Research Achievement

A. Publications in SCI/SCIE listed international journals: (*corresponding authors; Underlines are student authors)

 

  1. Mukherjee, S., and Kumar, M.*, (Accepted) Cycling of black carbon and black nitrogen in the hydro-geosphere: Insight on the paradigm, pathway and processes. Science of The Total Environment,
  2. Kumar, M., Alamin, Md., Kuroda, K., Dhangar, K., Hata, A., Yamaguchi, H., Honda, R. (Accepted). Potential discharge, attenuation and exposure risk of SARS-CoV-2 in natural water bodies receiving untreated wastewater. npj Clean Water
  3. Fida, Z; Proce, WE., Dhard, B.R., Kumar, M., Jian, G., Faisal I, Manish Kumar* (Accepted). Reduction of excess sludge production by membrane bioreactor coupled with anoxic side-stream reactors. Journal of Environmental Management, 
  4. Kumar, M.*, Kuroda, K., Patel, A. K., Patel, N., Bhattacharya, P., Joshi, M., & Joshi, C. G. (2021). Decay of SARS-CoV-2 RNA along the wastewater treatment outfitted with Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) system evaluated through two sample concentration techniques. Science of The Total Environment, 754, 142329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142329
  5. Thakur, A.K., Goswami, R., Mukherjee, S., Mazumder, P., Vithanage, M., and Kumar, M.*, (2021) Efficacy of agricultural waste derived biochar for Arsenic removal: Tackling groundwater security in the Indo-Gangetic Plain. Journal of Environmental Management, 281, 111814 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111814
  6. Babu, D. S., Khandekar, A., Bhagat, C., Singh, A., Jain, V., Verma, M., Bansal, B., & Kumar, M.* (2021). Evaluation, effect and utilization of submarine groundwater discharge for coastal population and ecosystem: A special emphasis on Indian coastline. Journal of Environmental Management, 277, 111362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111362
  7. Kumar, M.*, Joshi, M., Patel, A. K., & Joshi, C. G. (2020). Unravelling the early warning capability of wastewater surveillance for COVID-19: a temporal study on SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection and need for escalation. medRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.12.22.20248744
  8. Bhagat, C., Kumar, M.*, Tyagi, V. K., & Mohapatra, P. K. (2020). Proclivities for prevalence and treatment of antibiotics in the ambient water: a review. npj Clean Water, 3(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-020-00087-x
  9. Kumar, M.*, Patel, A.K., Shah, A.V., Raval, J., Rajpara, N., Joshi, M., & Joshi, C.G. (2020). The first proof of the capability of wastewater surveillance for COVID-19 in India through the detection of the genetic material of SARS-CoV-2. Science of The Total Environment, 746, 141326. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.16.20133215.
  10. Pandey, D., Singh, A., Ramanathan, A., & Kumar, M* (2020). The combined exposure of microplastics and toxic contaminants in the floodplains of north India: A review. Journal of Environmental Management, 111557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111557
  11.  Kumar, M*., Upadhyay, R., Mohapatra, S., & Dhangar, K. (2020). Transport of Black Carbon in the Presence of Perchlorate in Aquatic Environment: A Perspective of Cogenerated Species in the Gangetic Plain of India. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 100065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2020.100065
  12. Karunanidhi, D., Aravinthasamy, P., Subramani, T., & Kumar, M (2020). Human health risks associated with multipath exposure of groundwater nitrate and environmentally friendly actions for quality improvement and sustainable management: a case study from Texvalley (Tiruppur region) of India. Chemosphere, 129083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129083
  13. Tyagi, V. K., Bhatia, A., Kubota, K., Rajpal, A., Ahmed, B., Khan, A. A., & Kumar, M (2020). Microbial community dynamics in anaerobic digesters treating organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 101303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.101303
  14. Raval, N. P., Mukherjee, S., Shah, N. K., Gikas, P. & Kumar, M*. (2020) Hexametaphosphate Cross-linked Chitosan Beads for the Eco-efficient removal of Organic Dyes: Tackling Water Quality. J. Environ. Manage.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111680
  15. Zang, J., Kumar, M., & Werner, D*. (2020) Real-world sustainability analysis of an innovative decentralized water system with rainwater harvesting and wastewater reclamation. Journal of Environmental Management, 111639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111639
  16. Kumar, M.*, Mazumdar P, Mohapatra S., Thakur, A.K., … &Kuroda, K. (2020). A Chronicle of SARS-CoV-2: Seasonality, Environmental Fate, Transport, Inactivation, and Antiviral Drug Resistance. Journal of Hazardous Materials. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124043
  17. Kumar, Manish* (2020). Runoff from firework manufacturing as major perchlorate source in the surface waters around Diwali in Ahmedabad, India. Journal of Environmental Management, 273, 111091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111091
  18. Kumar, M.*, Thakur, A. K., Mazumder, P., Kuroda, K., ……. & Bhattacharya P. (2020). Frontier review on the propensity and repercussion of SARS-CoV-2 migration to aquatic environment. Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters, 1, 100001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazl.2020.100001
  19. Taki, K., Gahlot, R., Kumar, M.* (2020). Utilization of Fly Ash Amended Sewage Sludge as Brick for Sustainable Building Material with Special Emphasis on Dimensional Effect. Journal of Cleaner Production, 275, 123942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123942
  20. Kumar, M.*, Kuroda, K., Dhangar, K., Mazumder, P., Sonne, C., Rinklebe, J. (2020). Potential emergence of antiviral-resistant pandemic viruses via environmental drug exposure of animal reservoirs. 54, 14, 8503–8505, Environmental Science & Technology https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c03105
  21. Mukherjee, S., Mehta, D., Kumar, M.* (2020) Environmental fate, Distribution and state-of-art Removal of Antineoplastic Drugs: A comprehensive insight. Chemical Engineering Journal https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.127184
  22. Taki, K., Gahlot, R., & Kumar, M.* (2020). Utilization of Fly Ash Amended Sewage Sludge as Brick for Sustainable Building Material with Special Emphasis on Dimensional Effect. Journal of Cleaner Production, 275, 123942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123942
  23. Kumar, M.*, Furumai, H., Kasuga, I., & Kurisu, F. (2020). Metal partitioning and leaching vulnerability in soil, soakaway sediments, and road dust in the urban area of Japan. Chemosphere, 252, 126605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126605
  24. Kumar, M.*, Sulfikar, Tushara, C., Sewwandi, K.A.H.S., Patel, AK., Mazumder, P., Joshi, M., and Honda, R. (2020). Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant in the Tropical Rivers of Sri Lanka and India, 188, 109765, Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109765
  25. Kumar, M.* Taki, K., Gahlot, R., Sharma, A and Dhangar, K (2020) A chronical of SAR-CoV-2. Part-I: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Transmission and Treatment. Science of the Total Environment; 734, 139278, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139278
  26. Kumar, M.*, Chaminda, G. T., & Honda, R. (2020). Seasonality impels the antibiotic resistance in Kelani River of the emerging economy of Sri Lanka. npj Clean Water, 3, 1, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-020-0058-6
  27. Ramanayaka, S., Kumar, M., Etampawala, T., & Vithanage, M*. (2020). Macro, colloidal and nanobiochar for oxytetracycline removal in synthetic hydrolyzed human urine. Environmental Pollution, 267, 115683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115683
  28. Gahlot, R., Taki, K., & Kumar, M.* (2020). Efficacy of nanoclays as the potential adsorbent for dyes and metal removal from the wastewater: a review. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 14, 100339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2020.100339
  29. Mukherjee, S., Mazumder, P., Joshi, M., Joshi, C., Dalvi, S. V., Kumar, M.* (2020). Biomedical application, drug delivery and metabolic pathway of antiviral nanotherapeutics for combating viral pandemic: a review. Environmental Research, 191, 110119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110119
  30. Mazumder, P., Sharma, S. K., Taki, K., Kalamdhad, A. S., & Kumar, M.* (2020). Microbes involved in arsenic mobilization and respiration: a review on isolation, identification, isolates and implications. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-020-00549-8
  31. Kumar, M.*, Mohapatra, S., Mazumder, P., Singh, A., Honda, R., Lin, C., Kumari, R., Goswami, R., Jha, P. K.,Vithanage M., Kuroda, K. (2020). Making Waves Perspectives of Modelling and Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in Aquatic Environment for COVID-19 Pandemic. Current Pollution Reports, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-020-00161-5
  32. Khursheed, A., Alam, S., Tyagi, V. K., Nagpure, A. S., Khan, A. A., Gaur, R. Z., … & Kumar, M.* (2020). Future liasing of the lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic: The dawn is expected at hand from the darkest hour. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 11, 100433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100433
  33. Kumar, M.* Ram, H. Sewwandi, Sulfikar, R. Honda and T. Chaminda., (2020). Treatment enhances the Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARG) in the wastewater of Sri Lanka and India. Environmental Research, 183, 109179, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109179
  34. Kumar, M.*, Goswami, A.K. Patel, M. Srivastava, N. Das. (2020) Scenario, Perspectives and Mechanism of Arsenic and Fluoride Co-occurrence in the Groundwater: A Review, Chemosphere, 249, 126126, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126126
  35. Kumar, M.*, Kuroda, K., Dhangar, K., (2020). The Most Eagerly Awaited Summer of the Anthropocene: A Perspective of SARS-CoV-2 Decay and Seasonal Change. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 11, 100400, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100400.
