Civil Engineering Department

Gurjar Bhola Ram (On-lien)

Gurjar, Bhola Ram (On-lien)
Professor
Specialization : Environmental Engineering
Room No : 234-A, B
bhola.gurjar[at]ce[dot]iitr[dot]ac[dot]in
(O) 91-1332-285881 (R) 91-1332-285882

Areas of Interest

Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment, Industrial Hazards and Disasters, Quantitative and Qualitative Risk Analysis
Urban Transport and The Environment, Co-benefits Approach, Environmental Sustainability, Energy and Environmental Policy Evaluation
Air and Water Pollution, Emissions and Air Quality, Health Risk Assessment, Urban Climate Change, Megacities & Global Change

Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment, Industrial Hazards and Disasters, Quantitative and Qualitative Risk Analysis

Urban Transport and The Environment, Co-benefits Approach, Environmental Sustainability, Energy and Environmental Policy Evaluation

Air and Water Pollution, Emissions and Air Quality, Health Risk Assessment, Urban Climate Change, Megacities & Global Change

Honors and Awards

Award	Awarding Organisation	Year
ESDA Environmental Excellence Award	Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi	2019
Best Theoretical-Oriented Paper Award	Environmental and Water Resources Institute, USA	2018
Eminent Environmental Engineer conferred by Environ. Div. Board of the Institution of Engineers (India)	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	2015
UKIERI - Fellow	British High Commission, New Delhi	2012-13
Highly Cited Author	Elsevier Journal	2010-11
National Design Award in Environmental Engineering from National Design and Research Forum - IEI	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	2011
Highly Cited Author	Elsevier Journal	2007-10
START Young Scientist Award	Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany	2004
Ford Foundation International Fellow Elect	NITTTR, Chandigarh	2001
The Nawab Zain Yar Jung Bahadur Memorial Medal from The Institution of Engineers (India)	NITTTR, Chandigarh	1995

Professional Background

From	To	Designation	Organisation
Jan 2021	Continuing	Professor (HAG Scale)	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Apr 2014	Dec 2020	Professor	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Dec 2009	Apr 2014	Associate Professor	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Mar 2005	Dec 2009	Assistant Professor	Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Jan 2002	Mar 2005	Research Scientist	Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Apr 1996	Jan 2002	Lecturer	National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh
Feb 1996	Apr 1996	Lecturer	North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, Nirjuli
Aug 1992	Feb 1996	Junior/Senior Research Fellow	Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Jan 1991	Apr 1991	Lecturer	J.N.V. University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Mar 1988	Aug 1990	Site/Civil Engineer	Construction Industry, India

Educational Details

Degree	Subject	University	Year
Postdoc	Study of megacity emissions and their local-to-regional-to-global impacts	Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany	2005
Ph.D.	Environmental Risk Analysis	Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	2000
M.E.	Environmental Engineering	MBM Engg. College, J.N.V. University, Jodhpur	1992
B.E.	Civil Engineering	MBM Engg. College, J.N.V. University, Jodhpur	1987

Journal Publication

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Mohan, M. and Gurjar, B. R. (1995). Estimation of threshold planning quantities of extremely hazardous chemicals based on simple technical models. Journal of Institution of Engineers (India) Environmental Engineering Division.

Gurjar, B. R. (1995). Water conservation through waste reduction techniques. Bhagirath.

Benipal, G. S., Mitra, B. and Gurjar, B. R. (1995). Affordable quantum of risk in toxic environment. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection.

Gurjar, B. R., Mohan, M. and Sidhu, S. K. (1996). Potential health risks related to carcinogens in the atmospheric environment in India. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1996.0119

Gurjar, B. R. (1996). Increasing global temperature: its possible consequences. Journal of Indian Association for Environmental Management.

Mohan, M., Panwar, T. S. and Gurjar, B. R. (1998). Impact assessment and mitigation strategy for air quality change due to thermal power plants: a case study. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection.

Gurjar, B. R. and Mohan, M. (2002). Environmental risk analysis: Problems and perspectives in different countries. Risk: Health, Safety & Environment.

Gurjar, B. R. and Mohan, M. (2003). Integrated risk analysis for acute and chronic exposure to toxic chemicals. Journal of Hazardous Materials. DOI: 10.1016/S0304- 3894(03)00228-0

Gurjar, B. R. and Mohan, M. (2003). Potential health risks due to toxic contamination in the ambient environment of certain Indian states. Environmental Monitoring & Assessment. DOI: 10.1023/A:1021886116208

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Gurjar, B. R. (2003). Interlinking of rivers: A climatic viewpoint. Current Science.

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Gurjar, B. R., van, Aardenne, J. A., Lelieveld, J. and Mohan, M. (2004). Emission estimates and trends (1990-2000) for megacity Delhi and implications. Atmospheric Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.05.057

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Molina, L. T., Molina, M. J., Slott, R., Kolb, C. E., Gbor, P. K., Meng, F., Singh, R., Galvez, O., Sloan, J. J., Anderson, W., Tang, X. Y., Shao, M., Zhu, T., Zhang, Y. H., Hu, M., Gurjar, B. R., Artaxo, P., Oyola, P., Gramsch, E., Hidalgo, P. and Gertler, A. (2004). Air Quality in Selected Megacities: Online Version of the 2004 Critical Review on Megacities and Atmospheric Pollution. Journal Air & Waste Management Association. DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2004.10471015

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Mohan, M. and Gurjar, B. R. (2004). A risk-based model to establish threshold planning quantities of hazardous substances. Journal Air & Waste Management Association. DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2004.10470924

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Gurjar, B. R. and Lelieveld, J. (2005). New Directions: Megacities and global change. Atmospheric Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.11.002

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Lawrence, M. G., Butler, T. M., Steinkamp, J., Gurjar, B. R. and Lelieveld, J. (2007). Regional pollution potentials of megacities and other major population centers. Atmos. Chem. Phys..

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Mohan, M., Dagar, L. and Gurjar, B. R. (2007). Preparation and Validation of Gridded Emission Inventory of Criteria Air Pollutants and Identification of Emission Hotspots for Megacity Delhi. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9400-9

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Gurjar, B. R., Butler, T. M., Lawrence, M.G. and Lelieveld, J. (2008). Evaluation of Emissions and Air Quality in Megacities. Atmospheric Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.10.048

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Butler, T. M., Lawrence, M. G., Gurjar, B. R., van, Aardenne, J. Schultz, M. and Lelieveld, J. (2008). The representation of emissions from megacities in global emission inventories. Atmospheric Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.09.060

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Schneider M., Hoffmann, V. H. and Gurjar, B. R. (2009). Corporate Responses to the Clean Development Mechanism - the Indian Pulp and Paper Industry. Climate Policy. DOI: 10.3763/cpol.2007.0476

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Gurjar, B. R., Jain, A., Sharma, A., Agarwal, A., Gupta, P., Nagpure, A. S. and Lelieveld, J. (2010). Human health risks in megacities due to air pollution. Atmospheric Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.08.011

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Mohan, M. and Gurjar, B. R. (2010). Sensitivity Analysis of Probits with respect to Quantitative Risk Assessment of Airborne Toxic Chemicals using IITD-QRA Model. International Journal of Environment and Waste Management. DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2010.035067

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Gurjar, B. R., Nagpure, A. S., Kumar, P. and Sahni, N. (2010). Pollutant emissions from road vehicles in megacity Kolkata, India: past and present trends. Indian Journal of Air Pollution Control. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1212-2

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Kumar, P., Gurjar, B. R., Nagpure, A. S. and Harrison, R. M. (2011). Preliminary estimates of particle number emissions from road vehicles in megacity Delhi and associated health impacts. Environmental Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1021/es2003183

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Nagpure, A. S., Gurjar, B. R. and Kumar, P. (2011). Impact of Altitude on Emission Rates of Ozone Precursors from Gasoline-driven Light-duty Commercial Vehicles. Atmospheric Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.12.026

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Kumari, R., Attri, A. K. and Gurjar, B.R. (2011). Impact of CNG on emissions of PAHs and PCDDs/Fs from the road transport in Delhi. Atmospheric Pollution Research. DOI: 10.5094/APR.2011.044

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Kikegawa,Y., Ishizaka, Y., Hokari, K., Mohan, M., and Gurjar, B. R. (2011). Study on the structure of surface air temperature distribution and potential of heat island countermeasures in Delhi under dry climate. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. G (Environmental Research). DOI: 10.2208/jscejer.67.II_315

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Thakur, A. K., Ojha, C. S. P. and Gurjar, B. R. (2011). Investigations into clogging in river bank filtration sites: a case study from Haridwar. Journal Instn Engrs-Pt EN. ISSN: 0 Volume: 0 Number: 0 Pages: 0 Month: 0

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Ganga, S., Gurjar, B.R. and Kumari, R. (2011). Urban and country level greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprints: a comparative study of a megacity, Delhi and India. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering.

