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Veerasingam Subramanian

Qatar University, National Institute of Oceanography CSIR, Annamalai University Faculty of Science, University of Madras

Research areas: Environmental Science · Pollution · Microplastics and Plastic Pollution · Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation · Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

ORCID iD 0000-0002-1791-3418

About

Dr. S. Veerasingam is a Research Associate in Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, Qatar. His research interest is emerging environmental contaminants (including nano and microplastics), applied spectroscopy, geophysics, and machine learning

Employment

Education

  • Annamalai University Faculty of Science PhD
    2008 - 2012
  • Annamalai University Faculty of Science MSc
    2005 - 2007
  • 2002 - 2005

Projects & Funding

  • Investigating the influences of dust activities on the indoor and outdoor radionuclides and microplastics in the State of Qatar QRDI
    2025 - 2027
  • Development of a regional action plan for combating microplastics in the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman Qatar University
    2024 - 2026
  • Distribution, sources and potential health risk assessment of suspended atmospheric nano/microplastics in Doha, Qatar Qatar National Research Fund
    2023 - 2024
  • Spectroscopic investigation and risk assessment of microplastics ingestion by fish in the coastal waters of the State of Qatar Qatar National Research Fund
    2023 - 2024
  • Ingestion and toxicity assessment of microplastics in the commercial marine fish species in Qatar Qatar University
    2023 - 2023
  • Risk assessment of microplastics in commercial table salts from Qatar Qatar University
    2023 - 2023
  • Prevalence, exposure and risk assessment of microplastics in indoor atmospheric dust at Doha city Qatar University
    2023 - 2027
  • Artificial Intelligence modeling for non-indigenous biofouling species management and biosecurity planning along the Qatar coast Qatar University
    2023 - 2025
  • Modelling the migration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) through sediments along the Goa coast: Application to water quality management National Institute of Oceanography, India
    2015 - 2018

Publications (45)