Publication

Peer-reviewed journal articles

• J. Dutta, R. Choudhury and B. Nath*. Quantification of Urban Groundwater Recharge: A Case Study of Rapidly Urbanizing Guwahati City, India. Urban Sci. 2024, 8, 187. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci8040187

• S. Medhi, R. Choudhury, P. Sharma and B. Nath*. Groundwater Dynamics in the Middle Brahmaputra River Basin: A Case Study of Shallow Aquifers in Inner Guwahati City, Assam, India. Geographies 2024, 4, 675-686. https://doi.org/10.3390/geographies4040037

• P. Saikia, P. War, L.M. Umlong and B. Nath*. Impact of Urbanization on Urban Heat Island Dynamics in Shillong City, India Using Google Earth Engine and CA-Markov Modeling. Remote Sens. 2024, 16, 3212. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16173212

• R. Choudhury, B. Nath*, M.M. Rahman, S. Medhi and J. Dutta. Hydrogeochemical characteristics of groundwater contamination in Guwahati city, Assam, India: Tracing the elemental Threads. J. Environ. Manag. 2024, 359, 120933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120933

• X. Wang, E. Liu, Z. Wang, J. Xu, L Liu, B. Nath and Y. Zhu. Variability of metal(loid) contamination in road dust from an urban park and a traffic intersection between two rainfall events and its implications. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, 2024, DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2024.2319859

• P. Saikia, B. Nath* and R.K. Dhar. Quantifying the changing pattern of water level conditions and groundwater potential zones in a rapidly urbanizing Kamrup metropolitan district of Assam, India. Groundw. Sustain. Dev.  2023, 21, 100935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2023.100935

• B. Nath*, A. Das, S. Majumder, T. Roychowdhury, W. Ni-Meister and M.M. Rahman. Geospatial machine learning prediction of arsenic distribution in the groundwater of Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India: analyzing spatiotemporal patterns to understand human health risk. ACS EST Water 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00263

• R.S. Rea, M.R. Islam, M.M. Rahman, B. Nath and K. Mix. Growth, nutrient accumulation, and drought tolerance in crop plants with silicon application: a review. Sustainability 2022, 14, 4525. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084525

• B. Nath*, R. Choudhury, W. Ni-Meister and C. Mahanta. Predicting the distribution of arsenic in groundwater by geospatial machine learning technique in two worst-hit districts of Assam, India – the public health implications. GeoHealth 2022, 6, e2021GH000585. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GH000585

• Q. Lin, E. Liu, E. Zhang, R. Bindler, B. Nath, K. Zhang and J. Shen. Spatial variation of organic carbon sequestration in large lakes and implications for carbon stock quantification. Catena 2022, 208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105768

• B. Nath*, W. Ni-Meister and M. Özdoğan. Fine-scale urban heat patterns in New York City measured by ASTER satellite – the role of complex spatial structures. Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 3797. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13193797

• A.B. Siddique, M.M. Rahman, M.R. Islam, M.T. Shehzad, B. Nath and R. Naidu. Influence of iron plaque on accumulation and translocation of cadmium by rice seedlings. Sustainability 2021, 13, 10307. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810307

• B. Nath* and W. Ni-Meister. The interplay between canopy structure and topography and its impacts on seasonal variations in surface reflectance patterns in the boreal region of Alaska – implications for surface radiation budget. Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 3108. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13163108

• Q. Lin, E. Liu, E. Zhang, B. Nath, R. Bindler, J. Liu and J. Shen. Organic carbon burial in a large, deep alpine lake (southwest China) in response to changes in climate, land use and nutrient supply over the past ~100 years. Catena 2021, 202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105240

• B. Nath*, S. Majumder, J. Sen and M.M. Rahman. Risk analysis of COVID-19 infections in Kolkata metropolitan city: A GIS-based study and policy implications. GeoHealth 2021, 5, e2020GH000368. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GH000368