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Mohan, M., Kikegawa, Y., Gurjar, B. R., Bhati, S., Kandya, A. and Ogawa, K. (2012). Urban Heat Island Assessment for a Tropical Urban Airshed in India. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences. DOI: 10.4236/acs.2012.22014

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Nagpure, A. S. and Gurjar, B. R. (2012). Development and Evaluation of Vehicular Air Pollution Inventory Model. Atmospheric Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.044

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Guttikunda, S. K. and Gurjar, B. R. (2012). Role of Meteorology in Seasonality of Air Pollution in Megacity Delhi, India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2182-8

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Tyagi, V., Gurjar, B. R., Joshi, N. and Kumar, P. (2012). PM10 and Heavy Metals in Suburban and Rural Atmospheric Environments of Northern India. ASCE Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000101

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Walvekar, P. P. and Gurjar, B. R. (2013). Formulation, Application and Evaluation of a Stack Emission Model for Coal based Power Stations. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. DOI: 10.1007/s13762-012-0131-x

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Mohan, M., Kikegawa, Y., Gurjar, B. R., Bhati, S. and Kolli, N. R. (2013). Assessment of urban heat island effect for different land use–land cover from micrometeorological measurements and remote sensing data for megacity Delhi. Theor Appl Climatol. DOI: 10.1007/s00704-012-0758-z

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Mudhoo, A., Sewhoo, B., Mohee, R. and Gurjar, B. R. (2013). Greenhouse gas emissions reductions from in-situ aeration in a landfill: A multi-parameter sensitivity analysis approach. Journal of Environmental Informatics. DOI: 10.3808/jei.201300247

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Nagpure, A. S., Sharma, K. and Gurjar, B. R. (2013). Traffic Induced Emission Estimates and Trends (2000-2005) in Megacity Delhi. Urban Climate. DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2013.04.005

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Kumar, P., Jain, S., Gurjar, B. R., Sharma, P., Khare, M., Morawska, L. and Britter, R. (2013). Can a “Blue Sky” Return to Indian Megacities?. Atmospheric Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.01.055

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Gosu, V. and Gurjar,B. R. (2013). Removal of Nitrogenous Heterocyclic Compounds (NHCs) by Nano Zero Valent Iron. International Journal of Chem Tech Research. ISSN: 0 Volume: 0 Number: 0 Pages: 0 Month: 0

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Seetha N., Bhargava, R. and Gurjar, B. R. (2013). aseous and bioaerosol emissions from municipal wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering. ISSN: 0 Volume: 0 Number: 0 Pages: 0 Month: 0

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Thakur, A. K., Ojha, C. S. P., Singh, V. P., Gurjar, B. R. and Sandhu, C. (2013). Removal of Pathogens by River Bank Filtration at Haridwar, India. Hydrol. Process. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9301

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Kumari, R., Attri, A. K. Panis, Luc Int. and Gurjar, B. R. (2013). Emission Estimates of Particulate Matter and Heavy Metals from Mobile Sources in Delhi. Journal Environmental Science & Engineering. ISSN: 0 Volume: 0 Number: 0 Pages: 0 Month: 0

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Gosu, V., Gurjar, B. R., Surampalli, Rao, Y. and Zhang, T. C. (2014). nFe0/GAC-Mediated Advanced Catalytic Per-Oxidation For Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2014.08.020

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Mahapatra, P. S., Panda, S., Walvekar, P. P., Kumar, R., Das, T. and Gurjar, B.R. (2014). Seasonal trends, meteorological impacts and associated health risks with atmospheric concentrations of gaseous pollutants at an Indian coastal city. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3078-2

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Nagpure, A. S., Gurjar, B. R., Martel, J.C. (2014). Human Health Risks in National Capital Territory of Delhi due to Air Pollution. Atmospheric Pollution Research. DOI: 10.5094/APR.2014.043

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Gurjar, B. R., Nagpure, A. S. and Kumar, P. (2015). Gaseous emissions from agricultural activities and wetlands in national capital territory of Delhi. Ecological Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.11.052

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Gosu, V., Gurjar, B. R., Zhang, T. C. and Surampalli, R. Y. (2015). Oxidative Degradation of Quinoline Using Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Supported by Granular Activated Carbon . Journal of Environmental Engineering. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000981

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Sekar, C., Gurjar, B. R., Ojha, C. S. P. and Goyal, M. K. (2015). Potential assessment of neural network and decision tree algorithms for forecasting ambient PM 2.5 and CO concentrations: Case study. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000276

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Sekar, C., Ojha, C. S. P., Gurjar, B. R. and Goyal, M. (2015). Modeling and Prediction of Hourly Ambient Ozone (O3) and Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) Concentrations Using Artificial Neural Network and Decision Tree Algorithms for an Urban Intersection in India. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000270

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Gurjar, B. R., Sharma, R. K., Ghuge, S. P., Wate, S. R. and Agrawal, R. (2015). Individual and Societal Risk Assessment for a Petroleum Oil Storage Terminal. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000277

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Gosu, V., B. R. Gurjar, Rao Y. Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang (2015). Treatment of pyridine-bearing wastewater by Nano Zero-valent iron supported on activated carbon derived from agricultural waste. Desalination and Water Treatment. DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1005686

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Gurjar, B. R. and Nagpure, A. S. (2015). Indian megacities as localities of environmental vulnerability from air quality perspective. Journal of Smart Cities. DOI: 10.18063/JSC.2015.01.003

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Gurjar, B. R., Ravindra, K. and Nagpure, A. S. (2016). Air pollution trends over Indian megacities and their local-to-global implications . Atmospheric Environment . DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.06.030

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Gurjar, B. R. and Ojha, C .S. P. (2016). Special Issue on Hazardous and Toxic Pollutants in the Air. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000342

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Gosu, V., Gurjar, B. R., Surampalli, R. Y. and Zhang, T. C. (2016). Treatment of pyridine-bearing wastewater by Nano Zero-valent iron supported on activated carbon derived from agricultural waste. Desalination and Water Treatment. DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1005686

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Nagpure, A. S., Gurjar, B. R., Kumar, V. and Kumar, P. (2016). Estimation of exhaust and non-exhaust gaseous, particulate matter and air toxics emissions from on-road vehicles in Delhi. Atmospheric environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.12.026

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Saikawa, E., Trail, M., Zhong, M., Wu, Q., Young, C. L., Janssens-Maenhout, G., Klimont, Z., Wagner, F., Kurokawa, J. I., Nagpure, A. S. and Gurjar, B. R. (2017). Uncertainties in emissions estimates of greenhouse gases and air pollutants in India and their impacts on regional air quality. Environmental Research Letters . DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa6cb4

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Katiyar, R., Gurjar, B. R., Bharti, R. K., Kumar, A., Biswas, S. and Pruthi, V. (2017). Heterotrophic cultivation of microalgae in photobioreactor using low cost crude glycerol for enhanced biodiesel production. Renewable Energy. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.06.100

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Katiyar, R., Gurjar, B. R., Biswas, S., Pruthi, V., Kumar, N. and Kumar, P. (2017). Microalgae: an emerging source of energy based bio-products and a solution for environmental issues. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.10.028

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Biswas, S., Katiyar, R., Gurjar, B. R. and Pruthi, V. (2017). Biofuels and Their Production Through Different Catalytic Routes. Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly. DOI: 10.15255/CABEQ.2016.897

