DR. ARUN LAL SRIVASTAV
Assistant Director (Research Proposal and Grants) and Assistant Professor (Environmental Science)

arun.srivastav@chitkarauniversity.edu.in

Expert Areas : Water quality, Phytoremediation

Dr. Arun Lal Srivastav is working as Assistant Director (Research Proposal and Grants) & Assistant Professor (Environmental Science)Assistant Professor at Chitkara University School of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India. He obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India on the adsorption of nitrate and fluoride from water. Also, he has done post-doctoral research at National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan. He is currently involved in the teaching of Environmental Science, and Disaster Management to the undergraduate engineering students. His research interest includes water quality surveillance, climate change, water treatment, river ecosystem, soil health maintenance, engineering education, phytoremediation and waste management. He has published >76 research papers in various prestigious journals (Elsevier, Springer, IWA, Taylor & Francis etc.) including some book chapters and conferences. He has edited 7 books with the Elsevier and Wiley. Additionally, he is also one of the series editors of Elsevier and Nova publisher on energy sustainability and e-waste management, respectively. He is also working on 04 Government sponsored projects (worth ~16 million INR) on phytoremediation, adsorption, capacity building, organic farming, leachate treatment, agro-waste management etc.

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ORCID link: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0238-7395

SCOPUS link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55025139900

GOOGLE Scholar link: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=Z91uICEAAAAJ&hl=en

