Gopinathan, P. and Santosh, M.S. and Dileepkumar, V.G. and Masto, R.E. and Maity, Sudip (2022) Geochemical, mineralogical and toxicological characteristics of coal fly ash and its environmental impacts. Chemosphere.

Masto, R.E. and George, J. and Selvi, V.A. and Tripathi, R.C. and Srivastava, N.K. (2021) Human health risks from potentially toxic elements in soils of coal mining area. In: Innovative Exploration Methods for Minerals, Oil, Gas, and Groundwater for Sustainable Development. Elsevier, pp. 129-138. ISBN ISBN: 9780128239988

Masto, R.E. (2021) Indoor Quality of Residential Homes and Schools of an Industrial Area in Asansol: Characterization, Bioaccessibility and Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology , 20 (1). pp. 13-28. ISSN ISSN: 0972-6268

Masto, R.E. (2020) Elucidating the distribution and sources of street dust bound PAHs in Durgapur, India: A probabilistic health risk assessment study by Monte-Carlo simulation. Environmental Pollution, 267.

Masto, R.E. (2020) Evaluation of the Fuel Value and Soil Application Potential of the Cadmium Contaminated Biochar Obtained after Water Treatment. Solid Fuel Chemistry, 54 (6). pp. 411-417.

Masto, R.E. and Pandit, Ankita and Kumar, Sandeep and Datta, Sreemanta and Mukhopadhyay, Sangeeta and Selvi, V A and Dutta, Pashupati and Sarkar, Pinaki (2020) Comparative evaluation of aquatic biomass feedstocks for energy application and potential for extraction of plant nutrients from their ash. Biomass and Bioenergy, 142.

Masto , R.E. (2020) Potassium Influencing Physiological Parameters, Photosynthesis and Sugarcane Yield in Subtropical India. Sugar Tech.

Mukhopadhyay, Sangeeta and Masto, R.E. and Singh, Ashok K and Singh, Pradeep K (2020) Impact of the Combined Application of Biochar and Compost on Mine Soil Quality and Growth of Lady’s Finger (Abelmoschusesculentus). Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.

Singh, Ashok K. and Masto, R.E. and Hazra, Bodhisatwa and Esterle, Joan and Singh, Pradeep K. (2020) Environmental Effects of Coal and Biomass Ash Generation. In: Ash from Coal and Biomass Combustion. Springer, Switzerland, pp. 91-114. ISBN 978-3-030-56980-8

Singh, Ashok K. and Masto, R.E. and Hazra, Bodhisatwa and Esterle, Joan and Singh, Pradeep K. (2020) Genesis and Characteristics of Coal and Biomass Ash. In: Ash from Coal and Biomass Combustion. Springer, Switzerland, pp. 15-36. ISBN 978-3-030-56980-8

Datta, Sreemanta and Masto, R.E. (2020) Oral bioaccessibility of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and related health risk in urban playground soil from a medieval bell metal industrial town Khagra, India. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. ISSN 0269-4042

Singh, Ashok K. and Masto, R.E. and Hazra, Bodhisatwa and Esterle, Joan and Singh, Pradeep K. (2020) Utilization of Coal and Biomass Ash. In: Ash from Coal and Biomass Combustion. Springer, Switzerland, pp. 37-89. ISBN 978-3-030-56980-8

Masto, R.E. (2020) Pollution evaluation, spatial distribution, and source apportionment of trace metals around coal mines soil: the case study of eastern India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27. pp. 10822-10834.

Mandal, G.C. and Masto, R.E. (2020) Effective scrap iron particles (SIP) pre-treatment for complete mineralization of benzidine based azo dye effluent. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 13 (1). pp. 134-145.

Masto, R.E. and Singh, M.K. and Rout, T.K. and Kumar, A. and Kumar, S. and George, J. and Selvi, V.A. and Dutta, P. and Tripathi, R.C. and Srivastava, N.K. (2019) Health risks from PAHs and potentially toxic elements in street dust of a coal mining area in India. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 41 (5). pp. 1923-1937. ISSN 0269-4042

Masto, R.E. (2019) Effect of fly ash on carbon mineralization of biochar and organic manures added to mine spoil. SN Applied Science, 1.

