Civil Engineering Department

Disinfection by Products, Attenuation by Biofiltration
Emerging Contaminants, Fate and Management
Advanced Oxidation Processes for The Treatment of Industrial Wastes

Disinfection by Products, Attenuation by Biofiltration

Emerging Contaminants, Fate and Management

Advanced Oxidation Processes for The Treatment of Industrial Wastes

Award	Awarding Organisation	Year
Recipient of the Department Head Fellowship	Texas A&M University, USA	2007-08
Graduate Fellowship	Texas A&M University, USA	2006-08
University Third Ranker	Acharya Nagarjuna University, India	2006
First Ranker	Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering	2003-04
Second Ranker	Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering	2004-05

From	To	Designation	Organisation
2015	Continuing	Assistant Professor	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Sep 2013	Nov 2014	Various	Lok Satta
Aug 2012	Sep 2013	Post Doctoral Research Associate	Texas A&M, University, USA
Aug 2012	Jan 2013	Adjunct Assistant Professor	Prairie View, Texas A&M, University, USA

Degree	Subject	University	Year
Ph.D.	Environmental Engineering	Texas A&M University, Texas, USA	2012
M.E.	Environmental Engineering	Texas A&M University, Texas, USA	2007
B. Tech.	Civil Engineering	Acharya Nagarjuna University, A.P.	2006

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Vellank,i B. P., Batchelor, B. and Abdel-Wahab, A. (2013). Advanced Reduction Processes: A New Class of Treatment Processes. Environmental Engineering Science. DOI: 10.1089/ees.2012.0273

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Vellanki, B. P. and Batchelor, B. (2013). Perchlorate reduction by the sulfite/ultraviolet light advanced reduction process. Journal of Hazardous Materials. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.08.061

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Xu L., Vellanki, B. P., Batchelor, B. and Abdel-Wahab, A. (2014). Degradation of 1,2-dichloroethane with Advanced Reduction Processes (ARPs): Effects of Process Variables and Mechanisms. Chemical Engineering Journal. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.10.037

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Tak, S. and Vellanki, B. P. (2018). Natural organic matter as precursor to disinfection byproducts and its removal using conventional and advanced processes: state of the art review. Journal of Water and Health. DOI: 10.2166/wh.2018.032

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Kumar, S., Vellanki, B. P., Rahman, S. P. K., Kazmi, A. A. and Ghosh, N. C. (2018). Runoff characterization and pollutant load estimation of Nainital lake, India. Environmental nanotechnology, monitoring & management. DOI: 10.1016/j.enmm.2018.09.005

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Tak, S. and Vellanki, B. P. (2019). Applicability of advanced oxidation processes in removing anthropogenically influenced chlorination disinfection byproduct precursors in a developing country. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109768

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Tak, S. and Vellanki, B. P. (2019). Reduction of chlorination disinfection byproduct precursors by the synergy of advanced oxidation and biofiltration processes.. AGUFM. Pages: H43L-2212

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Tak, S. and Vellanki, B. P. (2019). Identification of disinfection byproducts and its precursors in River Yamuna in India: First case study of the situation. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society. Volume: 257

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Tak, S., Vellanki, B. P. and Ahuja, S. (2020). A Review on Disinfection and Disinfection By products. American Chemical Society. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2020-1352.ch006

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Dubey, M., Vellanki, B. P. and Kazmi, A. A. (2020). A systematic approach of method development for analysis of multiple classes of emerging contaminants in wastewater: a case study of a biological nutrient removal based plant. Analytical Methods. DOI: 10.1039/D0AY01131B

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Tak, S. and Vellanki, B. P. (2020). Comparison of O3-BAC, UV/H2O2-BAC, and O3/H2O2-BAC treatments for limiting the formation of disinfection byproducts during drinking water treatment in India. Journal of Environmental and Chemical Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2020.104434

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Tak, S., Tiwari, A. and Vellanki, B. P. (2020). Identification of emerging contaminants and their transformation products in a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR)–based drinking water treatment plant around River Yamuna in India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08303-4

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Biswas, P., Vellanki, B. P. (2021). Occurrence of emerging contaminants in highly anthropogenically influenced river Yamuna in India. Science of The Total Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146741

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Ali, M., Kumar, M., Vellanki, B. P. and Kazmi, A. A. (2021). Fate of Emerging Contaminants in an Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge Plant. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000642

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Biswas, P., Vellanki, B. P. and Kazmi, A. A. (2022). Investigating a broad range of emerging contaminants in a set of anthropogenically impacted environmental compartments. Science of The Total Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153757

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Dubey, M., Rajpal, A., Vellanki, B. P. and Kazmi, A. A. (2022). Occurrence, removal, and mass balance of contaminants of emerging concern in biological nutrient removal-based sewage treatment plants: Role of redox conditions in biotransformation and sorption. Science of The Total Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152131

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Dubey, M., Vellanki, B. P. and Kazmi, A. A. (2023). Emerging contaminants in conventional and advanced biological nutrient removal based wastewater treatment plants in India-insights into the removal processes. Science of The Total Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165094

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Dubey, M., Vellanki, B. P. and Kazmi, A. A. (2023). Fate of emerging contaminants in a sequencing batch reactor and potential of biological activated carbon as tertiary treatment for the removal of persisting contaminants. Journal of Environmental Management. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117802

