1. Name: Piyal Bhattacharya 2. Designation: Contractual Whole-Time Teacher & In -charge, Dept. of Environmental Science 3. Department: Environmental Science 4. Date of joining: 1st September, 2008 5. Contact Address: 56 Q, Banerjee Para Road, SBI Complex, Plot -29, Kolkata- 700 041 6. Email: [email protected] 7. Academic Qualifications: Degree Stream College / University Year of Passing Ph.D. Environmental Science Department of Environmental Science, 2011 M. Sc. Environmental Science Department of Environmental Science, 2005 University of Kalyani B. Sc. Chemistry St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata 2003 (University of Calcutta)

8. Professional Membership: (i) Life Member of ‘International Society for Fluoride Research’ (ii) Life Member of ‘Indian Science Congress Association’ 9. Total Experience: 9a) Teaching Experience: 10 years 9b) Industry Experience: NIL 9c) Research Experience: 12 years 10. Experience Details: Contractual Whole -Time Teacher & In-charge, Department of Environmental Science, College, from 2008. Completed West Bengal Government sponsored research project entitled “ A Comprehensive Investigation on Arsenic Flow in Rice Ecosystem in Arsenic Affected District of West Bengal With A View to Develop Strategies For Selection of Appropriate Cultivable Rice Varieties ” from 2006 to 2008. Ph.D. research done on the topic “ Studies on Arsenic Bioaccumulation on Rice System and Its Possible Consequences ” under the supervision of Prof. S. C. Santra from the Department of Environmental Science, University of Kalyani, West Bengal during 2007 − 2011. UGC Minor Research Project completed (Period: 21.08.2014–20.08.2016; Total Grant: Rs. 4,10,000.00; Sanction Nu mber: F. PSW-198/13 -14) entitled “ Studies on pollution dynamics and possible risk of bioaccumulation of heavy metals in biota including seasonal migratory birds of Mathur a oxbow lake, West Bengal ”. Presently executing DST−SERB Young Scientist (Start-Up Res earch) Grant for the project entitled “Fluoride enrichment in agricultural soils with potential impacts on rice and other crops, and vegetables cultivated in lateri tic zones of West Bengal, India ”. (Period: 15.12.2015 –14.12.2018; Total Grant: Rs. 12,36,000 .00; Sanction Number: YSS/2015/000454).

11. Area of Research: Arsenic and Fluoride contamination in different environmental components and their bioaccumulation in cultivated crops, especially rice, pluses and vegetables

12. Publications: 12a) Number of Publications in International Journals: 15 12b) Number of Publications in National Journals: 02 12c) Number of Publications in International Conference Proceedings: 02 12d) Number of Publications in National Conference Proceedings: 02 12e) Number of Books / Books chapters: 08