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Biswas, S., Katiyar, R., Gurjar, B. R. and Pruthi, V. (2017). Role of Different Feedstocks on the Butanol Production through Microbial and Catalytic Routes. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering. DOI: 10.1515/ijcre-2016-0215

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Katiyar, R., Bharti, R. K., Gurjar, B. R., Kumar, A., Biswas, S. and Pruthi, V. (2018). Utilization of de-oiled algal biomass for enhancing vehicular quality biodiesel production from Chlorella sp. in mixotrophic cultivation systems. Renewable Energy. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.01.037

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Kumar, A., Datta, M., Nema, A. K., Singh, R. K. and Gurjar, B. R. (2018). Improved rating system for hazard assessment related to subsurface migration of landfill gas from municipal solid waste landfills and dumps. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000393

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Bhargava, N., Gurjar, B.R., Mor, S. and Ravindra, K. (2018). Assessment of GHG mitigation and CDM technology in urban transport sector of Chandigarh, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0357-8

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Mahapatra, P. S., Sinha, P. R., Boopathy, R., Das, T., Mohanty, S., Sahu, S. C. and Gurjar, B. R. (2018). Seasonal progression of atmospheric particulate matter over an urban coastal region in peninsular India: Role of local meteorology and long-range transport. Atmospheric Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.09.001

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Sahu, V. and Gurjar, B.R. (2019). Spatio-temporal variations of indoor air quality in a university library. International journal of Environmental Health Research. DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2019.1668916

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Kumar, A., Datta, M., Gurjar, B. R., Nema, A. K. and Singh, R. K. (2019). Response of groundwater contamination hazard rating systems to variations in subsoil conditions beneath municipal solid waste (MSW) dumps in developing countries. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-019-4560-4

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Katiyar, R., Gurjar, B. R., Kumar, A., Bharti, R. K., Biswas, S. and Pruthi, V., (2019). A novel approach using low-cost Citrus limetta waste for mixotrophic cultivation of oleaginous microalgae to augment automotive quality biodiesel production. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04946-0

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Kumar, A. and Gurjar, B. R. (2019). Low-Cost Sensors for Air Quality Monitoring in Developing Countries–A Critical View. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution. DOI: 10.3233/AJW190021

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Walvekar, P. P., Gurjar, B. R. and Nagpure, A. S. (2019). Stack emissions and health risk integrated (SEHRI) model: a tool for stack emissions and health risk modeling. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health. DOI: 10.1007/s11869-019-00766-w

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Mudhoo, A., Mohee, R. and Gurjar, B. R. (2019). One-at-a-time Sensitivity Analysis of a Biochemical Model for Carbon Dioxide Mass Fraction in an Aerobic Lysimeter. The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management. DOI: 10.5276/JSWTM/2019.162

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Yadav, S. K., Mishra, R. K. and Gurjar, B. R. (2019). Ultrafine Particles in Concern of Vehicular Exhaust—An Overview. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3299-9_2

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Ganguly, R., Sharma, D., Sharma, A., Gupta, A. K. and Gurjar, B. R. (2019). Parametric Evaluation of Leachate Generated from a Non-engineered Landfill Site and Its Contamination Potential of Surrounding Soil and Water Bodies. Pollutants from Energy Sources. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3281-4_15

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Poonam Dhankhar, Vikram Dalal, Jai Krishna Mahto, Bhola Ram Gurjar, SAshwani Kumar Sharma, Pravindra Kumar (2020). Characterization of dye-decolorizing peroxidase from Bacillus subtilis. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108590

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Sahu, V. and Gurjar, B. R. (2020). Spatial and seasonal variation of air quality in different microenvironments of a technical university in India. Building and Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107310

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Dhankhar, P., Dalal, V., Singh, N., Gurjar, B. R., Sharma, A. K. and Kumar, P. (2020). 18 - Bioremediation of synthetic dyes: Dye decolorizing peroxidases (DyPs). Removal of Toxic Pollutants Through Microbiological and Tertiary Treatment. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821014-7.00018-6

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Ganguly, R., Sharma, D., Kumar, P. and Gurjar, B. R. (2020). Dispersion modelling of air pollutants in a hilly city in India. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000574

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Jat, Rajmal, Gurjar, Bhola Ram, Lowe, Douglas (2020). Regional pollution loading in winter months over India using high resolution WRF-Chem simulation. Atmospheric Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105326

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Ganguly, R., Sharma, R., Kumar, P. and Gurjar, B. R. (2020). Dispersion Modeling of Air Pollutants in a Hilly City in India. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000574

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Thampan, A., Sinha, K., Gurjar, B. R. and Rajasekar, E. (2020). Functional efficiency in airport terminals: A review on Overall and Stratified Service Quality. Journal of Air Transport Management. DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101837

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Laskar, A. H., Maurya, A. S., Singh, V., Gurjar, B. R. and Liang, M. C. (2020). A new perspective of probing the level of pollution in the megacity Delhi affected by crop residue burning using the triple oxygen isotope technique in atmospheric CO2. Environmental Pollution. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114542

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Molina, L. T., Zhu, T., Wan, W. and Gurjar, B. R. (2020). Impacts of Megacities on Air Quality: Challenges and Opportunities. Environmental Science. DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199389414.013.5

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Gurjar, B. R. (2021). Air pollution in India: Major issues and challenges. Energy Future, Magzter.

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Jat, R. and Gurjar, B. R. (2021). Contribution of different source sectors and source regions of Indo-Gangetic Plain in India to PM2.5 pollution and its short-term health impacts during peak polluted winter. Atmospheric Pollution Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2021.02.016

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Cash, J. M., Langford, B., Di Marco, C., Mullinger, N. J., Allan, J., Reyes-Villegas, E., Joshi, R., Heal, M. R., Acton, W. J. F., Hewitt, C. N., Misztal, P. K., Drysdale, W., Mandal, T. K., Shivani, Gadi, R., Gurjar, B. R. and Nemitz, E. (2021). Seasonal analysis of submicron aerosol in Old Delhi using high-resolution aerosol mass spectrometry: chemical characterisation, source apportionment and new marker identification. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-10133-2021

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Katiyar, R., Gurjar, B. R., Kumar, A. and Bharti, R. K. (2021). An integrated approach for phycoremediation of municipal wastewater and production of sustainable transportation fuel using oleaginous Chlorella sp.. Journal of Water Process Engineering. DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2021.102183

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Reyes-Villegas, E., Panda, U., Darbyshire, E., Cash, J. M., Joshi, R., Langford, B., Di Marco, C. F., Mullinger, N. J., Alam, M. S., Crilley, L. R., Rooney, D. J., Acton, W. J. F., Drysdale, W., Nemitz, E., Flynn, M., Voliotis, A., McFiggans, G., Coe, H., Lee, J., Hewitt, C. N., Heal, M. R., Gunthe, S. S., Mandal, T. K., Gurjar, B. R., Shivani, Gadi, R., Singh, S., Soni, V. and Allan, J. D. (2021). PM1 composition and source apportionment at two sites in Delhi, India, across multiple seasons. Atmos. Chem. Phys.. DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-11655-2021

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Yadav, S. K., Kompalli, S. K., Gurjar, B. R. and Mishra, R. K. (2021). Aerosol number concentrations and new particle formation events over a polluted megacity during the COVID-19 lockdown. Atmospheric Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118526

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Nelson, B. S., Stewart, G. J., Drysdale, W. S., Newland, M. J., Vaughan, A. R., Dunmore, R. E., Edwards, P. M., Lewis, A. C., Hamilton, J. F., Acton, W. J., Hewitt, C. N., Crilley, L. R., Alam, M. S., Şahin, Ü. A., Beddows, D. C. S., Bloss, W. J., Slater, E., Whalley, L. K., Heard, D. E., Cash, J. M., Langford, B., Nemitz, E., Sommariva, R., Cox, S., Shivani, Gadi, R., Gurjar, B. R., Hopkins, J. R., Rickard, A. R. and Lee, J. D. (2021). In situ ozone production is highly sensitive to volatile organic compounds in Delhi, India. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-13609-2021

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Stewart, G. J., Nelson, B. S., F. Acton, W. J., Vaughan, A. R., Hopkins, J. R., Yunus, S. S. M., Hewitt, C. N., Wild, O., Nemitz, E., Gadi, R., Sahu, L. K., Mandal, T. K., Gurjar, B. R., Rickard, A. R., Lee, J. D. and Hamilton, J. F. (2021). Emission estimates and inventories of non-methane volatile organic compounds from anthropogenic burning sources in India. Atmospheric Environment: X. DOI: 10.1016/j.aeaoa.2021.100115

90.

