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Joint director– Environmental Law and Science Advocacy Forum (ELSAF)


B.Sc.; M.Sc. (Calcutta University)


Ph.D. (IIT Dhanbad)


Editorial Board Member: BMC Public Health (Springer Nature), Frontiers in Soil Science, Discover Applied Science (Springer Nature).
Associate Editor/ Section Editor: Toxin Reviews (Taylor & Francis)


Member: European Association of Geochemistry

Prof. (Dr.) Abhiroop Chowdhury

Professor & Executive Dean

Email achowdhury@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 000-0001-6985-0722
Key Expertise Pollution assessment and management, Soil blue carbon sequestration, Mangrove restoration, Environmental health, Environmental Social Work

Joint director– Environmental Law and Science Advocacy Forum (ELSAF)


B.Sc.; M.Sc. (Calcutta University)


Ph.D. (IIT Dhanbad)


Editorial Board Member: BMC Public Health (Springer Nature), Frontiers in Soil Science, Discover Applied Science (Springer Nature).
Associate Editor/ Section Editor: Toxin Reviews (Taylor & Francis)


Member: European Association of Geochemistry


Biography

Abhiroop Chowdhury is Professor and Executive Dean at Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability (JSES). He is one of the founding faculty members of JSES.

He graduated in Botany (Hons.) and completed his M.Sc. in Environmental System Management from the University of Calcutta. He had qualified for the national level GATE exam in two subject tracks- Life Sciences (LS), Ecology and Evolution (EY). Abhiroop earned his PhD degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) with a MHRD fellowship. His doctoral research question was ‘How do transition and post-transition metal pollution and its geochemistry impact mangrove ecological function at Indian Sundarbans (near India- Bangladesh border)?’. His post-doctoral research was in Kachchh, Gujarat, where he tried to understand the impact of environmental stressors on semi-arid mangrove ecology along the entire coastline, bordered by Kandla port in the east and Jakhau- Narayan Sarovar (near India-Pakistan border) in the west. During his doctoral study, he was awarded the Inder Mohan Thapar Best Researcher Award- 2016 by IIT, Dhanbad, for his novel contributions, published in premier Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCI) journals. He advocates an ‘open science’ publication model and is currently on the editorial boards of reputed SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS)-indexed journals such as Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio), Toxin Reviews (Taylor & Francis) and Discover Applied Sciences (Springer- Nature). He is a full member of the British Society of Soil Science (BSSS) and a member of the European Association of Geochemistry (EAG).

He was involved in a mangrove biodiversity assessment project with IISc, Bangalore along India’s eastern coastline, and was associated with the Department of Chemistry, Manipal University Jaipur, before joining JGU. As an environmental scientist, Abhiroop has explored various biodiversity conservation sites (Kutch Biosphere Reserve in Gujarat, Sundarban Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal), river systems (Subarnarekha and Damodar) and mining regions (Sukinda Chromite mine and Jharia coal fields). He is actively involved in mangrove restoration and alternative livelihood initiatives in Indian Sundarbans. He writes regularly for Indian news dailies and international blogs on environmental issues

Pollution and Community Health

Marine Ecology

Environmental management & sustainability

Introduction to Wildlife and Forestry

Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG)

Introduction to Planetary boundaries

Environmental projects: implementation and management

Energy & Environment

Best Researcher Award-2021 (JGU, 2021)

ShowYourSkill- 2019 award- 1st prize in ‘Social Track’ (Manipal Global- Coursera, 2019)

Inder Mohan Thapar Best Researcher Award-2016 (IIT Dhanbad, 2016)

Programme coordinator/ People's empowerment towards mangrove restoration and resource conservation (P.E.M.R)/BMZ, Germany funded, 2012

Fellowship in Public Health (Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipala, 2019)

Ning, J., Pang, S., Arifin, Z., Zhang, Y., Epa, U.P.K., Qu, M., Zhao, J., Zhen, F., Chowdhury, A., Guo, R., et al. (2024). The Diversity of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Marine Pollution: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 12(7), 1181. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12071181 (2023 IF= 2.7)