  • Aswal, R.S., Prasad, M., Patel, N.K., Srivastav, A.L., Egbueri, J.C., Kumar, G.A. and Ramola, R.C. (2023). “Occurrences, sources and health hazard estimation of potentially toxic elements in the groundwater of Garhwal Himalaya, India.” Scientific Reports, 13(1), 13069. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40266-7
  • Rani, L., Srivastav, A.L., Kaushal, J., Shukla, D.P., Pham, T.D.and van Hullebusch,E.D.(2023).Significance of MOF adsorbents in uranium remediation from water. Environmental Research,116795.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935123015992
  • Srivastav, A.L., Markandeya, Patel, N., Pandey, M., Pandey, A.K., Dubey, A.K., Kumar, A., Bhardwaj, A.K., Chaudhary, V.K. (2023). Concepts of circular economy for sustainable management of electronic wastes: challenges and management options. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 48654–48675 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26052-y.
  • Srivastav, A.L., Patel, N., Rani, L., Kumar, P., Dutt, I., Maddodi, B.S., Chaudhary, V.K. (2023). Sustainable options for fertilizer management in agriculture to prevent water contamination: a review. Environment, Development and Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03117-z
  • Dangayach, R., Pandey, M., Gusain, D., Srivastav, A.L., Jain, R., Bairwa, B.M., Pandey, A.K. (2023). Assessment of Air Quality Before and During COVID-19-Induced Lockdown in Jaipur, India, MAPAN- Journal of Metrology Society of India, 38, 363–373 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12647-022-00615-9
  • Garg, V.K., Srivastav, A.L., Tiwari, M.K., Sharma, A., Kanwar, V.S. (2023). Metal Transfer from soil to crops-A phytoremediation study, Indian Journal of Environment Protection, 43(5), 400-408. https://www.e-ijep.co.in/43-5-400-408/
  • Madhav, S., Mishra, R., Kumari, A., Srivastav, A.L., Ahamad, A., Singh, P., Ahmed, S., Mishra, P.K., Sillanpää, M. (2023). A review on sources identification of heavy metals in soil and remediation measures by phytoremediation-induced methods. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-023-04950-5
  • Kumar, M., Chaudhary, V., Sirohi, U., Srivastav, A.L. (2023). Economically viable flower drying techniques to sustain flower industry amid COVID-19 pandemic. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-023-03376-w
  • Doan, T.H.Y., Hoang, T.H., Vu, D.N., Vu, T.N., Srivastav, A.L. and Pham, T.D. (2023). Adsorption and transformation of tetracyclines on alpha alumina particles with surface modification by anionic surfactant. Environmental Research, 216, 114618. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935122019454
  • Dangayach, R., Pandey, M., Gusain, D., Srivastav, A.L., Jain, R., Bairwa, B.M. and Pandey, A.K. (2023). Assessment of Air Quality Before and During COVID-19-Induced Lockdown in Jaipur, India. MAPAN-Journal of Metrology Society of India, 1-11. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12647-022-00615-9
  • Patel, N., Srivastav, A.L., Patel, A., Singh, A., Singh, S.K., Chaudhary, V.K., Singh, P.K. and Bhunia, B. (2022). Nitrate contamination in water resources, human health risks and its remediation through adsorption: a focused review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(46), 69137-69152. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-22377-2
  • Rani, L., Srivastav, A.L., Kaushal, J., Nguyen, X.C. (2022). Recent advances in nanomaterial developments for efficient removal of Hg(II) from water. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21869-5. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-21869-5
  • Dixit, A., Madhav, S., Mishra, R., Srivastav, A.L., Garg, P. (2022). Impact of climate change on water resources, challenges and mitigation strategies to achieve sustainable development goals. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 15(14), 1-14. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12517-022-10590-9
  • Garg, V.K., Tanta, A., Srivastav, A.L., Tiwari, M.K., Sharma, A., Kanwar, V.S. (2022). Water quality assessment using synchrotron-based TXRF, Water Environment Research. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/wer.10759
  • Kanwar, V.S., Sharma, A., Kanwar, M., Srivastav, A.L., Soni, D.K. (2022). An overview for biomedical waste management during pandemic like COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1-16. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13762-022-04287-5
  • Rani, L., Kaushal, J., Srivastav, A.L. (2022). Biochar as sustainable adsorbents for chromium ion removal from aqueous environment: a review. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-14. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13762-022-04287-5
  • Dinh, T.D., Phan, M.N., Nguyen, D.T., Le, T.M.D., Nadda, A.K., Srivastav, A.L., Pham, T.N.M. and Pham, T.D. (2022). Removal of beta-lactam antibiotic in water environment by adsorption technique using cationic surfactant functionalized nanosilica rice husk, Environmental Research, 210, 2022, 112943. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935122002705
  • Patel, N., Shahane, S., Bhunia, B., Mishra, U., Chaudhary, V.K., Srivastav, A.L. (2022). Biodegradation of 4-chlorophenol in batch and continuous packed bed reactor by isolated Bacillus subtilis, Journal of Environmental Management. 301, 113851. https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479721019137
  • Batra, S., Srivastav, A.L., Chadha, P., Madaan, N. (2022). Challenges of waste management in Delhi (India) and its scope of improvement to achieve cities sustainability in developing nations: A review. Cities, 121, 103480. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264275121003796
  • Nguyen, X.-C., Nguyen, T.T.H., Quyet, V.L., Phuoc, C. L., Srivastav, A.L., Pham, Q.B., Nguyen, P.M., La, D.D., Ngo, H., Chang, S.W., Nguyen, D.D., Rene, E.R. (2022). Developing a new approach for design support of subsurface constructed wetland using machine learning algorithms” Journal of Environmental Management 301, 2022, 113868. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479721019307
  • Srivastav, A.L., Pham, T.D., Izha, S., Singh, N., Singh, P.K. (2022). Biochar adsorbents for arsenic removal from water environment: A review. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 108, 616–628. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-021-03374-6.
