Dr. George. K. Varghese
Dr. George. K. Varghese
Associate Professor
Office Address:
Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Calicut, Kerala, India - 673601
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Home Address:
Kuttiparichel House MIE Kunnamangalam P. O Kozhikode India - 673571
B.Tech (Honours) in Civil Engineering from NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad (Calicut Uty. 1995-99),
M.Tech (Distinction) in Environmental Engineering from College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala Uty. 2000-02)
Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law from NLSIU Bangalore (2013)
PhD from IIT Delhi (2014)
Educational Qualifications
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B.Tech (Honours) in Civil Engineering from NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad (Calicut Uty. 1995-99),
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M.Tech (Distinction) in Environmental Engineering from College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala Uty. 2000-02)
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Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law from NLSIU Bangalore (2013)
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PhD from IIT Delhi (2014)
Environmental Forensics
Environmental Risk Assessment
GIS Programming
Evolutionary Algorithms
Conferences Chaired
- International Conference on Waste Management for Sustainable Development 2014 at NSS College of Engineering Palakkad on 22/03/2014
- 16th National Conference on Technological Trends at College of Engineering Trivandrum on 12/09/2015
- National Conference on Recent Trends in Civil and Sustainable Engineering at UKF College of Engineering, Parippally, Kollam on 31/03/2016
- 4th National Conference on Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering at Govt. Engineering College, Kozhikode on 08/10/2016
- National Conference on Energy, Economy and Environment at NIT Calicut (MED) on 17/12/2016
- International Conference on Civil Engineering Advancements in Sustainable Infrastructure Development and Environment (CEASIDE 2018) at Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur on 20/01/2018
- National Conference on Recent Advancements in Civil Engineering Research (RACER 2020)( 17th August to 19th August 2020) at MEA Engineering College, Malappuram, Kerala on 17/08/2020
Invited Lectures Delivered
- “Collection, Transportation and Distribution of Water” at CWRDM Kozhikode in the training programme on Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (18th July 2006)
- “Construction Water Quality” at Civil Engineering Department, NIT Calicut in the continuing education programme for working professionals
- “Total Station Surveying” at Civil Engineering Department, NIT Calicut in the workshop on Total Station Surveying (5th May 2008)
- “Collection, Transportation and Distribution of Water” at CWRDM Kozhikode in the training programme on Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (4th November 2008)
- “Total Station Surveying” at Civil Engineering Department, NIT Calicut in the training programme on Total Station Surveying& Other Advanced Surveying Techniques (20th May 2009)
- “Energy and Environment” at Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Calicut in the FDP on Optimum Energy Utilization in Thermal Systems (28th May 2009)
- “Collection, Conveyance and Distribution of Water ” at CWRDM Kozhikode in the training programme on Water Supply and Sanitation (6th February 2013)
- “Regulations for E- Waste Handling and Management” at Government Engineering College Kozhikode in the FDP on E Waste Management (16th March 2013)
- “Groundwater Contaminant Transport Models for Environmental Forensic Investigations” at TKM College of Engineering, Kollam in the FDP on Advances in Hydrosystems Modelling and Climate Change Impact Assessment (28th November 2013)
- “Groundwater Contaminant Transport Models for Environmental Forensic Investigations” at Civil Engineering Department, NIT Calicut in the FDP on Modelling Techniques for Environmental and Hydrological Systems (MTEHS-2013) (9th December 2013)
- “National and International Regulations for Clean Environment” at Chemical Engineering Department, NIT Calicut in the FDP on Changing Scenario in Energy and Environment (10th December 2013)
- “Parameter Estimation in Flow and Transport Modelling” at Civil Engineering Department, NIT Calicut in the workshop on Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Modeling (28th December 2013)
- “Legal redress mechanism in India against environmental pollution” at TKM College of Engineering, Kollam in the FDP on Waste Management - Issues and Priorities (5th March 2014)
- “Modelling the emissions from an incinerator- A case study” at Civil Engineering Department, NIT Calicut in the NITC-IITD National Seminar on Thermal and Other Techniques for Waste Management (7th March 2014)
- “Environmental Impact of Bioenergy” at Government College of Engineering, Kannur in the FDP on Recent Trends in Bio-Energy (27th March 2014)
- “Total Station Surveying” at Civil Engineering Department, NIT Calicut (Centre of Excellence in Transportation Research) in the workshop on Surveying with Total Station and GPS (28th April 2014)
- “ MT3DMS” at Civil Engineering Department, NIT Calicut in the workshop on 3D-Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Model (5th May 2014)
- “Environmental Forensics” at Chemical Engineering Department, NIT Calicut in the FDP on Emerging Trends in Chemical and Environmental Engineering-2014 (5th July 2014)
- “Environmental Forensic Techniques- An overview” at Civil Engineering Department, NIT Calicut in the STTP on Environmental Forensics (7th July, 2014)
- “Environmental Forensic investigation of contaminated groundwater sites” at Civil Engineering Department, NIT Calicut in the STTP on Environmental Forensics (11th July, 2014)
- “Collection, Conveyance and Distribution of Water ” at CWRDM Kozhikode in the training programme on Water Supply and Sanitation (8th October 2014)
- “Environmental Forensics” at College of Engineering Vadakara in the FDP on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (7th January, 2015)
- “Total Station Survey through Case Studies” at Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy in the three day workshop on ‘Total Station- Theory and Practise’ (28th February, 2015)
- “Environmental Impact Assessment” for the faculty and PG students of KMCT College Engineering for Women, Kozhikode (3rd March 2015)
- “Atomic Absorption Spectrometry” at the Civil Engineering Department, NIT Calicut in the training programme on Instruments for Environmental Quality Assessment (19th November 2015)
- “Water quality: An Indian scenario” at Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, Chemperi, Kannur in the training programme on Water Pollution: Contaminant Quantification and Treatment (4th December 2015)
- “Risk based approach to environmental decision making” at TKM College of Engg., Kollam in the training programme on Advanced techniques for sustainable water resources and environmental management (18th February 2016)
- "Total Station Survey- Case studies" at NIT Calicut in the Skill Development Programme on Total Station and GPS (02/09/2016).
- "Total Station Survey- Field Exposure" at Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy in the training programme on Total Station Survey- Theory and Practice (06/09/2016).
- "Total Station Survey" at College of Engineering, Trikaripur in the training programme on Total Station Survey (21/11/2016).