Yadav, S. K., Mishra, R. K. and Gurjar, B. R. (2022). Fireworks induced quasi-ultrafine particle number concentration and size-resolved elemental distribution in megacity Delhi. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-021-09385-1

91.

Yadav, S. K., Mishra, R. K. and Gurjar, B.R. (2022). Assessment of the effect of the judicial prohibition on firecracker celebration at the Diwali festival on air quality in Delhi, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17695-w

92.

Arya, R., Ahlawat, S., Yadav, L., Jangirh, R., Mondal, A., Sharma, S. K., Gurjar, B. R., Nemitz, E. and Mandal, T. K. (2022). Particle Size Distribution from Municipal Solid Waste Burning over National Capital Territory, India. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. DOI: 10.3390/ecas2022-12813

93.

Yadav, S. K., Mishra, R. K., and Gurjar, B. R. (2022). Ultrafine particle number concentration and its size distribution during Diwali festival in megacity Delhi, India: Are ‘green crackers’ safe?. Journal of Environmental Management. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115459Get

94.

Bryant, D. J., Nelson, B. S., Swift, S. J., Budisulistiorini, S. H., Drysdale, W. S., Vaughan, A. R., Newland, M. J., Hopkins, J. R., Cash, J. M., Langford, B., Nemitz, E., Acton, W. J. F., Hewitt, C. N., Mandal, T., Gurjar, B. R., Shivani, Gadi, R., Lee, J. D., Rickard, A. R. and Hamilton, J. F. (2022). Biogenic and anthropogenic sources of isoprene and monoterpenes and their secondary organic aerosol in Delhi, India. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. DOI: 10.5194/acp-2022-603

95.

Khan, S., Gurjar, B. R. and Sahu, V. (2022). Deposition modeling of ambient particulate matter in the human respiratory tract. Atmospheric Pollution Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2022.101565

96.

Singh, D. and Gurjar, B. R. (2022). Nanotechnology for agricultural applications: Facts, issues, knowledge gaps, and challenges in environmental risk assessment. Journal of Environmental Management. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116033

97.

Cash, J. M., Marco, C. D., Langford, B., Heal, M. R., Mandal, T. K., Sharma, S. K., Gurjar, B. R. and Nemitz, E. (2023). Response of organic aerosol to Delhi's pollution control measures over the period 2011–2018. Atmospheric Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2023.120123

98.

Swarnkar, A. and Gurjar, B. R. (2023). GIS-based emission inventory of heavy metals from road transport and NMVOCs associated with biomass burning for megacity Delhi. Urban Climate. DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101600

99.

Nelson, B. S., Bryant, D. J., Alam, M. S., Sommariva, R., Bloss, W. J., Newland, M. J., Drysdale, W. S., Vaughan, A. R., Acton, W. J. F., Hewitt, C. N., Crilley, L. R., Swift, S. J., Edwards, P. M., Lewis, A. C., Langford, B., Nemitz, E., Shivani, Gadi, R., Gurjar, B. R., Heard, D. E., Whalley, L. K., Şahin, U. A., Beddows, D. C. S., Hopkins, J. R., Lee, J. D., Rickard, A. R. and Hamilton, J. F. (2023). Extreme concentrations of nitric oxide control daytime oxidation and quench nocturnal oxidation chemistry in Delhi during highly polluted episodes. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00171

100.

Singh, D. and Gurjar, B. R. (2023). Recent innovation and impacts of nano-based technologies for wastewater treatment on humans: a review. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10790-6

101.

Khan, S., Sahu, V., Kumar, N. M. and Gurjar, B. R. (2024). Particulate matters deposition in the human respiratory system: A health risk assessment at a technical university. Journal of Air Pollution and Health. DOI: 10.18502/japh.v9i1.15075

102.

Rathi, A. K., Parmar, D., Ganguly, R., Gurjar, B. R. and Bhadauria, V. (2024). Exposure assessment of particulate matter during various construction activities in Kanpur City, India. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1007/s13762-023-05335-4

103.

Arya, R., Ahlawat, S., Yadav, L., Rani, M., Mondal, A., Jangirh, R., Kotnala, G., Choudhary, N., Rai, A., Saharan, U. S., Yadav, P., Banoo, R., Sharma, S. K., Gurjar, B. R., Nemitz, E., Hamilton, J. F. and Mandal, T. K. (2024). Emission inventory of inorganic trace gases from solid residential fuels over the National Capital Territory of India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31278-x

Research Projects

Sort by Year (Ascending)

1. Title:- Megacities and global change: An integrated study of South Asian megacity emissions and their local-to-regional-to-global impacts on air quality and climate. Indo-German collaborative research project
Sponsor: Max Planck Society, Germany, as a Max Planck Partner Group of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz (Germany)	Sanctioned Year: 2006-07	Amount: ₹ 60.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

2. Title:- Study of Riverbank Filtration (RBF) performance under extreme environmental conditions
Sponsor: IIT, Roorkee under faculty initiation grant (F.I.G.) scheme	Sanctioned Year: 2006-07	Amount: ₹ 1.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

3. Title:- Implementation and Validation of Numerical Models for Heat Island Studies in Megacity, Delhi
Sponsor: Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)	Sanctioned Year: 2008-09	Amount: ₹ 16.00 Lakhs	Role: PI

4. Title:- Study of the urban transport system of Megacity Delhi with co-benefits approach
Sponsor: United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan	Sanctioned Year: 2011-12	Amount: ₹ 18.60 Lakhs	Role: PI

Administrative Background

Designation	Organisation	From Period	To Period
Director	NITTTR, Chandigarh	2023	Contd.
Dean of Resources & Alumni Affairs	Dean of Resources & Alumni Affairs, IIT Roorkee	2017	2021
Joint Secretary	International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability	2017	2018
Head	Centre for Excellence in Transportation Systems (CTRANS), IIT Roorkee	2015	2018
Convener	Dev., Planning & Overseas Issues Committee	2014	2016
Chairman	Centre’s Research Committee	2014	2015
Coordinator	Environmental Engineering Group	2012	2014
Chairman	The Institution of Engineers (India) - Roorkee Local Centre	2012	2014
Honorary Secretary	The Institution of Engineers (India) - Roorkee Local Centre	2010	2012
Officer-In-Charge	M. Tech. (Environment Engineering) Programme	2010	2012
Faculty Advisor	Cultural Council, IIT Roorkee	2009	2014
Head	Max Planck Partner Group for Megacities and Climate Change	2006	2011
Executive Committee Member	The Institution of Engineers (India) - Roorkee Local Centre	2006	2010
Officer-In-Charge	UG Practical Training, CED	2006	2008
Additional Officer-In-Charge	Environmental Engineering Group	2005	2007
House Secretary	Vindhyachal House, IIT Delhi	1995	1996
Cultural Secretary	Vindhyachal House, IIT Delhi	1994	1995
Editor	Board for Student Publications, IIT Delhi	1992	1993
Cultural Secretary	Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur	1986	1987

Membership

S. No.	Membership
1.	International Association for Urban Climate, Columbus, USA, International Representative Committee Member
2.	The Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata, India, Fellow
3.	Indian Association for Environmental Management, Nagpur, India, Member
4.	Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi, India, Member

Book / Book Chapters

Gurjar, B. R. and Mohan, M. (1998). Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Info-Tech Industry: An Indo-Global Perspective. In: Entrepreneurship and Small Business. 81-7033-487-5 Rawat Publications, Jaipur

Sharma, D. D., Dhameja, S. K. and Gurjar, B. R. (1999). Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management and Globalization. 81-7033-500 6