13) List of Publications: 13a) International Journal: Author(s) Title of the Paper Details of Journal or Conference Publisher Piyal Bhattacharya , Assessment of potential health risk of Environmental Science and Pollution Springer International fluoride consumption through rice, AC Samal, S Banerjee, J Pyne, Research, Springer (ISSN: 0944-1344) Publishing pulses and vegetables in addition to (Impact Factor: 2.741 ) SC Santra consumption of fluoride-contaminated drinking water of West Bengal, India Piyal Bhattacharya Assessment of arsenic accumulation Environmental Pollution and Isaac Scientific Publishing by different varieties of rice ( Oryza Protection (ISSN: 2519-1063) Company sativa L.) irrigated with arsenic- contaminated groundwater in West Bengal (India) Piyal Bhattacharya , AC Sequential extraction for the speciation International Journal of Experimental International Academic of trace heavy metals in Hooghly Samal, T Bhattacharya, SC Research and Review Publishing House River sediments, India Santra (ISSN: 2455-4855) (Citation: 1 ) AC Samal, Piyal A study to investigate fluoride Environmental Science and Pollution Springer International contamination and fluoride exposure Bhattacharya , A Mallick, Research, Springer (ISSN: 0944-1344) Publishing dose assessment in lateritic zones of (Impact Factor: 2.741; Citation: 11 ) MM Ali, J Pyne, SC Santra West Bengal, India Piyal Bhattacharya Transfer of heavy metals from lake International Journal of Experimental International Academic water to biota: a potential threat to Research and Review Publishing House migratory birds of Mathura Lake, (ISSN: 2455-4855) West Bengal, India Piyal Bhattacharya A review on the impacts of Acta Biomedica Scientia Mcmed International microplastic beads used in cosmetics (ISSN: 2348–2168) (Citation: 1 ) Piyal Bhattacharya , AC In vitro assessment on the impact of Journal of Hazardous Materials, Elsevier B.V. soil arsenic in the eight rice varieties Samal, J Majumdar, S Elsevier (ISSN: 0304-3894) 262:1091− of West Bengal, India Banerjee, SC Santra 1097. (Impact Factor: 6.065; Citation: 25 ) SC Santra, AC Samal, Piyal Arsenic in food chain and community Procedia Environmental Sciences, Elsevier B.V. health risk: A study in Gangetic West Bhattacharya , S Banerjee, Elsevier (ISSN: 1878-0296) 18:2–13. Bengal A Biswas, J Majumdar (Citation: 49 ) S Banerjee, J Majumdar , AC Biotransformation and bioaccumulation IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, International Organization of arsenic by Brevibacillus brevis Samal, Piyal Bhattacharya , Toxicology and Food Technology of Scientific Research isolated from arsenic contaminated (ISSN: 2319-2399) 3(1):1−10. SC Santra region of West Bengal (Citation: 18) AC Samal, S Kar, Piyal Human exposure to arsenic through Journal of Environmental Science and Taylor & Francis Group foodstuffs cultivated using arsenic Bhattacharya , SC Santra Health, Part A, Taylor & Francis contaminated groundwater in areas (ISSN: 1093-4529) 46(11):1259–1265. West Bengal, India (Impact Factor: 1.164 ; Citation: 44 ) T Bhattacharya, S Heavy metal concentrations in street Research Journal of Chemical Sciences International Science Chakraborty, F Bhumika, and leaf deposited dust in Anand city, (ISSN: 2231-606X) 1(5):61−66. Community Association India Piyal Bhattacharya (Citation: 37) P Bhattacharya , AC Samal, J Arsenic contamination in rice, wheat, Water Air and Soil Pollution, Springer Springer International pulses and vegetables: A study in an Majumdar, SC Santra (ISSN: 0049-6979) 213:3 −13. Publishing arsenic affected area of West Bengal, (Impact Factor: 1.702; Citation: 123 ) India P Bhattacharya , AC Samal, J Accumulation of arsenic and its Paddy and Water Environment, Springer International distribution in rice plant ( Oryza sativa Majumdar, SC Santra Springer (ISSN: 1611-2490) 8(1):63– Publishing L.) in Gangetic West Bengal, India 70. (Impact Factor: 0.916; Citation: 92 ) P Bhattacharya , AC Samal, J Uptake of arsenic in rice plant varieties Environment Asia (ISSN: 1906-1714) Thai Society of Higher cultivated with arsenic rich Majumdar, SC Santra 3(2):34−37. ( Citation: 19) Education Institutes on groundwater Environment P Bhattacharya , AC Samal, J Transfer of arsenic from groundwater World Journal of Agricultural Sciences International Digital and paddy soil to rice plant ( Oryza Majumdar, SC Santra (ISSN: 1817-3047) 5(4):425 −431. Organization for sativa L.): A micro level study in West (Citation: 56) Bengal, India Scientific Information

13b) National Journal: Author(s) Title of the Paper Details of Journal or Conference Publisher

AC Samal, Piyal Bhattacharya , Distribution of arsenic in the estuarine ecosystem Earth Science India (ISSN: 0974–8350) 6(II):70 − The Society of Earth of Nayachar Island, West Bengal, India S Banerjee, J Majumdar, SC 76. Scientists Santra AC Samal, S Kar, Piyal Arsenic toxicity in Bengal delta and its Environica 5(1):151−182 University of management strategies Bhattacharya , SC Santra Burdwan

13c) International Conference: Author(s) Title of the Paper Details of Conference Publisher

Piyal Bhattacharya A study to investigate the importance of an International Conference on Chemical, Biological ICCBES oxbow lake in West Bengal, India and Environment Sciences ICCBES’2014 (ISBN: 978-93-84468-10-1), Pattaya, Thailand (Citation: 1 ) Piyal Bhattacharya , AC Samal, Dynamics of arsenic phytotoxicity in rice Indo-Australian workshop on Arsenic, Jawaharlal Jawaharlal varieties of Gangetic Bengal, India SC Santra Nehru University, New Delhi, p 80 −82 Nehru University

13d) National Conference: Author(s) Title of the Paper Details of Conference Publisher Piyal Bhattacharya Analysis of fluoride distribution and community 9th National Level Science Symposium (ISBN: Christ College, health risk in Purulia district of West Bengal, 9788192952123), Christ College, Rajkot, vol 3, Rajkot, India. India pp 88 −92. ( Citation: 1 ) Piyal Bhattacharya , AC Samal, Arsenic toxicity in four different varieties of rice UGC sponsored national seminar on Advances in Vivekananda College (Oryza sativa L.) of West Bengal, India J Majumdar, S Banerjee, SC Environmental Science and Technology, Santra Vivekananda College, Kolkata, p 99 −105. (Citation: 1 ) 13e) Books/ Book chapters:

Author(s) Title of the Book/Book Chapter Publisher

AC Samal and Piyal Bhattacharya Biotechnology policy in India. In: SC Santra, A Mallick (eds) Progress of ENVIS Centre on Environmental Biotechnology in India. Biotechnology, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India (ISBN: 978-93- 5267-783-2) p 190−215 Piyal Bhattacharya , AC Samal, SC A greenhouse pot experiment to study arsenic accumulation in rice varieties Springer International Publishing, selected from Gangetic Bengal, India. In: AL Ramanathan, S Johnston, A Santra Switzerland and Capital Publishing Mukherjee, B Nath (eds) Safe and Sustainable use of Arsenic-Contaminated Company, India (ISBN: 978-33-19- Aquifers in the Gangetic plain. 16123-5), p 265−274. Piyal Bhattacharya and AC Samal Arsenic in rice and its possible mitigation strategies: A review. In: A Das Shilpa Nagari Prakashani, Berhampur (ed) Arsenic in groundwater: Complexities and challenges ahead in West (ISBN: 978-81-924432-07), p 188−206. Bengal. Piyal Bhattacharya and AC Samal A study to investigate the status of arsenic accumulation in rice, pulses and Sandhya Prakashani, Kolkata (ISBN: vegetables in arsenic affected areas of West Bengal, India. In: S Majumder 978-81-928047-2-9), p 213 −222. (ed) Contemporary Issues on Environment and Development in India and Adjacent Countries. Piyal Bhattacharya and SC Santra Arsenic in rice Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany (ISBN: 978-3-659-13000-7). AC Samal, Piyal Bhattacharya , SC Transfer of arsenic from contaminated groundwater and soils to crops and Taylor and Francis, London (ISBN: vegetables: A study in Gangetic delta of West Bengal, India. In: J Santra, S Kar 978-0-415-57898-1), p 197−199. Bundschuh, P Bhattacharya (eds) Arsenic in Geosphere and Human Diseases. AC Samal, S Kar, P Bhattacharya , SC Assessment of potential health risk through arsenic flow in food chain–A Springer, Germany (ISBN: 978-90- study in Gangetic delta of West Bengal. In: AL Ramanathan, P Bhattacharya, Santra 481-3067-2), p 259 −269. B Nepunae, T Dittmar, MBK Prasad (eds) Management and sustainable development of coastal zone environment. AC Samal, P Bhattacharya , SC Santra Soil bioremediation. In: CSK Mishra and P Champagne (eds) Biotechnology IK International Publishing House, Applications. New Delhi (ISBN: 978-93-800-2629-9), p 333 −358.

14. Sponsored Projects: (I) DST−SERB Young Scientist (Start-Up Research) Grant for the project entitled “Fluoride enrichment in agricultural soils with potential impacts on rice and other crops, and vegetables cultivated in lateritic zones of West Bengal, India”. (Period: 15.12.2015–14.12.2018; Total Grant: Rs. 12,36,000.00; Sanction Number: YSS/2015/000454) (II) UGC Minor Research Project entitled “Studies on pollution dynamics and possible risk of bioaccumulation of heavy metals in biota including seasonal migratory birds of Mathura oxbow lake, West Bengal”. (Period: 21.08.2014– 20.08.2016; Total Grant: Rs. 4,10,000.00; Sanction Number: F. PSW-198/13-14) 15. Number of M. Phil thesis guided: NIL 16. Number of Ph.D. thesis guided: NIL 17. Awards and Honours:  Awarded as the ‘best presenter’ in the Geology & Environmental Science section at the 23rd West Bengal State Science & Technology Congress 2016.  Enlisted in the Marquis “Who’s Who” in the World Directory (2016 edition). 18. Short term courses / Workshop organized: NIL 19 Short term courses/ Workshop attended (Minimum One week): NIL 20. Area of Specialization: Environmental Process Monitoring and Management 21. Additional academic or co-curricular activities undertaken:  Completed “Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Framework” course jointly conducted by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (The World Bank) and the National Institute of Disaster Management (Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India) from 2 nd June to 11 th July, 2014.  Invited lectures: 1. “Present status and new threats from Arsenic and Fluoride contamination in West Bengal” in an intra departmental seminar organized by the Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Kanchrapara College on 20 th February, 2018 . 2. “Present status and new threats from Arsenic contamination in West Bengal” in one day seminar on the occasion of release of the journal ‘ Review Sub-Continent ’, organized by Centre for Sub-Continental Studies on 26 th January, 2015 . 3. “Arsenic accumulation and its distribution in rice plants of West Bengal” in One Day seminar on “Water Pollution and Environment”, organized by Rishi Bankim Chandra College on 23 rd April, 2014 . 4. “Environment and Health” in NSS Winter Special Camp of Sudhiranjan Lahiri Mahavidyalaya on 19 th January, 2013 .