- "Introduction to Environmental Forensics" at Govt. Engineering College Thrissur in the Faculty Development Programme on Environmental Forensic Investigation of Groundwater Contaminated Sites (14/12/2016)
- "Environmental Forensic Investigation" at Govt. Engineering College Thrissur in the Faculty Development Programme on Environmental Forensic Investigation of Groundwater Contaminated Sites (15/12/2016)
- “Collection, Conveyance and Distribution of Water ” at CWRDM Kozhikode in the training programme on Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (16/12/2016)
- "Solid waste Management" at College of Engineering, Trikaripur (24/02/2017)
- “Environmental crimes- How to handle it?” at CIT Coimbatore in the Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) on Recent Environmental challenges,solution and Management for sustainability (01/12/2017)
- “Environmental Forensics” at TKM College of Engg., Kollam in the Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) on Research Avenues in Geoenvironmental Engineering (07/12/2017)
- “Groundwater Contaminant Transport Models for Environmental Forensic Investigations” at TKM College of Engg., Kollam in the Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) on Research Avenues in Geoenvironmental Engineering (07/12/2017)
- "Environmental Forensics" at M. A. College of Engineering, Kothamangalam in the FDP on Innovative Realms in Environmental Engineering (18/06/2018)
- "Sewage Sludge- Liability or Asset?" at the Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Calicut in the FDP on Advanced Techniques in Energy and Wastewater Treatment (06/07/2018)
- "Monitoring Environmental Quality- Water Environment" at NIT Calicut in the FDP on Environmental Quality Monitoring and Assessment (06/08/2018)
- "Environmental Forensics" at NIT Calicut in the Symposium cum Lecture Series on Atmospheric Pollution- Science, Technology, Innovation and Compliance (11/08/2018)
- “Collection, Conveyance and Distribution of Water” at CWRDM Kozhikode in the training programme on Planning of Water Supply and Sanitation for Domestic Use (11/12/2018)
- “Risk based approach to environmental decision making” at Dr. NGP Institute of Technology, Coimbatore in the National Level One Day Seminar on Pollution Control and Sustainable Environment on 8th March, 2019
- "Environmental Forensics for E-Governance" at Aamby Valley, Lonavala in the Conference on IT/ AI Linkages with Environment Governance (31/05/2019)
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“NBA Accreditation: POs/PSOs and their evaluation” at JDT Islam Polytechnic College, Kozhikode in a dedicated session (22/08/2019)
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‘Waste Management for Single Dwelling Units” at NIT Calicut in the Knowledge & Skill Up-gradation Certified Training Program on 'Sustainable & Good Construction Practices for Single Dwelling Units' a joint initiative of Blue Planet, Tata Tiscon & NIT Calicut (31/08/2019)
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“Environmental Impact Assessment” at Institute of Technology Gopeshwar, Utharakhand, in a dedicated session (under TEQIP-III) (12/09/2019)
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“Environmental Forensics and Micropollutants” at Department of Chemical Engineering in the FDP on Novel Perspective in Technologies for Micro-pollutant Removal from Aqueous System (NPTMRAS) (23/01/2020)
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“Investigations at a Fuel Oil-Contaminated Land for Source Identification” at IIT Delhi in the International seminar on Contaminated Sites (18/02/2020)
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“Sewage contamination of groundwater - Fixing responsibility” at IIT Delhi in the International seminar on Contaminated Sites (18/02/2020)
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“Urban Pollution: Environmental Forensics to fix liability” at Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore in the SERB and TEQIP III sponsored Two Days National Level Seminar on " Urban Pollution, Environment and Health (UPEH) (05/03/2020)
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“Environmental Forensics” at CUSAT, Kochi in the STTP on Recent Advances in Environmental Engineering and Management (6/03/2020)
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“The journey towards being a good researcher” in the Online Faculty Development Programme at Ilahia College of Engineering and Technology (24/07/2020)
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‘Environmental Forensic Application in Land and Groundwater Pollution” in the 5 day FDP on Sustainable Environmental Geotechniques at SRKR Bhimavaram (AP) (09/10/2020)
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“Trends and Challenges in Current Research” in the Faculty Development Programme on Research Career sponsored by DBT at Vimala College Thrissur, Kerala (19/10/2020)
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“Environmental Forensics” in a dedicated webinar organized by The Civil Engineering Association of Thejus Engineering College in association with the Department of Civil Engineering (05/02/2021)
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“Pollution From Solid Waste Processing and Disposal Facilities” in APJAKTU Sponsored 3 days Faculty Development Program on “Sustainable Solid Waste Management” organized by Department of Civil Engineering, MEA Engineering College Perinthalmanna (05/03/2021)
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“Environmental Forensics-The way forward in wastewater management", in the webinar organized by CWRDM on Sustainable Wastewater Management- Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Engineering. (30/03/21)
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“Waste Management & Impact of Pollutants" in the ISTE sponsored FDP on Environmental Impact Assessment at M Dasan Institute of Technology Ulliyeri (20/04/ 2021)
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“Restore our Earth” in the webinar conducted in connection with the Earth Day celebrations at Govt. Degree College Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir (22/04/2021)
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“Environmental Forensics” in a dedication webinar session organized by the Joint Action Council of Kerala State Pollution Control Board Engineers for the future engineers of PCB on 07/05/2021.
- “Environmental Forensics” in the ATAL FDP organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, NIT Calicut (04/06/2021)
Short Term Trainings Undergone
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Workshop on Outcome Based Education& Institutional Academic Quality Assuarance, at NIT Calicut on 13/12/2018
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An Introduction to Ecological Risk Assessment: Basic Concepts and Insights on Advanced Topics At the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) 2015 World Congress on Risk Singapore 19–23 July, 2015
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Indo-US winter school on International Perspectives on Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment at Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad from 22/03/2015 to 27/03/2015 (6 days)
- Management Development Programme on Academic Leadership at IIM Kozhikode from 27/02/2014 to 01/03/2014 (3 days)
- Human Health Risk Assessment of Emerging Contaminants at Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi from 16/05/2012 to 20/05/2012 (5 days)
- Aerosol Properties: Health, Regional Air Quality and Climate at Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi from 01/04/2011 to 04/04/2011 (4 days)
- RS& GIS technology and Applications at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun from 07/05/07 to 29/06/07 (8 Weeks)
- Computer Programming& Scientific Computing at NIT Calicut from 26/06/06 to 07/07/06 (2 Weeks)
- Water Quality& Its management at CSMRS New Delhi organized jointly by NIH Roorkee & CSMRS New Delhi from 22/05/06 to 26/05/06 (5 days)
- Instructional Design and Delivery at NIT Calicut organized by NITTTR Chennai from 16/01/06 to 20/01/06 (5 Days)
- Workshop on GPS Technology and Applications at JNTU Hyderabad from 14/09/2005-15/09/2005 (2 days)
- Application of GIS and GPS for Cartography at Mepco-Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi from 03/01/2005 to 08/01/2005 (6 days)
- Internal Audit as per ISO 9000-2000 International Standards for Quality Management Systems by ACME (India) at Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly on 16/04/2004
- Computer Aided 3D modeling and Animation at Manipal Institute of Technology from 15/03/2004 to 20/03/2004 (6 days)
- Human Resources Development Programme by Indian Heritage Academy at Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly from 25/02/2004 to 28/02/2004 (3 days)
- Summer School on Teaching Excellence and Methodologies by Indian Society for Technical Education, Kerala Chapter at Maharaja Technological Institute, Thrissur from 12/05/2003 to 24/05/2003 (2 Weeks)
Seminars/Trainings Organized for Working Professionals
- Total Station Surveying and other advanced surveying techniques for working professionals and academicians at NIT Calicut from 18/05/2009 to 29/05/2009
- NITC-IITD National Seminar on “Thermal and other techniques for waste management” at NITC campus from 07/03/2014 to 09/03/2014
- Short Term Training Programme on Environmental Forensics at NIT Calicut from 06/07/2014 to 12/07/2014
- Three day training programme on Instruments for Environmental Quality Assessment” at NIT campus from 19th to 21st of November 2015.