  • Srivastav, A.L., Dhyani, R., Ranjan, M., Madhav, S. and Sillanpää, M. (2021). Climate-resilient strategies for sustainable management of water resources and agriculture. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28, 41576–41595. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-021-14332-4
  • Taneja, A., Dutt, I., Srivastav, A.L. (2021). Advances of waste management practices in India and China along with bibliometric assessment of their research outcomes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28, 66485–66495. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-021-16904-
  • Rani, L., Kaushal, J. and Srivastav, A.L. (2021). The mechanistic route for the removal of heavy metals ions from water on nanoparticle incorporated biochar. AIP Conference Proceedings 2352, 040012, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0053480.
  • Bhardwaj, A.K., Sundaram, S., Yadav, K.K., Srivastav, A.L. (2021). An overview of silver nano-particles as promising materials for water disinfection. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 23, 101721. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352186421003692
  • Markandeya, M., Shukla, S.P., Srivastav, A.L. (2021). Removal of disperse orange and disperse blue dyes present in textile mill effluent using zeolite synthesized from cenospheres. Water Science and Technology 84 (2): 445–457. https://iwaponline.com/wst/article/84/2/445/82406/Removal-of-Disperse-Orange-and-Disperse-Blue-dyes
  • Rani, L., Srivastav, A.L. and Kaushal, J. (2021). Bioremediation: An Effective Approach of Mercury removal from the aqueous solutions, Chemosphere 280, 130654.
  • Garg, V.K., Srivastav, A.L., Tiwari, M.K., Sharma, A., Kanwar, V.S. (2021). Synchrotron Based TXRF for Assessment of Treated Wastewater. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 20(2), 743-746.
  • Ranjan, M., Singh, P.K. and Srivastav, A.L. (2021). Application of Hydrous Bismuth Oxide for Arsenic Removal from Aqueous Solutions. Nature Environment & Pollution Technology, 20(1), 133-145.
  • Srivastav, A.L. and Kumar, A. (2021). An endeavor to achieve sustainable development goals through floral waste management: A short review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 283(10),124669.
  • Rani, L., Thapa, K., Kanojia, N., Sharma, N., Singh, S., Grewal, A.S., Srivastav, A.L. and Kaushal, J. (2021). An extensive review on the consequences of chemical pesticides on human health and environment. Journal of Cleaner Production, 283(10), 124657.
  • Srivastav, A.L., Patel, N., Chaudhary, V.K. (2020). Review: Byproducts of disinfection in drinking water: Occurrence, Toxicity and Abatement. Environmental Pollution. 267, 115474
  • Kanwar, V.S., Sharma, A., Srivastav, A.L., Rani, L. (2020). Phytoremediation of toxic metals present in soil and water environment: a critical review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 44835–44860. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10713-3.
  • Rani, L., Kaushal, J., Srivastav, A.L., Mahajan, P. (2020). A Critical review on Recent developments in MOF adsorbents for the elimination of toxic heavy metals from aqueous solutions. Environmental Pollution and Science Research, 27, 44771–44796
  • Ranjan, M., Singh, P.K., Srivastav, A.L. and Kumar, V. (2019). Adsorptive Properties of Cation Added Hydrous Bismuth Oxide on Nitrate Sorption. Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology, 41(5), 283-291.
  • Srivastav, A.L., Kaur, T., Rani, L., Kumar, A. (2019). Scientific research production of India and China in environmental chemistry: a bibliometric assessment. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 16(8), 4989.
  • Ranjan, M., Singh, P.K., Srivastav, A.L. (2019). A review of bismuth-based sorptive materials for the removal of major contaminants from drinking water. Environmental Pollution and Science Research. 15, 17492-17504.
  • Izah, S.C., Chakrabarty, N., Srivastav, A.L. (2016). A Review on Heavy Metal Concentration in Potable Water Sources in Nigeria: Human Health Effects and Mitigating Measures. Exposure and Health. 8, 285-304.
  • Singh,P.K., Banerjee, S., Srivastav, A.L., Sharma, Y.C. (2016).Kinetic and equilibrium modeling for removal of nitrate from aqueous solutions and drinking water by a potential adsorbent, hydrous bismuth oxide. RSC Advances.5,35365-35376.
  • Srivastav, A.L., Singh, P.K., Sharma, Y.C. (2015). Synthesis of hydrous bismuth oxide (HBO2), a novel adsorbent for the removal of fluoride from aqueous solutions. Desalination and Water Treatment 55(3), 2015, 604-614.
  • Srivastav, A.L., Singh, P.K., Weng, C.H., Sharma, Y.C.(2015). Novel adsorbent hydrous bismuth oxide for the removal of nitrate from aqueous solutions. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste. 19(2).
  • Ranjan, M., Srivastav, A.L., Shaktibala (2015). Effects of addition of cationic ligands in hydrous bismuth oxide on removal of fluoride from aqueous solutions. Current Science 108 (9), 1673-1682.
  • Lin, Y-H., Weng, C-H., Srivastav, A.L., Lin, Y-T., Tzeng, J-H. (2015). Facile Synthesis and Characterization of N-Doped TiO2 Photocatalyst and Its Visible-Light Activity for Photo-Oxidation of Ethylene, Journal of Nanomaterials.http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/aa/807394/
  • Srivastav, A.L., Dubey, V.K., Singh, P.K., Sharma, Y.C. (2014). Safe ground water: I, nitrate contamination of ground water of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of Indian Chemical Society 90, 983-989.
  • Lin,Y-T., Weng,C-H., Hsu,H-J., Huang, J-W., Srivastav, A.L., Shiesh, C.C. (2014). Effect of oxygen, moisture, and temperature on the photo oxidation of ethylene on N-doped TiO2 catalyst. Separation and Purification Technology. 134, 117–125.
  • Verma, R.P., Srivastav, A.L., Ohri, A., Singh, P.K., Banerje, S., Sharma, Y.C. (2014). Application of GIS in Ground Water Quality Mapping for Varanasi City. Journal of Indian Chemical Society, 91, 1687-1697
  • Wu, J.L., Ho,C.R., Huang, C.C., Srivastav, A.L., Tzeng, J.H., Lin, Y-T. (2014). Hyperspectral Sensing for Turbid Water Quality Monitoring in Freshwater Rivers: Empirical Relationship between Reflectance and Turbidity and Total Solids. Sensors. 14, 22670-22688.
  • Srivastav, A.L., Singh, P.K., Srivastava, V., Sharma, Y.C. (2013). Application of a new adsorbent for the removal of fluoride from aqueous solutions. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 263(2), 342–352.
  • Singh, P.K., Srivastav, A.L., Ghosh, D., Sharma, Y.C. (2012). Preparation and properties of hydrous bismuth oxides for nitrate removal from aqueous solutions. Desalination and Water Treatment, 40 (1-3) 144-152

