http://publicationslist.org/data/alok.samal/atom.xml Alok Samal//publicationslist.org/alok.samal$basepathfavicon.icoRecent additions to Alok Samal's PublicationsList.org page//publicationslist.org/publications.png2026-01-28T21:04:00Z //publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid60 2025-08-21T16:26:25Z

Mangroves are highly productive ecosystems that provide important social, economic, and environmental benefits. However, they are increasingly exposed to various contaminants, including heavy metals. The presence of heavy metals in such ecosystems can pose a serious threat to marine and aquatic life, including fish and crustaceans. Fish (Lates calcarifer, Liza parsia and Mystus gulio) and crustace...<br/><br/>Chakraborty, D., Das, D., Samal, A.C., Santra, S.C., (2025) <i>Journal of Environmental Science, Health & Sustainability</i> 1: 1 65-76<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid61 2025-08-21T16:41:27Z

Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have gained increasing attention in environmental research due to their ubiquitousness and potential impacts on natural environments and human health as per the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG-14 to address global threats where at least 12 SDGs, directly/indirectly impacts. Present review is undertaken to highlight the process of...<br/><br/>Mahapatra, S., Maity, J.P., Singha, S., Mishra, T., Dey, G., Samal, A.C., Banerjee, P., Biswas, C., Chattopadhyay, S., Patra, R.R. and Patnaik, S., (2024) <i>Groundwater for Sustainable Development</i> : <br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid64 2025-08-22T16:27:27Z

The exposure to groundwater arsenic contamination has ensued acute as well as chronic arsenicosis including death among more than 300 million global populations. Intake of arsenic-contaminated groundwater for drinking purpose in conjunction with crops, pulses, vegetables, and fruits cultivated with the contaminated water collectively induces toxicity in human food chain. Multiple geogenic fact...<br/><br/>AC Samal, P Bhattacharya, A Mallick, MK Kar, SC Santra (2024) : 397-425<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid65 2025-08-22T16:33:18Z

The groups of small-seeded grains, millets are one of the oldest established foods consumed by ancient human civilization of Asia and Africa for centuries. Millets are highly variable tiny cereal grains of grass family are grown in poor quality soils and stressed environmental condition extensively found throughout the world. Millets are the age old high-yielding crops with high nutritional conte...<br/><br/>Anusaya Mallick, Kumar Rajnish, Kausik Mondal, Rasmani Hazra and Alok Chandra Samal (2024) : 629-658<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid66 2025-08-24T14:48:35Z

In India, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported on 30th January, 2020 and till 30th June 2022, there are 43,452,164 confirmed cases and 5, 25, 116 deaths. Several factors have helped and influenced COVID-19 transmission rate and prevalence. The rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) suggests the virus has become globally dominant. Further, the elevated mutations in ...<br/><br/>Rima Dutta, Shakuntala Ghose Chakraborty, Anita Roy, Gobinda Dey, Alok Chandra Samal and Somdeep Ghosh (2024) <i>Journal of Environmental, Pharmaceutical and Sustainability Science</i> 1: 1 10-22<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid87 2025-08-24T18:28:23Z

The Holi festival, celebrated as the festival of colors and love, is a significant cultural event in India, symbolizing the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil. While traditionally rooted in Hindu mythology, Holi has gained global recognition through the Indian diaspora. The festival fosters social unity, cultural identity, and physical well-being, but the increasing use of synthet...<br/><br/>Tushar Kanti Nath, Supriya Roy and Alok Chandra Samal (2024) <i>DESKU EIACP RP Newsletter on ‘Herbal Colors for an Eco-Friendly and Safe Holi Celebration’ Vol. 45(2), 2024, ISSN: 0974 2476 </i><br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid73 2025-08-24T15:56:42Z

Maity, J. P., Huang, Y. H., Day, G., Banerjee, P., Samal, A. C., Ahmad, A., ... & Chen, C. Y. (2023) <i>Arsenic in the Environment: Bridging Science to Practice for Sustainable Development ; Proceedings of the 8th International Congress and Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment (As2021)</i> 61-62<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid72 2025-08-24T15:57:01Z

Samal, A. C., Bhattacharya, P., Maity, J. P., Mallick, A., and Santra, S. C. (2023) <i>Arsenic in the Environment: Bridging Science to Practice for Sustainable Development ; Proceedings of the 8th International Congress and Exhibition on Arsenic in the Environment (As2021)</i> 390-391<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid59 2025-08-21T16:07:51Z

