Prof. Charu Arora

Professor

Work Experience

•20 years’ experience in graduate/post-graduate teaching
•Over 15years’ experience in research & development of material Science and botanical pesticides using suitable synergists, methods of extraction and isolation of bioactive natural products from plants, research experience in the field of Physical Chemistry (Synthesis, characterization and applications of nano materials, Kinetics, adsorption, thermal techniques etc.) and Environmental Chemistry

Area of Specialization

Natural Product Chemistry
Material Science
Environmental Chemistry

Projects & Patents

•UGC (Govt. of India) funded major research project entitled “Isolation and Characterization of Bioactive Components from Plants of Northern India” F. No. 34-346\2008 (SR) has been awarded for a period of three years w e f 1-2-2009, funds Rs 568000/. Objective of Project: To explore the medicinal and agricultural applications of plants of Northern India, to isolate bioactive components responsible for antimicrobial potential, to find some suitable synergists and develop ecofriendly formulations.

•WRIC supported project titled “Phytochemical Screening and Activity Evaluation of Some Medicinal Plants”, July 2009-June 2010.

•BARC funded project “Study of reaction between alkaline earth metal Oxalates with Uranyl Oxalate by Thermogravimetry”, Oct.2007-Aug. 2008.

•Asian Development Bank-funded project entitled “Developing management option in wheat-rice cropping system” at Soil Chemistry Lab, Project Directorate for Cropping System Research, Modipuram, Meerut- 250110, May 2001-Dec 01.

Education

PhD in Natural Product Chemistry
M.Sc Chemistry from IIT Roorkee, Roorkee (Formerly University of Roorkee)

Achievments/Awards/Honors

1. Got SERS Fellow Award 2017 for contribution in the field of Bioactive Natural Product (Chemistry) during the International Conference on Innovative Approaches in Applied Sciences and Technologies, organized jointly by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Scientific Educational Research Society and National University of Singapore during 19-23 June 2017 at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
2. Organized DAE-BRNS-BARC National Workshop on Radiochemistry and Applications of Radioisotopes as Convener during 7th Aug 2017-12th Aug 2017 at Department of Chemistry, Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur.
3. Got Gold Medal Award of Hi-Tech Horticulture Society for outstanding contribution in Chemistry, during Global Agriculture &Innovation Conference (27th-29th Nov 2016) at Noida International University, Noida.
4. Got Science Initiator Award by Scientific Educational Research Society, for contribution on applications of Chemical Science in Agriculture during International Conference on Innovative Approaches in Applied Sciences and Technologies, organized by Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand and Scientific Educational Research Society, India at Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok during 1-5 Feb 2016.
5. SARC Gold Medal Award 2011 conferred by Scientific and Applied Research Centre, CCS University, Meerut for outstanding contribution in Chemistry Research on 14th Sept 2011. Best Paper Award, 2011 in 5th International Congress of Chemistry and Environment (ICCE 2011) held at Port Dickson, Malaysia on May 27-29, 2011.
6. Young Scientist Award, 2008 by Society for Recent Development in Agriculture, SVBP University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut for outstanding contributions in the field of application of Chemistryin Agriculture, conferred during 4th National Symposium on Scenario of Agriculture in Changing Climatic Conditions, held at S.V.B.P. University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, 18-19 Oct. 2008.
7. Best Paper Award, 2009 in 1stIndian Agricultural Scientist and Farmer’s Congress on Technological Innovations for Enhancing Agriculture Production, ChaudharyCharanSinghUniversity, Meerut, held on Oct 3-4, 2009.

