Pooja Sharma

Pooja Sharma

Research Fellow
NUS Environmental Research Institute
National University of Singapore
✉ s.pooja@nus.edu.sg

Education

Ph.D.- Environmental Microbiology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar (Central) University, India
M.Sc. Botany, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, India

Research Interest

1. Wastewater treatment
2. Solid Waste Management
3. Bioremediation
4. Phytoremediation
5. Metagenomics
6. Anaerobic Digestion

Peer-reviewed Publication

  1. Sharma, P., Tripathi, S. and Chandra, R., 2021. Highly efficient phytoremediation potential of metal and metalloids from the pulp paper industry waste employing Eclipta alba (L) and Alternanthera philoxeroide (L): Biosorption and pollution reduction. Bioresource Technology, 319, p.124147.
  2. Sharma, P., Purchase, D. and Chandra, R., 2021. Residual pollutants in treated pulp paper mill wastewater and their phytotoxicity and cytotoxicity in Allium cepa. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 43(5), pp.2143-2164.
  3. Sharma, P., Kumar, S. and Pandey, A., 2021. Bioremediated techniques for remediation of metal pollutants using metagenomics approaches: a review. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(4), p.105684.
  4. Sharma, P., Tripathi, S., Purchase, D. and Chandra, R., 2021. Integrating phytoremediation into treatment of pulp and paper industry wastewater: field observations of native plants for the detoxification of metals and their potential as part of a multidisciplinary strategy. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(4), p.105547.
  5. Sharma, P., Ngo, H.H., Khanal, S., Larroche, C., Kim, S.H. and Pandey, A., 2021. Efficiency of transporter genes and proteins in hyperaccumulator plants for metals tolerance in wastewater treatment: Sustainable technique for metal detoxification. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 23, p.101725.
  6. Sharma, P., Tripathi, S. and Chandra, R., 2021. Metagenomic analysis for profiling of microbial communities and tolerance in metal-polluted pulp and paper industry wastewater. Bioresource Technology, 324, p.124681.
  7. Sharma, P. and Kumar, S., 2021. Characterization and phytotoxicity assessment of organic pollutants in old and fresh municipal solid wastes at open dumpsite: a case study. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 24, p.101938.
  8. Sharma, P., Sirohi, R., Tong, Y.W., Kim, S.H. and Pandey, A., 2021. Metal and metal (loids) removal efficiency using genetically engineered microbes: applications and challenges. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 416, p.125855.
  9. Sharma, P., Iqbal, H.M. and Chandra, R., 2022. Evaluation of pollution parameters and toxic elements in wastewater of pulp and paper industries in India: A case study. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 5, p.100163.
  10. Sharma, P., Role and significance of biofilm-forming microbes in phytoremediation—A review. Environmental Technology & Innovation, p.102182.
  11. Sharma, P., Chaturvedi, P., Chandra, R. and Kumar, S., 2022. Identification of heavy metals tolerant Brevundimonas from rhizospheric zone of Saccharum munja L. and their efficacy in in-situ phytoremediation. Chemosphere, 295, p.133823.
  12. Sharma, P., Pandey, A.K., Udayan, A. and Kumar, S., 2021. Role of microbial community and metal-binding proteins in phytoremediation of heavy metals from industrial wastewater. Bioresource Technology, 326, p.124750.
  13. Sharma, P., Singh, S.P., Parakh, S.K. and Tong, Y.W., 2022. Health hazards of hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) and its microbial reduction. Bioengineered, 13(3), pp.4923-4938.
  14. Sharma, P., Dutta, D., Udayan, A. and Kumar, S., 2021. Industrial wastewater purification through metal pollution reduction employing microbes and magnetic nanocomposites. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(6), p.106673.
  15. Sharma, P., Microbial communication during bioremediation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing, pp.1-15.
  16. Sharma, P., Singh, S.P., Iqbal, H.M. and Tong, Y.W., 2022. Omics approaches in bioremediation of environmental contaminants: An integrated approach for environmental safety and sustainability. Environmental Research, 211, p.113102.
  17. Sharma, P. and Singh, S.P., 2022. Identification and profiling of microbial community from industrial sludge. Archives of Microbiology, 204(4), pp.1-9.
  18. Sharma, P., Nanda, K., Yadav, M., Shukla, A., Srivastava, S.K., Kumar, S. and Singh, S.P., 2021. Remediation of noxious wastewater using nanohybrid adsorbent for preventing water pollution. Chemosphere, p.133380.
  19. Sharma, P., Bano, A., Singh, S.P., Dubey, N.K., Chandra, R. and Iqbal, H.M., 2022. Recent advancements in microbial-assisted remediation strategies for toxic contaminants. Cleaner Chemical Engineering, p.100020.
  20. Sharma, P., Efficiency of bacteria and bacterial assisted phytoremediation of heavy metals: An update. Bioresource Technology, 328, p.124835.
  21. Sharma, P., Parakh, S.K., Singh, S.P., Parra-Saldívar, R., Kim, S.H., Varjani, S. and Tong, Y.W., 2022. A critical review on microbes-based treatment strategies for mitigation of toxic pollutants. Science of The Total Environment, p.155444.
  22. Sharma, P., Dutta, D., Udayan, A., Nadda, A.K., Lam, S.S. and Kumar, S., 2022. Role of microbes in bioaccumulation of heavy metals in municipal solid waste: Impacts on plant and human being. Environmental Pollution, p.119248.
  23. Sharma, P., Singh, S.P., Iqbal, H.M., Parra-Saldivar, R., Varjani, S. and Tong, Y.W., 2022. Genetic modifications associated with sustainability aspects for sustainable developments. Bioengineered, 13(4), pp.9508-9520.

Conference Proceedings

  1. International Conference on Current Trends in Biotechnology ICCB-2016, organized by the School of BioSciences and technology [SBST], VIT University, Vellore, in association with The Biotech Research Society, India [BRSI] (8-10 Dec 2016). (Poster Presentation).
  2. 58th Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) & International Symposium on “Microbes for Sustainable Development: Scope and Application,” Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, UP, INDIA (16-19 Nov. 2017). (Poster Presentation).
  3. Bioremediation Assisted by Endophytes from Metals Containing Wastewater: Mechanisms and Future Prospects INDIA (9-10 April, 2021). (Poster Presentation).
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