Publications

1. Gupta A, Tiwari A, Ghosh P*, Arora K, Sharma S (2023) Enhanced lignin degradation of paddy straw and pine needle biomass by combinatorial approach of chemical treatment and fungal enzymes for pulp making. Bioresource Technology. 368: 128314. Impact Factor: 11.889

2.  Vaksmaa A, Guerrero-Cruz S, Ghosh P, Zeghal E, Hernando-Morales V, Niemann H (2023) Role of fungi in bioremediation of emerging pollutants. Frontiers in Marine Science, doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1070905. Impact Factor: 5.247

3. Gupta A, Ghosh P*, Arora K, Sharma S, Kumar S (2023) Valorization potential of pine needle waste biomass: recent trends and future perspectives. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27440-0. Impact Factor: 5.19

4.  Vinay, Surana D, Ghosh P*, Kumar M, Varjani S, Kumar V, Mannina G (2023) Contemporary Drift in Emerging Micro (nano) plastics Removal and Upcycling Technologies from Municipal Wastewater Sludge: Strategic Innovations and Prospects. Current Pollution Reports. 9:174–197. Impact Factor: 8.097

5. Abhishek K, Parashar N, Patel M, Hait S, Shrivastava A, Ghosh P, Sharma P, Pandey A, Kumar M (2023) Recent advancements in antimony (Sb) removal from water and wastewater by carbon-based materials: a systematic review. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 195:758. Impact Factor: 3.307

6. Nair VK, Selvaraju K, Samuchiwal S, Naaz F, Malik A, Ghosh P (2023) Phycoremediation of Synthetic Dyes Laden Textile Wastewater and Recovery of Bio-Based Pigments from Residual Biomass: An Approach towards Sustainable Wastewater Management. Processes. 11:1793. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr11061793. Impact Factor: 3.352

7. Kumar SS, Kumar A, Malyan SK, Ghosh P, Kumar M, Kapoor R, Agrawal AK, Kumar S, Kumar V, Singh L (2023) Landfill leachate valorization: A potential alternative to burden off resources and support energy systems. Fuel, 331:125911. Impact Factor-6.609

8. Abhishek K, Srivastava A, Vimal V, Gupta AK, Bhujbal SK, Biswas JK, Singh L, Ghosh P, Pandey A, Sharma P, Kumar M (2022) Biochar application for greenhouse gas mitigation, contaminants immobilization and soil fertility enhancement: A state-of-the-art review. Science of The Total Environment, 158562. Impact Factor-10.15

9. Bhujbal SK, Ghosh P*, Vijay VK, Singh L* (2022) Biomimicry of ruminant digestion strategies for accelerating lignocellulose bioconversion in anaerobic digestion. Trends in Biotechnology, S0167-7799. Impact Factor-21.942

10. Awasthi SK, Kumar M, Kumar V, Sarsaiya S, Anerao P, Ghosh P, Singh L, Liu H, Zhang Z, Awasthi MK  (2022) A comprehensive review on recent advancements in biodegradation and sustainable management of biopolymers. Environmental Pollution. Impact Factor- 9.13

11. Singhal A, Kumari N, Ghosh P, Singh Y, Garg S, Shah MP, Jha PK,  Chauhan DK (2022) Optimizing cellulase production from Aspergillus flavus using response surface methodology and machine learning models. Environmental Technology & Innovation.Impact Factor- 7.758

12. Gupta A, Kumar M, Ghosh P, Swati, Thakur IS (2022) Risk assessment of a municipal extended aeration activated sludge treatment plant using physico-chemical and in vitro bioassay analyses. Environmental Technology and Innovation. Impact Factor- 7.758

13. Vijay V, Kapoor R, Singh P, Hiloidhari M, Ghosh P* (2022) Sustainable utilization of biomass resources for decentralized energy generation and climate change mitigation: A regional case study in India. Environmental Research. Impact Factor-6.498

