Bio Sketch

Dr. Pargin Bangotra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi, India. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree from Department of Physics, Dr. B.R.A National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar. He was Junior Research Fellow (2011-2013) and Senior Research Fellow (2013- 2017) under the research project sponsored by Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), with collaboration of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (BARC). He is actively working on Nuclear/ Radiation and Atmospheric Physics. He has published several peer reviewed papers (25) in reputed international journals. He has published 3 patents.  Dr. Pargin Bangotra have proposed a new alpha flux based technique which is used for the assessment of absorbed dose rate and annual effective dose rates for radiation protection point of view. He has attended several international/national conferences/workshops/schools and FDPs.

Area of Interest

Nuclear and Radiation Physics, Environmental Radioactivity, Radionuclides, Alpha and Gamma Exposure, Radioactive aerosols, Radon Pollution Studies in the environment, Gamma Spectroscopic Studies, Water remediation techniques, Uranium and heavy toxic metals exposure risk, Health risk assessment, Aerosols, and Trace gases.

Patents

Water Filter Apparatus for Extracting Uranium from Water (Applied, 202111039827).

Method and apparatus for decontamination of aqueous sample contaminated with radioactive substances (Application no. 202111054285).

A Method of Handling Biomedical Waste (Application no. 202111002925).

Publications (INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS)

Main Research Papers

Zainab Mushtaq, Pargin Bangotra, Sushmita Banerjee, Ansumali Ashish, Suman. (2023) “Study of elemental Concentration, surface morphology and chemical characterization of atmospheric aerosols and trace gases in an urban environment (India)”. Urban Climate, 47,101377. (Scopus, SCI, Impact factor: 6.67).

 

 

Pargin Bangotra, Rohit Mehra, Kirandeep Kaur, Sandeep Kanse, Rosaline Mishra, B.K Sahoo, (2015). "Estimation of EEC, Unattached Fraction and Equilibrium factor for the assessment of Radiological dose using Pin hole cup dosimeters and deposition based progeny sensors", "Journal of Environmental Radioactivity". 148, 67-73. (SCI, Scopus, Impact Factor: 2.65)

 

Rohit Mehra, Pargin Bangotra, Kirandeep Kaur, (2015)" Measurement of ²²²Rn and ²²⁰Rn concentration in air, water and soil for the Assessment of Annual Effective Dose", published in "Frontiers in Environmental Sciences". 3, 27. (Scopus, Impact Factor: 5.41).

 

Rajan Jakhu, Rohit Mehra, Pargin Bangotra, H.M Mittal, (2018). “Estimation of Terrestrial radionuclide concentration and effect of soil parameters on exhalation and emanation rate of radon”, "Journal of Geochemical Exploration", 184 (B), 296– 303. (Web of Sciences, SCI, Scopus, Impact Factor: 4.16)

 

Pargin Bangotra, Rohit Mehra, Rajan Jakhu, Kirandeep Kaur, (2018)."Estimation of ²²²Rn exhalation rate and assessment of Radiation hazardous from activity concentration of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K", "Journal of Geochemical Exploration", 184 (B), 304 – 310. (Web of Sciences, SCI, Scopus, Impact Factor:  4.16)

 

Pragya Pandit, Preeti Mangla, Atul Saini, Pargin Bangotra, Rohit Mehra, Vinod Saini, Ajay Kumar Singh. (2020) “Evaluation of Radioactive Elements and Heavy Metals in Mineralised Region of Siwaliks: A Case Study from Una, Hamirpur and Kangra Disticts of Himachal Pradesh, India”, Chemosphere, 254, 126857.(SCI, Impact Factor: 8.94) Pargin Bangotra, Rohit Mehra, Pragya Pandit, Rajan Jakhu, Mukesh Bijalwan, (2019) “Quantification of an alpha flux based radiological dose from seasonal exposure to ²²²Rn, ²²⁰Rn and their different EEC species” Nature, Scientific Reports, 9, 2515.  (Scopus, web of Sciences, Impact Factor: 4.99).

 

Manish Sharma, Pargin Bangotra, K Gautam, Sneha Gautam. (2021) Sensitivity of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to Land Surface Temperature, Soil Moisture and Precipitation over District Gautam Buddh Nagar, UP, accepted in press, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (Scopus, Impact Factor: 3.82).