Publications

1.N. Tripathi, M K Ghoshisht, S K Sahu, C. Arora, Applications of artificial intelligence to drug design and discovery in the big data era: a comprehensive review, Molecular Diversity (2021) 25:1643–1664, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11030-021-10237-z, Impact factor 2.934.
2. Charu Arora, Vinita Tamrakar and Dhruv Arora, Chemical constituents and biological activities of Curcuma caesia, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 26 (2) 2022, 141-148, Scopus indexed, Impact factor 0.636.
3.A. Patel, SanjuSoni, J. Mittal, Alok Mittal, Charu Arora, Sequestration of crystal violet from aqueous solution using ash of black turmaric rhizome, Desalination and Water Treatment, 2021, 220 (2021) 342–352 doi: 10.5004/dwt.2021.26911, Impact Factor 1.320.
4. R. Kumar, A. Kumar, M. Sundararajan, S. Sharma and C. Arora, Feasibility Analysis of Coal Combustion Residues as Fertilizer for Agricultural Use, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, Vol. 25 (4) April (2021), pp35-41.
5.D. Bharti, R. Singh and C Arora, Study on effect of variation of geographical and climatic conditions on chemical constituents and biological activity of Emblica officinalis, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, Vol 25 (10) 2021, 114, e-issn: 2278-4527 print issn: 0972-0626.
6.Sanju Soni, P. K. Bajpai, Dipti Bharti, Jyoti Mittal, Charu Arora, Removal of crystal violet from aqueous solution using iron based metal organic framework, Desalination and Water Treatment, (2020) 205, 386–399, doi: 10.5004/dwt.2020.26387, Impact factor 1.320.
7.Charu Arora and Vinita Tamrakar, Chenopodium album Linn.: Phytoconstituents, Medicinal and Biological Properties, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 2020, Vol. 24 (10), 182-195.
8. Sanju Soni, P K Bajpai, Jyoti Mittal and Charu Arora, Utilisation of cobalt doped Iron based MOF for enhanced removal and recovery of methylene blue dye from waste water, Journal of Molecular Liquids 314 (2020),doi10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113642, Impact Factor: 6.165.
9.Charu Arora, Pramod Kumar, Sanju Soni, Jyoti Mittal, Alok Mittal and Bhupender Singh, Efficient removal of malachite green dye from aqueous solution using Curcuma caesia based activated carbon, Desalination and Water Treatment, 195 (2020) 341–352, doi: 10.5004/dwt.2020.25897, Impact factor 1.320. 10. C. Arora, A. Sharma, S. Soni and Y. Naik, A mechanistic approach for the thermal reaction of strontium oxalate with uranyl oxalate using TG technique, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, Vol. 24 (4) (2020), 1-9. 11. C. Arora, D. Sahu, D Bharti, V. Tamrakar, S. Soni, S. Sharma, Adsorption of hazardousdye crystal violet from industrial waste using low-cost adsorbent Chenopodium album, Desalination and Water Treatment, (2019) vol. 167, pp. 324-332,doi: 10.5004/dwt.2019.24595 impact factor 1.383. 12. C. Arora, S. Soni, S. Sahu, J. Mittal, P. Kumar, P K Bajpai, Iron based metal organic framework for efficient removal of methylene blue dye from industrial waste, Journal of Molecular Liquids 284 (2019) 343–352,doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2019.04.012,Impact Factor: 6.165, Citations 110. 13. Sanju Soni, P K Bajpai and Charu Arora, A review on metal-organic framework: synthesis, properties and application, Characterization and application of nanomaterials, 2020, Vol 3 (2), pp 87-106, doi:10.24294/can.v2i1.551, citations 31. 14. Ritesh Kumar, Sadanand Sharma, Ajit Kumar, Charu Arora*, Coal combustion residues characterization using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDXA) analysis, Characterization and application of nanomaterials2020, Vol 3(2),pp60-72, doi:10.24294/can.v2i1.595. 15. Vinita Tamrakar, Dhruv Arora and Charu Arora, Phytochemical Screening, proximate and elemental analysis of plant species Curcuma caesia, Curcuma longa and Chenopodium album, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 23(9), 113-117 (2019). 16. Charu Arora, Vinita Tamrakar, Gmelina arborea: A bioprospective plant, Progressive Agriculture, 19(2), 222-225(2019). 17. Vinita Tamrakar and Charu Arora, Curcuma caesia: present status and future prospect as herbal drug, Progressive Agriculture, 19(2), 258-261(2019). 