Gurjar, B. R., Mohan, M. and Sharma, D. D. (1999). Book Chapter: Environmental Issues in Product Development and Entrepreneurship. In: Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management & Globalization. 8170335006 Rawat Publications,Jaipur

Gurjar, B. R., Rathore, B. S. and Dhameja, S. K. (1999). Book Chapter: Energy Conservation in Medium and Small Scale Industries: A Case Study. In: Entrepreneurship in 21st Century. 81-7033-546-9 Rawat Publications, Jaipur

Rathore, B. S., Dhameja, S. K., Gurjar, B. R. and Sharma, D. D. (2001). Book Chapter: Resource generation in TET: launching of a post-graduate certificate course in video film production techniques. In Re-engineering TET: non-traditional approaches that worked / Colombo Plan Staff College. 9718557687

Rathore, B. S., Saini, J. S., Sharma, D. D., Dhameja, S. K. and Gurjar, B. R. (2001). Book Chapter: Tracer Study of Employability of Polytechnic Diploma Holders. In: Re-engineering TET: non-traditional approaches that worked / Colombo Plan Staff College. 9718557687

Gurjar, B. R. (2001). Sludge Treatment and Disposal. 81-204-1433-0 CRC Press

Saini, J. S., Gurjar, B. R. Gurjar and Rathore, B. S. (2001). Enterprise Support System in India. 81-7544-2239

Saini, J. S., Gurjar, B. R. (2001). Entrepreneurship and Education: Challenges and Strategies. 81-7033-648-1

10.

Rathore, B. S., Saini, J. S. and Gurjar, B. R. (2002). Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Modernising Economy. 81-85733-46-5

11.

Gurjar, B. R. and Wats, R. (2002). Book Chapter: Waste Minimization: A Vital Must for Green-Entrepreneurship. In: Women and Rural Entrepreneurship in India. 81-85733-34-1 Abhishek Publications, Chandigarh

12.

Gurjar, B. R., Molina, L. T. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2010). Book Chapter: Air Pollution: Health and Environmental Concerns. In: Air Pollution Health and Environmental Impacts. DOI: 10.1201/EBK1439809624-c1. CRC Press

13.

Lakhani, A., Balasubramanian, R. and Gurjar, B. R. (2010). Air Pollution Monitoring and Source Characterization. In: Air Pollution Health and Environmental Impacts. DOI: 10.1201/EBK1439809624-c2. CRC Press

14.

Ojha, C. S. P., Mena, M., Guttikunda, S., Gurjar, B. R. and Wenfang, Lei (2010). Air Pollution Modeling: Theory and Application. In: Air Pollution Health and Environmental Impacts. DOI: 10.1201/EBK1439809624-c3. CRC Press

15.

Mohan, M. and Gurjar, B. R. (2010). Book Chapter: Health Risk Assessment and Management for Air Toxics in Indian Environment. In: Air Pollution Health and Environmental Impacts. DOI: 10.1201/EBK1439809624-c12. CRC Press

16.

Molina, L. T. and Gurjar, B. R. (2010). Book Chapter: Regional and Global Environmental Issues of Air Pollution. In: Air Pollution Health and Environmental Impacts. DOI: 10.1201/EBK1439809624-c17. CRC Press

17.

Gurjar, B. R., Molina, L. T. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2010). Air Pollution: Health and Environmental Impacts . 9781439809631 CRC Press

18.

Surampalli, R. Y., Zhang, T. C., Ojha, C. S. P., Gurjar, B. R., Tyagi, R. D. and Kao, C. M. (2013). Climate Change Modeling, Mitigation, and Adaptation. 978-0-7844-1271-8 ASCE

19.

Ciumasu, I. M., Costica, M., Secu, C. V., Gurjar, B. R. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2013). Adapting to Climate Change: Technologiues, Perceptions, Education, and Perspectives. In: Climate Change Modeling, Mitigation and Adaptation. ASCE Publication, Reston, Virginia, USA

20.

Gurjar, B. R., Ojha, C. S. P., Surampalli, R. Y. and Tyagi, V. (2013). Book Chapter: Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Different Sources. In: Climate Change Modeling, Mitigation and Adaptation. ASCE Publication, Reston, Virginia, USA

21.

Gurjar, B. R., Ojha, C. S. P., Surampalli, R. Y., Walvekar, P. P. and Tyagi, V. (2013). Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change: An Overview. In: Climate Change Modeling, Mitigation and Adaptation. ASCE Publication, Reston, Virginia, USA

22.

Surampalli, R.Y., B.R. Gurjar, T. C. Zhang, C.S.P. Ojha (2013). Book Chapter 1: Introduction. In: Climate Change Modeling, Mitigation and Adaptation. ASCE Publication, Reston, Virginia, USA

23.

Gurjar, B. R. and Guttikunda, S. (2013). Book Chapter: Chapters on air quality and climatic issues in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. In: Impacts of Mega-cities on Air Quality & Climate. WMO & IGAC Report

24.

Gurjar, B. R. (2013). Air Pollution in Megacities: the case of Delhi. In: AGU Monograph on Megacity. American Geophysical Union, USA

25.

Nagpure, A. S. and Gurjar, B. R. (2014). Book Chapter: Urban Traffic Emissions and Associated Environmental Impacts in India. In: Novel Combustion Concepts for Sustainable Energy Development. Springer India

26.

Surampalli, R., Gurjar, B., Zhang, T., and Ojha, C. (2015). Book Chapter: Introduction. In: Rao Y. Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, R.D. Tyagi, Ravi Naidu, B.R. Gurjar, Song Yan, C.S.P. Ojha, Satinder K. Brar, Anushuya Ramakrishnan, C.M. Kao (Eds.), Carbon Capture and Storage: Physical, Chemical and Biological Methods. ASCE Publication, Reston, Virginia, USA

27.

Gurjar, B. R., Ojha, C. S. P., Surampalli, R., Zhang, T. and Walvekar, P (2015). Book Chapter: Carbon Capture and Storage: An Overview. In: Rao Y. Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, R. D. Tyagi, Ravi Naidu, B. R. Gurjar, Song Yan, C. S. P. Ojha, Satinder K. Brar, Anushuya Ramakrishnan, C. M. Kao (Eds.). Carbon Capture and Storage: Physical, Chemical and Biological Methods. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Publications, Reston, Virginia, USA

28.

Chandel, M., Gurjar, B. R., Ojha, C. S. P. and Surampalli, R. (2015). Book Chapter: Modeling and Uncertainty Analysis of Transport and Geological Sequestration of CO2. In Carbon Capture and Storage: Physical, Chemical and Biological Methods. ASCE Publications, Reston, Virginia, USA

29.

Surampalli, R. Y., Zhang, T. C., Tyagi, R. D., Naidu, R., Gurjar, B. R., Yan, S., Ojha, C. S. P., Brar, S. K., Ramakrishnan, A. and Kao, C. M. (2015). Carbon Capture and Storage: Physical, Chemical and Biological Methods. 9780784413678 ASCE

30.

Gurjar, B. R. and Tyagi, V. K. (2017). Sludge Management. 9780367573843 CRC Press

31.

Agarwal, A. K., Agarwal, R. A., Gupta, T. and Gurjar, B. R. (2017). Biofuels: Technology, Challenges and Prospects. 978-981-10-9966-3 Springer

32.

Gurjar, B. R., Sahu, V., Nagpure, A., Sharma, C., Singh, A. and Bhattacharya, S. (2017). Book Chapter: Assessment of Reactive Nitrogen Emissions From Indian Transport Sector. In The Indian Nitrogen Assessment. Elsevier

33.

Sharma, C., Singh, R., Gurjar, B. R., Sahu, V. and Bhattacharya, S. (2017). Book Chapter: Emissions of Reactive Nitrogen From Energy and Industry Sectors in India. In The Indian Nitrogen Assessment. Elsevier

34.

Agarwal, A. K., Agarwal, R. A., Gupta, T. and Gurjar, B. R. (2017). Book Chapter: Introduction to Biofuels. In Agarwal, A.K., Agarwal, R.A., Gupta, T., Gurjar, B.R. (Eds.), Biofuels: Technology, Challenges and Prospects. Springer

35.

