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Journal Publication

2025

  1. Malyan, V., Nawale, P., & Sahu, M. (2025). Design and Evaluation of a Calibration Chamber for Low-Cost PM Sensors-Part 1: Number Concentration-Based Assessment. ACS ES&T Air.
  1. Behera, N., & Sahu, M. (2025). Advances in air pollution forecasting in India: A review of modelling approaches .Machine Learning for Computational Science and Engineering, 1(2), 43.
  1. Zaid, M., Nawale, P., Kumar, V., Malyan, V., & Sahu, M. (2025). Investigating IoT-based low-cost sensor network for real-time hyper-local air quality monitoring and exposure assessment. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 16(9), 102749.
  1. Zaid, M., & Sahu, M. (2025). A novel framework for airshed delineation and PM2.5 estimation across India using machine learning and spatial clustering. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c10087
  1. Kumar, V., Sahu, M., Biswal, B., Prakash, J., Choudhary, S., Raliya, R., … & Biswas, P. (2025). Temporal dynamics and source characteristics of fine particulate matter using Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF). Atmospheric Pollution Research, 16(8), 102539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2025.102539
  1. Ghosh, S., & Sahu, M. (2025). Insights on the influence of natural co-contaminants on the photocatalytic performance of biochar supported p-n heterojunction photocatalyst in an aqueous media. Cleaner Water, 8, 100089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clwat.2025.100089
  1. Alagade, A., & Sahu, M. (2025). Satellite-based assessment and forecasting of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in Indian megacities using advanced statistical methods. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36583-1
  1. Kumar, A., Nawale, P., & Sahu, M. (2025). Design, development and performance evaluation of a miniature electrostatic precipitator in an indoor environment. Journal of Electrostatics, 134.
  1. Kumar, A., Nawale, P., Sahu, M., & Mayya, Y. S. (2025). Theoretical and experimental studies on characterisation and collection of particulate matter in single-wire, single-stage electrostatic precipitator with square cross-section. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association.
  1. Ghosh, S., & Sahu, M. (2025). Biochar Supported Oxygen Rich TiO2-CuO Heterojunction Photocatalyst for the Degradation of Dimethyl Phthalate: Optimization, Degradation Kinetics and Mechanisms. International Journal of Environmental Research, 19(2), 58.

2024

  1. Das, A., & Sahu, M. (2024). Leveraging Satellite Data for Predicting PM10 Concentration with Machine Learning Models: A Study in the Plains of North Bengal, India. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 24, 240066.
  1. Kumar, V., Sahu, M., Biswal, B., Prakash, J., Choudhary, S., Raliya, R., Chadha, T. S., Fang, J., & Biswas, P. (2024). Real-Time Source Apportionment of Particulate Matter from Low-Cost Particle Sensors Using Machine Learning. Aerosol Science and Engineering, 1-11.
  1. Malyan, V., Kumar, V., Moni, M., Sahu, M., Prakash, J., Choudhary, S., Raliya, R., Chadha, T. S., Fang, J., & Biswas, P. (2024). Assessing the spatial transferability of calibration models across a low-cost sensors network. Journal of Aerosol Science, 181, 106437.
  1. Kumar, V., Malyan, V., Sahu, M., & Biswal, B. (2024). Aerosol sources characterization and apportionment from low-cost particle sensors in an urban environment. Atmospheric Environment: X, 22, 100271.
  1. Kumar, V., Malyan, V., Sahu, M., & Biswal, B. (2024). Aerosol sources characterization and apportionment from low-cost particle sensors in an urban environment. Atmospheric Environment: X, 22, 100271.
  1. Malyan, V., Kumar, V., Sahu, M., Prakash, J., Choudhary, S., Raliya, R., Chadha, T. S., Fang, J., & Biswas, P. (2024). Calibrating low-cost sensors using MERRA-2 reconstructed PM2.5 mass concentration as a proxy. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 15(3), 102027.
  1. Prajapati, B., Dharaiya, V. R., Sahu, M., Venkatraman, C., Biswas, P., Yadav, K., Pullokaran, D., Raman, R. S., Bhat, R., Najar, T. A., & Jehangir, A. (2024). Development of a physics-based method for calibration of low-cost particulate matter sensors and comparison with machine learning. Journal of Aerosol Science, 175, 106284.
  1. Ghosh, S., and Sahu, M. (2024).Ultrasound for the degradation of endocrine disrupting compounds in aqueous solution: A review on mechanisms, influence of operating parameters and cost estimation. Chemosphere, 349, 140864.