18. Charu Arora, Dipti Bharti, Dhruv Arora and Vinita Tamrakar, A review on phytoconstituents and medicinal properties of Emblicaofficinalis,Annals of Horticulture 11 (1), 2018,1-12.doi 10.5958/0976-4623.2018.00002.6 19. Vinita Tamrakar, Dhruv Arora and Charu Arora, Phytochemical screening of leafy vegetables of Chhattisgarh state, Annals of Horticulture 10 (2): 202-206 (2017)doi 10.5958/0976-4623.2017.00034.2 20. Charu Arora and Vinita Tamrakar, Gmelina arborea: Chemical Constituents, pharmacological activities and applications, International Journal of Phytomedicine, 2017, 9 (4), 528-542, DOI:10.5138/09750185.2149. 21. Charu Arora, Aditi Sharma, Sanju Soni, G A Ramarao and Y NaikApplication of Thermogravimetric Analysis in Study of Solid-State Reaction between Strontium Oxalate and Uranyl Oxalate, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, (2016) 124:43–49, doi: 10.1007/s10973-015-5103-1, impact factor 4.626, Date of publication March 2016, Online publication Oct 2015. 22. Charu Arora, ShaluChejara, G A Ramarao and Y Naik, Application of Thermogravimetric Analysis in Study of Solid-State Reaction between Barium Oxalate and Uranyl Oxalate, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, (2016) 124:51–56, doi:10.1007/s10973-015-5085-z, impact factor 4.626, Date of publication March 2016, Online publication Oct 2015. 23. . 24. Charu Arora Chugh, Asmita Sharma, Aditi Sharma, Y.P.Naik, and G.A. Rama Rao, Solid State Reactions of Calcium Oxalate with Uranyl Oxalate: Application of Thermogravimetric Analysis, Journal of Scientific and Applied Research, 7(1) 2016, pp1-4, ISSN: 0975-9743. 25. Charu Arora Chugh and Madhu Vats, Effect of Automobile Fuel Emission on Protein Level in the Lower Half Leaves of Roadside Plants around the Selected Junction of National Highway-58 (India), Journal of Scientific and Applied Research, 6(2) 2015, pp7-12.ISSN: 0975-9743. 26. Charu Arora Chugh, Biocidal potential and phytochemical screening of some medicinal plants collected from Meerut (UP) and Haridwar (UK), Journal of Scientific and Applied Research, 6(1): 6-9 (2015). 27. Charu Arora and Dipti Bharti, Chemical characterization of antifungal constituents of Emblica officinalis, Allelopathy Journal, 2014, 34 (1), 155-178, Impact factor 1.045, Date of Publication Oct 2014. 28. V. K. Lamba, S. J. Engles, R.S. Sawhney, C. Arora and D.Engles, Charge transport through a molecular wire for flexible electronics, Molecular Physics, 2013Vol. 111, No. 4, 517–523, doi.org/10.1080/00268976.2012.729098,Impact Factor 1.962. 29. Charu Arora Chugh, AjitaBanthiya, Deepika, Dipti Bharti, G A Ramarao and Y.P. Naik, Study of Solid State Reaction Involved in Synthesis of Nano-Structured Th0.9Ce0.1O2, Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol 25, No 3 (2013) 1394-1396, Scopus indexed. 30. Charu Arora Chugh, Antifungal Potential of Transition Metal Hexacyanoferrates for Management of Dry Bubble of Agaricus bisporus, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 17(6),2013, 12-16, Impact factor 0.636. 31. Vijay Lamba, Suman J. Wilkinson and Charu Arora, Designing molecular devices by altering bond lengths, Journal of Molecular Modelling, Vol. 17, no 12, (2011) p. 3251-3255. IF 1.984. 32. Y.P. Naik, G A Ramarao, AjitaBanthiya, Deepika, and Charu Arora, Synthesis and characterization of nano-structured Th1-xCexO2 mixed oxide, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Vol 107, 2012,p 107-112, DOI no.10.1007/s10973-011-1533-6, Impact factor 4.626. 33. Dipti Bharti, Suman Gupta and Charu Arora Chugh,Antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants against some pathogenic microbial strains, International Journal of Phytomedicine, Vol. 5, No 2, 2013, 154-158. 34. Charu AroraChugh and Dipti Bharti, Phytochemical analysis and screening of antibacterial activity of some selected Indian medicinal plants, International Journal of Phytomedicine, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2012, 261-265, Impact Factor 0.89. 35. Charu Arora Chugh and Dipti Bharti,Antifungal Potential of Transition Metal Hexacyanoferrates Against Fungal Diseases of Mushroom, Open Journal of Synthesis Theory and Application, 1, 2012, 23-30; doi:10.4236/ojsta.2012.13005. 36. Charu AroraChugh, Sanjeev Mehta and Heena Dua, Phytochemical Screening and Evaluation of Biological Activities ofSome Medicinal Plants of Phagwara, Punjab, Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 24, No. 12 (2012), 5903-5905. 