Presentations and Abstract/Full-length Papers

Day-1 (17th February 2020, Monday)

Inauguration (09:00-10:00 hrs.)

Speaker Title Presentation Abstract/Paper
Prof. Manoj Datta,
IIT Delhi
About Geoenvironment-2020
Prof. G.V. Ramana,
IIT Delhi
About the New Equipment & Field Demonstrations

International Seminar on Contaminated Sites

Session A (10:02-11:00 hrs.)

Mr. Wesley McCall,
Geoprobe Systems, USA
Direct Push Methods for Environmental Sampling & Logging in Soilsand Unconsolidated Formations
Mr. P. Girinathannair,
ERM India
Case Studies on Use of XRF and PID/VOC Detector for Sub-Surface Investigation and Remediation

Session B (11:30-13:35 hrs.)

Mr. G. Rambabu,
MoEF&CC
Status of Contaminated Sites in India
Mr. Orlando Liete,
IRIS Instruments, France
Recent Advances in 3D Electrical Resistivity for Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering
Mr. M.R. Malathesh,
Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA
On-site Screening of Heavy Metals in Soils using the Thermo Scientific Niton XL 3t GOLD D+ Handheld XRF Analyzer
Mr. Parampreet Singh,
Avantech Engineering Consortium
State-of-the-art GPR Technologies for Surveying of Contaminated Sites --
Mr. Neeraj Chadha,
Complete Instrumentation Solutions
Shallow Depth Environmental Soil Sampling --
Mr. Wesley McCall,
Geoprobe Systems, USA
About Optical Imaging Hydraulic Profiling Tool --

Session C (14:30-15:50 hrs.)

Dr. Tapan Chakrabarti,
CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur & VNIT Nagpur
Remediation of Contaminated Sites: Two Case Studies
Prof. Pinaki Sar,
IIT Kharagpur
Geomicrobiology for Remediation of Contaminated Subsurface
Mr. Sangram A. Kadam,
Kadam Enviro Consultants
Inventory and Mapping of Probably Contaminated Sites in India
Dr. V.M. Motghare,
Maharashtra PCB
Contaminated Sites at Waluj in the State of Maharashtra --

Conference on Geoenvironment & Sustainability

Prof. B.V.S Viswanadham Stability Assessment of Water-Retention Type Tailings Dam in Static and Pseudo-Static Conditions --
Dr. George K. Varghese Quantifying Remediability- The Need and a Possible Approach
Mr. Vinod K. Mauriya Environmentally Sustainable Alternative of Coal Ash Disposal in Mine Void Filling
Mr. Tanmay S. Khambekar Hybrid Bioreactor Landfill : A Novel Approach for Enhancement of Rate of Degradation in Anaerobic Bioreactor Landfill
Dr. Jaskiran Sobti Performance Evaluation of Sand-Bentonite Enriched Soils as Barrier Materialin Engineered Land fills
Dr. Vikas Gingine ElectrokineticTreatment(EKT)-AlaboratoryStudyforRemediatingSoilsContaminatedwith Leachate
Mr. S.K. Rout Height Raising of Iron Ore Tailing Dam over Soft Tailings
Dr. M.K. Kaushik Ground water Pollution Risk Assessment Correlated to Pollution Potential from the Non-Engineered Landfill Site
Mr. Akshat Verma Understanding the(Bio) geochemistry of an Arsenic-Contaminated Aquifer for Sustainable Remediation
Mr. Kalay T. Berhe Challenges of Eco-friendly Solid Waste Disposal in Ethiopia: The Case of Hawassa Industrial Park
Ms. A.J. Kotangale Indicators Based Performance Evaluation of Municipal Solid Waste Management System–An Insight
Mr. Avishek Adhikary Efficacy Assessment of Amended Laterite Soilasa Subsurface Liner to Attenuate Migration of Contaminants in Leachate of Ash PondStructures
Mr. Gaurav Sharma Stability Assessment of Pond-Ash Embankments for Static and Seismic Conditions
Ms. Prathima B. Subsurface Soil Contamination and Remediation Strategy for Industrial Area of Bangalore
Mr. Tanmay Gupta Direct Push Technique for Collecting Continuous Core Soil Samples for Environmental Studies in Delhi Silt
Mr. Debaprakash Parida Assessment of Moisture Migration from an Open Wastewater Drain using ERT

Day-2 (18th February 2020, Tuesday)

International Seminar on Contaminated Sites

Session A (09:00-11:00 hrs.)

Speaker Title Presentation Abstract/Paper
Prof. Gopal Achari,
University of Calgary, Canada
Risk-Based Remediation Planning of Contaminated Sites
Prof. Manoj Datta,
IIT Delhi
A Comparison of Soil Sampling Methods for Environmental & Geotechnics Studies
Mr. Anthony Cole,
AECOM, Malaysia
Choosing the Appropriate Remedial Application for your Site
Prof. G.L. Sivakumar Babu,
IISc Bangalore
Approach for Bioremediation of Municipal Solid Waste Dumps

Session B (11:30-13:35 hrs.)

