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About me: Dr. Ashok Kumar Ghosh is working as Professor-in-Charge in the department of Environment and Water Management, A.N.College [Magadh University], Patna, India. He is engaged in active research in the area of water quality, especially arsenic and fluoride contaminations in groundwater resources. He is an International Scientific Advisor of UKIERI- sponsored research project for Arsenic studies-PRAMA [University of Manchester]. He is a collaborator in the Environmental Conservation studies under Cambridge-India Partnership. He is an advisor of WaterAid India, an affiliate of WaterAid U.K., and also of East Zone Water partnership, an affiliate of Global Water Partnership (GWP). He was the P.I. of UNICEF-sponsored project on arsenic-affected groundwater in Bihar and reported many Arsenic hotspots in four districts of Bihar(Patna,Bhojpur,Bhagalpur and Vaishali). Currently he’s working on UGC-sponsored project on Risk Assessment of Population in Arsenic Affected Areas in Bhojpur District, Bihar. Besides Dr.Ghosh is also working on a project on Nano-biotechnology, sponsored by UGC.Dr.Ghosh has presented his research papers in International Seminars in India and abroad (USA, UK, Australia, Ireland, Bangladesh, Spain, Belgium, and Sweden).Dr. Ghosh is one of the coordinators of European Commission sponsored project “Erasmus Mundus” hosted by KTH ,Stockholm,Sweden - a worldwide cooperation and mobility programme that aims to enhance quality in higher education and promote intercultural understanding.

My Green Mission: Keep Mother Earth Green and Healthy

Organization that I belong to: Dept. of Environment and Water Management.A.N.College,Patna,India

Current Job title/ Field of Study (if you are a student): Professor In charge/Water quality and quantity

Educational Institution Last Attended/ Attending: Magadh University,Bodh Gaya,India

Personal Website: http://ghosh51.tripod.com

Area of Expertize/ interest: Water quality,Nano Biotechnology,Environmental Biotechnology

Membership Category Requested: Environment Professionals of Indian Origin

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Arsenic contamination in ground water of Bihar and its mitigation strategy

Posted on October 18, 2009 at 2:32am 3 Comments 0 Likes

Arsenic contaminated aquifers in a 5 km. wide study belt along the banks of river Ganga, in Patna, Bhojpur, Vaishali and Bhagalpur districts of Bihar, are used for both drinking and irrigation purposes. Following an intense detection work by this study group, and subsequent reporting of spread of this contamination to eleven other districts, the authorities initiated several mitigation strategies. But no benefit has been noted in the affected districts, and the total vulnerable population in… Continue

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At 1:00pm on June 3, 2011, Dr. Satish C Tripathi said…: Dear Prof. Ghosh ! Pl join us at Multidisciplinary National Conference on “Science of Climate change and Earth’s Sustainability: Issues and Challenges” on scientists-people partnership basis at Lucknow from 12-14 Sept., 2011 and present your research.

Dr. Satish C Tripathi
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At 9:25am on October 26, 2009, FounderChandra Kishore said…: Would you like to coordinate a Paryavaran.com virtual Club for your university and share resources and important work done by you, your friends, colleagues and students from the University. It can also serve as a platform for chapter meetings in the future.

At 10:00pm on October 14, 2009, FounderChandra Kishore said…: Welcome Dr. Gosh. It would be great if you can contribute your expertise in mentoring future environmental managers on Indian Environment NEtwork. I would love to have you chair and coordinate one of our subject groups.

I would also love to have all your students sign up on our website so that they can get mentored learn from the best environmental managers in India.

Btw, my parents live in Patna. So, I have a special affinity to the city.