37. Charu Arora Chugh and Dipti Bharti, Antimicrobial Potential of Transition Metal Hexacyanoferrates, Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 24, No. 12 (2012), 5879-5881,IF 0.3. 38. Dipti Bharti, Charu Arora and Suman Gupta, Synergistic Effect of Antifungal Activity of Medicinal Plants with Transition Metal Ferrocyanides Against Rhizoctonia solani, Asian Journal of Chemistry; Vol. 24, No. 10 (2012), 4650-4652. 39. Dipti Bharti, Charu Arora and Gurleen Kaur, Antifungal Screeningof Some Transition Metal Ferrocyanides Against Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans,Asian Journal of Chemistry; Vol. 24, No. 3 (2012), 1061-1063. 40. Dipti Bharti and Charu Arora,Synergistic Effect of Antifungal Activity of Medicinal Plants with Transition Metal Ferrocyanides,Asian J. Research Chem. 4(9): 2011, 1428-1431. 41. Charu Arora Chugh, Asmita Sharma, Aditi Sharma, Shalu, Y.P.Naik and G.A. Rama Rao, Kinetics and Mechanism of Thermal Decomposition of Uranyl Oxalate, Asian Journal of Chemistry, 23 (4) (2011) 1865. 42. Charu Arora, Vaishali, Synergistic effect of antimicrobial constituents of Vitex negundo with metal ferrocyanides, Progressive Agriculture: An International Journal, 9(1), 2009, 30-34. IF 3.0 (NAAS rating). 43. Charu Arora, Chemical characterization of biocidal components of Vitex negundo, in 13th ISMAS WS 2008 (Editors Dr S K Aggarwal, PG Jaison, D Alamelu) Published by Indian Society on Mass Spectrometry, BARC Mumbai-400085, ISBN 978-81-90442-1-7, 2008. 44. Charu Arora, R.D. Kaushik A. Kumar and G.K. Garg, Fungicidal potential of Kumaon and Tarai region plants against mushroom fungal pathogens, Allelopathy Journal, 11(1), 2003, 63-70.IF 1.275. 45. Charu Arora and R. D. Kaushik, Fungicidal activity of plant extracts from Uttaranchal hills against soybean fungal pathogens, Allelopathy Journal, 11(2), 2003, 217-228.IF 1.275. 46. Charu Arora and R. D. Kaushik, Antifungal activity of some transition metal ferrocyanides, Asian J. Chem. 15(3-4), 2003, 1828-1830. 47. R. D. Kaushik, Anil Kumar and Charu Arora, Fractionation, characterization and evaluation of biocidal potential of active principles of leaves of Vitex negundo Linn., Asian Journal of Chemistry, 15(3), 2003, 1659-1664. 48. R.D. Kaushik, G. K. Garg, Garima Sharma and Charu Arora, Antibacterial activity of plant extracts from Uttaranchal Hills, India, Allelopathy Journal, 12(2), 2003, 205-214.IF 1.275. 49. R. D. Kaushik, Garima Sharma and Charu Arora, Biocidal potential of leaf extracts of Vitex negundo Linn., Allelopathy Journal, 14(2), 2004, 227-234. IF 1.275. 50. Charu AroraChugh, Ecofriendly Management of fungal diseases caused by Colletotrichum truncatum, Fusarium oxysporum and Macrophomina phaseolina, in Proceedings of International Conference on Management, Technology and Environment, Macmillan Publishers India Ltd., New Delhi, 2009, ISBN 10: 0230-32820-2 ISBN 13:978-0230-32820-4. 51. Manish Rana, Charu Arora, Basant Ram and Anil Kumar, Floret specificity of Karnal Bunt infection due to presence of fungal growth promontory activity in wheat spikes, J. Plant Biol., 28(3) 2001, 283-290.IF 0.964. 52. R. D. Kaushik and Charu Arora, Fungitoxic activity of methanol extracts of some plants of Kumaon, Garhwal and Tarai regions against fungal pathogens of rice, J. Indian Bot. Soc., 81, 2002, 327-331. IF 0.518. 53. R. D. Kaushik and Charu Arora, Antifungal activity of aqueous extracts of some economically important plants against Magnaporthe grisea and Rhizoctonia solani, Indian J. Environ. &Ecoplan., 7(2), 2003, 273-278. 54. Charu Arora and R.D. Kaushik, Fungicidal potential of some plants from Uttaranchal Hills against Alternaria brassicae and Aspergillus niger, J. Curr. Sci. 3(1), 2003, 47-52. 55. R. D. Kaushik, Garima Sharma and Charu Arora, Antifungal activity of certain plants against Alternaria brassicae and Aspergillus niger, Journal of Natural and Physical Sciences, 18(1), 2004, 49-56. 56. R.D. Kaushik, Charu Arora and Garima Sharma, Fungicidal potential of aqueous/methanol extracts of some plants against Mycogoneperniciosa and Verticilliumfungicola, Indian J. Environ. &Ecoplan., 8(1), 2004, 39-42. BOOKS 1. Charu Arora and Sumantra Bhattacharya, Advanced Physical Chemistry Practical Guide, Bentham Books, 2022 DOI: 10.2174/97816810891021220101, ISBN: 9781681089102 BOOK CHAPTERS AND OTHER EDITED COMPILATIONS

