- nldevi@cub.ac.in
- nldevi@cub.ac.in
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Specialization :
Atmospheric aerosols (PM2.5), Persistent organic pollutants, Flame retardants, Heavy metals pollution, health risk assessment
EXPERIENCE :
8 years in Teaching and 12 years in research
- 06/2017 to present , Assistant professor (Senior scale), Central University of South Bihar
- 06/2013- 06/2017, Assistant professor, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, Bihar
- 01/2012- 07/2013, Postdoc, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Monitoring and modelling of atmospheric aerosols in Indo-Gangetic region (IGR) of India
- Source apportionment of atmospheric aerosols using, carbonaceous aerosols (CA),organic tracers and radiocarbon (14C)
- Airborne brominated, chlorinated and organophosphate ester flame retardants inside the buildings of the Indian state of Bihar
- Fate and distribution of organophosphate esters in the soil-sediments
- Chemometric evaluation of heavy metal pollutions and health risk assessment
- Publications:
- Yadav, I.C., Devi N.L., 2021. Nitrated-and oxygenated-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in urban soil from Nepal: Source assessment, air-soil exchange, and soil-air partitioning. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 211, 111951.[IF.4.8]
- Devi N.L.,Kumar A.,Yadav,I.C. 2021. PM10 and PM2.5 in Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) of India: chemical characterization, source analysis, and transport pathways. Urban Climate, 33, 100663 [IF- 3.8]
- Kumar, A.,Yadav,I C.,Shukla,A., Devi, NL. 2020. Seasonal Variation of PM2.5 in the Central Indo-Gangetic Plain (Patna) of India: Chemical Characterization and Source Assessment. Springer Nature Applied Science, 2, 1366.
- Yadav, I.C., Devi, N.L., Kumar, A., Li, J., Zhang, G., 2020. Airborne brominated, chlorinated and organophosphate ester flame retardants inside the buildings of the Indian state of Bihar: Exploration of source and human exposure. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 191, 110212.[IF.4.8]
- Yadav,I.C. and Devi,N.L, 2019.Data on fate and distribution of organophosphate esters in the soil-sediments from Kathmandu,Nepal. Data in Brief, 28,104822.
- Kumari, S., Yadav, I.C., Kumar, A., Devi, N.L.,2019. Dataset on Assessment of heavy metals contamination in environmental samples of most populated city in Bihar, India. Data in Brief, 25:104079
- Yadav, I.C., Devi,N.L., Li, J., Zhang, G.,2019. Examining the role of total organic carbon and black carbon in the fate of legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in indoor dust from Nepal: Implication on human health. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 175:225-235.[IF.4.8]
- Yadav,I.C. and Devi,N.L.,2018. Biomass Burning, Regional Air Quality, and Climate Change.Elsvier Encicpedia publication. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11022-X
- Devi, N.L., Yadav, I.C.,Chakraborty, Shihua Qi.,2018.Polychlorinated biphenyls in surface soil from north east India;implication for sources apportionment and health risk assessment. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology doi: 10.1007/s00244-018-0528-8 [IF 2.4]
- Devi, N.L., Yadav, I.C.,2018. Chemometric evaluation of heavy metal pollutions in Patna region of the Ganges alluvial plain, India: implication for source apportionment and health risk assessment. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 40, 2343–2358[IF 2.6]
- Yadav, I.C., Devi, N.L., Li, J., Zhang, G., 2018. Altitudinal and spatial variations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Nepal: Implication on source apportionment and risk assessment. Chemosphere 198, 386-396 [IF 4.2]
- Yadav, I.C. Devi, N.L., Li, J., Zhang, G., 2018. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in house dust and surface soil in major urban regions of Nepal: Implication on source apportionment and toxicological effect. Science of the Total Environment 616-617, 223-235.[ IF 4.9]
- Yadav, I.C., Devi, N.L., Li, J., Zhang, G., 2018.Environmental concentration and atmospheric deposition of halogenated flame retardants in soil from Nepal: Source apportionment and soil-air partitioning. Environmental Pollution 23, 642-654 [IF 5.1]