This handbook presents ‘Ethnobotany and Traditional Medicine in India (Volume 2). The current book has benefited greatly, and all the authors have laid down their feelings and information with care and detail. Tthe concept of traditional medicine and ethnobotany is enlightening. Altogether, these ingredients interweave the fabric of knowledge that is commemorative of the fundamental facets o...<br/><br/> (2023) :<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid62 2025-08-21T16:45:27Z

The release of furfural as effluent from industries has been considered a major pollution source since it adversely affects health and the environment. In a proper nutrient condition, the indigenous microbial removal process is always considered efficient, economical, and eco-friendly. Thus, the main objective is to employ the effective indigenous bacteria to remove the furfural from wastewater. I...<br/><br/>Maity, J.P., Samal, A.C., Rajnish, K., Singha, S., Sahoo, T.R., Chakraborty, S., Bhattacharya, P., Chakraborty, S., Sarangi, B.S., Dey, G. and Banarjee, P., (2022) <i>Groundwater for Sustainable Development</i> : <br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid63 2025-08-21T16:49:53Z

The industrial outburst, widespread uses of pesticides and fertilizers, heavy sewage effluents, domestic trash, and pharmaceutical waste through surface runoff have resulted in large scale increase in metal concentrations in surrounding water bodies. In eco-sensitive areas the scenario is becoming one of the major environmental concerns. The present investigation focused on the metal contents in s...<br/><br/>Roy, J., Samal, A. C., Maity, J. P., Bhattacharya, P., Mallick, A., & Santra, S. C. (2022) <i>India. Int. J. Exp. Res,</i> : <br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid86 2025-08-24T18:23:37Z

A. C. Samal; J. P. Maity and P. Bhattacharya (2022) <i>DESKU ENVIS RP Newsletter on ‘Environmental Impact Assessment’, ENVIS RP on Environmental Biotechnology, University of Kalyani. ISSN: 0974 2476. Vol. 41(1), P: 3-11</i><br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid85 2025-08-24T18:45:30Z

Santanu Chowdhury and A. C. Samal (2022) <i>DESKU ENVIS RP Newsletter on ‘Application of Biotechnology in Industrial Waste Treatment’, ENVIS RP on Environmental Biotechnology, University of Kalyani. ISSN: 0974 2476. Vol. 40(2), P: 3-6</i><br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid45 2021-08-19T20:10:39Z

Arsenic (carcinogenic) is a global health concern due to its presence in groundwater and subsequent accumulation in cultivated-rice via irrigation. The present work focused on the evaluation of arsenic concentration in groundwater, different cultivated-rice varieties (studied together for the first-time) and related health-risks. Arsenic in groundwater (0.26-0.73 mg/L) exceeded the World Health O...<br/><br/>Alok C Samal, Piyal Bhattacharya, Priyanka Biswas, Jyoti Prakash Maity, Jochen Bundschuh, Subhas C Santra (2021) <i>Journal of hazardous materials</i> <i></i> <i></i> 407: <br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid84 2025-08-24T18:45:54Z

Alok C. Samal and Piyal Bhattacharya (2021) <i>DESKU ENVIS RP Newsletter on ‘Green Chemistry & Biodegradeable Plastics, ENVIS RP on Environmental Biotechnology, University of Kalyani. ISSN: 0974 2476. Vol. 39(2), P: 6-8</i><br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid83 2025-08-24T18:31:06Z

Anusaya Mallick, Alok Chandra Samal and Ashis K. Panigrahi (2021) <i>ENVIS RP DESKU Newsletter on ‘Resource Recovery from By-products’, Vol. 38(II). ENVIS RP on Environmental Biotechnology, University of Kalyani. ISSN: 0974 2476</i><br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid57 2025-08-24T18:48:13Z

