Journal Publications (24)
Journal Publications (24)
Tripathy, P., Kulkarni, H.V.*, Kalla, S.* (2025) Exploration of multifaceted domain of advanced membrane separation processes for wastewater treatment and desalination – A review. Desalination, Available online 25 June 2025, 119133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2025.119133
Banerjee, P., Kulkarni, H.V.*, Veach, A.M., Nagaraja, T., Pathak, P., Das, S.R. and Datta, S.*, 2025. Geochemical factors influencing the phosphorus mobility in Konza prairie grassland and agriculture-dominated soils in north-eastern Kansas. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 13, p.1500314. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1500314
Gao, H., Roy, E., Underwood, M.S., Adams, H., Kulkarni, H.V., Datta, S., Sato, S., Ikehata, K. (2025). Diatom-Based Photobiological Treatment of Reverse Osmosis Concentrate: Optimization of Light and Temperature and Biomass Analysis. Phycology. https://doi.org/10.3390/phycology5010003
Pathak, P.*, Olivares, R., Varner, T.S., Kulkarni, H.V.*, Carmona, G., Lima, C., Hollan, S., Datta, S.* (2024). Hydrogeochemical assessment of groundwater in transboundary aquifers along the US-Mexico border and drinking water quality implications for Texas colonias. Groundwater for Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2024.101377
Kwak, K., Varner, T.S., Nguyen, W., Kulkarni, H.V., Buskirk, R., Huang, Y., Saeed, A., Hosain, A., Aitkenhead-Peterson, J., Ahmed, K.M. and Akhter, S.H. (2024). Hotspots of Dissolved Arsenic Generated from Buried Silt Layers along Fluctuating Rivers. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c02330
Kwak, K.*, Varner, T.S.*, Saha, S., Bhuiyan, M.U., Kulkarni, H.V., Mukhopadhyay, A., Datta, S. and Knappett, P.S. (2024). Impact of surficial lithology on arsenic mobility in riverbanks of tidally fluctuating rivers: The Hooghly River, West Bengal, India. Journal of Hydrology, p.131773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131773
Varner, T.S.*, Kulkarni, H.V.*, Kwak, K., Cardenas, M.B., Knappett, P.S. and Datta, S.* (2024). Diverse sedimentary organic matter within the river-aquifer interface drives arsenic mobility along the Meghna River Corridor in Bangladesh. Applied Geochemistry, p.105883. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2023.105883
Gupta, N., Parsai, T.* and Kulkarni, H.V.* (2024). A review on the fate of micro and nano plastics (MNPs) and their implication in regulating nutrient cycling in constructed wetland systems. Journal of Environmental Management, 350, p.119559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119559
Varner, T.S., Kulkarni, H.V., Bhuiyan, M.U., Cardenas, M.B., Knappett, P.S. and Datta, S. (2023). Mineralogical Associations of Sedimentary Arsenic within a Contaminated Aquifer Determined through Thermal Treatment and Spectroscopy. Minerals, 13(7), p.889. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13070889
Varner, T.S.*, Kulkarni, H.V.*, Nguyen, W., Kwak, K., Cardenas, M.B., Knappett, P.S.K., Ojeda, A.S., Malina, N., Bhuiyan, M.U., Ahmed, K.M., Datta, S*. (2022) Contribution of sedimentary organic carbon to arsenic mobilization along a potential natural reactive barrier (NRB) near a river: The Meghna River, Bangladesh. Chemosphere https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136289
Ikehata, K., Nakamura, N., Kulkarni, H.V., Zhao, Y., Maleky, N., Sato, S. and Gao, H. (2022) Isolation and evaluation of brackish diatoms for the photobiological treatment of reverse osmosis concentrate. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology Aqua. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2022.082
Kulkarni, H.V.*, Ford, J., Blank, J.G., Park, M., Datta, S.* (2022) Geochemical interactions among water, minerals, microbes and organic matter in formation of speleothems in volcanic (lava tube) caves. Chemical Geology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2022.120759
Vega, M., Kulkarni, H.V.*, Johannesson, K. H., Taylor, R.J., Datta, S.* (2020) Mobilization of co-occurring trace elements (CTEs) in arsenic contaminated aquifers in the Bengal basin. Applied Geochemistry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2020.104709
Hobson, C., Kulkarni, H.V.*, Johannesson, K., Bednar, A., Tappero, R., Mohajerin, T.J., Sheppard, P., Witten, M., Hettiarachchi, G., Datta, S.* (2020) Origin of tungsten and geochemical controls on its occurrence and mobilization in shallow sediments from Fallon, Nevada, USA. Chemosphere https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127577
