Browsing Scholarly literature by Author "Saha, M."
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A comprehensive assessment of macro and microplastics from rivers Ganga and Yamuna: Unveiling the seasonal, spatial and risk factors
Gupta, Priyansha; Saha, M.; Naik, Akshata; ManishKumar, M.; Rathore, Chayanika; Vashishth, S.; Maitra, S.P.; Bhardwaj, K.D.; Thukral, H. (Elsevier, 2024)There have been growing apprehensions and concerns regarding the increasing presence of plastic pollutants in the holiest river of India, the Ganga, and its major tributary, Yamuna. In response to this issue, the current ... -
Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in commercially important bottom dwelling finfishes and shellfish of the Vembanad Lake, India
Nikki, R.; Jaleel, A.K.U.; Ragesh, S.; Shini, S.; Saha, M.; DineshKumar, P.K. (Elsevier, 2021)This paper characterize microplastics (MPs) in the heavily urbanized, brackish water Vembanad Lake (India), focussing on some commercially important bottom-feeding fishes and shellfish (Arius maculatus, Etroplus suratensis, ... -
Assessing the source of oil deposited in the surface sediment of Mormugao Port, Goa - A case study of MV Qing incident
Suneel, V.; Saha, M.; Rathore, C.; Sequeira, J.; Mohan, P.M.N.; Ray, D.; Veerasingam, S.; Rao, V.T.; Vethamony, P. (2019)In June 2016, a cruise vessel was grounded in the Mormugao Port, resulting in unnoticed oil spill. The surface water and sediment samples were collected from the vicinity of the ship, and also an oil sample from the ship ... -
Assessment of micro and macroplastics along the west coast of India: Abundance, distribution, polymer type and toxicity
Maharana, D.; Saha, M.; Dar, J.Y.; Rathore, C.; Sreepada, R.A.; Xu, X.-R.; Koongolla, J.B.; Li, H.-X. (2020)Considering the magnitude of pollution caused by marine plastics, the present study assessed their abundance, distribution, surface morphology and polymer type in ten sandy beaches spread across three states (Maharashtra, ... -
Characteristics, seasonal distribution and surface degradation features of microplastic pellets along the Goa coast, India
Veerasingam, S.; Saha, M.; Suneel, V.; Vethamony, P.; Rodrigues, A.C.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Naik, B.G. (Elsevier, 2016)Microplastic pellets (MPPs) are ubiquitous contaminants, recognised as a serious threat to the biota in coastal, estuarine and marine environment. The distribution, abundance, weathering and chemical characteristics of ... -
Evidence of soil microplastics inhibiting the germination of commercial coriander seeds under field conditions
Srinidhi, S.; Saha, M.; Singh, Lal (Springer; Institute for Ionics, 2023)The environmental impacts of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs), and their occurrence in aquatic, terrestrial, and aerial biomes have engrossed global attention. Most impact assessment studies have majorly linked ... -
Identification and physico-chemical characterization of microplastics in marine aerosols over the northeast Arabian Sea
Kaushik, Ankush; Gupta, Priyansha; Kumar, Ashwini; Saha, M.; Varghese, Emil; Shukla, Garima; Suresh, K.; Gunthe, S.S. (Elsevier, 2024)Microplastics (MPs) in the atmosphere can undergo long-range transport from emission regions to pristine terrestrial and oceanic ecosystems. Due to their inherent toxic and hazardous characteristics, MPs pose serious risks ... -
International pellet watch: Global monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in plastic resin pellets
Ohgaki, T.; Takada, H.; Yoshida, R.; Mizukawa, K.; Yeo, B.G.; Alidoust, M.; Hirai, N.; Yamashita, R.; Tokumaru, T.; Watanabe, I.; Onwona-Agyeman, S.; Gardiner, P.; Eriksen, M.; Kelly, J.F.; Rodriguez-Sierra, C.J.; Colasse, L.; Baztan, J.; Barretto, F.P.; Izar, G.M.; Abessa, D.; Zakaria, M.P.; Kwan, C.S.; Saha, M.; Ryan, P.G.; Weerts, S.; Ofosu-Anim, J.; Sabi, E.B.; Akita, L.G.; Tait, H.; Eriksson, C.; Burton, H. (Japan Society for Environmental Chemistry, 2021)Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were measured in plastic resin pellets collected from 65 beaches across 27 countries worldwide. They were detected at 49 locations at concentrations of the sum of 49 congeners of up ... -
Microplastic intrusion into the zooplankton, the base of the marine food chain: Evidence from the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
Goswami, P.; Selvakumar, Narasimman; Verma, Pankaj; Saha, M.; Suneel, V.; Vinithkumar, N.V.; Dharani, G.; Rathore, Chayanika; Nayak, Jibananand (Elsevier, 2023)Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in the marine environment, yet information regarding their occurrence in the food web is limited.We investigated the concentration and composition of MPs in water and diverse zooplankton ... -
Microplastic pollution: A serious threat to the marine ecosystem
