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Phuleria
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HARISH CHANDRA PHULERIA

Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering Department
Associate Faculty, Interdisciplinary Programme in Climate Studies

Address: ES 406, ESED (formerly CESE)

IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, India – 400 076
Phone: +91 22 2576 5851 (W); +91 99 2576 4650 (FAX)
Email: phuleria@iitb.ac.in
Nationality: Indian
Date of Birth: 04/Nov/1978

Education
 Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental Engineering
University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, USA, May 2007

 Master of Technology, Environmental Science & Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India, Jan 2003

 Master of Science, Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, New Delhi, India, May 2001

 Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

University of Delhi, Delhi, India, May 1999

Work Experience
 Associate Professor, Environmental Science & Engineering Department, IIT Bombay,
Mumbai, India, since May 2021

 Assistant Professor, Centre for Environmental Science & Engineering, IIT Bombay,
Mumbai, India, Oct 2013 – May 2021

 Senior Research Scientist, Exposure Science group, Department of Epidemiology and

Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (SwissTPH), Basel, Switzerland,
Jan-Oct 2013

 Head, Exposure Science group, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health,

SwissTPH, Basel, Switzerland, Jan-Dec 2012

 Deputy Head, Environmental Exposure Sciences unit, Department of Epidemiology

and Public Health, SwissTPH, Basel, Switzerland, Nov 2010 – Dec 2011

 Postdoctoral Scientist, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, SwissTPH,

Basel, Switzerland, Jan – Oct 2010

 Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM),

University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Dec 2007 – Dec 2009

 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,

USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Jan 2004 – May 2007

 Environmental Scientist, Ecosmart India Limited, Mumbai, India, Feb-Apr 2003

 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, IIT
Bombay, Mumbai, India, Jan 2002 – May 20002
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Professional Membership
 Member, The Aerosol Society, since 2021

 Member, International Commission on Occupational Health, 2020

 Member, Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers, since 2020

 Life member, Indian Association of Occupational Health, since 2019

 Life member, Indian Public Health Association, since 2019

 Member, International Society for Exposure Sciences, 2008 – 2013, since 2019

 Member, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, since 2017

 Member, Air & Waste Management Association, 2010 - 2013

 Member, American Geophysical Union, 2005 - 2007

 Member, American Association for Aerosol Research, 2003 - 2007

Honours and Awards

 Young Faculty Award, IIT Bombay, Nov 2013

 Third place winner in Graduate Student research competition SCAQMD’s Ultrafine Particle
conference, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Apr 2006

 Recipient of Junior Research Fellowship in Chemical Sciences from Council for Scientific
and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India. (Placed within top 1% of 8,000 appearing
candidates), Jun 2001

 Merit-cum-Means scholarship, Department of Chemistry, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, Jan 2000
– May 2001

 Recipient of Merit Scholarship for outstanding academic performance by the Central

Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, India (placed in top 0.1% among
100,000 students), Jun 1993

Research Projects and Funding

1. Longitudinal effects of air pollution exposures on lung growth and development
of biomarker of lung function deficit in urban children (RD/0120-DBT0001-004)
Principal Investigator, Funded by DBT-Welcome Trust, UK. Total IITB grant amount: Rs.
3.7 Crores (Total project funding Rs. 9.9 crores, Lead PI: Prof. PA Mahesh, JSS Mysore),
Mar 2020 – Feb 2025
2. Understanding particle toxicity and its association with chemical constituents
of ambient particulate matter in India (RD/0119-DST0000-045)
Principal Investigator, Funded by DST, Govt. of India. Total grant amount: Rs. 42.7
Lakhs, Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

3. Mapping of open-cast mines in Southern-Western India and characterization of

air pollution emissions from mining activities (RI/0319-10001353-001)
Principal Investigator, Research Internship grant from IRCC, IIT Bombay. Total grant
amount: Rs. 1.1 Lakhs, Dec 2019 - May 2020

4. Technical Resource Unit for validating technologies for mitigating ambient air
pollution (RD/0118-DST0000-063)
Co-Principal Investigator, Funded by DST, Govt. of India. Total grant amount: Rs. 50.7
Lakhs (PI: Prof. Rochish Thaokar, IIT Bombay), Mar 2019 – Sep 2020
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5. Characterization and quantification of particulate matter emissions from on-

road vehicles in Maharashtra (RI/0318-10001353-001)
Principal Investigator, Research Internship grant from IRCC, IIT Bombay. Total grant
amount: Rs. 1.1 Lakhs, Dec 2018 - May 2019

6. Assessment of ambient air pollution exposures in a cohort of adult women in

three metropolitan cities (RD/0118-LIOEM00-001)
Principal Investigator, Funded by Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine
(IUF), Germany. Total grant amount: EUR 67,000, Nov 2018 – Mar 2022

