Assistant Professor

Qualification : M.Sc., Ph.D. Environment Management
Specialization : wastewater treatment processes, Constructed wetlands design and applications, Solid Waste Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, Natural Wetlands
EXPERIENCE : 10 Years (Teaching / Research)

Wetlands have several ecosystem services, still they are under stress and vulnerable. The research team is focusing on highlighting the values of wetlands and finding the stress using environmental monitoring tools. India is lacking decentralized nature based wastewater treatment systems. The research team is capable of designing and development of full scale constructed wetlands. Ongoing research include, investigation of Constructed wetlands for removal of variety of pollutants from wastewater using different vegetation and substrate. The purpose of the research is to explore the applications of constructed wetlands to provide a sustainable and cost effective decentralized wastewater treatment solution.

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Design and development of full scale decentralized constructed wetlands for domestic wastewater treatment.

  • Publications:
    • Kaushik, H., Ranjan, R., Ahmad, R., Kumar, A., Prashant, Kumar N, Ranjan, R.K., (2021). Assessment of trace metal contamination in the core sediment of Ramsar wetland (Kabar Tal), Begusarai, Bihar (India). Environ Science and Pollution Research. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-11775-z. (IF - 3.306)
    • Suman, S., Prashant, Ranjan, R.K., Kumar, N. (2020). Impact of PEG Induced Drought Stress on Growth and Physiology of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Journal of Biodiversity, 11(1-2): 22-26, doi:10.31901/245665432020/11.1-2.099
    • Prashant, & Billore, S.K., (2020). Macroinvertebrates associated with artificial floating islands installed in river Kshipra for water quality improvement. Water Science and Technology, 81 (6): 1242–1249. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2020.219 (I.F - 1.638)
    • Prashant, Billore, S. K., Sharma, J. K., Singh, N. & Ram, H. (2013). Treatment of wastewater and restoration of aquatic systems through an eco-technology based constructed treatment wetlands – a successful experience in Central India. Water Science and Technology, 68 (7), 1566-1573. doi: 10.2166/wst.2013.401. (I.F - 1.638)
    • Billore , S. K., Prashant, & Sharma, J. K. (2009). Treatment performance of artificial floating reed beds in an experimental mesocosm to improve the water quality of river Kshipra. Water Science and Technology, 60(11), 2851-9. doi: 10.2166/wst.2009.731. (I.F - 1.638)
    • Billore, S.K. and Prashant (2007). Floating Island treat polluted water. Appropriate Technology, 34 (1), 53-54.
  • Patent:
  • Books:
    • Prashant (2015), Waste generation and management (Text book of M.A / M.Sc. Environmental Science, Paper X, ), published by Nalanda open university (A state open university), Patna, Bihar.
  • Book Chapter:
    • Singhal A., Prashant (2020) Biofuels: Perspective for Sustainable Development and Climate Change Mitigation. In: Kumar N. (eds) Biotechnology for Biofuels: A Sustainable Green Energy Solution. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3761-5_1
    • Prashant and Subodh Kumar, (2016), Industrial Effluent Characterization of Patliputra Industrial Estate Patna, In Dr. Ajai Singh, Dr. Vinod Kumar Tripathi, Dr. Prabeer Kumar Parhi, Er. Birendra Bharti, Er. Pratibha Warwade and Pancham Kumar ed. Water and Sustainable Development, pp. 115-121, New Delhi publishers, New Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-85503-22-1, Price – 1495
    • Prashant, Praveen Prakash and Pankaj Kumar (2013), Primary study of medical waste management in hospitals of patna, In S. Suresh and K. Sudhakar ed. Global scenario in environment and energy, BSP BS Publication, ISBN: 978-81-7800-286-6.
  • Awards:
    • UGC-NET Environmental Science
    • ICAR –NET Environmental Science
  • Projects:
    • Completed research grant under the UGC scheme “Start-Up-Grant for Newly Recruited Faculty” from the University Grant Commission, Government of India, for research project entitled “Pollution removal from wastewater by application of constructed wetlands treatment technology”.
    • Completed Research Project Sanctioned By Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Entitled “ Spatial distribution of Uranium and associated ground water quality parameter in ground water / drinking water. Sanction No. 36 (4)/ 14/ 36/ 2015- BRNS, CoPI – Dr. Prashant, PI – Dr. R.K. Ranjan, Funding – 24.46 Lakhs
  • Consultancy Project:
    • Completed Consultancy project from Cairn India Limited, Barmer, Rajasthan, entitled “consultancy services for installation of constructed wetlands / reed bed for domestic sewage treatment at operation base.”

Provide consultancy on constructed wetlands for wastewater treatments, waste management, environmental trainings, EIA, Environmental reports writing, translations of environmental reports.


Ph.D. supervision – 3 on going