Integrating Nanotechnology and AI to Address Air and Noise Pollution

Dr. (Er.) Markandeya is working as researcher in the field of Air and wastewater. He has also worked as Visiting Faculty, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi. In 2020, he got best International researcher award for his outstanding research activities. During Ph.D., he got two best prizes in International conference for oral and poster presentation. Dr Markandeya availed life membership of Indian Association for Air Pollution Control, New Delhi, The Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata and National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India. He is working on various field related to Air, water and wastewater and also editor and reviewer of various peer reviewed National and International journals. He published 87 articles including One International Patent (01), International Peer Reviewed Journal (43), National Journal (10), Book Chapters (09), International Conferences (13) and other in National conferences, out which 24 indexed in SCI listed journal. In 2023, one (01) edited book published in Elsevier which is indexed in Scopus. Dr. Nitesh Dhiman is an Assistant Professor in the School of Natural Sciences at GNA University, Punjab, India. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), with research conducted at CSIR–Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow. Her doctoral work focused on the design and synthesis of advanced hybrid nanomaterials for water decontamination. She has also done M.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.  Dr. Dhiman specializes in inorganic, analytical, and polymer chemistry, with a strong research emphasis on nanomaterials, environmental remediation, and sustainable technologies. She has published 18 research articles in reputed international journals, one design patent, and contributed 5 book chapters with leading publishers such as Springer Nature and Elsevier. Her research work has received significant academic recognition, reflected by an h-index of 16 and over 1500 citations.She has extensive teaching experience in core chemistry subjects and has actively contributed to academic administration, including serving as a convener of an international conference and supervising postgraduate research projects. Dr. Dhiman is a recipient of prestigious fellowships including CSIR-JRF and SRF, and an international travel grant from the Society of Toxicology (USA). Her research interests include nanomaterial synthesis, wastewater treatment, smart materials, and interdisciplinary applications of chemistry in environmental sustainability. Dr. Arun Lal Srivastav is working as Associate Professor at School of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India. He received PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi. He has also done post-doctoral research at National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan. He is currently involved in the teaching of Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Disaster Management and Design Thinking to the undergraduate engineering students. His research interests include water quality surveillance, climate change, water treatment, river ecosystem, soil health maintenance, engineering education, phytoremediation and waste management. Under his supervision, 3 PhD degrees have been awarded. He has published >140 research papers in various prestigious journals (Elsevier, Springer, IWA, Taylor & Francis etc.) including books, book chapters and conference publications. He has edited many books with Elsevier, Springer, NOVA, IGI global and Wiley. Additionally, he is also one of the series editors of Elsevier and Nova publisher on energy sustainability and e-waste management, respectively. He is also working on 04 Government sponsored projects (worth ~16 million INR) on phytoremediation, adsorption, capacity building, organic farming, leachate treatment, agro-waste management etc. He received the prestigious "Teachers Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE) Fellowship" followed by a research grant from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India in 2022. He has also filed 31 patents on multidisciplinary topics and 15 out of which have been granted by the Government of India. He has also been recognized among the 2% worldwide scientists of Earth and Environmental Sciences jointly by Stanford University and Elsevier in the year 2023, 2024 and 2025. Recently, his name has been included in top 0.5% scholars of the year 2024 by Scholar GPS in Environmental Sciences.

• Chapter 1: Introduction To Air And Noise Pollution.- Chapter 2:   Air Pollution: Fundamentals, Sources, Impacts, and Legal Frameworks.- Chapter 3: Human Health and Environmental Risk of Air Pollution.- Chapter 4: Noise Pollution: Its Effect On Health And Society.- Chapter 5: Invisible Threats of Atmospheric Micro- And Nanoplastics As Emerging Air Pollutants And Their Implications For Human Health.- Chapter 6: Fundamentals of Indoor Air Pollution: Sources, Composition, Dynamics, and Health Implications.- Chapter 7: Indoor Air Pollution and Its Health Impact On Human.- Chapter 8: Sources of Indoor Air Pollution, Effects, And Control Methods.- Chapter 9: Nanotech For A Cleaner Future: Challenges And Limitations of Nanotechnology In Pollution Control.- Chapter 10: Advanced Air Filtration With Electrospun Nanofibers: From Fundamental Mechanisms, Ai-Ml-Based Optimization To Green And Practical Applications.- Chapter 11: Role of Nanotechnology In Air Pollution Control.- Chapter 12: Nano Applications In Noise Pollution Mitigation.- Chapter 13: Future Trends In Nanotechnology For Air Pollution Control: Advancing Sustainable Solutions For Environmental Protection.- Chapter 14: Nano-Engineered Silence: Advanced Materials And Innovations For Noise Pollution Control.- Chapter 15: Integrating Nanotech Enabled Bio-Hydrogen Production To Mitigate Air Pollution.- Chapter 16: Predicting Air Quality In Urban Areas Using Linear And Non-Linear Models.- Chapter 17: Barriers To Breakthrough: Challenges And Limitations of Nanotechnology In Air And Noise Pollution Control .- Chapter 18: Comparative Analysis of AI/Ml Versus Traditional Environmental Monitoring Technologies.- Chapter 19: Integrating Nanotechnology and AI to Address Air and Noise Pollution.- Chapter 20: Synergy Between Nanotechnology And Machine Learning.- Chapter 21: Investigation of Recent Air Pollution Episodes And Their Health Impacts.- Chapter 22: Pollution Control Strategies Tailored For Factories And Manufacturing Plants.- Chapter 23: Implementation of AI And Nanotechnology For Creating Smart Cities.- Chapter 24: AI-Powered Air Scrubbers That Maximize SOx, NOx, and PM Capture With Hybrid Nanofluids.- Chapter 25: Advanced Environmental Pollution Control Strategies For Industrial And Manufacturing Plants.