CSIR-NEERI Kolkata Zonal Centre (KZC) is pursuing emerging areas in Science and Technology, Research and Development on environmental knows-how, tools and applications and providing environmental services to industrial / mining / Policymakers / Govt. and other sectors in the Eastern and North-Eastern India in sync with CSIR-NEERI’s Vision and Mission
KZC has a diverse expertise and thrive to provide solutions to environmental challenges with primary focus in the following domains:
Air Pollution Management and Climate Change
- Source Apportionment of Air pollutants (PM10 and PM2.5)
- Emission Inventory preparation for air pollutants and greenhouse gases
- Supporting Non-attainment cities and states to attain clean air goal under National Clean Air Program (NCAP) as Institute of Repute (IoR). Presently CSIR-NEERI, KZC is designated IoR for three cities, Asansol, West Bengal, Howrah, West Bengal, Byrnihat, Meghalaya and one state-, Meghalaya.
- Air Quality Management Studies for Industrial Sector
- Studies on Climate Change (Meteorology/Modelling/Geospatial)
- Studies on precursor gases of secondary organic aerosol and ozone
Water Resource Management and Pollution
- Water Quality Assessment and management including hotspot and pollution source identification for groundwater and surface water
- Baseline water quality studies and surveillance
- WTP efficiency evaluation
- Studies on Biomarkers of Water Pollution
- Studies on leachate characterisation and treatment
Trace contaminants and Emerging Contaminants
- Volatile Organic Compounds in air, water and wastewater
- Persistent Organic Pollutants in environmental matrices
- Priority and emerging organic contaminants including micro-plastics
Environmental Biology
- Studies on environmental Biology and Microbiology
- Studies on Bio-aerosol
- Biodiversity Assessment Studies
Environmental Services
- Tree-Carbon Stock and C-Footprint Assessment Studies in Coal Mines
- Environmental Auditing in mines and industries
- Water footprint assessment for mining and industrial sector
- Assessment of Environmental Carrying Capacity
Goals and Objectives
- Environmental Challenges in Eastern and North-Eastern India.
- Support Govt. to understand and mitigate of urban air pollution.
- Providing environmental solutions to Coal Mining sector and Industrial Sector in Eastern and North Eastern India.
- Basic and applied research.
- Support Judiciary in dispute resolution in Environment related matter.
