September 13, 2026 10:12 am

NBA Accreditation:UG-CSE,ETCE (6yrs) & UG-IT,IEE,PE (3yrs)

Dr.

Reshmi Das

Department : School Of Environmental Studies

Designation : Assistant Professor

E-Mail: reshmidas.sest@jadavpuruniversity.in

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About

Education: 2001-2006 PhD. Geology –Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. USA. My research includes studying natural biogeochemical cycles of toxic metals in the environment and the perturbation of the natural cycles by anthropogenic processes.

Subjects Taught

    Introduction to Environmental Sciences    Air Pollution    Environmental Health and Toxicology

Research Interests

    Heavy metal biogeochemical cycle     Air and Water Pollution    Isotope geochemistry

Notable Activities

   

Journal Papers Published

  Chen, M., Kayee, J., Sorooshian, A., Betito, G., Bañaga, P.A., Braun, R.A., Cambaliza, M.O., Cruz, M.T., MacDonald, A.B., Simpas, J.B., Stahl, C., Ray, I., Das, R., Wang, Z., Wang, X., (2026). Lead sources detected in Manila’s air after the phase-out of leaded gasoline. Atmospheric Environment 367, 121727.   Chen, M., Gazze, L., DiTraglia, F.J., Das, R., Nriagu, J., Erel, Y., Boyle, E.A., Taylor, C.M., Weiss, D., 2025. Environmental lead risk in the 21st century. Communications Earth & Environment. Nature.6, 776. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02735-x   Ray, I*., Kayee, J., Wang, X., Das, R*., (2025) Ship traffic and military activity identified as emerging sources of lead in remote island air. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts 27, 3132–3147.   Bhowmick T, Sarkar A, Islam KH, Karmakar S, Mukherjee J*, Das R*. (2025) Molecular insights into cobalt homeostasis in estuarine microphytobenthos: A meta-transcriptomics and biogeochemical approach. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 490, 137716   Islam, K.H., Das, R., Mondal, I. et al. (2025) Enhanced groundwater vulnerability assessment in urban landscapes: An adaptive AHP-GIS modified DRASTIC approach for Kolkata metropolitan area. Environment, Development and Sustainability   Ray, I., Mitra, S., Kayee, J., Yuan, S., Nagendra, S. S., Wang, X., & Das, R. (2024). Dominance of open burning signatures in PM2. 5 near coal plant should redefine pollutant priorities of India. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 7(1), 284. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00836-6   Rahaman, W., Chanakya, I. S., Ray, I., Tarique, M., Fousiya, A. A., Das, R., & Misra, S. (2024). Anthropogenic Lead (Pb) deposition history of the western Indian Ocean from coral-based Pb/Ca ratio and Pb isotope records. Science of The Total Environment, 955, 177312.   Lahiri, D., Ray, I., Ray, R., Chanakya, I. V. S., Tarique, M., Misra, S., ... & Das, R. (2024). Source apportionment and emission projections of heavy metals from traffic sources in India: Insights from elemental and Pb isotopic compositions. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 480, 135810.   Ray I and Das R*, (2023). A lingering legacy of leaded gasoline in Southeast Asia. Communications Earth & Environment. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01135-3 https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01135-3   Ray, I., Misra, S., Chen, M., Wang, X., & Das, R. (2024). Entrapment of atmospheric particle bound heavy metals by ferns as evidenced by lead (Pb) isotope and MixSIAR: Implications for improving air quality. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 469, 134014.   Ray I, Das R*, Chua SL, Wang X (2022). Seasonal variation of atmospheric Pb sources in Singapore-Elemental and lead isotopic compositions of PM10 as source tracer. Chemosphere. Elsevier. 136029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136029   Das, R*., Wang, X., Kherzi, B., Webster, RD., Itoh, M., Shiodera, S., Mohtar A. Taufiq Bin and Kuwata, M. Suspension of Crustal Materials from Wildfire in Indonesia as Revealed by Pb Isotope Analysis. (2023) ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.2c00270   Das, R*. Wang, X., Itoh, M., Shiodera, S., and Kuwata, M. (2019). Estimation of Metal Emissions from Tropical Peatland Burning in Indonesia by Controlled Laboratory Experiments. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. American Geophysical Union. 124, 6583–6599. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD030364   Bhowmick, T., Mohanta, A., Pesce, S., Sen, G., Mukherjee, J., & Das, R. (2023). Effect of Temperature, Nutrients and Diuron on Freshwater River Biofilms: A Statistical Approach. Engineering Proceedings, 56(1), 270.   Kayee, J., Sompongchaiyakul, P., Sanwlani, N., Bureekul, S., Wang, X., & Das, R. (2020). Metal concentrations and source apportionment of PM2. 5 in Chiang Rai and Bangkok, Thailand during a biomass burning season. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 4(7), 1213-1226.   Kayee, J., Bureekul, S., Sompongchaiyakul, P., Wang, X., & Das, R. (2021). Sources of atmospheric lead (Pb) after quarter century of phasing out of leaded gasoline in Bangkok, Thailand. Atmospheric Environment, 253, 118355.   Das, R., Mohtar, A. T. B. M., Rakshit, D., Shome, D., & Wang, X. (2018). Sources of atmospheric lead (Pb) in and around an Indian megacity. Atmospheric Environment, 193, 57-65.   Dutta, A., Mandal, A., Chanda, P., Misra, S., Mukherjee, J., & Das, R. (2022). Biosorption of cadmium and cobalt by intertidal multicomponent biofilms. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 185, 114318.   Mandal, A., Dutta, A., Das, R., & Mukherjee, J. (2021). Role of intertidal microbial communities in carbon dioxide sequestration and pollutant removal: A review. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 170, 112626.   Sanwlani, N., & Das, R. (2022). Understanding haze: Modeling size-resolved mineral aerosol from satellite remote sensing. Remote Sensing, 14(3), 761.   Samanta, S., Barraqueta, J. L. M., Das, R., & Roychoudhury, A. N. (2022). Source apportionment of the atmospheric Pb using a simulation-based inversion model: A case study from India uncovers bituminous road as the prime contributor of petroleum-derived Pb. Applied Geochemistry, 136, 105164.   Majumdar, A., Samanta, D., & Das, R. (2022). Chemical characteristics and trends of indian summer monsoon rainfall: A review. Aerosol and Air Quality Research.   Das, R., Wang, X., Khezri, B., Webster, R. D., Sikdar, P. K., & Datta, S. (2016). Mercury isotopes of atmospheric particle bound mercury for source apportionment study in urban Kolkata, India. Elementa, 4, 000098.   Das, R., Khezri, B., Srivastava, B., Datta, S., Sikdar, P. K., Webster, R. D., & Wang, X. (2015). Trace element composition of PM2. 5 and PM10 from Kolkata–a heavily polluted Indian metropolis. Atmos Pollut Res 6: 742–750.   Das, R., Bizimis, M., & Wilson, A. M. (2013). Tracing mercury seawater vs. atmospheric inputs in a pristine SE USA salt marsh system: mercury isotope evidence. Chemical Geology, 336, 50-61.   Das, R., Salters, V. J., & Odom, A. L. (2009). A case for in vivo mass‐independent fractionation of mercury isotopes in fish. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 10(11).