7. Measurement of real-world emission factors and estimating vehicular exhaust

emissions using roadside and roadway tunnel studies (as part of “DST-CoE in
Climate Studies project”) (DST/CCP/CoE/140/2018)
Co-Investigator, Funded by DST, Govt of India. Total grant amount: Rs. 6.7 Crores (PI:
Prof. S. Karmakar, IIT Bombay), Apr 2018 - Feb 2023

8. Assessment of nature and extent of prescribed agricultural crop residue

burning in open fields and associated aerosol emissions in Western India
(RI/0317-10001353-001)
Principal Investigator, Research Internship grant from IRCC, IIT Bombay. Total grant
amount: Rs. 1.1 Lakhs, Dec 2017 - May 2018

9. Characterization of particulate emissions from non-cooking residential sources

in rural areas of Maharashtra (RI/0316-10001353-001)
Principal Investigator, Research Internship grant from IRCC, IIT Bombay. Total grant
amount: Rs. 1.1 Lakhs, Dec 2016 - May 2017

10. NCAP: Carbonaceous aerosol emissions, source apportionment and climate

impacts (RD/0115-MOEF001-001)
Co-Principal Investigator, Funded by MoEFCC, Govt of India. Total IITB grant amount:
Rs. 14.5 Crores (Total funding for the National project 67.2 Crores, PI: Prof. C.
Venkataraman, IIT Bombay), Mar 2016 - Feb 2023

11. Indoor and outdoor air pollution exposure assessment in urban metropolitan
slums (RD/0516-IRCCSH0-008)
Principal Investigator, Seed grant from IRCC, IIT Bombay. Total grant amount: Rs. 19.1
Lakhs, Aug 2015 - Jul 2019

12. Towards an affordable and socially inclusive privatized healthcare (Swasth

India project) (RD/0114-IMHPC06-003)
Co-Principal Investigator, Funded by MHRD Plan Grant. Total grant amount: Rs. 22 Lakhs
(PI: Prof. A. Jana, IIT Bombay), Aug 2014 - Jul 2017

13. Laboratory and field characterization of a new black carbon monitor and
comparison with different particle mass metrics
Co-Investigator, Funded by Federal Office of Environment (BAFU). Total grant amount:
CHF 35,000 (PI: Prof. N. Künzli, SwissTPH, Basel), Jun - Dec 2012

14. Traffic-specific air pollution exposure assessment in eight Swiss cities

Co-Investigator, Funded by Swiss National Science Foundation. Total grant amount: CHF
331,000 (PI: Prof. N. Künzli, SwissTPH, Basel), Jun 2011 - May 2014

15. TRITABS: Tri-national Project on Traffic, Air, Noise and Health

Co-Investigator, Funded by Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie,
France. SwissTPH grant amount: CHF 118,500 (PI: Prof. N. Künzli, SwissTPH, Basel),
Mar 2010 - Feb 2013
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Consulting Projects
1. Consultant on the project “Performance audit of air pollution control system of Viraj
Profiles Pvt. Ltd., Palghar, MH” for SAGE, Mumbai, Mar - Sep 2019

2. Co-consultant on the project “Preliminary assessment of pollutants from an integrated

refinery-cum-petroleum complex at Ratnagiri: Assessment of air emissions and its
impact on ambient air quality”, for RRPCL Mumbai (PI: Prof. Munish K. Chandel, IIT
Bombay), Dec 2018 – Aug 2019

3. Co-consultant on the project “Evaluation of road marking material: Factors affecting

discoloration and durability” for MCGM, Mumbai (PI: Prof. P. Vedagiri, IIT Bombay), Dec
2015 – Sep 2018

4. Co-consultant on the project “Assessment of pollution load in Ulhas River catchment and
preparation of action plan for control of water pollution” for MPCB, Mumbai (PI: Prof.
Subhankar Karmakar, IIT Bombay) Aug 2014 – Jun 2018

5. Co-consultant on the project “Adequacy study of established environment management

system for the H-acid production plant in Gujarat” (PI: Prof. Munish K. Chandel, IIT
Bombay), Jul 2014 – Apr 2015

6. Consultant on the project “Vetting of revised guidelines (GR) for noise barriers for
reducing noise pollution generated by elevated roads, flyovers and elevated rail
corridors” for MMRDA, Mumbai, Jan - Aug 2014

7. Co-consultant on the project “Characterization of Particulate Matter in the air according

to their toxic effects on human health in order to improve the life cycle assessment
methodology”, project coordinator: EMPA, Dübendorf (PI: Dr. Hans-Joerg Althaus),
2011-2012

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Google scholar profile (h-index: 29, i10-index: 43; total citations >4000):
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=F_PM2WQAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

1. Singh V, Phuleria HC, Chandel MK. Unlocking the Nutrient Value of Sewage Sludge.
Accepted for publication in Water and Environment Journal, 2021

2. Anand A, Phuleria HC. Modeling indoor exposures to PM2.5 and black carbon in densely
populated urban slums. Accepted for publication in Building and Environment, 2021.