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1. Title:- Removal of Disinfection by Product Precursors in Water Treatment Plants
Sponsor: Faculty Initiation Grant from SRIC Fund	Sanctioned Year: 2015-16	Amount: ₹ 10.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

2. Title:- Identification and degradation of emerging contaminants in India by advanced oxidation and advanced reduction processes – reg.
Sponsor: National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd., New Delhi	Sanctioned Year: 2016-17	Amount: ₹ 52.90 Lakhs	Role: PI

3. Title:- Fate and Management of Emerging Contaminants
Sponsor: DST-NERC (Indo-UK project)	Sanctioned Year: 2018-19	Amount: ₹ 140.70 Lakhs	Role: PI

4. Title:- Advanced oxidation process for complete attenuation of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance in municipality supplied ground water
Sponsor: DST, New Delhi	Sanctioned Year: 2020-21	Amount: ₹ 41.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

5. Title:- UNNAT BHARAT ABHIYAN
Sponsor: NCI-UBA (Unnat Bharat Abhiyan), New Delhi	Sanctioned Year: 2021-22	Amount: ₹ 12.95 Lakhs	Role: PI

6. Title:- Fate and Transport of emerging contaminants from NCR surface waters into the subsurface field laboratory and modelling studies.
Sponsor: SERB	Sanctioned Year: 2023-24	Amount: ₹ 36.84 Lakhs	Role: PI

Designation	Organisation	From Period	To Period
Coordinator	Unnat Bharat Abhiyan	August 2020	to Present
Member	Institute Green Committee	2018	2020
Coordinator	Cognizance-2017	2017	2017
OC (Lab)	Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	2017	Continuing
Member, DAC	Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee	2016	2018
Member, DRC	Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee	2016	2018
Secretary, DFC	Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Roorkee	2016	2018
OC (M. Tech.)	Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	2016	2020

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Tak, S., Vellanki, B. P. and Ahuja, S. (2020). A Review on Disinfection and Disinfection Byproducts, Contaminants in Our Water: Identification and Remediation Methods. 9780841298941 ACS Publishers

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S. No.	Project Title	Student Name	Co-Supervisor	Degree	Year
1.	Pollution Load characterization for Nainital Lake	Shafeeque Rahman P K		PG	2016
2.	The Fate of Emerging Contaminants in Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) Plant in India	Mohak Kumar		PG	2020

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S. No.	Topic	Scholar Name	Registration Year
1.	Algae based wastewater treatment	Smriti Gupta	2021
2.	To be decided.	Srikanth V	2021
3.	Biodegradable Packaging Materials	S.V. Chinna Swami Naik	2022
4.	To be decided.	Ravinder Saharan	2023

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S. No.	Topic	Scholar Name	Status	Awarded Year
1.	Natural and Effluent Derived Organic Matter Removal Using Synergy of Advanced Oxidation and Biofiltration Process	Surbhi Tak	Awarded	2020
2.	Fate of trace contaminants in river water	Pinakshi Biswas	Awarded	2023

S. No.	Course Name	Course Code	Class Name	Semester & Year
1.	Introduction to Environmental Engineering	CEN-105	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2020-21
2.	Water Supply Engineering	CEN-209	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2023-24
3.	B. Tech. Project	CEN-400A	B. Tech	Autumn Semester 2023-24
4.	Environmental Impact Assessment	CEN-412/604	B. Tech./M. Tech.	Spring
5.	Environmental Chemistry	CEN-504	M. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2020-21
6.	Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management	CEN-603	M. Tech.	Spring

S. No.	Title	Organisation
1.	Remediation Techniques of Contaminated sites	Department of Hydrology, IITR
2.	Removal of emerging contaminants by advanced oxidation processes	National Institute of Hydrology
3.	Permeable Reactive Barriers and their applications in India	Department of Hydrology, IITR

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Vellanki, B. P. and Batchelor, B. (2012). Advanced Reduction Processes for Emerging Oxidized Contaminants. AEESP Utility /University Collaborative Research Session, WEFTEC 2012. Place: New Orleans

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Vellanki, B. P. and Batchelor, B. (2012). Perchlorate and nitrate reduction by Advanced Reduction Processes. Universities Forum, American Water Works Association’s Annual Conferenc e and Exposition. Place: Dallas, Texa

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Tak, S. and Vellanki, B. P. (2017). Trihalomethane identification in Indian drinking water treatment plant and their removal using UV based advanced oxidation processes. IUVA Symposium: UV Technology Advancement For Water Environment. Place: NUS, Singapore

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Tak, S. and Vellanki, B. P. (2018). Identification of trihalomethanes (THM) in Indian drinking water treatment plants and their relation with NOM characteristics. International Conference on desalination. Place: NIT, Trichy

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Dubey, M., Vellanki, B. P. and Kazmi, A. A. (2019). Occurrence and Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Removal Mechanisms and Treatment Options. IWA Water and Development Congress & Exhibition. Place: Sri Lanka

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Tak, S. and Vellanki, B. P. (2019). Reduction of chlorination disinfection byproduct precursors by the synergy of advanced oxidation and biofiltration processes. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Place: USA

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Tak, S. and Vellanki, B. P. (2019). Identification of disinfection by products and its precursors in River Yamuna in India: First case study of the situation. ACS National meeting and exposition. Place: Orlando, Florida, USA

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