  36. Raval, N., and Kumar, M.* (2020) Geogenic Arsenic Removal through Core–shell based Functionalized Nanoparticles: Groundwater in-situ treatment perspective in the Post-COVID Anthropocene. Journal of Hazardous Material, 402, 123466, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123466
  37. Bivens, A., …., Manish Kumar, …. Bibby, K*. (2020) Wastewater-based epidemiology: Global Collaborative to Maximize Contributions in the Fight Against COVID-19. Environmental Science & Technology, 54, 7754–7757, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02388
  38. Dhangar, K., Kumar, M.* (2020). Tricks and Tracks in Removal of Emerging Contaminants from the Wastewater through Hybrid Treatment Systems: A Review. Science of the Total Environment 738, 140320, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140320
  39. Selvam, S., Jesurja, K., Venkatramanan*, S., Chung, SY., Roy, PD., Muthukumar, P., Kumar, M. (2020) Imprints of pandemic lockdown on subsurface water quality in the coastal industrial city of Tuticorin, South India: A revival perspective. Science of the Total Environment; 734, 139848 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139848
  40. Singh, A., Patel, A.K., Deka, J.P and Kumar, M.* (2020) Natural recharge transcends anthropogenic forcing that influences Arsenic vulnerability of the Quaternary Alluviums of the Mid-Gangetic Plain. NPJ Clean Water, 3, 27, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-020-0075-5 
  41. Thakur, A., Vithanage, M., Das, D.B., Kumar, M.* (2020) A review on design, material selection, mechanism and modelling of permeable reactive materials for community-scale groundwater treatment. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 19, 100917 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2020.100917
  42. Roshan, A., & Kumar, M.* (2020). Water end-use estimation can support the urban water crisis management: A critical review. Journal of Environmental Management, 268, 110663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110663
  43. Mukherjee, S., Kumari, D., Joshi, M., An, A. K., & Kumar, M.* (2020). Low-cost bio-based sustainable removal of lead and cadmium using a polyphenolic bioactive Indian curry leaf (Murraya koengii) powder. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 226, 113471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113471
  44. Gogoi, A., Taki, K., and Kumar, M.* (2020). Seasonal Dynamics of Metal Phase Distributions in the Perennial Tropical (Brahmaputra) River: Environmental Fate and Transport Perspective.  Environmental Research, 183, 109265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109265
  45. Ram B., Kumar, M.* (2020). Correlation appraisal of antibiotic resistance with fecal, metal and microplastic contamination in the Tropical river, Lake, and Sewage. NPJ Clean Water, 3, 3, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-020-0050-1
  46. Gahlot, R., Taki, K., and Kumar, M.* (2020) Efficacy of Nanoclay as the Potential Adsorbent for Dyes and Metal Removal from the Wastewater: A Review. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 14, 100339, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2020.100339
  47. Taki, K., Choudhary, S., Gupta, S., Kumar, M.* (2020) Enhancement of geotechnical properties of municipal sewage sludge for sustainable utilization as engineering construction material, Journal of Cleaner Production. 251, 119723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119723.
  48. Singh, A., Patel, A. K., Ramanathan, A., Kumar, M.* (2020). Climatic Influences on Arsenic Health Risk in the Metamorphic Precambrian Deposits of Sri Lanka: A Re-analysis-based Critical Review. Journal of Climate Change, 6, 15-24. https://doi.org/10.3233/JCC200003
  49. Deka, B.J., Guo, J., Jeong, S., Kumar, M., An. A.K.* (2020). Control of Membrane Fouling by Dissolved Algal Organic Matter using Pre-Oxidation with Coagulation as Seawater Pre-treatment. Environmental Science :Water Research and Technology, 6, 935-944, https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW00955H
  50. Taki, K. Mukherjee, S., Patel, A.K., and Kumar, M.* (2020) Reappraisal Review on Geopolymer: A New Era of Aluminosilicate Binder for Metal Immobilization. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 14, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enmm.2020.100345  
  51. Misra, A., Singh, A., Babu D.S.S., Jain, V., Verma, M., Bansal, B.K., and Kumar, M.*(2020) Sediment and submarine groundwater discharge mediated arsenic flux into the Bay of Bengal, India: an Appraisal. Current Pollution Reports, 6, 206–216, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-020-00154-4
  52. Kumar, M.*, Gogoi, A., Mukherjeea, S. (2020) Metal removal, partitioning and phase distributions in the wastewater and sludge: Performance evaluation of conventional, upflow anaerobic sludge blanket and downflow hanging sponge treatment systems. Journal of Cleaner Production. 249, 119426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119426.
  53. Kumar, M.*, Chaminda, T., Honda, R., Furumai, H. (2019). Vulnerability of urban waters to emerging contaminants in India and Sri Lanka: Resilience framework and strategy. APN Science Bulletin, 9(1). https://doi:10.30852/sb.2019.799.  
  54. Singh, A., Patel, A. K., Deka, J. P., Das, A., Kumar, A., & Kumar, M.* (2019). Prediction of Arsenic Vulnerable Zones in Groundwater Environment of Rapidly Urbanizing Setup, Guwahati, India. Geochemistry, 125590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemer.2019.125590.
  55. Kumar, M.*, Snow, D. Li Y. Shea., P. (2019). Perchlorate behavior in the context of black carbon and metal cogeneration following fireworks emission at Oak Lake, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Environmental Pollution, 253, 930-938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.07.038
  56. Kumar, M.*, Ram, B., Honda, R., Poopipattana, C., Canh, V.D., Chaminda, T. H. (2019). Concurrence of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria (ARB), Viruses, Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in Ambient Waters of Guwahati, India: Urban Vulnerability and Resilience Perspective. Science of the Total Environment, 693, 133640, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133640
  57. Kumar, M.*, Goswami, R. Awasthi, N., Das, (2019). Provenance and fate of trace and rare earth elements in the sediment-aquifers systems of Majuli River Island, India. Chemosphere, 237, 124477 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124477
  58. Kumar, M.*, Deka, J.P., Kumari, O. (2019). Development of Water Resilience Strategies in the Context of Climate Change and Rapid Urbanization: A discussion on vulnerability mitigation. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 10, 100308, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2019.100308
  59. Goswami, R. Kumar, M.* Rengarajan, N. Shea, P. (2019). Evaluation of Exposure and People’s Perception of Health Risk due to Arsenic Contamination in Majuli (River Island), Assam, India, Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 518, 354-362  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-019-00373-9
  60. Patel, K., Das, N., Goswami, R., Kumar, M.* (2019). Arsenic mobility and potential co-leaching of fluoride from the sediments of three tributaries of the Upper Brahmaputra floodplain, Lakhimpur, Assam, India. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 203, 45-58, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2019.04.004
  61. Patel, A. K., Das and Kumar, M.* (2019). Multilayer arsenic mobilization and multi-metal co-enrichment in the alluvium (Brahmaputra) plains of India: A tale of redox domination along the depth. Chemosphere, 224, 140-150, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.02.097
  62. Shim, J., Kumar, M.*, Goswami, R., Mazumder, P., Oh, B.T., Shea, P. J. (2019). Removal of p-cresol and tylosin from water using a novel composite of alginate, recycled MnO2 and activated carbon. Journal of hazardous materials, 364, 419-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.09.065
  63. Devi, U., Taki, K., Shukla, T., Sarma, K.P., Hoque, R.R., Kumar, M.* (2019). Microzonation, ecological risk and attributes of metals in highway road dust traversing through the Kaziranga National Park, Northeast India: implication for confining metal pollution in the national forest. Environmental geochemistry and health 41, 1387–1403. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-018-0219-4
  64. Shim, J., Kumar, M.*, Mukherjee, S., Goswami, R. (2019). Sustainable removal of pernicious arsenic and cadmium by a novel composite of MnO2 impregnated alginate beads: A cost-effective approach for wastewater treatment. Journal of environmental management 234, 8-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.084
  65. Taki K., Gogoi, A., Mazumder, P., Bhattacharya, S.S., Kumar, M.* (2019). Efficacy of vermitechnology integration with Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) and activated sludge for metal stabilization: A compliance study on fractionation and biosorption. Journal of Environmental Management 236, 603-612, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.01.006
  66. Borah, R., Taki, K., Gogoi, A., Das, P., Kumar, M.* (2018). Contemporary distribution and impending mobility of arsenic, copper and zinc in a tropical (Brahmaputra) river bed sediments, Assam, India. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 161, 769-776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.06.038
  67. Shim, J., Mazumder, P., Kumar, M.* (2018). Corn cob silica as an antibacterial support for silver nanoparticles: efficacy on Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 190, 583. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6954-2
  68. Kumari, D., Mazumder, P., Kumar, M.*, Deka, J. P., Shim (2018). Simultaneous removal of Cong red and Cr (VI) in aqueous solution by using Mn powder extracted from battery waste solution. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 7, 459-464 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2018.01.001
  69. Das, N., Das, A., Sarma, K. P., Kumar, M.* (2018). Provenance, prevalence and health perspective of co-occurrences of arsenic, fluoride and uranium in the aquifers of the Brahmaputra River floodplain. Chemosphere 194, 755-772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.021
  70. Borah, R., Kumari, D., Gogoi, A., Biswas, S,. Goswami, R., Shim, J., Begum N., Kumar, M.* (2018). Efficacy and field applicability of Burmese Grape Leaf extract (BGLE) for Cadmium removal: An implication of metal removal from natural water. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safe. 147, 585–593 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.09.002