 

Books Published

  • Ecological significance of river ecosystems, Elsevier (U.K.) (ISBN- 9780323850452) (https://www.elsevier.com/books/ecological-significance-of-river-ecosystems/madhav/978-0-323-85045-2) (SCOPUS Indexed)
  • Artificial intelligence for renewable energy system, Elsevier (U.K.) (ISBN 9780323903967) (https://www.elsevier.com/books/artificial-intelligence-for-renewable-energy-systems/dubey/978-0-323-90396-7)
  • Urban water crisis and management: Strategies for sustainable development, Elsevier (U.K.). (ISBN – 9780323918381) (https://www.elsevier.com/books/urban-water-crisis-and-management/srivastav/978-0-323-91838-1)
  • Visualization techniques for climate change with machine learning and artificial intelligence, Elsevier (U.K.) (ISBN: 9780323997140) (https://www.elsevier.com/books/visualization-techniques-for-climate-change-with-machine-learning-and-artificial-intelligence/srivastav/978-0-323-99714-0)
  • Metal Organic Frameworks for Wastewater Contaminant Removal, Wiley (U.K.) (ISBN: 9783527351923).https://www.wiley.com/en-in/Metal+Organic+Frameworks+for+Wastewater+Contaminant+Removal-p-9783527841530
  • Water resources management for rural development, Elsevier (U.K.) (ISBN:9780443187780)https://www.elsevier.com/books/water-resources-management-for-rural-development/madhav/978-0-443-18778-0

Conference Proceeding

  • AIP Conference Proceeding of “International Conference on Advances in Multi-disciplinary Sciences and Engineering and Research” 2451, 010001 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1063/12.0010185 Published Online: 07 October 2022 (SCOPUS Indexed)