Arsenic (As) contamination and its adverse consequences on rice agroecosystem are well known. Rice has the credit to feed more than 50% of the world population but concurrently, rice accumulates a substantial amount of As, thereby compromising food security. The gravity of the situation lays in the fact that the population in theAs uncontaminated areas may be accidentally exposed to toxic levels o...<br/><br/>Debojyoti Moulick, Suman Samanta, Sukamal Sarkar, Arkabanee Mukherjee, Binaya Kumar Pattnaik, Saikat Saha, Jay Prakash Awasthi, Subhamoy Bhowmick, Dibakar Ghosh, Alok Chandra Samal, Subrata Mahanta, Muhammed Khairujjaman Mazumder, Shuvasish Choudhury, Koushik Bramhachari, Jayanta Kumar Biswas, Subhas Chandra Santra (2021) <i>The Science of the total environment</i> <i></i> <i></i> 800: <br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid47 2021-07-12T19:28:55Z

The present study assessed the co-occurrence of fluoride and arsenic in groundwater of Dharmanagar region (Tripura, India). Co-occurrence of the two toxicants was observed in 59% of the analyzed groundwater samples (n = 71), out of which concentrations of both the toxicants exceeded the World Health Organization drinking water standards in 30% samples. Significant positive correlation (r = 0.6) wa...<br/><br/>Bhattacharya, P., Adhikari, S., Samal, A. C., Das, R., Dey, D., Deb, A., Ahmed, S., Hussein, J., De, A., Das, A. and Joardar, M. (2020) <i>Groundwater for Sustainable Development</i> 11: <br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid52 2021-07-12T19:52:48Z

Mallick, A., Panigrahi, A. K., and Samal, A. C. (2020) <i>Vision Towards Environmentally Sustainable Future</i> 201-225<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid53 2021-07-12T19:55:04Z

Mallick, A. Samal, A. C. and Santra, S. C. (2019) <i>Recent Trends in Composting Technology</i> 183-211<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid51 2021-07-12T19:48:59Z

The concentration and distribution of selected eight heavy metals in five stations from lower stretches of the Hooghly estuary were studied to ascertain the level of anthropogenic contaminant loading resulting from the development of the region. Atomic absorption spectroscopy showed that the mean concentration of Fe, Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cr, Cd and As (mg kg-1, dry weight,) ranged from 29950.70 – 395...<br/><br/>Chakraborty, D., Das, D., Samal, A. C. and Santra, S. C. (2019) <i>Int. J. Exp. Res. Rev</i> 19: 1-11<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid75 2025-08-24T16:02:03Z

Samal, A. C., Mallick, A., Kar, S. And Santra S. C. (2018) <i>Environica</i> 2: 171-180<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid48 2021-07-12T19:32:55Z

Around 200 million people of 29 countries including India are severely affected due to fluoride pollution. Ingestion of fluoride beyond the World Health Organization recommended maximum permissible level (1.5 mg/l) is associated with dental and skeletal fluorosis and other toxic responses while lacking of fluoride intake is associated with dental caries. Minerals like apatite, fluorite/ fluorspar,...<br/><br/>Bhattacharya, P., and Samal, A. C. (2018) <i>Research Journal of Recent Science</i> 7: 4 36-47<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid54 2021-07-12T19:58:33Z

Samal, A. C. and Bhattacharya, P. (2017) <i>Progress of Biotechnology in India</i> 190-215<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid44 2021-07-12T19:19:25Z

A study was conducted in fluoride-affected Bankura and Purulia districts of West Bengal to assess the potential health risk from fluoride exposure among children, teenagers, and adults due to consumption of rice, pulses, and vegetables in addition to drinking water and incidental ingestion of soil by children. Higher mean fluoride contents (13-63 mg/kg dry weight) were observed in radish, carrot,...<br/><br/>Piyal Bhattacharya, Alok Chandra Samal, Suman Banerjee, Jagadish Pyne, Subhas Chandra Santra (2017) <i>Environmental science and pollution research international</i> <i></i> <i></i> 24: 25 20300-20314<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid69 2025-08-24T15:23:35Z

Pesticides are the group of chemicals that used for protection of agricultural and food products by controlling plant and animal pests. The pesticides have significant contribution to increase the yields of agricultural products and regulating vector borne diseases. The unscientific use of pesticide may accumulate in substantial quantity in crops, vegetable, fruits, fishes and meat etc. Pesticide ...<br/><br/>Sumit Saha, A. C. Samal, A. Mallick and S. C. Santra (2017) <i>International Journal of Experimental Research and Review</i> 9: 47-53<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid71 2025-08-24T15:30:23Z

