| Dr. Ajoy Saha |
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| Discipline:Agricultural Chemistry | Designation: Scientist | Since April, 2011 |
| Email: Ajoy.Saha@icar.gov.in | Mobile: +91-9898848918 |
Academic Qualifications
| Degree | Institute/ University | Year of completion | Subject(s) with major field |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSc | Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya | 2006 | Agriculture |
| MSc | Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi | 2008 | Agricultural Chemicals (Development of agrochemicals) |
| PhD | Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi | 2012 | Agricultural Chmicals (Pesticide residue chemistry) |
Employment Record & Experience (Starting from the present position)
| Designation | Organization | Institution & place of posting | Period(From-to) | Duration(years, months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientist | ICAR, New Delhi | ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Anand, Gujarat, India | 03.05.2014 to till date | |
| Scientist | ICAR, New Delhi | ICAR-DGR | 03.09.2011 to 02.05.2014 | 2 years 9 months |
| Scientist | ICAR, New Delhi | ICAR-NAARM | 27.04.2011 to 24.08.2011 | 4 months |
Current responsibilities:
- Valorization of medicinal and aromatic plants waste
- Development of new low cost adsorbents to decontaminate or treat pesticide/heavy metal/dye contaminated water
- Development and validation of pesticides/mycotoxin residue analytical methods for food and environmental contaminants
Recent 3 major contributions:
- A method for simultaneous analysis of herbicide residues in groundnut by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) has been standardized
- Risk assessment for safety evaluation of agrochemical residues
- Pesticide application and soil quality: Assessment of effect of pesticide application on soil quality
- Decontamination of agrochemical residue from water
Recent awards and recognitions:
Current collaborative activities:
Recent most significant publications:
- Saha A, Banerjee K, Hingmire S, Bhaduri D, Jain NK., Utture S (2015) Simultaneous analysis of herbicides pendimethalin, oxyfluorfen, imazethapyr and quizalofop-p-ethyl by LC–MS/MS and safety evaluation of their harvest time residues in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Journal of Food Science and Technology, 52(7), 4001-4014
- Saha A, Bhaduri D, Pipariya A, Jain NK, Basak BB (2015) Behaviour of pendimethalin and oxyfluorfen in peanut field soil: effects on soil biological and biochemical activities. Chemistry and Ecology, 31(6), 550-566
- Shabeer TA, Saha A, Gajbhiye VT, Gupta S, Manjaiah KM, Varghese E (2015). Exploitation of Nano-Bentonite, Nano-Halloysite and Organically Modified Nano-Montmorillonite as an Adsorbent and Coagulation Aid for the Removal of Multi-Pesticides from Water: A Sorption Modeling Approach. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 226(3), 1-14
- Shabeer TA, Saha A, Gajbhiye VT, Gupta S, Manjaiah KM, Varghese E (2014) Simultaneous removal of multiple pesticides from water: Effect of organically modified clays as coagulant aid and adsorbent in coagulation–flocculation process. Environmental technology, 35(20), 2619-2627
- Saha A, Gajbhiye VT, Gupta S, Kumar R, Ghosh RK (2014). Simultaneous Removal of Pesticides from Water by Rice Husk Ash: Batch and Column Studies. Water Environment Research, 86(11), 2176-2185
Other professional activities:
- Life member of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Association of India (MAPAI), ICAR-DMAPR, Anand
- Society of Pesticide Science, India