  71. Gogoi, , Mazumder, P. Tyagi, V.K. Chaminda, G.G.T., An A.K. Kumar, M.* (2018). Occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants in water environment: A review. Groundwater Sustainable Dev. 6, 169-180, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2017.12.9
  72. Goswami R., Kumar, M.* (2018). Removal of fluoride from aqueous solution using nanoscale rice-husk biochar. Groundwater Sustainable Dev. 7, 446-451, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2017.12.010
  73. Kumari, D., Mazumder, , Kumar, M.*, J.P. Deka and J. Shim (2018). Simultaneous removal of Congo red and Cr (VI) in aqueous solution by using Mn powder extracted from battery waste solution. Groundwater Sustainable Dev. 7, 459-464, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2018.01.001 
  74. Saikia, R., Goswami, , Bordoloi, N., Pant, K.K., Kumar, M.* and  Kataki, R. (2017). Removal of arsenic and fluoride from aqueous solution by biomass based activated biochar: Optimization through response surface methodology. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 5, 5528-5539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2017.10.027
  75. Kumar, M.*, Patel, A.K., Das, A., Kumar, P., Goswami, R., Deka, J.P. and Das, N. (2017). Hydrogeochemical controls on mobilization of arsenic and associated health risk in Nagaon district of the central Brahmaputra Plain, India Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 39(1), 161-178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-016-9816-2
  76. Bordoloi, N., Goswami, R., Kumar, M., Kataki, R*. (2017). Biosorption of Co (II) from aqueous solution using algal biochar: Kinetics and isotherm studies. Bioresource Technology. 244, 1465-1469, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.05.139
  77. Das, N., Sarma, K. P., Patel, A. K., Deka, J. P., Das, A., Kumar, A., Shea, P. J., Kumar, M.* (2017). Seasonal disparity in the co-occurrence of arsenic and fluoride in the aquifers of the Brahmaputra flood plains, Northeast India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 76, 183, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-6488-x
  78. Kumar, M.*, Gogoi, A., Kumari, D., Borah, R., Das, P., Mazumder, P., Tyagi, V. K.  (2017). Review of Perspective, Problems, Challenges, and Future Scenario of Metal Contamination in the Urban Environment. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, 21, 04017007. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000351
  79. Kumari, D., Goswami, R., Kumar, M.*, Kataki, R., & Shim, J. (2017). Removal of Cr(VI) ions from the aqueous solution through nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) Magnetite Corn Cob Silica (MCCS): A bio-waste based water purification perspective. Groundwater Sustainable Dev. 7, 470-476 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2017.12.007  
  80. Kumar, P., Tsujimura, M., Saraswat, C., Srivastava, P. K., Kumar, M.*, Avtar, R. (2017). Quantitative Analysis of Transient Intertidal Submarine Groundwater Discharge in Coastal Aquifer of Western Japan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences, 87, 423–432, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40010-016-0324-7
  81. Khanikar, L., Gogoi, R. R., Das, N., Deka, J. P., Das, A., Kumar, M.*, Sarma, K. P.* (2017). Groundwater appraisal of Dhekiajuli, Assam, India: an insight of agricultural suitability and arsenic Environmental Earth Sciences, 76, 530, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-6841-0
  82. Das, A., Munoz-Arriola, F., Singh, S. K., Jha, P. K., Kumar, M.* (2017) Nutrient dynamics of the Brahmaputra (tropical) river during the monsoon period, Desalination and Water Treatment 76, 212–224, https://doi:10.5004/dwt.2017.20788
  83. Kumar, M.*, Das, N., Goswami, R., Sarma, K. P., Bhattacharya, P., & Ramanathan, A. L. (2016). Coupling fractionation and batch desorption to understand arsenic and fluoride co-contamination in the aquifer system”. Chemosphere 164, 657-667 , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.08.075
  84. Gogoi, A., Chaminda, G. T., An, A. K., Snow, D. D., Li, Y., Kumar, M.* (2016). Influence of Ligands on Metal Speciation, Transport and Toxicity in a Tropical River during Wet (Monsoon) Period. Chemosphere 163, 322-333, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.07.105
  85. Kumar, M.*, Das, A., Das, N., Goswami, R., Singh, U. K. (2016). Co-occurrence perspective of arsenic and fluoride in the groundwater of Diphu, Assam, North-eastern India, Chemosphere, 150, 227-238, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.02.019
  86. Goswami, , Shim, J., Deka, S., Kumari, D., Kataki, R., Kumar, M.* (2016). Characterization of cadmium removal from aqueous solution by biochar produced from Ipomoea Fistulosa at different pyrolytic temperatures. Ecological Engineering, 97, 444-451, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.10.007
  87. Kumar, M.* (2016). Understanding the remobilization of copper, zinc, cadmium and lead due to ageing through sequential extraction and isotopic exchangeability. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 188:381 https://doi:10.1007/s10661-016-5379-z
  88. Akbariyeh, S., Patterson, B. M., Kumar, M., Li, Y. * (2016) Quantification of vapor intrusion pathways: an integration of modeling and site characterization. Vadose Zone Journal, 15, 1-12, https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2015.12.0159.
  89. Das, N., Deka, J. P., Shim, J., Patel, A. K., Kumar, A., Sarma, K. P., Kumar, M.* (2016). Effect of river proximity on the arsenic and fluoride distribution in the aquifers of Brahmaputra Floodplains, Assam, Northeast India. Journal of Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2-3; 130-142, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-016-5379-z
  90. Kumar, M.*, Herbert, R., Jha, P. K., Deka, J. P., Rao, M. S., Ramanathan, A. L., Kumar, B.  (2016). Understanding the seasonal dynamics of the groundwater hydrogeochemistry in National Capital Territory (NCT) of India through geochemical modeling. Aquatic Geochemistry 22, 211-224, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10498-016-9289-z
  91. Bhuyan, P., Barman, N., Begum, S., Gogoi, D., Borah, S., Kumar, M., Sarma, K. P., Hoque, R. R. (2016) Spatial and seasonal variation of water soluble ions in PM10 of Mid-Brahmaputra Plain of Assam Valley. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 13, 69-81,  https://doi.org/10.3233/AJW-160018
  92. Das, P., Sarma, K. P., Jha, P. K., Ranjan, R., Herbert, R., Kumar, M.* (2016) Understanding the Cyclicity of Chemical Weathering 4 and Associated CO2 Consumption in the Brahmaputra River Basin (India): The Role of Major Rivers in Climate Change Mitigation Perspective” Aquatic Geochemistry. 22, 225-251, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10498-016-9290-6
  93. Das, A., Handique, S., Chaowlu, M., Kumar, M.* (2016) Geochemical characterization and mineralogical assemblage of Burhidihing and Noa-Dihing- the largest south bank tributaries of the Brahmaputra River. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution. 13, 13-24, https://doi.org/10.3233/AJW-160034
  94. Prabha, S., Gogoi, A., Mazumder, P., Ramanathan, A. L., Kumar, M.* (2016). Assessment of the impact of textile effluents on microbial diversity in Tripur district, Tamil Nadu. Applied Water Science, 7, 2267-2277 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-016-0394-3
  95. Deka, J. P., Singh, S., Jha, P. K., Singh, U. K.,  Kumar, M.* (2016). Imprints of long transported pollution on high altitude Eastern Himalayan lake water chemistry. Environmental Earth Sciences. 75: 285-298, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-4813-9
  96. Deka, J. P., Yamanaka, T., Singh, S., Choudhry, R., Tyang, G., Kumar, M.* (2016). Tracing the imprints of climate change through Hydrogeochemical Studies on the Eastern Himalayan High-altitude Lakes. Journal of Climate Change, 2,69-78. https://doi.org/10.3233/JCC-160008
  97. Das, N., Patel, A. K., Deka, G., Das, A., Sarma, K. P., Kumar, M.* (2015). Geochemical controls and future perspective of arsenic mobilization for sustainable groundwater management: A study from Northeast India. Journal of Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 1, 92-104, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2015.12.002
  98. Kumar, M.*, Rao, M. S., Deka, J. P., Ramanathan, A. L., Kumar, B.  (2015). Integrated hydrogeochemical, isotopic and geomorphological depiction of the groundwater salinization in the aquifer system of Delhi, India. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 111, 936-947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseaes.2015.08.018
  99. Das,, Kumar, M.* (2015). Arsenic enrichment in the groundwater of Diphu, North east India: Coupled application of major ion chemistry, speciation modeling and multivariate statistical techniques. CLEAN – Soil, Air, Water, 43, 1445-1558, https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.201400632
  100. Deka, J. P., Tayeng, G., Singh, S., Hoque, R. R., Prakash, A., Kumar, M.*(2015). Source and seasonal variation in the major ion chemistry of two eastern Himalayan high altitude lakes, India. Arabian Journal Geosciences, 8(12), 10597-10610, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-015-1964-7
  101. Gogoi, A., Biswas, S., Bora, J., Bhattacharya, S. S., Kumar, M.* (2015). Effect of vermicomposting on copper and zinc removal in activated sludge with special emphasis on temporal variation. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 15, 101-107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2015.01.001
  102. Das, S., Bora, J., Goswami, L., Bhattacharyya, P., Raul, P., Kumar, M., & Bhattacharya, S. S.* (2015). Vermiremediation of water treatment plant sludge employing Metaphireposthuma: A soil quality and metal solubility prediction approach. Ecological Engineering, 81, 200-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.04.069
  103. Deka, J. P., Baruah, B., Singh, S., Chaudhury, R., Prakash, A., Bhattacharyya, P., Selvan, T., Kumar, M.* (2015). Tracing phosphorous distributions in the surficial sediments of two eastern Himalayan high altitude lakes through sequential extraction, multivariate and HYSPLIT back trajectory analyses. Environmental Earth Sciences, 73, 7617–7629, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3931-0
  104. Das, P., Sarma, K.P., Kumar, M.* (2015). Understanding of chemical speciation of lead, zinc and copper in vertical profile of the sediments of the Brahmaputra River Assam, India. Asian Journal of Water Environment and Pollution, 12(1), 21-28.