Mercury has a unique place in the field of pollution and toxicity. The mercury contamination increased day by day in urban environment through anthropogenic activities. The mercury accumulated in the urban environmental components and its toxicity has adverse effect on the urban ecosystem health. A study was carried out to estimate the mercury contamination in water, soil, road dust, plant, vegeta...<br/><br/>Alok Chandra Samal, Sumalya Chakraborty, Anusaya Mallick and Subhas Chandra Santra (2017) <i>International Journal of Experimental Research and Review</i> 13: 38-43<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid70 2025-08-24T15:27:32Z

The lead heavy metal is an important environmental pollutant articularly in the urban areas with high anthropogenic pressure like vehicular and industrial. Its presence in the atmosphere, soil, water and biological systems even in traces can cause serious problems to all living organisms and its bioaccumulation in the food chain especially can be dangerous to the human and animal health. The lead ...<br/><br/>A. C. Samal, Sumalya Chakraborty, Anusaya Mallick and S. C. Santra (2017) <i>International Journal of Experimental Research and Review</i> 12: 31-37<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid49 2025-08-24T15:08:52Z

Freshwaters are not only used locally in many developing countries but they are often over exploited for domestic purposes, agriculture and disposal of industrial wastes which result in an overload of excess nutrients, harmful chemicals and heavy metals. Plant species together with sediments and water samples collected from eleven aquatic water bodies in the vicinity of industrial units in Kolkata...<br/><br/>Poulami Jha, Alok C. Samal, Subhash C. Santra, Anjana Dewanji (2016) <i>American Journal of Plant Sciences</i> 7: 15 <br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid67 2025-08-24T15:14:57Z

The prop roots of Ficus elastica Roxb. (rubber plant) are trained over 15-20 years to form the natural living bridge to cross rivers and streams found in Cherrapunjee areas of Meghalaya, the wettest place in the world due to highest rainfall. These bridges grow to approximately 50 to 100 feet long and have strong and deep interwoven prop roots providing a boat shaped stable foothold. Key advantage...<br/><br/>Punarbasu Chaudhuri, Subarna Bhattacharyya and Alok Chandra Samal (2016) <i>International Journal of Experimental Research and Review</i> 5: 33-35<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid68 2025-08-24T15:20:54Z

The spatial variation of metal concentrations in the sediments is associated with the level of pollution along river stretches. Thus, the chemical speciation of seven trace heavy metals (Co, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) in Hooghly River sediments from four sampling locations was determined using the modified BCR sequential extraction procedure. The studied sediments were observed to be highly hetero...<br/><br/>Piyal Bhattacharya, Alok Chandra Samal, Tanushree Bhattacharya and Subhas Chandra Santra (2016) <i>International Journal of Experimental Research and Review</i> 6: 39-49<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid58 2025-07-15T21:38:21Z

The application of biotechnology is a potential tool for mitigating the present and future fooding and clothing demands in developing countries like India. The commercialization of biotechnological products might benefiting the poor`s in developing countries are unlikely to be developed. Biotechnology has the potential to provide a wide range of products and the existing production skills in the i...<br/><br/>Anusaya Mallick, Subhas Chandra Santra, Alok Chandra Samal (2015) <i>Recent patents on biotechnology</i> <i></i> <i></i> 9: 3 198-213<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid43 2025-07-15T21:36:31Z

To assess the status of severity of fluoride contamination in lateritic Bankura and Purulia districts of West Bengal, concentrations of fluoride in different water sources and agricultural field soils were investigated. The fluoride content (mg/l) was observed to differ with aquifer depths: 0.19-0.47 in dug wells, 0.01-0.17 in shallow tube wells, and 0.07-1.6 in deep tube wells. Fluoride within th...<br/><br/>Alok C Samal, Piyal Bhattacharya, Anusaya Mallick, Md Motakabber Ali, Jagadish Pyne, Subhas C Santra (2015) <i>Environmental science and pollution research international</i> <i></i> <i></i> 22: 8 6220-6229<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid50 2021-07-12T19:43:55Z