Sosa, N.N., Kulkarni, H.V., Datta, S., Beilinson, E., Porfido, C., Spagnuolo, M., Zárate, M.A. and Surber, J. (2019) Occurrence and distribution of high arsenic in sediments and groundwater of the Claromecó fluvial basin, Southern Pampean Plain (Argentina). Science of The Total Environment. 133673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133673
Ikehata, K., Zhao, Y., Kulkarni, H.V., Li, Y. (2019) Treatment of RO concentrate from six potable reuse facilities in the southwestern U.S. with a new photobiological process. Water Supply. 19 (6), 1661 - 1667. https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2019.040
Kulkarni, H. V.*, Zhao, Y., Ikehata, K. (2019) Factors influencing photobiological treatment process to remove reactive silica from brackish groundwater reverse osmosis concentrate. Desalination, 452, 114-122 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2018.11.009
Kulkarni, H.V.*, Mladenov, N., Datta, S. (2019) Effects of acidification on the optical properties of dissolved organic matter from high and low arsenic groundwater and surface water. Science of The Total Environment, 653,1326-1332 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.040
Schittich, AR., Wünsch, U., Kulkarni, H.V., Battistel, M., Breghnhøj, H., Stedmon, C., McKnight, U. (2018) Investigating fluorescent organic matter composition as a key predictor for arsenic mobility in groundwater aquifers. Environmental Science and Technology, 52 (22), 13027 - 13036 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b04070
Ikehata, K., Zhao, Y., Kulkarni, H.V., Li, Y., Snyder, S., Ishida, K., Anderson, M. (2018) Water recovery from advanced water purification facility reverse osmosis concentrate by photobiological treatment followed by secondary reverse osmosis. Environmental Science and Technology, 52 (15), 8588 - 8595 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b00951
Kulkarni, H.V.*, Mladenov, N., Datta, S., Chatterjee, D. (2018b). Influence of monsoonal recharge on arsenic and dissolved organic matter in the Holocene and Pleistocene aquifers of Bengal basin. Science of The Total Environment, 637-638, 588-599. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.009
Kulkarni, H.V., Mladenov, N.*, McKnight, D. M., Zheng, Y., Kirk, M. F., Nemergut, D. R. (2018a). Dissolved fulvic acids from a high arsenic aquifer shuttle electrons to enhance microbial iron reduction. Science of The Total Environment, 615, 1390–1395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.164
Vega, M. A., Kulkarni, H.V., Mladenov, N., Johannesson, K., Hettiarachchi, G. M., Bhattacharya, P., Datta, S. (2017). Biogeochemical controls on the release and accumulation of Mn and As in shallow aquifers, West Bengal, India. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 5(29), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2017.00029
Kulkarni, H.V.*, Mladenov, N., Johannesson, K. H., Datta, S. (2017). Contrasting dissolved organic matter quality in groundwater in Holocene and Pleistocene aquifers and implications for influencing arsenic mobility. Applied Geochemistry, 77, 194–205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.06.002
Varner, T., Kumari, D., Giri, A., Knappett, P.S.K., Datta, S., Kulkarni, H.V.* 2024. Occurrence of sedimentary iron and arsenic along the Beas River and implications for arsenic enrichment in the Sutlej-Indus river basin, India. Advances in River Corridor Research and Applications. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1227-4_15
Varner, T., Saha, S., Kwak, K., Bhuiyan, M., Kulkarni, H.V., Mukhopadhyay, A., Knappett, P.S.K., Datta, S. 2024. Distribution of arsenic and iron in hyporheic zone sediments along the Hooghly river. Advances in River Corridor Research and Applications. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1227-4_16
Kulkarni, H.V., Barua, S., Kibria, M.G., Bhattacharya, P. and Datta, S., 2023. Understanding the interactions among dissolved organic matter, fecal contamination, and arsenic in the groundwaters of southeast Bangladesh. In Arsenic in the Environment: Bridging Science to Practice for Sustainable Development As2021 (pp. 73-74). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003317395
Kulkarni, H.V.*, Varner, T., Kumari, D., Giri, A., Knappett, P.S.K., Datta, S. 2023. Investigating geochemical processes in sediments of Himalayan tributaries to arsenic contaminated floodplain aquifers. Geological Society of America Connects 2023, Pittsburgh, USA.