BOOK CHAPTER PUBLISHED

  • Sharma, A.S.Grewal, D.Sharma, and Arun Lal Srivastav (2023). Heavy metal contamination in water: consequences on human health and environment. In Metals in Water (pp. 39-52). ISBN- 978-0-323-95919-3 (Elsevier).
  • Kamboj, S. Kamboj, S. Kamboj, P. Kriplani, R.Dutt, K.Guarve, A.S.Grewal, Arun Lal Srivastav, and S.P.Gautam (2023). Climate uncertainties and biodiversity: An overview. Visualization Techniques for Climate Change with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, 1-14. ISBN-978-0-323-90396-7 (Elsevier).
  • Lata Rani, Arun Lal Srivastav, Jyotsna Kaushal, Ajmer Singh Grewal, Ashutosh Kumar Dubey, Abhishek Kumar, Sushil Kumar Narang. Microbial fuel cells: potentially sustainable technology for bioelectricity production using palm oil mill effluents, 2022, 173-187. In-Artificial Intelligence for Renewable Energy systems. ISBN-978-0-323-90396-7 (Elsevier).
  • Sylvester Chibueze Izah, Ayobami Omozemoje Aigberua, Arun Lal Srivastav. Recent advances in the production of renewable biofuels using microalgae, 2022, 105-129. In-Artificial Intelligence for Renewable Energy systems. ISBN-978-0-323-90396-7 (Elsevier).
  • Deepak Kumar, Siya Ram, Arun Lal Srivastav. Urban water quality and wastewater discharges in mega and metro cities of India—Challenges, impacts, and management: An overview, 2022, 223-244. In- Urban Water Crisis and Management Strategies for Sustainable Development, ISBN-978-0-323-91838-1, (Elsevier)
  • Lata Rani, Arun Lal Srivastav, Jyotsna Kaushal, Rashmi Arora, Ajmer Singh Grewal. The presence of inorganic and organic contaminants in urban water, 2022, 85-100, In- Urban Water Crisis and Management Strategies for Sustainable Development, ISBN-978-0-323-91838-1, (Elsevier)
  • Deepak Kumar, Abhilasha Morya, Arun Lal Srivastav, Siya Ram. Microbiological quality of supply water in mega and metro cities of India and their management: An overview, 2022, 567-590. In- Urban Water Crisis and Management Strategies for Sustainable Development, ISBN-978-0-323-91838-1, (Elsevier)
  • Nirankar Singh, Twinkle Poonia, Samarjeet Singh Siwal, Arun Lal Srivastav, Harish Kumar Sharma, Susheel K. Mittal. Challenges of water contamination in urban areas, 2022, 173-202. In- Urban Water Crisis and Management Strategies for Sustainable Development, ISBN-978-0-323-91838-1, (Elsevier)
  • Lata Rani, Jyotsna Kaushal, Arun Lal Srivastav, Gagandeep Kaur. Application of Nanomaterials for the Remediation of Heavy Metals Ions from the Wastewater, 2022, 193-214, In-https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99858-5_9, In-Recent Trends in Wastewater Treatment, ISBN- 978-3-030-99858-5, (Springer)
  • Lata Rani, Arun Lal Srivastav, Jyotsna Kaushal, Ajmer Singh Grewal, Sughosh Madhav Heavy metal contamination in the river ecosystem, 2022, 37-50, In-Ecological Significance of River Ecosystems, ISBN-9780323850452, (Elsevier). (SCOPUS Indexed)
  • Prateek Sharma, Lata Rani, Ajmer Singh Grewal, Arun Lal Srivastav. Impact of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics waste on the river ecosystem: a growing threat, 2022, 15-36, In-Ecological Significance of River Ecosystems, ISBN-9780323850452, (Elsevier) (SCOPUS Indexed)
  • SC Izah, AO Aigberua, Arun Lal Srivastav. Factors influencing the alteration of microbial and heavy metal characteristics of river systems in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, 2022, 51-78, In-Ecological Significance of River Ecosystems, ISBN-978032385045, (Elsevier). (SCOPUS Indexed)
  • Naveen Patel, Vinod Kumar Chaudhary, Akansha Patel, Anurag Singh, Arun Lal Srivastav, Dhananjai Rai. Application of Microbes in Bioremediation of Pesticides, 2022, 555-571, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-981-16-2225-0_19, In-Application of Microbes in Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology, ISBN-978-981-16-2225-0, (Springer).
  • Lata Rani, Arun Lal Srivastav. Hazardous waste monitoring, and transboundary movement, 2022, 275-287, In-Hazardous Waste Management, ISBN-978-0-12-824344-2, (Elsevier). (SCOPUS Indexed)
  • Ishwar Dutt, Arun Lal Srivastav, Ashu Taneja, Jafar Ali. Research Progress of India in Waste Management at Global Level: A Bibliometric Evaluation, 2022, 595–601. In-Proceedings of International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development (ICITCSD – 2021), ISBN-978-3-030-93936-6 (Springer)
  • Vinod Kumar Chaudhary, Shailendra Kumar Singh, Arun Lal Srivastav, Anurag Singh, Naveen Patel, Akansha Patel. Chemical water contaminants: potential risk to human health and possible remediation, 2021, 157-172, In-Contamination of Water: Health Risk Assessment and Treatment Strategies, ISBN-978-0-12-824058-8, (Elsevier) (SCOPUS Indexed)
  • Naveen Patel, Sukeerti Bansal, Ayushman Bajpai, Anurag Singh, Akansha Patel, Vinod Kumar Chaudhary, Arun Lal Srivastav, Bishwanath Bhunia Biosurfactant as useful tools in the bioremediation of contaminated soil and aquatic areas, 2021, 377-394 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822696-4.00011-5, In- Green sustainable process for chemical and environmental engineering and science, ISBN-978012822696, (Elsevier) (SCOPUS Indexed)
  • Arun Lal Srivastav, Naveen Patel, Uday Bhan Prajapati, Vinod Kumar Chaudhary. Nitrate Pollution in Groundwater and Their Possible Remediation Through Adsorption, 2021, In-Groundwater Geochemistry: Pollution and Remediation Methods, ISBN-9781119709695, (Wiley) (SCOPUS Indexed)
  • Arun Lal Srivastav. Chemical fertilizers and pesticide: role in ground water contamination, 2020, 143-159, In- Agrochemicals Detection, Treatment and Remediation (1st Ed.), ISBN-9780081030189, (Elsevier). (SCOPUS Indexed)
  • Arun Lal Srivastav, Tarandeep Kaur. Factors affecting the formation of disinfection by-products in drinking water: human health risk, 2020, 433-450, In-Disinfection By-products in Drinking Water, Detection and Treatment, ISNB-978-0-08-102977-0, (Elsevier). (SCOPUS Indexed)
  • Arun Lal Srivastav, Manish Ranjan. Inorganic water pollutants: Occurrence, Source, and Fate, 2020, 1-15. In-Inorganic Pollutants in Water (1st Ed.), ISBN- 9780128189658, (Elsevier). (SCOPUS Indexed)

