Browsing by Author "Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar"
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Methodological approach and general guidelines to geochemical mapping and background-baseline analysis for environmental assessment: a case study in the Caraj�s Mineral Province, Brazil
Souza-Filho, Pedro Walfir Martins; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; da Silva, Marcio Sousa; Dall�Agnol, Roberto; Filho, Carlos Augusto Medeiros; Leite, Alessandro Sab�; da Silva Ferreira J�nior, Jair; da Rocha Nascimento, Wilson; da Silva e Silva, G�ssica; Salom�o, Gabriel Negreiros; Sarracini, Fabiana; Junior, Renato Oliveira Silva; da Costa, Marlene Furtado (Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia, 2023-01-09)We present this manuscript as a methodological approach and general guidelines for geochemical mapping and background/baseline projects for environmental assessment in tropical areas. A case study was carried out in the ... -
Microplastics in multimedia environment: A systematic review on its fate, transport, quantification, health risk, and remedial measures
Rose, Pawan Kumar; Jain, Monika; Kataria, Navish; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Garg, Vinod Kumar; Yadav, Anoop (Elsevier B.V., 2023-01-06)The ever-increasing presence of microplastics in many environmental components has been a cause of worry for humanity due to their small size and potential health risk. Since the last decade, numerous studies have been ... -
Multi-parametric groundwater quality and human health risk assessment vis-�-vis hydrogeochemical process in an Agri-intensive region of Indus basin, Punjab, India
Jaswal, Vijay; Kumar, Ravishankar; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Mittal, Sunil; Kumar, Ajay; Sahoo, Sunil Kumar; Nandabalan, Yogalakshmi Kadapakkam (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2021-06-14)The groundwater quality of the Indus basin of Punjab, India, is a serious concern due to the existence of toxic contaminants. Although, this contamination has been documented in some studies, some part of this basin is ... -
Occurrence, distribution, and environmental risk assessment of heavy metals in the vicinity of Fe-ore mines: a global overview
Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Powell, Mike A.; Martins, Gabriel Caixeta; Dall'Agnol, Roberto; Salom�o, Gabriel Negreiros; Mittal, Sunil; Pontes, Paulo R�genes Monteiro; Guimar�es, Jos� Tasso Felix; de Siqueira, Jose Oswaldo (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2021-06-08)Several studies have investigated the consequences of heavy metal contamination in the vicinity of individual Fe ore mines, however, at present there are no systematic studies that consider the global scenario; this work ... -
Pre-to-post lockdown impact on air quality and the role of environmental factors in spreading the COVID-19 cases - a study from a worst-hit state of India
Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Mangla, Sherry; Pathak, Ashok Kumar; Sal�mao, Gabriel Negreiros; Sarkar, Dibyendu (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2020-10-09)The present�study aims to�examine the changes in air quality during different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the lockdown (LD1�4) and unlock period (UL1�2) (post-lockdown) as compared to�pre-lockdown (PL1�3) ... -
Recent advances in biochar amendments for immobilization of heavy metals in an agricultural ecosystem: A systematic review
Sachdeva, Saloni; Kumar, Rakesh; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Nadda, Ashok Kumar (Elsevier Ltd, 2023-01-03)Over the last several decades, extensive and inefficient use of contemporary technologies has resulted in substantial environmental pollution, predominantly caused by potentially hazardous elements (PTEs), like heavy metals ... -
Rice husk biochar - A novel engineered bio-based material for transforming groundwater-mediated fluoride cycling in natural environments
Kumar, Rakesh; Sharma, Prabhakar; Sharma, Pushpa Kumari; Rose, Pawan Kumar; Singh, Rakesh Kumar; Kumar, Nishant; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Maity, Jyoti Prakash; Ghosh, Ashok; Kumar, Manish; Bhattacharya, Prosun; Pandey, Ashok (Academic Press, 2023-05-24)Biochar, a promising carbon-rich and carbon-negative material, can control water pollution, harness the synergy of sustainable development goals, and achieve circular economy. This study examined the performance feasibility ... -
Soil-sediment linkage and trace element contamination in forested/deforested areas of the Itacai�nas River Watershed, Brazil: To what extent land-use change plays a role?