- Skill Development Programme on Total Station and GPS at NITC Campus from 29/08/2016 to 03/09/2016
- FDP on Environmental Quality Monitoring and Assessment at NIT Calicut Campus from 06/08/2018 to 11/08/2018
- Symposium cum Lecture Series on Atmospheric Pollution- Science, Technology, Innovation and Compliance at NITC Campus from 07/08/2018 to 11/08/2018
Keynote Address Delivered
- At Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly, on 22nd March 2016 during the World Water Day-2016 celebrations on the theme 'Water and Jobs'
- At UKF College of Engineering and Technology, Parippally, Kollam on 31st March 2016 during the National Conference on Recent Trends in Civil and Sustainable Engineering on the theme 'Environmental Regulations in India- Trends and Challenges'
- At Govt. Engineering College, Kozhikode on 8th October 2016 during the 4th National Conference on Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering on the theme 'Environmental Forensics'
- At TKM College of Engineering, Kollam on 14/12/2017 during the 4th International Conference on 'Modeling and Simulation in Civil Engineering (ICMSC-2017)' on the topic Handling Environmental Crimes
- At the inauguration of the orientation programme for 1st Year B Tech Civil students of KMCT College of Engineering, Calicut on 05/12/2020 on the topic ‘Civil Engineering- The past, the present and the future’
Professional Outreach Activities
- Managing editor for ‘Environmental Forensics’ topics in Detritus (Scopus indexed), official journal of International Waste Working Group, published from Padova, Italy (https://detritusjournal.com/managing-editors/)
- Member of National Network of Experts and Resources for Subsurface Investigations and Remediation of Contaminated Sites (NERCS)- MoEFCC
- Reviewer of the following SCI indexed journals
- International journal of Environmental Science and Technology
- Environmental Engineering and Management Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Chemosphere
- Applied Energy
- Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health
- Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
- Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
Memberships
Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
Member, International Society for Environmental Forensics
Member, (International) Society for Risk Analysis
Consultancy Projects
- Pollution problem at M/s Uniroyal Marine Exports Ltd., 2005 (INR 2,000), Client: Uniroyal Marine Exports
- Narippatta Suspension Bidge, 2009 (INR 45,000), Client:
- Site Survey and Functional Design of 7 bridges in Wynad District, 2009 (INR 13,00,000), Client: Wynad District Panchayath
- Design of a system for iron removal from well water, 2009 (INR 2,000), Client: DOEACC Centre Kozhikode
- Site Survey and alignment finalization for two bidges in Korapra-Vadakkummuri Road, 2013 (INR 30,000), Client: PMGSY
- Site Survey at SWM Plant, 2014 (INR 40,000), Client: Perinthalmanna Municipality
- Landfill and Cover Design, 2015 (INR 80,000), Client: Perinthalmanna Municipality
- Checking the design adequecy of sewage treatment plant, 2015 (INR 50,000), Client: Silver Garden Resident Association
- STP for AIR Flats Panniankara, 2017 (INR 40,000), Client: Prasar Bharti
Co- PI of the SERB (Govt. of India) funded project “Studies on the occurrence, distribution and composition of microplastics along the Kerala coast with emphasis on its manifestation in food chain of nearshore communities” 2018-2021 (INR 39,80,000)
PI of the KSCSTE project ‘Design and development of a real-time optical sensor for selected VOCss in air and its application for field measurements’ under the Engineering and Technology Programmes scheme. 2019-22 (INR 4,55,000)
Co-PI of the Kerala State Pollution Control Board funded project ‘Modernization of Pollution Control System of Steel Industries in Kanjikkode, Palakkad District’ 2021-22 (INR 10,00,000)
Journals
- George K. Varghese, Babu J. Alappat. National Green Tribunal Act: A Harbinger for the Development of Environmental Forensics in India? Environmental Forensics 13, no. 3 (2012): 209-215.
- Varghese, George K., Babu J. Alappat, and Muhammed Siddik Abdul Samad. "MT3DMS and Genetic Algorithm in Environmental Forensic Investigations." Procedia Environmental Sciences 30 (2015): 85-90.
- Samad, Muhammed Siddik Abdul, George K. Varghese, and Babu J. Alappat. "Environmental Forensics in India–Four Years after the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010." Procedia Environmental Sciences 30 (2015): 91-96.
- Nidheesh P. V. Praveen Thomas. Kishore A. Nair. Jones Joju. P. Aswathy. R. Jinisha. George K. Varghese & R. Gandhimathi. "Potential Use of Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Leaf Extract for the Destabilization of Turbid Water." Water Air Soil Pollut (2017) 228: 51
- Samad, Muhammed Siddik Abdul, George K. Varghese, and Babu J. Alappat. "Fitness Evaluation While Using Contaminant Transport Models for Environmental Forensic Investigation." Energy Procedia 119 (2017): 792-800
- Sudhakar, Ayshwarya, Neelancherry Remya, and George K. Varghese. "Estimation of effect of sugarcane bagasse biochar amendment in landfill soil cover on geotechnical properties and landfill gas emission." Environmental Quality Management 27, no. 2 (2017): 33-39.
- Yadav, MS Priyanka, N. Neghi, Mathava Kumar, and George K. Varghese. "Photocatalytic-oxidation and photo-persulfate-oxidation of sulfadiazine in a laboratory-scale reactor: Analysis of catalyst support, oxidant dosage, removal-rate and degradation pathway." Journal of environmental management 222 (2018): 164-173.
- Siddik, A. Muhammed, Aswin Chand, George K. Varghese, and Babu J. Alappat. "Assessment of trace metal contamination and its anthropogenic influence in the sediments of an urban water body in Kozhikode, Kerala, India." Environmental Forensics 19, no. 4 (2018): 288-297.
- Muhammed Siddik Abdul Samad, Aswathi Padippingal, George K. Varghese & Babu J. Alappat (2019) An environmental forensic investigation at a bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility in Kerala, India, Environmental Forensics, 20:2, 162-170
- Sekar, Abinaya, George K. Varghese, and MK Ravi Varma. "Analysis of benzene air quality standards, monitoring methods and concentrations in indoor and outdoor environment." Heliyon 5, no. 11 (2019): e02918.
- Ashwini SK, GK Varghese. Environmental forensic analysis of the microplastic pollution at “Nattika” Beach, Kerala Coast, India. Environmental Forensics 21 (1), (2020): 21-36
- MS Abdul Samad, P Mohan, GK Varghese, IK Shah, BJ Alappat. Environmental forensic investigation of the air pollution from a cement manufacturing unit. Environmental Forensics 21 (1), (2020): 37-47
- N Nambiar, N Remya, GK Varghese. Effective reuse of waste material as an amendment in composite landfill liner: Assessment of geotechnical properties and pollutant retention capacity. Waste Management & Research 38 (2), (2020): 134-141
- NM Nair, GK Varghese. Optimization of parameters for the extraction of Pb from lateritic soil using EDTA. SN Applied Sciences 2 (8), (2020): 1-10
- Pivato, Alberto, Claire Gwinett, George Varghese. Environmental Forensics: The What? When? Where? Why? And How? Detritus 10(10), (2020): III-IV
- Priya, L., Varghese, G.K. & Shah, I.K. Liability allocation in pollution involving multiple responsible parties. Environ Sci Pollut Res (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10350-w
- Pivato, Alberto, Claire Gwinett, George Varghese. Environmental Crime Scene Analysis. Detritus 10(12), (2020): I-II
- Minisha, T. M., Irfan K. Shah, George K. Varghese, and Rajendra K. Kaushal. "Application of Aztec Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) for phytoremediation of heavy metal polluted lateritic soil." Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology (2020).
