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Yubraj Dahal and Sandhya Babel (Feb 2025). Abundance and characteristics of atmospheric microplastics deposition in indoor and outdoor environments in Bangkok, Thailand. Air quality, Atmosphere and Health, Vol 18, issue 2, pp 425 - 445.

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Anh Tuan Ta, Sandhya Babel, Lukas Klocke, and Andreas Haarstick (Mar-April 2025). Microplastic Pollution in an Urban Wastewater Treatment Plant: Unravelling Problems and Proposing Solutions. Environment and Natural Resources journal, Vol 23, issue 2, pp 185-195. 

3

Nguyen Tan Thong and Sandhya Babel (May 2025). Integrating MnO2 nanostructures into activated carbon fiber felt for enhanced chromium ions removal in capacitive deionization. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Vol 197.

4

Ta Anh Tuan, Babel Sandhya and Wang Li Pang (January 2025). Prevalence and characteristics of microplastic contamination in soft drinks and potential consumer exposure. Journal of Environmental Management, vol 373.

5

Imasha Hewawasam Udumullage Erangi and Babel Sandhya (August 2024). Unveiling the abundance and potential impacts of microplastic contamination in commercial organic fertilizers/compost produced from different solid waste. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol 31, issue 38, pp 50767 – 50781.

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Andika Wahyu Afrianto, Paiboon Sreearunothai, Korakot Sombatmankhong, Sandhya Babel (Sep/Oct 2024). Electrocoating of Polyaniline on Graphite Carbon and Activated Carbon Cloth Surfaces as an anode and its effect on performance of Microbial Fuel Cell. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, vol 43, issue 5.

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Abubakar M. Bilyaminu, Eldon R. Rene, Ashok Pandey, Sandhya Babel, Quinnetta Blessing Clement, Anina James, Hector Garcia Hernandez (Sep 2024). Industrial symbiosis and eco-industrial transformation opportunities for environmental protection in Nigeria. Sustainable Production and Consumption, vol 49, pp 219-235.  

8

Hoang Dung Nguyen and Sandhya Babel (2024). Exploring factors affecting nitrogen isolation by cation exchange membrane and their implications for microbial fuel cell performance in wastewater treatment. Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 31, No 2, 030184 (1-6). 

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Thong Nguyen Tan, Achira Patcharanuruksakorn, Artittayaporn Kerdchouay, Pichamon Bunraksa, and Sandhya Babel (2024). Enhancing copper removal through integrated capacitive deionization with  heterogeneous cation exchange membrane. Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 31, No 2, 030185 (1-6).  

10

Anh Tuan Ta, Sandhya Babel, Nguyen Thi Phuong Loan, Emenda Sembiring (May 2024). Microplastic Pollution in High Population Density Zones of Selected Rivers from Southeast Asia. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 112, issue 5, 73.  

11

Yahampath Arachchige Don, Chamath D. Y. & Babel Sandhya (April 2024). Feasibility of a self-sustaining microbial fuel cell incorporating natural processes of bacteria and microalgae towards a circular bioeconomy. Applied Research, Vol 3, issue 2.

12

Christian Orozco, Somnuk Tangtermsirikul, Takafumi Sugiyama, Sandhya Babel (May 2024). Unraveling the environmental and economic impacts of fly ash utilization on mass concrete considering industry practices. Journal of Materials Cycle and Waste Management, vol 26, issue 3,  pp 1403-1417.  

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Julkipli Julkipli, Sandhya Babel, Abubakar M. Bilyaminu, Eldon R. Rene (April 2024). Hydrogen and biodiesel production from food waste: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters, Vol 22, Issue 2, pages 585-607. 

14

Jakkapon Phanthuwongpakdee and Sandhya Babel (1 June 2024). Unraveling the Mechanism of Iodate Adsorption by Anthocyanin-rich Fruit Waste as Green Adsorbents for Applications of Radioactive Iodine Remediation in Water Environment. Environmental Research, vol 250.