Datta, S., Kulkarni, H.V., Varner, T. 2023. Overview of sedimentary and dissolved organic matter distribution within arsenic contaminated alluvial aquifers in the Ganga-Meghna-Brahmaputra basin. Geological Society of America Connects 2023, Pittsburgh, USA.
Curry, B., Tribley, A., Kulkarni, H.V., Datta, S. 2023. Evaluation of groundwater quality in the Edwards aquifer at northwest San Antonio, Texas, using trace metal and rare earth element abundances. Geological Society of America Connects 2023, Pittsburgh, USA.
Tribley, A., Kulkarni, A., Pathak, P., Flores, M., Curry, B., Datta, S. 2023. Controls on Edwards aquifer groundwater chemistry in south-central Texas through surface soil characterization. Geological Society of America Connects 2023, Pittsburgh, USA.
Hollan, S., Heathman, I., Kulkarni, H.V., Medley, J., Hathaway, J., Philips-Lander, C., Northup, D., Datta, S. 2023. Characterization of natural organic matter (NOM) within volcanic (lava tube) caves in post-fire regime. Geological Society of America Connects 2023, Pittsburgh, USA.
Varner, T., Kulkarni, H.V., Kwak, Kyungwon, Cardenas, B., Knappett, P.S.K., Datta, S. 2023. Influence of sedimentary organic matter on arsenic mobility along the river-aquifer interface: insights from the Meghna river, Bangladesh and the Hooghly river India. Geological Society of America Connects 2023, Pittsburgh, USA.
Olivares, R., Kulkarni, H.V., Datta, S. 2023. Freshwater challenges near the Texas-Mexico border: Implications of unmonitored private wells for human health. Geological Society of America Connects 2023, Pittsburgh, USA.
Kulkarni, H.V.* 2023. Geochemical analysis and modeling to understand secondary mineral formation in volcanic (lava tube) caves: a terrestrial analogue for Mars and Moon. Astrobiology and Analogue Sites for Indian Space Program KARYASHALA @ IIT Mandi.
Dholakiya, J., Kulkarni, H.V. 2023. Microbial Sulfate Reduction for Improving Treatment of Reverse Osmosis (RO)-Concentrate Waste. Membrane Technologies for Desalination, Energy and Water Sustainability (MemDEW), IIT Roorkee.
Kumari, D., Varner, T., Giri, A., Knappett, P.S.K., Datta, S., Kulkarni, H.V. 2023. Occurrence of Sedimentary Iron and Arsenic along the Beas River and Implications for Arsenic Enrichment in the Sutlej-Indus River Basin, India. 3rd RCRM 2023 International Conference on River Corridor Research and Management, IIT Jammu.
Varner, T., Saha, S., Kwak, K., Bhuiyan, M., Kulkarni, H.V., Mukhopadhyay, A., Knappett, P.S.K., Datta, S. 2023. Distribution of Arsenic and Iron in Hyporheic zone Sediments along the Hooghly River. 3rd RCRM 2023 International Conference on River Corridor Research and Management, IIT Jammu.
Banerjee, P., Veach, A., Kulkarni, H.V., Nagaraja, T., Das, S.R. and Datta, S., 2023. Influence of Land Use on Geochemistry and Microbial Population and Their Subsequent Effects on Soil Phosphate Mobilization Across a Climatic Transect in Kansas. AGU23.
Hollan, S., Heathman, I., Kulkarni, H.V., Medley, J.J., Hathaway, J.J.M., Philips-Lander, C.M., Northup, D.E. and Datta, S., 2023, July. Volcanic (Lava Tube) Caves Water Chemistry influenced by High Magnitude Wildfires on Surface. In Goldschmidt 2023 Conference.
