Ph.D. (2010); M.Tech. (2003) in Environmental Science & Engineering 

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

​Aug. 24, 2021 - Till date: Professor, Department of Environmental Engg., DTU, Delhi

Aug. 24, 2018 - Aug. 23, 2021: Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Engg., DTU, Delhi

July, 2010 - Aug., 2018: Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Engg., DTU, Delhi

August, 2007- May, 2010: Lecturer, Department of Environmental Engg., DTU (Erstwhile DCE), Delhi

June 2003 - August 2007: Guest Faculty, Deptt. of Environmental Science & Engg. GJUST, Hisar, Haryana

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PUBLICATIONS (Research papers)

1. Pipil H, Yadav S, Chawla H, Taneja S, Verma M, Singla S, Haritash AK (2022). Comparison of TiO2 catalysis and Fenton’s treatment for rapid degradation of Remazol Red Dye in textile industry effluent, Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-021-01040-x

2. Harsh Pipil, A. K. Haritash, Krishna R. Reddy (2021). Spatio-temporal variations of quality of rainwater and stormwater and treatment of stormwater runoff using sand–gravel filters: case study of Delhi, India. Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, 1- 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-021-01038

3. Pipil H, Haritash AK, Reddy KR (2021). Seasonal variability and kinetics of phosphate removal in a Phragmites-based engineered wetland. Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-021-01017-w

4. Ambastha SK, Haritash AK (2021). Emission of respirable dust from stone quarrying, potential health effects, and its management. Environmental Science and Pollution Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-16079-4.

5. Goyal D, Haritash AK, Singh SK (2021). A comprehensive review of groundwater vulnerability assessment using index-based, modelling and coupling methods. Journal of Environmental Management, Elsevier, 296, 113161 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113161).

6. Ambastha SK, Haritash AK (2021). Prevalence and risk analysis of fluoride in groundwater around sandstone mine in Haryana, India. Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, 1-8 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-021-00997-z).

7. Sakshi, Singh SK, Haritash AK (2021). Catabolic enzyme activities during biodegradation of three‑ring PAHs by novel DTU‑1Y and DTU‑7P strains isolated from petroleum‑contaminated soil. Archives of Microbiology, Springer. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00203-021-02297-4).

8. Sakshi, Singh SK, Haritash AK (2021). Catabolic enzyme activity and kinetics of pyrene degradation by novel bacterial strains isolated from contaminated soil. Environmental Technology & Innovation, DOI:10.1016/j.eti.2021.101744.

9. Aggarwal A, Soni J, Sharma K, Sapra M, Chitrakshi, Karaca O, Haritash AK (2021). Hydrogeochemical Assessment of Groundwater for Drinking and Agricultural Use: A Case Study of Rural Areas of Alwar, Rajasthan. Environmental Management 67 (3), 513-521.

10. Shan V, Singh SK, Haritash AK (2020). Evaluation of water quality and potential metal contamination in ecologically important Bhindawas bird sanctuary, India. Applied Water Science 11 (8), 1-9.

11. Verma M, Haritash AK (2020). Photocatalytic degradation of Amoxicillin in pharmaceutical wastewater: A potential tool to manage residual antibiotics, Environmental Technology & Innovation, 101072. DOI: 10.1016/j.eti.2020.101072

12. Sakshi, Haritash AK (2020). A comprehensive review of metabolic and genomic aspects of PAH-degradation, Archives of Microbiology, 202, 2033-2058. DOI: 10.1007/s00203-020-01929-5

13. Shan V, Singh SK, Haritash AK (2020). Present Status, Conservation, and Management of Wetlands in India. Advances in Energy and Environment: Select Proceedings of TRACE 2020, Springer, 235-256.

14. Verma M, Haritash AK (2020). Review of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater, Advances in Environmental Research, 9(1), 1-17.

15. Sakshi, Singh SK, Haritash AK (2020). Evolutionary Relationship of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Degrading Bacteria with Strains Isolated from Petroleum Contaminated Soil Based on 16S rRNA Diversity. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (Taylor & Francis) (https://doi.org/10.1080/10406638.2020.1825003).

16. Shan V, Singh SK, Haritash AK (2020). Water Crisis in the Asian Countries: Status and Future Trends. In: In: Kumar M., Munoz-Arriola F., Furumai H., Chaminda T. (eds) Resilience, Response, and Risk in Water Systems. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4668-6_10, pp 173-194.