• B. Nath*, W. Ni-Meister and R. Choudhury. Impact of urbanization on land use and land cover change in Guwahati city, India and its implication on declining groundwater level. Groundw. Sustain. Dev. 2021, 12, 100500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100500

• X. Li, E. Liu, E. Zhang, Q. Lin, Z. Yu, B. Nath, H. Yuan and J. Shen. Spatio-temporal variations of sedimentary metals in a large suburban lake in southwest China and the implications for regional anthropogenic processes. Sci. Total Environ. 707, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135650

• M.R. Khan, H.A. Michael, B. Nath, B.L. Huhmann, C.F. Harvey, A. Mukherjee, M. Chakraborty, I. Choudhury, M.S. Ullah, K.M. Ahmed, S.L. Goodbred, P. Schlosser, B.C. Bostick, B.J. Mailloux, T. Ellis and A. van Geen. High-arsenic groundwater in the southwestern Bengal Basin caused by a lithologically controlled deep flow system. Geophys. Res. Lett. 46, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL084767

• P. Duan, Y. Wu, B. Nath and L. Yao. Limitation of biodiversity index in assessing ecological restoration engineering for an aquatic ecosystem dominated by cyanobacteria. Fresen. Environ. Bull. 28, 10, 7048-7057, 2019.

• R. Choudhury, B. Nath, M.R. Khan, C. Mahanta, T. Ellis and A. van Geen. The impact of aquifer flushing on groundwater arsenic across a 35-km transect perpendicular to the Upper Brahmaputra River in Assam, India. Water Resour. Res. 49, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017WR022485

• P. Duan, Y. Wu, B. Nath and L. Yao. Quantitative indicator of organic contamination in sediments in hypereutrophic waters with frequent algal blooms. Fresen. Environ. Bull. 27, 8, 5410-5417, 2018.

• Q. Lin, E. Liu, E. Zhang, B. Nath, J. Shen, H. Yuan and R. Wang. Reconstruction of atmospheric trace metals pollution in Southwest China using sediments from a large and deep alpine lake: historical trends, sources and sediment focusing. Sci. Total Environ. v613-614, 331-341, 2018.

• S. Majumder#, S. Datta, B. Nath, H. Neidhardt, S. Sarkar, G. Roman-Ross, Z. Berner, M. Hidalgo, D. Chatterjee and D. Chatterjee. Monsoonal influence on variation of hydrochemistry and isotopic signatures. J. Hydrol. 535, 407-417, 2016.

• C. Mahanta, G. Enmark, D. Nordborg, O. Sracek, B. Nath, R.T. Nickson, R. Herbert, G. Jacks, A. Mukherjee, A.L. Ramanathan, R. Choudhury and P. Bhattacharya. Hydrogeochemical controls on mobilization of arsenic in groundwater of a part of Brahmaputra river floodplain, India. J. Hydrol.: Regional Studies 4, 154-171, 2015.

• S. Ghosh#, M. Bakshi, S. Bhattacharyya, B. Nath and P. Chaudhuri. A review of threats and vulnerabilities to mangrove habitats: with special emphasis to east coast of India. J. Earth Sci. Cli. Change 6: 270. doi: 10.4172/2157-7617.1000270, 2015.

• G.F. Birch, B. Nath and P. Chaudhuri. Effectiveness of remediation of metal-contaminated mangrove sediments (Sydney estuary, Australia). Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 22, 6185-6197, 2015.

• B. Nath*, P. Chaudhuri and G. Birch. Assessment of biotic response to heavy metal contamination in Avicennia marina mangrove ecosystems in Sydney Estuary, Australia. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 107, 284-290, 2014.

• B. Nath*, G. Birch and P. Chaudhuri. Assessment of sediment quality in Avicennia marina-dominated embayments of Sydney estuary: the potential use of pneumatophores (aerial roots) as a bio-indicator of trace metal contamination. Sci. Total Environ. v472, 1010-1022, 2014.