Varner, T.S., Kulkarni, H.V., Cardenas, M.B., Knappett, P.S. and Datta, S., 2023, July. Variation in Sedimentary Organic Matter properties along the Meghna River-Aquifer Interface and its Implications on As Mobility. In Goldschmidt 2023 Conference.
Felton, A., Kulkarni, H.V., Gao, Y., Hutchinson, J.T. and Ackley, S.F., 2022, December. Characterization of Atmospheric Microplastics in Large Hailstones from Two Central Texas Supercell Thunderstorms. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2022, pp. H56D-05).
Kulkarni, H.V., Gao, Y., Ackley, S.F., Felton, A. and Hutchinson, J.T., 2022, December. Dissolved Organic Matter and Inorganic Chemical Constituents Characterized in Large Hailstones from South-Central Texas. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2022, pp. B22E-1491).
Harshad V. Kulkarni, Lopez, F., Datta, S. (2022) Using microbial sulfate reduction for improving brackish groundwater desalination. GSA Connects 2022, October 9-12, Denver, CO, USA.
Thomas Nordstrand, Harshad V. Kulkarni, Andre Felton, Yongli Gao, Stephen Ackley, Saugata Datta, Jeffery Hutchinson (2022) Comprehensive characterization of inorganic chemical constituents and dissolved organic matter in large hailstones from south-central Texas. GSA Connects 2022, October 9-12, Denver, CO, USA.
Thomas Nordstrand, Andre Felton, Harshad V. Kulkarni, Jeffrey Hutchinson, Yongli Gao, Stephen F. Ackley (2022) Microplastics in large hailstones from two central Texas supercell thunderstorms. GSA Connects 2022, October 9-12, Denver, CO, USA.
Protik Banerjee, Harshad V. Kulkarni, Thiba Nagaraja, Rajavel Krishnamoorthy, Suprem Das, Saugata Datta (2022) Influence of organic and inorganic chemistry on soil phosphorus mobilization. GSA Connects 2022, October 9-12, Denver, CO, USA.
Saugata Datta, Harshad V. Kulkarni (2022) Overview of dissolved organic matter in various geochemical systems. GSA Connects 2022, October 9-12, Denver, CO, USA.
Steven Hollan, Harshad V. Kulkarni, Joseph J. Medley, Jennifer J.M. Hathaway, Charity M. Philips-Lander, Diana E. Northup, Saugata Datta (2022) Impacts of wildfire on volcanic (lava tube) cave water chemistry. GSA Connects 2022, October 9-12, Denver, CO, USA.
Ronny Saunders, Harshad V. Kulkarni, Kuzipa Kapayi, Franco Marcantonio, Paul Bertetti, Saugata Datta (2022) Trends in groundwater quality of the Edwards Aquifer and potential impacts of changing land use. GSA Connects 2022, October 9-12, Denver, CO, USA.
Thomas Varner, Harshad V. Kulkarni, M. Bayani Cardenas, Peter S.K. Knappett, Saugata Datta (2022) The potential impact of fluctuating river levels on sedimentary arsenic mobilization along the dynamic surface water – groundwater interface. GSA Connects 2022, October 9-12, Denver, CO, USA.