- Anitha, Arya Chandralal, Muhammed Siddik Abdul Samad, and George K. Varghese. "Environmentally Useful Life of Interlocking Concrete Block Pavements: Critical Time Period Concept." Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment 7, no. 2 (2021): 04021001.
- Kumar, Ashwini Suresh, and George Kuttiparichel Varghese. "Source Apportionment of Marine Microplastics: First Step Towards Managing Microplastic Pollution." Chemical Engineering & Technology 44, no. 5 (2021): 906-912.
- Claire Gwinnett, Eleanor Harrison, Amy Osborne, Alberto Pivato and George Varghese. Sampling microplastics for environmental forensic applications. Detritus 10(14), (2021): I-III. https://doi.org/10.31025/2611-4135/2021.14080
- Madanan, Minisha Thalikulangara, George Kuttiparichel Varghese, and Irfan Khursheed Shah. "Heavy metal phytoremediation potential of the roadside forage Chloris barbata Sw.(swollen windmill grass) and the risk assessment of the forage-cattle-human food system." Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2021): 1-13.
- Sekar, Abinaya, George K. Varghese, and Ravi Mundakkara Kovilakam Varma. "Occupational exposure to particulate matter during blackboard teaching and its deposition in the airways of human lungs." International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health (2021): 1-12.
- Kumar, Ashwini Suresh, and George K. Varghese. "Microplastic pollution of Calicut beach-Contributing factors and possible impacts." Marine Pollution Bulletin 169 (2021): 112492.
- Kumar, Ashwini Suresh, Giovanni Beggio, Alberto Pivato, Claire Gwinnett, and George Varghese Analysis of microplastics for environmental forensic applications. Detritus 10(16), (2021): I-IV https://doi.org/10.31025/2611-4135/2021.15125
- Pivato, Alberto, Giovanni Beggio, George Varghese, Tiziano Bonato, and Claire Gwinnett. "Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon: A Controversial Macro-Parameter in Environmental Forensic." Detritus 10(17), (2021): III-IV. https://doi.org/10.31025/2611-4135/2021.15150
- Priya, Lakshmi, George K. Varghese, and Alberto Pivato. "Development of a two stage liability allocation process in case of multiple party pollution." Environmental Forensics (2022): 1-11.
- Sekar, Abinaya, George K. Varghese, and Ravi Varma. "Exposure to volatile organic compounds and associated health risk among workers in lignite mines." International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (2022): 1-14.
- Varghese, George, Claire Gwinnett, Massimiliano Lega and Alberto Pivato. “Environmental Forensic: Remote sensing technology for Environmental forensics.” Detritus 18 (2022): I-III. https://doi.org/10.31025/2611-4135/2022.15171
- A. Sekar, R.S. Jasna, B.V. Binoy, P. Mohan, G. Kuttiparichel Varghese, Air quality change and public perception during the COVID-19 lockdown in India, Gondwana Research (2022), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2022.04.023
- Pivato, Alberto, Giovanni Beggio, Tiziano Bonato, Luciano Butti, Luciano Cavani, Claudio Ciavatta, Francesco Di Maria, Rosario Ferrara, Paola Grenni, Oskar Johansson, Lorenzo Maggi, Anna Mazzi, Wei Peng, Federico Peres, Maria Pettersson, Andrea Schievano, George Varghese. "The Role Of The Precautionary Principle In The Agricultural Reuse Of Sewage Sludge From Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants." Detritus 19 (2022): V-XII.
- Yadav, Mandala Siva Priyanka, Nayanathara O. Sanjeev, Manjunath Singanodi Vallabha, Abinaya Sekar, Aswathy Erat Valsan, and George Kuttiparichel Varghese. "Competitive adsorption analysis of antibiotics removal from multi-component systems using chemically activated spent tea waste: effect of operational parameters, kinetics, and equilibrium study." Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2022): 1-16.
- Priya, L., Varghese, G. K., & Pivato, A. (2023). Determination of the remediability score for remediation liability allocation among polluters. Remediation, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/rem.21755
- Sekar, Abinaya, B. V. Binoy, Dheeraj Alshetty, Manoj Kumar, George Kuttiparichel Varghese, and Ravi Varma. "Health risk associated with exposure to particulate matter and volatile organic compounds among two-wheeler delivery personnel in Ghaziabad, India." Atmospheric Pollution Research 14, no. 7 (2023): 101806.
- Nikhil, V. G., K. Ranjeet, and George K. Varghese. "Spatio-temporal evaluation and risk assessment of microplastics in nearshore surface waters post-2018 Kerala deluge along the southwest coast of India." Marine Pollution Bulletin 192 (2023): 115058.
- Alberto Pivato, George Varghese, Francesco Di Maria, Alessandro Manzardo, Massimiliano Lega, Maria Cristina Lavagnolo, Maria Pettersson and Claire Gwinnett. Environmental Forensics: Risk Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment in environmental forensics: Practical instructions for their use.” Detritus 23 (2023): I-VI. https://doi.org/10.31025/2611-4135/2023.18279
- Surendran, Dilraj, George Kuttiparichel Varghese, and Christian Zafiu. "Characterization and source apportionment of microplastics in Indian composts." Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 196, no. 1 (2024): 5.
- Priya, Lakshmi, Muhammed Siddik A, George K. Varghese, and Irfan Khursheed Shah. "Integrating Environmental Forensics in Criminal Investigation: Needs and Methods." Environmental Forensics (2023): 1-9.
- Prem Mohan & George K. Varghese (2023) Size Distribution as a Forensic Tool to Source Apportion Ambient PM, Environmental Forensics, DOI: 10.1080/15275922.2023.2297441
- Priya, Lakshmi, and George Kuttiparichel Varghese. "‘Remediability Score’ as a tool for selecting the most suitable remediation technology for contaminated sites." Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2024): 1-11.