2023

  1. Agrawal, A., and Sahu, M. (2023). Forecasting PM2.5 Concentrations using Statistical Modeling for Bengaluru and Delhi Regions, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2023, 195, 502.
  1. Chen, S., Cao, Q., Kuehn, T. H., Lo, C., Sahu, M., Mayya, Y. S., and D. Y. H. Pui, D. Y. H. (2023). Design of a Medium Scale Ambient PM2.5 Cleaning System, Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 23 (2),220437.
  1. Nishad V., Mandal, C., and Sahu, M. (2023). Study of Bioaerosol Disinfection Kinetics and Application of Non-linear Regression Analysis for Optimization of TiO2 based Photocatalytic Disinfection Process. Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering.
  1. Ghosh, S., & Sahu, M. (2023). Adsorptive removal of dimethyl phthalate using peanut shell-derived biochar from aqueous solutions: equilibrium, kinetics, and mechanistic studies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
  1. Kumar, V., Malyan, V., Sahu, M., Biswal, B., Pawar, M., & Dev, I. (2023). Spatiotemporal analysis of fine particulate matter for India (1980–2021) from MERRA-2 using ensemble machine learning. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 101834.
  1. Kumar, V., Malyan, V., Sahu, M., & Biswal, B. (2023). Machine Learning Classification Model to Label Sources Derived from Factor Analysis Receptor Models for Source Apportionment. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 23, 220386.
  1. Dharaiya, V. R., Malyan, V., Kumar, V., Sahu, M., Venkatraman, C., Biswas, P., Yadav, K., Haswani, D., Raman, R. S., Bhat, R., Najar, T. A., Jehangir, A., Patil, R. P., Pandithurai, G., Duhan, S. S., & Laura, J. S. (2023). Evaluating the Performance of Low-cost PM Sensors over Multiple COALESCE Network Sites. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 23(5), 220390.
  1. Kumar, A., Malyan, V., & Sahu, M. (2023). Air Pollution Control Technologies for Indoor Particulate Matter Pollution: A Review. Aerosol Science and Engineering.
  1. Mandal, C., Vartika Nishad, & Sahu, M. (2023). Impact of spatial distribution of light intensity on disinfection kinetics of Mycobacterium smegmatis and E. coli using TiO2-based photocatalyst. Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 8(2), 567–579.

2022

  1. Malyan, V., Kumar, V., & Sahu, M. (2022). Significance of sources and size distribution on calibration of low-cost particle sensors: Evidence from a field sampling campaign. Journal of Aerosol Science, 106114.
  1. Ghosh, S., & Sahu, M. (2022). Phthalate pollution and remediation strategies: A review. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 6, 100065.
  1. Kumar, V., Malyan, V., & Sahu, M. (2022). Significance of Meteorological Feature Selection and Seasonal Variation on Performance and Calibration of a Low-Cost Particle Sensor. Atmosphere, 13(4), 587.
  1. Kumar, V., Sahu, M., & Biswas, P. (2022). Source Apportionment of Particulate Matter by Application of Machine Learning Clustering Algorithms. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 22, 210240.

2021

  1. Kumar, V., & Sahu, M. (2021). Evaluation of nine machine learning regression algorithms for calibration of low-cost PM2.5 sensor. Journal of Aerosol Science, 105809.

2013

  1. Leavey, A., Fang, J., Sahu, M., & Biswas, P. (2013). Comparison of measured particle lung-deposited surface area concentrations by an Aerotrak 9000 using size distribution measurements for a range of combustion aerosols . Aerosol Science and Technology, 47(9), 966–978.
  1. Suttiponparnit, K., Tiwari, V., Sahu, M., Biswas, P., Suvachittanont, S., & Charinpanitkul, T. (2013). Effect of Pt or Pd doping on stability of TiO2 nanoparticle suspension in water . Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 19(1), 150–156.

2012

  1. Seders, L., Sahu, M., Biswas, P., & Fein, J. (2010, June). Experimental study of TiO₂ nanoparticle adhesion to silica and Fe (III) oxide-coated silica surfaces. In Twentieth Annual Goldschmidt Conference (p. 929).
  1. Yadama, G., Peipert, J., Sahu, M., Biswas, P., & Dyda, V. (2012). Social, economic, and resource predictors of variability in household air pollution from cookstove emissions . PLOS One, 7(10), 1–8.
  1. Han, X., Corson, N., Wade-Mercer, P., Gelein, R., Jiang, J., Sahu, M., … & Oberdörster, G. (2012). Assessing the relevance of in vitro studies in nanotoxicology by examining correlations between in vitro and in vivo data . Toxicology, 297(1–3), 1–9.
  1. Sahu, M., Park, J., & Biswas, P. (2012). In situ charge characterization of TiO2 and Cu–TiO2 nanoparticles in a flame aerosol reactor . Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 14(2), 678.