TRAINING PROGRAMS/WORKSHOPS/REFRESHER COURSES/FDPs ATTENDED

  • Completed 1 month (June 30-July 30, 2021) online Innovation Ambassador Training (Foundation level) conducted by Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education (GOI) & AICTE.
  • Completed online Innovation Ambassador Training (Advance level) (Total 15 sessions of 30 contact hours in October, 2022) conducted by Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education (GOI) & AICTE.
  • Passed 12 days online course on “RS & GIS applications in Water Resources” from April 16, 2018 to April 27, 2018 conducted by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, Govt. of India.
  • Participated in 2nd Annual IPR Workshop on “Make Your Innovative Ideas Patentable” on Feb 19, 2019 conducted by Chitkara University in collaboration with HIMCOSTE.
  • Participated in Indus Synchrotrons User’s Meeting (ISUM) from March 27-29, 2019 organized by UGC-DAE CSR, Indore.
  • Participated in Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “MBA-Waste Management & Social Entrepreneurship” on Oct 01, 2019 organized by Chitkara University in collaboration with MGNCRE, Hyderabad.
  • Assisted as Convener in Organizing The 7th International Conference on “Chemical, Physical and Biological Sciences” at Chitkara University, H.P. during Oct 20-21, 2019.
  • Participated in Virtual workshop on “The Implications of Environment Impact Assessment 2020” held on Aug 18, 2020 organized by the Department of Economics, Malabar Christian College, Calicut, Kerala.
  • Participated in three days virtual international conference on “Current Trends and Future Challenges in Education” from Oct 7-9, 2020 organized by Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore.
  • Attended 5 days online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Meditation and Breath” from April 28 to May 3, 2020 conducted by Chitkara University and Art of Living.
  • Participated in Indus Synchrotrons User’s Web Meeting (ISUM) from July 28-29, 2020 organized by RRACT and UGC-DAE CSR, Indore.
  • An International Conference on Sustainable Water Resource Management and Treatment Technologies (WATER 2011)”, Jan. 19-21, 2011 at National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, India.

FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION

Environmental Science

Title of the project Sponsoring  organisation Period of funding Amount of grant (Rs) Status Co-investigators
STI hub establishment at Chitkara University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh Department of Science and Technology, Government of India 2022-25 1.21 Crore Ongoing Dr. Arun L. Srivastav (PI) Dr. S. Prashar (Co-PI) Dr. N. Verma (Co-PI)
Development of low-cost leachate treatment system to prevent water contamination Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India 2022-25 18.3 lakh Ongoing Dr. Arun L. Srivastav (PI) Dr. D.P. Shukla, IIT-Mandi (Mentor)
Biochar technology for treatment of ETP water for drinking purpose Department of Environment, Science and Technology, Government of Himachal Pradesh 2022-24 9.95 lakh Ongoing Dr. Arun L. Srivastav (PI), Dr. A. Sharma (Co-PI)
XRF evaluation heavy metal contaminated soil and its remedial measures Department of Environment, Science and Technology, Government of Himachal Pradesh 2020-23 10 lakh Completed Dr. A. Sharma (Co-PI), Dr. Arun L. Srivastav (Co-PI)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS

Teachers Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE) has been sanctioned on “Development of low-cost leachate treatment system to prevent water

 

Patent details Status
Development of Bismuth Hydroxide Coated Rice Husk for the Adsorption of Fluoride from Water. Dr Arun Lal Srivastav on October 24, 2020 (Application no.: 202011046473). Filed
Bag Filling and Holding Device. Dr V. S. Kanwar, Dr Ajay Sharma and Dr. Arun Lal Srivastav on November 9, 2020 (Application no.: 202011048866). Filed
An Effort for Environmental Conservation and Health Protection through Plastic Packet Opener/Cutter. Dr Ashok Kumar and Dr. Arun Lal Srivastav on October 15,2020 (Application no.: 202011044855). Filed
Advance attendance system. Dr Arun Lal Srivastav, Dr Shivendu Prashar, Dr Sartjvir Singh, Dr Vishakha Sood, Ms Ravneet Kaur, Mr. Bir Inder Singh Arora on December 05, 2020 (Application no.: 202011053008). Filed
Sterilization Apparatus. Dr. Vinod Kumar Chaudhary, Er. Anurag Singh, Er. Naveen Patel, Dr Arun Lal Srivastav, Dr. Siddarth Shukla, Manoj Kumar, Shnu Sonkar, Shubham Singh on April 26, 2021 (Application no. : 202111019102A). Filed
Water Pipe Cleaner. Dr. Prasenjit Das, Mr. Shankar Shambhu, Er. Chetan Sharma, Dr. Shaily Jain, Dr. Arun Lal Srivastav, Mr. Girish Rao, Mr. Manik Gupta, Karan Bajaj, Sachin Ahuja, Sakshi on June, 01, 2021 (Application no.: 202111024428). Filed
Pen shaped device for dispensing disinfectant fluid. Mr. Rinku, Dr. Arun Lal Srivastav, Dr. Sushil Narang on August 25, 2021 (Application no. 202111038408) Filed
Medicine Spoon for Kids, Mr. Rinku, Dr. Shivendu Prashar, Dr. Arun Lal Srivastav on August 26, 2021 (Application no: 348399-001) Granted
Ear Protection Device, Dr Ishwar Dutt, Dr Ashu Taneja, Dr Arun Lal Srivastav on September 28, 2021 (Application no:202111043975). Filed
Adjustable Kitchen Cabinet, Mr. Rinku, Dr. Arun Lal Srivastav, Dr. Sushil Kumar Narang, Dr Neha Kishore on August 26, 2021 (Application  no: 348397-001) Granted
Integrated Pen Whitener, Ms. Surbhi Jeirth, Ms. Nidhi Sharma, Dr. Shivendu  Prashar,  Dr   Arun  Lal  Srivastav   on  November  30,  2021 Granted

 

 Degree Institute/University Subject(s) Duration
Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar-Pradesh, India. Applied Chemistry 2009-2013
UGC-NET UGC, India Environmental Science 2006, 2007
M.Sc. Dr. R.M.L. Avadh University, Ayodhya, Uttar-Pradesh, India Environmental Science 2005- 2006
B.Sc. D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar-Pradesh, India Zoology, Chemistry

(Botany)

2002-2004

6 years 3 months Teaching

NGO – 2 years 6 months

Research – 5 years 6 months