- Yadav, I.C., Devi, N.L., Li, J., Zhang, G., 2018.Organophosphate ester flame retardants in Nepalese soil: Spatial distribution, source apportionment and air-soil exchange assessment. Chemosphere 190, 114-123 [ IF 4.2]
- Yadav, I.C., Devi, N.L., Li, J., Zhang, G., Covaci, A. 2018. Concentration and spatial distribution of organophosphate esters in the soil-sediment profile of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Implication for risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment 613-614C, 502-512.[ IF 4.9]
- Yadav, I.C., Devi, N.L., Zhong, G., Li, J., Zhang, G., Covaci, A. 2017. Occurrence and fate of Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardants and Plasticizers in indoor air and dust of Nepal: Implication for human exposure. Environmental Pollution 229, 668-678.[IF 5.1]
- Yadav, I.C., Devi, N.L., Li J., Zhang, G. 2017. Polychlorinated biphenyls in Nepalese surface soils: spatial distribution, air-soil exchange, and soil-air partitioning. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 144, 498–506. [IF 3.7]
- Yadav, I.C., Devi, NL, Li J, Syed JH, Zhang G, Watanabe H. 2017. Biomass burning in Indo-China peninsula and its impacts on regional air quality and global climate change-a review. Environmental Pollution 227, 414-427. [IF 5.1]
- Yadav, I.C., Devi, N.L., Li, J., Zhang, G.2017.Occurrence and Source Apportionment of Halogenated Flame Retardants in the indoor air of Nepalese cities: Implication on human health. Atmospheric Environment 161, 122-131. [IF 3.6]
- Yadav, I.C., Devi, N.L., Li J, Zhang G, Beivik K. 2017.Possible emissions of POPs in plain and hilly areas of Nepal: Implications for source apportionment and health risk assessment. Environmental Pollution, 220, 1289–1300. [IF 5.1]
- Yadav, I.C., Devi, N.L., Li, J., Zhang, G., Shakya, P.2016.Occurrence, profile and spatial distribution of organochlorines pesticides in soil of Nepal: Implication for source apportionment and health risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment 573, 1598–1606. [IF 4.9]
- Devi, N.L., Yadav, I.C., Raha, P., Shihua, Q., Yang, D., Zhang, G. 2016.Environmental carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil from Himalayas, India: Implications for spatial distribution, sources apportionment and risk assessment. Chemosphere 144: 493-502. [IF 4.2]
- Chakraborty P, Khuman SN, Selvaraj S, Sampath S, Devi NL, Bang JJ, Katsoyiannis A 2016. Polychlorinated biphynyls and organochlorine pesticides in River Brahmaputra from the outer Himalayan range and river Hoogly emptying into the Bay of Bengal: Occurrence, sources and ecotoxicological risk assessment. Environmental Pollution. 219,998–1006. [IF 4.8]
- Devi, N.L., Yadav, I.C., Raha, P., Shihua, Q., Yang, D.2015.Spatial distribution, source apportionment and ecological risk assessment of residual organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the Himalayas. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22, 20154-20166. [IF 2.7]
- Yadav, I.C., Devi, N.L., Syed, J.H., Cheng, C., Li, J., Zhang, G., Jones, K.C. 2015. Current status of persistent organic pesticides residues in air, water, and soil, and their possible effect on neighboring countries: A comprehensive review of India. Science of the Total Environment 511: 123–137. [IF 4.9]
- Yadav, I.C., Devi, N.L., Singh, S.2015. Reductive dissolution of iron-oxyhydroxides directs groundwater arsenic mobilization in the upstream of Ganges River basin, Nepal. Journal of Geochemical Exploration 148: 150–160. [IF 2.5]
- Yadav IC, Devi NL, Singh S. 2015.Spatial and Temporal Variation in Arsenic in the Groundwater of Upstream of Ganges River Basin, Nepal. Environmental Earth Science 73:1265–1279. [IF 1.5]
- Yadav IC, Devi NL, Mohan D, Shihua Qi, Singh S. 2014. Assessment of Groundwater Quality with Special Reference to Arsenic in Nawalparasi District, Nepal using Multivariate Statistical Techniques. Environmental Earth Science 72: 259-273. [IF 1.5]
- Devi NL, Yadav IC, Shihua Q, Chakraborty P, Dan Y. 2014. Distribution and risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the remote air and soil of Manipur, India. Environmental Earth Science 72:3955–3967. [IF 1.5]
- Devi NL, Yadav IC, Shihua Qi. 2014. Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in Manipur of the Northeast India: monitoring on urban, rural and mountain sites. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds 34: 12-343. [IF 1.6]
