Dr. Bhola R. Gurjar

Professor
Indian Institute of Technology, India


Highest Degree
PostDoc Fellow in Environmental Science from Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany

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Biography

Dr. Bhola R. Gurjar is currently working as Professor in Civil Engineering Department of Indias Premier Technological Institution; Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Roorkee. He is also a core faculty member at Centre for Transportation Systems (CTRANS) in IIT Roorkee. He obtained his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from same Institute. He is having 24 years progressive professional experience in industry, teaching, training, research, and consultancy. His present research interests focuses on Air/ Water Pollution; Emissions and Air Quality in Megacities; Urban transport and the Environment; GHG emissions and Climate Change; Health Risk Assessment; EIA and risk analysis; Waste Management; Energy and Environmental Policy evaluation; and Integrated cross-disciplinary studies of The Environment, Economy, Technology, and Infrastructure Developments - particularly with the Global change, Sustainable Development and risk Governance Perspectives. He is co-author/ co-editor of 8 books. He is recipient of several awards and fellowships including the prestigious Advanced Postdoctoral Research Fellowship of the Max Planck Society (Germany). Research and Training (START), Washington, D.C., U.S.A., honored him with the 2004 START Young Scientist Award. He is presently heading the Max Planck Partner Group for Megacities and Global Change established at IIT Roorkee by the Max Planck Society (Germany). He successfully completed number of major R & D Projects and Consulting Assignments as Principal Investigator and Co-investigator. He supervised 10 PhD thesis, 24 M.Tech Dissertation, 15 M.Tech seminars, and 9 B.Tech projects. He has published 52 research articles in peer reviewed journal, 21 book chapters, and 24 papers in peer reviewed conference proceeding contributed as author/co-author. He is also member of many program committees. He is also serving as member of editorial board and reviewer for various journals.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
Water Pollution
Air Quality
Climate Change
Waste Management

Selected Publications

  1. Surampalli, R., B. Gurjar, T. Zhang and C. Ojha, 2015. Introduction. In: Carbon Capture and Storage: Physical, Chemical and Biological Methods, Surampalli, R.Y., T.C. Zhang, R.D. Tyagi, R. Naidu and B.R. Gurjar et al. (Eds.). American Society of Civil Engineers Publication, Reston, Virginia, USA., pp: 1-5.

  2. Sharma, R.K., B.R. Gurjar, A.V. Singhal, S.R. Wate and S.P. Ghuge and R. Agrawal, 2015. Automation of emergency response for petroleum oil storage terminals. Safety Sci., 72: 262-273.
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  3. Gurjar, B., C. Ojha, R. Surampalli, T. Zhang and P. Walvekar, 2015. Carbon Capture and Storage: An Overview. In: Carbon Capture and Storage: Physical, Chemical and Biological Methods, Surampalli, R.Y., T.C. Zhang, R.D. Tyagi, R. Naidu and B.R. Gurjar et al. (Eds.). American Society of Civil Engineers Publication, Reston, Virginia, USA., pp: 7-35.

  4. Chandel, M., B. Gurjar, C. Ojha and R. Surampalli, 2015. Modeling and Uncertainty Analysis of Transport and Geological Sequestration of CO2. In: Carbon Capture and Storage: Physical, Chemical and Biological Methods, Surampalli, R.Y., T.C. Zhang, R.D. Tyagi, R. Naidu and B.R. Gurjar et al. (Eds.). American Society of Civil Engineers Publication, Reston, Virginia, USA., pp: 475-497.

  5. Nagpure, A.S., B.R. Gurjar and J.C. Martel, 2014. Human health risks in national capital territory of Delhi due to air pollution. Atmos. Pollut. Res., 5: 371-380.
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  6. Nagpure, A.S. and B.R. Gurjar, 2014. Urban Traffic Emissions and Associated Environmental Impacts in India. In: Novel Combustion Concepts for Sustainable Energy Development, Agarwal, A.K., A. Pandey, A.K. Gupta, S.K. Aggarwal and A. Kushari (Eds.). Springer, India, pp: 405-414.

  7. Mahapatra, P.S., S. Panda, P.P. Walvekar, R. Kumar, T. Das and B.R. Gurjar, 2014. Seasonal trends, meteorological impacts and associated health risks with atmospheric concentrations of gaseous pollutants at an Indian coastal city. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 21: 11418-11432.
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  8. Gosu, V., B.R. Gurjar, R.Y. Surampalli and T.C. Zhang, 2014. nFe 0/GAC-mediated advanced catalytic Per-oxidation for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment. J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 2: 1996-2004.
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  9. Walvekar, P.P. and B.R. Gurjar, 2013. Formulation, application and evaluation of a stack emission model for Coal-based power stations. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 10: 1235-1244.
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  10. Thakur, A.K., C.S.P. Ojha, V.P. Singh, B.R. Gurjar and C. Sandhu, 2013. Removal of pathogens by River Bank filtration at Haridwar, India. Hydrol. Process., 27: 1535-1542.
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  11. Sharma, R.K., B.R. Gurjar, S.R. Wate, S.P. Ghuge and R. Agrawal, 2013. Assessment of an accidental vapour cloud explosion: Lessons from the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. accident at Jaipur, India. J. Loss Prev. Process Ind., 26: 82-90.
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  12. Seetha, N., R. Bhargava and B.R. Gurjar, 2013. Gaseous and bioaerosol emissions from municipal wastewater treatment plants. J. Environ. Sci. Eng., 55: 517-536.

