• Vision

    The group endeavors to contribute to information on conservation and management of the environment & ecology in addition to monitoring by both conventional and advanced techniques including isotopic analysis also will be acting as a connection between academia, administrations, and society, and promoting awareness within its scope of activities

    Mission

    Do outstanding research and development which add to knowledge about natural systems so as to improve the conservation and management of the ecology and environment

    Thrust Area

    • Water Quality Monitoring
    • Isotope Hydrology
    • Water Treatment - Nanotechnology-Constructed Wetland
    • Nanophyto Remediation –Electrochemical Methods
    • Wetland Studies
    • Water Quality and Sanitation
    • Water Quality Management
    • In situ Water Quality Monitoring-Biosensors
    • Water Quality Modelling-Assimilative Capacity
    • Ecological Studies Wetlands
    • Environmental Remediation-Soil Remediation
    • Urban Water Management

     

    • Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer
    • High Purity Germanium Detector
    • Low level Liquid Scintillation Counter
    • UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
    • Ion Chromatography system (IC)
    • Attenuated Total Reflectance- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR)
    • Gas Chromatography- Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
    • Inductive Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES)
    • Cooling centrifuge
    • GELDOC system
    • RT PCR
    • Advanced colony counter
    • Alpha Spectroscopy System
    • Isotope Ratio Infrared Spectrometer
    • Tritium Enrichment Unit
    • Mini Liquid Nitrogen Plant
    • RAD-7 & RAD-H2O
    • Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer
    • Ion Chromatograph
    • Laser Flourimeter
    • Flame photometer
    • Photometer
    • Ion Meter & Ion Selective Electrodes
    • Multi parameter Water Quality  Analyzers
    • Ultra Sonicators
    • Nitrogen Gas Generator
    • Freeze Dryer
    • Deep Water Samplers
    • Sediment Gravity Corer
    • Van veen Grab
    • Automatic Weather Stations
    • Mobile Water Analysis Laboratory
    • The water quality testing laboratory is NABL accredited
Prevalence of ESBL producing Enterobacteriaceae and metagenomic evaluation of ARG burden in the Conolly canal of Calicut

Prevalence of ESBL producing Enterobacteriaceae and metagenomic evaluation of ARG burden in the Conolly canal of Calicut

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Sreejith V N
Funding Agency:
SEED GRANT, KSCSTE
Duration:
1 Year
Budget:
Rs. 5 Lakhs
Synthesis and biological evaluation of small-molecule-based anti-biofilm agents to manage biofilm formation in potable water (SEED grant project)

Synthesis and biological evaluation of small-molecule-based anti-biofilm agents to manage biofilm formation in potable water (SEED grant project)

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Ashitha K T
Funding Agency:
SEED GRANT, KSCSTE
Duration:
1 Year
Budget:
Rs. 5 Lakhs
Community-based Participatory water harvesting for irrigation in SC Communities in the Coastal District of Kerala, Kozhikode

Community-based Participatory water harvesting for irrigation in SC Communities in the Coastal District of Kerala, Kozhikode

Principal Investigator:
Vivek B, Dr. Thenmozhi M, Dr. Thangamani S
Funding Agency:
ICAR-CCARI
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Duration:
2 years
Budget:
Rs. 3 Lakhs
Community-based Participatory water harvesting for irrigation in SC Communities in the Coastal District of Kerala, Kozhikode

Community-based Participatory water harvesting for irrigation in SC Communities in the Coastal District of Kerala, Kozhikode

Principal Investigator:
Vivek B, Dr. Thenmozhi M, Dr. Thangamani S
Funding Agency:
ICAR-CCARI
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Duration:
2 years
Budget:
Rs. 3 Lakhs
Community-based Participatory water harvesting for irrigation in SC Communities in the Coastal District of Kerala, Kozhikode

Community-based Participatory water harvesting for irrigation in SC Communities in the Coastal District of Kerala, Kozhikode