14. Surana D, Gupta J, Sharma S, Kumar S, Ghosh P* (2022) A review on advances in removal of endocrine disrupting compounds from aquatic matrices: Future perspectives on utilization of agri-waste based adsorbents. Science of The Total Environment. Impact Factor-7.963 

15. Agarwal NK, Kumar M, Ghosh P, Kumar SS, Singh L, Vijay VK, Kumar V (2022) Anaerobic digestion of sugarcane bagasse for biogas production and digestate valorization. Chemosphere. Impact Factor- 7.086

16. Bhujbal SK, Ghosh P*, Vijay VK, Rathour R, Kumar M, Singh L, Kapley A (2022) Biotechnological potential of rumen microbiota for sustainable bioconversion of lignocellulosic waste to biofuels and value-added products. Science of The Total Environment, p.152773. Imact Factor- 7.963

17. Malyan SK, Kumar SS, Fagodiya RK, Ghosh P, Kumar A, Singh R and Singh L (2021) Biochar for environmental sustainability in the energy-water-agroecosystem nexus. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 149, p.111379. Impact Factor- 12.11

18. Bhujbal SK, Kumar M, Vijay VK, Kumar V, Ghosh P* (2021) Potential of termite gut microbiota for biomethanation of lignocellulosic wastes: current status and future perspectives. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, 28:1-20. Impact Factor-4.957

19. Kumar SS, Ghosh P, Kataria N, Kumar D, Thakur S, Pathania D, Kumar V, Nasrullah M, Singh L (2021) The Role of Conductive Nanoparticles in Anaerobic Digestion: Mechanism, Current Status and Future Perspectives. Chemosphere, 27:130601. Impact Factor- 5.778

20. Mishra P, Ab Wahid Z, Karim A, Pant KK, Ghosh P, Kumar D, Singh L (2021) Chronological perspective on fermentative-hydrogen from hypothesis in early nineteenth century to recent developments: a review. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 22:1-3. Impact Factor- 3.48

21. Das MT, Kumar SS, Ghosh P, Shah G, Malyan SK, Bajar S, Thakur IS, Singh L (2020) Remediation strategies for mitigation of phthalate pollution: Challenges and future perspectives. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 6:124496. Impact Factor- 9.038

22. Wanwari S, Kumari M, Ghosh P and Thakur IS (2020) Evaluation of a biosurfactant producing bacterial strain Pseudomonas sp. ISTPY2 for efficient pyrene degradation and landfill soil bioremediation through soil microcosm and proteomic studies. Bioresource Technology Reports, 12: p.100607.

23. Ghosh P*, Kumar M, Kapoor R, Kumar SS, Singh L, Vijay V, Vijay VK, Kumar V and Thakur IS (2020) Enhanced biogas production from municipal solid waste via co-digestion with sewage sludge and metabolic pathway analysis. Bioresource Technology 296: p.122275. Impact Factor- 7.539, ISSN- 0960-8524.

24. Kumari M, Ghosh P, Swati and Thakur IS (2020) Development of artificial consortia of microalgae and bacteria for efficient biodegradation and detoxification of lindane. Bioresource Technology Reports, 10: p.100415.

25. Kapoor R, Ghosh P, Tyagi B, Vijay VK, Vijay V, Thakur IS, Kamyab H, Duc ND and Kumar A (2020) Advances in biogas valorization and utilization systems: A comprehensive review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 273: p.123052. Impact Factor- 7.246

26. Kapoor R, Ghosh P, Kumar M, Sengupta S, Gupta A, Kumar SS, Vijay V, Kumar V, Vijay VK and Pant D (2020) Valorization of agricultural waste for biogas based circular economy in India: A Research Outlook. Bioresource Technology, 304: p.123036. Impact Factor- 7.539, ISSN- 0960-8524.