  13. Nagpure, A.S., K. Sharma and B.R. Gurjar, 2013. Traffic Induced Emission Estimates and Trends (2000-2005) in Megacity Delhi. Urban Climate, 4: 61-73.
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  14. Mudhoo, A., B. Sewhoo, R. Mohee and B.R. Gurjar, 2013. Greenhouse gas emissions reductions from in-situ aeration in a landfill: A multi-parameter sensitivity analysis approach. J. Environ. Info., 22: 78-91.
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  15. Mohan, M., Y. Kikegawa, B.R. Gurjar, S. Bhati and N.R. Kolli, 2013. Assessment of urban heat island effect for different land use-land cover from micrometeorological measurements and remote sensing data for megacity Delhi. Theor. Applied Climatol., 112: 647-658.
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  16. Kumari, R., A.K. Attri, L.I. Panis and B.R. Gurjar, 2013. Emission estimates of particulate matter and heavy metals from mobile sources in Delhi. J. Environ. Sci. Eng., 55: 127-142.

  17. Kumar, P., S. Jain, B.R. Gurjar, P. Sharma, M. Khare, L. Morawska and R. Britter, 2013. New directions: Can a blue sky return to Indian megacities? Atmos. Environ., 71: 198-201.
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  18. Gosu, V. and B.R. Gurjar, 2013. Removal of Nitrogenous Heterocyclic Compounds (NHCs) by nano zero valent iron. Int. J. ChemTech Res., 5: 634-639.
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  19. Nagpure, A.S. and B.R. Gurjar, 2012. Development and evaluation of vehicular air pollution inventory model. Atmos. Environ., 59: 160-169.
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  20. Mohan, M., Y. Kikegawa, B.R. Gurjar, S. Bhati, A. Kandya and K. Ogawa, 2012. Urban heat island assessment for a tropical Urban Airshed in India. Atmos. Clim. Sci., 2: 127-138.
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  21. Guttikunda, S.K. and B.R. Gurjar, 2012. Role of meteorology in seasonality of air pollution in megacity Delhi, India. Environ. Monit. Assess., 184: 3199-3211.
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  22. Tyagi, V., B.R. Gurjar, N. Joshi and P. Kumar, 2011. PM 10 and heavy metals in suburban and rural atmospheric environments of Northern India. J. Hazardous Toxic Radioactive Waste, 16: 175-182.
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  23. Thakur, A.K., C.S.P. Ojha and B.R. Gurjar, 2011. Investigations into clogging in river bank filtration sites: A case study from Haridwar. J. Inst. Engrs-Pt EN, 91: 16-22.

  24. Nagpure, A.S., B.R. Gurjar and P. Kumar, 2011. Impact of altitude on emission rates of ozone precursors from Gasoline-driven light-duty commercial vehicles. Atmos. Environ., 45: 1413-1417.
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  25. Kumari, R., A.K. Attri and B.R. Gurjar, 2011. Impact of CNG on emissions of PAHs and PCDDs/Fs from the road transport in Delhi. Atmos. Pollut. Res., 02: 394-399.

  26. Kumar, P., B.R. Gurjar, A.S. Nagpure and R.M. Harrison, 2011. Preliminary estimates of nanoparticle number emissions from road vehicles in megacity Delhi and associated health impacts. Environ. Sci. Technol., 45: 5514-5521.
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  27. Kikegawa, Y., Y. Ishizaka, K. Hokari, M. Mohan and B.R. Gurjar, 2011. Study on the structure of surface air temperature distribution and potential of heat island countermeasures in Delhi under dry climate. J. Japan Soc. Civil Eng., 67: 315-326.
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  28. Ganga, S., B.R. Gurjar and R. Kumari, 2011. Urban and country level greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprints: A comparative study of a megacity, Delhi and India. J. Environ. Sci. Eng., 53: 137-142.
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  29. Ojha, C.S.P., M. Mena, S. Guttikunda, B.R. Gurjar and W. Lei, 2010. Air Pollution Modeling: Theory and Application. In: Air Pollution Health and Environmental Impacts, Gurjar, B.R., L.T. Molina and C.S.P. Ojha (Eds.). CRC Press, New York, ISBN-13: 9781439809631, pp: 45-106.

  30. Nagpure, A.K., B.R. Gurjar, N. Sahni and P. Kumar, 2010. Pollutant emissions from road vehicles in megacity Kolkata, India: Past and present trends. Indian J. Air Pollut. Control, 10: 18-30.