Principal Investigator:
Vivek B, Dr. Thenmozhi M, Dr. Thangamani S
Funding Agency:
ICAR-CCARI
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Duration:
2 years
Budget:
Rs. 3 Lakhs
Preparation of DPRs for Micro Water Supply Scheme Development at Nileswaram, Sreekandapuram & Wadakkanchery Municipalities under Amrut 2.0
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Chithra V S
Practical Evaluation of the Scope of on-site greywater reuse in residential apartment communities – A model study
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Chithra V S
Feasibility Study on Laying WDN along drainage channels of the Kol Wetlands (Ramsar Site) of Thrissur District
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Chithra V S
Optimizing Water Treatment Plant Performance in IISER campus, Thiruvananthapuram
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Chithra V S
Funding Agency:
IISER campus, Thiruvananthapuram
Biological nutrient removal of slaughter house wastewater using an anoxic-oxic sequential batch biofilm reactor
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Chithra V S
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Transformation to self Sustained Tribal Community Developing Technological Solutions for ensuring Water Quality, Quantity and Agro Value Addition
Principal Investigator:
Vivek B
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Renjith K R, Dr. Magesh N S, Dr. J. Beslin Joshi, Dr. Smitha V S, Dr. Thenmozhi M, Ihjas K, Dr. Thangamani S
Funding Agency:
Department of science and Technology, Govt. of India
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 Years
Budget:
Rs. 57,36,464/-
Continuous monitoring of Sasthamkotta lake for baseline assessment to ensure environmental sustainability’ funded by SWAK, Kerala

Continuous monitoring of Sasthamkotta lake for baseline assessment to ensure environmental sustainability’ funded by SWAK, Kerala

Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Magesh N S
Funding Agency:
SWAK, GoK
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Budget:
Rs. 5.5 Lakhs
Pollution abatement plan for Vembanad-Kol wetland complex’ as part of ‘WIAMS’ project funded by SWAK, Kerala

Pollution abatement plan for Vembanad-Kol wetland complex’ as part of ‘WIAMS’ project funded by SWAK, Kerala

Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Magesh N S
Funding Agency:
SWAK, GoK
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Budget:
Rs. 15 lakhs
13 C labeled carbon dots embedded silica-based nanocomposite particles as hydrogeological tracers for water resource management (PP 66/21)

13 C labeled carbon dots embedded silica-based nanocomposite particles as hydrogeological tracers for water resource management (PP 66/21)

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Smitha V S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Funding Agency:
State Plan Fund, GoK
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
Sep 2021 - Sep 2023
“Ag doped nanotitania coated Fe 3 O 4 @chitosan core-shell magnetic beads for removing nitrates from drinking water” (PP 53/20)

“Ag doped nanotitania coated Fe 3 O 4 @chitosan core-shell magnetic beads for
removing nitrates from drinking water” (PP 53/20)

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Smitha V S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Resmi T R
Funding Agency:
State Plan Fund, GoK
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
08-04-2020 to 07-04-2022
Treatment of slaughterhouse wastewater by a hybrid Sequencing Batch Biofilm reactor (SBBR) for simultaneous removal of organics and nutrients
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Chithra V S
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Spatio-temporal dynamics of Microplastics in the Chaliyar River Basin, Kerala (MICHARB)
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Magesh N S
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
1Year
A Rapid EIA Study for Desilting of Kallai River from Kuduppini to Kothi in Kozhikode Corporation
Principal Investigator:
Ihjas K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Drissia T K, Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar, Dr. Venu Prasad H D, Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Funding Agency:
Irrigation Division Kozhikode Corporation
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 Months
A Rapid EIA Study for Desilting of Kallai River from Kuduppini to Kothi in Kozhikode Corporation
Principal Investigator:
Ihjas K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Drissia T K, Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar, Dr. Venu Prasad H D, Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Funding Agency:
Irrigation Division Kozhikode Corporation
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 Months
Feasibility study on water withdrawal from Muvattupuzha river
Date of Completion:
Duration:
1 Year
Investigation on septic tank contamination of open well at Thillenkery, Uliyil, Thalassery using tracer technique
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Resmi T R
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Smitha V S, Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Date of Completion:
Duration:
March, 2020 – May, 2020
Feasibility study on the development of Water body at Parappadi, Kozhikode
Date of Completion:
Purpose driven study on assessment of surface water quality status and evolving mitigation measures to improve water quality in Thrissur corporation
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Dipu S
Funding Agency:
Irrigation Department, GoK
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 Years
Assessment of Impact of Inland Vessels on the Water Quality in Vembanad Lake
Funding Agency:
Department of Port, Govt. of Kerala
Date of Completion:
Duration:
1 Year
Budget:
Rs. 09.50 lakhs
Ecological Restoration of Mampuzha River
Funding Agency:
Adv.PTA Rahim MLA
Date of Completion:
Conservation and Protection of Vellayani Lake in Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala
Funding Agency:
Environment (A) Department, Govt. of Kerala
Date of Completion:
Water Quality Monitoring Study at Marthandavarma Branch of Periyar River (BPCL)
Funding Agency:
BPCL
Date of Completion:
Budget:
Rs. 10.0 lakhs
Geochemical and Isotopic characterization of groundwater from the coastal aquifers of Kannur district.
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Manjula P
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Ag doped nanotitania coated Fe3O4@chitosan core-shell magnetic beads for removing nitrates from drinking water
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Smitha V S
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Resmi T R
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 Years (08-04-2020 to 07-04-2022)
Quantitative assessment of infection risk from exposure to Corona Virus during monsoon and estimating corona virus spread in the community through the surveillance of sewage
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Sruthi K V
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2Years
Isolation and characterization of marine (different beaches and backwater bodies) bio film forming multiple drug resistant bacteria and their control by using Cinnamon oil and evaluation of its inhibitory mechanism
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Sruthi K V
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2Years