Harshad V Kulkarni, Joshua A. Ford, Jennifer G. Blank, Saugata Datta. (2022) Physical controls on speleothem formation and growth in volcanic (lava tube) caves. Goldschmidt 2022, 10-15 July, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Saugata Datta, Harshad V. Kulkarni, Joseph Medley, Jennifer Hathaway, Charity M. Phillips-Lander, Diana E. Northup. (2022) Impacts of wildfire on volcanic (lava tube) cave water chemistry. Goldschmidt 2022, 10-15 July, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Kuzipa Kapayi, Saugata Datta, Franco Marcantonio, Harshad V. Kulkarni. (2022) Impacts of Land Use Practices on Groundwater Quality in Edwards Aquifer in South-Central Texas. Goldschmidt 2022, 10-15 July, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Reid Buskirk, Peter Knappett, Allison Prewitt, M. Bayani Cardenas, Saugata Datta, Harshad V. Kulkarni, Tom s Varner, Alexander Pappas. (2022) Hydrological and Biogeochemical Controls on the Formation of a Fe-oxide Permeable Natural Reactive Barrier (PNRB) along the Meghna River, Bangladesh. Goldschmidt 2022, 10-15 July, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Kyungwon Kwak, Tom Varner, William Nguyen, Harshad V. Kulkarni, Peter S. K. Knappett, Saugata Datta, M. Bayani Cardenas. (2022) Freshly-deposited overbank sediments create an arsenic release hotspot in riverbanks of a tidally and seasonally fluctuating river. Goldschmidt 2022, 10-15 July, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Datta, S., Kulkarni, H.V., Kapayi, K., Bertetti, P. (2022) Geochemical and hydrological investigations of land use impacts on the Edwards Aquifer. AGU 2022 Frontiers in Hydrology Meeting, 19-24 June, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Palmer, J., Adams, J.H., Kulkarni, H.V., Datta, S., Ikehata, K. (2022). Freshwater Recovery From Brackish Groundwater RO Concentrate via Photobiological Treatment and Secondary RO. Membrane Technology Conference 2022.
Phillips-Lander, C.M., Lakrout, C., Kulkarni, H.V., Datta, S. (2022). Searching for Life in All the Right Places: Quantifying Background Microbial Biosignatures in Lava Tubes. AbSciCon, 15-20 May 2022, Atlanta, GA.
Kulkarni, H.V., Barua, S., Kibria, M.G., Bhattacharya, P., Datta, S. (2021). Understanding the interactions among dissolved organic matter, fecal contamination, and arsenic in the groundwaters of southeast Bangladesh. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress and Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment (AS 2021), June 7-9, 2021, The Netherlands, in press.
Varner, T., Kulkarni, H.V., Kwak, K., Knappett, P.S.K., Cardenas, M.B., Datta, S. (2021). Contrasting biogeochemical controls on arsenic mobilization in an arsenic contaminated aquifer and a potential natural reactive barrier in Bangladesh. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress and Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment (AS 2021), June 7-9, 2021, The Netherlands, in press.
Banerjee, P., Kulkarni, H., Datta, S., Das, S.R., Nagaraja, T., 2021. Effect of pH and organic matter on soil phosphate dynamics in a Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem. American Geophysical Union 2021 Fall Meeting, 13-17 December 2021.
Kulkarni, H., Ford, J., Blank, J.G., Datta, S., 2021. The influence of physical processes in the growth of speleothems in volcanic (lava tube) caves. American Geophysical Union 2021 Fall Meeting, 13-17 December 2021.
Buskirk, R., Knappett, P.S.K., Cardenas, M.B., Datta, S., Kulkarni, H., 2021. Experimental investigation and modeling of Fe-oxide Permeable Natural Reactive Barrier formation through a novel reversing flow 1-D column experiment (R1D). American Geophysical Union 2021 Fall Meeting, 13-17 December 2021.
Husted, S., Buskirk, R., Nguyen, W.D., Smith, A.P., Calabrese, S., Kulkarni, H., Datta, S., Knappett, P.S.K., Brumbelow, J.K., Moore, G.W., 2021. Inorganic and organic carbon fluxes from tropical andisols and andesitic saprolite in a pre-montane rainforest. American Geophysical Union 2021 Fall Meeting, 13-17 December 2021.
Varner, T., Kulkarni, H., Nguyen, W.D., Kwak, K., Cardenas, M.B., Knappett, P.S.K., Datta, S., 2021. Geochemical characteristics of sediments from a potential natural reactive barrier and arsenic contaminated aquifer in Bangladesh. American Geophysical Union 2021 Fall Meeting, 13-17 December 2021.
Kwak, K., Knappett, P.S.K., Varner, T., Kulkarni, H., Datta, S., Cardenas, M.B., 2021. Overbank sediments as a hotspot of arsenic release in riverbanks of a tidally and seasonally fluctuating river. American Geophysical Union 2021 Fall Meeting, 13-17 December 2021.
