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Dr. S. Krishnakumar

Dr. S. Krishnakumar

M.Sc., Ph.D. | Assistant Professor
coralkrishna@gmail.com
+91 9994638591
Dept of Geology, Malankara Catholic College, Mariagiri, Kaliakkavilai - 629153
Carbonate Sedimentology 62+ Publications H-Index: 23 (Google)

Qualifications & Experience

Ph.D. (Geology)Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (2015)
M.Sc. (Geology)University of Madras (72.04%)
B.Sc. (Geology)Bharathidasan University (60%)
SETState Eligibility Test (2006)从dc
Current PositionAssistant Professor, Malankara Catholic College (Mar 2021 – present)
PreviousGuest Faculty, University of Madras (2019-2021)从dc
Post-DocDST National Post Doctoral Fellow (2017-2019)从dc
Post-DocUGC Dr. D.S. Kothari Fellow (2010-2014)从dc

Area of Expertise

Carbonate Sedimentology Environmental Monitoring Paleoclimatic Studies Groundwater Pollution Background Radiation Studies Organic Pollutant Assessment Water, Air & Soil Pollution Coral Reef Ecosystems

Research Metrics

Cumulative Impact Factor (2022): 228.95
Scopus H-Index: 18 | Citations: 1288
Google Scholar H-Index: 23 | i10-Index: 60

International Publications (62+)