Veerasingam, S.; Saha, M.; Suneel, V.; Vethamony, P. (Indian Coast Guard, 2017) -
Microplastics as an emerging source of particulate air pollution: A critical review
Srinidhi, S.; ManishKumar; Singh, Lal; Bolan, N.S.; Saha, M. (Elsevier, 2021)Accumulation of plastic litter exerts pressure on the environment. Microplastics (MPs) pollution has become a universal challenge due to the overexploitation of plastic products and unsystematic dumping of plastic waste. ... -
Microplastics in seafood as an emerging threat to marine environment: A case study in Goa, West coast of India
Saha, M.; Naik, Akshata; Desai, Aniket; Nanajkar, M.; Rathore, C.; Kumar, Manish; Gupta, Priyansha (Elsevier BV, 2021)The present study exhibits the occurrence of MPs in different matrices (water, sediment and biota) from the Sal estuary, Goa, situated on the central west coast of India. The average numbers of MPs in the water column and ... -
Microplastics in the sediments along the eastern Arabian Sea shelf: Distribution, governing factors and risk assessment
Gupta, Priyansha; Saha, M.; Suneel, V.; Rathore, Chayanika; Chndrasekhararao, A.V.; Gupta, G.V.M.; Junaid, C.K. (Elsevier, 2024)Despite the omnipresence of microplastics (MPs), the studies around the western continental shelf of Indian Ocean (Eastern Arabian Sea-EAS) are uncovered and understudied. Thus, the present study was focused to understand ... -
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Hopanes in Plastic Resin Pellets as Markers of Oil Pollution via International Pellet Watch Monitoring
Yeo, B.G.; Takada, H.; Hosoda, J.; Kondo, A.; Yamashita, R.; Saha, M.; Maes, T. (Springer, 2017)Oil pollution in the marine environment is an unavoidable problem due to chronic input from local sources, particularly in urban areas and oil spills. Oil pollution not only causes immediate physical damages to surrounding ... -
Risk assessments of microplastics accumulated in estuarine sediments at Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, southeast coast of India
Nithin, Ajith; Sundaramanickam, A.; Saha, M.; Hassanshahian, M.; Thangaraj, M.; Rathore, Chayanika (Springer, 2023)In this study, the abundance of microplastics (MPs) in the Uppanar and Gadilam estuaries in Cuddalore, on the southeast coast of India, is reported. In the estuarine sediments, MP abundance ranged from 36.3 ± 3.39 to ... -
Seasonal Trends of Atmospheric PAHs in Five Asian Megacities and Source Detection Using Suitable Biomarkers
Saha, M.; Maharana, D.; Kurumisawa, R.; Takada, H.; Yeo, B.G.; Rodrigues, A.C.; Zakaria, M.P.; Giang, D.H.; Viet, P.H.; Bhattacharya, B.; Kumata, H.; Okuda, T.; He, K.; Ma, Y.; Nakajima, F. (Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research, 2017)The most prevalent pollutant, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is now plenteously distributed in the global atmosphere. We recently quantified 36 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) associated with aerosols ... -
Seasonal variation and spatial distribution of microplastic pellets and their associated contaminants along the central east coast of India
Raju, M.P.; Veerasingam, S.; Suneel, V.; Saha, M.; Rathore, C.; Naik, Akshata; Suneetha, P.; Ramakrishna, S.S.V.S. (Springer, 2023)Microplastic pellets (MPPs) are one of the significant sources of plastic pollution on shorelines worldwide. In this study, for the first time, we have examined the occurrence of MPPs and their spatial and seasonal ... -
Source analysis of radiocesium in river waters using road dust tracers
Murakami, M.; Saha, M.; Iwasaki, Y.; Yamashita, R.; Koibuchi, Y.; Tsukada, H.; Takada, H.; Sueki, K.; Yasutaka, T. (Pergamon, 2017)Following the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station accident, regional road dust, heavily contaminated with radiocesium, now represents a potential source of radiocesium pollution in river water. To promote effective ... -
Spatial and seasonal variation of microplastics and possible sources in the estuarine system from central west coast of India
Gupta, Priyansha; Saha, M.; Rathore, C.; Suneel, V.; Ray, D.; Naik, Akshata; Unnikrishnan, K.; Dhivya, M.; Daga, K. (Elsevier, 2021)The versatile use of various synthetic polymers, including plastics, generates a large volume of non-degradable waste, which is eventually responsible for forming microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments. The present ... -
Stakeholder alliances are essential to reduce the scourge of plastic pollution
Lampitt, R.S.; Fletcher, S.; Cole, M.; Kloker, A.; Krause, S.; OHara, F.; Ryde, P.; Saha, M.; Voronkova, A.a; Whyle, A. (Springer Nature, 2023)Progress to reduce plastic pollution has been painfully slow and the consequent damage to the natural environment and to human health is likely to increase further. This has been because the views and ways of working of ...