3. Raparthi N, Debbarma S, Phuleria HC. Development of real-world emission factors for

on-road vehicles from motorway tunnel measurements. Accepted for publication in
Atmospheric Environment X, 2021

4. Anand A, Phuleria HC. Spatial and seasonal variation of outdoor BC and PM2.5 in densely
populated urban slums. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28, 1397–1408,
2021. 10.1007/s11356-020-10564-y.

5. Mahesh PA, Larsson K, Johanson G, Phuleria HC, Ravindra PV, Ernstgard L,

Ulaganathan M, Krishna M, Palmberg L, Pollitt K, Upadhyay S, Ganguly K. Clinical,
epidemiological and experimental approaches to assess adverse health outcomes of
indoor biomass smoke exposure: Conclusions from an Indo-Swedish workshop in
Mysuru. Toxics, 8(3), 68, 1-17, 2020.

6. Singh V, Phuleria HC, Chandel MK. Estimation of energy recovery potential of sewage
sludge in India: Waste to watt approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 276, 122538,
2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122538.
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7. Navinya C, Patidar G, Phuleria HC. Examining effects of the COVID-19 national

lockdown on ambient air quality across urban India. Aerosol and Air Quality Research,
20(8), 1759–1771, 2020.

8. Venkataraman C, Bhushan M, Dey S, Ganguly D, Gupta T, Habib G, Kesarkar A, Phuleria

HC, Sunder Raman R. Indian network project on carbonaceous aerosol emissions, source
apportionment and climate Impacts (COALESCE). Bulletin of the American
Meteorological Society, 101(7), E1052-E1068, 2020.

9. Sarkar C, Venkataraman C, Yadav S, Phuleria HC, Chatterjee A. Origin and properties

of soluble brown carbon in freshly emitted and aged ambient aerosols over an urban site
in India. Environmental Pollution, 254, 113077, 2019.

10. Singh V, Phuleria HC, Chandel MK. Estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from
municipal wastewater treatment systems in India. Water & Environment Journal, 31,
537–544, 2017.

11. Eeftens M, Meier R, Schindler C, Aguilera I, Phuleria HC, Ineichen A, Davey M, Ducret-
Stich R, Keidel D, Probst-Hensch N, Künzli N, Tsai MY. Development of land use
regression models for nitrogen dioxide, ultrafine particles, lung deposited surface area,
and four other markers of particulate matter pollution in the Swiss SAPALDIA regions.
Environmental Health, 15:53, 2016.

12. Eeftens M, Phuleria HC, Meier R, Aguilera I, Corradi E, Davey M, Ducret-Stich R, Fierz
M, Gehrig R, Ineichen A, Keidel D, Probst-Hensch N, Ragettli MS, Schindler C, Künzli N,
Tsai MY. Spatial and temporal variability of ultrafine particles, NO2, PM2.5, PM2.5
absorbance, PM10 and PMcoarse in Swiss study areas. Atmospheric Environment, 111,
60-70, 2015.

13. Aguilera I, Eeftens M, Meier R, Ducret-Stich RE, Schindler C, Ineichen A, Phuleria HC,
Probst-Hensch N, Tsai MY, Künzli N. Land use regression models for crustal and traffic-
related PM2.5 constituents in four areas of the SAPALDIA study. Environmental Research,
30(140), 377-384, 2015.

14. Meier R, Eeftens M, Aguilera I, Phuleria HC, Ineichen A, Davey M, Ragettli MS, Fierz M,
Schindler C, Probst-Hensch N, Tsai MY, Künzli N. Ambient ultrafine particle levels at
residential and reference sites in urban and rural Switzerland. Environmental Science &
Technology, 49(5), 2709-15, 2015.

15. Aguilera I, Foraster M, Basagaña X, Corradi E, Deltell A, Morelli X, Phuleria HC, Ragettli
MS, Rivera M, Thomasson A, Slama R, Künzli N. Application of land use regression
modelling to assess the spatial distribution of road traffic noise in three European cities.
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 25(1), 97-105, 2015

16. Meier R, Eeftens M, Phuleria HC, Ineichen A, Corradi E, Davey M, Fierz M, Ducret-Stich
RE, Aguilera I, Schindler C, Rochat T, Probst-Hensch N, Tsai MY, Künzli N. Differences in
indoor versus outdoor concentrations of ultrafine particles, PM 2.5, PMabsorbance and NO2
in Swiss homes. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 29, 499-
505, 2015.

17. Tsai MY, Hoek G, Eeftens M, deHoogh K, Beelen R, Beregszászi T, Cesaroni G, Cirach M,
Josef Cyrys C, De Nazelle A, de Vocht F, Ducret-Stich R, Eriksen K, Galassi C,
Gražuleviciene R, Gražulevicius T, Grivas G, Gryparis A, Heinrich J, Hoffmann B,
Iakovides M, Keuken M, Krämer U, Nino Künzli N, Lanki T, Madsen C, Meliefste K, Merritt
AS, Mölter A, Mosler G, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Pershagen G, Phuleria HC, Quass U, Ranzi
A, Schaffner E, Sokhi R, Stempfelet M, Stephanou E, Sugiri D, Taimisto P, Tewis M,
Udvardy O, Wang M, Brunekreef B. Spatial variation of PM elemental composition
between and within 20 European study areas — Results of the ESCAPE project.
Environment International, 84, 181–192, 2015.
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18. Meier R, Schindler C, Eeftens M, Aguilera I, Ducret-Stich RE, Ineichen A, Davey M,

Phuleria HC, Probst-Hensch N, Tsai MY, Künzli N. Modeling indoor air pollution of
outdoor origin in homes of SAPALDIA subjects in Switzerland. Environment
International, 82:85-91, 2015.