15

Li Pang Wang, Jun Ming Hou, Yan Jhang Chen, Bu Ching Tseng, Sandhya Babel (Feb 2024).Separation and enrichment of tricolor phosphors in waste phosphors through liquid–liquid–powder extraction method and its benefit evaluation for recovery. Minerals Engineering, Vol 207.

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Thong Nguyen Tan, Sandhya Babel, Tanujjal Bora, Paiboon Sreearunothai, Kritapas Laohhasurayotin(Feb 2024). Preparation of heterogeneous cation exchange membrane and its contributions in enhancing the removal of Ni2+ by capacitive deionization system. Chemosphere, Vol 350.

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Christian Orozco, Sandhya Babel, Somnuk Tangtermsirikul, Takafumi Sugiyama (April 2024).Comparison of environmental impacts of fly ash and slag as cement replacement materials for mass concrete and the impact of transportation. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, vol 39.

18

Nguyen Hoang Dung, Sandhya Babel (1 March 2024). Bioelectricity recovery through isolation and removal of nitrogen from wastewater by shortcut nitrification-denitrification in a coupled microbial fuel cell system. Fuel, Vol. 359.

19

Rungpilin Jittalerk, and Sandhya Babel (January 2024). Microplastic contamination in Thai vinegar crabs (Episesarma mederi), giant mudskippers (Periophthalmodon schlosseri), and their adjacent environment from the Bang Pu mangrove forests, Samut Prakan province, Thailand. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol 198.

Peritamby Agamuthu and Sandhya Babel (2023). Waste Management developments in the last five decades: Asian Perspective. Waste Management and Research, Vol 41, issue 12, pp 1699-1716. 

20

Ngo Anh Dao Ho, Anh Kiet Bui, and Sandhya Babel (July- Sep 2023). Removal of Natural Organic Matter from Water by Coagulation and Flocculation to Mitigate the Formation of Chlorine Disinfection By-Products at the Thu Duc Water Treatment Plant in Vietnam. Science & Technology Asia, Vol 28, No 3 July – Sep 2023, pp 142-157.

Thong Nguyen Tan, Sandhya Babel (Dec 2023). Unravelling the key contribution of a modified zinc oxide nanostructures on activated carbon cloth material for removal of Cu2+ in different configurations of capacitive deionization system. J of Water Process Engineering, Vol 56.

21

Ngo Anh Dao Ho, Van Hieu Nguyen, and Sandhya Babel (1 Oct 2023). Application of Integrated Technologies for the Treatment of High-Strength Industrial Wastewater in Vietnam, Journal of Environmental Engineering (ASCE) vol 149, issue 10

22

Ta Anh Tuan, Babel Sandhya (1 Nov 2023). Microplastics and heavy metals in a tropical river:Understanding spatial and seasonal trends and developing response strategies using DPSIR framework. Science of the Total Environment, Vol 897.

23

Christian R. Orozcoa, Somnuk Tangtermsirikul, Takafumi Sugiyama, Sandhya Babel (1 Oct 2023).Comparative Environmental Assessment of Low and High CaO Fly Ash in Mass Concrete Mixtures for Enhanced Sustainability: Impact of Fly Ash Type and Transportation. Environmental Research, Vol234.

24

Christian R. Orozco, Sandhya Babel, Somnuk Tangtermsirikul, Takafumi Sugiyama (Oct 2023).Understanding the environmental, economic, and social impact of fly ash utilization on early-age high-strength mass concrete using life cycle analysis. Materials Today: Proceedings.

25

Hewawasam Udumullage Erangi Imasha, Sandhya Babel (20 Dec 2023). Microplastics contamination in the green mussels (Perna viridis) cultured for human consumption in Thailand. Regional Studies in Marine Sciences, Vol 67.

Anh Tuan Ta and Sandhya Babel (June 2023). Occurrence and spatial distribution of microplastic contaminated with heavy metals in a tropical river: Effect of land use and population density. Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol 191.