A comprehensive study was conducted in Nadia, one of the nine arsenic (As) affected districts in West Bengal, India to determine the extent and severity of groundwater As contamination and its health effects in particular, dermatological effects and neurological complications. We collected 28,947 hand tube-well water samples from all 17 blocks of Nadia district and analyzed for As by the flow i...<br/><br/>Rahman, M.M., Mondal, D., Das, B., Sengupta, M.K., Ahamed, S., Hossain, M.A., Samal, A.C., Saha, K.C., Mukherjee, S.C., Dutta, R.N. and Chakraborti, D., (2014) <i>Journal of Hydrology</i> 518: 363-372<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid35 2015-06-26T12:30:26Z

Rice is an efficient accumulator of arsenic and thus irrigation with arsenic-contaminated groundwater and soil may induce human health hazard via water-soil-plant-human pathway. A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted on three high yielding, one hybrid and four local rice varieties to investigate the uptake, distribution and phytotoxicity of arsenic in rice plant. 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 mg kg(-1) ...<br/><br/>Piyal Bhattacharya, Alok C Samal, Jayjit Majumdar, Satabdi Banerjee, Subhas C Santra (2013) <i>Journal of hazardous materials</i> <i></i> <i></i> 262: 1091-1097<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid42 2013-02-20T15:08:23Z

Banerjee, S., Majumdar, J., Samal, A.C., Bhattachariya, P. and Santra, S. C. (2013) <i>IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT) </i> 3: 1 1-10<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid41 2013-02-20T15:06:48Z

Santra, S. C. and Samal A. C. (2013) <i>The Ecoscan</i> 3: 41-55<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid40 2013-02-20T14:58:06Z

The present study deals with quantifying the effectiveness of tree species in capturing atmospheric particulates and accumulating toxic elements like arsenic. This was achieved by analyzing the exposed leaves of six tree species (Ficus bengalensis, Ficus religiosa, Polyalthia longifolia, Anthocephalus cadamba, Putranjiva roxburghii, Alstonia scholaris) and foliar dusts deposited on those leaf surf...<br/><br/>S Kar, J P Maity, A C Samal, S C Santra, J-S Jean, J Bundschuh (2013) <i>J Hazard Mater</i> <i></i> <i></i> : <br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid39 2013-01-22T12:40:17Z

S. Kar, J.P. Maity, A.C. Samal, S.C. Santra, J.-S. Jean, J. Bundschuh, (2013) <i>Journal of Hazardous Materials</i> : <br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid37 2012-09-28T10:32:23Z

Alok Chandra Samal & S. C. Santra (2012) :<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid38 2013-01-22T12:34:59Z

Biswas, A., Samal A. C. and Santra, S. C. (2012) <i>Research Journal of Agricultural Science</i> 3: (1): 80-83<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid74 2025-08-24T16:00:18Z

Bhattacharya, P., Samal, A.C., and Santra, S.C. (2012) <i>Conference: Proceedings of Indo-Australian workshop on Arsenic</i> 80-82<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid17 2011-08-02T05:56:52Z

Bhattacharya P., Samal A.C., Majumdar J., Banerjee S. and Santra S.C. (2011) <i>Proceedings of UGC sponsored national seminar on advances in environmental science and technology</i> 99-105<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid7 2011-07-29T04:08:13Z

Samal, A. C., Kar, S., Bhattacharya, P. and Santra, S. C. (2011) <i>J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part A,</i> 46: 11 <br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid36 2015-06-26T12:30:26Z

The widespread incidence of chronic arsenicosis in the Bengal Delta has led to intensive research on arsenic (As) enrichment in groundwater as well as accumulation in foodstuffs, as there are potential health risks associated with exposure to As from both sources. This study deals with human As exposure through the drinking of groundwater, consumption of locally grown foodstuffs (e.g., crops and v...<br/><br/>Alok C Samal, Sandeep Kar, Piyal Bhattacharya, Subhas C Santra (2011) <i>Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering</i> <i></i> <i></i> 46: 11 1259-1265<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid27 2011-08-02T05:55:51Z

Samal A. C., Bhattacharya P., Santra S. C. and Kar S. (2010) <i>Arsenic in Geosphere and Human diseases, AS2010.</i> 197-199,<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid5 2011-08-02T07:25:51Z

Ganga-Meghna-Bramhaputra basin is one of the major arsenic-contaminated hotspot in the world. To assess the level of severity of arsenic contamination, concentrations of arsenic in irrigation water, soil, rice, wheat, common vegetables, and pulses, intensively cultivated and consumed by the people of highly arsenic affected Nadia district, West Bengal, India, were investigated. Results revealed th...<br/><br/>Bhattacharya P., Samal A. C, Majumdar J., Santra S. C (2010) <i>Water Air and Soil Pollution</i> 213: 1 3-13<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid26 2011-08-02T05:23:24Z