  1. Krishnan, S. A., et al. (2024). Investigating radiation profiles... Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196(2), 139.
  2. Arjun, H. S., et al. (2024). Distribution and Characterization of Microplastics... Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 235(4), 241.
  3. Pradhoshini, K. P., et al. (2024). Natural radioactivity estimation... International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 1-19.
  4. Krishnakumar, S., et al. (2024). Marine pollution and ecological degradation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-3.
  5. Behera, D., Krishnakumar, S., & Anoop, A. (2023). Occurrence, distribution and sources of petroleum contamination... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 196, 115576.
  6. Alam, L., et al. (2023). Risk of extinction... Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-15.
  7. David, T. I., et al. (2023). Distribution and characterization of microplastics... Total Environment Research Themes, 7, 100065.
  8. Radhakrishnan, K., et al. (2023). Potential ecological risk assessment... Total Environment Research Themes, 7, 100063.
  9. Radhakrishnan, K., et al. (2023). A baseline study on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons... Total Environment Research Themes, 6, 100055.
  10. Anjali, R., et al. (2023). Assessment of mine water quality... Total Environment Research Themes, 6, 100047.
  11. Krishnakumar, S., et al. (2023). Heavy metal accumulation in the skeletons of scleractinian corals... Total Environment Research Themes, 6, 100034.
  12. Shanmugasundharam, A., et al. (2023). Water quality index... Total Environment Research Themes, 6, 100031.
  13. Pradhap, D., et al. (2023). Distribution and characterization of microplastic... Total Environment Research Themes, 5, 100024.
  14. Krishnakumar, S., et al. (2022). Emerging pollutants: Impact on environment... Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(48), 72309-72311.
  15. Neelavannan, K., et al. (2022). Distribution and characterization of plastic debris... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 175, 113337.
  16. Arya, D.B., et al. (2022). Assessment of ecosystem health status... Watershed Ecology and the Environment, 4, 135-147.
  17. Gandhi, K. S., et al. (2021). Distribution of plastic litter in beach sediments... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 172, 112904.
  18. Pradhap, D., et al. (2021). Baseline distributions and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 171, 112727.
  19. Vidyasakar, A., et al. (2021). Microplastic contamination in edible sea salt... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 171, 112728.
  20. Radhakrishnan, K., et al. (2021). Characterization and distribution of microplastics in estuarine surface sediments... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 168, 112389.
  21. Vincent, S. G. T., et al. (2021). Environmental factors influencing methanogenic activity... Journal of Environmental Biology, 42(2), 211-219.
  22. Krishnakumar, S., et al. (2021). Coral annual growth band impregnated microplastics... Wetlands Ecology and Management, 29, 677-687.
  23. Pradhap, D., et al. (2020). Trace element concentrations... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160, 111607.
  24. Gandhi, S.K., et al. (2020). Metal concentration and its ecological risk assessment... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160, 111565.
  25. Krishnakumar, S., et al. (2020). Bioavailable trace metals and their ecological risks... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160, 111562.
  26. Vidyasakar, A., et al. (2020). Characterization and distribution of microplastics... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 158, 111421.
  27. Hussain, S. M., et al. (2020). A baseline study on elemental concentration... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 158, 111410.
  28. Krishnakumar, S., et al. (2020). Assessment of plastic debris in remote islands... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 151, 110841.
  29. Vidyasakar, A., et al. (2018). Macrodrebis and microplastic distribution... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 137, 610-616.
  30. Krishnakumar, S., et al. (2018). A baseline study on trace element based sediment pollution... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 133, 117-123.
  31. Saravanan, P., et al. (2018). Elemental concentration based potential Ecological Risk status... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 133, 107-116.
  32. Krishnakumar, S., et al. (2018). A preliminary study on coastal debris... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 131, 547-551.
  33. Saravanan, P., et al. (2018). (continued) - included.
  34. Godson, P.S., et al. (2018). A baseline study on the concentration of trace elements... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 126, 381-388.
  35. Krishnakumar, S., et al. (2017). Geospatial risk assessment and trace element concentration... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 125, 522-529.
  36. Magesh, N.S., et al. (2017). Geospatial analysis of dissolved nutrients dataset... Data in Brief, 13, 575-581.
  37. Saravanan, P., et al. (2017). Sediment textural characteristics... Data in brief, 15, 439-444.
  38. Krishna Kumar, S., et al. (2017). Evaluation of water quality and hydrogeochemistry... Applied Water Science, 7, 2533-2544.
  39. Simon Peter, T., et al. (2017). A baseline record of trace elements concentration... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 119, 416-422.
  40. Krishakumar, S., et al. (2017). Trace elements concentrations in reef associated sediments of Koswari Island... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 117, 515-522.
  41. Magesh, N.S., et al. (2017). Trace element contamination in the nearshore sediments... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 116, 508-516.
  42. Gopal, V., et al. (2017). Assessment of trace element accumulation in surface sediments off Chennai coast... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 114(2), 1063-1071.
  43. Magesh, N.S., et al. (2016). A Fuzzy-GIS Model... Frontiers of Current Trends in Engineering and Technology, 1(2), 52-58.
  44. Krishakumar, S., et al. (2016). Appraisal of metal contamination in soil... Frontiers of Current Trends in Engineering and Technology (continued).
  45. Krishakumar, S., et al. (2016). Spatial risk assessment and trace element concentration... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 115, 444-450.
  46. Kasilingam, K., et al. (2016). Trace element concentration in surface sediments of Palk Strait... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 111, 500-508.
  47. Jeyabal, G., et al. (2016). Vertical distribution of foraminifera species... Journal of Coastal Sciences, 3, 1-7.
  48. Krishnakumar, S., et al. (2015). Metal concentrations in the growth bands of Porites sp... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 101, 409-416.
  49. Sahayam, J. D., et al. (2015). A study on marine notches... Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 8, 2729-2738.
  50. Ramasamy, S., et al. (2015). Assessment of trace element accumulation in core sediments... Journal of Applied Geochemistry, 17(3), 342-351.
  51. Krishnakumar, S., et al. (2015). Hydro-geochemistry and application of water quality index... Applied Water Science, 5(4), 335-343.
  52. Krishna Kumar, S., et al. (2014). Hydrogeochemistry and groundwater quality appraisal... Applied Water Science, 4, 341-350.
  53. Magesh, N.S., et al. (2013). Trace element contamination in the estuarine sediments... Marine Pollution Bulletin, 73, 355-361.
  54. Magesh, N.S., et al. (2013). Groundwater quality assessment using WQI and GIS... Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 6, 4179-4189.
  55. Krishna Kumar, S., et al. (2012). Hydrogeochemical study of shallow carbonate aquifers... Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 184.
  56. Kumar, S. K., et al. (2012). Diagenesis of Holocene reef... Journal of earth system science, 121, 733-745.
  57. Krishna Kumar, S., et al. (2012). Trace Element Concentration in Groundwater... Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 88, 876-879.
  58. Krishna Kumar, S., et al. (2011). Depositional environment and faunal assemblages... Frontiers of Earth Science, 5, 61-69.
  59. Sahayam, J. D., et al. (2010). Distribution of arsenic and mercury in subtropical coastal beachrock... Journal of earth system science, 119, 129-135.
  60. Krishna Kumar, S., et al. (2010). Trace elements contamination in coral reef skeleton... Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 84, 141-146.
  61. Kumar, S. K., et al. (2009). Assessment of groundwater quality... Environmental monitoring and assessment, 159, 341-351.

