Dr Jajati Mandal

Deficit irrigation and organic amendments can reduce dietary arsenic risk from rice : introducing machine learning-based prediction models from field data (2021)
Journal Article

Dietary rice consumption can assume a significant pathway of the carcinogenic arsenic (As) in the human system. In search of a viable mitigation strategy, a field experiment was conducted with rice (cv. IET-4786) at geogenically arsenic-contaminated... Read More about Deficit irrigation and organic amendments can reduce dietary arsenic risk from rice : introducing machine learning-based prediction models from field data.

Complexation, retention and release pattern of arsenic from humic/fulvic acid extracted from zinc and iron enriched vermicompost (2022)
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Arsenic (As) is a highly poisonous heavy metal with major environmental ramifications. Inorganic components such as zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe), as well as organic vermicompost, have been used as management solutions, with limited attempts of using them... Read More about Complexation, retention and release pattern of arsenic from humic/fulvic acid extracted from zinc and iron enriched vermicompost.

Determination of bioavailable arsenic threshold and validation of modelled permissible total arsenic in paddy soil using machine learning (2023)
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Minimizing arsenic intake from food consumption is a key aspect of the public health response in As-contaminated regions. In many of these regions, rice is the predominant staple food. Here we present a validated maximum allowable concentration of to... Read More about Determination of bioavailable arsenic threshold and validation of modelled permissible total arsenic in paddy soil using machine learning.

Replacing conventional surface irrigation with micro-irrigation in vegetables can alleviate arsenic toxicity and improve water productivity (2023)
Journal Article
Sengupta, S., Patra, S. K., Laha, A., Poddar, R., Bhattacharyya, K., Dey, P., & Mandal, J. (2023). Replacing conventional surface irrigation with micro-irrigation in vegetables can alleviate arsenic toxicity and improve water productivity. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 23, 101012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2023.101012

Arsenic (As), a heavy metal(loid), is exceedingly hazardous and carcinogenic and harms people, soil, plants, and water. Vegetable consumption can be a source for the absorption of As in humans. To find a feasible mitigation technique, a field experim... Read More about Replacing conventional surface irrigation with micro-irrigation in vegetables can alleviate arsenic toxicity and improve water productivity.

Meta-analysis enables prediction of the maximum permissible arsenic concentration in Asian paddy soil (2021)
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It is now well-established that not just drinking water, but irrigation water contaminated with arsenic (As) is an important source of human As exposure through water-soil-rice transfer. While drinking water As has a permissible, or guideline value,... Read More about Meta-analysis enables prediction of the maximum permissible arsenic concentration in Asian paddy soil.

PFAS Contamination: Regulatory Landscape and Future Perspectives for India (2025)
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This article highlights the escalating concern of PFAS (Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances) contamination, which poses significant global concern and potentially serve implications for India. It offers a comprehensive overview of the types of... Read More about PFAS Contamination: Regulatory Landscape and Future Perspectives for India.

By forming an alliance with iron, toxic chromium in water will be filtered out by discarded sugarcane residue (2025)
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Utilizing nano zero-valent iron impregnated biochar for removal of hexavalent chromium from water: An assessment through Box-Behnken optimization, kinetics, and isotherm studies (2025)
Journal Article

The current study focuses on synthesizing an ecofriendly biochar-supported nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) and evaluating its efficacy in removing hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] from aquatic systems under different experimental conditions. The study ident... Read More about Utilizing nano zero-valent iron impregnated biochar for removal of hexavalent chromium from water: An assessment through Box-Behnken optimization, kinetics, and isotherm studies.

A Multifaceted Approach Assessing Heavy Metal Contamination and Health Risk in Tea Garden Soils: Insight Through Hot-Spot Analysis and Machine Learning Techniques (2025)
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Tea is globally esteemed for its economic worth and health benefits, yet heavy metal (HMs) pollution in tea garden soil poses a severe threat to the environment. Implementing multimodal statistical approach, the current study has provided insight int... Read More about A Multifaceted Approach Assessing Heavy Metal Contamination and Health Risk in Tea Garden Soils: Insight Through Hot-Spot Analysis and Machine Learning Techniques.

Contamination of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in agricultural soils: A review (2025)
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Numerous reviews have focused on the chemistry, fate and transport, and remediation of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) across various environmental media. However, there remains a significant gap in the literature regarding a comprehensiv... Read More about Contamination of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances in agricultural soils: A review.

A review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in remediating toxic metals in mine-affected soils (2025)
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Banerjee, S., Mandal, J., Sarkar, D., Datta, R., & Bhattacharyya, P. (2025). A review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in remediating toxic metals in mine-affected soils. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, 1532169. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1532169

Mines are natural reservoirs of various minerals, metals, and metalloids. Several heavy metals (HMs), such as Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, and Ni, are major anthropogenic pollutants that cause severe environmental pollution. The accumulation of these toxic HMs in... Read More about A review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in remediating toxic metals in mine-affected soils.