27. Swati, Ghosh P, Thakur IS (2019) Biodegradation of pyrene by Pseudomonas sp. ISTPY2 isolated from landfill soil: Process optimisation using Box-Behnken design model. Bioresource Technology Reports 8: p.100329. ISSN: 2589-014X

28. Kumar SS, Ghosh P, Malyan SK, Sharma J and Kumar V (2019) A comprehensive review on enzymatic degradation of the organophosphate pesticide malathion in the environment. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part C, pp.1-42 Impact Factor- 3.667

29. Ghosh P, Shah G, Chandra R, Sahota S, Kumar H, Vijay VK, Thakur IS (2019) Assessment of methane emissions and energy recovery potential from the municipal solid waste landfills of Delhi, India. Bioresource Technology 272:611-615 Impact Factor- 7.539, ISSN- 0960-8524.

30. Kapoor R, Ghosh P, Kumar M, Vijay VK (2019) Evaluation of biogas upgrading technologies and future perspectives: A review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Impact Factor- 2.828, ISSN- 1614-7499. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04767-1

31. Sahota S, Shah G, Ghosh P*, Kapoor R, Sengupta S, Singh P, Vijay V, Sahay A, Vijay VK, Thakur IS (2018). Review of trends in biogas upgradation technologies and future perspectives. Bioresource Technology Reports 1:79-88 ISSN: 2589-014X

32. Kumar M, Ghosh P, Khosla K, Thakur IS (2018) Recovery of polyhydroxyalkanoates from municipal secondary wastewater sludge. Bioresource Technology 255:111-115 Impact Factor- 7.539, ISSN- 0960-8524.

33. Sahota S, Vijay VK, Subbarao PMV, Chandra R, Ghosh P, Shah G, Kapoor R, Vijay V, Koutu V, Thakur IS (2018) Characterization of leaf waste-based biochar for cost effective hydrogen sulphide removal from biogas. Bioresource Technology 250:635-641 Impact Factor- 7.539, ISSN- 0960-8524.

34. Swati, Ghosh P, Thakur IS (2017) An integrated approach to study the risk from landfill soil of Delhi: Chemical analyses, in vitro assays and human risk assessment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 143:120-128 Impact Factor- 4.966, ISSN- 0147-6513.

35. Ghosh P, Thakur IS, Kaushik A (2017) Bioassays for toxicological risk assessment of landfill leachate: A review. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 141:259-270 Impact Factor-4.966, ISSN- 0147-6513.

36. Ghosh P, Thakur IS (2016) Biosorption of landfill leachate by Phanerochaete sp. ISTL01: Isotherms, kinetics and toxicological assessment. Environmental Technology 38:1800-1811 Impact Factor- 1.751, ISSN- 0959-3330.

37. Kumar M, Ghosh P, Khosla K, Thakur IS (2016) Biodiesel Production from Municipal Secondary Sludge. Bioresource Technology 216:165-171 Impact Factor-7.539, ISSN- 0960-8524.

38. Kumari M, Ghosh P, Thakur IS (2016) Landfill leachate treatment using bacto-algal co-culture: An integrated approach using chemical analyses and toxicological assessment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 128:44-51. Impact Factor-4.966, ISSN- 0147-6513.

39. Ghosh P, Gupta A, Thakur IS (2015) Combined chemical and toxicological evaluation of leachate from municipal solid waste landfill sites of Delhi, India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22:9148-9158. Impact Factor- 2.828, ISSN- 1614-7499.

40. Ghosh P, Swati, Thakur IS (2014) Enhanced removal of COD and color from landfill leachate in a sequential bioreactor. Bioresource Technology 170:10-19. Impact Factor-7.539, ISSN- 0960-8524.

41. Ghosh P, Das MT, Thakur IS (2014) Mammalian cell line-based bioassays for toxicological evaluation of landfill leachate treated by Pseudomonas sp. ISTDF1. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 21:8084-8094. Impact Factor- 2.828, ISSN- 1614-7499.

42. Das MT, Ghosh P, Thakur IS (2014) Intake estimates of phthalate esters for South Delhi population based on exposure media assessment. Environmental Pollution 189:118-125. Impact Factor- 6.939, ISSN-0269-7491.