Mukherjee, S., Khan, U. and Samal, A. C. (2010) <i>Biodiversity, Water Resource and Climate Change Issues (BMC),</i> 70-75,<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid24 2011-08-02T05:19:56Z

Banerjee, S., Samal, A. C. and Santra, S. C. (2010) <i>Biodiversity, Water Resource and Climate Change Issues (BMC)</i> 42-48,<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid8 2011-08-02T05:50:21Z

Groundwater of many areas of West Bengal, India is severely contaminated with arsenic. The paddy soil gets contaminated from the groundwater and thus there is a probability of bioaccumulation of arsenic in rice plants cultivated with arsenic contaminated groundwater and soil. This study aims at assessing the level of arsenic in irrigation water and soil and to investigate the seasonal bioaccumu...<br/><br/>Bhattacharya, P., Samal, A. C., Majumder, J. and Santra, S. C. (2010) <i>Environment Asia,</i> 3: 2 34-37<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid6 2011-08-02T05:48:32Z

The presence of arsenic in irrigation water and in paddy field soil were investigated to assess the accumulation of arsenic and its distribution in the various parts (root, straw, husk, and grain) of rice plant from an arsenic effected area of West Bengal. Results showed that the level of arsenic in irrigation water (0.05–0.70 mg l−1) was much above the WHO recommended arsenic limit of 0.01Â...<br/><br/>Bhattacharya P., Samal A. C., Majumdar J., Santra S. (2010) <i>Paddy and Water Environment</i> 8: 1 63-70<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid1 2015-06-26T12:30:26Z

This study proposes a practical method to estimate elemental composition and distribution in order to attribute source and quantify impacts of aerosol particles at an urban region in Kolkata, India. Twelve-hour total particulates were collected in winter (2005-2006) and analyzed by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence technique to determine multi-elemental composition, especially trace metals. The...<br/><br/>Sandeep Kar, Jyoti Prakash Maity, Alok Chandra Samal, Subhas Chandra Santra (2010) <i>Environmental monitoring and assessment</i> <i></i> <i></i> 168: 1-4 561-574<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid25 2011-08-02T05:21:44Z

Mukherjee, S., Biswas, P. and Samal, A. C. (2010) <i>Biodiversity, Water Resource and Climate Change Issues (BMC).</i> 48-54,<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid82 2025-08-24T18:54:43Z

Alok Chandra Samal and Piyal Bhattacharya (2010) <i>Ebong Ityadi, 30, 27-29. (Bengali)</i><br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid9 2011-08-02T06:04:38Z

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the major food crops in many countries. As the cultivation of rice requires huge volume of water, long term use of arsenic contaminated groundwater for irrigation may result in the increase of arsenic concentration in the agricultural soil and eventually accumulation in rice plants. Thus a micro level study was conducted to investigate the transfer of arsenic fr...<br/><br/>Bhattacharya, P; Samal, A. C.; Majumdar, J. and Santra, S.C., (2009) <i>World Journal of Agricultural Sciences</i> 5: 4 425-431.<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid4 2011-08-02T06:12:17Z

West Bengal is one of the severely arsenic affected states in India. Over 500 million people are at risk through arsenic poisoning in the Ganga-Meghna-Brahmaputra plain (6 Chakraborti et al., 2004; 16 Pal et al., 2007). Nine out of eighteen districts of the state of West Bengal are reported to have groundwater arsenic contamination (5 Chakraborty et al., 2002). Among the affected districts, North ...<br/><br/>Samal A. C., Kar S., Bhattacharya P, Santra S. C. (2009) <i>Management and Sustainable Development of Coastal Zone Environments</i> 259-269.<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid18 2011-08-02T05:11:53Z

A. C. Samal, P. Bhattacharya and S. C. Santra (2009) <i>Biotechnology Applications,</i> : Ch-19, 333-358.<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid10 2011-08-02T06:07:51Z