- Yadav IC, Singh S, Mohan D, Devi NL, Pahari M, Tater PS, Shakya BM. 2012. Spatial Distribution of Arsenic in Groundwater of Southern Nepal. Review of Environmental Contaminant and Toxicology 218, 125-140. [IF 2.5]
- Yadav IC, Devi NL, Singh S, Prasad AGD. 2012. Sustainable use of Vermicomposting in Mysore Zoo, India. Waste Management 32(1):235-237. [IF 4.0]
- Devi NL, Shihua Qi, Chakraborty P, Zhang G, Yadav IC. 2011. Passive air sampling of organochlorine pesticides in a North-eastern state of India, Manipur. Journal of Environmental Science 23(5): 807–814. [IF 2.9]
- Devi NL, Shihua Qi, Chunling L, Dan Y, Yadav IC. 2011. Air-Water Gas Exchange of Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) in Honghu Lake, China. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 20(4): 869-875. [IF 0.87]
- Devi NL, Yadav IC, Shihua Qi, Singh S, Belagali SL. 2011. Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Paper Industry Effluents –A Case Study of South India paper Mill (SIPM). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 177:23–33. [IF 1.9]
- Yadav IC, Devi NL, Singh S, Prasad AGD. 2010. Evaluating Financial Aspects of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Mysore City, India. International journal of Environmental Technology and Management 13(3/4):302-310.
- Devi NL, Raha P. 2013.Contamination of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in India. Bulletin of Environmental and Scientific Research,2(1),pp.9-14.
- Yang D, Shihua Q, Devi NL, Fang T , Ziping H, Qingyuan Z, Wang J. 2012. Characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2.5 and PM10 in Tanggu District, Tianjin Binhai New Area, China. Frontier Earth Science, 6(3), 324–330. [IF 0.88] /li>
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Book:
- Devi N.L. (2020) Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): Environmental Risks, Toxicological Effects, and Bioremediation for Environmental Safety and Challenges for Future Research. Bioremediation of Industrial Waste for Environmental Safety. Springer, Singapore, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1891-7_4
- Kumar A and Devi NL, 2019. Endosulfan Contamination in Indian Environment. In book Endosulfan: Uses, Toxicological Profile and Regulation, Nova Publication, Series: Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology BISAC: TEC003030
- Yadav IC and Devi NL,2019. An Overview of Endosulfan: Characteristics, Eco-Toxicological Impact, and Regulatory Status. In book Endosulfan: Uses, Toxicological Profile and Regulation, Nova Publication, Series: Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology BISAC: TEC003030
- Yadav IC and Devi NL.2017.Pesticides classification and its impact on human and environment.In book: Environmental Science and Engineering, Edition vol.6.Publisher:Studium press LLC,USA.
- Yadav IC, Devi NL, Singh S. 2012. Microbial Degradation of Chlorinated Aromatic Hydrocarbon. In: Tiwari SP., Sharma R., Singh RK (Eds.), Recent Advances in Microbiology. NOVA publication, USA, pp. 373-406. (ISBN: 978-1-62257-237-3).
- Yadav IC, Devi NL, Prasad AGD. 2011. Municipal Solid waste management in Mysore India: problems and prospects.Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co., Germany.
- Devi NL, Yadav IC, Belagali SL. 2011. Quantitative and Qualitative Study of Paper Industry Effluent-a Case Study of South India paper Mill (SIPM).Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH & Co., Germany.
- Awards:
- SERB-DST, International Travel Grants-2020.
- Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship -2012.
- DBT-Research Associateship, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India-2011.
- Indo-China Exchange Doctoral Scholarship-2008
- University topper (four gold medalist) at postgraduate level-2007
- Projects:
| SN | Title of the project | Funding agency | Duration | Status | Role | Amount(in lakh) |
| 1 | Role of Carbonaceous aerosols in the formation of South Asian brown clouds from Indo-Gangetic region | SERB, DST | 2017-20 | Completed | PI | 33 |
| 2 | Heavy metal contamination of urban soil along road side in Patna city: Assessment of potential human health risk | UGC | 2015-17 | Completed | PI | 6 |
| 3 | Monitoring of persistent organic pollutants in mountain basin | UGC | 2011-13 | Completed | PI | 3 |
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