Chowdhury, A.*, Naz, A., & Maiti, S.K. (2024) . Community-based, cost-effective multispecies mangrove restoration innovation to maximise soil blue carbon pool, and Humic acid, Fulvic acid concentrations at Indian Sundarbans. Environmental Science & Pollution Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33918-2 (2022 IF= 5.8)

Dey, R., Sharma, S. B., Thakkar, M. G., & Chowdhury, A. (2024). Banni grassland, a geoheritage landscape of Western India: Endless possibilities for Geo-Eco-Socio tourism. Geoheritage, 16(2), 52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-024-00945-x (2023 IF= 2.9)

Sharma, D., Inbaraj, M. P., Naz, A., & Chowdhury, A. * (2024). Fate, source apportionment and fractionation of potentially toxic elements in agricultural soil around a densely populated, semiarid urban center of India: baseline study and ecological risk assessment. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 46(6), 207. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-024-01997-2 (2023 IF= 4.2)

Prakash, R., Naz, A., & Chowdhury A.* (2024). Educating the Local Population About the Need of Environmental Protection Through Participatory Educational Theatre (PET) With a Focus on Sundarbans: Participatory Educational Theatre and Environmental Protection. In Fostering an Ecological Shift Through Effective Environmental Education (pp. 290-306). IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693- 2577-3.ch016

Chowdhury, A. (2024, August 9) The danger Trump poses to the climate – and our future. 360 info. Doi: 10.54377/6c3a-32e0

Chowdhury, A.*, Naz, A., Sharma, S.B., Dasgupta, R. (2023) Changes in Salinity, Mangrove Community Ecology, and Organic Blue Carbon Stock in Response to Cyclones at Indian Sundarbans. Life,13, 1539. https://doi.org/10.3390/ life13071539 (2022 IF= 3.2)

Chowdhury, A.*, Naz, A., & Maiti, S.K. (2023) Distribution, speciation, and bioaccumulation of potentially toxic elements in the grey mangroves at Indian Sundarbans, in relation to vessel movements. Marine Environmental Research, 189, 106042. doi: ttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106042 2021 IF= 3.73)

Pandit, M.K., Kumar, M., Singh, G., & Chowdhury, A. (2023) Hydropower: A low- hanging sour-sweet energy option for India, Heliyon, 9(6), e17151. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17151 (2021 IF= 3.7)

Chowdhury, A.*, Naz, A., & Maiti, S. K. (2023). Variations in Soil Blue Carbon Sequestration between Natural Mangrove Metapopulations and a Mixed Mangrove Plantation: A Case Study from the World’s Largest Contiguous Mangrove Forest. Life, 13(2), 271. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13020271 (2021 IF= 3.2)

Chowdhury, A.*; Naz, A.; Dasgupta, R.; Maiti, S.K. (2023) Blue Carbon: Comparison of Chronosequences from Avicennia marina Plantation and Proteresia coarctata Dominated Mudflat, at the World’s Largest Mangrove Wetland. Sustainability, 15, 368. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15010368 (2021 IF= 3.8)

Jishaant and A Chowdhury.* (2023) Role of Community-Based Organizations (CBO) in Formalizing the Informal E-waste Dismantling Sector of India: An Opinionated Perspective. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 1279: 012026. doi:10.1088/1755- 1315/1279/1/012026

Chowdhury, A. and Naz, A. (2023) Reducing energy poverty, carbon footprint, human health risk and achieving the sustainable development goals, by use of solar lamps at Indian Sundarbans. Material Today Proceedings, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.06.032

Chowdhury, A., Prakash, R., Bhattacharyya, S., Naz, A. (2023). Role of Ponds as a Local Practice in Mitigating Salinity Intrusion Threats at Coastal Aquifer: A Case Study from Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India. In: Basu, M., DasGupta, R. (eds) Indigenous and Local Water Knowledge, Values and Practices. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9406-7_17

Chowdhury, A. (2023, May 18) G20 Summit: India’s presidency and the nuclear energy solution. Financial Express. https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence/g20- summit-indias-presidency-and-the-nuclear-energy-solution/3092607/