17. Ambastha S, Negi SS, Singh A, Ghunasham M, Haritash AK (2020). Evaluation of Air Pollution Tolerance Index and Anticipated Performance Index of trees in and around the stone quarrying region of Mahendragarh, Haryana. Indian Journal of Air Pollution Control 20 (1-2), 17-27.

18. Shammi A, Ghunasham M, Haritash AK (2019). Air Pollution Tolerance Index of Selected Plants Growing Around IOCL Mathura Oil Refinery India. Indian Journal of Air Pollution Control 19 (1-2), 57-63.

19. Singh P, Haritash AK (2019). An active biological food chain can restrict Eutrophication: Case study of a pond ecosystem, Indian Journal of Waste Management, 3(1), 15-19.

20. Singh P, Bagrania J, Haritash AK (2019). Seasonal behaviour of thermal stratification and trophic status in a sub-tropical Palustrine water body, Applied Water Science 9 (5), 139 (DOI: 10.1007/s13201-019-1011-z).

21. Ray S, Scholz M, Haritash AK (2019). Kinetics of carbon and nitrogen assimilation by heterotrophic microorganisms during wastewater treatment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 191 (451; DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7599-5).

22. Nandakumar S, Pipil H, Ray S, Haritash AK (2019). Removal of phosphorous and nitrogen from wastewater in Brachiaria-based constructed wetland, Chemosphere 233, 216-222. Access

23. Sakshi, Singh SK,  Haritash AK (2019). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: soil pollution and remediation, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1-24. Access

24. Verma M, Haritash AK  (2019). Degradation of Amoxicillin by Fenton and Fenton-integrated hybrid oxidation processes, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 7 (1), 102886. Access

25. Chitrakshi, Haritash AK (2018). Hydrogeochemical characterisation and suitability appraisal of groundwater around stone quarries in Mahendragarh, India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 77:252 (DOI: 10.1007/s12665-018-7431-5). Access

26. Palak, Chauhan S, Kumar K,  Haritash AK (2018). Degradation of AY36 using TiO2-UV Photocatalytic System. Accepted in Applied chemical Engineering (EnPress, USA).

27. Haritash AK, Aggarwal A, Soni J, Sharma K, Sapra M, Singh B (2018). Assessment of fluoride in groundwater and urine, and prevalence of fluorosis among school children in Haryana, India. Applied water Science, 8:52 (DOI:10.1007/s13201-018-0691-0). Access

28. Sakshi, Singh SK, Haritash AK (2018). Environmental Biotechnology for Control of Environmental Pollution, International Journal of Advanced Research 6 (11), 816-819. Access

29. Katiyar A, Singh SK, Haritash  AK (2017). Effect of odd-even scheme to combat air pollution in Delhi, International Journal of Advanced Research 5 (2), 1215-1222. Access

30. Haritash AK, Mittal N, Aggarwal R, Khurana S (2017). Stabilisation of wastewater by Lemna minor: A Microcosm study. Indian Journal of Waste Management, 1(1), 35-38. Access 

31. Haritash AK, Mathur K, Singh P, Singh SK (2017). Hydrochemical characterization and suitability assessment of groundwater in Baga–Calangute stretch of Goa, India. Environmental Earth Sciences, 76(9), 341. DOI 10.1007/s12665-017-6679-5. Access

32. Aggarwal A, Soni J, Sharma K, Sapra M, Singh B, Haritash AK (2017). Monitoring of urinary fluoride levels for fluoride exposure among school-children in Haryana. In: Climate Change, Resource Conservation and Sustainability Strategies. Eds: Kauhik et al.(Conference Proceeding; ISBN: 978-93-84871-08-6), 41-43.

33. Haritash AK, Dutta S, Sharma A (2017). Phosphate uptake and translocation in a tropical Canna-based constructed wetland. Ecological Processes, 6:12, DOI 10.1186/s13717-017-0079-3. Access

34. Shan V, Singh SK, Haritash AK (2017). Major ions chemistry of surface water in Bhindawas wetland, Haryana. International J. of Advance Research and Innovation, 5(1), 117-121. 

