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Girija K Bharat

Managing Director, Mu Gamma Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

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Girija K Bharat

Managing Director, Mu Gamma Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

Publications

  1. Bharat, G. K.,Dkhar, Nathaniel.,Abraham, Mary. (2020). Discussion Paper: Aligning India’s Sanitation Policies with the SDGs.
  2. Sarkar, S. K., & Bharat, G. K. (2021). Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in water and sanitation sectors in India. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 11(5), 693–705. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2021.002
  3. Bharat, G.K. & Dkhar, Nathaniel.(2019). SDGs and the need for systemic governance In India’s water sector. Smart Water & Waste World,  Articles, Asia Pacific.
  4. Bharat,G.K. & Dkhar, Nathaniel.(2019) SDG 6: Enabling the Transformative Sustainable Development Agenda for India, Cover story of TERRA GREEN Magazine
  5. Bharat, G. K.& Dkhar, Nathaniel (2018).Discussion Paper: Aligning India’s Water Resource Policies with the SDGs
  6. Prasad, G., Vardikar, H.S., Atiq, A., Mohanty, S., Basu, A.R., Nayak, S.K., Dev, T., Pandey, S., & Bharat, G.K. (in press). Chapter 1: Status of litter and plastic pollution Globally and in India. P.Chakraborty, G.K. Bharat, E. Steindal, S. Mohanty, R. Hurley, M. Olsen & S. Pandey ( Eds.), Efficient and Enhanced Management of Plastic Waste in India. Springer Nature Publication.
  7. Bharat, G.K., Basu, A.R., Atiq, A.,Nøklebye, E., Furuseth,S. I., Dev, T., & Adam, H.N. ( in press). Chapter 7: Regulatory Framework, Policies and Programs in Plastic Waste Management- Global and Indian. P.Chakraborty, G.K. Bharat, E. Steindal, S. Mohanty, R. Hurley, M. Olsen & S. Pandey ( Eds.), Efficient and Enhanced Management of Plastic Waste in India. Springer Nature Publication.
  8. Pandey, S., Mohanty, S., Bharat, G.K., Adam, H.N., Nøklebye, E., Steindal, E.H. ( in press). Chapter 11: Conclusion and Way Forward. P.Chakraborty, G.K. Bharat, E. Steindal, S. Mohanty, R. Hurley, M. Olsen & S. Pandey ( Eds.), Efficient and Enhanced Management of Plastic Waste in India. Springer Nature Publication.
  9.  Sharma, B.M., Bharat, G. K., Singh, P. K., & Chakraborty, P. (in press). Chapter 1: Introduction. In P. Chakraborty, G. K. Bharat, B. M. Sharma, & P. K. Singh (Eds.), Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals : Fate, Detection and Remediation. ELSEVIER Publication.
  10. Jain, M., Akansha, K., & Bharat, G. K. (in press). Chapter 5: Heavy Metals. In P. Chakraborty, G. K. Bharat, B. M. Sharma, & P. K. Singh (Eds.), Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals : Fate, Detection and Remediation. ELSEVIER Publication.
  11. Akansha, K., Jain, M., Sharma, B. M., & Bharat, G. K. (in press). Chapter 14: Environmental occurrence of Heavy Metals. In P. Chakraborty, G. K. Bharat, B. M. Sharma, & P. K. Singh (Eds.), Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals : Fate, Detection and Remediation. ELSEVIER Publication.
  12. Basu, A. R., Soman, S., Wajith, M. A., Mukhopadhyay, M., & Bharat, G. K. (in press). Chapter 16: Standard Guidelines for EDC in the Environment. In P. Chakraborty, G. K. Bharat, B. M. Sharma, & P. K. Singh (Eds.), Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals : Fate, Detection and Remediation. ELSEVIER Publication.