• M.M. Shaike#, B. Nath and G.F. Birch. Partitioning of trace elements in contaminated estuarine sediments: The role of environmental settings. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 110, 246-253, 2014.

• P. Chaudhuri, B. Nath* and G. Birch. Accumulation of trace metals in grey mangrove Avicennia marina fine nutritive roots: the role of rhizosphere processes. Marine Poll. Bull. 79, 284-292, 2014.

• S. Chakraborty, B. Nath, D. Chatterjee and L. Charlet. Retardation of arsenic transport by oxidized Holocene aquifer sediments of West Bengal, India. J. Hydrol. 518, 460-463, 2014.

• S. Majumder#, B. Nath, S. Sarkar, D. Chatterjee, G. Roman-Ross and M. Hidalgo. Size-fractionation of groundwater arsenic in alluvial aquifers of West Bengal, India: the role of organic and inorganic colloids. Sci. Total Environ. v468-469, 804-812, 2014.

• A. Biswas#, P. Bhattacharya, A. Mukherjee, B. Nath, H. Alexanderson, A.K. Kundu, D. Chatterjee and G. Jacks. Shallow hydrostratigraphy in an arsenic affected region of Bengal Basin: Implication for targeting safe aquifers for drinking water supply. Sci. Total Environ. v485-486, 12-22, 2014.

• Y. Wu, L. Xia, N. Liu, S. Gou and B. Nath. Cleaning and regeneration of periphyton biofilm in surface water treatment system. Water Sci. Technol. 69, 235-243, 2014.

• B. Nath*, G. Birch and P. Chaudhuri. Trace metal biogeochemistry in mangrove ecosystems: a comparative assessment of acidified (by acid sulfate soils) and non-acidified sites. Sci. Total Environ. v463-464, 667-674, 2013.

• B. Nath, A.M. Lillicrap, L.C. Ellis, D.D. Boland and C.E. Oldham. Hydrological and chemical connectivity dynamics in a groundwater dependent ecosystem impacted by acid sulphate soils. Water Resour. Res. 49, doi:10.1029/2012WR012760, 2013.

• S. Majumder#, B. Nath, S. Sarkar, S.M. Islam, J. Bundschuh, D. Chatterjee and M. Hidalgo. Application of natural citric acid sources and their role on removal of arsenic from drinking water: a green chemistry approach. J. Hazard. Mater. 262, 1167-1175, 2013.

• S. Bhowmick#, B. Nath, D. Halder, A. Biswas, S. Majumder, P. Mondal, S. Chakraborty, J. Nriagu, P. Bhattacharya, M. Iglesias, G. Roman-Ross, D. Guha Mazumder, J. Bundschuh and D. Chatterjee. Arsenic mobilization in the aquifers of three physiographic settings of West Bengal, India: understanding geogenic and anthropogenic influences. J. Hazard. Mater. 262, 915-923, 2013.

• D. Chatterjee, B. Nath, S. Chakraborty, S. Majumder, A. Biswas, S. Bhowmick, D. Halder, P. Mondal, A. Kundu, D. Saha, S. Barman, U. Biswas, I. Saha, A. Das, S. Sarkar and D. Chatterjee. Groundwater arsenic in the fluvial Bengal plains: geochemistry and mitigation. Procedia Earth Planet. Sci. 7, 143-146, 2013.

• J. Bundschuh, J.P. Maity, B. Nath, A. Baba, O. Gunduz, T.R. Kulp, J.-S. Jean, S. Kar, Y.-J. Tseng, P. Bhattacharya and C.-Y. Chen. Naturally occurring arsenic in terrestrial geothermal systems of western Anatolia, Turkey: the potential consequences for contamination of local freshwater resources. J. Hazard. Mater. 262, 951-959, 2013.