35. Sharma A, Verma M, Haritash A. K. (2016). Degradation of toxic azo dye (AO7) using Fenton’s process. Advances in Environmental Research, 5(3), 189-200. Access 

36. Haritash A. K., Gaur S., Garg S. (2016). Assessment of water quality and suitability analysis of River Ganga in Rishikesh, India.  Applied Water Sc., 6(4), 383-392. DOI 10.1007/s13201-014-0235-1. Access

37. Deepika, Parag Gour,  Haritash A. K.  (2016). Air Pollution tolerance of trees in an educational institute in Delhi. International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 6(6), 979-986. Access

38. Deepika, Verma M., Shan V., Haritash A. K. (2016). Degradation of Acid Yellow 36 (AY36) dye using Fenton’s process. International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 6(6), 1061-1067. Access

39. Haritash A.K., Kaushik C.P. (2016). Degradation of low molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by microorganisms isolated from contaminated soils. International journal of Environmental Sciences, 6(4), 472-482. Access

40. Haritash A.K., Shan V., Singh P., Singh S.K. (2015). Preliminary investigation of environmental status of Bhindawas bird sanctuary. International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, 4(3), 53-56. Access

41. Yadav A., Kataria A., Singh K., Mathur K., Goswami S., Haritash A.K. (2015). Seasonal assessment of trophic status of a palustrine water body. International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, 4(3), 37-40. Access

42. Sharma A., Verma M., Haritash A.K. (2015). Photocatalytic degradation of Acid Orange 7 (AO7) dye using TiO₂. International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, 4(3), 34-36. Access

43. Tomar P.C., Shourie A., Haritash A.K., Mishra S.N. (2015). Response of Cadaverine on cultured tissue of Brassica juncea (RH-30). World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 4(12), 2122-2139. Access

44. Aggarwal A., Haritash A. K., Kansal G. (2014). Air Pollution Modelling-A Review. International Journal of Advanced technology in Engineering & Science, 2 (6), 355-364. Access

45. Haritash A. K., Sharma A., Behal K (2014). The potential of Canna lily for wastewater treatment under Indian conditions. International Journal of Phytoremediation (Taylor & Francis), 17(10), 999-1004. Access

46. Kaushik C. P., Sangwan P., Haritash A. K. (2012). Association of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with different particle sizes in ambient air of Hisar City and their health aspects. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 32 (5), 626-642. Access

47. Haritash A. K. and Kaushik C. P. (2011). Seasonal and spatial occurrence and distribution of respirable particulate-bound atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Hisar city and their potential health-risks. Asian Journal of Water, Environment, and Pollution, 8 (1), 73-80. Access

48. Haritash A. K. and Kaushik C. P. (2009). Biodegradation aspects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A review, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 169, 1-15. Access

49. Haritash A. K., Kaushik C. P., Kaushik A., Kansal Ankur, Yadav Asheesh kumar (2008). Suitability assessment of groundwater in some North Indian villages. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 145 (1-3), 397-406. Access

50. Haritash A.K., Kansal Ankur, & Kaushik Anubha (2007). Chipko Movement. Our Earth,  4 (1), 24-26.

51. Yadav Asheesh Kumar, Kaushik C.P., Haritash A. K., Singh Bhupender, Raghuvanshi S.P., Kansal Ankur. (2007). Exposure and probable ingestion of fluoride through tea, toothpaste, tobacco and pan masala. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 142 (1-2), 77-80. Access

52. Haritash A. K., Baskar Ramanathan, Sharma Nirmal & Paliwal Sumit. (2007). Impact of slate quarrying on soil properties in semi-arid Mahendragarh in India. Environmental Geology, 51(8), 1439-1445. Access

53. Haritash A.K. &  Kaushik C.P. (2007). Assessment of seasonal enrichment of heavy metals in respirable suspended particulate matter of a sub-urban Indian city. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 128 (1-3), 411-420. Access

54. Kaushik C.P. & Haritash A.K. (2006). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and environmental health, Our Earth, 3(3). 1-7.

55. Kaushik C.P., Khaiwal R, Yadav K, Mehta S &  Haritash, A.K. (2006). Assessment of ambient air quality in urban centres of Haryana (India) in relation to different anthropogenic activities and health risks’. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 122, 27-40. Access

56. Yadav Asheesh Kumar, Kaushik C.P., Haritash A. K., Kansal Ankur, Rani Neetu. (2005). Defluoridation of drinking water using brick powder as an adsorbent. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 128, 289-293. Access