  13. Bharat, G. K., & Basu, A.R. (in press). Chapter 19: Conclusions and Policy Recommendations. In P. Chakraborty, G. K. Bharat, B. M. Sharma, & P. K. Singh (Eds.), Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals : Fate, Detection and Remediation. ELSEVIER Publication.
  14. Mohapatra,P., Bharat,G.K., Basu, A.R., Adam, H.N. (2023). Regulatory Framework, Policies, and Programs in POPs Management in India. Managing Persistent Organic Pollutants in India, 19-39.https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-31311-0_2
  15. Chakraborty,P., Chandra,S., Basu, A.R., Bharat, G.K. (2023). An Indian Perspective on Sources of Persistent Organic Pollutants Associated with Plastic Handling: Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic. Managing Persistent Organic Pollutants in India, 41-61. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-31311-0_3
  16.  Pavithra, K., Basu, A.R., Bharat,G.K., Chakraborty, P. (2023). Environmental Monitoring and Analytical Techniques in Abiotic Matrices of New Persistent Organic Pollutants in India. Managing Persistent Organic Pollutants in India, 79-101. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-31311-0_5
  17. Jain, M., Bharat, G.K., Dimmen,M.V.,  Rex,R., Chandra, S.,Chakraborty , P. (2023).  Analysis of Gaps in Management of POPs in India. Managing Persistent Organic Pollutants in India, 181-186. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-31311-0_9
  18. Bharat, G.K., Basu, A.R., Chandra, S., Rex, R., Chakraborty,P., Atiq, A., Pandey, S., Dev, T., Dubey, A., Mohapatra, P. (2023). Case Studies: Tapi and Daman Ganga River Basins in Gujarat.  Managing Persistent Organic Pollutants in India, 187-197. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-31311-0_10
  19. Nøklebye, E., Adam, H. N., Roy-Basu, A., Bharat, G. K., & Steindal, E. H. (2023). Plastic bans in India – addressing the socio-economic and environmental complexities. Environmental Science & Policy, 139, 219–227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2022.11.005
  20. Sarkar, S. K., & Bharat, G. K. (2023, May 1). Our rivers have rights. The Hindu – Business Line. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/our-rivers-have-rights/article66800713.ece#:~:text=Article%2051%20A%20(g)%20of,have%20compassion%20for%20living%20creatures%E2%80%9D.
  21. Vinod, P. G., Bharat, G. K., Gaonkar, O., & Chakraborty, P. (2023). Geospatial mapping of covid-19 cases in Kerala using clinical data: A case study from South India for policy advocacy. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2023_989
  22. Chakraborty, P., Chandra, S., Dimmen, M. V., Hurley, R., Mohanty, S., Bharat, G. K., Steindal, E. H., Olsen, M., & Nizzetto, L. (2022). Interlinkage between persistent organic pollutants and plastic in the Waste Management System of India: An overview. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 109(6), 927–936. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-022-03466-x
  23. Chakraborty, P., Bharat, G. K., Gaonkar, O., Mukhopadhyay, M., Chandra, S., Steindal, E. H., & Nizzetto, L. (2022). Endocrine-disrupting chemicals used as common plastic additives: Levels, profiles, and human dietary exposure from the Indian Food Basket. Science of The Total Environment, 810, 152200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152200
  24. Chakraborty, P., Vinod, P.G., Hussain, Syed, J.  H., Pokhrel, B., Bharat, G. K. Basu, A.R., Fouzder, T., Pasupuleti, M., Urbaniak, M., & Beskoski, V.P. (2022) Water-sanitation-health nexus in the Indus-Ganga-Brahmaputra River Basin: need for wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 for preparedness during the future waves of pandemic. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology 22 (2), 283-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2021.11.001
  25. Adam, H. N., Pille-Schneider, L., Enge, C., Nøklebye, E., Bharat, G. K., Abraham, M., & Dkhar, N. (2022). Important but ignored?: The role of the informal recycling sector in a prospective international agreement on Plastic Pollution. Policy Brief. https://www.mugammaconsultants.com/ikhapp-asap-policy-brief/