43. Swati, Ghosh P, Das MT, Thakur IS (2014) In vitro toxicity evaluation of organic extract of landfill soil and its detoxification by indigenous pyrene-degrading Bacillus sp. ISTPY1. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 90:145-151. Impact Factor- 4.074, ISSN- 0964-8305.

44. Kumari M, Ghosh P, Swati, Thakur IS (2014) Microcosmic study of endosulfan degradation by Paenibacillus sp. ISTP10 and its toxicological evaluation using mammalian cell line. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 96: 33-40. Impact Factor-4.074, ISSN- 0964-8305.

*Corresponding Author

1. Tyagi B, Sahota S, Thakur IS, Ghosh P* (2022) Microbial transformation of methane to biofuels and biomaterials. In: Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals, Elsevier, pp.203-240.

2. Gupta J, Ghosh P, Kumari M, Thakur IS (2022) Solid waste landfill sites for the mitigation of greenhouse gases. In: Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals, Elsevier, pp. 315-340.

3. Shah G, Sahota S, Vijay VK, Pant KK, Ghosh P* (2021) Recent developments in pressure swing adsorption for biomethane production. In: Emerging Technologies and Biological Systems for Biogas Upgrading, Academic Press, pp. 93-116.

4. Kapoor R, Ghosh P, Vijay VK (2021) Factors affecting CO2 and CH4 separation during biogas upgrading in a water scrubbing process. In: Emerging Technologies and Biological Systems for Biogas Upgrading, Academic Press, pp. 73-91.

5. Ghosh P*, Shah G, Sahota S, Singh L, Vijay VK (2020) Biogas production from waste: technical overview, progress, and challenges. In: Bioreactors: Sustainable Design and Industrial Applications in Mitigation of GHG Emissions, Elsevier, pp. 89-104.

6. Ghosh P*, Sengupta S, Singh L, Sahay A (2020). Life cycle assessment of waste-to-bioenergy processes: a review. In: Bioreactors: Sustainable Design and Industrial Applications in Mitigation of GHG Emissions, Elsevier, pp. 105-122.

7. Shah G, Singh D, Sahota S, Ghosh P* (2020) Towards Waste Valorization: A Promising and Sustainable Approach of Waste Management. In: Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, Springer, pp. 19-34.

8. Thakur IS, Gupta J, Ghosh P (2020) Biological Degradation and Detoxification of Toxic Contaminants in Leachate. In: Bioremediation Technology Hazardous Waste Management, Taylor and Francis, pp. 1-12.

9. Swati, Thakur IS, Vijay VK, Ghosh P* (2018) Scenario of Landfilling in India: Problems, Challenges, and Recommendations. In: Hussain C. (Eds.) Handbook of Environmental Materials Management, Springer, Cham, pp. 1-16.

10. Kumari M, Ghosh P, Thakur IS (2018), Application of Microbes in Remediation of Hazardous Wastes: A Review. In: Varjani, S.J., Agarwal, A.K., Gnansounou, E., Gurunathan, B. (Eds.), Bioremediation: Applications for Environmental Protection and Management, Springer, pp.223-241. DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-7485-1_11

11. Ghosh P, Thakur IS (2017), Treatment of landfill leachate using fungi: An efficient and cost-effective strategy. In: Satyanarayana, Tulasi, Deshmukh, Sunil, Johri, B.N. (Eds.), Developments in Fungal Biology and Applied Mycology, Springer, pp. 341-357. ISBN- 978-981-10-4768-8.

12. Ghosh P, Krishna M, Das MT, Thakur IS (2014), Bioremediation and Detoxification of Xenobiotic Organic Compounds in Landfill Leachate by Pseudomonas sp. ISTDF1. In: Raju, N.J., Gossel, W., Ramanathan, A., Sudhakar, M. (Eds.), Management of Water, Energy and Bio-resources in the Era of Climate Change: Emerging Issues and Challenges, Capital Publishing Company and Springer, pp. 225-234. ISBN- 978-93-81891-06-3.