2011

  1. Sahu, M., & Biswas, P. (2011). Single-step processing of copper-doped titania nanomaterials in a flame aerosol reactor . Nanoscale Research Letters, 6(1), 441.
  1. Sahu, M., Wu, B., Zhu, L., Jacobson, C., Wang, W. N., Jones, K., … & Biswas, P. (2011). Role of dopant concentration, crystal phase and particle size on microbial inactivation of Cu-doped TiO2 nanoparticles . Nanotechnology, 22(41), 415704.
  1. Sahu, M., Suttiponparnit, K., Suvachittanont, S., Charinpanitkul, T., & Biswas, P. (2011). Characterization of doped TiO2 nanoparticle dispersions . Chemical Engineering Science, 66(15), 3482–3490.
  1. Wu, B., Zhuang, W. Q., Sahu, M., Biswas, P., & Tang, Y. J. (2011). Cu-doped TiO2 nanoparticles enhance survival of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 under Ultraviolet Light (UV) exposure. Science of the Total Environment, 409(21), 4635–4639.
  1. Suttiponparnit, K., Jiang, J., Sahu, M., Suvachittanont, S., Charinpanitkul, T., & Biswas, P. (2010). Role of surface area, primary particle size, and crystal phase on titanium dioxide nanoparticle dispersion properties. Nanoscale Research Letters, 6(1), 27.
  1. Sahu, M., Peipert, J., Singhal, V., Yadama, G. N., & Biswas, P. (2011). Evaluation of mass and surface area concentration of particle emissions and development of emissions indices for cookstoves in rural India. Environmental Science & Technology, 45(6), 2428–2434.
  1. Sahu, M., Hu, S., Ryan, P. H., Le Masters, G., Grinshpun, S. A., Chow, J. C., & Biswas, P. (2011). Chemical compositions and source identification of PM2.5 aerosols for estimation of a diesel source surrogate. Science of the Total Environment, 409(13), 2642–2651.
  1. Kreyling, W. G., Biswas, P., Messing, M. E., Gibson, N., Geiser, M., Wenk, A., … & Semmler-Behnke, M. (2011). Generation and characterization of stable, highly concentrated titanium dioxide nanoparticle aerosols for rodent inhalation studies. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 13(2), 511–524.

2010

  1. Sahu, M., & Biswas, P. (2010). Size distributions of aerosols in an indoor environment with engineered nanoparticle synthesis reactors operating under different scenarios . Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 12(3), 1055–1064.
  1. Wu, B., Huang, R., Sahu, M., Feng, X., Biswas, P., & Tang, Y. J. (2010). Bacterial responses to Cu-doped TiO2 nanoparticles . Science of the Total Environment, 408(7), 1755–1758.

2009

  1. Zeng, H., Singh, A., Basak, S., Ulrich, K. U., Sahu, M., Biswas, P., … & Giammar, D. E. (2009). Nanoscale size effects on uranium (VI) adsorption to hematite . Environmental Science & Technology, 43(5), 1373–1378.

Book Chapters 

  1. Nawale, P., & Sahu, M. (2024). Comparative Study of Testing Indigenous Air Filters for Coarse and Fine PM Removal. In Pollution Control for Clean Environment – Volume 2 (pp. 79-84). Springer Nature.
  1. Ghosh, S., & Sahu, M. (2023). Perspective Chapter: Mechanistic Understanding of Stability and Photocatalytic Efficiency of Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials in Aquatic Media – A Sol-Gel Approach. In intechopen.com. IntechOpen.
  1. Sahu, M., Malyan, V., & Mayya, Y. S. (2021). Technologies for Controlling Particulate Matter Emissions from Industries. Pollution Control Technologies, 253–290.
  1. Mandal, C., & Sahu, M. (2021). Application of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles as Potential Antibacterial Agents. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability.

Policy Brief/Report (s) 

  1. Malyan, V., Kumar, V., Sahu, M., Mayya, Y.S., Biswas, P., Venkatraman, C. (2023). Improving Air Quality Monitoring in G20 Countries Through Low Cost Sensor-Satellite Synergies. T20 Policy Brief.