Introduction

CSIR-NEERI Kolkata Zonal Centre

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Kolkata Zonal Center

Contact Address:
Kolkata Zonal Center, CSIR-NEERI
i-8, Sector-C, East Kolkata Township
Kolkata-700 107, West Bengal
Phone: +91-33-2442-1988/2441-5999
Fax: +91-33-2441-7608
Email: sr_pramanik[at]neeri[dot]res[dot]in/kzl[at]neeri[dot]res[dot]in

Introduction

Kolkata Zonal Center (KZC) is a very important and integral part of CSIR-NEERI’s spectrum of activities as a stand-alone facility in Eastern and North-Eastern India and also, acts as a supporting arm to the Headquarter in CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur. With the upcoming new building in operation, KZC will have its research competence enhanced significantly in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry and Biological Sciences with high level of QA/QC procedure in place.
Presently, the Center is well-equipped with sophisticated instrumentation facilities such as GC-MS, Dionex Chromatography System, ICP-OES, Aerosol Spectrometer, Microwave Digestion System, Flame Photometer, Gerhardt Nitrogen Analyser, Integrated Indoor Air quality Monitor, Low Volume and High Volume Air Samplers, PM2.5 Samplers, Ozone Analyser, MiliQ Water Purification System etc. for chemical and environmental analyses. A new laboratory facility has been created in the new building to foster new avenues of research and development in the areas of Environmental Health and Toxicogenomics, where biochemical and genomic technologies are being used to understand the biological impact of environmental agents/stressors/toxicants at the molecular level. This new laboratory is equipped with sophisticated and standard instruments like Real Time PCR, Thermocycler, Freezers (Minus 80 and Minus 20), Biological Safety Cabinet, NanoSpectrophotometer, Gel Documentation System, Refrigerated Centrifuge, Microcentrifuge, Plate Spinner Centrifuge, Gel Electrophoresis etc.

KZL’s core areas of research activities in the Consultancy and R&D encompass the following:

Consultancy Areas

Air Quality/ Air Pollution/ Atmospheric Science

Ambient/ Indoor/ Workplace air quality monitoring and management
Ambient air quality compliance studies as per new National Ambient Air Quality Standards of CPCB
Stack and fugitive emission monitoring
Evaluation of air pollution control systems
Monitoring of trace air pollutants including Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions from terrestrial ecosystems
Emission inventory studies
Organization of Training Programmes

Soil/ Solid & Hazardous Waste/ Water

Soil quality/ fertility/ contamination assessment
Characterization of solid waste and management
Utilization of industrial solid waste/ sludge in agriculture
Drinking/ Irrigation/ Surface water/ Groundwater monitoring and characterization

Others

Studies on impact of developmental and other anthropogenic activities on environment
Ambient and workplace sound level monitoring and assessment
Carbon footprint studies

R&D Areas

Environmental Health/Occupational Health/Toxicogenomics

Assessment of health impacts of pollution in populations using biochemical and genomic tools
Development of biomarkers and gene-based markers for assessing toxicological effects of environmental agents/stressors/toxicants at the molecular level in populations
Population-based studies to understand genetic susceptibility to environmentally induced disease/phenotype risk

Air Quality

Designing and development of particulate control tools/ gadgets
Designing and development of indoor air purifiers
Environmental & atmospheric modelling studies
VOC abatement studies
Indoor air quality studies
Gaseous emissions from municipal solid waste dumps
Persistent environmental pollutants

Last modified date : 29-07-2020

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CSIR-NEERI Kolkata Zonal Centre

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