Sharma, H., Ilyas, A., Chowdhury, A.*, Poddar, N. K., Chaudhary, A. A., Shailblyeh, S. A. R., Ibrahim, A. A., Khan, S. (2022) Does COVID-19 lockdowns have impacted on global dengue burden? A special focus to India. BMC Public Health, 22, 1402. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13720-w , http://hdl.handle.net/10739/5722 (2021 IF= 4.1)

Yadav, A. K., Yadav, H. K., Naz, A., Koul, M., Chowdhury, A., & Shekhar, S. (2022). Arsenic removal technologies for middle-and low-income countries to achieve the SDG-3 and SDG-6 targets: A review. Environmental Advances, 9, 100262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100262

Dora, L., Chowdhury, A.*, Maiti, S. K., Tiwari, R.K. (2022) Assessment of pollution load and identifying bioindicator algal species using multivariate statistical techniques: a case study from Damodar River, India. International Journal of Environment and Pollution 69(3-4), 151- 178. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/ijep.2022.10046987, http://hdl.handle.net/10739/5575 (2020 IF= 0.5)

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2022). Who Is Winning the Pyrrhic War? Economic & Political Weekly, 57(20),4-5. https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/20/letters/who-winning-pyrrhic-war.html ; http://hdl.handle.net/10739/5597

A Thangaraj, A Chowdhury.* (2022) Energy, geopolitics and the dying arctic ice fields: an enviro-political perspective, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1084, 012034. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755- 1315/1084/1/012034

Chowdhury*, A., A.S. Iyer, S. Bhattacharyya, S.U. Khan, A. Naz. (2022) Organic Farming in the Tropical, Disaster-Prone Coasts: Interventions, Major Challenges and a Success Story from Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1084, 012052. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/1084/1/012052

Chowdhury, A., Dawar, A., Naz, A., Bhattacharyya, S. (2022) Alternative green livelihood initiatives: an effective way to achieve the sustainable development goals at disaster vulnerable, Indian Sundarbans. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 1077, 012007. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1077/1/012007

Naz, A., Chowdhury A.* (2022) Nano Clay-Polymer Composite for Water Treatment. In: Inamuddin et al. (ed.) Adv. App. of Micro and Nano Clay II – Synthetic Polymer Composites, Materials Research Foundations 129, 129-152, LLC. Doi: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902035-6

Chowdhury A., Naz A. (2022) Eco-Engineering and Mangrove Restoration Methods to Stabilize Earthen Embankments and Establishing Bio-Shield Against Natural Disasters: A Case Study from Sundarban Ramsar Wetland, India. In: DasGupta, Rajarshi et al. (eds.) Assessing, Mapping and Modelling of Mangrove Ecosystem Services in the Asia-Pacific Region. Services in the Asia-Pacific Region, Science for Sustainable Societies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2738-6_10

Chowdhury, A. (2022, October 21) Nuclear energy can unshackle the chains of coal geopolitics. Financial Express. https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/nuclear- energy-can-unshackle-the-chains-of-coal-geopolitics/2716609/

Chowdhury, A. (2022, August 31) How Nuclear Energy Can Aid India's Net-Zero Journey. Business World. https://www.businessworld.in/article/How-Nuclear-Energy- Can-Aid-India-s-Net-zero-Journey/30-08-2022-444501/

Chowdhury, A., Corendea, C. (2022, July 22) Russia-Ukraine war could derail a renewable energy future. Hindustan Times. Insights- International Affairs, https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-insight/international-affairs/russiaukraine-war-could- derail-a-renewable-energy-future-101658290751618.html

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2022, July 07) Researchers must not pay the price of war. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/researchers-must-not- pay-price-war-1503087813.html

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2022, June 16) Environmental fallout of the Ukraine war. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/environmental-fallout- ukraine-war-1503081456.html

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2022, April 15) As the curtain descends on flights. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/curtain-descends-flights- 1503060627.html

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2022, March 11) Why Ukraine was the last straw for Putin? The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/ukraine-last-straw- putin-1503051278.html

Chowdhury, A. (2022, March 9) Islands in turmoil. The Telegraph, pp. 10. https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/islands-in-turmoil-for-the-sunderbans-bilateral- dialogue-over-cross-border-migration-is-better-than-communally-exclusive- policies/cid/1855115