Katiyar, R., Kumar, A. and Gurjar, B. R. (2017). Book Chapter: Microalgae Based Biofuel: Challenges and Opportunities. In Agarwal, A.K., Agarwal, R.A., Gupta, T., Gurjar, B.R. (Eds.), Biofuels: Technology, Challenges and Prospects. Springer

36.

Jat, R., Sahu, V. and Gurjar, B. R. (2018). Pollution Exposure to Humans & Its Assessment. IGI Global

37.

Gurjar, B. R., Ohara, T., Khare, M., Kulshrestha, P., Tyagi, V. and Nagpure, A. S. (2018). Book Chapter:South Asian Perspective: A Case of Urban Air Pollution and Potential for Climate Co-benefits in India. In: Sethi M., Puppim de Oliveira J. (eds) Mainstreaming Climate Co-Benefits in Indian Cities. Exploring Urban Change in South Asia. Springer, Singapore

38.

Jayaswal, K., Sahu, V. and Gurjar, B. R. (2018). Book Chapter: Water Pollution, Human Health and Remediation. In: Bhattacharya S., Gupta A., Gupta A., Pandey A. (eds) Water Remediation. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore

39.

Gezerman, A. O., Corbacioglu, B. D. and Gurjar, B. R. (2018). Effective Solutions to Pollution Mitigation for Public Welfare (Edition 2018). IGI Global

40.

Yadav, S. K., Mishra, R. K. and Gurjar, B. R. (2019). Book Chapter: Ultrafine Particles in Concern of Vehicular Exhaust—An Overview. In: Agarwal A., Dhar A., Sharma N., Shukla P. (eds) Engine Exhaust Particulates. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer

41.

Ganguly, R., Sharma, D., Sharma A., Gupta, A. K. and Gurjar, B. R. (2019). Book Chapter:Parametric Evaluation of Leachate Generated from a Non-engineered Landfill Site and Its Contamination Potential of Surrounding Soil and Water Bodies. In: Agarwal R., Agarwal A., Gupta T., Sharma N. (eds) Pollutants from Energy Sources. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer

B. Tech. Projects

S. No.	Project Title	Student Name	Co-Supervisor	Degree	Year
1.	Impact of Urban Transport Development on Air Quality in Dehradun	A. U. Kumar and Group	Prof. Manoranjan Parida	UG	2006
2.	Development of Emission Inventory for the City of Mumbai	A. Purohit and Group	Prof. Manoranjan Parida	UG	2007
3.	EIA of Public Transport System in Delhi	A. Sharma and Group	Prof. Manoranjan Parida	UG	2008
4.	GIS based Modeling to Estimate Urban Carbon Footprints in Delhi	H. Singh and Group	Prof. Rahul Dev Garg	UG	2008
5.	EIA of Expressways	S. Gupta and Group		UG	2009
6.	Rapid EIA of a Solid Waste Disposal Site at Haridwar	S. Singh and Biswarup		UG	2010
7.	Study of hazardous waste management plant, Laksar	Neeraj Waiker, Vaibhav Jatav		UG	2011
8.	Study of Urban Transport Emission With Co-Benefit Approach in Delhi	Shashank Shekhar, Prashant and Shubham		UG	2011
9.	Challenges and Opportunities for Cleaning Ganga: Engineering Approach	Shashank V. Jain, Lakshay Choudhary, Hulsurkar Ani		UG	2014
10.	Trans-boundary Infrastructure Footprint (TBIF) based GHG Accounting for Indian Cities	Ankit Jain, Rashesh Gupta, Sachin, Sahil Singhal,		UG	2014

M. Tech. Dissertations

Sort by Year (Ascending)

S. No.	Project Title	Student Name	Co-Supervisor	Degree	Year
1.	Urban air quality and health risk assessment	Anoop K. Verma		PG
2.	Environmental risk assessment of vehicular pollution in Chandigarh	A. Anand	Er. S. Meena	PG	2002
3.	Seasonal variation in air quality with respect to Metals, SPM, SO2, and NOx	P. P. Rayudu		PG	2006
4.	Air quality and health risk assessment of stack emissions from thermal power plant: A case study	Kondalkar Yogesh Mohan	Prof. Bhola Ram Gurjar	PG	2006
5.	Public health risk due to urban air pollution: A case study of some major cities	Manish Singh	Prof. Bhola Ram Gurjar and Dr. S.R. Wate (NEERI Nagpur)	PG	2006
6.	Physico-Chemical Characterization of PM10 in Ambient Air of Roorkee	M. Singh	Prof. A. Kumar	PG	2007
7.	Technology transfer and the clean development mechanism (CDM) – the case of Indian pulp and paper industry	K. Sharma	Dr. Vivek Kumar and Prof. Volker Hoffmann	PG	2007
8.	Development of a model for the determination of BOD kinetic parameters	P. Desireddy	Prof. U.B. Chitranshi	PG	2008
9.	Study of emissions and air quality in Delhi in context of various policy measures	S. G. Zanwar		PG	2008
10.	System dynamics modeling of CO2 emissions in megacities of India	S. Ganga		PG	2009
11.	Study of tailpipe emissions of gasoline powered vehicles	S. Kumari		PG	2010
12.	Source apportionment of Urban PAHs using molecular cluster signature	R. Kumar	Dr. R. J. Krupadam	PG	2010
13.	Assessment of GHG mitigation and CDM potential in urban transport sector of Chandigarh	N. Bhargava	Dr. Suman Mor	PG	2011
14.	Greenhouse gas emissions from different waste management techniques	S. K. Yadav	Dr M. K. Chandel	PG	2012
15.	Mathematical Modeling of Composting Process	A. Kumar	Prof. Pramod Kumar	PG	2013
16.	Mathematical modeling of secondary settling tank for activated sludge process.	Rohit Varshney	Prof. Bhola Ram Gurjar	PG	2013
17.	Low carbon mobility plan for Viajayawada	Shilpi Jha	Prof. Manoranjan Parida	PG	2014
18.	Wastewater treatment using membrane bioreactor	Mohit Gupta	Prof. Pramod Kumar	PG	2014
19.	Assessment of Greenhouse gas emissions from storage based hydropower scheme	Anvesh Gunjuruli	Prof. M. L. Kansal	PG	2014
20.	Indoor air quality monitoring with respect to fine particulate matter	Ajeet Kumar		PG	2015
21.	Study of Air Pollution using remote sensing data	Digvijay Singh	Prof. Bhola Ram Gurjar and Dr. Y. Bhavani Kumar	PG	2016
22.	Health risk due to air pollution in state capitals of India	M. Tyagi		PG	2016
23.	Evaluation of Economic, Environmental and Health Impacts of Vehicular Exhaust Emission Standards for India	P. Singh		PG	2016
24.	GHG emissions from various waste management practices in megacity Delhi	S. Singh		PG	2016
25.	Study on environmental co-benefits in transport sector of megacity Delhi	D. Singh		PG	2016
26.	Study of Arsenic using Substance Flow Analysis	M. Yadav		PG	2017

Research Scholars

Sort by Year (Ascending)

S. No.	Topic	Scholar Name	Registration Year	Co-Supervisor
1.	Formation, Growth and Quantification of Ultrafine Particles in Selected Microenvironments of Megacity Delhi	Yadav S.	2016	Jointly with Prof Mishra
2.	Development of Level of Service for Airport Passenger Terminal Buildings	Aromal T.	2017
3.	Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Inland Water Transport Infrastructure in India	Nayak A	2018	Jointly with Prof Sharma
4.	Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Environmental Predictions	Neha Pant	2019	Jointly with Prof Toshniwal
5.	Development of GIS-Based Emission Inventory for Transport Sector	Anurag Swarnkar	2019
6.	Impacts of air pollution on historical buildings	Gaurav Kumar	2020
7.	Indoor air quality monitoring and modeling.	Riya Verma	2021
8.	To be decided.	Prarna	2022

Ph.D. Supervised

Sort by Year (Ascending)