  105. Patel, A.K., Deka, J.P., Das, A. Kumar, M.* (2015) Alluvial Plains of Darbhanga Province, Bihar: A Zone of Arsenic Vulnerability” Indian Groundwater, IV, 16-26.
  106. Das, P., Kumar, M.*, & Sarma, K. P. (2015) Speciation of heavy metals in surface sediments of the Brahmaputra River, Assam. Journal of Environmental Research and Development, 9(3A), 944-952.
  107. Krishan, G., Rao, M. S., Kumar, C. P., Kumar, M.*, Kumar, B. (2014) Investigation of geospatial effects on moisture dynamics in Tezpur (Assam) and Roorkee (Uttarakhand) through isotopes observations. in IWRA(India) Journal, 3(2), 21-24.
  108. Krishan, G., Rao, M.S., Kumar, B., Kumar, C.P., Kumar, S., Jaiswal, R.K., Rao, Y.R.S., Tripathi, S., Kumar, M.*, Garg, P.K. and Kumar, P., (2014). Monitoring of Southwest Monsoon Using Isotope Analysis of Ground Level Vapour (Glv) in Indian Sub-Continent. J of Earth Science and Climate Change, 2:5-8. https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7617.1000224
  109. Prabha, S., Ramanathan, A.L., Gogoi, A., Das, P., Deka, J.P., Tayagi, V.K. Kumar, M.* (2014) Suitability of conventional and membrane bioreactor system in textile mill effluent treatment. Desalination and Water Treatment, 56,1-14, https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2014.932716
  110. Kumar, M.*, Herbert Jr, R., Ramanathan, A.L., Rao, M.S., Kim, K., Deka, J.P. and Kumar, B.,  (2013) Hydrogeochemical zonation for groundwater management in the area with diversified geological and land-use setup. Chemie der Erde- Geochemistry, 73, 267-274, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemer.2013.06.004
  111. Kumar, M.*, H. Furumai, F. Kurisu and I. Kasuga (2013) Tracing source and distribution of heavy metals in road dust, soil and soakaway sediment through speciation and isotope fingerprinting. Geoderma, 211, 8-17, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.07.004
  112. Kumar, M  Furumai, H., Kurisu, F. Kasuga, I. (2013) Potential Mobility of Heavy Metals through Coupled Application of Sequential Extraction and Isotopic exchange: Comparison of leaching tests applied to soil and soakaway sediment. Chemosphere, 90, 796-804, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.09.082
  113. Prabha, S., Kumar, M.*, Kumar, A., Das, P. and Ramanathan, A.L., (2013) Impact assessment of textile effluent on groundwater quality in the vicinity of Tripur industrial area, southern India. Environmental Earth Science, 70, 3015-3022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2361-8
  114. Kumar* P., Kumar, M., Tripathi, P., Ramanathan, AL., (2012). Arsenic poisoning of Groundwater in parts of Middle Gangetic plain, Bhagalpur district, Bihar, India. Memoir, Indian Society of Applied Geochemists. 159-170.
  115. Kumar, M., Rao, M.S*., Kumar, B. and Ramanathan, A. (2011) Identification of aquifer-recharge zones and sources in an urban development area (Delhi, India), by correlating isotopic tracers with hydrological features. Hydrogeology Journal, 19, 463-474, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-010-0692-z
  116. Kim, J*., Kuwahara, Y., Kumar, M. (2011) A DEM-based evaluation of potential flood risk to enhance decision support system for safe evacuation. Natural Hazards, 59,1561-1572, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-011-9852-2
  117. Kumar, M.*, Kumar, P., Ramanathan, A.L., Bhattacharya, P., Thunvik, R., Singh, U.K., Tsujimura, M. and Sracek, O.  (2010) Arsenic enrichment in groundwater in the Middle Gangetic Plain of Ghazipur District in Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 105, 83-94, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-012-0044-9
  118. Kumar, M.*, Furumai, H., Kurisu, F. and Kasuga, I, (2010) Evaluating of mobile heavy metal pool in the soakaway sediment, road dust and soil through sequential extraction and isotopic dilution techniques. Water Science and Technology, 62, 920-928, https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2010.911
  119. Kumar, P., Kumar, M*., Ramanathan, A.L. and Tsujimura, M. (2010) Tracing the factors responsible for arsenic enrichment in groundwater of Middle Gangetic Plain, India: A source identification perspective. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 32, 129-146, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-009-9270-5
  120. Thakur, J.K., Thakur, R.K., Ramanathan, A.L., Kumar, M*., Singh, S.K. (2010) Arsenic contamination in the groundwater of Nepal – an overview. A review article in journal Water, 3, 1-20, https://doi.org/10.3390/w3010001
  121. Kumar, M., Furumai, H*., Kurisu, F. and Kasuga, I. (2009) Understanding the partitioning processes of mobile lead in soakaway sediments using sequential extraction and isotope analysis. Water Science and Technology, 60, 2085-2091, https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2009.512
  122. Kumar, M.*, Ramanathan, AL*., Keshri, A.K., (2009) Understanding the extent of interactions between groundwater and surface water through major ion chemistry and multivariate statistical techniques. Hydrological Processes, 23, 297-310, https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.7149
  123. Kumar, M.*, Sharma, B., Ramanathan, A.L., Rao, M.S. Kumar, B. (2009) Nutrient chemistry and salinity mapping of the Delhi aquifer, India: source identification perspective. Environmental Geology, 56, 1171-1181, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-008-1217-0
  124. Jha, P.K.*, Tiwari, J., Singh, U.K., Kumar, M., Subramanian, V. (2009) Chemical Weathering and Associated CO2 consumption in Godavari River Basin, India. Chemical Geology, 264, 364-374, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.03.025
  125. Kumar, M.*, Kumari, K., Singh, U.K. and Ramanathan, A.L. (2008) Hydrogeochemical processes in the groundwater environment of Muktsar, Punjab: Conventional graphical and multivariate statistical approach. Environmental Geology, 57, 873-884, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-008-1367-0
  126. Singh, U.K., Kumar, M.*, Chauhan, R., Jha, P.K., Ramanathan, A.L. and Subramanian, V.  (2008) Assessment of the impact of landfill on groundwater quality: A case study of the Pirana site in western India, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 141, 309-321, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-007-9897-6
  127. Kumar, M.*, Kumari, K., Ramanathan, A.L. and Saxena, R. (2007) A comparative evaluation of groundwater suitability for irrigation and drinking purposes in two agriculture dominated districts of Punjab, India Environmental Geology, 53, 553-574, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-007-0672-3
  128. Kumar, M.*, Ramanathan, A.L., Rao, M.S. and Kumar, B., (2006) Identification and evaluation of hydrogeochemical processes in the groundwater environment of Delhi, India. Environmental Geology, 50, 1025-1039, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-006-0275-4
  1. Kumar*, Manish Kumar, P. Tripathi, AL., Ramanathan (2012). Arsenic poisoning of Groundwater in parts of Middle Gangetic plain, Bhagalpur district, Bihar, India. Memoir, Indian Society of Applied Geochemists. (159-170).
  2. Krishan, M. S. Rao, C.P. Kumar, Manish Kumar and B. Kumar (2014) “Investigation of geospatial effects on moisture dynamics in Tezpur (Assam) and Roorkee (Uttrakhand) through isotopes observations” in IWRA(India) Journal, 3(2), 21-23.
  3. Das, M. Kumar, K.P. Sarma (2015) Speciation of heavy metals in surface sediments of the Brahmaputra River, Assam. Journal of Environmental Research and Development, 9(3A), 944-952.
  4. K. Patel, J.P. Deka, A. Das, Manish Kumar* (2015) “Alluvial Plains of Darbhanga Province, Bihar: A Zone of Arsenic Vulnerability” Indian Groundwater, IV, 16-26.