19. Ragettli MS, Phuleria HC, Tsai MY, Schindler C, de Nazelle A, Ducret-Stich RE, Ineichen
A, Perez L, Braun-Fahrländer C, Probst-Hensch N, Künzli N. The relevance of commuter
and work/school exposure in an epidemiological study on traffic-related air pollution.
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 25(5), 474-481, 2015.

20. Hampel R, Peters A, Beelen R, Brunekreef B, Cyrys J, de Faire U, de Hoogh K, Fuks K,

Hoffmann B, Hüls A, Imboden M, Jedynska A, Kooter I, Koenig W, Künzli N, Leander K,
Magnusson P, Männistö S, Penell J, Pershagen G, Phuleria HC, Probst-Hensch N, Pundt
N, Schaffner E, Schikowski T, Sugiri D, Tiittanen P, Tsai MY, Wang M, Wolf K, Lanki T;
ESCAPE TRANSPHORM study groups. Long-term effects of elemental composition of
particulate matter on inflammatory blood markers in European cohorts. Environment
International, 82:76-84, 2015.

21. X. Morelli X, Foraster M, Aguilera I, Basagana X, Corradi E, Deltell A, Ducret-Stich R,

Phuleria HC, Ragettli M, Rivera M, Thomasson A, Künzli N, Slama R. Short-term
associations between traffic-related noise, particle number and traffic flow in three
European cities. Atmospheric Environment, 103, 25-33, 2015.

22. Ragettli MS, Tsai MY, Braun-Fahrländer C, de Nazelle A, Schindler C, Ineichen A, Ducret-
Stich RE, Perez L, Probst-Hensch N, Künzli N, Phuleria HC. Simulation of population-
based commuter exposure to NO₂ using different air pollution models. International
Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 11(5), 5049-68, 2014.

23. Fuks KB, Weinmayr G, Foraster M, Dratva J, Hampel R, Houthuijs D, Oftedal B, Oudin A,
Panasevich S, Penell J, Sommar JN, Sørensen M, Tiittanen P, Wolf K, Xun WW, Aguilera
I, Basagaña X, Beelen R, Bots ML, Brunekreef B, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Caracciolo B,
Cirach M, de Faire U, de Nazelle A, Eeftens M, Elosua R, Erbel R, Forsberg B, Fratiglioni
L, Gaspoz JM, Hilding A, Jula A, Korek M, Krämer U, Künzli N, Lanki T, Leander K,
Magnusson PK, Marrugat J, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Ostenson CG, Pedersen NL, Pershagen
G, Phuleria HC, Probst-Hensch NM, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Schaffner E, Schikowski T,
Schindler C, Schwarze PE, Søgaard AJ, Sugiri D, Swart WJ, Tsai MY, Turunen AW, Vineis
P, Peters A, Hoffmann B. Arterial blood pressure and long-term exposure to traffic-
related air pollution: an analysis in the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects
(ESCAPE). Environmental Health Perspectives, 122(9), 896-905, 2014.

24. Ragettli MS, Ducret-Stich RE, Foraster M, Morelli X, Aguilera I, Basgana X, Corradi E,
Ineichen A, Tsai MY, Probst-Hensch N, Rivera M, Slama R, Künzli N, Phuleria HC.
Spatio-temporal variation of urban ultrafine particle number concentrations , Atmospheric
Environment, 96, 275-283, 2014.