• Ma. Teresa Alarcón-Herrera, J. Bundschuh, B. Nath, H.B. Nicolli, M. Gutierrez, V.M. Reyes-Gomez, D. Nuñez, I.R. Martín-Dominguez and O. Sracek. Co-occurrence of arsenic and fluoride in groundwater of semi-arid regions in Latin America:  Genesis, mobility and remediation. J. Hazard. Mater. 262, 960-969, 2013.

• E. Liu, E. Zhang, K. Lai, B. Nath, Y. Li and J. Shen. Historical reconstruction of atmospheric lead pollution in central Yunnan province, southwest China: an analysis based on lacustrine sedimentary records. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 20, 8739-8750, 2013.

• A. Biswas#, B. Nath, P. Bhattacharya, D. Halder, A.K. Kundu, U. Mandal, A. Mukherjee, D. Chatterjee, C.M. Mörth and G. Jacks. Hydrogeochemical contrast between brown and grey sand aquifers in shallow depth of Bengal Basin: Consequences for sustainable drinking water supply. Sci. Total Environ. 431, 402-412, 2012.

• A. Biswas#, B. Nath, P. Bhattacharya, D. Halder, A.K. Kundu, U. Mandal, A. Mukherjee, D. Chatterjee and G. Jacks. Testing tubewell platform color as a rapid screening tool for arsenic and manganese in drinking water wells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46, 434-440, 2012.

• J.P. Maity, B. Nath, S. Kar, C.-Y. Chen, S. Banerjee, J.-S. Jean, M.-Y. Liu, J.A. Centeno, P. Bhattacharya, C.L. Chang and S.C. Santra. Arsenic-induced health crisis in peri-urban Moyna and Ardebok villages, West Bengal, India: An exposure assessment study. Environ. Geochem. Health 34, 563-574, 2012.

• S.J. Sahu, B. Nath, S. Roy, B. Mandal and D. Chatterjee. Bioavailability of arsenic in the soil horizon: a laboratory column study. Environ. Earth Sci. 65, 813-821, 2012.

• J. Bundschuh, B. Nath, P. Bhattacharya, C.-W. Liu, M.A. Armienta, M.V.M. López, D.L. Lopez, J.-S. Jean, L. Cornejo, L. Fagundes, L. Macedo and A.T. Filho. Arsenic in the human food chain: The Latin American perspective. Sci. Total Environ. 429, 92-106, 2012.

• J.M. McArthur, P.K. Sikdar, B. Nath, N. Grassineau, J.D. Marshall and D.M. Banerjee. Sedimentological control on Mn, and other trace elements, in groundwater of the Bengal delta. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46, 669-676, 2012.

• C.-C. Liu, J.P. Maity, J.-S. Jean, A.H.M. Selim Reza, Z. Li, B. Nath, M.-K. Lee, K.-H. Lin and P. Bhattacharya. Geochemical characteristics of the mud volcano fluids in southwestern Taiwan and their possible linkage to elevated arsenic concentration in Chianan plain groundwater. Environ. Earth Sci. 66, 1513-1523, 2012.

• B. Nath*, J.P. Maity, J.-S. Jean, G. Birch, S. Kar, H.-J. Yang, M.-K. Lee, R. Hazra and D. Chatterjee. Geochemical characterization of the arsenic-affected alluvial aquifers of the Bengal Delta (West Bengal and Bangladesh) and Chianan Plains (SW Taiwan): implications for human health. Appl. Geochem. 26, 705-713, 2011.

• S.J. Sahu, B. Nath, S. Roy, B. Mandal and D. Chatterjee. A laboratory batch study on arsenic sorption and desorption on guava orchard soils of Baruipur, West Bengal, India. J. Geochem. Explor. 108, 157-162, 2011.

• J.M. McArthur, B. Nath, D.M. Banerjee, R. Purohit and N. Grassineau. Palaeosol control on groundwater flow and pollutant distribution: the example of arsenic. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45, 1376-1383, 2011.