Dr. Atul N. Vaidya,
NEERI
Insights on Soil for Remediation of Soil for Mercury Contamination --
Dr. Ronald J. Thiessen,
Advisian
Prioritization of Contaminated Sites using Sparse Data
Dr. J.K. Saha,
ICAR-IISS
Safe Concentration Limit of Heavy Metals in Soil & Compost: Approaches in their Determination
Dr. Natesan Manickam,
CSIR-IITR
Bio-strategies for Assessment & Remediation of Sites Contaminated with Recalcitrant Compounds
Mr. Sanjay Rana,
PARSAN Overseas
Use of Airborne, Surface, and Borehole Geophysical Techniques at Contaminated Sites

Session C (14:30-15:50 hrs.)

Dr. Soumya Chatterjee,
DRDO Tezpur
Entailing Transformation in Sanitation Facilities using DRDO Bio-toilet, an Eco-friendly and Appropriate Sanitation Solution
Dr. George K. Varghese,
NIT Calicut
Investigations at a Fuel Oil Contaminated Land for Source Identification & Sewage Contamination of Groundwater- Fixing Responsibility
Dr. Brijesh K. Yadav,
IIT Roorkee
Case Studies of In-situ Remediation of LANPL and Heavy Metal (As) Polluted Shallow Groundwater Sites

Conference on Geoenvironment & Sustainability

Session D (16:15-18:45 hrs.)

Mr. Ayush Singh Landfill Mining Potential of Legacy Waste and its Associated Challenges
Mr. Sanjay Rana Integrated Geophysical Investigations at a Tailing Pond
Ms. Divya P.V. Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls with Alternate Backfills for Highway Structures
Dr. M. Muthukumar Impact of Lime on the Behavior of Black Cotton Soil Stabilized with BagasseAsh
Dr. Anil K. Sinha Coimbatore of Foundry Sand Waste Material for Road Construction
Dr. Supriya Pal Electrokinetic Remediation of Soil Contaminated with Chromium (VI) and 2,4- Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) –An ExperimentalApproach
Dr. S.P. Guleria Stabilization of Soil with Lime and Waste PlasticStrips
Ms. Surya Muthukumar A Preliminary Study on Geotechnical Properties of Bioremediated Oil Contaminated Soil Using Bacteria and Organic Manure
Dr. Shwetha Prasanna Utillization of Beach Shells for Soil Stabilization
Dr. G. Venkatesan Assessment of Micro-Silica as a Amelioratematerial for Municipal Solid Waste Clay Liner System – A Case Study
Mr. Dhalayan V. Identification of Soil Properties using Integrated Remote Sensing and Statistical Technique for Effective Agricultural Practices at Pollachi inTamilnadu,India
Ms. Priya Pariyar Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in the Vicinity of the Jamunia Open Cast Mine - Jharia, India
Dr. Nitish Puri Shallow Depth Environmental Soil, Groundwater, and Gas Vapor Sampling Techniques
Mr. Sameer K. Thaiyam Study on Nonlinear Displacement Characteristics of Recycled C&D Waste for RE Wall using Composite Reinforcements
Ms. Sayanti Banerjee A Field Study to Identify Underground Utility using Ground Penetrating Radar
Mr. Upendra M. Utilization of Waste Hair Fibers and Shredded Tyre Chips in Geoengineering Applications
Ms. Devahi P. Sustainable Practice of Remediating Contaminated Sites using IndustrialWaste
Prof. BVS Viswanadham Laboratory Investigation of MSW for Use as Filler Material in Embankments ----

Day-3 (19th February 2020, Wednesday)

International Seminar on Contaminated Sites

Session A (09:00-11:00 hrs.)

Speaker Title Presentation Abstract/Paper
Prof. Peter Dietrich,
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Germany
Balancing Between Goal Specification, Modelling and Site Characterization Efforts
Mr. Rajat Srivastav,
JACOBS
Use of Sustainability Principles and Field Screening Tools to Optimize Contaminated Media Disposal Volume for Soil Remediation Project in India
Mr. Sunil Kulkarni,
Innovative and Quality Solutions
Subsurface Investigation on Perchloro Ethylene Drycleaning Sites (Michigan, USA)
Prof. Michael Harbottle,
Cardiff University, United Kingdom
The Circular Geoenvironment - Maximizing Geoenvironmental Services to Minimize Environmental Harm

Session B (11:30-13:35 hrs.)

Prof. Indumathi M. Nambi,
IIT Madras
Mitigating Human Health Risk due to Petroleum Contamination of Groundwater through Advanced Electrochemical Oxidation Methods
Dr. Ingo Ho ̈lzle,
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Heavy Metals in Soils from Landfills - An International Review
Mr. Gowri Sankar Kowtha,
Stratus Environmental
Assessment of the Impact at Contaminated Sites
Prof. G.V. Ramana,
IIT Delhi
Advantages of Environmental Subsurface Profiling over Soil Sampling
Mr. Kamlesh Parikh,
BRCPL
Contamination Caused by Open Dumpsites in Delhi: Results of Sub-Surface Investigations

Session C (14:30-15:50 hrs.)

Mr. Manoj Patel,
BEIL Infrastructure Limited
Case Study of Hazardous Waste Landfill Site ----
Dr. Amit K. Rathi,
MNIT Jaipur
Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil of Jaipur City
Mr. Abinash Mahanta,
Assam Engineering College, Guwahati
Ground and Surface Water Contamination due to Boragaon Dumpsite in Guwahati City