2. Charu Arora, “Orienting Higher Education to Environment” in Resource Book of Environmental Education, Academic Excellence, Delhi-110031, ISBN 978-81-89901-36-3, 2008, p 109-122. 3. Charu Arora, “Chemical Characterization of Biocidal Components of Vitex negundo” in 13th ISMAS WS 2008 (Editors Dr S K Aggarwal, PG Jaison, D Alamelu) Published by Indian Society on Mass Spectrometry, BARC Mumbai-400085, ISBN 978-81-90442-1-7, 2008, p 196-202. 4. Vital Role of Chemical Science in Modern Agriculture, (Ed. Dr Charu Arora), manuscript under preparation. 5. Charu Arora Chugh, Applications and maintenance of HPLC, published in Workshop Course Material of National Workshop on Application and Maintenance of Analytical, Optical and Electrical Instruments, 2009. 6. Charu Arora Chugh, Ecofriendly Management of fungal diseases caused by Colletotrichum truncatum, Fusarium oxysporum and Macrophomina phaseolina, Recent Trends in Management, Technology and Environment, pp137-141, Macmillan Publishers India Ltd.,New Delhi, 2009, ISBN 10: 0230-32820-2 ISBN 13:978-0230-32820-4. 7. Vinita Tamrakar and Charu Arora, Phytochemical screening of some medicinal flora of central India, in Proceedings of the conference on Skill India Initiative: Challenges, opportunities and strategies, 2016, pp246, Bloomsbury Publishers, ISBN 978-93-85936-11-1 8. Charu Arora Chugh, Bioactive constituents from Indian medicinal plants in proceedings of international conference on innovative approaches in applied sciences and technologies (IC/iSAT- 2016), published by Scientific Educational Research Society, 2016, ISBN 9788188805235,pp60 9. V. Tamrakar, VR Patel, Charu Arora, Phytochemical screening, proximate analysis, and biological activity of Curcuma caesia, Phyllanthus emblica and Chenopodium album, in Proceedings on Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences: Global Prospective and Progress, 2016, pp 109, ISBN 978-93-5265-436-9 10. S. Soni, PK Bajpai, B Singh, C. Arora*, Adsorptive removal of organic dyes using metal organic frameworks, in Proceedings on Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences: Global Prospective and Progress, 2016,pp 293, ISBN 978-93-5265-436-9 11. Arora C., Arora D., Chatterjee S. and Tamrakar V. (2020) Phenolic content and antioxidant activity of Chenopodium album Linn. and Curcuma caesia Roxb., in Chemistry Research and Applications: Natural Products and their Utilization Pattern (Eds. G. Tewari, A Tewari, L. M. Tewari and C. Pandey), Nova Science Publishers, Inc, New York, USA, pp 23-42, ISBN 978-1-53618-140-1. 12. Charu Arora, Sumantra Bhattacharya, Sanju Soni, Pathik Maji, Scanning Electron Microscopy: Theory and Applications in Essential Techniques for Medical and Life Scientists: A guide to contemporary methods and current applications with the protocols: Part 2 (Ed. Prof Y. Tutar), Bentham Science Publishers, 2020, p 117, DOI: 10.2174/9789811464867120010009 13. C Arora, S Soni, P Maji, Transmission Electron Microscopy: Theory and Applications, in - Essential Techniques for Medical and Life Scientists: A guide to contemporary methods and current