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2022, March 02) Towards a new era of imperialism? The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/towards-a-new- era-of-imperialism-1503049371.html

Naz, A., Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2022, February 24). The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/india-must-revisit-forestry-goals- 1503048071.html

Chowdhury, A. (05.02.22) Mangroves, the unknown front-liners against climate change. The Final Stand. https://open.spotify.com/episode/318i8SzhuOPtTLJKtqiXoW?si=e38aa4cf87d844 a9

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2022, January 31) Why Russia is so eager to control Ukraine. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/russia-eager- control-ukraine-1503042495.html

Chowdhury, A. (2022, January 16) Why Incidents of Tiger Straying in Sundarbans Can Hit Mangrove Conservation Efforts. News 18. https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/why-incidents-of-tiger-straying-in-sundarbans- can-impact-mangrove-conservation-efforts-4663322.html

Chowdhury, A. (2022, January 4) Explained: India’s Environmental Issues Behind COP 26 Commitments. ABP Live. https://news.abplive.com/blog/explained-india-s- environmental-issues-behind-cop-26-commitments-1504155

Rai, P. K., Mueed, Z., Chowdhury, A., Deval, R., Kumar, D., Kamal, M. A., Negi, Y.S., Pareek, S., & Poddar, N. K. (2021). Current Overviews on COVID-19 Management Strategies. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 23(3), 361 – 387. doi: 10.2174/1389201022666210509022313 (2021 IF= 2.8)

Chowdhury, A.*, Naz, A., & Maiti, S. K. (2021). Bioaccumulation of potentially toxic elements in three mangrove species and human health risk due to their ethnobotanical uses. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(25), 33042-33059. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-12566-w (2021 IF= 5.1)

Sharma, S., Chowdhury, A. (2021). Phosphorus transitions in traditional eco- knowledge versus chemical based agri-amendment systems of stress-prone semi-arid. Ecological Indicators, 121, 107145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107145. (2021 IF= 6.2)

Chowdhury, A.*, Naz, A., Bhattacharyya, S., Sanyal, P. (2021) Dynamics of salinity intrusion in the surface and ground water of Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 944, 012061. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/944/1/012061

Naz, A., & Chowdhury, A. (2021) Pollutant extraction from water and soil using Montmorillonite clay-polymer composite: A rapid review. Materials Today: Proceedings. 60(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.10.366

Chowdhury, A., Naz, A., & Chowdhury, A.* (2021) Waste to resource: Applicability of fly ash as landfill geoliner to control ground water pollution. Materials Today: Proceedings. 60(1), 8-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.10.367

Naz, A., Chowdhury, A.* & Mishra, B.K. (2021) Applications of Microbes in Bioremediation of Point Source Pollutants from Wastewater. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 796, 012039. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755- 1315/796/1/012039

Chowdhury, A.*, Naz, A., Iyer, A.S., Bhattacharyya, S. (2021) Ecosystem Based Disaster Risk Reduction at Indian Sundarbans: A Lesson Learned from AMPHAN Supercyclone. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci. 796, 012042. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/796/1/012042

Naz A., Chowdhury A.*, Mishra B.K. (2021) Source, Pollution and Remediation of Carcinogenic Hexavalent Chromium from Industrial, Mining Effluents. In: Inamuddin, Ahamed M.I., Lichtfouse E., Altalhi T. (eds) Remediation of Heavy Metals. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, vol 70. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80334-6_12

Chowdhury, A.*, Naz, A., & Sharma, D. (2021). Geochemistry, Extent of Pollution, and Ecological Impact of Heavy Metal Pollutants in Soil. In Inamuddin, Ahamed M.I., Boddula R., Altalhi T.A. (eds) Geochemistry: Concepts and Applications, 7, 73. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119710134.ch5. Google Books Weblink. (ISBN: 978-1-119- 71008-0)

Naz A., Chowdhury A., Mishra B.K. (2021) An Insight into Microbial Remediation of Hexavalent Chromium from Contaminated Water. In: Kumar M., Snow D., Honda R., Mukherjee S. (eds) Contaminants in Drinking and Wastewater Sources. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978- 981-15-4599-3_9

