Eva Kumar
Name: Eva Kumar
Year of birth: 1982
Official title: Researcher
Tel. 029 524 8080
E-mail: eva.kumar(at)thl.fi
Expertise
- Environmental chemistry
- Pollutants in the environment
Primary duties
- Method development for the chemical analysis of environmental pollutants
- Analytical measurement of environmental pollutants
- Participation in quantitative and qualitative analysis of results; reports and scientific articles publication
Education
- 2013, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, Sweden
- 2005, Master of Science, Organic chemistry, H.N.B. Garhwal University, India
- 2003, Bachelor of Science (Chemistry, Botany, Zoology), H.N.B. Garhwal University, India
Professional background
- August 2016 – continuing, Researcher, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
- September 2013 – August 2014, Researcher, Linnaeus University, Sweden
- March 2010 – September 2011, Researcher, Porto University, Portugal
- January 2010 – February 2010, Research assistant, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
- March 2008 – September 2010, Ph.D. student/ Research assistant, Yonsei University, S. Korea
- October 2006 – June 2007, Bioanalyst, Fortis Clinical Research Institute, India
- October 2005 – September 2006, Project assistant, Central Road Research Institute, India
Language skills
- Hindi (native)
- English (excellent)
- Swedish (good)
- Finnish (good)
Current projects
- 2016 - Indoor air exposure of Finnish population to brominated and phosphorous flame retardants
Publications and research
1. P. Rantakokko, Eva Kumar, Hannu Kiviranta (2016), Suomalaisten altistuminen bromatuille ja fosforoiduille palonestoaineille, Ympäristö ja Terveys-lehti 8, 47. vsk. 60-66.
2. C.E. Santo, A. Fonseca, Eva Kumar, A. Bhatnagar, V.J.P. Vilar, C.M.S. Botelho, R.A.R. Boaventura (2015), Performance evaluation of the main units of a refinery wastewater treatment plant – A case study, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 3, 2095-2103.
3. Eva Kumar, A. Bhatnagar, W. Hogland, M. Marques, M. Sillanpää (2013), Interaction of Anionic Pollutants with Al-based Adsorbents in Aqueous Media – A Review, Chemical Engineering Journal, 241, 443-456.
4. Eva Kumar, A. Bhatnagar, W. Hogland, M. Marques, M. Sillanpää (2014), Interaction of Inorganic Anions with Iron-Mineral Adsorbents in Aqueous Media - A Review, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 203, 11-21.
5. C.E. Santo, V.J.P. Vilar, A. Bhatnagar, Eva Kumar, C.M.S. Botelho, R.A.R. Boaventura (2013), Biological treatment by activated sludge of petroleum refinery wastewaters, Desalination and Water Treatment, 51, 6641-6654.
6. C.E. Santo, V.J.P. Vilar, A. Bhatnagar, Eva Kumar, C.M. S. Botelho, R.A.R. Boaventura (2012), Sulphide removal from petroleum refinery wastewaters by catalytic oxidation, Desalination and Water Treatment, 46, 256-263.
7. C.E. Santo, V.J.P. Vilar, C.M.S. Botelho, A. Bhatnagar, Eva Kumar, R.A.R. Boaventura (2012), Optimization of coagulation-flocculation and flotation parameters for the treatment of a petroleum refinery effluent from a Portuguese Plant, Chemical Engineering Journal, 183, 117-123.
8. A. Bhatnagar, Eva Kumar, Ion Exchange Technology: A Promising Approach for Anions Removal from Water (2012). Inamuddin, Mohammad Luqman (Eds.) Ion Exchange Technology II, XXXVI, 434: pg. 71.
9. A. Bhatnagar, Eva Kumar, M. Sillanpää (2011), Fluoride removal from water by adsorption – A review, Chemical Engineering Journal, 171, 811-840.
10. Eva Kumar, A. Bhatnagar, U. Kumar, M. Sillanpää (2011), Defluoridation from aqueous solutions by nano-alumina: Characterization and sorption studies, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186, 1042-1049.
11. A. Bhatnagar, Eva Kumar, M. Sillanpää (2010), Nitrate removal from water by nano-alumina: Characterization and sorption studies, Chemical Engineering Journal, 163, 317-323.
12. Eva Kumar, A. Bhatnagar, J.-A Choi, U. Kumar, B. Min, Y. Kim, H. Song, K.J. Paeng, Y.M Jung, R.A.I. Abou-Shanab, B.-H. Jeon (2010), Perchlorate removal from aqueous solutions by granular ferric hydroxide (GFH), Chemical Engineering Journal, 159, 84-90.
13. Eva Kumar, A. Bhatnagar, M. Ji, W. Jung, S.-H. Lee, S.-J. Kim, G. Lee, H. Song, J.Y. Choi, J.-S. Yang, B.-H. Jeon (2009), Defluoridation from aqueous solutions by granular ferric hydroxide (GFH), Water Research, 43, 490-498.
14. J.-H. Hwang, J.A. Choi, R.A.I. Abou-Shanab, A. Bhatnagar, B. Min, H. Song, Eva Kumar, J. Choi, E.S. Lee, Y.J. Kim, S. Um, D.S. Lee, B.H. Jeon (2009), Effect of pH and sulfate variation on hydrogen production, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34, 9702-9710.
15. A. Bhatnagar, A.K. Minocha, Eva Kumar, M. Sillanpää, B.-H. Jeon (2009), Removal of phenolic pollutants from water utilizing Mangifera indica (Mango) seed waste and cement fixation, Separation Science and Technology, 44, 3150-3169.
16. A. Bhatnagar, Eva Kumar, A.K. Minocha, B.-H. Jeon, H. Song, Y.-C. Seo (2009), Removal of anionic dyes from water using Citrus limonum (lemon) peel: Equilibrium studies and kinetic modeling, Separation Science and Technology, 44, 316-334.
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