26

Nguyen Hoang Dung and Sandhya Babel (15 Aug 2023). Unravelling the power recovery and nitrogen removal mechanism from wastewater by isolating input nitrogen in a coupled MFC system. Environmental Research, Vol 231.

27

Nguyen Hoang Dung and Sandhya Babel (2023). A novel coupled microbial fuel cell as a sequencing batch reactor for optimization of nitrogen removal and energy recovery from organic matter. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Vol 55.

28

Saifon Kullyakool, Kazuto Hatakeyama, Pongtanawat Khemthong, Sandhya Babel and Kritapas Laohhasurayotin (2023). Alternatively stacked 2D/2D hybrid via preferential intercalation of nitrate ions between layered double hydroxide and graphene oxide. Material Chemistry and Physics, Vol 296.

29

Ngo Anh Dao Ho, Van Hieu Nguyen, and Sandhya Babel (2022). Operation of Different Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane Modules for the Treatment of High-Strength Wastewater to Enhance the Recovery of Clean Water-A Case Study in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. Sustainability (MDPI), 14. 

30

Katekanya Tadsuwan, Sandhya Babel (Nov 2022). Unraveling microplastics removal in wastewater treatment plant: A comparative study of two wastewater treatment plants in Thailand. Chemosphere Vol 307, part 2.

31

Chayarat Srisunont, Treeranut Srisunont, Sandhya Babel (Nov 2022). Development of models for sustainable Green Mussel Cultivation under Climate Change Events. Ecological Modelling journal, Vol 473, 110141.

32

Anh Tuan Ta, Piyathida Pupuang, and Sandhya Babel, Li Pang Wang (Sep 2022). Bioaccumulation of microplastics by bivalves commercially harvested in Thailand. Chemosphere, vol 303, 1.

33

Chayarat Srisunont, Treeranut Srisunont, Alongot Intarachart, Sandhya Babel (March 2022). Influence of climate on sea water quality and green mussel production.  Scientia Marine journal, Vol 86, issue 1, pp1-16.

34

Weligama Thuppahige Rasangika Thathsaranee and Sandhya Babel (2022). Environmental Impact Assessment of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste Treatment by Anaerobic Digestion in Sri Lanka. Waste Management and Research, Vol 40, issue 2, pp 236-243.

35

Indika Thushari and Sandhya Babel (15 May 2022). Comparative study of the environmental impacts of used cooking oil valorization options in Thailand. J. of Environmental Management, vol 310, article no. 114810.

36

Weligama Thuppahige Rasangika Thathsaranee and Sandhya Babel (2022). Environmental Impact of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste Treatment by Composting in Sri Lanka. Journal of Material cycles and waste management, Vol 24, pp 189-199.

37

Nguyen Hoang Dung and Sandhya Babel (2022). Insights on microbial fuel cells for sustainable biological nitrogen removal from wastewater: A review.  Environmental Research, vol 204, 112095.

38

Hanggara Sudrajat, Sri Hartuti, Sandhya Babel (2022). Mechanistic understanding of the increased photoactivity of TiO2 nanosheets upon tantalum doping. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (Royal Society of Chemistry), Vol 24, pp 995-1006.

39

Yan Jhang Chen, Li Pang Wang, Sandhya Babel (2022). Sustainable Utilization of Sewage Sludge through the Synthesis of Liquid Fertilizer. Sustainability (MDPI), vol 14, no 387.

40

Katekanya Tadsuwan, Sandhya Babel (April 2022). Microplastic abundance and removal via an ultrafiltration system coupled to a conventional municipal wastewater treatment plant in Thailand. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Vol 10, Issue 2

41

T.U. Habarakada Liyanage, and S. Babel (Jan-Feb 2022). Enhancement of Methane Production in Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste using Thermal Pretreatment. Environment and Natural Resources Journal, Vol 20, No 1, pp 10-18.