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Publication Year
2026 Magesh, N.S., 2026. Ecological risk and source apportionment of heavy metals in the river bed sediments of Chaliyar river basin, Southern India: a source receptor modeling approach. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 229, 119722.
2023 Pradhap, D., Gandhi, S.J., Radhakrishnan, K., Magesh, N.S., Godson, P.S., Krishnakumar, S., Saravanan, P., 2023. Distribution and characterization of microplastic from reef associated surface sediments of Vembar group of Islands, Gulf of Mannar, India
2021 Magesh, N.S., Tiwari, A., Botsa, S.M., Leitao, T.D.L., 2021. Hazardous heavy metals in the pristine lacustrine systems of Antarctica: Insights from PMF model and ERA techniques. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 412, 125263
2023 Krishnakumar, S., Peter T.S., Godson, P.S., Chandrasekar, N., Magesh, N.S., 2023. Heavy metal accumulation in the skeletons of Scleractinian corals around Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, India. Total Environment Research Themes, 6, 100034
2023 Gopal, V., Krishnamoorthy, R.R., Kalaivanan, R., Magesh, N.S., 2023. Geochemical compositions and provenance of Late Holocene core sediments from Mullipallam Creek, southeast coast of India. Total Environment Research Themes, 6, 100046.
2023 Kanagaraj, G., Mohana, P., Muthusamy, S., Moorthy, G.M., Amaldas, P., Magesh N.S., 2023. Geochemical evaluation of groundwater around Chromepet tannery belt, Southern India. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 22, 100936
2023 Binish, M.B., Magesh, N.S., Sruthy, S., Kannan, V.M., Mohan, M., 2023. Occurrence and risk assessment of total mercury, methy
2023 Gopal, V., Krishnamurthy, R.R., Vignesh, R., Sabarinathan, C., Anshu, R., Kalaivanan, R., Mohana, P., Magesh, N.S., Manikandabharath, K., Bessa, A.Z.E., Abdelrahman, K., Abioui, M., 2023. Assessment of heavy metal contamination in the surface sediments
2022 Selvakumar, S., Chandrasekar, N., Srinivas, Y., Selvam, S., Kaliraj, S., Magesh, N.S., Venkatramanan, S., 2022. Hydrogeochemical processes controlling the groundwater salinity in the coastal aquifers of Southern Tamil Nadu, India. Marine Pollution Bull
2022 Arya, D.B., Godson, P.S., Vincent, S.G.T., Selvaraj, P., Krishnakumar, S., Magesh, N.S., 2022. Assessment of ecosystem health status using benthic diversity as tools in coastal sediments off the South West Coast, India. Watershed Ecology and the Enviro
2021 Rubalingeswari, N., Thulasimala, D., Giridharan, L., Gopal, V., Magesh, N.S., Jayaprakash, M., 2021. Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in water, sediment, and tissues of major fisheries from Adyar estuary, southeast coast of India: An ecotoxicological i
2021 Botsa, S.M., Tara, D., Magesh, N.S., Tiwari, A.K., 2021. Characterization of black carbon aerosols over Indian Antarctic station, Maitri and identification of potential source areas. Environmental Science: Atmospheres 1 (6), 416-422.
2021 Vincent, S.G.T., Salahudeen, J.H., Godson, P.S., Abhijith, S.R., Nath, A.V., Krishnan, K.A., Magesh, N.S., Kumar, S.K., Moses, S.A., 2021. Environmental factors influencing methanogenic activity in two contrasting tropical lake sediments. Journal of E
2021 Balakrishnan, S., Dev, S.A., Sakthi, A.R., Vikashini, B., Bhasker R.T., Magesh, N.S., Ramasamy, Y., 2021. Gene-ecological zonation and population genetic structure of Tectona grandis Lf in India revealed by genome-wide SSR markers. Tree Genetics & Gen