Book Chapters & Edited Books

  • Edited Book: Ecology and Biodiversity of Benthos (Elsevier, 2022) – Editor.
  • Book Chapter: The Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve, Southern India. In World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation (Elsevier, 2019).
  • Book Chapter: Anthropogenic impacts on the benthic habitat morphology. In Ecology and Biodiversity of Benthos (Elsevier, 2022).
  • Book Chapter: Assessment of trace element in short core sediments of Devipattinam mangrove ecosystem (2017).
  • Book Chapter: Diagenetic history of beachrocks formation between Mandapam and Keelakkarai (2005).

Awards, Fellowships & Memberships

  • DST National Post Doctoral Fellow (2017-2019) – Anna University, Chennai.
  • UGC Dr. D.S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellow (2010-2014).
  • SET Qualified (2006) – Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences.
  • Life Member – Indian Association of Applied Geochemists (No. 343).
  • Member – International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS No. 12353).
  • Member – International Society for Agro-meteorology (INSAM).
  • Member – American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE ID# 10249011).
  • Senior Member – International Engineering and Technology Institute (No. 2015081219).

Editorial Board Memberships

  • Editor – Journal of Aquatic Pollution and Toxicology
  • Editorial Board Member – Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences
  • Editorial Board Member – Journal of Coastal Sciences (JCS)
  • Editorial Board Member – Journal of Environmental Pollution and Climate Change
  • Managing Guest Editor – Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer)
  • Managing Guest Editor – Total Environmental Advances (Elsevier)
  • Associate Editor – Water, Air & Soil Pollution (Springer)
  • Reviewer for multiple journals (Applied Water Science, Marine Pollution Bulletin, etc.)

Research Projects & Grants

  • Principal Investigator – UGC Dr. D.S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellowship (β‚Ή22,80,000).
  • Principal Investigator – DST National Post Doctoral Fellowship (β‚Ή17,20,000).
  • Student Project Grant – TNSCST (β‚Ή8,000) for PAH study in reef sediments.
  • Seminar Grant – CSIR (β‚Ή50,000) for national seminar (2021).
  • Seminar Grant – CSIR (β‚Ή30,000) for national conference (2011).

Students Guided (UG/PG Projects & Internships)

  • UG Projects (Civil Engineering, St. Peter's University): Lokeshkumaran A (2012), Hari Babu H (2013), Danie Jose et al. (2014), Layeek Ahmed et al. (2014), Jadeesh et al. (2013).
  • PG Projects (MSc Environmental Sciences, Central University of Kerala): Smirthi P (2019), Arjun H.S (2022).
  • PG Projects (MSc Geology, Malankara Catholic College): Sherly DR (2022), Abin PS (2022), AthulKrishnan & Nishanth P (2024).
  • Internships (MSc Geology, Central University of Karnataka): R. Dhayala Rahul (2022), S. Hariharan (2022).

Conferences Organized & Presentations

  • Organized: National conference on "Urban Environmental Pollution and Public Health" (2011, ICMR/CSIR funded).
  • Organized: National seminar on "Emerging Pollutant in Geosphere" (2021, CSIR funded).
  • Organized: National conference on "Marine Pollution and Ecological Degradation" (2022).
  • Organized: National conference on "Water-Sustainable management and challenges" (2023).
  • Presented papers at various national/international conferences (IIG, Annamalai University, Wadia Institute, etc.).

Computer Skills & Instrumentation

Software: Microsoft Office, ArcGIS 10.3, IBM SPSS, Aquachem, Rockware, Gradistat.
Instrumentation: AAS, ICP-MS, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, Petrographic microscope, Sediment corers, GPS, Flame Photometer, Microwave digestor, etc.
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