  26. Mukhopadhyay, M., Jalal, M., Vignesh, G., Ziauddin, M., Sampath, S., Bharat, G. K., Nizzetto, L., & Chakraborty, P. (2022). Migration of plasticizers from polyethylene terephthalate and low-density polyethylene casing into bottled water: A case study from India. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 109(6), 949–955. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-022-03474-x
  27. Pavithra, K., Roy-Basu, A., Bharat, G. K., & Chakraborty, P. (2022). A review on distribution and removal techniques for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in water and wastewater. Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies, 389–408. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95443-7_17
  28. Roy-Basu, A., Bharat, G.K., Chakraborty,P., Sharma, B.M., Steindal, E. H & Nizzetto, L. (2022). Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in food and drinking water in India: State-of- affairs and recommendations for policy makers. Policy Brief. https://www.mugammaconsultants.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-EDCs_Report_Master-Export_2022_Online-Version_Amended.pdf
  29. Sharma, B. M., Scheringer, M., Chakraborty, P., Bharat, G. K., Steindal, E. H., Trasande, L., & Nizzetto, L. (2022). Unlocking India’s potential in managing endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs): Importance, challenges, and opportunities. Exposure and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-022-00519-8
  30. Abraham, M., Chakraborty, P., Roy-Basu, A. & Bharat, G.K. (2021). Detecting SARS-COV-2 in wastewater An Early Warning Signal for Covid-19. Policy Brief, World Sustainable Development Summit.
  31. Bharat, G, & Roy-Basu, A. (2021). Common and emerging aspects of water quality and its public health impacts. IWRA (India) Journal. 10(1), 18-25. https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor%3Aiwra&volume=10&issue=1&article=004
  32. Bharat, G., & Goel, S. (2021b, June 3). Preparedness is imperative. The Pioneer. https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/columnists/preparedness-is-imperative.html
  33. Bharat, G., &  Goel, S. (2021). View: An early warning system will help India improve pandemic preparedness. The Economic Times. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/view-an-early-warning-system-will-help-india-improve-pandemic-preparedness/articleshow/83500332.cms
  34. Gaonkar, O., Roy-Basu, A., Bharat, G., & Chakraborty, P. (2021). Current scenario of new persistent organic pollutants in India. Persistent Organic Pollutants, 123–154. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003046806-5
  35. Chakraborty, P., Pasupuleti, M., Jai Shankar, M. R., Bharat, G. K., Krishnasamy, S., Dasgupta, S. C., Sarkar, S. K., & Jones, K. C. (2021). First surveillance of SARS-COV-2 and organic tracers in community wastewater during Post Lockdown in Chennai, South India: Methods, occurrence and concurrence. Science of The Total Environment, 778, 146252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146252
  36. Sharma, B. M., Bharat, G. K., Chakraborty, P., Martiník, J., Audy, O., Kukučka, P., Přibylová, P., Kukreti, P. K., Sharma, A., Kalina, J., Steindal, E. H., & Nizzetto, L. (2021). A comprehensive assessment of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in an Indian food basket: Levels, dietary intakes, and comparison with European Data. Environmental Pollution, 288, 117750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117750
  37. Khuman, S.N.,Vinod, P.G., Bharat, G.K., Mohana Kumar, Y.S.,Chakraborty,P. (2020). Spatial distribution and compositional profiles of organochlorine pesticides in the surface soil from the agricultural, coastal and backwater transects along the south-west coast of India. Chemosphere,254 (202) 126699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126699
  38. Basu, A.R.,Bharat, G.K., Chakraborty,P.,Sarkar,S.K.(2020). Adaptive co-management model for the East Kolkata wetlands: A sustainable solution to manage the rapid ecological transformation of a peri-urban landscape. Science of the Total Environment ,698 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134203
  39.  Sarkar,S.K. & Bharat, G.K.(2020).WASH Safety Plans could prevent pandemics in future, Business World, Smart Cities