25. Wang M, Beelen R, Stafoggia M, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Andersen ZJ, Hoffmann B, Fischer

P, Houthuijs D, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Weinmayr G, Vineis P, Xun WW, Dimakopoulou K,
Samoli E, Laatikainen T, Lanki T, Turunen AW, Oftedal B, Schwarze P, Aamodt G, Penell
J, De Faire U, Korek M, Leander K, Pershagen G, Pedersen NL, Östenson CG, Fratiglioni
L, Eriksen KT, Sørensen M, Tjønneland A, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Eeftens M, Bots ML,
Meliefste K, Krämer U, Heinrich J, Sugiri D, Key T, de Hoogh K, Wolf K, Peters A, Cyrys
J, Jaensch A, Concin H, Nagel G, Tsai MY, Phuleria HC, Ineichen A, Künzli N, Probst-
Hensch N, Schaffner E, Vilier A, Clavel-Chapelon F, Declerq C, Ricceri F, Sacerdote C,
Marcon A, Galassi C, Migliore E, Ranzi A, Cesaroni G, Badaloni C, Forastiere F, Katsoulis
M, Trichopoulou A, Keuken M, Jedynska A, Kooter IM, Kukkonen J, Sokhi RS, Brunekreef
B, Katsouyanni K, Hoek G. Long-term exposure to elemental constituents of particulate
matter and cardiovascular mortality in 19 European cohorts: results from the ESCAPE
and TRANSPHORM projects. Environment International, 66, 97-106, 2014.
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26. Schikowski T, Adam M, Marcon A, Cai Y, Vierkötter A, Carsin AE, Jacquemin B, Al Kanani
Z, Beelen R, Birk M, Bridevaux PO, Brunekeef B, Burney P, Cirach M, Cyrys J, de Hoogh
K, de Marco R, de Nazelle A, Declercq C, Forsberg B, Hardy R, Heinrich J, Hoek G, Jarvis
D, Keidel D, Kuh D, Kuhlbusch T, Migliore E, Mosler G, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Phuleria
HC, Rochat T, Schindler C, Villani S, Tsai MY, Zemp E, Hansell A, Kauffmann F, Sunyer
J, Probst-Hensch N, Krämer U, Künzli N. Association of ambient air pollution with the
prevalence and incidence of COPD. European Respiratory Journal. 44(3), 614-26, 2014.

27. Adam M, Imboden M, Boes E, Schaffner E, Künzli N, Phuleria HC, Kronenberg F, Gaspoz
JM, Carballo D, Probst-Hensch N. Modifying effect of a common polymorphism in the
interleukin-6 promoter on the relationship between long-term exposure to traffic-related
particulate matter and heart rate variability. PLoS One, 2014 doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0104978.

28. Beelen R, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Stafoggia M, Andersen ZJ, Weinmayr G, Hoffmann B,

Wolf K, Samoli E, Fischer P, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Vineis P, Xun WW, Katsouyanni K,
Dimakopoulou K, Oudin A, Forsberg B, Modig L, Havulinna AS, Lanki T, Turunen A,
Oftedal B, Nystad W, Nafstad P, De Faire U, Pedersen NL, Östenson CG, Fratiglioni L,
Penell J, Korek M, Pershagen G, Eriksen KT, Overvad K, Ellermann T, Eeftens M, Peeters
PH, Meliefste K, Wang M, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Sugiri D, Krämer U, Heinrich J, de Hoogh
K, Key T, Peters A, Hampel R, Concin H, Nagel G, Ineichen A, Schaffner E, Probst-Hensch
N, Künzli N, Schindler C, Schikowski T, Adam M, Phuleria HC, Vilier A, Clavel-Chapelon
F, Declercq C, Grioni S, Krogh V, Tsai MY, Ricceri F, Sacerdote C, Galassi C, Migliore E,
Ranzi A, Cesaroni G, Badaloni C, Forastiere F, Tamayo I, Amiano P, Dorronsoro M,
Katsoulis M, Trichopoulou A, Brunekreef B, Hoek G. Effects of long-term exposure to air
pollution on natural-cause mortality: an analysis of 22 European cohorts within the
multicentre ESCAPE project. Lancet, 383(9919), 785-95, 2014.

29. Mehta AJ, Thun GA, Imboden M, Ferrarotti I, Keidel D, Künzli N, Kromhout H, Miedinger
D, Phuleria HC, Rochat T, Russi EW, Schindler C, Schwartz J, Vermeulen R, Luisetti M,
Probst-Hensch N; SAPALDIA team. Interactions between SERPINA1 PiMZ genotype,
occupational exposure and lung function decline. Occupational & Environmental
Medicine, 71(4), 234-40, 2014.

30. Ducret-Stich RE, Tsai MY, Thimmaiah D, Künzli N, Hopke PK, Phuleria HC. PM10 source
apportionment in a Swiss Alpine valley impacted by highway traffic. Environmental
Science & Pollution Research, 20(9), 6496-6508, 2013.

31. Ragettli MS, Corradi E, Braun-Fahrländer C, Schindler C, de Nazelle A, Jerrett M, Ducret-

Stich RE, Künzli N, Phuleria HC. Commuter exposure to ultrafine particles in different
urban locations, transportation modes and routes. Atmospheric Environment, 77, 376-
384, 2013.

32. Jürgens V, Ess S, Phuleria HC, Früh M, Schwenkglenks M, Frick H, Cerny T, Vounatsou
P. Tobacco-related cancer mortality: projections for different geographical regions in
Switzerland. Swiss Medical Weekly, 143:w13771, doi: 10.4414/smw.2013.13771, 2013.

33. Ducret-Stich RE, Tsai MY, Ragettli MS, Ineichen A, Künzli N, Phuleria HC. Role of
highway traffic on spatial and temporal distributions of air pollutants in a Swiss Alpine
valley. Science of the Total Environment, 456, 50-60, 2013.

