In the Laboratory for Air Quality Research (LAQR) in the Department of Mining Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, my research team is primarily involved in the following reserach areas:
Fine and ultrafine air borne particulate matter in urban environment - Measurement and modelling
Ambient air quality study - Statutory monitoring, source apportionment, hotspot identification and development of emission inventory
Vertical profile of air pollutants in urban and indoor environment - Use of UAV mounted sensor systems
Air quality classification and forecasting - Use of machine learning techniques
Indoor air pollution - Quantification, characterisation and modelling
Dispersion of respirable particles generated during surface mining operations - in-pit and beyond-pit dispersion
Pollutant dispersion in deep opencast mines - Modelling of vertical movement of particles
Workers’ occupational exposure to fine and ultrafine particles in mines - Quantification and health risk assessment
Air quality assessment in mining area - Statutory monitoring, source apportionment and control strategies
Optimisation of water use for dust control in mines - Use of real time IoT enabled feedback system
Commuter exposure to fine and ultrafine particles in traffic environment- Quantification, characterisation and modelling
Exhaust emission and resuspension in traffic microenvironment - Measurement and modelling
Diesel particulate matter emissions from urban traffic and mining operations –Measurement and modelling
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Effect of lockdown due to SARS COVID-19 on aerosol optical depth (AOD) over urban and mining regions in India by Ranjan A. K., Patra A. K., Amit G. K. Science of the Total Environment 745 - (2020)
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A Review on Estimation of Particulate Matter from Satellite-based Aerosol Optical Depth: Data, Methods, and Challenges by Ranja A. K., Patra A. K., Gorai A. K. Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences - (2020)
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Development and assessment of multiple regression and neural network models for prediction of respirable PM in the vicinity of a surface coal mine in India. by Sahu S. P., Patra A. K. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 13 - (2020)
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GIS-based exposure assessment and characterization of particulate matter in a mining region in India by Patra A.K., Gorai A.K., Rengde V.R., Sharma Y. Environment, Development and Sustainability - (2020)
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Path analysis approach to quantify the causal factors of ground level ozone concentration near coal mining regions by Gorai A. K., Raval S. , Patra A. K. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 17 645-660 (2020)
Principal Investigator
- Ash pond Certification & Compliance audit of Ash Utilization & Disposal ADHUNIK POWER AND NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED
- Assessment of Diesel Particulate Matter (DPM) Level in Ambient Mine Environment of Opencast Mines of MCL and its Effect on Health of the Employees in Mines Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
- Performance assessment of high speed mist spray system on reduction of airborne particulate matter KANUPRIYAA GARG, THE DESIGNO INTERNATIONAL
Co-Principal Investigator
- Environmental Assessment of Air Pollution Control Equipments Installed at Rashmi Metaliks Ltd. RASHMI METALIKS LIMITED,ORISSA METALIKS PRIVATE LIMITED
Ph. D. Students
Amlan Das
Area of Research: Environmental pollution
Biplob Das
Area of Research: Air pollution
Gaushul Alam
Area of Research: Air quality assessment and modelling
Ishita Sharan Srivastava
Area of Research: Black Carbon in urban and traffic environment
Naragam Bhanu Sree
Area of Research: Indoor air pollution
Ritik Jain
Area of Research: Air pollution
Roopmalya Basu
Area of Research: Environmental Biotechnology
Sachidanand Kumar
Area of Research: Air pollution
Shubham Patel
Area of Research: Air pollution emissions, sources, and climatic impacts
Sreeja Sarkar
Area of Research: Air quality assessment and modelling
Sujatha A M
Area of Research:
Tanisa Sahu
Area of Research: Air pollution
Umesh Kumar Singh
Area of Research: Ground level ozone - chemistry, formation, dispersion and destruction
Vibhas Jaiswal
Area of Research: Particulate emission and dispersion in opencast mines
Vijay Pal
Area of Research: Air pollution - Pollutant characterization