• J.P. Maity, B. Nath, C.-C. Chen, P. Bhattacharya, O Sracek, J. Bundschuh, S. Kar, R. Thunvik, D. Chatterjee and J.-S. Jean. Arsenic enriched groundwaters of India, Bangladesh and Taiwan- Comparison of hydrochemical characteristics and mobility constraints. J. Environ. Sci. Heal. A 46, 1163-1176, 2011.

• J.P. Maity, C.-C. Liu, B. Nath, J. Bundschuh, S. Kar, J.-S. Jean, P. Bhattacharya, J.-H. Liu, S.B. Atla and C.-Y. Chen. Biogeochemical characteristics of Kuan-Tzu-Ling, Chung-Lun and Bao-Lai hot springs in southern Taiwan. J. Environ. Sci. Heal. A 46, 1207-1217, 2011.

• S. Kar, J.P. Maity, J.-S. Jean, C.-C. Liu, B. Nath, Y.-C. Lee, J. Bundschuh, C.-C. Chen and Z. Li. Role of organic matter and humic substances in the binding and mobility of arsenic in a Gangetic aquifer. J. Environ. Sci. Heal. A 46, 1231-1238, 2011.

• P. Bhattacharya, M. Hossain, S.N. Rahman, C. Robinson, B. Nath, M. Rahman, M.M. Islam, M. von Brömssen, K.M. Ahmed, G. Jacks, D. Chowdhury, M. Rahman, M. Jakariya, L.A. Persson and M. Vahter. Temporal and seasonal variability of arsenic in drinking water wells in Matlab, Southeastern Bangladesh: A preliminary evaluation on the basis of a 4 year study. J. Environ. Sci. Heal. A 46, 1177-1184, 2011.

• R. Yan, F. Yang, Y. Wu, Z. Hu, B. Nath, L. Yang and Y. Fang. Cadmium and mercury removal from non-point source wastewater by a hybrid bioreactor. Bioresour. Technol. 102, 9927-9932, 2011.

• Y. Wu, L. Xia, Z. Hu, S. Liu, H. Liu, B. Nath, N. Zhang and L. Yang. The application of zero-water discharge system in treating diffuse village wastewater and its benefits in community afforestation. Environ. Pollut. 159, 2968-2973, 2011.

• B. Nath*, S. Basu Mallik, D. Stüben, D. Chatterjee and L. Charlet. Electrical resistivity investigation of the arsenic affected alluvial aquifers in West Bengal, India: usefulness in identifying the areas of low and high groundwater arsenic. Environ. Earth Sci. 60, 873-884, 2010.

• S. Kar, J.P. Maity, J.-S. Jean, C.-C. Liu, B. Nath, H.-J. Yang and J. Bundschuh. Arsenic-enriched aquifers: Occurrences and mobilization of arsenic in groundwater of Ganges Delta Plain, Barasat, West Bengal, India. Appl. Geochem. 25, 1805-1814, 2010.

• D. Chatterjee, D. Halder, S. Majumder, A. Biswas, B. Nath, P. Bhattacharya, S. Bhowmick, A. Mukherjee-Goswami, D. Saha, R. Hazra, P.B. Maity, D. Chatterjee, A. Mukherjee and J. Bundschuh. Assessment of arsenic exposure from groundwater and rice in Bengal Delta region, West Bengal, India. Water Res. 44, 5803-5812, 2010.

• B. Nath, S. Chakraborty, A. Burnol, D. Stüben, D. Chatterjee and L. Charlet. Mobility of arsenic in the sub-surface environment: An integrated hydrogeochemical study and sorption model of the sandy aquifer materials. J. Hydrol. 364, 236-248, 2009. [link]

• B. Nath*, D. Stüben, S. Basu Mallik, D. Chatterjee and L. Charlet. Reply to the comment on “Mobility of arsenic in West Bengal aquifers conducting low and high groundwater arsenic. Part I: Comparative hydrochemical and hydrogeological characteristics” by Subhrangsu K. Acharyya. Appl. Geochem. 24, 186-187, 2009.