34. Jürgens V, Ess S, Phuleria HC, Früh M, Schwenkglenks M, Frick H, Cerny T, Vounatsou
P. Bayesian spatio-temporal modelling of tobacco-related cancer mortality in
Switzerland. Geospatial Health, 7(2), 219-36, 2013.

35. Schikowski T, Schaffner E, Meier F, Phuleria HC, Vierkötter A, Schindler C, Kriemler S,

Zemp E, Krämer U, Bridevaux PO, Rochat T, Schwartz J, Künzli N, Probst-Hensch NM.
Improved air quality and attenuated lung function decline: Modification by obesity in the
SAPALDIA cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives, 121(9), 1034-1039, 2013.
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36. de Hoogh K, Wang M, Adam M, Badaloni C, Beelen R, Birk M, Cesaroni G, Cirach M,

Declercq C, Dėdelė A, Dons E, de Nazelle A, Eeftens M, Eriksen K, Eriksson C, Fischer
P, Gražulevičienė R, Gryparis A, Hoffmann B, Jerrett M, Katsouyanni K, Iakovides M,
Lanki T, Lindley S, Madsen C, Mölter A, Mosler G, Nádor G, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Pershagen
G, Peters A, Phuleria HC, Probst-Hensch NM, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Quass U, Ranzi A,
Stephanou E, Sugiri D, Schwarze P, Tsai MY, Yli-Tuomi T, Varró MJ, Vienneau D,
Weinmayr G, Brunekreef B, Hoek G. Development of land use regression models for
particle composition in twenty study areas in Europe. Environmental Science &
Technology, 47(11), 5778-5786, 2013.

37. Wang M, Beelen R, Basagana X, Becker T, Cesaroni G, de Hoogh K, Dedele A, Declercq

C, Dimakopoulou K, Eeftens M, Forastiere F, Galassi C, Gražulevičienė R, Hoffmann B,
Heinrich J, Iakovides M, Künzli N, Korek M, Lindley S, Mölter A, Mosler G, Madsen C,
Nieuwenhuijsen M, Phuleria HC, Pedeli X, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Ranzi A, Stephanou E,
Sugiri D, Stempfelet M, Tsai MY, Lanki T, Udvardy O, Varró MJ, Wolf K, Weinmayr G, Yli-
Tuomi T, Hoek G, Brunekreef B. Evaluation of land use regression models for NO 2 and
particulate matter in 20 European study areas: the ESCAPE Project. Environmental
Science & Technology, 47(9), 4357-4364, 2013.

38. Ducret-Stich R, Delfino RJ, Tjoa T, Gemperli A, Ineichen A, Wu J, Phuleria HC, Liu LJS.
Examining the representativeness of home outdoor PM 2.5, EC, and OC estimates for daily
personal exposures in Southern California. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 5(3), 335-
351, 2012.

39. Martin A, Felber-Dietrich D, Schaffner E, Carballo D, Barthélémy JC, Gaspoz JM, Tsai MY,
Rapp R, Phuleria HC, Schindler C, Schwartz J, Künzli N, Probst-Hensch NM. Long-term
exposure to traffic-related PM10 and decreased heart rate variability: Is the association
restricted to subjects taking ACE inhibitors? Environment International, 48, 9-16, 2012.

40. Curjuric I, Imboden M, Nadif R, Kumar A, Schindler C, Haun M, Kronenberg F, Künzli N,

Phuleria HC, Postma DS, Russi EW, Rochat T, Demenais F, Probst-Hensch NM. Different
genes interact with particulate matter and tobacco smoke exposure in affecting lung
function decline in the general population. PLoS One, 7(7), e40175, 2012.

41. Dratva J, Phuleria HC, Foraster M, Gaspoz JM, Keidel D, Künzli N, Liu L-JS, Pons M,
Zemp E, Gerbase MW, Schindler C. Transportation noise and blood pressure in a
population-based sample of adults. Environmental Health Perspectives, 120 (1), 50-55,
2011.

42. Foraster M, Deltell A, Basagaña X, Medina-Ramón M, Aguilera I, Bouso L, Grau M,

Phuleria HC, Rivera M, Slama R, Sunyer J, Targa J, Künzli, N. Local determinants of
road traffic noise levels versus determinants of air pollution levels in a Mediterranean
city. Environmental Research, 111 (1), 177-183, 2011.

43. Liu LJS, Phuleria HC, Webber W, Davey ME, Lawson DR, Ireson RG, Zielinska B, Ondov
JM, Weaver CS, Lapin CA, Easter M, Hesterberg TW, Larson T. Quantification of self-
pollution from two diesel school buses using three independent methods. Atmospheric
Environment, 44 (28) 3422–3431, 2010.

44. Sillanpää M, Geller MD, Phuleria HC, Sioutas C. High collection efficiency electrostatic
precipitator for in vitro cell exposure to concentrated ambient particulate matter. Journal
of Aerosol Science, 39, 335-347, 2008.