*Corresponding Author

1.  Pooja Ghosh (2023) Micro(nano) plastics in municipal wastewater sludge: Risks, Mitigation strategies and future research priorities. Global Indian Young Scientist Research and Innovation, Delhi, India (INVITED LECTURE and SESSION CHAIR)

2. Pooja Ghosh (2022) Microplastics in sewage sludge. IIT Delhi-University of Eastern Finland organized International Symposium on Circular Economy Solutions for Plastics and Microplastics: Addressing the Grand Challenge (INVITED LECTURE)

3. Pooja Ghosh (2022) IIT Delhi-AARDO CEP Programme on "Nanotoxicity in the Agri Food chain in African-Asian countries (INVITED LECTURE)

4. Pooja Ghosh (2022) Microplastics in sewage sludge: Occurrence, risk assessment and mitigation strategies. Kick-off event of Finnish Indian Consortia for Research and Education jointly organized by IIT Delhi and University of Eastern Finland.

5. Pooja Ghosh (2019) Energy recovery from Municipal Solid Waste. TEQIP III Short Term Course on Biomass to Energy and other value-added products, IIT Delhi Sonipat (INVITED LECTURE)

6. Pooja Ghosh (2018) Biological treatment and detoxification of landfill leachate using white rot fungi and bacteria. India International Science Festival, Lucknow, India (INVITED LECTURE)

7. Pooja Ghosh, Virendra Kumar Vijay, Indu Shekhar Thakur (2017) Biogas Upgradation: Relevance, Trends and Future Perspectives. International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology for Waste Conversion (ETBWC) 2017, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (POSTER PRESENTATION)

8. Pooja Ghosh, Indu Shekhar Thakur, Virendra Kumar Vijay (2017) Biological treatment and detoxification of landfill leachate using white rot fungi and bacteria. National Conference on Climate Change, Resource Conservation and Sustainability Strategies (CCRCASS-2017), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India (ORAL PRESENTATION)

9. Pooja Ghosh, Manish Kumar, Indu Shekhar Thakur (2015). Bioremediation and detoxification of landfill leachate in a sequential bioreactor using white rot fungi and bacteria. National Conference on past and present geochemical processes - impacts on climate change and annual general body meeting of Indian society of applied geochemists organized by School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India (ORAL PRESENTATION)

10. Pooja Ghosh, Swati, Randhir Kumar Bharti, Indu Shekhar Thakur (2014). Sequential Treatment of Landfill Leachate using Bacteria and Fungi: Optimization by Response Surface Methodology. International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology (ICETB) organized by School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and The Biotech Research Society, India (POSTER PRESENTATION)

11. Pooja Ghosh, Mihir Tanay Das, Manoj Kumar Singh, Indu Shekhar Thakur (2014). Toxico-chemical assessment of landfill leachate treated with Pseudomonas sp. International Conference on Environmental Biology and Ecological Modelling (ICEBEM) organized by Department of Zoology, Centre for Advanced Studies, Viswa-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal (POSTER PRESENTATION)

12. Pooja Ghosh, Mihir T Das, Mayank Krishna and Indu Shekhar Thakur (2013). Bioremediation and Detoxification of Xenobiotic Organic Compounds in Landfill Leachate by Pseudomonas sp. ISTDF1. International Humboldt Kolleg on Management of Water, Energy and Bio-resources in Changing Climate Regime: Emerging Issues and Environmental Challenges organized by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (POSTER PRESENTATION)

13. Pooja Ghosh, Mihir Tanay Das, Manoj Kumar Singh, Indu Shekhar Thakur (2013). Bidegradation and detoxification of landfill leachate by dibenzofuran-degrading Pseudomonas sp. ISTDF1. International Conferences on Advances in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (ICABB) organized by The Biotech Research Society, India and Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (POSTER PRESENTATION)