Masto, R.E. (2018) Biofilm development of Bacillus thuringiensis on MWCNT buckypaper: Adsorption-synergic biodegradation of phenanthrene. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 157. pp. 327-334. ISSN 0147-6513

Masto, R.E. (2018) Critical limits of Mehlich 3 extractable phosphorous, potassium, sulfur, boron and zinc in soils for nutrition of rice ( Oryza sativa L.). Journal of soil science and plant nutrition, 18 (2). pp. 512-523.

Masto, R.E. (2018) Tracing source, distribution and health risk of potentially harmful elements (PHEs) in street dust of Durgapur, India. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 154. pp. 280-293. ISSN 0147-6513

Mukherjee, D. and Selvi, V.A. and Ram, L.C. and Masto, R.E. (2018) Exploratory Study of Archaebacteria and their Habitat in Underground, Opencast Coal Mines and Coal Mine Fire Areas of Dhanbad. Journal of the Geological Society of India , 91 (5). pp. 575-582. ISSN 0016-7622

Masto, R.E. (2018) Exposure and cancer risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the street dust of Asansol city, India. Sustainable Cities and Society, 38. pp. 616-626.

Mukherjee, D. and Selvi, V.A. and Masto, R.E. (2018) INVESTIGATION OF COAL-METHANOARCHAEAL ASSEMBLAGE IN DEEP SUBSURFACEUNDERGROUND USING ENRICHMENT CULTURE TECHNIQUE. Petroleum and Coal Journal , 60 (5). pp. 951-960. ISSN 1337-7027

tripathi, R.C. and Masto, R.E. and Selvi, V.A. and Jha, S.K. and Thakur , S.K. and Srivastava, N.K. (2017) कुंडीय राख और उसके जल से बंजर जमीन मैं कपास की खेती. Bhartiya Vaigyanic Evam Audhyogik Anusandhan Patrika (Hindi) , 25 (1&2). pp. 7-18. ISSN 0971-7706

Srivastava, N.K. and Tripathi, R.C. and Jha, S.K. and Bharati, S.K. and Masto, R.E. and Selvi, V.A. and Thakur, S.K. (2017) उड़न राख के उपयोग द्वरा निम्नीकृत/बंजर भूमि का पुनरुद्धार. Bharatiya Vaigyanik evam audyogik Anusandhan patrika, 25 (1&2). pp. 30-37. ISSN 0771-7706

Masto, R.E. (2017) Biodegradation of anthracene by a newly isolated bacterial strain, Bacillus thuringiensis AT .ISM .1, isolated from a fly ash deposition site. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 65 (4). pp. 327-334.

Selvi, V.A. and Masto, R.E. (2017) Ecological Marks for Coalbed Methane Gas (CBM) Reservoir at Damodar River Basin. International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 6 (5). pp. 9384-9390. ISSN 2347-6710

Masto, R.E. and George, Joshy and Rout, T.K. and Ram, L.C. (2017) Multi Element exposure risk from soil and dust in a coal industrial area. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 176. pp. 100-107. ISSN 0375-6742

Masto, R.E. and George, Joshy (2017) Bioavailability and health risk of some potentially toxic elements (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) in street dust of Asansol, India. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 138. pp. 231-241. ISSN 0147-6513

George, Joshy and Masto, R.E. and Mukhopadhyay, Sangeeta (2017) Changes in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Soil Biological Parameters in a Revegetated Coal Mine Spoil. Land Degration & Development , 28 (3). pp. 1047-1055.

Masto , R.E. (2017) Suitability of Complex Extractants for Assessment of Available Soil Zinc for Nutrition of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Subtropical India. Soil Science, 182 (1). pp. 28-35. ISSN 0038-075X

Masto, R.E. (2017) Suitability of Complex Extractants for Assessment of Available Soil Zinc for Nutrition of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Subtropical India. Soil Science, 182 (1). pp. 28-35. ISSN 0038-075X

Selvi, V.A. and Masto, R.E. (2017) Green algae of the genus Spirogyra: A potential absorbent for heavy metal from coal mine water. Remediation Journal, 27 (3). pp. 81-90.

Mukhopadhyay, Sangeeta and Masto, R.E. (2016) Carbon storage in coal mine spoil by dalbergia sissoo Roxb. Geoderma, 284. pp. 204-213.