  31. Molina, L.T. and B.R. Gurjar, 2010. Regional and Global Environmental Issues of Air Pollution. In: Air Pollution Health and Environmental Impacts, Gurjar, B.R., L.T. Molina and C.S.P. Ojha (Eds.). CRC Press, New York, pp: 493-518.

  32. Mohan, M. and B.R. Gurjar, 2010. Sensitivity analysis of probits with respect to quantitative risk assessment of airborne toxic chemicals using IITD-QRA model. Int. J. Environ. Waste Manage., 6: 345-355.
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  33. Mohan, M. and B.R. Gurjar, 2010. Health Risk Assessment and Management for Air Toxics in Indian Environment. In: Air Pollution Health and Environmental Impacts, Gurjar, B.R., L.T. Molina and C.S.P. Ojha (Eds.). CRC Press, New York, ISBN-13: 9781439809631, pp: 311-323.

  34. Lakhani, A., R. Balasubramanian and B.R. Gurjar, 2010. Air Pollution Monitoring and Source Characterization. In: Air Pollution Health and Environmental Impacts, Gurjar, B.R., L.T. Molina and C.S.P. Ojha (Eds.). CRC Press, New York, ISBN-13: 9781439809631, pp: 19-44.

  35. Gurjar, B.R., L.T. Molina and C.S.P. Ojha, 2010. Air Pollution: Health and Environmental Concerns. In: Air Pollution Health and Environmental Impacts, Gurjar, B.R., L.T. Molina and C.S.P. Ojha (Eds.). CRC Press, New York, ISBN-13: 9781439809631, pp: 1-15.

  36. Gurjar, B.R., A. Jain, A. Sharma, A. Agarwal, P. Gupta, A.S. Nagpure and J. Lelieveld, 2010. Human health risks in megacities due to air pollution. Atmos. Environ., 44: 4606-4613.
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  37. Schneider, M., V.H. Hoffmann and B.R. Gurjar, 2009. Corporate responses to the CDM: The Indian pulp and paper industry. Clim. Policy, 9: 255-272.
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  38. Gurjar, B.R., T.M. Butler, M.G. Lawrence and J. Lelieveld, 2008. Evaluation of emissions and air quality in megacities. Atmos. Environ., 42: 1593-1606.
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  39. Butler, T.M., M.G. Lawrence, B.R. Gurjar, J. van Aardenne, M. Schultz and J. Lelieveld, 2008. The representation of emissions from megacities in global emission inventories. Atmos. Environ., 42: 703-719.
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  40. Mohan, M., L. Dagar and B.R. Gurjar, 2007. Preparation and validation of gridded emission inventory of criteria air pollutants and identification of emission hotspots for megacity Delhi. Environ. Monit. Assess., 130: 323-339.
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  41. Lawrence, M.G., T.M. Butler, J. Steinkamp, B.R. Gurjar and J. Lelieveld, 2007. Regional pollution potentials of megacities and other major population centers. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7: 3969-3987.
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  42. Gurjar, B.R. and J. Lelieveld, 2005. New directions: Megacities and global change. Atmos. Environ., 39: 391-393.
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  43. Molina, M.J. and L.T. Molina, 2004. Megacities and atmospheric pollution. J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc., 54: 644-680.
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  44. Mohan, M. and B.R. Gurjar, 2004. A risk-based model to establish threshold planning quantities of hazardous substances. J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc., 54: 495-503.
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  45. Gurjar, B.R., J.A. van Aardenne, J. Lelieveld and M. Mohan, 2004. Emission estimates and trends (1990-2000) for megacity Delhi and implications. Atmos. Environ., 38: 5663-5681.
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  46. Gurjar, B.R., 2003. Interlinking of rivers: A climatic viewpoint. Curr. Sci., 84: 1381-1382.

  47. Gurjar, B.R. and M. Mohan, 2003. Potential health risks due to toxic contamination in the ambient environment of certain Indian states. Environ. Monit. Assess., 82: 203-223.
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  48. Gurjar, B.R. and M. Mohan, 2003. Integrated risk analysis for acute and chronic exposure to toxic chemicals. J. Hazardous Mater., 103: 25-40.
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  49. Gurjar, B.R. and R. Wats, 2002. Waste Minimization: A Vital Must for Green-Entrepreneurship. In: Women and Rural Entrepreneurship in India, Sharma, D.D. and S.K. Dhameja (Eds.). Abhishek Publications, Chandigarh, pp: 162-171.

  50. Gurjar, B.R. and M. Mohan, 2002. Environmental risk analysis: Problems and perspectives in different countries. Risk: Health Saf. Environ., 13: 1-30.
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  51. Saini, J.S. and B.R. Gurjar, 2001. Entrepreneurship and Education: Challenges and Strategies. Rawat Publications, Jaipur (India), ISBN 81-7033-648-1, Pages: 352.