Naz, A., Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, December 22). India must step up efforts to reduce deforestation. The Statesman, pp. 7 . https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/india-must-step-efforts-reduce-deforestation- 1503032278.html

Rosencranz, A., Prasad, S., Chowdhury, A. (2021, November). Climate change — problems and solutions. Education World. https://www.educationworld.in/climate- change-problems-and-solutions/

Naz, A., Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, November 24). End overdependence on coal. The Statesman, pp. 7 .https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/end-overdependence- on-coal-1503026482.html

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, October 13). War and Wildlife. Deccan Herald, pp 7. https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/opinion/in-perspective/war-and-wildlife- 1040042.html

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, October 07). Pacific arms race will impact marine life. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/pacific-arms- race-will-impact-marine-life-1503015368.html/amp

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, September 07). China’s rocky relationship with the environment. Deccan Herald, pp 7. https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/opinion/panorama/china-s-rocky-relationship-with- the-environment-1027815.html

Chowdhury, A., Naz, A. Rosencranz, A. (2021, August 26). Taliban takeover will have environmental impacts The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/taliban-takeover-will-have-environmental- impacts-1502999253.html/amp

Chowdhury, A (Interview)-15.8.21_ PODCAST- Vichaar: Conservation Strategies for the Sundarbans. Azaad Awaz, vol III, issue II, pp- 12-13. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1dHKXwMKaP0rLhygTsOULZ

Chowdhury, A., Naz, A. Rosencranz, A. (2021, August 13). Hydrocarbon conflicts behind environmental degradation The Statesman, pp. 7. https://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/62443593

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, August 04). Restore mangroves to save Sundarbans. Deccan Herald, pp 7. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/restore-mangroves-to-save-sundarbans- 1015948.html

Chowdhury, A., Naz, A. Rosencranz, A. (2021, July 15). Arctic squabbles must end to ensure eco-balance Arctic squabbles must end to ensure eco-balance. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/arctic-squabbles-must-end-ensure-eco-balance- 1502982186.html

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, June 13). Of cyclones and the tigers of Sundarbans. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/of-cyclones- and-the-tigers-of-sundarbans-1502972390.html (Sunday edition)

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, June 08). Twin curses on Sundarbans. Deccan Herald, pp 7. https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/opinion/panorama/twin-curses-on- sundarbans-994986.html

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, May 25). India's environmental misadventures. Deccan Herald, pp 7. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/indias- environmental-misadventures-989666.html

Mehta, T. Chowdhury, A. (2021, May 06). Disaster looms for eastern Himalayas. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/disaster-looms-eastern- himalayas-1502966394.html

Chowdhury, A., Naz, A. Rosencranz, A. (2021, April 15). The conservation crisis. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/the-conservation-crisis- 1502962870.html

Chowdhury, A., Naz, A. Rosencranz, A. (2021, April 01). Perils of unsustainable rice production. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/59483364

Chowdhury, A., Naz, A. (2021, March 11). EXPLAINED| How Nuclear Energy Can Provide Solution To India’s Power Demand. ABP News, https://news.abplive.com/business/how-nuclear-energy-can-provide- solution-to-india-s-power-demand-1448008

Dewan, A., Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, March 03). Threats to migratory birds. Deccan Herald, pp 7. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/threats-to- migratory-birds-957445.html

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, February 25). Nicobar development at the cost of ecology? The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/nicobar- development-cost-ecology-1502954149.html

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, February 17). Chamoli a warning for Himalayan planners. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/chamoli-warning- himalayan-planners-1502952710.html

Rosencranz, A., Chowdhury, A. (2021, February 10) Conservation of India’s five big cats. Deccan Herald, pp 7. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/conservation-of-india-s-five-big-cats- 949491.html

Naz, A., Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, February 08) Corn cultivation disrupts the global ecosystem. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/corn- cultivation-disrupts-global-ecosystem-1502950920.html

Naz, A., Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, January 31) The dangers of packaged food. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/the- dangers-of-packaged-food-1502949556.html/amp (Sunday edition)

