Dr. Suja Purushothaman Devipriya joined the School of Environmental Studies in 2019. Before joining CUSAT, she served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry (Central) University for a decade. She Specializes in Environmental photocatalysis, Bioremediation, Pollution treatment technologies, Microplastics and Ecological Studies. She has 15+ years of experience in teaching Industrial Ecology, Environmental monitoring and analysis, Environmental Pollution, Natural resource management, Ecology & Biodiversity and conservation. Her current research involves different aspects of microplastic pollution using various tools and techniques to monitor and provide solutions to global microplastic problem. The study includes Microplastics interactions and toxicity, Atmospheric microplastic pollution, Biodegradation of plastics,, Machine learning based approaches for microplastic monitoring, Microplastic regulation and policies.

Microplastics, Industrial Ecology, Water, Air and Solid Waste Treatment Technologies, Environmental Biotechnology & Bioremediation

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Machine Learning Aided Meta-analysis of Microplastic Polymer Composition in Global Marine Environment, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Elsevier Vol. 4401, 2022

Urban mangrove ecosystems are under severe threat from microplastic pollution: a case study from Mangalavanam, Kerala, India., Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer 2022

A preliminary survey to assess the awareness, attitudes/behaviours, and opinions pertaining to plastic and microplastic pollution among students in India, Marine Policy, Elsevier Vol. 144, 2022

Prevalence of microplastics in the sediments of Odisha beaches, southeastern coast of India, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Pergamon 2021

Biodegradation of polystyrene wastes by a newly reported honey bee pest Uloma sp. larvae: An insight to the ability of polystyrene-fed larvae to complete its life cycle, Environmental Challenges, Elsevier 2021

Role of pretreatment and evidence for the enhanced biodegradation and mineralization of low-density polyethylene films by greater waxworm, Environmental technology, 2021

Prevalence and characteristics of microplastics present in the street dust collected from Chennai metropolitan city, India, Chemosphere, 2020

Occurrence, distribution and composition of microplastics in the sediments of South Andaman beaches, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020

Facile green synthesis of Ag–Cu decorated ZnO nanocomposite for effective removal of toxic organic compounds and an efficient detection of nitrite ions, Journal of Environmental Management, 2020

Cytotoxic and antioxidant activity of the polysaccharide isolated from the seeds of Strychnos potatorum, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2020

Prof. Dr. SUJA P. DEVIPRIYA, Srujana Kathi, SujaDevipriya, K. Thamaraiselvi, Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi, Cost Effective Technologies for Solid Waste and Wastewater Treatment(Advances in Pollution Research) , Elsevier, 2022 , ISBN : ISBN 978-0-12-822933-0