Conferences/ Symposia/Workshops
- George K. Varghese, Sreedevi C. Modified anaerobic digester for treating ribbed smoked sheet(RSS) processing effluent. National seminar on 'Interactive Integrated Technological Advancement- Recent Trends (IITART)', July 5-6, 2002, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram-695016, Kerala, India
- Biju M. S., George K. Varghese. Dug Well Contamination – The Kerala Scenario. 3rd International Conference on Appropriate Technology Kigali, Rwanda, November 12 – 15, 2008
- Joone Joy, George K. Varghese. Assessing monitory value of the nuisance caused by an MSW landfill - A case study from Calicut (Kerala). National Workshop-Cum-Conference on Environmental Impact through Efficient Management of Solid Waste: Technology Impetus & Policy Transformation. September 10 -11, 2009 Venue: India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi
- Joone Joy, George K. Varghese. Assessment of Surrounding Property Value Depreciation Due to MSW Landfills–A Case Study. Advances in Materials, Mechanics and Management, 14–16 January, 2010 College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram-695016, Kerala, India
- Biju M. S., Irfan K. Shah, George K. Varghese. Onsite Waste Disposal Systems (OWDS) and Dug well Contamination in Kerala, India: A case study for the evaluation of safe distance between OWDS and Dug wells. Indo-Italian Workshop on Sustainable Development of Ground Water Resources October 20, 2010, NEERI, Nagpur (India)
- George K. Varghese, Babu J. Alappat. Environmental Forensics: Legal Framework and Future in India. Advances in Materials and Techniques for Infrastructure Development (AMTID 2011) NIT Calicut, India, 28-30 Sep. 2011
- Joone Joy, George K. Varghese. Assessing monitory value of the nuisance caused by an MSW landfill. Advances in Materials and Techniques for Infrastructure Development (AMTID 2011). NIT Calicut, India, 28-30 Sep. 2011
- George K. Varghese, Babu J. Alappat. Pollution Source characterization for effective groundwater resource management. 3rd GEM-IITD Research Seminar on Recent advances and innovations for sustainable water management. IIT Delhi, India, 3- 6 Dec. 2012
- Muhammed Siddik, George K. Varghese. Performance of GA Selection Techniques in Solving the Groundwater Pollutant Source Tracking Problem. Environmental conference 2014, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod
- Amala M. Saji, George K. Varghese. Landfill Site Selection Based on Human Health Risk. Environmental conference 2014, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod
- Muhammed Siddik, George K. Varghese. Fitness evaluation while using contaminant transport models for solving groundwater pollution source identification problem. International Conference on Waste Management for Sustainable Development 2014, NSS College of Engineering Palakkad, March 21- 23, 2014.
- Anu Paul, George K. Varghese. An Investigation into the Percolation of Rainwater through a Surface Paved with Interlocking Tiles. International Conference on Waste Management for Sustainable Development 2014, NSS College of Engineering Palakkad, March 21- 23, 2014.
- Amala M. Saji, George K. Varghese. Landfill Site Selection Based on Human Health Risk. 8th Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Crystal River, Florida, October 19- 22, 2014
- Avinash P and George.K.Varghese. Development of a hypothetical index for ranking the existing landfills based on environmental risks. National Conference on Technological Innovations for Sustainable Infrastructure (TISI 2015), NIT Calicut, March 13-14, 2015
- Arya C A and George K. Varghese. Studies on Infiltration through Surfaces Paved with Interlocking Tiles. National Conference on Technological Innovations for Sustainable Infrastructure (TISI 2015), NIT Calicut, March 13-14, 2015
- Avinash P., Athulya . S. George, Gopika Raveendran, George. K. Varghese. Development of a risk based index for ranking landfills and its application in Kerala, India. Society for Risk Analysis World Congress, Sigapore, 19-22 July 2015
- George K. Varghese, Babu J. Alappat, Muhammed Siddik. MT3DMS and Genetic Algorithm in Environmental Forensic Investigations. iENFORCE 2015, University Putra Malaysia, KL, 19-20 August 2015
- Muhammed Siddik, George K. Varghese, Babu J. Alappat. Environmental Forensics in India –Four years after the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010. iENFORCE 2015, University Putra Malaysia, KL, 19-20 August 2015
- Anjali Viswanath A. C , George K. Varghese. Analysis of heavy metal distribution along road edges and consequent risk assessment. Energy 2016. NIT Calicut. 16-17 December 2016.
- Nishma M. Nair, George K. Varghese. “Performance Analysis of ex-situ Lead (Pb) extraction from contaminated lateritic soil using EDTA”. Proceedings of the National Conference on Recent advancements in Geotechnical Engineering, GCT Coimbatore. 28 March, 2017: 168-171
- Nimesh P. V., George K. Varghese. “Effect of the spill of selected petroluem products on the geotechnical and physico-chemical properties of sandy soil”. Proceedings of the National Conference on Recent advancements in Geotechnical Engineering, GCT Coimbatore. 28 March, 2017: 177-181
- Muhammed Siddik A., George K. Varghese, Babu J. Alappat. Environmental Forensic Investigation of Landfill Induced Contamination: A Case Study from Kerala, India. 16th International Waste management and Landfill Symposium (SARDINIA 2017), organized by International Waste Working Group at Forte Village, Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy. 2-6 October, 2017
- Aswathi P., Muhammed Siddik A., and George K. Varghese. An Environmental Forensic Investigation at a Biomedical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility in Kerala, India. 16th International Waste management and Landfill Symposium (SARDINIA 2017), organized by International Waste Working Group at Forte Village, Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy. 2-6 October, 2017.
- Prem Mohan, Muhammed Siddik A., Irfan Khursheed Shah, George K. Varghese, Babu J. Alappat. Environmental forensic investigation on the particulate matter dispersion from a cement factory. Treviso Forensic 2018- Technical Seminar on Forensic Engineering, at Villa Braida, Treviso, Italy from 26- 28 September, 2018.
- Ashwini S. K., George K. Varghese. Environmental forensic analysis of microplastic pollution: the first report on "Nattika" beach, Kerala coast, India. Treviso Forensic 2018- Technical Seminar on Forensic Engineering, at Villa Braida, Treviso, Italy from 26- 28 September, 2018.
- Lakshmi Priya; George K. Varghese; Irfan Khursheed Shah. Assessing differential responsibility of pollution for environmental forensic applications. Treviso Forensic 2018- Technical Seminar on Forensic Engineering, at Villa Braida, Treviso, Italy from 26- 28 September, 2018.
- Lakshmi Priya, George K Varghese, “Allocating differential responsibility of pollution for
environmental forensic applications in India”, International conference on advances and challenges for sustainable ecosystems (ICACSE 2018), Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Trichy - Indu R, George K. Varghese, Risks associated with sewage sludge disposal: case study from Kerala, India, Society for Risk Analysis - Fifth World Congress on Risk Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC ) - Ninth Biennial Meeting of SETAC Africa, 2019 May 6-8, Cape Town, South Africa
- Siddik Muhammed A*, George Varghese K, Babu Alappat J , “Retrospective risk assessment as part of environmental forensic investigations.” Society for Risk Analysis - Fifth World Congress on Risk Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC ) - Ninth Biennial Meeting of SETAC Africa, 2019 May 6-8, Cape Town, South Africa
- Sainulabdin JS*, Varghese GK, Air pollution from an industrial cluster- A qualitative health risk analysis. Society for Risk Analysis - Fifth World Congress on Risk Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC ) - Ninth Biennial Meeting of SETAC Africa, 2019 May 6-8, Cape Town, South Africa
- Abinaya Sekar, George K.Varghese, M.K Ravi Varma, Indoor Air Pollution With Respect To Particulate Matter Concentration In Class Rooms And Laboratories, International Symposium on Atmospheric Pollution: Science, Technology, Innovation & Compliance, NIT Calicut, 7-11 August, 2018 – A poster Presentation.
- Prem Mohan, Muhammed Siddik A., Irfan Khursheed Shah, George K. Varghese, Babu J. Alappat. Environmental forensic investigation on the particulate matter dispersion from a cement factory. Treviso Forensic 2018- Technical Seminar on Forensic Engineering, at Villa Braida, Treviso, Italy from 26- 28 September, 2018.
- Ashwini S. K., George K. Varghese. Environmental forensic analysis of microplastic pollution: the first report on "Nattika" beach, Kerala coast, India. Treviso Forensic 2018- Technical Seminar on Forensic Engineering, at Villa Braida, Treviso, Italy from 26- 28 September, 2018.