45. Yacobi NR, Phuleria HC, Demaio L, Liang C, Peng C-A, Sioutas C, Borok Z, Kim K-J,
Crandall ED. Nanoparticle effects on rat alveolar epithelial cell monolayer barrier
properties. Toxicology In Vitro, 21, 1373-1381, 2007.

46. Phuleria HC, Sheesley R, Schauer JJ, Fine PM, Sioutas C. Roadside measurements of
organic tracers near a gasoline and a diesel-dominated freeway in Los Angeles, CA.
Atmospheric Environment, 41(22): 4653–4671, 2007.
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47. Ntziachristos L, Polidori L, Phuleria HC, Geller MD, Sioutas C. Application of a diffusion
charger for the measurement of particle characteristics in different environments.
Aerosol Science & Technology, 41(6): 571 – 580, 2007.

48. Phuleria HC, Geller MD, Fine PM, Sioutas C. Size-resolved emissions of organic tracers
from light- and heavy-duty vehicles measured in a California Roadway tunnel.
Environmental Science & Technology, 40(13), 4109-4118, 2006.

49. Singh M, Phuleria HC, Bowers K, Sioutas C. Seasonal and spatial trends in particle
number concentrations and size distributions at the Children’s Health Study sites in
Southern California. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 16(1):
3-18, 2006.

50. Geller MD, Sardar B, Phuleria HC, Fine PM and Sioutas C. Measurements of Particle
Number and Mass Concentrations in a Tunnel Environment. Environmental Science &
Technology, 39(22), 8653-8663, 2005.

51. Phuleria HC, Fine PM, Zhu Y, Sioutas C. Air quality impact of October 2003 Southern
California Wildfires. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere, 10 (D7): Art. No.
D07S20, 2005.

Refereed Book Chapters

1. Yadav S, Phuleria HC. Oxidative potential of Particulate Matter: A prospective measure
to assess PM toxicity, in Gupta T, Singh SP, Rajput P, Agarwal AK, (eds) Measurement,
Analysis and Remediation of Environmental Pollutants, Springer, Singapore, 333-356,
2019.

2. Singh V, Phuleria HC, Chandel MK. Greenhouse gas emissions from sewage treatment
plants based on sequential batch reactor in Maharashtra. In: Singh V., Yadav S., Yadava
R. (Eds) Climate Change Impacts. Water Science and Technology Library, Springer,
Singapore, 82, 157-164, 2018.

Policy brief
1. Phuleria HC, Navinya C. What did the lockdowns tell us about air pollution source
contributions? Part of a CCAPC series on “Communicating air pollution-linked risks in
India in light of COVID-19”. CCAPC/2020/04, Sep, 2020. https://ccapc.org.in/policy-
briefs/2020/phuleria-navinya-commentary

Conference Proceedings
1. Yadav S, Salve NV, Phuleria HC. Characterization of Water-Soluble Organic Carbon and
Related Functional Groups by H1 NMR at Suburban Mumbai. Iasta Bulletin. Proceeding
of Indian Aerosol Science & Technology Association (IASTA) 2018, IIT Delhi, New Delhi,
India, 26-28 Nov, 2018.

2. Taveen KS, Vernenkar P, Venkataraman C, Phuleria HC. Emissions from open-field

burning inf agricultural residue in Vadodara, Gujarat. Iasta Bulletin. Proceeding of Indian
Aerosol Science & Technology Association (IASTA) 2018, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India, 26-
28 Nov, 2018.

3. Phuleria HC, Gehrig R. The role of air quality monitoring networks in supporting health
research and legislation. BMC Proceedings, 7 (Suppl 5): O11, 2013
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4. Phuleria HC, Schindler C, Tsai M, Künzli N, Liu LJS. Modeling Personal and Indoor
Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide Among Adults in Eight Swiss Cities in 1993 and 2003.
Epidemiology, 22 (1), S117, 2011.

5. Phuleria HC, Ducret-Stich R, Ineichen A, Tsai M, Liu LJS. Trace metal composition of
ambient PM2.5 and PM10 and their spatiotemporal variation near a major highway in an
Alpine valley in Switzerland. Epidemiology, 22 (1), S288-S289, 2011.

6. Ragettli M, Ducret-Stich R, Braun-Fahrlander C, Ineichen A, Phuleria HC, Schindler C,

Liu LJS. Impacts of exposure to highway traffic exhaust on childhood respiratory health
in trans-Alpine highway valleys. Epidemiology, 20 (6), S114, 2009.

7. Liu LJS, Phuleria HC, Arx MEH, Ducret-Stich R, Ineichen A, Ragettli M, Braun-Fahrlander
C, Schindler C. Respiratory health impact of diesel exhaust from truck traffic among
adults and asthmatic children in trans-Alpine highway valleys in Switzerland.
Epidemiology, 19 (6), S228, 2008.

8. Phuleria HC, Ducret-Stich R, Tjoa T, Gemperli A, Wu J, Delfino RJ, Liu LJS. Modeling
personal exposures to various components of fine particulate matter from different
sources in Southern California. Epidemiology, 19 (6), S109-S110, 2008.