2021 Gopal, V., Krishnamurthy, R.R., Sreeshma, T., Chakraborty, P., Nathan, C.S., Kalaivanan, R., Anshu, R., Magesh, N.S., Jayaprakash, M., 2021. Effect of a tropical cyclone on the distribution of heavy metals in the marine sediments off Kameswaram, South
2021 Vidyasakar, A., Krishnakumar, S., Kumar, K.S., Neelavannan, K., Anbalagan, S., Kasilingam, K., Srinivasalu, S., Saravanan, P., Kamaraj, S., Magesh, N.S., 2021. Microplastic contamination in edible sea salt from the largest salt-producing states of Ind
2020 Vidyasakar, A., Krishnakumar, S., Kasilingam, K., Neelavannan, K., Bharathi, A.V., Godson, P.S., Prabha, K., Magesh N.S., 2020. Characterization and distribution of microplastics and plastic debris along Silver Beach, Southern India. Marine Pollution
2020 Krishnakumar, S., Vidyasakar, A., Anbalagan, S., Godson, P.S., Kasilingam, K., Parthasarathy, P., Pradhap, D., Saravanan, P., Hariharan, S., Rajkumar, A., Neelavannan, K., Magesh, N.S., 2020. Bioavailable trace metals and their ecological risks in the
2020 Gandhi, S.K., Pradhap. D., Saravanan, P., Krishnakumar, S., Kasilingam, K., Patel, S.H., Prakash, P., Muthukumaran, S., Magesh, N.S., 2020. Metal concentration and its ecological risk assessment in the beach sediments of Coromandel Coast, Southern Ind
2020 Pradhap, D., Gandhi, S.K., Magesh, N.S., Peter S.T., Sadhu, C., Judith D Silva, Godson P.S., Krishnakumar, S., Saravanan, P., 2020. Trace element concentrations and their potential ecological risk in the reef sediments of coral islands, Vembar group o
Publication Year
2026 Aravind V P, Vivek B, Vinay M, Magesh N S, Smitha V S (2026). Technology alongside tradition – Integrating indigenous knowledge and technology for wash improvements. Proceedings of the National Symposium on Innovations in Water and Wastewater Treatment
2026 Magesh, N.S., Yadhukrishna, K., (2026). Heavy metal contamination in the Chaliyar River: An ecological risk assessment and source analysis using a source-receptor model. Proceedings of the National Symposium on Sustainable Land and Water Management for
2026 Magesh N S, Kavya R (2026). Distribution, characterization and risk assessment of microplastics in the sediments of Chaliyar river, Southern India. Proceedings of the 38th Kerala Science Congress, 30 January to 02 February 2026, pp-618-619.
2025 Magesh N S, Parvathy S (2025). Assessment of microplastic contamination and their potential risk in the Chaliyar river, Southern India. Proceedings of the 37th Kerala Science Congress (37th KSC), organized by the Kerala State Council for Science Techno
2024 Avaneesh, R.U.K., Karunakara, N., Ravi, P.M., Magesh, N.S., Resmi, T.R., 2024. Soil-to-rice transfer factors (Fv) values for stable elements for Tropical Monsoonal Climate Region of India. IAEA Conference, Vienna.
2024 Sheeba, V.A., Magesh N.S., Surendran, U., 2024. Identification, characterization, and the removal of Microplastic, a persistent neo-contaminant from Dairy Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP). EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria
2023 Rahul Kumar, Magesh N.S, Vivek Kumar, Kirti Ranjan Das, Ariz Ahmad, Vikas Singh, Partha Sarathi Majhi, Anand K. Singh, Yogesh Ray, Ravi Mishra, Shailendra Saini (2023). Performance monitoring of Waste water system at Bharati Research Base, East Antarct