Soil stressors on ecophysiology of bauxite mine impacted soil: heavy metal-acidity- organic matter nexus (2024)
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Soil ecophysiology is adversely affected by various environmental hazards, particularly in mining regions. While there has been substantial research on the effects of coal, mica, copper (Cu), and manganese (Mn) mining, on soil quality, the impact of... Read More about Soil stressors on ecophysiology of bauxite mine impacted soil: heavy metal-acidity- organic matter nexus.

Reversing the tide of trouble: harnessing invasive water hyacinth biochar to mitigate groundwater fluoride contamination (2024)
Journal Article
Mandal, J. (2024). Reversing the tide of trouble: harnessing invasive water hyacinth biochar to mitigate groundwater fluoride contamination. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-06310-w

Fluoride, a geogenic contaminant, has gained significant global attention due to its adverse health effect. Currently available technologies for its removal are often expensive and inaccessible to many communities. Biochar, a cost-efficient and susta... Read More about Reversing the tide of trouble: harnessing invasive water hyacinth biochar to mitigate groundwater fluoride contamination.

A Retrieval-Augmented Generation Based Tool to address Arsenic Contamination in Agricultural System (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Mandal, J., & Wood, M. (2024, October). A Retrieval-Augmented Generation Based Tool to address Arsenic Contamination in Agricultural System. Presented at 9th International Congress Arsenic in the Environment (As2024), Bhubaneswar, India

Arsenic (As) contamination in soil and water is a significant environmental issue that poses severe risks to human health. Despite extensive research, addressing this challenge remains complex due to its diverse source and behavior in different envir... Read More about A Retrieval-Augmented Generation Based Tool to address Arsenic Contamination in Agricultural System.

Impact of Biochar and Water Regimes on Arsenic Transfer and Uptake in Rice: Insights into Transporter Behaviour and Soil–Plant Dynamics (2024)
Journal Article
Mandal, J. (2024). Impact of Biochar and Water Regimes on Arsenic Transfer and Uptake in Rice: Insights into Transporter Behaviour and Soil–Plant Dynamics. Exposure and Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-024-00670-4

We assessed the effect of biochar and water regimes on arsenic (As) accumulation in popular rice cultivars. These management practises altered the bioavailability of As, Si, P, and S in the soil, which in turn modulate the expression of associated As... Read More about Impact of Biochar and Water Regimes on Arsenic Transfer and Uptake in Rice: Insights into Transporter Behaviour and Soil–Plant Dynamics.

PFAS Adsorption on Water Treatment Residues (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Mandal, J. (2024, September). PFAS Adsorption on Water Treatment Residues. Presented at International Conference on Emerging Trends in Water Treatment 2024, Mikkeli, Finland

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent a family of emerging persistent organic pollutants. In the face of the escalating global challenge of PFAS contamination in water, this study focuses on the removal of, three PFAS viz. perfluorooct... Read More about PFAS Adsorption on Water Treatment Residues.

Deciphering geochemical fingerprints and health implications of groundwater fluoride contamination in mica mining regions using machine learning tactics (2024)
Journal Article
Nandi, R., Mondal, S., Mandal, J., & Bhattacharyya, P. (2024). Deciphering geochemical fingerprints and health implications of groundwater fluoride contamination in mica mining regions using machine learning tactics. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 46, Article 400. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-024-02177-y

The contribution of mica mining activities to fluoride (F-) contamination in groundwater has been chased in this study. For the purpose, groundwater samples (n=40, replicated thrice) were collected during the post-monsoons (September-October) from a... Read More about Deciphering geochemical fingerprints and health implications of groundwater fluoride contamination in mica mining regions using machine learning tactics.

Deciphering geochemical fingerprints and health implications of groundwater fluoride contamination in mica mining regions using machine learning tactics. (2024)
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Nandi, R., Mondal, S., Mandal, J., & Bhattacharyya, P. (2024). Deciphering geochemical fingerprints and health implications of groundwater fluoride contamination in mica mining regions using machine learning tactics. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 46(10), 400. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-024-02177-y

The contribution of mica mining activities to fluoride (F ) contamination in groundwater has been chased in this study. For the purpose, groundwater samples (n = 40, replicated thrice) were collected during the post-monsoons (September-October) from... Read More about Deciphering geochemical fingerprints and health implications of groundwater fluoride contamination in mica mining regions using machine learning tactics..

Assessing groundwater fluoride contamination scenario in West Bengal, India: A combined approach using meta-analysis, current research, and health risk evaluation (2024)
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The present study was initiated by the findings of a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis, which synthesized all available literature on the patterns and trends of groundwater fluoride (F−) contamination in West Bengal,... Read More about Assessing groundwater fluoride contamination scenario in West Bengal, India: A combined approach using meta-analysis, current research, and health risk evaluation.

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