Publications

Journal Articles 📑

1. Mahajan, Monika., Singh, Ajay.Kumar., Singh, Rajeev.Pratap., Gupta., Pankaj.Kumar., and Singh, Sonu. (2024). Preventing Microplastic Pollution in Surface Waters: Legal Frameworks and Strategic Actions. Environmental Quality Management, (Under Review)

2. Singh, Shivani., Pratap, Mayank., Mahajan, Monika., and Singh. R.P., (2024). An In-Depth Exploration of Vermiwash: Boosting Plant Health, Nurturing Soil, and Legal Aspects Related to organic fertilizer. Indian Journal of Env. Protection. Link: https://www.e-ijep.co.in/44-10-867-880/ (IF: 0.20)

3. Mahajan, Monika., Singh. Rajeev.Pratap., Gupta Pankaj.Kumar., and Chelliapan Shreeshivadasan.,(2024). Quantitative assessment of irrigation water and Organic/Inorganic amendment on biometric growth profile of Abelmoschus esculentus and Solanum lycopersicum and their varieties. Journal of Hydroinformatics. DOI: doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2024.394 (IF:2.7)

4.  Mahajan, Monika., Singh, Anita., Singh. Rajeev.Pratap., Gupta Pankaj.Kumar., Kothari, Richa., and Srivastava, Vaibhav. (2023). Understanding the benefits and implications of irrigation water and fertilizer use on plant health. Environmental development and sustainability. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s10668-023-03490-9 (IF:4.9)

5. Singh, Anita., Mahajan, Monika., Kothari, Richa., Singh, Naveen. Kumar., and Singh, Rajeev. Pratap. (2023). Mechanistic action of pesticides on pests and their consequent effect on fishes and human health with remediation strategies. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua. DOI: doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2023.233 (IF: 4.3)

6. Singh, Rajeev. Pratap., Mahajan, Monika., Gandhi, Kavita., Gupta, Pankaj. Kumar., Singh, Anita., Singh, Prafull., ... and Kidwai, Mohd. Kashif. (2023). A holistic review on trend, occurrence, factors affecting pesticide concentration, and ecological risk assessment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195(4), 1-18. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11005-2 (IF:3.0)

7.  Mahajan Monika, Gupta, Pankaj. Kumar., Singh, Anita., Vaish, Barkha., Singh, Pooja., Kothari, Richa., and Singh, Rajeev.Pratap. (2021). A comprehensive study on aquatic chemistry, health risk and remediation techniques of cadmium in groundwater. Science of The Total Environment, 151784. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151784 (IF:9.8)

8.  Mahajan Monika., and Yadav, Abhinav., (2020). Potential Impact of Polychlorinated Biphenyls on Plant and Environmental Health, International Journal of Plant and Soil Science., 32. DOI: 10.9734/ijpss/2020/v32i1430368 

9. Sharma, Bhavisha., Vaish, B., Mahajan Monika, Singh, U. K., Singh, P., and Singh, R. P. (2019). Recycling of organic wastes in agriculture: an environmental perspective. International journal of environmental research, 13, 409-429.(IF:2.6)

Book Chapters 📗

1. Singh, R.P., Das, D.B., Mahajan Monika., and Kothari, R. (2024). Phytoremediation Strategies for Mitigating Global Concerns: A Comprehensive Review, edited Dr. Vimal Chandra Pandey. Published in book “Plantation-Based Land Restoration”. Publisher springer. (Communicated).

2. Singh, Shivani., Mahajan Monika., Gupta, P.K., and Singh, R.P. (2024). A Sustainable Practice to enhance farmer’s income: Zero budget Natural Farming. in “Natural Farming: An approach for Sustainable Agriculture” Edited by Dr. R.S. Sengar, Dr. Reshu Chaudhary and Dr. Amit Kumar., Published in the book American publisher. (Accepted)

3. Mahajan Monika., Devi.Anuchaya., Sharma. Bhavisha., and Singh. Rajeev Pratap., (2022). The behaviour of nanomaterials in soil and interaction with soil biota, published in a book Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture, edited by Dr. Vishnu Rajput, Mr. Abhishek Singh, Prof. Dr. Tatiana M. Minkina, Dr. Krishan K. Verma, Prof. Dr. Awani Kumar Singh. Publisher Apple Academic Press, Inc., 4164 Lakeshore Road, Ontario, Canada. ISBN 9781774912355

4. Devi. Anuchaya., Singh. Anita., Mahajan Monika., Sahab. Sinha., Srivastava. Vaibhav., Singh. Pooja., and Singh. Rajeev Pratap., (2022). Trends in wastewater treatment using Phyco-remediation for Biofuel production, published in the book Bioremediation of Toxic Metal(loid)s, edited by   Dr. Anju, Dr. Mohd Kashif Kidwai, Prof. Vinod Kumar Garg. Publisher An Imprint of CRC Press/ Taylor & Francis Group.

5. Mahajan Monika, and Yadav, A. (2022). A Holistic Study on Impact of Anthropogenic Activities over the Mangrove Ecosystem and Their Conservation Strategies. Coastal Ecosystems: Environmental importance, current challenges and conservation measures. Edited by Sughosh Madhav, Sadaf Nazneen, Pardeep Singh, Springer. 265-284.

6. Mahajan Monika, Singh, R. P., Singh, P., Kothari, R., Gautam, K., and Singh, A. (2021). Application of Wastewater in Irrigation and Its Regulation with Special Reference to Agriculture Residues, In Water Pollution and Management Practices (pp. 177-199). Springer, Singapore.