  1. Maity, J; Vithanage M; Kumar, M.*, Ghosh, A., Mohan, D., Arslan, A., and Bhattacharya, P.(2021).  Seven 21st Century Challenges of Arsenic-Fluoride Contamination and Remediation. Journal Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 21, 100538 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100538
  2. Kumar, M.*, Jain, V., Yamanaka, T., Li, Y. and Bhattacharya, P.(2018).  Contaminant Transport and Fate in Freshwater Systems – Integrating the fields of geochemistry, geomorphology and nanotechnology. Journal Groundwater for Sustainable Development. 7, 36-342, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2018.09.001
  3. Kumar, M.*, Singh, G., Chaminda, T., Van Quan, P. and Kuroda, K.  (2014) Emerging water quality problems in developing countries. The Scientific World Journal, 1-2.  https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/215848
  1. Kumar, M., Snow, D.D., Honda, R., Mukherjee, S. (2020). Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Drinking and Wastewater Source: Current status, Challenges, and Reigning Technologies. (ISBN 978-981-15-4599-3). Springer Nature. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811545986 
  2. Kumar, M., Munoz-Arriola, F., Furumai, H., Chaminda, T. (2020). Resilience, Response and Risk in Water Systems. (ISBN 978-981-15-4667-9), Springer Nature. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811546679
  3. Kumar, M., Snow, D.D., Honda, R. (2020). Emerging Issues in the Water Environment during Anthropocene: A South East Asian Perspective.  Springer Nature, (ISBN 978-93-81891-41-4) https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789813297708
  4. Kurisu, F., Ramanathan, AL., Kazmi, A.A., Kumar, M. (2015). Trends in Environmental Science and Technology. Capital-Springer, (ISBN 978-93-81891-28-5) https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319392578
  5. Kumar, M (2012) “Problems, Perspectives and Challenges of Agricultural Water Management” In-Tech international publication, ISBN 979-953-307-706-1 https://www.intechopen.com/books/problems-perspectives-and-challenges-of-agricultural-water-management
  6. Chidambram, S., Srinivasamoorthy, K., Ramanathan, AL., Anandhan, P., Manivannan, R., Parasad, M.B.K., Manish Kumar (2010) “Groundwater Monitoring and Management through hydrogeochemical Modeling approach”, IK international, 142p ISBN-13:978-9380578163. https://www.ikbooks.com/books/book/engineering-computer-science/civil-engineering/groundwater-monitoring-management-through-hydrogeochemical-modeling-approach/9789380578163/
  1. Singh A., A. K. Patel and Kumar, M.* (2020) Role of physical parameters in developing a geogenic contaminant risk approach. In: Kumar M, Munoz-Arriola F, Furumai H, Chaminda T, (eds.) Resilience, Response, and Risk in Water Systems: Shifting Management and Natural Forcings Paradigms. 57-72 (ISBN 978-981-15-4667-9), Springer Nature, Singapore.
  2. Raval, N. P. and Kumar, M.* (2020) An Overview of Big Data Analytics: A State-of-the-Art Platform for Water Resources Management. In: Kumar M, Munoz-Arriola F, Furumai H, Chaminda T, (eds.) Resilience, Response, and Risk in Water Systems: Shifting Management and Natural Forcings Paradigms. 43-56 (ISBN 978-981-15-4667-9), Springer Nature, Singapore.
  3. Patel A.K., C. Bhagat., K. Taki and Kumar, M.* (2020) Microplastic vulnerability in the sediments of the Sabarmati River of India. In: Kumar M, Munoz-Arriola F, Furumai H, Chaminda T, (eds.) Resilience, Response, and Risk in Water Systems: Shifting Management and Natural Forcings Paradigms. 127-138 (ISBN 978-981-15-4667-9), Springer Nature, Singapore.
  4. Srivastava, M and Kumar, M.* (2020) Impact of Solid Municipal Waste landfills on Groundwater Resources: Need for Integrated Solid waste management aligned with the conservation of Groundwater. In: Kumar M, Munoz-Arriola F, Furumai H, Chaminda T, (eds.) Resilience, Response, and Risk in Water Systems: Shifting Management and Natural Forcings Paradigms. 303-319 (ISBN 978-981-15-4667-9), Springer Nature, Singapore.
  5. Venkata V. S., Khandekar, A and Kumar, M.* (2020) Water supply, urbanization, and climate change. In: Kumar M, Munoz-Arriola F, Furumai H, Chaminda T, (eds.) Resilience, Response, and Risk in Water Systems: Shifting Management and Natural Forcings Paradigms. 195-215 (ISBN 978-981-15-4667-9), Springer Nature, Singapore.
  6. Pradhan N., Mukherjee S and Kumar, M.* (2020) Water quality treatments and natural remediation of water contaminants. In: Kumar, M.*, Snow, D., Honda, R., Mukherjee, S. (Eds.) Contaminants in Drinking and Wastewater Sources, 249-366 (ISBN 978-981-15-4599-3), Springer Nature Singapore.
  7. Dhangar K and Kumar, M.* (2020) Perfluroocatne Sulphonate (PFOS), its occurrence, fate, transport and removal in various environmental media: A review. In: Kumar, M., Snow, D., Honda, R., Mukherjee, S. (Eds.) Contaminants in Drinking and Wastewater Sources, 405-436 (ISBN 978-981-15-4599-3), Springer Nature Singapore.
  8. Kumar A and Kumar, M.* (2020) Permeable Reactive Barrier: A sustainable groundwater remediation technology. In: Kumar, M., Snow, D., Honda, R., Mukherjee, S. (Eds.) Contaminants in Drinking and Wastewater Sources, 179-208 (ISBN 978-981-15-4599-3), Springer Nature Singapore.
  9. Bhagat C., P. K. Mohapatra and Kumar, M.* (2020) Reigning technologies and their challenges for antibiotics removal. In: Kumar, M., Snow, D., Honda, R., Mukherjee, S. (Eds.) Contaminants in Drinking and Wastewater Sources, 295-324 (ISBN 978-981-15-4599-3), Springer Nature Singapore.
  10. Singh, A. Patel, A.K. and Kumar, M.* (2020). “Mitigating the risk of Arsenic and Fluoride contamination of groundwater through a Multi-Model framework of statistical assessment and natural remediation techniques”, In Manish Kumar, Daniel Snow, and Ryo Honda Editors: Emerging Issues in the Water Environment during Anthropocene: A South East Asian Perspective (ISBN 978-93-81891-41-4), Publisher Springer Nature, Singapore.
  11. Mukherjee, S. Patel, A.K. and Kumar, M.* (2020). “Water Scarcity and Land Degradation Nexus in the era of Anthropocene: Some reformations to encounter the Environmental Challenges for advanced Water Management systems meeting the Sustainable Development”, In Manish Kumar, Daniel Snow, and Ryo Honda Editors: Emerging Issues in the Water Environment during Anthropocene: A South East Asian Perspective (ISBN 978-93-81891-41-4), Publisher Springer Nature, Singapore.
  12. Ahirvar B.P., Chaudhry S., Kumar, M.*, Das P. (2020) Climate Change Impact on Forest and Agrobiodiversity: A Special Reference to Amarkantak Area, Madhya Pradesh. In: Singh P., Singh R., Srivastava V. (eds) Contemporary Environmental Issues and Challenges in Era of Climate Change, (ISBN 978-981-32-9595-7), Publisher Springer, Singapore.
  13. Ram, B. Sharma, and Kumar, M.* (2020) “Two Sides of a Coin: Targets and By-products of Water and Wastewater Treatment”. In Manish Kumar, Daniel Snow, and Ryo Honda Editors: Emerging Issues in the Water Environment during Anthropocene: A South East Asian Perspective (ISBN 978-93-81891-41-4), Publisher Springer Nature.
  14. Das, N. Mahanta, C. and Kumar, M.* (2020) “Water quality under the changing climatic condition: A review of the Indian Scenario”. In Manish Kumar, Daniel Snow, and Ryo Honda Editors: Emerging Issues in the Water Environment during Anthropocene: A South East Asian Perspective (ISBN 978-93-81891-41-4), Publisher Springer Nature.
  15. Sulfikar, S. Sovannlaksmy, R. Honda*, T. Chaminda, Kumar, M.* (2020) “A review on antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) occurrence and detection in WWTP in Ishikawa, Japan and Colombo, Sri Lanka”, In Kumar, M., Daniel Snow, and Ryo Honda Editors: Emerging Issues in the Water Environment during Anthropocene: A South East Asian Perspective (ISBN 978-93-81891-41-4), Publisher Springer Nature.
  16. Das and Kumar, M.* (2020) “Assessment of water quality using multivariate analysis – A case study on the Brahmaputra River, Assam, India”. In Kumar, M., Daniel Snow, and Ryo Honda Editors: Emerging Issues in the Water Environment during Anthropocene: A South East Asian Perspective (ISBN 978-93-81891-41-4), Publisher Springer Nature.
  17. Kumari O. and Kumar, M.* (2020) “Water Governance: A Pragmatic Debate of 21st Century; an Indian Perspective”. In Kumar, M., Daniel Snow, and Ryo Honda Editors: Emerging Issues in the Water Environment during Anthropocene: A South East Asian Perspective (ISBN 978-93-81891-41-4), Publisher Springer Nature.
  18. Das, P. and Kumar, M.*, (2019). Climate Change and Sustainable Management of the Rivers System with Special Reference to the Brahmaputra River. In: Singh R., Kolok A., Bartelt-Hunt S. (eds) Water Conservation, Recycling and Reuse: Issues and Challenges. Springer, Singapore (ISBN 978-981-13-3179-4) (pp. 95-106). Publisher Springer, Singapore.
