D'Souza Nishitha

About

My research interests include riverine and estuarine geochemistry, trace metal contamination, water pollution, wastewater treatment, and sustainable environmental remediation. My current research explores the application of biochar and other eco-friendly materials for soil and wastewater remediation, with a focus on improving environmental quality through sustainable engineering solutions.

Employment

• St Joseph Engineering College Assistant Professor
  2023 - Present
• Manipal Institute of Technology Senior Research Fellow
  2020 - 2022
• Manipal Institute of Technology Junior Research Fellow
  2018 - 2020

Education

• Manipal Institute of Technology PhD
  2018 - 2022
• Manipal University M.Tech
  2013 - 2015

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (11)

• Environmental Earth Sciences
  Dissolved nutrient (DOC, DSi and nitrate) dynamics of a regulated tropical river from Western Ghats, Sharavati: emphasis on cyclone-enhanced monsoons 2026
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• Reconstructing the past environmental conditions of southwestern India using estuarine sediment core
  Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.enceco.2024.09.003
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• Evaporation from dams governing the water cycle dynamics of a regulated river basin from the Western Ghats: Sharavati, India
  Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2024.101896
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• Occurrences of UV filters, endocrine disruptive chemicals, alkyl phenolic compounds, fragrances, and hormones in the wastewater and coastal waters of the Antarctica
  Environmental Research 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115327
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• Heavy metal contamination assessment and its associated human health risk evaluation in the Mahanadi River sediments, India
  International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s13762-022-04630-w
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• Risk assessment and spatio-temporal distribution of dissolved trace metals in Swarna, Sharavati and Kali estuaries, South-West Coast of India
  Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22812-4
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• Chemical denudation in a small mountainous coastal river in the tropics: Insights from Kali River, Southwestern India
  Applied Geochemistry 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105198
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• Study of trace metal contamination and ecological risk assessment in the sediments of a tropical river estuary, Southwestern India
  Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09728-1
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• Major ion chemistry and silicate weathering rate of a small Western Ghats river, Sharavati, southwestern India
  Applied Geochemistry 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2021.105182
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• Dissolved carbon and silica fluxes from Kali, Sharavati and Sita-Swarna rivers, Southwestern India
  Journal of Environmental Management 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112273
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