7. Mahajan Monika, and Yadav, Abhinav. (2021), A Review on Leachate Water in BRICS Nations: A Sustainable Perspective, published in the book, Waste Management Policies and Practices in BRICS Nation, Edited By Pardeep Singh, Yulia Milshina, Kangming Tian, Anwesha Borthakur, Pramit Verma, Ajay Kumar. CRC Press.

8. Suhani, I., Mahajan Monika, Vaish, B., Singh, P., and Singh, R. P. (2020). Restoration, construction, and conservation of degrading wetlands: a step toward sustainable management practices. In Restoration of Wetland Ecosystem: A Trajectory Towards a Sustainable Environment (pp. 1-16). Springer, Singapore.

Conference Proceedings 🧾

1. Mahajan Monika., Sharma, Bhavisha., Singh, Pooja., and Singh, Rajeev Pratap (2018) Wastewater Treatment Using Low-Cost Natural Adsorbents, Indo-US bilateral Workshop on Water -Food-Energy-Climate nexus: A perspective towards a sustainable future on November 16-21st 2018. ISBN 9789388179096.

2. Vaish, Barkha., Sharma, Bhavisha., Mahajan Monika., Singh, Pooja., and Singh, Rajeev Pratap (2018), Municipal Solid waste Vermicompost for Sustainable Agriculture: An Eco-friendly Waste Management Option, National Conference on Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate Change, BCCC held on August 10-11th 2018.

Conference Presentations 🤝

1. Mahajan Monika., (2024 Feb, 15-17). Decipher the Influence of Irrigation Water Quality on Plant Health. National Environment Conference-2024, organized by the Environmental Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. (Poster presentation)

2. Mahajan Monika.,  (2023 March,11). Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture and Water Resources in River Basins: A Review of Sustainability Challenges. National conference on Issues and Challenges in Environment Protection in India, organized by Prof. Harihar Nath Tripathi Foundation. (Oral presentation)

3. Mahajan Monika., (2023 Feb, 10–12). Impact of Heavy Metal Pollution on Soil Quality of Varuna River Basin, Varanasi. International Conference on Exploring New Horizons in Biotechnology (ENB-2023) and Mini-Symposium on Recent Advances in Biotechnological Innovation (RABI-2023)," organized by the School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, India (Poster Presentation)

4. Mahajan Monika., (2023 Feb, 26). Potential Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) in Sustainable Groundwater Management. Uttar Pradesh Groundwater Conference 2023.(Poster Presentation)

5. Mahajan Monika., (2022 April, 23–24). Acceleration in Plant and Soil Health in Agriculture: Sustainable and Judicious Use of Wastewater. Sustainable Agricultural Innovations and Transformation in India: Challenges and Possibilities (NSSAIT-2022)," jointly organized by the Department of Management Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar, and the Royal Association for Science-Led Socio-Cultural Advancement, New Delhi.(Oral Presentation)

6. Mahajan Monika., (2022 March, 10–11). An Overview on Challenges and Restoration Perspective of Riparian Ecosystem in Changing Climate. International Conference on Extreme Weather Event under Changing Climate (ICEWECC 2022), sponsored by the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) and jointly organized by G.B. Pant National Institute on Himalayan Environment, Himachal Regional Centre, Kullu, CSIR-Fourth Paradigm Institute, Bangalore, and District Disaster Management Authority, Kullu. (Oral Presentation)

7. Mahajan Monika., (2021August, 24–25). Exploring the Way of Positivity in Lockdown During Pandemic: Clean Ganga. Water and Air Research Initiative for Societal Health, organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology. (Poster Presentation)

8. Mahajan Monika., (2021 March, 17–18). Integrated Waste Management Approach in India. 6th Graduate Seminar on Natural Resource Management, organized by the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, BHU. (Oral Presentation)

9. Mahajan Monika.,(2021 January, 16–20). A Brief Review on Organic Farming with Possible Pros and Cons. International Conference on Advances in Agricultural and Food Science to Face the Challenges to Environment and Biosecurity, organized by the School of Agricultural Science, Sharda University. (Poster Presentation)

10. Mahajan Monika.,(2020 November, 1). Opportunities and Challenges in Reforming Indian Agriculture. Self-Reliant India as Future Global Superpower," organized by the Royal Association for Science-Led Socio-Cultural Advancement. (Oral Presentation)

11. Mahajan Monika.,(2020 February, 11–12).  Reuse of Wastewater in Irrigation: A Sustainable Approach for Water Resource Management. International Conference on Environmental Sustainability: Innovations, Translational Dimensions and Way Forward, organized by Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow.(Poster Presentation)

12. Mahajan Monika., (2019 February, 14–16). Utilization of Municipal Solid Waste Leachate in Irrigation: Potential Benefits and Threats. River Health: Assessment to Restoration organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT BHU, Varanasi .(Poster Presentation)

13. Mahajan Monika., (2018 August,12-13). Utilization MSW Vermicompost: An Option for Sustainable Agriculture. National Conference on Biogeochemical Cycle of Climate Change, organized by Indian Institutes of Mining, Dhanbad.(Poster Presentation)

14. Mahajan Monika., (2018 March 14–15). Conversion and Utilization of Grey Water as Green Water: A Step Towards Sustainable Agriculture. 4th Graduate Seminar, organized by the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, BHU, Varanasi. (Poster Presentation)

15. Mahajan Monika.,(2018 March,18). Analysis of River Water Quality. Changing Paradigm of Environment Protection in India, organized by Prof. Harihar Nath Tripathi Foundation, Varanasi.(Oral Presentation)

16. Mahajan Monika., (2018). Surface water pollution. International Conference in Scientific Impact of Music and Environmental on Sustainability Development, organized by Devi Ahalya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore (Poster Presentation)