Aradhana Basu
@xim.edu.in
Visiting Faculty
Xavier Institute of Management (XIM) University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Environmental Biotechnology: Wastewater treatment, Antibiotic resistance, Advanced oxidation processes
Scopus Publications
Scholar Citations
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Scopus Publications
Ramesh Kumar, Elinah Awino, Dorcas Wanja Njeri, Aradhana Basu, Sujoy Chattaraj, Jayato Nayak, Snehagni Roy, Gausal A. Khan, Byong Hun Jeon, Alak Kumar Ghosh,et al.
Elsevier BV
Jayato Nayak, Aradhana Basu, Pinaki Dey, Ramesh Kumar, Anuradha Upadhaya, Sanchari Ghosh, Bhaskar Bishayee, Smruti Rekha Mishra, Suraj K. Tripathy, Shirsendu Banerjee,et al.
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Ramesh Kumar, Aradhana Basu, Bhaskar Bishayee, Rishya Prava Chatterjee, Meeraambika Behera, Wei Lun Ang, Parimal Pal, Maulin Shah, Suraj K. Tripathy, Selvaraj Ambika,et al.
Elsevier BV
Ananyo Jyoti Misra, Aradhana Basu, Arpan Ghosh, Habeeb Rahman A.P., Nitika Tiwari, Amrita Mishra, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, and Suraj K. Tripathy
Elsevier BV
Ananyo Jyoti Misra, Aradhana Basu, Susanta Kumar Behera, Amrita Mishra, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, and Suraj K. Tripathy
Elsevier BV
Aradhana Basu, Ananyo Jyoti Misra, Meerambika Behera, Susanta Kumar Behera, Ashish Kumar Nayak, Nabin Kumar Dhal, Amrita Mishra, Bijoy Kumar Satpathy, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, and Suraj K. Tripathy
Elsevier BV
Sanjay Sarkar, Nitika Tiwari, Aradhana Basu, Meerambika Behera, Bhaskar Das, Sankha Chakrabortty, Kali Sanjay, Mrutyunjay Suar, Tapan Kumar Adhya, Shirsendu Banerjee,et al.
Elsevier BV
Meerambika Behera, Nitika Tiwari, Aradhana Basu, Smruti Rekha Mishra, Shirsendu Banerjee, Sankha Chakrabortty, and Suraj K. Tripathy
Elsevier BV
Sanjiba Kumar Baliarsingh, Aneesh Anandrao Lotliker, Suchismita Srichandan, Aradhana Basu, T. M. Balakrishnan Nair, and Suraj K. Tripathy
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Aradhana Basu, Meerambika Behera, Rojali Maharana, Manish Kumar, Nabin Kumar Dhal, Ashok J. Tamhankar, Amrita Mishra, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, and Suraj K. Tripathy
Elsevier BV
Rojali Maharana, Aradhana Basu, Nabin Kumar Dhal, and Totan Adak
Informa UK Limited
Abstract Rock Phosphate (RP) is a natural phosphorus source which can be an alternative to chemical fertilizers; but unfortunately, we lack technologies to make it applicable in alkaline soils. Therefore the aim of this work was to study the effects of phosphorous solubilizing fungus Pleurotus ostreatus on rock phosphate solubilization and its effect on growth of Zea mays L. incorporated with brewery sludge. The activity of the selected strain indicates the formation of the halo zone supplemented with rock phosphate. The maximum concentration of soluble phosphorus (P) was found at the 9th day of incubation in Pikovskaya’s broth containing rock phosphate as P source. The inoculation of P. ostreatus with RP and brewery sludge significantly increased the root length (49%), shoot length (27%), root fresh weight (20%), root dry weight (46%), shoot fresh weight (89%), shoot dry weight (87%), chlorophyll content (79%) and nutrient accumulation, i.e., P (2.13), K (4.48), Ca (134.21), Mg (38.09), Cu (1.70), Mn (5.15), Zn (12.08), S (78.25) times greater than control in Zea mays L. The phosphatic residues after microbial solubilization showed structural and elemental changes confirmed by SEM and FE-SEM attached with energy-dispersive X-ray. The XRD and FTIR pattern shows that the mineral constituent of the treated sample signifies the proper P solubilization. Though few reports are available on P. ostreatus but biosolubilization with rock phosphate in the presence of brewery sludge is not yet reported. Overall, these findings suggest a possible application of the abundant waste materials on the sustainable growth of the plants.