- Lakshmi Priya; George K. Varghese; Irfan Khursheed Shah. Assessing differential responsibility of pollution for environmental forensic applications. Treviso Forensic 2018- Technical Seminar on Forensic Engineering, at Villa Braida, Treviso, Italy from 26- 28 September, 2018.
- Lakshmi Priya, George K Varghese, “Allocating differential responsibility of pollution for
environmental forensic applications in India”, International conference on advances and challenges for sustainable ecosystems (ICACSE 2018), Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Trichy, December 2018 - Abinaya Sekar, George K.Varghese, M.K Ravi Varma, Indoor Exposures to Particulate Matter in Classrooms and Laboratories of a University Building, Asian Conference on Indoor Environmental Quality-First Edition, Abstract Proceedings, IIT Delhi, 1-2 February, 2019.
- Indu R, George K. Varghese, Risks associated with sewage sludge disposal: case study from Kerala, India, Society for Risk Analysis - Fifth World Congress on Risk Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC ) - Ninth Biennial Meeting of SETAC Africa, 2019 May 6-8, Cape Town, South Africa
- Siddik Muhammed A*, George Varghese K, Babu Alappat J , “Retrospective risk assessment as part of environmental forensic investigations.” Society for Risk Analysis - Fifth World Congress on Risk Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC ) - Ninth Biennial Meeting of SETAC Africa, 2019 May 6-8, Cape Town, South Africa
- Sainulabdin JS*, Varghese GK, Air pollution from an industrial cluster- A qualitative health risk analysis. Society for Risk Analysis - Fifth World Congress on Risk Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC ) - Ninth Biennial Meeting of SETAC Africa, 2019 May 6-8, Cape Town, South Africa
- Lakshmi Priya, George K. Varghese. Allocating differential responsibility of pollution cost for environmental forensic applications in India - Review 11th International Exergy, Energy and Environment Symposium (IEEES-11) organized by Automobile department, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, July 2019
- Abinaya Sekar, George K. Varghese, M.K Ravi Varma, Adequacy of worldwide benzene standards for human health protection, Conference and Exhibition of Emission Monitoring in India, 24th – 26th September, 2019, New Delhi, India.
- Priyanka M. S., Muhammed Siddik A., Nayanathara O. S., S. Abinaya, Ashwini S. K., Lekshmi Ashok, George K. Varghese. How to select pollution signatures for environmental forensic investigation? A study in the context of dug-well contamination from onsite waste water treatment and disposal system. 17th International Waste management and Landfill Symposium (SARDINIA 2017), organized by International Waste Working Group at Forte Village, Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy. 30 September-4 October, 2019.
- Preeti Nain, George K. Varghese, and Arun Kumar. Attributing contributions of metal based sources in metal-based leachate for protecting sub-surface environment. 8th International Groundwater Conference on Sustainable Management of Groundwater-Soil Resources. 21-24 October, 2019. IIT Roorkee.
- Abinaya Sekar, George K. Varghese, M.K Ravi Varma, Multiple path particle dosimetry model as a tool for occupational dosage assessment of particulate matter, International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges, 27-29 November, 2019, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, India. Received: Best Paper Award.
- Maria Teresa Kurian, Muneeba V, Nimisha Sunil, Rakesh K, Abinaya.S, Nayanathara O S, M S Priyanka Yadav, George K. Varghese. Adsorption of antibiotics using AC generated from spent tea leaves. International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges, 27-29 November, 2019, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, India. Received: Best Paper Award.
- Mandala Siva Priyanka Yadav, S. Mathava Kumar, George K. Varghese. Pharmaceutical wastewater treatment by OH and Sulphate radical based Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP). IWA Water and Development Conference and Exhibition 2019, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1-5 December, 2019
- Abinaya Sekar, George K. Varghese, M.K Ravi Varma, Particulate matter exposure of teaching professionals during a typical chalk and talk class, Risk Analysis in the data analytics Era, Virginia, USA, December 8-12, 2019. Received: International Travel Award
- Lakshmi Priya, George K. Varghese. Quantifying remediability - The need and a possible approach, Conference on Geoenvironment & Sustainability organized by Geotechnical and geoenvironmental Group, Civil Engineering Department, IIT Delhi, February 2020
- Lekshmi Ashok, George K. Varghese, Santosh G. Thampi. Application of Game theory for biodiversity conservation” in International Conference on Green Energy for Environmental Sustainability (ICGEES 2020), 5-6 June 2020, NIT Calicut, India
- Ashwini S. K., George K. Varghese. Source apportionment of marine microplastics: First step towards managing microplastic pollution. International Conference on Green Energy for Environmental Sustainability (ICGEES 2020), 5-6 June 2020, NIT Calicut, India.
- Lakshmi Priya, George K. Varghese. Allocating differential responsibility among multiple polluters for environmental forensic applications, International Conference on green energy for environmental sustainability, 5-6 June 2020, NIT Calicut, India
- Lekshmi Ashok, George K. Varghese, Santosh G. Thampi. Payoff calculations when Game theory is applied for biodiversity conservation” in virtual International Statistical Ecology Conference (vISEC 2020), 22– 26 June, 2020 Sydney, Australia.
- Lakshmi Priya, Muhammed Siddik A., George K. Varghese. Environmental forensic for environmental crimes investigation, Second police science congress, organized by Kerala Police Academy, 22-23 October 2020
- Abinaya Sekar, George K. Varghese, M.K Ravi Varma, Design of standard questionnaire for occupational risk perception caused due to air pollution, SECON’21: International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management, FISAT, Ernakulam, March 2021
- Lakshmi Priya, George K. Varghese, Alberto Pivato, 'Determination of remediability score for remediation liability allocation among polluters', 18th International symposium on waste management and sustainable landfilling, Sardinia, October 11-15, 2021
- Jasna R S, Abinaya Sekar, George K. Varghese, The air quality profile during COVID-19 lockdown as a forensic tool for air pollution source identification, SARDINIA 2021: 18th International symposium on waste management and sustainable landfilling, Italy Hybrid event, October 11-15, 2021
- Abinaya Sekar, George K.Varghese, M.K Ravi Varma, Occupational exposure to volatile organic compounds for delivery persons in two-wheelers at Ghaziabad, India, Nature Conference on Waste Management and Valorisation for a Sustainable Future, South Korea, Hybrid event, October 26-28, 2021
- Ashwini S. K., George K. Varghese. ‘Forensic site investigation framework for marine microplastics’. Nature conference on Waste Management and Valorisation for a Sustainable Future, Seoul, S. Korea, October 26-28, 2021
- Haritha P. Scaria, Avanthika P., Anna Mary Jose, Alisa J.S., Anagha Sadasivan, George K. Varghese. “Relational Study of PM2.5 Surface Concentration with MODIS Level 3 AOD data over India.” International Conference on Civil Engineering Trends and Challenges for Sustainability (CTCS-2021) organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karkala. November 19- 20, 2021
- Abinaya Sekar, George K Varghese, Ravi MundakkaraKovilakam Varma. “Perceived risk versus actual risk associated with occupational exposure to air pollution” in 6th Indian International Conference On Air Quality Management (IICAQM 2021) - Measurement, Modelling, Health Risk, and Public Policy. 16th- 18th December, 2021, IIT Madras, INDIA