Gao, H., Ikehata, K., Palmer, J., Rojas-Annicchiarico, C., Kulkarni, H., Datta, S., 2021. Dissolved silica, calcium, and nutrient removal from reverse osmosis concentrate by the diatom-based photobiological treatment. Membrane Technology Conference 2021, 19-22 July.
Ikehata, K., Palmer, J A., Gao, H., Roden, S N., Roy, E., Gonzalez, S., Hunter, A., Kulkarni, H., Datta, S., 2021. Comparison of chemical and photobiological methods for the removal of dissolved silica and calcium hardness from brackish groundwater reverse osmosis concentrate. GSA Connects 2021, 10-13 October.
Varner, T., Kulkarni, H., Cardenas, M.B., Knappett, P.S.K., Datta, S., 2021. Contrasting biogeochemical controls on arsenic mobilization in reducing aquifer and a potential natural reactive barrier (NRB). GSA Connects 2021, 10-13 October.
Lakrout, C., Phillips-Lander, C.M., Kulkarni, H.V., Datta, S., 2021. Habitability influences biosignatures in Mars analog lava tubes. GSA Connects 2021, 10-13 October.
Aguilar, A., Datta, S., Li, Y., Kulkarni, H., Rampe, E., 2021. Hydrothermal influence on arsenic and fluoride in groundwater of the Independence Basin Aquifer System in Central Mexico. GSA Connects 2021, 10-13 October.
Poling, K., Kulkarni, H., Datta, S., Ikehata, K., Gao, Y., 2021. Investigating biological methods for improving reverse osmosis-based desalination of brackish groundwater in Bexar County, TX. GSA Connects 2021, 10-13 October.
Kulkarni, H., Barua, S., Kibria, M.G., Bhattacharya, P., Datta, S., 2021. Role of dissolved organic matter in controlling growth of coliform bacteria in arsenic contaminated groundwater of southeast Bangladesh. GSA Connects 2021, 10-13 October.
Banerjee, P., Kulkarni, H., Nagaraja, T., Das, S.R., Datta, S., 2021. Role of organic matter in mobilization of phosphorus in Tallgrass Prairie soil. GSA Connects 2021, 10-13 October.
Datta, S., Kulkarni, H., Ford, J., Park, M., Blank, J.G., 2021. Using analysis of dissolved organic matter in waters from volcanic caves to identify prevailing microbial metabolisms. GSA Connects 2021, 10-13 October.
Lopez, F.D., Kulkarni, H.V., and Datta, S., 2021. Spatial variability in brackish groundwater geochemistry in Texas, USA–Implications for Brackish Groundwater Desalination towards Sustainable Development Goals. Goldschmidt2021. Virtual, 4-9 July.
Kulkarni, H.V., Varner, T., Kwak, K., Knappett, P., Cardenas, M.B. and Datta, S., 2021. Characterization of Dissolved and Sedimentary Organic Matter in Arsenic Contaminated Aquifer and a Potential Riverbank Natural Reactive Barrier in Bangladesh. Goldschmidt2021. Virtual, 4-9 July.
Varner, T., Kulkarni, H.V., Nguyen, W., Cardenas, M.B., Kwak, K., Knappett, P., Bhuiyan, M.U., Ahmed, K.M., Ahkter, S. and Datta, S., 2021. Geochemical controls on arsenic mobilization in a potential permeable natural reactive barrier (PNRB). Goldschmidt2021. Virtual, 4-9 July.
Datta, S., Kulkarni, H.V., Varner, T., 2021. Geochemical characterization of sediments from an arsenic contaminated aquifer in proximity to a potential riverbank permeable natural reactive barrier in Bangladesh. 18th Annual Meeting, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, 1st-6th August.
Lopez, F., Kulkarni, H.V., Datta, S., 2021. Hydro-chemical mapping of brackish groundwater reserves across the state of Texas, USA to evaluate the potential for inland desalination. 18th Annual Meeting, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, 1st-6th August.
Datta, S., Kulkarni, H.V., Varner, T., Poling, K., Banerjee, P. (2020) Influence of river-groundwater interactions on aquatic geochemistry in hyphoric zones, International E-conference on Recent Advances in Conservation and Utilization of Water, Coimbatore, India, 26-27 August.
