Prof. Rajasekhar
Balasubramanian
Division
of Environmental Science and Engineering
National
University of Singapore, Singapore
Email: ceerbala@nus.edu.sg
Qualifications
1991
Ph.D., in Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
1985
M.Tech., in Chemical Instrumentation, Indian Institute of Technology
1983
M.Sc., in Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology
1981
B.Sc., in Chemistry, St. Xavier’s College
Publications
(selected)
1. Kuppusamy, V, S Muthuswamy and R
Balasubramanian, "Biosorption of Lanthanum, Cerium, Europium and Ytterbium
by a Brown Marine Alga, Turbinaria Conoides". INDUSTRIAL &
ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, (2010).
2. Joshi, U and R Balasubramanian,
"Characteristics and Environmental Mobility of Trace Elements in Urban
Runoff". Chemosphere, (2010).
3. Zhao, X S, T Y A Quek and R
Balasubramanian, "Mechanistic Insights into Copper Removal by Pyrolytic
Tire Char through Equilibrium Studies". INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING
CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, (2010).
4. Kuppusamy, V, M J Umid and R
Balasubramanian, "Removal of Metal Ions From Stormwater Runoff by Low-Cost
Adsorbents: Batch and Column Studies". JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING-ASCE, (2010).
5. He, J, B Zielinska and R Balasubramanian,
"Composition of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds in the Urban Atmosphere of
Singapore: Influence of Biomass Burning". ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND
PHYSICS, (2010).
6. Sundaramabal, P, P Tkalich and R
Balasubramanian, "Impact of Biomass Burning on Surface Water Quality in
Southeast Asia through Atmospheric Deposition: Eutrophication
Modeling". ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, (2010).
7. Sundarambal, P, R Balasubramanian, P
Tkalich and J He, "Impact of Biomass Burning on Surface Water Quality in
Southeast Asia through Atmospheric Deposition: Field Observations". ATMOSPHERIC
CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, (2010).
8. Sundarambal, P, P Tkalich and R
Balasubramanian, "Modeling the effect of atmospheric nitrogen deposition
on marine phytoplankton at the Singapore Strait". WATER SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY, 61, 4 (2010): 859-867.
9. He, J and R Balasubramanian,
"Semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in ambient air and rainwater
intropical environment: Concentrations and temporal and seasonal trends a
". Chemosphere, 78 (10) (2010): 742-751.
10. He, J and R Balasubramanian, "The
Exchange of SVOCs acrossthe Air-Sea Interface in Singapore’s Coastal
Environment". ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 10, no. 4 (2010):
1837-1852.
11. Elisabeth, R and R Balasubramanian,
"Optimization and validation of solid phase micro-extraction (SPME) method
for analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in rainwater and
stormwater". PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH, 34, no. 13-16
(2009): 857-865.
12. Umid, M J, V Kuppusamy and R
Balasubramanian, "Trace Metals In Urban Street Dusts And Their Dissolution
Characteristics In Various Aqueous Media". Chemosphere, 77(4) (2009):
526-533.
13. Mano, K S S P, R Balasubramanian, K W
Cheong and K W Tham, "Traffic- generated Airborne Particles in
Naturally-Ventilated Multi-Storey Residential Buildings of Singapore: Vertical
Distribution and Potential Health Risks". BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT,
44(7) (2009): 1493-1500.
14. Sundarambal, P, R Balasubramanian and P
Tkalich, "Atmospheric fluxes of nutrients onto Singapore
Strait". WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 59, no. 11 (2009): 2287-2295.
15. Kuppusamy, V, M Arun, M J Umid and R
Balasubramanian, "A comparative study of seven materials as sorbents for
removal of metal ions from real storm water runoff ". Chemical
Engineering Transactions, 17 (2009): 379-384.
16. Balasubramanian, R, J HE, S Kathikeyan and
M J Umid, "Determination of Semi-Volatile Organochlorine Compounds in the
Atmosphere of Singapore Using Accelerated Solvent Extraction". Chemosphere,
75, no. 5 (2009): 640-648.
17. He, J and R Balasubramanian,
"Determination of Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Using
Accelerated Solvent Extraction". ANALYTICAL LETTERS, 42(11) (2009):
1603-1619.
18. Kuppusamy, V, M Arun, M J Umid and R Balasubramanian,
"Biosorption of As(V) onto the shells of the crab (Portunus
sanguinolentus): Equilibrium and kinetic studies". INDUSTRIAL&
ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, 48, no. 7 (2009): 3589-3594.
19. Kuppusamy, V, T T TEO, R Balasubramanian
and U M Joshi, "Application of Sargassum biomass to remove heavy metal
ions from synthetic multi-metal solutions and urban storm water
runoff". JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 164, no. 2-3 (2009):
1019-1023.
20. Karthikeyan, S and R Balasubramanian,
"Inter-Laboratory Study to Improve the Quality of the Analysis of
Nutrients in Rainwater Chemistry". ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, 43 (21)
(2009): 3424-3430.
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