- Prem Mohan, George K. Varghese, “Variation of Particulate Matter Exposure on Commuters due to Different Modes of Transport” In 6th Indian International Conference On Air Quality Management (IICAQM 2021) - Measurement, Modelling, Health Risk, and Public Policy. 16th- 18th December, 2021, IIT Madras, INDIA
- Ms Priyanka, Nayanathara OS, Abinaya Sekar, George K Varghese. " Kinetics and mechanism of adsorption of antibiotics by activated carbon processed from spent tea dust" in Sustainable Technologies in Water Treatment and Desalination (STWTD-2022), 28th -29th January 2022, NIT Calicut, India
- Abinaya Sekar, George K. Varghese, M.K Ravi Varma, Chemical fingerprinting of Volatile Organic Compounds – A forensic tool to apportion pollution sources in industrial microenvironments, Asian Conference on Indoor Environmental Quality-Second Edition, Abstract Proceedings, IIT Delhi, February 24-25, 2023
- Shana Sherin A P and George K Varghese. “The effect of increasing built-up area on ground water recharge: A case study of the Chaliyar basin”. 3rd International Conference on Innovative Trends in Engineering for Sustainability 2023, April 11 to April 13, 2023, TocH Institute of Science and Technology, Ernakulam
- Abinaya Sekar, Muhammed Siddik Abdul Samad, and George K Varghese. Has the redressal mechanism for air pollution-related cases in India evolved since the inception of the National Green Tribunal? EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, Apr 23–28, 2023, EGU23-11184, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-11184, 2023
- Abinaya Sekar, George K Varghese, Keerthana A S, Anju Jose, Hiba Sagir, Arunima K Sathian, Mahendran Dileep Rajila, Health risks associated with heavy metals in the well-water of Palakkad, Kerala, India, SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 30 April – 4 May, 2023, Dublin, Ireland
- Lakshmi Priya, George K Varghese, Irfan Khursheed Shah. "A Forensic Investigation of a Contaminated Land at Kerala, India" in SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 30 April - 4 May 2023, Dublin, Ireland
- Dilraj S, George K Varghese, Christian Zafiu "Microplastics as a carrier of selected Heavy Metals from compost and its reduction in concentration after effective separation"- SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 30 April - 4 May 2023, Dublin, Ireland
- Ebin Johnson, Ashwini S. K., George K Varghese. “Characterization of microplastics in beach sediments points to the need for a precautionary approach to plastic use”. SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 30 April - 4 May 2023, Dublin, Ireland
- Bindu A. G., Prem Mohan, George K. Varghese. “Importance of precautionary approach in massive firework display releases- a case study from Kerala, India”. SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 30 April - 4 May 2023, Dublin, Ireland
- Bindu A. G., George K. Varghese. “Application of Precautionary Principles in Environmental Crime Reconstruction”. SETAC Europe 33rd Annual Meeting, 30 April - 4 May 2023, Dublin, Ireland
- Dilraj S, Ebin Johnson, Anantha singh TS, George K Varghese, Christain Zafiu "Heavy Metal Accumulation on Microplastics in Compost- The Role of Biofilm. Sardinia 2023 - 19th International Symposium on Waste Management and Sustainable Landfilling- Italy. October 9-13, 2023, Sardinia, Italy.
- Bindu A. G., Aswathy E. V., George K. Varghese. “Depositions from air on soil present an efficient forensic tool to establish past air pollution incidents”. Sardinia 2023 - 19th International Symposium on Waste Management and Sustainable Landfilling- Italy. October 9-13, 2023, Sardinia, Italy.
- Lakshmi Priya, George K Varghese. “Source apportionment of heavy metals and organic compounds at a contaminated site using Monte Carlo Analysis”. Sardinia 2023 - 19th International Symposium on Waste Management and Sustainable Landfilling- Italy. October 9-13, 2023, Sardinia, Italy.
- Amrutha Varma, George K. Varghese. “PFAS (per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) detected for the first time in the landfill leachate of Kerala”. Sardinia 2023 - 19th International Symposium on Waste Management and Sustainable Landfilling- Italy. October 9-13, 2023, Sardinia, Italy.
Book Chapters
- Sekar, Abinaya, Prem Mohan, George K. Varghese, and MK Ravi Varma. "Exposure to Particulate Matter in Classrooms and Laboratories of a University Building." In Indoor Environmental Quality, pp. 109-117. Springer, Singapore, 2020.
- Priyanka, M. S., and George K. Varghese. "Advanced Oxidation Techniques for Wastewater Treatment." In Sustainable Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment, pp. 187-202. CRC Press, 2021.
- Sekar, Abinaya, George K. Varghese, and Ravi Mundakkara Kovilakam Varma. "Design of Standard Questionnaire for Occupational Risk Perception Caused Due to Air Pollution." In International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management, pp. 49-60. Springer, Cham, 2021.
- Pivato, A.; Gwinett, C.; Varghese, G.; Pereira, C.; Flores-Colen, I.; de Brito, J.: “Forensic engineering approaches”, in New Trends on Building Pathology, CIB W86 Report, 2021.
- Sekar, Abinaya, George K. Varghese, and M. K. Varma. "Chloroform—An Emerging Pollutant in the Air." In New Trends in Emerging Environmental Contaminants, pp. 101-129. Springer, Singapore, 2022.
- Scaria, Haritha P., Premkumar Avanthika, Anna Mary Jose, J. S. Alisa, Anagha Sadasivan, and George K. Varghese. "Relational Study of PM Surface Concentration with MODIS Level 3 AOD Data Over India." In Recent Advances in Civil Engineering, pp. 99-113. Springer, Singapore, 2023.
- Sekar, Abinaya, George Kuttiparichel Varghese, and Ravi Varma. "Chemical Fingerprinting of Volatile Organic Compounds—A Forensic Tool to Apportion Pollution Sources in Industrial Micro-Environments." In Indoor Environmental Quality-Select proceedings of ACIEQ 2023, pp. 27-39. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023.
- Manohar, Hemanth, and George K. Varghese. "Analysis of Heavy Metal Adsorption Pattern in Soil." Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (2024).
Ph.D
Completed
1. Application of technical tools and the development of case specific guidelines for environmental forensic investigation in typical pollution cases in the Indian context- Muhammed Siddik A. (P140093CE) (Co-Guide, Dr. Babu J. Alappat, IIT Delhi) (Defended on 03/05/2019)
2. Photo-oxidative treatment of pharmaceutical laden wastewater- Ms. Mandala Siva Priyanka Yadav (P130091CE) (Co- Guide, Dr. S. Mathavakumar, IIT Madras) (Defended on 10/02/2020)
3. An environmental forensic investigation of the microplastic pollution of Kerala coast- Ashwini S. K. (P160044CE) (Defended on 21/04/2022)
4. Perceived and actual risk due to air pollution- Analyses of selected cases from India- Abinaya S. (P170005CE) (Co-Guide, M. K. Ravi Varma, NIT Calicut) (Defended on 29/07/2022)
5. Allocating differential responsibility of pollution from environmental forensic investigations- Lakshmi Priya (P170074CE) (Defended on 26/06/2023)
Ongoing
6. Lekshmi Ashok (P160033CE) (Co- Guide, Dr. Santosh G. Thampi, NIT Calicut)
7. Prem Mohan (P160023CE)
8. Bindu A. G. (P190092CE)
9. Anshu G. Zacharias (P220018CE) (Co-guide- Dr. Aswathy E. V.)
10. Shabna Kushe Shekhar (P220047CE) (Co- guide- Dr. Aswathy E. V.)
11. Ebin Johnson (P220073CE)
M. Tech.
2023-24
1. Daniel Mohan
2. S. A. Krishnendu
3. Vinod K. V.
2022-23
1. Dilraj S.
2. Shana Sherin
2021-22
1. Amrutha Varma A.
2. Suganya G.
2020-21
1. Hemanth Manohar
2. Sindhu
3. Madhu
2019-20
1. Batch and Column Adsorption Studies on the Simultaneous Adsorption of Lead and Zinc in Clayey Soil in Unsaturated Zone- Mahesh
2. Batch and Column Studies on the Simultaneous Adsorption of Copper and Chromium in Lateritic Soil in the Saturated Zone- Narendar
2018- 19
- A Critical Analysis of Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Model Used in Environmental Forensic Investigation- Mithun A.