Datta, S., Kulkarni, H.V., Hobson, C., Johannesson, K., Bednar, A.J. and Hettiarachchi, G., 2020, December. Geochemical controls on mobilization and transport of tungsten in sediments from Fallon, Nevada: The importance of a possible anthropogenic tungsten source. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2020, pp. H107-04)
Kulkarni, H.V., Ford, J., Blank, J.G., Godet, A. and Saugata, D., 2020, December. Geochemistry of Mineral-Water-Microbe Interactions in Lava Caves: Exploring Terrestrial Correlations to inform Future Planetary Life Detection Missions. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2020, pp. P063-05).
Kulkarni, H.V., Vega, M.V., Johannesson, K.H., Taylor, R.J., Datta, S. (2020) Co-occurring trace elements (CTEs) of potential health concern in arsenic contaminated aquifers in the Bengal basin, Geological Society of America Connects Online, 26-30 October 2020.
Varner, T.S., Kulkarni, H.V., Cardenas, M.B., Knappett, P.S.K., Bhuiyan, M.U., Ahmed, K.M., Arman, A.S., Akhter, S.H., Datta, S. (2020) Sedimentological controls on arsenic mobilization in a permeable natural reactive barrier (PNRB), Geological Society of America Connects Online, 26-30 October 2020.
Poling, K.M., Kulkarni, H.V., Ikehata, K., Datta, S. (2020) Brackish groundwater in Bexar County Texas: Suitability for reverse osmosis (RO) desalination, Geological Society of America Connects Online, 26-30 October 2020.
Buskirk, R.E., Kulkarni, H.V., Knappett, P.S.K., Cardenas, M. B., Datta, S. (2020) Experimental investigation of arsenic and iron cycling in tidally fluctuating riverbank aquifers using reversing flow 1D columns, Geological Society of America Connects Online, 26-30 October 2020.
Kulkarni, H.V., Ford J.A., Blank, J.G., Datta, S. (2020) Mineral-water-microbe continuum and interactions within lava tubes as Biologic and Resource Analog Investigation in Low Light Environments, 36th International Geological Congress, 5853.
Datta, S., H.V. Kulkarni, J.A. Ford, and J.G. Blank (2020) Geochemistry and Geochemical Models in explaining the formation of Secondary Minerals in Lava Caves -Terrestrial Analog Study towards Martian Environments, The Goldschmidt Conference 30.
Ford, J.A., Kulkarni, H.V., Godet, A., Blank, J. and Datta, S., 2020. Mineralogical, Chemical, and Morphological Variations Among Analog Basaltic Lava Cave Speleothems. In 3rd International Planetary Caves Conference (Vol. 2197, p. 1046).
Vega, M., Datta, S., Sosa, N.N., Kulkarni, H.V., Berube, M. (2019). Arsenic, manganese, and dissolved organic matter biogeochemistry in the Bengal Basin (India) and Southern Pampean plain (Argentina). In Environmental Arsenic in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 7th International Congress and Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment (AS 2018), July 1-6, 2018, Beijing, PR China (p. 119). CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-138-48609-6
Kulkarni, H. V., Ford, J., Blank, J. and Datta, S. Mineral-water interactions in lava caves as proxies for Martian environments. Goldschmidt 2019 Conference, Barcelona, Spain, August 18-23, 2019
Datta, S., Kulkarni, H. V., Mladenov, N., Johannesson, K., Knappett, P., Barua, S., Vega, M., Berube, M. Spatial variations and role of dissolved organic matter in arsenic mobilization in Bengal Basin. Goldschmidt 2019 Conference, Barcelona, Spain, August 18-23, 2019
Kulkarni, H.V., Ford, J., Blank, J.G. and Saugata, D., 2019, December. Major and Trace Element Geochemistry Resulting from Mineral-Water Interactions in Basaltic Lava Caves: a Mars Analog Study. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2019, pp. P51F-3418).