applications with the protocols: Part 2 (Ed. Prof Y. Tutar), Bentham Science Publishers, 2020, p 96.Doi 10.2174/9789811464867120010008 14. C Arora, P. Maji and P K Bajpai, Raman Spectroscopy and Its Biomedical Applications, in Essential Techniques for Medical and Life Scientists: A guide to contemporary methods and current applications with the protocols: Part 2 (Ed. Prof Y. Tutar), Bentham Science Publishers, 2020, p 62.DOI: 10.2174/9789811464867120010006, ISBN 15. I Ansari, M Sundarrajan, R Kumar, S Sharma and C Arora, SEM-EDX: A Potential Tool for Studies of Medicinal Plants in Essential Techniques for Medical and Life Scientists: A guide to contemporary methods and current applications with the protocols: Part 2 (Ed. Prof Y. Tutar), Bentham Science Publishers, UAE, 2020, p124-141. 16. C. Arora, S.Soni, P.K. Bajpai, J. Mittal and A.Mariyam, Dye Removal From Waste Water Using Metal Organic Frameworks, in Management of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC) in Environment (Eds. P. Singh, C.M. Hussain, S. Rajkhowa), Elsevier publishers, 2021,pp 377-394, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822263-8.00014-2 17. I. Ansari, Maha M. El-Kady, Charu Arora, MuniyanSundararajan,DeblinaMaiti, Aarif Khan, A review on the fatal impact of pesticide toxicity on environment and human health, in Global Climate Change (Eds.Suruchi Singh, Pardeep Singh, S. Rangabhashiyam, K.K. Srivastava), Elsevier publishers, 2021, p361.https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822928-6.00017-4 18. Dipti Bharti, Rahul Singh, Dhruv Arora, Charu Arora*, Role of phytopesticides in sustainable agriculture in Global Climate Change (Eds.Suruchi Singh, Pardeep Singh, S. Rangabhashiyam, K.K. Srivastava), Elsevier publishers, 2021, p341-360, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822928-6.00011-3. 19. Charu Arora and Sumantra Bhattacharya, Advanced Physical Chemistry Practical Guide, Bentham Books, 2022 DOI: 10.2174/97816810891021220101, ISBN: 9781681089102 20. J. Mittal, C. Arora, A. Mittal, Application of Biochar for the Removal of Methylene Blue from Aquatic Environment” in ‘Biomass-Derived Materials for Environmental Applications’, (Ioannis Anastopoulos Eder Claudio Lima, Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis and Lucas Meili, (Editors), pp 29-76, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91914-2.00010-6, ELSST158-9780323919142 21. an Iqbal Ansari, Marlia Mohd Hanafiah, Maha M. El-Kady and Charu Arora* and Sumbul Jahan, Interactions of Microplastics Towards Ecological Risk in Soil Diversity: An Appraisal, Chapter 5, in Plastic and Microplastic in the Environment (Eds. A. Ahamad, P. Singh, D. Tiwari), 2022 Wiley Blackwell Publication, 2022, 22. Partha Dutta, Sanju Soni, Nidhi Rai, Jyoti Mittal, Charu Arora, 23. Charu Arora, Dipti Bharti, Sanju Soni, Asha Patel and Rahul Singh, Adsorptive removal of hazardous dyes from industrial waste using activated carbon: an appraisal, in Waste Management and Resource Recycling in the Developing World" to be published by Elsevier (UK) (Eds. P. Singh, A. Ahmad, P. Verma, R. Singh), (in Press).