  • Kumar A, Bhattacharya T. Biochar for Improvement of Soil Properties. In: Pandey VC, editor. Bio-Inspired Land Remediation. Cham: Springer International Publishing; (2023). p. 403–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04931-6_16. Print ISBN: 978-3-031-04930-9, Online ISBN: 978-3-031-04931-6.
  • Bhattacharya T, Pandey SK. Suitability of Fly Ash Amendment in Soil for Productivity of Agricultural Crops. In: Ecological and Practical Applications for Sustainable Agriculture. Springer Singapore; (2020). p. 251–60. https://doi.org//10.1007/978-981-15-3372-3_12, eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-3372-3, Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3371-6.
  • Bhattacharya T, Chakraborty S. Eco-Restoration Potential of Vegetation for Contaminated Water Bodies. In: Phytomanagement of Polluted Sites. Elsevier; (2019). p. 425–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813912-7.00017-X, ISBN: 978-0-12-813912-7.
  • Pandey SK, Bhattacharya T. Biochemical Changes in Lantana camara and Ipomoea carnea Growing in the Fly Ash Amended Soil. In: Advances in Waste Management. Singapore: Springer Singapore; (2019). p. 69–89. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-13-0215-2_6. ISBN: 978-981-13-0214-5, 978-981-13-0215-2.
  • Jain S, Bhattacharya T, Chakraborty S. Comparison of Plant Tolerance Towards Air Pollution of Rural, Urban and Mine Sites of Jharkhand: A Biochemical Approach to Identify Air Pollutant Sink. Advances in Waste Management. Springer; (2019). p. 123–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0215-2_9. ISBN: 978-981-13-0214-5, 978-981-13-0215-2.
  • Bhattacharya T, Tirkey P. Arsenic in groundwater and its potential health risk in a fast growing urban agglomeration of Chota Nagpur Plateau, India. In: Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability - Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment, (2016). p. 60–1. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04931-6_13. ISBN 978-1-138-02941-5.
  • Chakraborty S, Bhattacharya T. Lipids and fatty acids from marine algae: A Potential Biofuel Resource. In: Algal Biotechnology: New Vistas Orissa, India. (2009). p. 170–5. ISBN number: 978-81-7035-647-9.
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  • Reviewer of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Springer
  • Editorial Board member of ISCA group of journals.