42

Chamath D.Y. Yahampath Arachchige Don and Sandhya Babel (Dec 2021). Effects of ammonium concentration in the catholyte on electricity and algal biomass generation in a photosynthetic microbial fuel cell treating wastewater. Bioresource Technology Report, Vol 16

43

Sandhya Babel and Hakk Dork (Sep 2021). Identification of Micro-plastic Contamination in Drinking Water Treatment Plants in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  J. of Engineering Technological Sciences, Vol 53, No 3, 210307.

44

H.U E Imasha and Sandhya Babel (29 Sep 2021). Microplastics contamination in commercial Green Mussels from selected wet markets in Thailand. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol 81, No 3, pp 449-459

45

Hanggara Sudrajat, Sandhya Babel, Sri Hartuti, Jakkapon Phanthuwongpakdee, Kritapas Laohhasurayotin, Truong K. Nguyen, and Hien D. Tong (3 Sep 2021). Origin of the overall water splitting activity over anatase Rh/Cr2O3@TiO2 following UV-pretreatment. International J of Hydrogen Energy, Vol 46, issue 61, 31228-31238.

46

Ho, N.A.D., Babel, S. (2021). Bioelectrochemical technology for recovery of silver from contaminated aqueous solution: a review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol 28, pp 63480–63494.

47

Bui Quoc Lap, Nguyen Hoai Nam, Bui Thi Kim Anh, Trinh Thi Thuy, Linh, Le Xuan Quang, Vu Duc Toan, Bui Thi Thanh Hang, Sandhya Babel, Thi-Thu-Hong Phan (May 2021). Monitoring water quality in Lien Son irrigation system of Vietnam and identification of potential pollution sources by using multivariate analysis. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, Vol 232, 5, Article No. 187.

48

Sandhya Babel, Putri A. Sekartaji and Hanggara Sudrajat (17 Feb 2021). ZnO nanoparticles for degradation of humic acid in water environment.  Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 28, pp 31163-31173.

49

Nguyen Thi Minh Trang, Ngo Anh Dao Ho, and Sandhya Babel (Dec 2021). Reuse of waste sludge from water treatment plants and fly ash for manufacturing of adobe bricks. Chemosphere, Vol. 284, Article No 131367.

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Jiraporn Yongpisanphop, Sandhya Babel, Maleeya Kruatrachue, Prayad Pokethitiyook (Sep 2020).  Pb phytostabilization by fast-growing trees inoculated with Pb-resistant plant growth-promoting endophytic bacterium. Pollution, Vol 6, issue 4, pp 923-934.

51

Tadsuwan, Katekanya and Babel, Sandhya (2021). Microplastic contamination in a conventional wastewater treatment plant in Thailand.  Waste Management and Research, vol 39, issue 5, pp 754-761.

52

C.D.Y. Yahampath Arachchige Don, S. Babel (2021). Cultivation of microalgae in a microbial fuel cell for enhanced bioelectricity generation treating wastewater: a comparative study of Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus quadricauda. In proceedings of the International conference on sustainable Biowaste Management 2021 held at Hong Kong from April 12-15, 2021, pp 194-197.

53

T. Alan, S. Thavitchaiyaporn, S. Khemananthakul, J. Phanthuwongpakdee, S. Babel (2021). Comparison of different adsorbents for iodate removal in water environment. In proceedings of the International conference on sustainable Biowaste Management 2021 held at Hong Kong from April 12-15, 2021, pp 252-255.

54

P. Tat-Eiam, P. Pupuang, A. Chientachakul, A.T. Ta, S. Babel (2021). Occurrence of microplastics in commercially harvested blood cockles in Thailand. In proceedings of the International conference on sustainable Biowaste Management 2021 held at Hong Kong from April 12-15, 2021, pp 279-282.