Mukhopadhyay, Sangeeta and Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. (2016) Rhizosphere soil indicators for carbon sequestration in a reclaimed coal mine spoil. Catena, 141. pp. 100-108. ISSN 0341-8162

Masto, R.E. (2016) Reductive dehalogenation of endosulfan by cast iron: kinetics, pathways and modeling. Chemosphere, 150. pp. 772-780.

Mukhopadhyay, Sangeeta and Masto, R.E. and George, Joshy and Ram, L.C. (2016) Soil quality index for evaluation of reclaimed coal mine spoil. Science of the Total Environment, 542. pp. 540-550. ISSN 0048-9697

Masto, R.E. and Ram , L.C. (2015) Assessment of environmental soil quality around Sonepur Bazari mine of Raniganj coalfield, India. Solid Earth , 6. pp. 811-821. ISSN 2169-9356

Masto, R.E. and selvi, V.A. and Ram, L.C. and George , Joshy (2015) Environmental soil quality index and indicators for a coal mining soil. Solid Earth, 7. pp. 617-638. ISSN 1869-9537

Masto, R.E. and George, Joshy and Ram, L.C. (2015) Heavy metals in dusts from commercial and residential areas of Jharia coal mining town. Environmental Earth Science, 73 (1). pp. 347-359. ISSN 1866-6280

Ram , L.C. and Masto, R.E. and Choudhury, D.P. and Maity, Sudip (2015) Investigations on PAHs and trace elements in coal and its combustion residues from a power plant. Fuel, 162. pp. 138-147. ISSN 0016-2361

Selvi, Vetrivel A and Ram , L.C. and Masto, R.E. (2015) Molluscicidal effect of biogenic silica and botanical pesticides for the control of Achatina fulica (giant African land snail) and Laevicaulis alte (garden slug). Journal of Phytopathology and Pest Management, 2 (1). pp. 12-21. ISSN 2356-8577

Selvi, V.A. and Ram, L.C. and Masto, R.E. (2015) Molluscicidal effect of biogenic silica and botanical pesticides for the control of Achatina fulica (giant African land snail) and Laevicaulis alte (garden slug). Journal of Phytopathology and Pest Management, 2 (1). pp. 12-21. ISSN 2356-8577

Masto, R.E. and George, Joshy and Ram, L.C. and Dutta, Pashupati (2015) PAHs and potentially toxic elements in the fly ash and bed ash of biomass fired power plants. Fuel Processing Technology, 132. pp. 139-152. ISSN 0378-3820

Masto, R.E. and Ram , L.C. and selvi, V.A. and George , Joshy and Sinha, A.K. (2015) Phosphorus Removal Using Lignite Fly Ash. Energy Sources, Part A, 37. pp. 735-741. ISSN 1556-7036

Ram, L.C. and Masto, R.E. and Srivastava, N.k. and George , Joshy and Selvi, V.A. and Das, T.B. and Mohanty, Debadutta and Maity, Sudip (2015) Potentially toxic elements in lignite and its combustion residues from a power plant. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment , 187. ISSN 0167-6369

George , Joshy and Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and Das, T.B. (2014) Human Exposure Risks for Metals in Soil Near a Coal-Fired Power-Generating Plant. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 67 (4). ISSN 0090-4341

Masto, R.E. (2014) Development of mine soil quality index (MSQI) for evaluation ofreclamation success: A chronosequence study. Ecological Engineering, 71. pp. 10-20. ISSN 0925-8574

Masto, R.E. and George, Joshy and Ram, L.C. and Maity, Sudip (2014) Dust fall and elemental flux in a coal mining area. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 144. pp. 443-455. ISSN 0375-6742

Ram, L.C. and Masto, R.E. (2014) Fly ash for soil amelioration: A review on the influence of ash blending with inorganic and organic amendments. Earth Science Review, 128. pp. 52-74.

Masto, R.E. and George , Joshy and Ram, L.C. and Selvi, V.A. and Sinha, A.K. (2014) The Impact of Fly Ash Amendment on Soil Carbon. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 36. pp. 554-562. ISSN 1556-7036

Srivastava, N.k. and Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. (2014) Reclamation of overburden and lowland in coal mining area with flyash and selective plantation: A sustainable ecological approach. Ecological Engineering, 71. pp. 479-489.