Publication in Conference Proceedings

    Ray, I., DAS, R., Mitra, S., Kayee, J., & Wang, X. (2023, December). Lead (Pb) Isotopes and Elemental Concentrations for Identification of Multiple Sources of Particulate Matter in Coal-Fired Power Plants. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2023, pp. A02-06).    Mitra, A., Ray, I., Das, R., & Misra, S. (2023, July). Accurate and Precise determination of Pb isotope ratio by single collector QQQ-ICP-MS: Application to environmental samples. In Goldschmidt 2023 Conference. GOLDSCHMIDT.    Ray, I., Misra, S., & Das, R. (2023, July). Source delineation of bioaccumulated Lead (Pb) in plants through isotope fingerprinting: Soil vs dry Deposition. In Goldschmidt 2023 Conference. GOLDSCHMIDT.    Hamidul Islam, K., Sinhruck, P., Bureekul, S., Sompongchaiyakul, P., & Das, R. (2023, May). Assessment of Urban Vulnerability using GIS based Fuzzy MCDA in the Metropolitan Region of Chao Phraya River Delta, Thailand. In EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts (pp. EGU-637).    Ray, I., DAS, R., & Misra, S. (2022, December). Efficient Uptake of Atmospheric Lead (Pb) by Ferns Quantified through Pb Concentrations and Isotope Ratios. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2022, pp. A34B-03).    Islam, K. H., DAS, R., & Samanta, D. (2022, December). Assessment of Groundwater Vulnerability Using GIS-based Modified DRASTIC (DRASTIC-L) Model over Urban and Peri-urban Landscape of an Indian Megacity, Kolkata. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2022, pp. GC41I-01).    Bhowmick, T., Sen, G., Mukherjee, J., & DAS, R. (2021, December). Statistical Models to Evaluate the Impact of the Herbicide Diuron on Riverine Biofilms. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2021, pp. H45A-05).    Dutta, A., Mandal, A., Mukherjee, J., & DAS, R. (2021, December). Potential of Intertidal Biofilms for Heavy Metal Bioremediation. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2021, pp. H45A-04).

NBA Accreditation:UG-CSE,ETCE (6yrs) & UG-IT,IEE,PE (3yrs)