S. No.	Topic	Scholar Name	Status	Awarded Year
1.	Study of Water Quality in River Bank Filtration	A. K. Thakur	Awarded	2007
2.	Modeling of Urban Traffic Emissions	Ajay S. Nagpure	Awarded	2011
3.	Removal of Nitrogenous Heterocyclic Compounds by Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron	Vijayalakshmi Gosu	Awarded	2014
4.	Risk Assessment of a Petroleum Oil Storage Terminal	Ravi Kumar Sharma	Awarded	2014
5.	Stack Emission and Health Risk Integrated Modeling of a Coal Power Plant	Walvekar Pralhad Prabhakar	Awarded	2014
6.	Structural Studies on 11S Globulin and 2S Albumin from Wrightia Tinctoria	Pramod Kumar	Awarded	2014
7.	Ambient Air Quality Modeling Using Soft Computing Techniques	Chandrrasekar	Awarded	2016
8.	Enhancing Production of Biodiesel from Microalgae for Environment Friendly Transport	Richa Katiyar	Awarded	2017
9.	Regional air quality assessment in changing climate scenarios: A case study of Bhubaneswar	P. S. Mahapatra	Awarded	2017
10.	Mathematical modeling of carbon dioxide release and temperature distribution in an aerobic bioreactor landfill milieu	Ackmez Mudhoo	Awarded	2018
11.	Regional Air Quality Modeling in India Using Chemical Transport Model	Rajmal Jat	Awarded	2021
12.	Indoor Air Quality Assessment and Source Apportionment of Airborne Particles	Veerendra Sahu	Awarded	2021
13.	Studies on UASB-DHS reactor for the treatment of municipal wastewater	Komal Jayaswal	Awarded	2021

Teaching Engagements

S. No.	Course Name	Course Code	Class Name	Semester & Year
1.	Introduction to Civil Engineering	CEN-101	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2020-21
2.	Introduction of Environmental Studies	CEN-105	B. Tech.	Autumn Semester 2020-21

Visits To Outside Institutions

S. No.	Visiting Institute	Purpose of Visit	Start Date	End Date
1.	Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), Norrköping, Sweden	Advanced International Training Programme on Air Pollution Management	03/Sep/2007	05/Oct/2007
2.	National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan	Visiting Scientist	27/Feb/2010	07/Mar/2010
3.	The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus	Visiting Professor	06/Jun/2010	05/Jul/2010
4.	National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan	Visiting Scientist	15/Dec/2010	27/Dec/2010
5.	University of Surrey, Guildford, UK	UKIERI Fellow	21/Dec/2012	09/Jan/2013
6.	National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan	Visiting Scientist	15/Jun/2013	07/Jul/2013
7.	The Federal University of Technology – Paraná, Brazil	Visiting Professor	19/May/2014	30/Jun/2014
8.	Centre for Global Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan	AsiaFlux Training Course	21/Aug/2016	30/Aug/2016
9.	United States Environmental Protection Agency, USA	Hands-on training on National Mobile Inventory Model	14/May/2017	14/May/2017

Special Lectures Delivered

S. No.	Title	Organisation
1.	Assessment and control of urban air pollution in large cities of India	MNIT, Jaipur, India
2.	Urban Air Quality and Health Risk in the Developing World: Trends and Strategies	Bogota, Colombia
3.	Urban AIR Quality Conditions in Large cities of India	College of Engineering EAN University, Bogota, Colombia
4.	Role of Megacities in Global Change	UNAM (UNIVERSUM), Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

Conference Publication

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Gurjar, B. R., Mohan, M. and Panwar, T. S. (1995). Evaluation of Chatwin-Sullivan model for concentration fluctuations using large-scale field trials. Indo-US Workshop on Environmental Risk Analysis: Safety, Planning and Management. Place: IIT Delhi, India

Vijay, S. and Gurjar, B. R. (1999). Nuclear Power and Risk Communication: An alternate model based on Indian value system. International Seminar on Nuclear Power in 21st century: Challenges and Opportunities. Place: Mumbai, India Page No: 146-151

Gurjar, B. R. and Mohan, M. (1999). IIT-QRA Model: An indigenous IT-Tool for industrial siting and planning. Proceedings of 13th Indian Engineering Congress on Information Technology for Sustainable Competitiveness. Place: Chandigarh, India Page No: 13-20

Gurjar, B. R. and Mohan, M. (2003). Potential air quality and climatic impacts of the Thar Desert: A review analysis of regional aerosol chemistry and physics. The Desert Technology-7 International conference. Place: Jodhpur, India

Gurjar, B. R., Lelieveld, J. and Aardenne, J. van (2003). Air quality and emission trends in a megacity: the case of Delhi. In R.S. Sokhi and J. Brechler (Eds.). 4th International Conference on Urban Air Quality: Measurement, Modelling and Management. Place: Charles University, Prague Page No: 187-190

Butler, T. M., J. van Aardenne, Gurjar, B. R., Lawrence, M. G. and Lelieveld, J. (2004). The influence of mega-cities on reactive nitrogen deposition. The 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Programme. Place: Christchurch, New Zealand

Butler, T. M., J. van Aardenne, Gurjar, B. R., Lawrence, M. G. and Lelieveld, J. (2004). Air pollution emissions in megacities. The 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Programme. Place: Christchurch, New Zealand

Lawrence, M. G., Butler, T. M., Gurjar, B. R., J. van Aardenne and Lelieveld, J. (2004). Megacity regional pollution potentials. The 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Programme. Place: Christchurch, New Zealand

Lelieveld, J., Butler, T. M., Gurjar, B. R., Lawrence, M. G. and J. van Aardenne (2004). Regional and global ozone from megacity pollution emissions. The 8th International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Programme. Place: Christchurch, New Zealand

10.

Gurjar, B. R. (2005). Megacities and sustainability. International Seminar on Regional Issues and Priorities for Sustainable Development: An Asian Perspective. Place: Dehradun, India

11.

Lawrence, M. G., Butler, T. M., Gurjar, B. R. and Lelieveld, J. (2005). Near-future global atmospheric chemistry changes in light of the role of megacities. The Workshop on Global Air Pollution Trends Up To 2030. Place: Laxenburg, Austria

12.

Gurjar, B. R. (2006). Particulate pollution and aerosol emissions in and around Roorkee: Past, present and future. Brain Storming Workshop on Aerosols and Its Impact on Climate with Special Reference to Indo-Gangetic Plains. Place: IIT Kanpur, India Page No: 18-23

13.

Rayudu, P. P. and Gurjar, B. R. (2006). Emissions and accumulation of metals in the atmosphere due to crackers and sparkles during Diwali festival. Proceedings of All India Seminar on Air Pollution and Health Impacts. Place: Roorkee, India Page No: 89-94

14.

Singh, M., Gurjar, B. R. and Kumar, A. (2006). Assessment of noise pollution exposure to the passengers on Delhi-Hardwar Highway (NH-58). Proceedings of All India Seminar on Air Pollution and Health Impacts. Place: Roorkee, India Page No: 144-147

15.

Gurjar, B. R., Ciumasu, I. M., Costica, N., Kumar, A. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2006). Overexploitation of ecosystem resources vs. the costs of storms and flooding risk management. Proceedings of International workshop on Climate Change and Disaster Losses: Understanding and Attributing Trends and Projections. Place: Hohenkammer, Germany Page No: 91-107

16.

Gurjar, B. R. and Mohan, M. (2007). Industrial Risk Assessment Tools and Techniques: Development of Simple Approaches Appropriate to Developing Countries. Proceedings of Hazardous Chemicals Management Regional Training Workshop. Place: Bangkok, Thailand

17.

Gurjar, B. R. and Nagpure, A. S. (2007). Vehicular Particulate Emissions (2000-2005) in Indian Megacities. International Symposium on Aerosol-Chemistry-Climate Interactions. Place: Ahmedabad, India Page No: 120-121

18.

Gurjar, B. R., Singh, M. and Singh, T. P. (2007). Physico-Chemical Characterization of PM10 in Ambient Air of Roorkee (India). International Symposium on Aerosol-Chemistry-Climate Interactions. Place: Ahmedabad, India Page No: 40-41

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Butler, T. M., Lawrence, M. G., Gurjar, B. R., van Aardenne, J., Schultz, M. and Lelieveld, J. (2007). Modelling the Effects of Megacities on Global Atmospheric Chemistry. EGU General Assembly 2007. Place: Vienna, Austria

20.