Rout, T.K. and Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and George , Joshy (2013) Assessment of human health risks from heavy metals in outdoor dust samples in a coal mining area. Environmental Geochemistry Health, 35 (3). pp. 347-356.

George , Joshy and Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and Selvi, V.A. (2013) Evaluation of Microbial Biomass and Activity in Different Soils exposed to Increasing Level of Arsenic Pollution: A Laboratory Study. Soil and Sediment Contamination , 22. pp. 483-497. ISSN 1532-0383

Masto, R.E. and Sarkar, P. and George , Joshy and Ram, L.C. (2013) Biochar from water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) and its impact on soil biological activity. Catena, 111. pp. 64-71. ISSN 0341-8162

Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and George , Joshy and Selvi, V.A. (2013) Biochar preparation from parthenium hysterophorus and its potential use in soil application. Ecological Engineering, 55. pp. 67-72.

Masto, R.E. and George , Joshy and Selvi, V.A. and Ram, L.C. (2013) Co-application of biochar and lignite fly ash on soil nutrients and biological parameters at different crop growth stages of Zea mays. Ecological Engineering, 58. pp. 314-322.

Masto, R.E. and Selvi, V.A. and Ram, L.C. (2013) The effect of fly ash application on Phosphorous availability in an acid soil. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 35. pp. 2274-2283. ISSN 1556-7036

Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and Rout, T.K. and Selvi, V.A. (2012) Evaluation of the co-capplication of fly and sewage sludge on soil biological and biochemical quality. Environmental Technology. ISSN 0959-3330

Selvi, V.A. and Ram, L.C. and Masto, R.E. (2012) Impact of Coal Industrial Effluent on Quality of Damodar River Water. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 32 (1). pp. 58-65. ISSN 0253-7141

Sinha, Awadhesh Kumar and Singh, Smriti and Masto, R.E. and Verma, Ravi and Selvi, V.A. and Ram, L.C. (2011) Removal of phosphorus from aqueous solution using lignite fly ash. Bhartiya Vaigyanic Evam Audhyogik Anusandhan Patrika (Hindi) , 19 (2). pp. 183-187. ISSN 0971-7706

Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and Shandilya, P.R. and Sinha, Shipra and George , Joshy and Selvi, V.A. (2011) Selection of bioindicators in coal-contaminated soils of Dhanbad, India. Environmental Earth Science, 64 (4). pp. 1107-1115. ISSN 1866-6280

Ram, L.C. and Masto, R.E. (2011) A comparative Evaluation of minerals and trace elements in the ashes from lignite, coal refuse, and biomass fired power plants. International Journal of Coal Geology , 87 (2). pp. 112-120. ISSN 0166-5162

Masto, R.E. and George , Joshy and Ram, L.C. and Selvi, V.A. (2011) Soil Biological and Biochemical Response to Cd Exposure. Open Journal of Soil Science, 16 (1). pp. 8-15. ISSN 2162-5360

Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and George , Joshy and Selvi, V.A. and Sinha, Awadhesh Kumar and Verma, S.K. and Rout, T.K. and Prabal, P. (2011) Impacts of opencast coal mine and mine fire on the trace elements' content of the surrounding soil vis-a-vis human health risk. Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry , 93 (2). pp. 223-237. ISSN 0277-2248

Ram, L.C. and Masto, R.E. and Singh, Srimti and Tripathi, R.C. and Jha, S.K. and Srivastava, N.k. and Sinha, Awadhesh Kumar and Selvi, V.A. and Sinha, A. (2011) An Appraisal of Coal Fly Ash Soil Amendment Technology (FASAT) of Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR). World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 76. pp. 703-714. ISSN 2010-376X

Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and Rout, T.K. and Selvi, V.A. and George , Joshy and Sinha, Awadhesh Kumar (2011) Evaluation of the co-application of fly ash and sewage sludge on soil biological and biochemical quality. Environmental Technology. ISSN 0959-3330

Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and Selvi, V.A. and George , Joshy and Tripathi, R.C. and Srivastava, N.k. and Mohanty, Debadutta and Jha, S.K. and Sinha, Awadhesh Kumar and Sinha, A. (2011) Rare Earth Elements in Soils of Jharia Coal Field. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 76. pp. 662-667. ISSN 2010-376X

Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and George , Joshy and Selvi, V.A. and Sinha, Awadhesh Kumar and Verma, S.K. and Rout, T.K. and Prabal, P. (2011) Status of some soil trace elements and their potential human health resks around a coal beneficiations plant. International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization, 31 (2). pp. 61-77. ISSN 1939-2699

Ram, L.C. and Masto, R.E. (2010) An appraisal of the potential use of fly ash for reclaiming coal mine spoil. Journal of Environmental Management , 91 (3). pp. 603-617. ISSN 0301-4797

Srivastava, N.k. and Ram, L.C. and Masto, R.E. (2010) Role of selected riparian herbs in reducing soil erosion and nutrient loss under simulated rainfall. Environmental Earth Science, 61. pp. 405-417. ISSN 1866-6280

Tripathi, N.C. and Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. (2009) Bulk use of pond ash for cultivation of wheat-maize-eggplant crops in sequence on a fallow land. Conservation and Recycling, 54 (2). pp. 134-139. ISSN 0921-3449

Sinha, Shipra and Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and Selvi, V.A. and Srivastava, N.k. and Tripathi, R.C. and George, Joshy (2009) Rhizosphere soil microbial index of tree species in a coal mining ecosystem. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 41 (9). pp. 1824-1832. ISSN 0038-0717

Masto, R.E. (2009) Changes in soil quality indicators under long-term sewage irrigation in a sub-tropical environment. Environmental Geology, 56. pp. 1237-1243. ISSN 0943-0105

Masto, R.E. and Chhonkar, P.K. and Singh, D. and Patra, A.K. (2008) Alternative soil quality indices for evaluating the effect of intensive cropping, fertilisation and manuring for 31 years in the semi-arid soils of India. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment , 136. pp. 419-435. ISSN 0167-6369

Selvi, V.A. and Prajapati, N. and Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and Srivastava, N.k. (2008) Environmental impact of coal washery and Damodar River Water on the Morphometry and biochemical changes of maize (Zea mays L.) and soil health. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment , 145 (1-3). pp. 251-256. ISSN 0167-6369

Ram, L.C. and Jha, S.K. and Tripathi, R.C. and Masto, R.E. and Selvi, V.A. (2008) Remediation of Fly Ash Landfills Through Plantation. Remediation, 18 (4). pp. 71-90. ISSN 1520-6831

Selvi, V.A. and Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and Prajapati, N. (2007) Characterization and Treatment Coal Washery/Damodar Water for Quality Improvement. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 27 (2). pp. 137-141. ISSN 0253-7141

Ram, L.C. and Srivastava, N.k. and Tripathi, R.C. and Thakur, Sanjay Kumar and Sinha, Awadhesh Kumar and Jha, S.K. and Masto, R.E. and Mitra, Swapan (2007) Leaching behavior of lignite fly ash with shake and column tests. Environmental Geology, 51 (7). pp. 1119-1132. ISSN 0943-0105

Masto, R.E. and Chhonkar, P.K. and Singh, Dhyan and Patra, Ashok Kumar (2007) Soil quality response to long-term nutrient and crop management on a semi-arid Inceptisol. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 118 (1-4). pp. 130-142. ISSN 0167-8809

Masto, R.E. and Selvi, V.A. and Ram, L.C. and Srivastava, N.k. (2007) An International Study: Effect of Farm Manure on the Release of Phosphorous from Fly Ash. Remediation, 17 (4). pp. 69-81. ISSN 1520-6831

Ram, L.C. and Srivastava, N.k. and Jha, S.K. and Sinha, Awadhesh Kumar and Masto, R.E. and Selvi, V.A. (2007) Management of Lignite Fly Ash for Improving Soil Fertility and Crop Productivity. Environmental Management, 40 (3). pp. 438-452. ISSN 0044-7447

Masto, R.E. (2006) Changes in soil biological and biochemical characteristics in a long-term field trial on a sub-tropical inceptisol. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 38 (7). pp. 1577-1582. ISSN 0038-0717