  19. Mukherjee, S. Sharma, P. Kumar, M.* (2019) “Social LCA in sustainable bio-resource bio-economy”, In: Ashok Pandey, Deepak Pant, Rupam Kataki, and Samir Khanal Editors: Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Sustainable Bio resources for Emerging Bio-economy, Publisher Elsevier. (ISBN 9780444639912)
  20. Kumar, M.*and Pinky Taneja, (2018). Implications of Climate Change on Water Quality: A Review on Perspective and Challenges, in Climate change and water resources in India, New Delhi: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, pp. 169-187, ISBN: 9788193313169.
  21. Das P. and Kumar, M.* (2018). “Climate change and sustainable management of the river system with special reference to the Brahmaputra River”. In: Water Conservation, Recycling and Reuse Issues and Challenges. Springer. 95-106, ISBN-978-981-13-3178-7.
  22. Kumar, M.*, N. Das, A. Das and K. P. Sarma (2016). “Co-occurrence of Arsenic and Fluoride in the Brahmaputra floodplains, Assam, India”. In: Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability (As2016). Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment (As2016), June 19-23, 2016, Stockholm, Sweden(p. 64). CRC Press. ISBN-978-1-138-02941
  23. Kumar, M.*, N. Das and K. P. Sarma (2016). “Tracing the significance of River for Arsenic Enrichment and Mobilization” In: Trends in Asian Water Environmental Science and Technology, Chapter 12., Edited by F. Kurisu, AL. Ramanathan, A. A. Kazmi, Kumar, M. Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-81891-28-5. pp 139-149.
  24. Kumar, M.*, AL Ramanathan, S. Chidambram, R. Goswami, Eslamian, S. (2015) “Criterion, indices, and classification of water quality and water reuse options” In: Urban Water Reuse Handbook (UWRH), Edition: 1st Edition, Chapter: 6., Editors: S. Eslamian., CRC Press, ISBN: 13-978-1-4822-2915-8. pp163-176
  25. Kushagra, Kumar, M.*, Al. Ramanathan J. P. Deka (2015) “Understanding Hydrogeochemical Processes Governing Arsenic Contamination and Seasonal Variation in the Groundwater of Buxar District, Bihar, India” Safe and Sustainable Use of Arsenic Contaminated Aquifers in the Gangetic Plain. Springer International publishing pp125-141.
  26. Das, N. Khanikar, L. Shah, R. Das, A. Goswami, R. Kumar, M.* and K.P. Sarma, (2015). Problem, Perspective and Challenges of Arsenic Contamination in the Groundwater of Brahmaputra Flood Plains and Barak Valley Regions of Assam, India. In: Safe and Sustainable Use of Arsenic-Contaminated Aquifers in the Gangetic Plain: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Edited by AL. Ramanathan, Scott Johnston, Abhijit Mukherjee and Bibhash Nath. Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi (India) and Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland. ISBN: 978-3-319-16124-2. pp 69-86
  27. Rao, S. Kumar, M.*, Kumar B. (2014) “Saline groundwater in the National Capital Territory Delhi:Clues to its origin and evolution” In: Southeast Asian Water Environment 5, Edition: 1st Edition, Chapter: 1. Groundwater Quality and Its Management, Publisher: IWA Publication, Editors: K. Yamamoto, H. Furumai, H. Katayama, C. Chiemchaisri, U. Puetpaiboon, C. Visvanathan, H. Satoh, pp.33-38
  28. Kumar, M.*, AL. Ramanathan, B.R. Neupane, D.V. Tu and S.W. Kim (2010). Critical Evaluation of the Recent Development and Trends in Submarine Groundwater Discharge Research in Asia. Management and Sustainable Development of Coastal Zone Environments, Co-published by Springer, Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-90-481-3067-2 (HB).109pp.
  29. Ramanathan AL. and Kumar, M.* (2010).  (edited) Understanding the ground water and surface water Interactions through Hydrogeochemical and Multivariate Statistical Modeling Approach, I.K.  International publishing House, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-80578-16-3, 63pp.
  30. Kumar, M.* and R. Chauhan, (2010). “Present status, challenges and management of the Japanese Coastal Zone management” In: Management and Sustainable Development of Coastal Zone Environments, Chapter 5, Editors: A L. Ramanathan, P. Bhattacharya, T. Dittmar, M. Bala Krishna Prasad, B. R. Neupane, Co published by Springer, Capital Publishing Company, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-90-481-3067-2 (HB), pp 73-84.
  31. Ramanathan, AL. Tripathi. P. Kumar, M.*, P. Bhattacharya, R. Thunvik and J. Bundschuh (2008). Arsenic distribution in the groundwater in Central Gangetic Plains of Uttar Pradesh, India. In: Bundschuh J., Armienta MA., Bhattacharya P., Matschullat J. and Mukherjee AB. (edited) Natural Arsenic in Groundwater of Latin America- Occurrence, health impact and remediation. Taylor & Francis/Balkema. Leiden, The Netherlands. ISBN: 978-0-415-40771-7.
  32. Kumar, M.* and AL. Ramanathan, (2005) “Water quality and their interpretation” In: Ramanathan AL, Chidambram S, Keshari AK (eds) Training Manual on Mathematical Models in Hydrogeochemistry: Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Management Editors: Ramanathan AL, Chidambram S, Keshari AK (ISBN 81-86867-94-5). Ganga Publ. House., New Delhi (pp 37-48).
  33. Ranjan, R.K. Srivastava, S.K. Ramanathan AL. and Kumar, M.* (2005) “An overview of the hydrogeochemical water quality models” In: Ramanathan AL, Chidambram S, Keshari AK (eds) Training Manual on Mathematical Models in Hydrogeochemistry: Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Management Editors: Ramanathan AL, Chidambram S, Keshari AK, Ganga Publ. House., New Delhi. ISBN 81-86867-94-5. pp 49-59
  34. Kumar, M.* and Ramanathan, AL. (2004) “Aquachem: an effective tool for water quality interpretation” In: Ramanathan AL, Chidambram S (eds) Mathematical Modeling of Ground Water Flow and Mass transport through theory and hands on training, Editors: Ramanathan AL, Chidambram S. Ganga Publ. House., New Delhi (pp 37-48).
  35. Sharma, B., Kumar, M.* and Ramanathan, A.L., (2004) Impact of surface water on the groundwater quality in and around Nazafgarh Drain, Delhi. Freshwater management. Capital Publication Co., Delhi, pp.70-86.
  36. Prasad, M.B.K, Ramanathan AL. and Kumar, M.*, (2002) “Water quality of AchainkovilRiver, Kerala, India” In Ramanathan. AL and Ramesh. R (eds) Recent Trends of Hydrogeochemisty Editors: Ramanathan. AL and Ramesh. R Capital Publ. Co., New Delhi. (ISBN 81-85589-12-7).
  1. Ramanathan, Manish Kumar and B. Sharma (2005). “Hydrogeochemistry and Arsenic distribution in the Surface and ground waters of NCT, Delhi” In 2nd annual meeting of Asia Oceania geosciences society (I.D 58-HS-A0037).
  2. Kumari, Manish Kumar and AL. Ramanathan (2006). “A Comparison of Ground Water Quality in Two Agricultural Dominated Districts of Punjab, India” by in proceeding of International conference on Groundwater for Sustainable Development: Problems, Perspectives and Challenges (IGC-2006), New Delhi (1- 4th Feb.).
  3. Manish Kumar, AL. Ramanathan, M.S. Rao and B. Kumar (2006). “An emerging issue of salinity and nitrate problem in the groundwater of NCT-Delhi, India” in the proceedings of “International conference on Hydrology in Asia, Guanghou, China, (8th -10thJune).
  4. Ramanathan, Manish Kumar and K. Kumari (2008). “Evaluation of Ground water suitability for irrigation and drinking purpose in two intensively cultivated districts of Punjab, India” in ICEEMAT 2008 Malyasia (December)
  5. Chauhan, Manish Kumar and AL. Ramanathan (ID:01_048) (2008). “Assessment of spatial variation of heavy metals in an Indian subtropical mangrove dominated estuary” In “12th International Conference on Integrated Diffuse Pollution Management, Khon Kaen, Thailand, (25 – 29thAugus).
  6. Manish Kumar, H. Furumai*, F. Kurisu, I. Kasuga(ID:02_011) (2008) “Understanding the partitioning processes of mobile lead in soakaway sediments using sequential extraction and isotope analysis” In the proceeding of “12th International Conference on Integrated Diffuse Pollution Management, Khon Kaen, Thailand, (25 – 29thAugust).
  7. K Thakur, AL. Ramanathan and Manish Kumar (2009) “Arsenic contamination in the groundwater of Nepal – an overview” Session in the International Conference hosted by The Commission for Water Sustainability International Geographical Union (IGU), Torino, Italy (July 27- 31st).