- Evaluation of the Impacts of Granite Mining – A Study From Kerala- Safa Jabeen A
- Investigation in to Use of Soil Particle Size and Composition as Environmental Forensic Signatures- Smithuna A
2017-18
- A Game Theory Approach to Optimize Landfill Diversion- Basima K. P.
- Robust Geotechnical Design of Shallow Foundations And A Software Implementation Of Its Methodology- Famitha M.
- Characterisation of Dredged Sediments from Vizhinjam International Port & Proposal for Its Beneficial Use - Gayathri V. S.
- Impact of Sewage Sludge/Biosoilds Application On Land- Analysis of A Case from Kerala- Indu R.
2016-17
- An environmental forensic approach to investigate the spread of contaminants from a landfill- Aswathi P.
- Effects of the spillage of selected petroleum products on the geotechnical and physico-chemical properties of sandy soil- Nimesh P. V.
- Lead extraction from lateritic soil using EDTA and its impacts on geotechnical properties of soil- Nishma M Nair
- Presence of microplastics along the shores of Kerala and its effect on soil- Rejin Raj P.
2015-16
- Influence of soil characteristics on the heavy metal distribution on road edges and its impacts- Anjali Viswanath A C
- Analysis of Heavy metal concentrations in the sediments of an urban water body and its correlation to the nature and concentration in urban sediments- Aswin Chand
- Effect of sugarcane baggase biochar on geotechnical properties of landfill cover soil and landfill gas emission - Ayshwarya Sudhakar
- Breakthrough and stability based analysis of a composite material for landfill liner- Namitha B. Nambiar
- Studies on the containment of lead in Cement-Fly Ash - Zeolite -M Sand matrix- Saneesh K.
2014- 15
- Long term studies on infiltration through surfaces paved with interlocking tiles- Arya C. A.
- Studies on the phytoremediation potential of selected plant species of Kerala- Minisha T. M.
- Development of a Hypothetical Index for ranking existing landfills based on Environmental Risk and its implementation in GIS- Avinash P.
- Analytical Hierarchy process and Delphi technique for developing an Environmental Risk based index for ranking existing landfills- Gopika Raveendran
- Ranking of major landfills in Kerala based on Environmental Risks- Athulya S. George
2013-14
- Landfill Site Selection Based on Human Health Risk- Amala M. Saji
- An Investigation into the Percolation of Rainwater Through a Surface Paved with Interlocking Tiles- Anu Paul
- Environmental Forensic Technique in Groundwater Pollutant Source Identification- Muhammed Siddik A.
2008- 09
- Environmental Impact Assesment of a Proposed Hill Highway in Kerala- Anisha S. A.
- Estimation of the Overall Cost of Njelianparamba Landfill- Joone Joy
- A Systems Approach to Solid Waste Management in Calicut Corporation, Kerala- Roshan R. S. V.
2007- 08
- Immobilization Of Lead in Cement- Clay- Quarry Dust Matrix - Ancy Jose
- Septage Contamination of Dug well- Risk and Remedy- Biju M. S.
- Experimental Analysis of the Biogas Potential of Solid Waste Generated in the Campus- Gopalakrishna G.
- Evaluation of the Groundwater Vulnerability of Calicut Corporation Using DRASTIC Method, GIS and MODFLOW- Ligi George
B. Tech.
2006-07
Water Quality Analysis of Connolly Canal (Mini Project)
2007-08
Drainage design for SM Street
Design of a Traffic Intersection
2012-13
Design of sewage management system in NITC campus
2013-14
A study on noise pollution in NITC Campus
Monitoring the groundwater for pollution around an abandoned industrial site
An environmentally sustainable development option for the Mavoor Rayons property
2014-15
Building Information Modelling: status in India and a comparative case study (Co-guide)
Assessment of antibiotic leaching behaviour in selected Indian soils (Co-guide)
Designing and construction of wetland for polishing treated effluent from NITC hostels
2015-16
Water treatment plant for NIT Calicut
Sewage treatment plant for a multi-specialty hospital
2016-17
Design of Water Treatment Plant for KINFRA Industrial Park, Waynad
Water quality monitoring at Canoly Canal, Kozhikod
2017- 18
Study of Effects of Particulate matter, Heavy Metals and Noise on Commuters in Kozhikode District
2018-19
Life Cycle Assessment for solid waste management in NITC campus
Adsorption of antibiotics from waste water using activated carbon processed from spent tea leaves and coconut shells
Mercury extraction from compact fluorescent lamp (CFL)
2019-20
Identification of chemicals signature from Diesel and Petrol vehicular emissions - An environmental forensic approach
Tackling carbon neutrality in NITC
2020-21
Importance and scope of industrial waste products as a substitute for aggregates
Relation between ambient air quality and upper atmosphere air quality
2021-22
Analysis of pollution from steel recycling industries and proposal for reducing the emissions
Rejuvenation of Vanchikulam Lake and design of sewage treatment plant at Sakthan Nagar
2022-23
Quantification of Heavy metals in urban street sediments and associated risks
Salt in air: Variation with respect to distance from Sea
Current Responsibilities
- Faculty Advisor (2015 Admissions)
- Faculty in charge for Environmental Engineering Lab
- Vice President, Spring Valley School Managing Committee
- Member, Committee for scruitiny of Tenders regarding Civil Works at NIT calicut
- Member, Committee for scruitiny of Tenders regarding Waste Disposal at NIT calicut
- TEQIP III- Environment Coordinator
- Member- Internal Quality Assuarance Cell
Past Responsibilities
- Faculty Advisor (2011 Admissions, 2012-15)
- Faculty Convenor, Tathva-2014
- Faculty Advisor (2006 Admissions, 2006-09)
- Lab- in- charge (Environmental Engineering Lab, 2006-09)
- Warden (A Hostel- 2007-09 and 2013 to 2018)
- Co-coordinator, Centre for Continuing Education (2008-09)
- Member- Anti-ragging empowered committee (2015-16)
- Coordinator, NSS Cell, NIT Calicut (2013-2017)
- Member, NITC Nursery Managing Committee (2012-15)
- Member, NITC Green Mission (2014-16)
- Member, Spring Valley School Managing Committee (2015-18)
- Faculty Convenor, Ragam- 2018
- Deputy Chairperson, UG Admissions (2017-2020)
- Associate Dean (Academics) (Jan 2020 to August 2020)