This work describes radiation-induced effects on edible seed protein profiles, carbohydrates, amino acids and genomic DNA during gamma sterilization. The total protein and carbohydrate was decreased with increasing dose compared to control samples. Oryza sativa L. Cv-2233 exhibited a minimum effect in terms of its loss in total soluble protein content, compared to other seeds at 6 kGy, and the ...<br/><br/>Maity J.P., Chakraborty S., Kar S., Panja S., Jean J-S., Samal A.C., Chakraborty A., Santra S.C., (2009) <i>Food Chemistry,</i> 114: 1237-1244.<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid11 2011-08-02T06:00:27Z

Groundwater of many areas of West Bengal, India is severely contaminated with arsenic. The paddy soil gets contaminated from the groundwater and thus there is a probability of bioaccumulation of arsenic in rice plants cultivated with arsenic contaminated groundwater and soil. This study aims at assessing the level of arsenic in irrigation water and soil and to investigate the seasonal bioaccumu...<br/><br/>Ramanathan AL., Singh G, Majumdar J, Samal A.C., Chauhan R, Ranjan R K, Rajkumar K., and Santra S.C. (2008) <i>Indian Journal of Marine Sciences,</i> 37: 2 159-165.<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid81 2025-08-24T18:45:02Z

Subhas Chandra Santra, Alok Samal, Sandeep Kar (2007) <i>Kalyani Purakotha (Quarterly magazine of Kalyani Municipality), Environmental special issue, Kalyani Municipality. 5 (4), 55-64. (Bengali).</i><br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid19 2011-08-02T04:11:38Z

S. Kar, A. C. Samal and S. C. Santra (2007) <i>New Frontiers of Environmental Biotechnological Application</i> 185-202.<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid20 2011-08-02T04:46:29Z

S.C. Santra, A. C. Samal, J. P. Maity and S. Kar (2007) <i>New Frontiers of Environmental Biotechnological Application</i> 1-40,<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid88 2025-08-24T18:37:08Z

The forests and trees of urban areas are essential elements to both environment and the peoples of urban community having great rolÄ™ in pollutant removal, climatic amelioration, engineering, architectural and aesthetic uses. Recent development in industrialisation and urbanization has resulted in a profound deterioration of urban environmental quality and also human health by producing large amou...<br/><br/>Santra, S. C., Kar, S. and Samal, A. C. (2007) : 295-310<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid79 2025-08-24T18:08:42Z

Sacred groves are the protected places, traditionally preserved by some ancient communities. The sacred groves are associated with cultural traditions in the form of worship patterns, taboos and folklore comprising some systematic beliefs. The local people worship these places in the name of folk deities. Traditional customs, rituals, ceremonies and folk-beliefs are functioning in preserving these...<br/><br/>S. K. Mandal and A. C. Samal (2007) <i>Lokodarpan (Bilingual Annual Research Journal of Folklore)</i> 4: 3 225-236<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid23 2011-08-02T05:15:33Z

A. C. Samal, S. Kar, Piyal Bhattacharyya and S. C. Santra (2007) <i>Environica,</i> 151-181<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid80 2025-08-24T18:55:38Z

A. C. Samal, S. Kar, Piyal Bhattacharyya and S. C. Santra (2007) <i>Environica, Published by University of Burdwan, 151-181</i><br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid12 2011-07-29T04:15:40Z

Kar, S., Nath, B., Samal, A.C. and Santra, S. C. (2006) <i>Current Science</i> 90: 2 158-160<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid76 2025-08-24T17:47:17Z

S. Kar, A. C. Samal, and S. C. Santra (2006) <i>Newsletter, ENVIS Centre on Environmental Biotechnology, University of Kalyani, Vol. 8: ISSN: 09742476.</i><br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid21 2011-08-02T05:03:27Z

A. C. Samal and S. C. Santra (2006) <i>Towards a Cleaner & Greener Environment,</i> 45-48,<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid22 2011-08-02T05:09:47Z

S. C. Santra, S. Kar and A. C. Samal (2006) <i>Man and Environment: Global concerns and perspectives</i> 295-310, <br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid77 2025-08-24T17:51:31Z

Sandeep Kar and Alok Chandra Samal (2006) : 26-41<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid78 2025-08-24T18:43:42Z

A. C. Samal and S. C. Santra (2006) <i>Towards a Cleaner & Greener Environment, Published by Environmental Management Division, Steel Authority of India Limited</i><br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid30 2025-08-24T18:41:11Z