  8. Manish Kumar*, AL. Ramanathan, B. Sharma, M.S. Rao, B. Kumar (2009) “A comparative assessment of Groundwater quality through consumer perception survey and standard quality guidelines: A decision making tool perspective” in the 8th Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and the 37th Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) being held in Hyderabad during 6 – 12 September, 2009
  9. Manish Kumar, H. Furumai*, F. Kurisu, I. Kasuga (ID: 253)2009 “Comparative Assessment of Potential Mobility of Zinc, Lead and Nitrate from Soil and Soakaway Sediments” In the proceeding of “13th International Conference on Integrated Diffuse Pollution Management, Seoul, Korea
  10. Manish Kumar, H. Furumai*, F. Kurisu, I. Kasuga (ID: YWP022) (2010) “Development and validation of Heavy Metal Retention Index (HMRI) for the evaluation of heavy metal mobility in artificial infiltration facilities” for 3rd IWA AsiaPacific Young Water Professional 2010, Singapore.
  11. S. Rao, Manish Kumar*, B. Kumar. (2011). “Saline groundwater in the National Capital Territory Delhi: Clues to its origin and evolution” The 9th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment (9SEAWE) December 1-3, 2011, KU/AIT, Emerald Hotel, Bangkok, Page 303-310.
  12. Das, , Manish Kumar* (ID: P11) (2012), Identification of hydrogeochemical processes in the groundwater environment of Diphu, Assam” for 10th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environmental, Vol.10 (Part II), Hanoi, Vietnam (8-10th November 2012)
  13. Singh, J.P. Deka, M. Kumar, Manish Kumar*(2013), “Tracing the Imprints of Climate Change on the Water Quality of Eastern Himalayan High altitude lake (PangangTeng Tso Lake)” International Conference on Advances in Water Resources Development and Management (AWRDM-2013) (October 23-27, 2013).
  14. K. Patel, J.P. Deka, Manish Kumar*(2013), “Understanding of Arsenic Enrichment and Hydrogeochemical Processes in a Flood Prone Alluvium Plain of Darbhanga, Bihar Province, India” International Conference on Advances in Water Resources Development and Management (Awrdm-2013) (October 23-27, 2013).
  15. Krishan, P.K. Garg, M.S. Rao, C.P. Kumar, B. Kumar, R.K. Jaiswal, Y.R.S Rao, S. Tripathi, Manish Kumar, J. Thayyen, Renoj and P. Kumar (2014), “Ground level vapour (Glv) kesamsthikvishleshandwaradakshinipaschimi monsoon kaanushravan”. In: National Hindi Seminar on “Jalvayuparivartan, monsoon Jalvayu se wayein-vaigyanikdristikon” during 30-31 July 2014 at IITM, Pune.
  16. P. Deka, B. Baruah, Manish Kumar* (2014) “Phosphorous fractionation of surface sediments of two Eastern Himalayan high altitude lakes” was presented in International Conference “Geostatistical and Geospatial Approaches for the Characterization of Natural Resources in the Environment: Challenges, Processes and Strategies”, 17th-20th October, 2014, JNU, New Delhi.
  17. Goswami, A. Das and Manish Kumar* (2015). Geochemistry of trace and rare-earth elements in Holocene sediments of the largest riverine Island of Majuli, Assam, India, National seminar on “Past and Present Geochemical Processes – Impacts on Climate Change, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
  18. Manish Kumar*, A.K. Patel, A. Das, R. Goswami (2016). Understanding of Arsenic contamination in the southern floodplain of Brahmaputra River, Assam, North-east India through Major ion chemistry, Speciation modeling, Statistical analyses and Health Risk Assessment. Sixth International Groundwater Conference (IGWC-2015), SRM University, Chennai Tamil Nadu, India and Association of Global Groundwater Scientists (AGGS), India.
  19. Manish Kumar* and Gogoi(2016). Influence of ligands on metals speciation, transport and toxicity in a tropical river during wet (Monsoon), International Water Conference 2016 on Water Resource in Arid areas: The Way Forward, at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman on 13th – 16th March, 2016.
  20. Goswami and Manish Kumar* (2016). Inorganic arsenic exposure and children at risk in Majuli- the most thickly populated river island of the world, 6th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment – Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability (As2016), 19-23 June 2016 – Stockholm, Sweden. Arsenic congress 2016
  21. Manish Kumar, Das, A. Das and K. P. Sarma (2016). Co-occurrence of arsenic and fluoride in the Brahmaputra floodplains, Assam, India, 6th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment – Arsenic Research and Global Sustainability (As2016), 19-23 June 2016 – Stockholm, Sweden. Arsenic congress 2016
  22. Manish Kumar* and Gogoi(2016). Phase distribution of metals in a tropical river of india during monsoon period, International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress & Exhibition, 9th -14th October 2016 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  23. Bhattacharya, S. Datta, M. Schreiber, Manish Kumar, A. Ahmd, A. Mukherjee, D. Lampe (2017) Arsenic, Manganese, Chromium, and Other Geogenic Contaminants, Including Radionuclides in Hydrological Systems—Source, Biogeochemical Cycling, Toxicity, and Removal. Paper presented in The Geological Society of America – 130th Annual Meeting at Seattle, Washington, USA.
  24. Manish Kumar, R. Goswami (2017) Health Risk Assessment in the Upper Brahmaputra Floodplain with reference to Arsenic and Fluoride contamination in the Groundwater: A quality Issue Affecting Drinking water Availability, Water conservation & its related Issues CGWB, WCR Ahmedabad, pp. 201-211, 15th November 2017.
  25. Manish Kumar, A.K. Patel, A. Das, N. Das, R. Goswami (2017) Comparative understanding of arsenic enrichment and mobilization in the aquifers of the river Ganges and Brahmaputra: a provenance, prevalence and health perspective. Geological Society of America (GSA) Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA. Vol. 49, No. 6 doi: 10.1130/abs/2017AM-308056 (Conference proceeding)
  26. Manish Kumar *, S. A. Lee, Upadhyay, H. Furumai, (2018) Climate change reproduction by Global Climate Model using models CSIRO-Mk and MIROC5: A case study of Brahmaputra River watershed. Published in Conference Proceeding of 6th International Symposium on “Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development” (ACEPS-2018), ISSN: 2279-1329, Galle, Sri Lanka, Mar, 15, 2018 (Sponsored)
  27. K. Patel, N. Das and Manish Kumar* (2018) “A comparative health risk assessment due to arsenic contaminated water inthe Ganga and the Brahmaputra floodplain, India” Proceedings of Twentieth National Symposium on Environment, Page : 313-314; Editors : R.M Tripathi, Manish Kumar, S.K Jha, Vikrant Jain, A.V Kumar, V Pulhani, I.V Saradhi, A Patra, M.K Mishra, S.K Sahoo; held at IIT Gandhinagar (13-15 December)
  28. Singh and Manish Kumar* (2018)” Using Markov chain stochastic model in land use pattern prediction as a tool for planning water policies related to future urban growth in cities : A case study of Jhansi city in Uttar Pradesh, India “, Proceedings of Twenteith National Symposium on Environment, Page : 105-106; Editors : R.M Tripathi, Manish Kumar, S.K Jha, Vikrant Jain, A.V Kumar, V Pulhani, I.V Saradhi, A Patra, M.K Mishra, S.K Sahoo; held at IIT Gandhinagar (13-15 December)
  29. Singh, C. Bhagat and Manish Kumar* (2018)“Support Vector Machine based model for regional Hydro-geochemical Zoning of the groundwater : A case study of the aquifers in Alwar district, Rajasthan” Proceedings of Twenteith National Symposium on Environment, Page : 103-104; Editors : R.M Tripathi, Manish Kumar, S.K Jha, Vikrant Jain, A.V Kumar, V Pulhani, I.V Saradhi, A Patra, M.K Mishra, S.K Sahoo; held at IIT Gandhinagar (13-15 December)
  30. Manish Kumar*,  Kumari, A.K. Patel and P. Taneja (2018). Water Utilization in Urban households: Economic Constraint, and Environmental Concern in Guwahati, Assam. Proceedings of Twentieth National Symposium on Environment (NSE-20). (pp. 447-448).  Jointly organised by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai and Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar.
  31. O. Kumari, Taki and Manish Kumar* (2018). The Imprecation of Advanced Institution; a Study of Tribal Belief and Customs in Arunachal Pradesh and Water Management”. Proceedings of Twentieth National Symposium on Environment (NSE-20). (pp. 341). Jointly organised by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai and Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar.