 

Pargin Bangotra, Manish Sharma, Rohit Mehra, Rajan Jakhu, Alok K Gautam, Sneha Gautam. (2021) A systematic study of uranium retention in human organs and quantification of radiological and chemical doses from uranium ingestion. Environmental Technology and Innovation, 21,101360. (Web of Sciences, Scopus, Impact Factor: 7.75).

Other research papers

Zainab Mushtaq, Manish Sharma, Pargin Bangotra, Alok Sagar Gautam, Sneha Gautam, (2022). Accepted in press “Aerosol Science and Engineering” (Scopus). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41810-022-00133-w. (Scopus, Impact Factor 1.46)

Sakshi Takkar, Anuj Kakran, Veerpal Kaur, Manik Rakhra, Manish Sharma, Pargin Bangotra, Neha Verma, (2021) Recognition of image-based plant leaf diseases using deep learning classification models, “Nature Environment and Pollution Technology”, 20 (5), 2137-2147. (Scopus, Impact Factor: 0.5)

Rohit Mehra, Kirandeep Kaur, Pargin Bangotra, B.K Sahoo (2014). "Study of variation of ²²²Rn/ ²²⁰Rn and their progeny concentration in dwellings using Single Entry Pin hole based Diffusion Chambers", published in "Indoor and Built Environment" 25 (2), 390 – 396. (SCI, Impact Factor: 3.06).

HS Virk, Rajan Jakhu, Pargin Bangotra, (2015) “Natural Uranium Content in Ground Waters of Mohali and Fatehgarh Districts of North Punjab (India) for the assessment of Excess Cancer Risk”’ published in “Global Journal of Human –Social Science (B)” 16(4).

 

Rohit Mehra, Kirandeep Kaur, Pargin Bangotra. (2015) "Estimation of annual effective dose due to ²²²Rn level in indoor air and groundwater in Bathinda district of Punjab", published in "Indoor and Built Environment", 25 (1),848 – 856. (SCI, Impact Factor:  3.06).

 

 Rohit Mehra, Pargin Bangotra, Kirandeep Kaur, Sandeep Kanse, Rosaline Mishra, (2015). Estimation of Attached and Unattached progeny of ²²²Rn and ²²⁰Rn concentration using Deposition based progeny sensors", "Radiation Protection Dosimetery", 167 (1-3), 92-96. (SCI, Impact Factor: 0.95).

 

Rohit Mehra, Rajan Jakhu , Pargin Bangotra, Kirandeep Kaur, "Assessment of Inhalation dose from Indoor ²²²Rn and ²²⁰Rn using RAD7" , published in "Radiation Protection Dosimetery" 171 (2), 201-208. (SCI, Impact Factor: 0.95).

 

Rohit Mehra, Rajan Jakhu , Pargin Bangotra (2016), H M Mittal, "Estimation of Radiological dose from EEC of ²²²Rn, ²²⁰Rn using DTPS/DRPS and wire mesh capped progeny Sensors.", published in "Dose Response ".14(4),1 - 6, (SCI, Impact Factor: 2.62).

 

Pargin Bangotra, Rohit Mehra, Jakhu R, Kirandeep Kaur, (2016). "Study of natural radioactivity (²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K) in soil samples for the assessment of average effective dose and radiation Hazards", Published in "Radiation Protection, Dosimetry", 171(2), 277-281. (SCI, Impact Factor: 0.95)

 

Pragya Pandit, Shailendra Kumar, Pargin Bangotra, Rohit Mehra (2018). “Structural and Luminescent Characterization of Uraniferous Flouraptite with Phosphatic Rocks of the Bijawar Group in Sagar Distt. Madhya Pradesh (India)”, “Journal of Earth System Science”.  doi.org/10.1007/s12040-018-1009-1. (Scopus, Impact Factor: 1.91).

 

Rajan jakhu, Rohit Mehra, Pargin Bangotra (2020) Risk assessment of ²²⁶Ra and ²²²Rn from the drinking water in the Jalandhar and Kapurthala districts of Punjab. SN Applied Sciences, 2, 1032. (Scopus). Pragya Pandit, Shailendra Kumar, Manoj Mohpatra, Pargin Bangotra, Rohit Mehra, A.K Singh, (2019) “Structural, Photoluminescence and dielectric investigations of phosphatic shale”, Luminescence, DOI: 10.1002/bio.3598. (SCI, Scopus, Impact Factor: 2.61)

 