Dall'Agnol, Roberto; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Salom�o, Gabriel Negreiros; de Ara�jo, Alessandra Danieli Miranda; da Silva, Marcio Sousa; Powell, Mike A.; Junior, Jair Ferreira; Ramos, Silvio Junio; Martins, Gabriel Caixeta; da Costa, Marlene Furtado; Guilherme, Luiz Roberto Guimar�es (Elsevier B.V., 2022-03-08)Trace elements (TE) contamination in forested areas of the Itacai�nas River Watershed (IRW), Brazilian Amazon, arouses growing interest owing to the rapid deforestation and mining activities. In this study, soils (surface, ... -
Source and background threshold values of potentially toxic elements in soils by multivariate statistics and GIS-based mapping: a high density sampling survey in the Parauapebas basin, Brazilian Amazon
Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Dall’Agnol, R; Salomão, G.N; da Silva Ferreira Junior, J; da Silva, M.S; Martins ,G.C; e Souza Filho, P.W.M; Powell, M.A; Maurity, C.W; Angelica, R.S; da Costa, M.F; Siqueira, J.O. (Springer, 2019)A high-density regional-scale soil geochemical survey comprising 727 samples (one sample per each 5 × 5 km grid) was carried out in the Parauapebas sub-basin of the Brazilian Amazonia, under the Itacaiúnas Basin Geochemical ... -
Source Apportionment of Chemical Elements and Their Geochemical Baseline Values in Surface Water of the Parauapebas River Basin, Southeast Amazon, Brazil
Quaresma, Leandro Silva; Silva, Gessica da Silva e; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Salom�o, Gabriel Negreiros; Dall�Agnol, Roberto (MDPI, 2022-12-09)The present work aims to evaluate the chemical quality and establish the geochemical baseline values of elements in the surface waters of the Parauapebas River basin (PRB), which is one of the major subbasins in the ... -
Source apportionment, chemometric pattern recognition and health risk assessment of groundwater from southwestern Punjab, India
Kumar, Ravishankar; Mittal, Sunil; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Sahoo, Sunil Kumar (Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2020-02-06)The groundwater quality of southwestern Punjab, India, is a serious cause of concern due to the presence of chemical contaminants in it. However, limited studies of groundwater quality, sources of chemical contaminants and ... -
Sustainable remediation of heavy metals
Kumar, Hemant; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Mittal, Sunil (Elsevier, 2021-04-30)Heavy metal contamination of soil and water bodies has been recognized as a potential threat to the entire biosphere, which accelerated after the industrial revolution and is presumed to be one of the major environmental ... -
Trace Element Occurrence in Vegetable and Cereal Crops from Parts of Asia: A Meta-data Analysis of Crop-Wise Differences
Kerketta, Anjali; Kumar, Hemant; Powell, Mike A.; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Kapoor, Harmanpreet Singh; Mittal, Sunil (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023-02-13)In the present study, a systematic review along with a meta-analysis was conducted based on relevant studies from 11 Asian countries (1999�2022, Scopus, PubMed, MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar) to evaluate the ... -
Uranium and Fluoride Accumulation in Vegetable and Cereal Crops: A Review on Current Status and Crop-Wise Differences
Sachdeva, Saloni; Powell, Mike A.; Nandini, Girish; Kumar, Hemant; Kumar, Rakesh; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-09-19)Uranium (U) and fluoride (F?) contamination in agricultural products, especially vegetable and cereal crops, has raised serious concerns about food safety and human health on a global scale. To date, numerous studies have ... -
Uranium and Fluoride Removal from Aqueous Solution Using Biochar: A Critical Review for Understanding the Role of Feedstock Types, Mechanisms, and Modification Methods
Thakur, Anjali; Kumar, Rakesh; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar (MDPI, 2022-12-13)Uranium (U) and fluoride (F?) are the major global geogenic contaminants in aquifers and pose serious health issues. Biochar, a potential adsorbent, has been widely applied to remediate geogenic and anthropogenic contaminants. ... -
Urban to rural COVID-19 progression in India: The role of massive migration and the challenge to India's traditional labour force policies
Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Biswal, Suchismita; Kumar, Hemant; Powell, Mike (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2021-09-15)The coronavirus disease?2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a deadliest disease in the 21st century. Initially in India, this disease was concentrated in major urban cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Gujarat, and Chennai, which were ... -
Water Security and Human Health in Relation to Climate Change: An Indian Perspective
Kumar, Ravishankar; Sahoo, Prafulla Kumar; Mittal, Sunil (wiley, 2021-05-09)India, the second-most populous country in the world, and with a booming economy, is now facing difficulties in ensuring water security in terms of both quantity and quality. It is an outcome of the increased pressure on ...