  40. Khuman, S. N., Bharat, G. K., Roy-Basu, A. R., Mohapatro, P., &  Chakraborty, P. (2019). Endosulfan: Practices, Policies, and Eco-Toxicological Impacts in India. In Endosulfan: Uses, Toxicological Profile and Regulation, pp. 51–80. https://novapublishers.com/shop/endosulfan-uses-toxicological-profile-and-regulation/
  41. Sharma,B.M.,Bharat,G.K., Šebková,K., Scheringer,M.(2019). Implementation of the Minamata Convention to manage mercury pollution in India: challenges and opportunities. Environmental Science Europe, 31:96. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-019-0280-3
  42. Chakraborty,P., Sampath,S., Mukhopadhyay, M., Selvraj,S., Bharat,G.K., Nizzetto,L. (2019) Baseline investigation of Plasticizers, Phthalic Acid Esters, Bisphenol A (BPA), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) and Heavy Metals in the surface soil of e-waste recycling workshops and nearby open dumpsites in Indian metropolitan cities. Environmental Pollution, 248 ,1036-1045. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.010
  43. Khuman, Sanjenbam Nirmala, Bharat, G. K., & Chakraborty, P. (2019). Spatial distribution and sources of pesticidal persistent organic pollutants in the Hooghly riverine sediment. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(4), 4137–4147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06973-3
  44. Sharma B.M., Bečanová J., Scheringer M., Bharat G.K., Sáňka O., Klánová J., Nizzetto L. (2019). Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products, and Artificial Sweeteners in surface water and drinking water of the Ganges catchment. Science of Total Environment. Science of The Total Environment,  646 , 1459-1467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.235
  45. Sharma,B.M., Melymuk, L., Bharat,G.K., Pribylova,P., Sanka, O., Klanova, J., Nizzetto, L.(2018) Spatial gradients of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in air, atmospheric deposition, and surface water of the Ganges River basin.  Science of the Total Environment, 627, 1495-1504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.262
  46. Bharat,G.K. & Steindal,E.H.(2018). Protecting Oceans from Chemical and Plastic Pollution, World Sustainable Development Summit Conference proceedings. New Delhi.
  47. Bharat, G.K. (2018). Policy Brief: Persistent organic pollutants in Indian environment: a wake-up call for concerted action. TERI Publication. https://www.teriin.org/policy-brief/persistent-organic-pollutants-indian-environment-wake-call-concerted-action
  48. Gokhale, Y., Bharat, G.K.,Souza, F.D.,Singh,S.,Choube,M. (2016).‘Unsustainable Use of Natural Resources-Water’ Chapter in Global Sustainable Development Report .
  49.  Sarkar, S.K.,Tulsyan,A., Bharat, G.K.(2016). Discussion Paper: Faecal Sludge Management in urban India: Policies, Practices and Possibilities’. https://www.teriin.org/policy-brief/discussion-paper-faecal-sludge-management-urban-india-policies-practices-and
  50. Sharma, B.M., Bharat, G.K., Tayal, S., Larssen, T., Becanova, J., Karaskova,P., Whitehead, P.G., Futter,M.N., Butterfield, D., Nizzetto,L. (2016). Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in ground/drinking water of the Ganges River basin: Emissions and implications for human exposure. 704-713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.10.050
  51. Bharat.G.K. & Sarkar, S.K. (2016). Policy Brief: Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) towards cleaning India-A Policy Perspective. TERI Publication. https://www.terisas.ac.in/wash/pdf/Policy%20Brief-Swacch%20Bharat%20Mission-Final-020316.pdf
  52. Bharat,G.K. (2015). Persistent Emerging Contaminants in Changing Climate. Conference proceedings. TERI, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
  53. Sharma, B. M.,Nizzetto, L., Bharat, G. K., Tayal, S., Melymuk, L.,Sáňka, O., Přibylová, P.,Audy, O.,Larssen, T.(2015). Melting Himalayan glaciers contaminated by legacy atmospheric depositions are important sources of PCBs and high-molecular-weight PAHs for the Ganges floodplain during dry periods.  Environmental Pollution,  206, 588-596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.012
  54. Sharma, B.M., Nizzetto, L., Bharat,G.K., Tayal. S., Melymuk. L., Sáňka, O., Přibylová, P., Audy, O., Larssen, T. (2015). Contribution and remobilization of semi-volatile organic contaminants (SVOCs) from a melting Himalayan glacier, SETAC Europe 25th Annual Meeting.