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, January 14). Disparaging NGO sector in a time of pandemic. Deccan Herald, pp 7. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/in- perspective/disparaging-ngo-sector-in-a-time-of-pandemic-938763.html

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, January 18) India’s war on NGOs. Policy Forum. https://www.policyforum.net/indias-war-on-ngos/

Naz, A., Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2021, January 13) Policy-makers should look at nuclear power option. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/policy-makers-look-nuclear-power-option- 1502946096.html

Chowdhury, A., Nath, R., Rosencranz, A. (2020). The Sunderbans in Crisis. Economic & Political Weekly, 55(34),5. https://www.epw.in/journal/2020/34/letters/sunderbans- crisis.html

Naz, A., Chowdhury, A.*, Chandra, R., & Mishra, B. K. (2020). Potential human health hazard due to bioavailable heavy metal exposure via consumption of plants with ethnobotanical usage at the largest chromite mine of India. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 42, 4213–4231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-020-00603- 5. (2021 IF= 4.9)

Levi, R., Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2020, December 30) Gandhism could show way to managing resources. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/57388987

Naz, A., Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2020, December 23) Cursed by contaminants. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/cursed-by-contaminants- 1502942282.html

Rosencranz, A., Singh, G., Chowdhury, A. (2020, December 16) A tale of two protests. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/tale- two-protests-1502940962.html

Rosencranz, A., Singh, G., Chowdhury, A. (2020, December 18) A Tale of Two Farmers Protests. Deccan Herald, pp. 7. https://epaper.deccanherald.com/Home/ShareArticle?OrgId=181281da86c7

Rosencranz, A., Bhati, H. V., Chowdhury, A. (2020, December 10) DEMOLISHING THE VIRILITY MYTH. The Statesman, pp. 11. https://epaper.thestatesman.com/c/56928907

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2020, November 10). Green hope during pandemic. Deccan Herald, pp 7. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/green-hope-during- pandemic-913607.html

Naz, A. Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2020, October 23). Our move towards sustainable, clean energy. Deccan Herald, pp 7. https://epaper.deccanherald.com/Home/ShareArticle?OrgId=2310c27dc788&imageview= 0

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2020, October 12). Electric vehicles should be more efficient, affordable. The Statesman, pp. 7 https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2853565/Kolkata-The-Statesman/12TH-OCTOBER- 2020#page/7

Mehta, T. Chowdhury, A. (2020, September 30). Role of mining in India’s environmental future. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thestatesman.com/opinion/role- mining-indias-environmental-future-1502926899.html/amp (Sunday edition)

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2020, September 24). The importance of Blue Carbon Conservation. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/importance-blue-carbon- conservation-1502925720.html

Rosencranz, A., Nath, R., Chowdhury, A. (2020, August 27). Protecting the Indian Sundarbans in a global health crisis. Policy Forum, https://www.policyforum.net/protecting-the-indian-sundarbans-in-a-global-health- crisis/

Mehta, T., Chowdhury, A. (2020, August 21). India's dying rivers seek a coordinated response. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2792938/Kolkata- The-Statesman/21ST-AUGUST-2020#page/7/1

Chowdhury, A., Rosencranz, A. (2020, August 01). Damage to tiger conservation. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/damage-tiger- conservation-1502913122.html

Chowdhury, A., Nath, R., Rosencranz, A. (2020, June 25). Virus effect on wildlife efforts. The Statesman, pp. 7. https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/virus-effect-wildlife-efforts- 1502903558.html

Chowdhury A*., Naz A., Bhattacharyya S. (2019) Plantation Methods and Restoration Techniques for Enhanced Blue Carbon Sequestration by Mangroves. In: Inamuddin, Asiri A., Lichtfouse E. (eds) Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 37. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, vol 37. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29298-0_7

Chowdhury, A.*, Naz, A., Bhattacharyya, S., & Sanyal, P. (2018). Cost–benefit analysis of ‘Blue Carbon’ sequestration by plantation of few key mangrove species at Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, India. Carbon Management, 9(6), 575-586.. DOI: 10.1080/17583004.2018.1518105. (IF= 3.18)

