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Dr. PREETHY CHANDRAN

Assistant Professor

School of Environmental Studies

Cochin University of Science and Technology
Kochi - 682022, Kerala, India

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preethychandran@cusat.ac.in



BRIEF BIO
PHD in Environmental Microbiology H index 16 publications:22 Conference publications 8 Book chapter :3 DST project Rs230000/-for a period 2012 to 2015

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Biotechnology, Environmental Microbiology, nANOBIOTECHNOLOGY

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS (RECENT) [TOTAL PUBLICATIONS : 22]
  • Cradle to grave: The multifaceted soapnut-an update on the applications of Sapindus spp, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, Vol. 24, 2021

  • Isolation and Characterization of Heavy Metal Resistant Bacillus flexusP2785 from Eloor Industrial Area, along the Extremities of Periyar River, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, Vol. 60, 2021

  • Optimization of Enterobacter cloacae for diesel oil degradation using Response Surface Methodology (RSM), , 2017

  • Toxic effect of environmentally relevant concentration of silver nanoparticles on environmentally beneficial bacterium Pseudomonas putida, , 2015

  • Diesel biodegradation capacities of indigenousbacterial species isolated from diesel contaminated soil, Journal of Environmental Health Science & Engineering, , 2014

  • Effect of exopolysaccharides on photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles, , 2014

  • Effect of humic acid on photocatalytic activity of ZnO nanoparticles, , 2014

  • ). Charecterization and Optimization of EPS-producing and diesel oil degrading Ochrobactrum anthropi MP3 isolated from refinery waste water, , 2014

  • Toxic potential of iron oxide, CdS/Ag2S composite, CdS and Ag2S NPson a fresh water alga Mougeotia sp, , 2014

  • Removal of Zn(II) from electroplating effluent using yeast biofilm formed on gravels: batch and column studies, Journal of Environmental Health Science & Engineering, , 2014

  • CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS (RECENT) [TOTAL PUBLICATIONS : 8]
  • Comparative study of three invasive plant species mikania micrantha, chromoleana ordorata, and sphagneticola trilobata on germination of crop seeds, International journal of Life Science and Pharma research, 2020

  • Priliminary assessment of herbicidal activity of the three invasive plantsMikaniamicrantcha H.B.K., Chromoleanaordorata and Sphagnetricolatrilobata on paddy weed, Echinochlloacolonum, International journal of Life Science and Pharma research, 2020

  • Heavy metal contamination in Periyarriver: a review, International journal of Life Science and Pharma research, 2020

  • A Greenery method to detect and quantify saponin content in soapnut, Proceedings ofNational conference on Inclusive development through biotechnology, 2020

  • Status, Untapped Potential and Conservation Concerns of Sapindus trifoliatus in Urban Kerala, India,, International Conference on Frontiers in Sustainable Agriculture and Biological Sciences (FSABS - 2020) , 2020

  • Eutrophication status of upper parts of river Periyar using chlorophyll as basic parameter, New Fronteirs in material and Environmental sciences. , 2020

  • Application of Central Composite Design for the optimization of diesel oil degradation by bacteria in a biofilm bioreactor, International conference on Science and Technology , 2018

  • Ecotoxicological effects of diesel contaminated soil treated with bacterial isolates on seed germination, Main stream in biodiversity, human environment and sustainable development, 2018