Lawrence, M. G., Butler, T. M., Steinkamp, J., Gurjar, B. R. and Lelieveld, J. (2007). Regional pollution potentials of megacities and other major population centers. EGU General Assembly 2007. Place: Vienna, Austria

21.

Gurjar, B. R., Sharma, K. and Mohan, M. (2007). Estimation of traffic emissions for megacity Delhi. 16th Annual International Emissions Inventory Conference. Place: Raleigh, USA

22.

Ojha, C. S. P., Thakur, A. K., Grischek, T. and Gurjar, B. R. (2008). Clogging of river bank filtration sites: A case study from Haridwar. Proceedings of Indo-German Workshop on Design and Operation of River Bank Filtration Schemes. Place: Gandhinagar, India

23.

Nagpure, A. and Gurjar, B. R. (2008). Impact of Altitudes on Vehicular Emissions of Ozone Precursors. Uttarakhand State Science and Technology Congress – 2008. Place: IIT Roorkee, India Page No: 193

24.

Sharma, R. and Gurjar, B. R. (2009). Chemical and Industrial Accident Hazards in India: An Evaluation of their Causes and Consequences and Mitigation Strategies. 2nd India Disaster Management Congress. Place: New Delhi, India Page No: 155-156

25.

Mohan, M., Yukihiro Kikegawa, Gurjar, B. R., Bhati, S., Kandya, A. and Ogawa, K. (2009). Assessment of Urban Heat Islands Intensities over Delhi. International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC-7). Place: Yokohama, Japan

26.

Gurjar, B. R. and Tyagi, V. (2009). GHG emissions from cooking fuels used in Indian megacities: Estimates and implications. GEIA- ACCENT Open Conference on Emissions of gases and aerosols: Progress – Modelling Needs – Emission Issues. Place: Oslo, Norway

27.

Gosu, V. and Gurjar, B. R. (2012). Synthesis and characterization of GAC supported nano zero valent iron for the removal of nitrogenerous heterocyclic compounds in pharmaceutical industries. 7th Uttarakhand State Science & Technology Congress. Place: Dehradun, India

28.

Sharma, R. K., Gurjar, B. R., Wate, S. R., Ghuge, S. P. and Agrawal, R. (2012). The Indian oil corporation Ltd. Jaipur explosion and fire incident: causes, consequences and lesson learned. International Conference at National Environmental Engineering Research Institute. Place: Nagpur, India

29.

Walvekar, P. P. and Gurjar, B. R. (2012). Indian Coal Fired Power Plants: Sustainable Technologies. In: Role of Infrastructure for Sustainable Development. 28th National Convention of Civil Engineers. Place: Roorkee, India Page No: 785-789

30.

Chandrrasekar, Gurjar, B. R. and Ojha, C. S. P. (2012). Prediction of hourly surface ozone concentrations at major traffic intersection using artificial neural network approach. In: Role of Infrastructure for Sustainable Development. 28th National Convention of Civil Engineers. Place: Roorkee, India Page No: 767-77

31.

Gosu, V. and Gurjar B. R. (2012). Advance treatment technologies for pharmaceutical effluents. 28th National Convention of Civil Engineers. Place: IIT Roorkee, India Page No: 778-784

32.

Sharma, R. K. and Gurjar, B. R. (2012). The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), Jaipur Explosion and Fire – Lessons Learned. In: Role of Infrastructure for Sustainable Development. 28th National Convention of Civil Engineers. Place: Roorkee, India Page No: 393-400

33.

Katiyar, R. and Gurjar, B. R. (2013). Microalage : A reservoir of energy. 6th International Congress of Environmental Research. Place: Aurangabad, India

34.

Gurjar, B. R. (2013). Urban Air Quality and Health Risk in the Developing World: Trends and Strategies. 4th Colombian Meeting and International Conference on Air Quality and Public Health. Place: Bogota, Colombia Page No: 200-201

35.

Sharma, R. K., Gurjar, B. R. and Agrawal, R. (2013). A violent, episodic vapour cloud explosion in fuel storage area. International conference on Challenges in Disaster Mitigation and Management Strategies. Place: IIT Roorkee, India

36.

Gosu, V. and Gurjar, B. R. (2013). Removal of nitrogeneous heterocyclic compounds from pharmaceutical industries. International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering. Place: IIT Roorkee, India

37.

Gurjar, B. R. (2014). Modeling of Exhaust and Non-exhaust Emissions from Urban Road Transport Vehicles in India. International Workshop on Novel Combustion Concepts for Sustainable Energy Development. Place: IIT Kanpur, India

38.

Anvesh, G., Kansal, M. L., Gurjar, B. R. and Sharma, A. (2014). Greenhouse Gas Diffusive Flux Assessment from Few Indian Reservoirs. International Civil Engineering Symposium. Place: Vellore, Tamilnadu, India

39.

Sahu, V. and Kumar, A. (2015). Indoor air pollution, health and its relation to climate change. 31st National Convention of Environmental Engineers. Place: Chandigarh, India

40.

Jayaswal, K., Nomoto, N., Singh, R. P., Gurjar, B. R., Kazmi, A. A. and Harada, H. (2017). On Site Evaluation of Performance of a Practical Scale UASB-DHS System for Treating Municipal Sewage in India. 2nd International Conference on Recent advancements in Chemical, Environmental & Energy Engineering. Place: Chennai, India

41.

Sahu, V., Kumar, A. and Gurjar, B. R. (2017). Physicochemical Characterization of Indoor Airborne Dust & Indoor Air Quality Investigation of Different Hostel Rooms. 2nd Indian International Conference on Air Quality Management. Place: IIT Delhi, India

42.

Jayaswal, K., Nomoto, N., Sahu, V., Gurjar, B. R., Kazmi, A. A. and Harada, H. (2017). Performance Evaluation of a Practical Scale Down-Flow Hanging Spong Process for Treatment of Municipal Sewage. Ist International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges. Place: Mohali, India

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Jat, R., Gupta T. and Gurjar, B. R. (2017). Measurement and Chemical Characterization of PM1.0 in various microenvironments inside IIT Kanpur Campus. 1st International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges. Place: Mohali, India

44.

Tyagi, M. and Sahu, V. (2017). Health Risk Estimation for Particulate Pollution through Deterministic Approach. National conference on convergence of technology and management for advancing India. Place: Muzaffarnagar, India

45.

Singh, D. and Gurjar, B. R. (2018). Engineered nanomaterials for water disinfection: Benefits and Challenges. American water works association. Place: Hyderabad, India

46.

Sahu, V., Gurjar, B. R. and Jayaswal, K. (2018). Assessment of Indoor Particulate Pollution in a Lecture Hall Complex. International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges. Place: Bangalore, India

47.

Sahu, V. and Gurjar, B. R. (2019). Indoor air quality in offices and its association with type of ventilation. 15th international conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). Place: Changsha, China

48.

Sahu, V., Gurjar, B. R. and Jayaswal, K. (2020). Assessment of Indoor Particulate Pollution in a Lecture Hall Complex. Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges. Place: IISc, India

49.

Arya, R., Yadav, L., Mondal, A., Jangirh, R., Ahlawat, S., Mandal, T. K., Sharma, S. K., Gurjar, B. R. and Nemitz, E. (2022). Variation in emission of trace gases and particulate matter from residential fuels during different stages of combustion over National Capital Territory, India. AGU Fall Meeting 2022. Place: Chicago

50.

Pant, N., Toshniwal, D. and Gurjar, B. R. (2022). Application of Attention Mechanism Combined with Long Short-Term Memory for Forecasting Dissolved Oxygen in Ganga River. International Workshop on Advanced Analytics and Learning on Temporal Data. Place: Grenoble, France Page No: 105–116

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Pant, N., Toshniwal, D. and Gurjar, B. R. (2023). A hybrid model for Forecasting Biological Oxygen Demand using CEEMDAN-LSTM. GeoSocial '23: Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on Geocomputational Analysis of Socio-Economic Data. DOI: 10.1145/3615892.3628481 Place: Hamburg, Germany Page No: 24–27

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