55

Chamath D.Y. Yahampath Arachchige Don and Sandhya Babel (5 May 2021). Comparing the performance of microbial fuel cell with mechanical aeration and photosynthetic aeration in the cathode chamber. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol 46, Issue 31, pp 16751-16761.

Jakkapon Phanthuwongpakdee, Toyohiro Haritmoto, Sandhya Babel, Sumant Dwivedi, Kenji Takada, Tatsuo Kaneko (2021). Flame retardant transparent films of thermostable biopolyimide metal hybrids. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 188

56

Chamath D.Y. Yahampath Arachchige Don and Sandhya Babel (Sep 2021). Circulation of anodic effluent to the cathode chamber for subsequent treatment of wastewater in photosynthetic microbial fuel cell with generation of bioelectricity and algal biomass. Chemosphere, Vol. 278

57

Jakkapon Phanthuwongpakdee, Sandhya Babel, Tatsuo Kaneko (April 2021). Screening of New bio-based materials for radioactive iodide adsorption from water environment. J. of Water Process Engineering, Vol 40

58

Hanggara Sudrajata, Sri Hartuti, Sandhya Babel, Truong Khang Nguyen, and Hien Duy Tong (Feb 2021). SnO2/ZnO heterostructured nanorods: Structural properties and mechanistic insights into the enhanced photocatalytic activity. J of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 149

59

Chamath D.Y. Yahampath Arachchige Don and Sandhya Babel (Feb 2021). Effects of organic loading on bioelectricity and micro-algal biomass production in microbial fuel cells using synthetic wastewater. J of Water Process Engineering, 39.

60

Kankanige, D., Babel, S., (April 2021). Contamination by ≥6.5 µm-sized microplastics and their removability in a conventional water treatment plant (WTP) in Thailand. J of Water Process Engineering, Vol 40

Research projects

1

Analysis of Microplastics in water sample funded by The University of Zordan, Zordan

15 March 2023 - 15 March 2024

2

Removal of Chloride Ions from Wastewater through Friedel’s Salt Chemical Precipitation Method with Combination of UV Irradiation and Electrocoagulation. Matching Fund between Thammasat University and the National Taipei University of Technology, Contract No. MF 4/2565.

23 Feb 2023 – 22 Feb 2025

3

Post-doctoral fellowship grant from Thammasat University

1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024

4

Post-doctoral fellowship grant from Thammasat University

December 2021 to Dec 2022

Nanohybrid from layered double hydroxide and graphene oxide for the removal of metal ions from water funded by NANOTEC/NRTC

June 2021- Dec, 2022

5

Microplastics uptake by green mussels (Perna Viridis) cultured for human consumption in Thailand and Taiwan. Matching Fund between Thammasat University and the National Taipei University of Technology, Contract No. MF 3/2564.

1 May 2021 – 30 April 2022

6

Investigations on Microplastics Pollution in Aquatic Environment in Selected Developing Countries from Southeast Asia supported by Asia Pacific Network (APN) for Global Change Research (ARCP), Japan

September 2018 - August 2021

7

Current Situation of Microplastics Pollution in the Lower Chao Phraya River, Thailand. A joint research proposal granted by EXCEED funded by DAAD

January 2018-December, 2018

Books

1

Chongqing Wang, Sandhya Babel, Eric Lichtfouse (2023). Microplastic occurrence, Fate, Impact, and Remediation, Springer Nature (Edited book).

2

Velma I Grover, Gail Krantzberg, Savitri Jetoo and Sandhya Babel (2023). Plastic Pollution: Nature based solutions and Effective Governance”, CRC press, Taylor and Francis (Edited book)

3

S. Babel, A. Haarstrick, M. S. Babel, A. Sharp (editors) (2019). Water Perspectives in Emerging Countries, Focus Issue: Microplastics in water environment. Published by Cuvillier Verlag Gottingen, Germany.

4

Jenjira Saetang and Sandhya Babel (2011). Landfill leachate treatment by white rot fungi. Lambert Academic Publishing.