Naz, A., Chowdhury, A.*, Mishra, B. K., & Karthikeyan, K. (2018) Distribution of Heavy Metals and Associated Human Health Risk in Mine, Agricultural and Roadside Soil at the Largest Chromite Mine of India. Environmental Geochemistry & Health. 40, 2155–2175. DOI: 10.1007/s10653-018-0090-3. (IF= 4.6)

Thivakaran, G. A., Bhargav, S., Chowdhury, A., & Murugan, A. (2018) Status, structure and environmental variations in the largest semi-arid mangroves of India at the Gulf of Kachchh. Journal of Forestry Research. 31,163–173. DOI: 10.1007/s11676-018-0793-4 (IF= 2.14)

Kumari, P., Chowdhury, A*.,& Maiti, S. K. (2018). Assessment of Heavy metal in the water, sediment and two edible fish species of Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration, India with special emphasis on human health risk. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal. 24(6), 1477-1500 doi:10.1080/10807039.2017.1415131. (IF: 5.19)

Chowdhury, A.*, Naz, A., &Maiti, S. K. (2017). Health risk assessment of ‘tiger prawn seed’ collectors exposed to heavy metal pollution in the conserved mangrove forest of Indian Sundarbans: A socio-environmental perspective. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 23(2), 203-224. doi: 10.1080/10807039.2016.1238300 (IF: 5.19)

Raj, D., Chowdhury, A., &Maiti, S. K. (2017) Ecological risk assessment of mercury and other heavy metals in soils of coal mining area: a case study from Eastern part of Jharia coal field, India. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 23(4), 1767–787. doi: 10.1080/10807039.2016.1278519 (IF: 5.19)

Chowdhury, A., &Maiti, S. K. (2016). Identifying the source and accessing the spatial variations, contamination status, conservation threats of heavy metal pollution in the river waters of Sunderban biosphere reserve, India. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 20(3), 257- 269.doi:10.1007/s11852-016-0436-x (IF: 1.83)

Chowdhury, A., &Maiti, S. K. (2016). Identification of metal tolerant plant species in mangrove ecosystem by using community study and multivariate analysis: a case study from Indian Sundarban. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75(9), 1-21.doi:10.1007/s12665-016-5391- 1 (IF: 2.7)

Chowdhury, A*.,Maiti, S. K., & Bhattacharyya, S. (2016). How to communicate climate change ‘impact and solutions’ to vulnerable population of Indian Sundarbans? From theory to practice. SpringerPlus, 5:1219.doi:10.1186/s40064-016-2816-y

Chowdhury, A.*, Sanyal, P., &Maiti, S. K. (2016). Dynamics of mangrove diversity influenced by climate change and consequent accelerated sea level rise at Indian Sundarbans. International Journal of Global Warming, 9(4), 486-506.doi:10.1504/IJGW.2016.076333 (IF: 1.086)

Chowdhury, A.*,&Maiti, S. K. (2016). Assessing the ecological health risk in a conserved mangrove ecosystem due to heavy metal pollution: a case study from Sundarbans biosphere reserve, India. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 22(7), 1519- 1541.doi:10.1080/10807039.2016.1190636 (IF: 5.19)

Naz, A., Chowdhury, A., Mishra, B. K., & Gupta, S. K. (2016). Metal pollution in water environment and the associated human health risk from drinking water: A case study of Sukinda chromite mine, India. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 22(7), 1433-1455.doi:10.1080/10807039.2016.1185355 (IF: 5.19)

Banerjee, S., Kumar, A., Maiti, S. K., &Chowdhury, A. (2016). Seasonal variation in heavy metal contaminations in water and sediments of Jamshedpur stretch of Subarnarekha river, India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 75(3), 1-12.doi:10.1007/s12665-015-4990-6 (IF: 2.7)

Maiti, S. K., & Chowdhury, A.* (2013). Effects of anthropogenic pollution on mangrove biodiversity: A Review. Journal of Environmental Protection, 4(12), 1428- 1434. doi:10.4236/jep.2013.412163
Email achowdhury@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 000-0001-6985-0722
Key Expertise Pollution assessment and management, Soil blue carbon sequestration, Mangrove restoration, Environmental health, Environmental Social Work
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