Sourav Das, Ananyo Jyoti Misra, A. P. Habeeb Rahman, Aradhana Basu, Amrita Mishra, Ashok J. Tamhankar, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, and Suraj K. Tripathy
Springer International Publishing
Aradhana Basu, Saroj Sekhar Behera, Suchintak Dash, Shirsendu Banerjee, Sanjay Sarkar, Chinmaya Kumar Mohanty, Nabin Kumar Dhal, Pankaj Kumar Parhi, and Suraj K. Tripathy
Elsevier BV
A.K. Nayak, A. Basu, S.S. Panda, N.K. Dhal, and R. K. Lal
Informa UK Limited
ABSTRACT Environmental pollution by dumping of tailings and overburden from different industrial activities has become a critical issue due to considerable increase in heavy metals (HMs) in all compartments of environment, especially in soils. Phytoremediation shows potential for remediating mine tailing sites contaminated with HMs. The aim of the present study was to isolate, characterize, and assess the native potential HM-resistant bacteria to enhance growth and metal accumulation of Solanum torvum and Cymbopogon citratus. In this study, a pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of native Bacillus cereus T1B3 strain, which can produce plant growth-promoting traits including 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase (ACC), Indole Acetic Acid (IAA), Siderophores production, Nitrogen fixation, and Phosphate solubilization on the growth and metal uptake of S. torvum and C. citratus growing in multi-metal-contaminated soil. Inoculating tailings with T1B3 strain significantly increased biomass, photosynthetic pigment content, enzymes and HMs (Cr (VI), Fe, Mn, Cu, Cd, Ni and Zn) accumulation in both plants. Based on translocation and biococentration factors, both plants acted as a potential phytostabilizer of HMs in roots. Results indicate that inoculating of native B. cereus T1B3 strain with S. torvum and C. citratus improves its efficiency for phytoremediation of soil containing mine tailings contaminated with HMs.
A. K. Nayak, S. S. Panda, A. Basu, and N. K. Dhal
Informa UK Limited
ABSTRACT Bioremediation of Cr (VI), Fe, and other heavy metals (HMs) through plant–microbes interaction is one of the efficient strategies due to its high efficiency, low cost, and ecofriendly nature. The aim of the study was to isolate, characterize, and assess the potential of rhizospheric bacteria to enhance growth and metal accumulation by the chromium hyperaccumulator Vetiveria zizanoides. The bacterial strain isolated from mine tailings was identified to be Bacillus cereus (T1B3) strain exhibited plant growth-promoting traits including, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase, indole acetic acid, and siderophores production, nitrogen fixation, and P solubilization. Removal capacity (mg L−1) of T1B3 strain was 82% for Cr+6 (100), 92% for Fe (100), 67% for Mn(50), 36% for Zn (50), 31% for Cd (30), 25% for Cu (30), and 43% for Ni (50) during the active growth cycle in HM-amended, extract medium. Results indicate that inoculating the native V. zizanioides with T1B3 strain improves its phytoremediation efficiency of HMs. The mineralogical characteristics of chromite ore tailings and soil were also confirmed by X-ray diffraction, Fourier Transform Infrared, scanning electron microscope–energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis.
S. Sinha, S. S. Behera, S. Das, A. Basu, R. K. Mohapatra, B. M. Murmu, N. K. Dhal, S. K. Tripathy, and P. K. Parhi
Informa UK Limited
ABSTRACT Removal of Congo Red (CR) azo dye by adsorption process using Amberlite IRA-400 resin was evaluated in both batch and fixed bed system. From the batch adsorption results, maximum loading efficiency (99.99%) of CR dye was obtained at the conditions pH 4.5, temp. 303 K, contact time 180 min., Amberlite IRA-400 dose 0.5 g. The isotherm study ascertained on favorability of adsorption process as the value of separation factor (KL = 0.88) and Freundlich constant (1/n = 0.96 < 1.0) obtained from Langmuir and Freundlich equations are rational, though, overall adsorption process showed best fit with Langmuir (R2 = 0.99) than Freundlich model (R2 = 0.97). The kinetic data studied at three different CR dye concentration (50, 75, 100 mg) and results were fitted with both pseudo-first-order and second-order model equations. The values of R2 obtained are of 0.95 and 0.99 for former and later one, respectively, ensuring on best fitting of pseudo-second-order kinetics and also suggesting about the chemisorptions type of adsorption. The bed depth service model was applied for competitive analysis of the CR dye adsorption in column variables indicating mass transfer from aqueous solution to Amberlite IRA-400 phase. Fourier transform infrared analysis of CR-loaded resin Amberlite IRA-400 showed a band shifted from 1057 to 1130 cm−1 confirming CR adsorption with Amberlite IRA-400. Scanning electron microscope analysis of resin before and after adsorption was well evident from the phase patterns. Selective separation of CR dye from waste effluent of a textile industry bearing CR dye along with other trace heavy metal was achieved.
Swati Sucharita Panda, Aradhana Basu, and Nabin Kumar Dhal
Informa UK Limited
ABSTRACT A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of using a native ornamental plant, Mesua ferrea L. as phytostabilizer for chromium ore tailings (COT) and to assess the metal accumulation capacity. Different ratios of soil and COT were taken in pots and sowed with seeds of M. ferrea. Plants were harvested at various intervals and separated into roots and shoots for analysis of metal concentrations and physiological characteristics of the plants. The study revealed that the plant has great tolerance and stronger ability to accumulate Cr. The results suggested an increase in growth, chlorophyll content, antioxidant activities, as well as metal accumulation capacity of M. ferrea with increasing proportion of COT in the soil. This indicates the plant's efficiency to overcome any stress generated due to excess of chromium as well as other heavy metals. The order of accumulation of heavy metals was observed to be Fe>Cr>Ni>Cd>Co. The accumulation of Cr was higher in root compared to that in shoot. M. ferrea has found to be potential as a native species candidate for phytostabilization of chromium mine tailings.