Manish Sharma, Pargin Bangotra (2020). Lockdown impact on particulate matter and role of meteorological parameters in the transmission of COVID – 19. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, 19 (4),  1627 - 1636 .(Scopus, Impact Factor: 0.5)

Martine Thomson Pazhoor, Pavan Kumar Gautam, Sintu Samanta, Suman, Pargin Bangotra, Sushmita Banerjee (2021). Performance assessment of Zn–Sn bimetal oxides for the removal of inorganic arsenic in groundwater, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 14, 100600. (Scopus)

Book Chapter

Consequence of Meteorological Parameters on the Transmission of Covid-19. Book Name: "Biotechnology to Combat COVID-19”, ISBN 978-1-83968-627-6 (Publisher: Intech Open, Scopus).

Oral Presentations

"Measurement of Attached and Unattached progeny of ²²²Rn and ²²⁰Rn concentration using Deposition based progeny sensors ", in 9th International Conference of Natural Radiation Environment, Hirosaki University, Japan (23 -26 Sept, 2014).

"Seasonal variation of Indoor   ²²²Rn and ²²⁰Rn in Mansa District of Punjab (India), Using Single Entry Pin-hole cup dosimeters", in 4th Bi - Annual International Geo - Hazards Research Symposium, NASA Ames, California, United States (10-12 Dec, 2014).

Assessment of radiological doses from the presence of Ra-226, Th-232, and K- 40 in the soil samples of Nawanshahar and Rupnagar districts of Punjab (India), in 22^nd National conference on Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors and the Applications (SSNTDs - 19), NIT Kurukshetra (18^th- 20^th, Nov, 2022).

 

“Health hazards and risk assessment from heavy metals in drinking water of Mansa and Muktsar districts of Punjab (India)”, in Third National Conference on Radiation Awareness and Detection in Natural Environment (RADNET-III), Tehri, India (18^th – 20^th March, 2021).

"Study of attachment rate and seasonal behaviour of EEC of ²²²Rn and ²²⁰Rn using Pin - hole cup dosimeters and DTPS/DRPS sensors", in 19th National conference on Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors and the Applications (SSNTDs - 19), Dr B.R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar, India (19 – 21 Nov, 2015).

"Study of natural radioactivity (²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K) in soil samples for the assessment of average effective dose and radiation hazards", in National conference on Radiation Awareness and Detection in Natural Environment, Tehri, India (15 -17 June, 2015).

Poster Presentations

"Comparative Study on variation of Radon gas concentration in Dry and Moist soil" in International Conference "Radenviron", Babsahib Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. Won 3rd Prize in Presentation (12 – 14 April, 2012).

"Assessment of Life Time Fatality Risk and Annual Dose Estimation by Continuous Monitoring of 222Rn Concentration in Air, Water and Soil of Bathinda District of Punjab, India" in 18th National Conference of SSNTD, Aggarwal College, Ballabgarh, India (18 -20 Oct, 2013).

"Seasonal Variation of Unattached fraction and Equilibrium Factor of ²²²Rn and ²²⁰Rn using DRPS/ DTPS and Pin hole cup dosimeters", in American Geophysical Meeting (AGU – 2015), San Francisco, California, USA

"²²²Rn, ²²⁰Rn action level problems and estimation of Radiological dose in the environs of Mansa district of Punjab (India), using Single Entry Pin-hole cup dosimeters", in International Conference on Medical Physics, Radiation Protection and Radiobiology, Jaipur, India (2015).

"Pin- hole cup discriminated ²²²Rn / ²²⁰Rn passive measurement device with single entry face for assessing doses in some districts of Malwa region of Punjab, India" in 3rd National Conference of Advanced Material and Radiation Physics, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and technology, Sangroor, India (22 -23 Nov, 2013).

Conferences Organized

National Conference on Environment and Energy Materials (NCEEM-2020) as a secretary, from June 27^th to 28^th, 2020. (200 participants).

International Conference on Science & Engineering of Materials as an organizing committee member, from July 19^th to 22^nd, 2021. (280 participants).

Journal Reviewer List

Applied Radiation and Isotopes (I.F: 1.8)

International Journal of Environmental and Public Health (I.F: 4.61)

gyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (I.F: 6.39)

Sustainability (I.F: 3.25)

Environment, Development and Sustainability (I.F: 3.21)

Heliyon (I.F: 2.85)

Arid Land Research and Management (I.F: 1.69)

Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences (I.F: 1.8)

SN Applied Sciences