Kulkarni, H. V., Ford, J., Blank, J. and Datta, S. Geochemistry of Mineral-Water Interactions in Basaltic Lava Caves as Earth Analogs (Screen 4). AbSciCon 2019 Conference, Bellevue, WA, June 24-28, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1002/essoar.10500985.1
Ford, J.A., Kulkarni, H.V., Blank, J.G., Moser, D. and Datta, S., 2019, March. Lava tube speleothems as putative analog extraterrestrial biomarker targets. In Joint 53rd South-Central/53rd North-Central/71st Rocky Mtn Section Meeting-2019. GSA.
Mladenov, N., Kulkarni, H.V., and Datta, S., 2019, January. Chemical and Biological Reactivity of Dissolved Organic Matter in Reducing Groundwater with Elevated Arsenic. In SSSA International Soils Meeting (2019). ASA-CSSA-SSSA.
Datta, S., Kulkarni, H.V., Ford, J., Leveille, R.J. and Blank, J., 2018, December. Influence of Water-Rock Interaction on Cave Biogeochemistry. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2018, pp. B53E-2122).
Ikehata, K., Zhao, Y., Li, Kulkarni, H.V., Li, Yuan. Treatment of RO concentrate from six potable reuse facilities in the southwestern U.S. with a new photobiological process, 2018 IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, September 16-21, 2018, Tokyo, Japan.
Ikehata, K., Li, Y., Zhao, Y., Sanchez, S., Kulkarni, H.V. Recovering more usable water and reducing concentrate with photobiological treatment followed by secondary reverse osmosis. 2018 International Symposium on Potable Reuse, January 22-23, 2018, Austin, TX.
Datta, S., Berube, M., Knappett, P., Kulkarni, H.V., Vega, M., Jewell, K. and Myers, K., 2017, December. Role of Dissolved Organic Matter and Geochemical Controls on Arsenic Cycling from Sediments to Groundwater along the Meghna River, Bangladesh: Tracking possible links to permeable natural reactive barrier. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2017, pp. B43F-2203).
Kulkarni, H.V. et al. A pilot-scale continuous flow photobioreactor to improve water recovery from reverse osmosis based brackish groundwater desalination, 32nd Annual WateReuse Symposium, September 2017, Phoenix, AZ.
Zhao, Y., Kulkarni. H. V. et al. Characterization of photobiologically-treated reverse osmosis concentrate from advanced water reclamation facilities, 32nd Annual WateReuse Symposium, September 2017, Phoenix, AZ.
Kulkarni, H.V. et al. Detection of aqueous complexes of arsenic and iron with dissolved organic matter, 253rd ACS National Meeting, April 2017, San Francisco, CA.
Mladenov, N., Kulkarni, H.V., Steward, D.R. and Datta, S., 2016, December. Reactive transport modeling of dissolved organic matter and iron in the Bengal Basin and Mahomet Bedrock Valley aquifers. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2016, pp. B11A-0421).
Mladenov, N., Kulkarni, H.V., McKnight, D.M., Zheng, Y., and Kirk, M.F., 2016, December. A new influence on iron dissolution in Bangladesh aquifers: electron shuttling by groundwater fulvic acids. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2016, pp. B14A-07).
Kulkarni H.V. et al. Pre- and post-monsoon quality of dissolved organic matter in high arsenic sites in West Bengal, India, GSA, September 2016, Denver, CO.
Vega, M., Kulkarni H.V. et al. Linking geochemistry and organic matter quality to Mn and As release in groundwater, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India, GSA, September 2016, Denver, CO.
Berube, M., Kulkarni H.V. et al. Geochemical controls on As release into groundwater from sediments: In relation to existence of a natural reactive barrier along Bangladesh riverbanks, GSA, September 2016, Denver, CO.
Barua, S., Kulkarni H.V. et al. Effect on groundwater quality from proximal surface water bodies and effect on As distribution in Bangladesh: geochemical controls, AGU 2014.
Vega, M., Datta, S., Kulkarni, H.V. and Mladenov, N. A comparison of As biogeochemistry in Southeast Asian aquifers, AGU 2014.
Kulkarni, H.V., 2013, October. Application of fluorescence spectroscopy in the detection of Fe-As-DOM complexes. In 2013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver.
Kulkarni, H.V. and Ozbek, P. Determination of two cyclosiloxanes in waste activated sludge and removal by advanced oxidation, 34th Annual AGU Hydrology Days, March 2012, Fort Collins, CO.