2024 Chithra, V. S., Das, A. R. T., Raj, A. K. V., Anupama, K. V. and Vimala, T. (2024) 'Temporal distribution and chemical characterization of atmospheric fine particulate matter in a coastal city', Proceedings of the International Conference “Sustainable Mat
2024 Sooryasree, K. P. and Chithra, V. S. (2024) 'Spatio-temporal variations in satellite-based aerosol optical depth over South India', 38th National Convention of Environmental Engineers, The Institution of Engineers (India), Kochi Local Centre, 23-24 August
2024 Chithra, V. S., Manu, A., Digila Rani, M., Ihjas, K., Joshi, J. B. and Suren, S. (2024) 'Treatment of slaughterhouse wastewater by a hybrid sequencing batch biofilm reactor for simultaneous removal of organics and nutrients', 36th Kerala Science Congress,
2012 Nagendra S., Khare, M., Gulia, S., Vijay, P., Chithra,V.S., Bell, M, Namdeo A. Application of ADMS and AERMOD models to study the dispersion of vehicular pollutants in urban areas of India and the United Kingdom. “20th International Conference on Modelli
2014 Chithra,V.S., Nagendra, S.M.S. Seasonal trends of indoor Particulate matter concentrations in a naturally ventilated school building. “22nd International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution” Opatija, Croatia 7 - 9 July 2014
2011 A paper entitled “Photoactive, Hydrophobic Self-cleaning Titania Nanocoatings Through Band Gap Engineering” Smitha V. S., Baiju K. V. and K. G. K. Warrier*was presented (Oral Presentation) in the UGC sponsored National Seminar “Physical and Biomedical App
2011 A paper entitled “Synthesis of titania-silica-lanthanum phosphate nano-composites and functional coatings through aqueous sol-gel method”, V. S. Smitha, S. Sankar, K. B. Jaimy, K. G. K. Warrier, presented (Poster Presentation) in the 74th Annual confe
2009 A paper entitled “Titania coated terracotta and flyash tiles with enhanced photo activity for societal applications” V. S. Smitha, K. B. Jaimy, A. J. Mirash, K. Divish, P. Perumal and K. G. K. Warrier, presented (Oral Presentation) in the 73rd Annual conf
2009 A paper entitled “Textural and photo catalytic behaviour of titania-alumina nano composites and coatings” V. S. Smitha, K. B. Jaimy, C. K. Jyothi, Kishore, P. Perumal, K. G. K. Warrier was presented (Poster Presentation) in the ‘International conference o
2009 A paper entitled “Silica-titania nano precursors for photoactive particulates and coatings”, V. S. Smitha, K. A. Manjumol, K. V. Baiju, P. Krishnapillai, P. Perumal and K. G. K. Warrier, was presented (Poster Presentation) in the 72nd Annual Conferenc
2008 A paper entitled “Synthesis and photo stability of organic dye intercalated natural layered silicates as eco-friendly nano composites”, Smitha V. S., P. Krishna Pillai, P. Perumal, K. A. Manjumol and K. G. K. Warrier, presented (Poster Presentation) in th
2007 A paper entitled “Synthesis of light stable natural hybrid nano pigment for polymer composites”, V. S. Smitha, K. A. Manjumol, M. Brahmakumar, P. Krishnapillai, P. Pavitran, and K. G. K. Warrier, presented (Poster Presentation) in the International Co
2011 A paper entitled “Sol-Gel Derived Functional Coatings of Titania-Silica-Lanthanum Phosphate Nanocomposite”, Venu Sreekala Smitha and Krishna Gopakumar Warrier, was presented (Oral Presentation) in the International Conference, “Nanoscience, Engineerin

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