S. Kar, A. C. Samal, Tanmay Mukherjee and S. C. Santra (2005) <i>ENVIS Newsletter on Environmental Biotechnology, Vol.6: </i><br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid13 2011-07-29T04:17:25Z

Bhattacharya, A., Chakraborty, S., Samal, A. C. and Mukherjee, S. (2005) <i>Science and Culture</i> 72: 5-6 2005-207<br/>

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Alok Chandra Samal (2005) <br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid3 2015-06-26T12:30:26Z

In the present investigation, growth of the organisms was reduced due to presence of arsenic (III) and (V) in the culture medium. In comparison to arsenic (V), arsenic (III) had more toxic effect on microalgae. Among the different algal strains, blue green algal species Oscillatoria-Lyngbya mixed culture showed maximum efficiency in removing arsenic (64%) after 21 days of incubation and the same a...<br/><br/>A C Samal, G Bhar, S C Santra (2004) <i>Indian journal of experimental biology</i> <i></i> <i></i> 42: 5 522-528<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid31 2025-08-24T18:41:47Z

A. Bhattacharyya, A. C. Samal and S. Kar (2004) <i>ENVIS Newsletter on Environmental Biotechnology, Vol.5.</i><br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid29 2011-08-02T05:35:32Z

Kar, S., Samal, A. C., Khan, D. K. and Santra, S. C. (2003) <i>Recent Environmental changes –It’s impact on Health, Agriculture and Ecosystem,</i> 88-93,<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid32 2025-08-24T18:42:19Z

A. C. Samal and S. C. Santra (2003) <i>EMBC- ENVIS Newsletter on Environmental Biotechnology, Vol.2: </i><br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid14 2011-08-02T07:29:33Z

Groundwater arsenic concentration is now widely recorded from different part of world, now it becomes a global problem. The arsenic found in several oxidation states, +5(arsenate), +3(arsenite), 0(arsenic) and –3(arsenic). The large scale of withdrawal of ground water increases the mobilisation of arsenic concentration and thus causing serious problem to the community. Thus the removal of arsen...<br/><br/>Bhar G., Samal A. C. and Santra S. C. (2003) <i>Science and Culture,</i> 69: 3-4 157-158.<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid28 2011-08-02T05:33:26Z

Samal, A. C., Chakraborty, S., Choudhuri, P., Kar S. and Santra, S. C. (2003) <i>Recent Environmental changes –It’s impact on Health, Agriculture and Ecosystem,</i> 124-131<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid15 2011-08-02T07:30:42Z

It is well known that degradative enzymes' activity increase with stress or senescence phase of plant life. Thus such enzymatic activities may be taken into consideration in monitoring effect of pollutants on selective biota even at sublethal concentrations. The peroxidase(POD) activity in respect with water pollutants load in aquatic macrophytic system was studied in present investigation. It was...<br/><br/>Santra S. C., Debnath M., Samal A. C. and Das S. (2003) <i>Science and Culture,</i> 69: 1-2 81-82.<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid16 2025-08-24T18:39:28Z

Mercury, a highly toxic metal is known for adverse effects in the ecosystem health. A study was carried out to find out the mercury residues in vegetables and fishes produced in and around some industrial areas of West Bengal. Mercury residue was analyzed in three marketable vegetables (i.e. leafy, fruit and underground tuber type) and fishes (bottom dweller, middle layer and surface water) using ...<br/><br/>Samal, A. C., Mukherjee Chandra and Santra, S. C. ( 2002) <i>Indian Biologist</i> 34: 2 37-40.<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid2 2025-08-24T18:38:36Z

Plant can act as an indicator of environmental pollution by changing its anatomical, biochemical and physiological features. This has been well recognized in the past. In Kalyani township a case of study was undertaken to determine the extent of air pollution and its impact on some dominant local flora by studying their anatomico-biochemical features of leaves in a comparative manner. The total ch...<br/><br/>Alok Chandra Samal and S C Santra (2002) <i>Indian journal of environmental health</i> <i></i> <i></i> 44: 1 71-76<br/>

//publicationslist.org/alok.samal/refid34 2011-08-02T06:32:49Z

Alok Chandra Samal (1998) <i>Department of Ecology, University of kalyani, West Bengal, India.</i><br/>