• C.-C. Liu, J.-S. Jean, B. Nath, M.-K. Lee, L.-I. Hor, K.-H. Lin and J.P. Maity. Geochemical characteristics of the fluids and muds from two southern Taiwan mud volcanoes: Implications for water-sediment interaction and groundwater arsenic enrichment. Appl. Geochem. 24, 1793-1802, 2009.

• B. Nath, J.-S. Jean, M.-K. Lee, H.-J. Yang and C.-C. Liu. Geochemistry of high arsenic groundwater in Chia-Nan plain, Southwestern Taiwan: Possible sources and reactive transport of arsenic. J. Contam. Hydrol. 99, 85-96, 2008. [link]

• B. Nath*, Z. Berner, D. Chatterjee, S. Basu Mallik and D. Stüben. Mobility of arsenic in West Bengal aquifers conducting low and high groundwater arsenic. Part II: Comparative geochemical profile and leaching study. Appl. Geochem. 23, 996-1011, 2008.

• B. Nath*, D. Stüben, S. Basu Mallik, D. Chatterjee and L. Charlet. Mobility of arsenic in West Bengal aquifers conducting low and high groundwater arsenic. Part I: Comparative hydrochemical and hydrogeological characteristics. Appl. Geochem. 23, 977-995, 2008.

• B. Nath, S.J. Sahu, J. Jana, A. Mukherjee-Goswami, S. Roy, M.J. Sarkar and D. Chatterjee. Hydrochemistry of arsenic-enriched aquifer from rural West Bengal, India: A study of the arsenic exposure and mitigation option. Water Air Soil Pollut. 190, 95-113, 2008.

• B. Nath, S. Norra, D. Chatterjee and D. Stüben. Fingerprinting of land use-related chemical patterns of street sediments from Kolkata, India. Environ. Forensics 8, 313-328, 2007. [link]

• L. Charlet, S. Chakraborty, C.A.J. Appello, G. Roman-Ross, B. Nath, A.A. Ansari, M. Lanson, D. Chatterjee and S. Basu Mallik. Chemodynamics of an arsenic “hotspot” in a West Bengal aquifer: A field and reactive transport modeling study. Appl. Geochem. 22, 1273-1292, 2007.

• S. Kar, B. Nath, A.C. Samal and S.C. Santra. Arsenic in urban particulates – A case study in Kolkata Metropolis. Curr. Sci. 90, 158-160, 2006.

• B. Nath*, Z. Berner, S. Basu Mallik, D. Chatterjee, L. Charlet and D. Stueben. Characterization of aquifers conducting groundwaters with low and high arsenic concentrations: a comparative case study from West Bengal, India. Mineral. Mag. 69, 841-853, 2005.

• A.G. Gault, J. Jana, S. Chakraborty, P. Mukherjee, M. Sarkar, B. Nath, D.A. Polya and D. Chatterjee. Preservation strategies for inorganic arsenic species in high iron, low-Eh groundwater from West Bengal, India. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 381, 347-353, 2005.

• R. Bhattacharyya, J. Jana, B. Nath, S.J. Sahu, D. Chatterjee and G. Jacks. Groundwater As mobilization in the Bengal Delta Plain, the use of ferralite as a possible remedial measure-a case study. Appl. Geochem. 18, 1435-1451, 2003.

• D. Chatterjee, S. Chakraborty, B. Nath, J. Jana, R. Bhattacharya, S. Basu Mallik and L. Charlet. Mobilization of arsenic in sedimentary aquifer vis-à-vis subsurface iron reduction processes. J. Phys. IV 107, 293-296, 2003.

• R. Bhattacharyya, D. Chatterjee, B. Nath, J. Jana, G. Jacks and M. Vahter. High arsenic groundwater: Mobilization, metabolism and mitigation - an overview in the Bengal Delta Plain. Mol. Cell. Biochem. 253, 347-355, 2003.

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