  32. Sharma, Manish Kumar* (2018) “Synthesis of Janus particle for decontamination of water” Editors : R.M Tripathi, Manish Kumar, S.K Jha, Vikrant Jain, A.V Kumar, V Pulhani, I.V Saradhi, A Patra, M.K Mishra, S.K Sahoo; held at IIT Gandhinagar (13-15 December)
  33. Taki, A.K. Thakur, Manish Kumar* (2018) “Synthesis of Bentonite clay based Geopolymer for removal of heavy metals from drinking water” Twenty National Symposium on Environment (NSE-20) jointly organised by BARC &  IIT Gandhinagar from December 13-15, 2018; IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat. (Poster)
  34. Ram, K. Taki, A.K. Patel and Manish Kumar* (2018) “Abundance of microplastics in the vicinity of Solid waste dumping site: a case study of Ahmedabad and Guwahati”, Twenty National Symposium on Environment (NSE-20) jointly organised by BARC & IIT Gandhinagar from December 13-15, 2018; IIT Gandhinagar, Gujarat. (Poster)
  35. K. Patel and Manish Kumar* (2018)“Mobility of arsenic and the potential for co-occurrence in sediments of three upper bank tributaries of the Brahmaputra river in Lakhimpur, Assam, India” Proceedings of Twentieth National Symposium on Environment, Page : 317-317; Editors : R.M Tripathi, Manish Kumar, S.K Jha, Vikrant Jain, A.V Kumar, V Pulhani, I.V Saradhi, A Patra, M.K Mishra, S.K Sahoo; held at IIT Gandhinagar (13-15 December)
  36. Saikia, N. Das, N.C. Talukdar and Manish Kumar* (2018) “Distribution and occurrence of multi-element and pharmaceutical pollutants in an urban wetland of Assam, India, GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA – 2018
  37. Goswami, P. Barua and Manish Kumar* (2018)“Provenance, prevalence and health perspective of arsenic, fluoride and uranium in the groundwater of the largest inhabited river island (Majuli, India), in the world GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA – 2018
  38. Kumari, S. Mukherjee Manish Kumar* (2018)“Effective removal of Lead and Cadmium from water using Curry Leaf (Murraya koengii) Powder” Proceedings of Twentieth National Symposium on Environment, Page : 295-296; Editors : R.M Tripathi, Manish Kumar, S.K Jha, Vikrant Jain, A.V Kumar, V Pulhani, I.V Saradhi, A Patra, M.K Mishra, S.K Sahoo; held at IIT Gandhinagar (13-15 December 2018)
  39. Singh and Kumar Manish” Estimation of surface temperature of Sahibi River in Alwar, Rajasthan using thermal band of LANDSAT 8 satellite as a mean for assessing the variation in Dissolved Oxygen (DO) along the reach “, Proceedings of Twenteith National Symposium on Environment, Page : 107-108; Editors : R.M Tripathi, Manish Kumar, S.K Jha, Vikrant Jain, A.V Kumar, V Pulhani, I.V Saradhi, A Patra, M.K Mishra, S.K Sahoo; held at IIT Gandhinagar (13-15 December 2018)
  40. Gupta, O, and Manish Kumar*. Climate Governance and Sustainability, Climate Proofing and water Resilience of Guwahati City. Published in Conference Proceeding of 6th International Symposium on “Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development” (ACEPS-2018), ISSN: 2279-1329, Galle, Sri Lanka, Mar, 15, 2018.
  41. Somartha, R.P., Silva, G.H., Chaminda, G.G.T., Weragoda, S.K., and Manish Kumar*. Identifying groundwater recharge zones through MIKE modeling approach: a case study at mid Kelani river, Sri Lanka. Published in Conference Proceeding of 6th International Symposium on “Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development” (ACEPS-2018), pp: 247-254, ISSN: 2279-1329, Galle, Sri Lanka, Mar, 15, 2018.
  42. Kehelella, K.H., Chaminda, G.G.T., Silva, G.H., Honda, R., and Manish Kumar*. Water quality modeling in Kelani river downstream. Published in Conference Proceeding of 6th International Symposium on “Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development” (ACEPS-2018), pp: 104-109, ISSN: 2279-1329, Galle, Sri Lanka, Mar, 15, 2018
  43. Das, A., Gupta, A.K., Mazumder, P., and Manish Kumar*. A water quality sustainability strategy for Brahmaputra and Kelani rivers through health risk assessment and identification of spatial distribution of nutrient, heavy metal and antibiotic resistant bacteria. Published in Conference Proceeding of 6th International Symposium on “Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development” (ACEPS-2018), pp: 93-97, ISSN: 2279-1329, Galle, Sri Lanka, Mar, 15, 2018
  44. Upadhyay, R., and Manish Kumar*. Microplastic and heavy evaluation in the riverbed sediment of Sabarmati River Gujarat, India and Kelani River Sri Lanka. Published in Conference Proceeding of 6th International Symposium on “Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development” (ACEPS-2018), ISSN: 2279-1329, Galle, Sri Lanka, Mar, 15,2018
  45. K. Patel, R. Goswami, and Manish Kumar*. Evaluation of groundwater quality with emphasis on Arsenic and fluoride concentration in Guwahati: Economic hub of Northeast India. Published in Conference Proceeding of 6th International Symposium on “Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development” (ACEPS-2018), pp: 87-91, ISSN: 2279-1329, Galle, Sri Lanka, Mar, 15, 2018
  46. Goswami, A Patel, N. Das, and Manish Kumar*., (2018). Arsenic mobilization in the flood plains: insights on co-contamination and risk characterization in Lakhimpur district of Upper Brahmaputra Flood Plains, India (EGU2018-15913). Poster presentation in Session HS5.13 – Controls of Arsenic in Drinking water- Source water quality, compliance and implementation of drinking water safety plan at EGU General Assembly 2018: at Vienna, Austria 8-13th April, 2018
  47. Manish Kumar*, A.K. Patel, N. Das, and R. Goswami (2018) Comparative understanding of mechanism prevailing in the arsenic hotspot of the Ganga and the Brahmaputra floodplains of India, 45th IAH Congress, Groundwater and Life: Science and Technology into Action, Daejeon, Korea 9th – 14th September 2018.
  48. K. Patel, N. Das, and Manish Kumar* (2018) Multilayer groundwater investigation a predictive tool for arsenic mobilization and aquifer safety: Insights from an aquifer in the Brahmaputra flood plain, 45th IAH Congress, Groundwater and Life: Science and Technology into Action, Daejeon, Korea 9th – 14th September 2018.
  49. Das, and Manish Kumar* (2018). Co-occurrence of arsenic, fluoride and uranium in a fluvial environment (EGU2018-11539) Oral presentation in Session HS5.13 – Controls of Arsenic in Drinking water Source water quality, compliance and implementation of drinking water safety plan at EGU General Assembly 2018: at Vienna, Austria 8-13th April, 2018
  50. Thakur A, Manish Kumar*, Raval N. (2019), “Sustainable use of Biochar and nano zero Valent Iron as composite for Permeable Reactive Barrier Material”  19th IWA International Conference on Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication (DIPCON 2019), held at JEJU Islands, Korea 27th – 31st October 2019. 
  51. Manish Kuma*r,Singh A., Patel A.K (2019), “Integrating lithological and sub-surface features with the hydrogeochemical characteristics of the aquifer for the prediction of Arsenic”  8th International Groundwater Conference on Sustainable Management of Soil-Water Resources, held at IIT Roorkee 21st – 24th October 2019. 
  52. Thakur A, Manish Kumar* (2019), “Utilization of Biochars as Permeable Reactive Barrier (PRB) material for sustainable groundwater treatment”, 8th International Groundwater Conference on Sustainable Management of Soil-Water Resources, held at IIT Roorkee 21st – 24th October 2019
  53. Singh A., Patel A.K., Manish Kumar*(2019), “Evaluation of non-carcinogenic risk through oral and dermal exposure of Arsenic in the groundwater: Age and Gender vulnerability in the Gangetic Plains” 8th International Groundwater Conference on Sustainable Management of Soil-Water Resources, held at IIT Roorkee 21st – 24th October 2019.
  54. Manish Kumar*, (2019) Vulnerability of Water Borne Environmental Disasters in India and Sri Lanka: Resilience Framework and Strategy, National Disaster Management Research Institute, Ulsan, South Korea, 26th – 27th October 2019.
  55. Thakur A, Mukherje S, Manish Kumar, (2019) Adsorption of As, Pb and Cd on functionalized silica: A low cost ecofriendly approach for agro wastewater treatment, Water and development congress and exhibition (IWA 2019), 1st – 5th December 2019, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  56. Mukherjee, N. Raval, S.P. Sahoo, Manish Kumar* (2019) Alginate beads and Oleic coated Iron nanoparticles mediated Arsenic removal from aqueous solution: A Groundwater in-situ remediation perspective, AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California. USA 9th-13th Dec 2019.
  57. Singh A, Patel A.K, Manish Kumar*, (2019) Evaluting the seasonal and sapatial shift of nutrient enrichment along the coastal ecosystem of the Bay of Bengal, “2nd symposium on Next Generation Sequencing, Probiotics and Other Technologies for Water Quality Management in Aquaculture (NGS-WQM 2019)” which is going to be held at KX building, KMUTT, Bangkok, Thailand on 19th
  58. Mukherjee S., Thakur A, Pradhan N, Manish Kumar* (2019), “Effective removal of Arsenic from water using agricultural biomass derived biochar : A green, smart and facile approach” 36th International Geological Conference, to be held at New Delhi 2nd – 8th March, 2020. (Accepted for Oral)
  59. Singh A., Patel A.K., Manish Kumar*(2019), ” Development of the robust risk geogenic contaminant predictive model for the Ganga and the Brahmaputra floodplains” 36th International Geological Conference, to be held at New Delhi 2nd – 8th March, 2020. (Accepted for Oral)
  60. Patel A.K., Deka J.P., Singh A., Manish Kumar* (2020), “Understanding the correlation of Arsenic Vulnerability and Landuse in Guwahati, North-east, India” 36th International Geological Congress, to be held at New Delhi 2nd – 8th March, 2020. (Accepted for Oral)

Kumar, Manish., & Raval, N., Magnetic hybrid nanocomposites and a process for preparation thereof, Ref. No./Application No. 202021018416, Application. Number TEMP/E1/20055/2020- MUM.