  55.  Bharat, G.K. (2015). Water Security Chapter in Global Sustainable Development Report 2015: Climate Change and Sustainable Development- Assessing Progress of Regions and Countries, published by Oxford University Press.
  56. Sharma, B. M., Tayal, S., Chakraborty, P., & Bharat, G. K. (2015). Chemical characterization of meltwater from east rathong glacier vis-à-vis Western Himalayan Glaciers. In Dynamics of climate change and water resources of Northwestern Himalaya (pp. 181-190). Springer International Publishing.
  57. Sharma, B. M., Bharat, G. K., Tayal, S., Nizzetto, L., Cupr, P., Larssen, T. (2014). Environment and human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in India: A systematic review of recent and historical data. Environment International, 66C, 48–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.022
  58. Sharma, B.M., Bharat, G.K., Tayal, S., Nizzetto, L., Larssen, T. (2014). The legal framework to manage chemical pollution in India and the lessons from the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Science of Total Environment, 790, 733-747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.05.043
  59. Bharat,G.K. & Sharma,B.M. ( 2014). Persistent Organic Pollutants: The Silent Killers. (Cover Story), TERRA GREEN,TERI.
  60. Sharma,B.M.,, Bharat. G.K.,Nizzetto. L., Tayal, S., Čupr. P.,Larssen, T.(2014). Exposure of Indian environment and human population to POPs: Scope for new chemical management policy. Dioxin, Madrid, Spain.
  61. Sharma, B.M., Čupr. P., Bharat, G.K.,Tayal, S.,Nizzetto. L.,Larssen ,T. (2014). Environment and human exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in India: a review of recent and historical data. Environment International. 66 C, 48-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.022
  62.  Kumar,S.V. &  Bharat, G.K. (2014). Discussion Paper-Perspectives on a Water Resource Policy for India’. TERI Publication. https://www.teriin.org/policy-brief/discussion-paper-perspectives-water-resource-policy-india
  63. Bharat, G.K. (2014), India Needs Climate-Resilient Sanitation Technology. Science Development Network. https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/opinions/india-needs-climate-resilient-sanitation-tech/
  64. Chakraborty P., Sharma B M., Babu P. V. R., Yao K. M., Jaychandran S. Impact of total organic carbon (in sediments) and dissolved organic carbon (in overlaying water column) on Hg sequestration by coastal sediments from the central east coast of India. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 79: 342–347 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.11.028
  65. Chakraborty P., Jayachandran S., Babu P. V. R., Karri S., Tyadi P., Yao K. M., Sharma B. M. Intra-annual variations of arsenic totals and species in tropical estuary surface sediments. Chemical Geology, 322-323: 172–180 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.06.018
  66. Bharat, G.K. & Dhar, S. (2010). ‘Climate Change and Access to Safe Drinking Water and Basic Sanitation’ in the book ‘Tackling Climate Change and Energy Poverty: Road to 2015’.World Sustainable Development Forum (WSDF).
  67. Bharat, G. K., Yenkie, M. K. N., & Natarajan, G. S. (1996). Influence of physico-chemical characteristics of adsorbent and adsorbate on competitive adsorption equilibrium and kinetics. In Fundamentals of Adsorption: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption (pp. 91-99). Springer US.