9. Phuleria HC, Larson T, Zielinska B, Ireson RG, Weaver CS, Davey ME, Hesterberg TW,
Liu LJS. Assessment of self-pollution of school busses with various retrofit technologies.
Epidemiology, 19(6), S109, 2008.

10. Phuleria HC, Fine PM, Sioutas C. Air quality impacts of the October 2003 Southern
California wildfires. Journal of Aerosol Science, 35, S785-S786, 2004.

International Conferences: Oral Presentations

1. Navinya C, Patidar G, Phuleria HC. Changes in air quality during the COVID-19
lockdown in India. 32nd Annual Scientific Conference of International Society for
Environmental Epidemiology, Virtual Conference, 24-27 Aug, 2020.

2. Patra A, Phuleria HC. Occupational Air Pollution Exposure of the People Working on or
near Roads. International Conclave on Occupational Health – 2020, Mumbai, India, 28
Jan-1 Feb, 2020.

3. Manwani P, Venkataraman C, Phuleria HC. Assessment of seasonal variability in black

carbon and PM2.5 and role of meteorology at a regional background location in Northern
India. International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges
(SEEC-2019), CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, India, 27-29 Nov, 2019.

4. Phuleria HC, Chandel MK, Singh V. Characterization of sewage sludge from moving bed
biofilm reactor (MBBR) sewage treatment plant for its agricultural application, 4th
Symposium on Urban Mining and Circular Economy (SUM 2018), Bergamo, Italy, 23-25
May, 2018.

5. Chandel MK, Singh V, Phuleria HC. Thermal investigation and FTIR analysis of sewage
sludge generated from municipal wastewater treatment plants in India, 16th
International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Sardinia, Italy, 2-6 Oct,
2017.

6. Anand A, Gulam TJ, Phuleria HC. Assessment of indoor PM2.5 in slums of Mumbai, India,
29th Annual Scientific Conference of International Society for Environmental
Epidemiology, Sydney, Australia, 24-29 Sep, 2017.
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7. Singh V, Phuleria HC, Chandel MK. Energy utilization in activated sludge process-based
sewage treatment system in Gujarat, Recycle 2016: International Conference on Waste
Management, IIT Guwahati India, April 1-2, 2016.

8. Panchal PB, Patil RS, Kumar R, Phuleria HC. Spatial distribution of size segregated
particulate matter in slums situated near heavily travelled traffic roads in Mumbai, India.
10th International Conference on Air Quality- Science and Application, Milan, Italy, 14-
18 March, 2016.

9. Jeong A, Phuleria HC, Keidel D, Rochat T, Probst-Hensch NM, Schindler C. Stability of

air pollution models over time: Evaluation of PolluMap models for the Swiss cohort study,
SAPALDIA. Environment & Health conference - Joint conference of ISES, ISEE & ISIAQ,
Basel, Switzerland, 19-23 Aug, 2013.

10. Ragettli MS, Braun-Fahrländer C, Tsai MY, de Nazelle A, Schindler C, Perez L, Ducret-
Stich RE, Künzli N, Phuleria HC. Simulation of NO2 commute exposure: Investigation
of its contribution to total exposure and comparison of air pollution models. Environment
& Health conference - Joint conference of ISES, ISEE & ISIAQ, Basel, Switzerland, 19-
23 Aug, 2013.

11. Phuleria HC, Tsai MY, Ragettli MS, Corradi E, Ineichen A, Rochat T, Probst-Hensch NM,
Fierz M, Künzli N. Spatiotemporal variation of particle number and surface area
concentration in four Swiss areas and its relationship with mass measurements. 17th
ETH-Combustion Generated Nanoparticles conference, Zürich, Switzerland, 23-26 Jun,
2013.

12. Phuleria HC, Zechmeister H, Künzli N. Assessment of long-term spatial variation of

hazardous air pollutants in urban areas of Basel. 22nd Annual meeting of International
Society of Exposure Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA, Oct 2012.

13. Phuleria HC, Corradi E, Ineichen A, Künzli N. Spatiotemporal variation of particle

number concentration in urban area of Basel, Switzerland and relationship with mass
measurements. 21st Annual meeting of International Society of Exposure Sciences,
Baltimore, MD, USA, 23-27 Oct, 2011.

14. Phuleria HC. Empowering public health through exposure: In memoriam to our fallen
leaders (Invited talk on Prof. Sally Liu’s professional contribution to exposures science).
21st Annual meeting of International Society of Exposure Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA,
23-27 Oct, 2011.

15. Ducret-Stich R, Phuleria HC. Source contributions to ambient PM10 near a major
highway in a Swiss Alpine valley. 21st Annual meeting of International Society of
Exposure Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA, 23-27 Oct, 2011.

16. Phuleria HC, Corradi E, Foraster M, Basagana X, Slama, R, Künzli N. Correlation

between short-term measure of traffic noise, traffic volume and particle number
concentration in a Swiss urban city, Basel. 21st Annual meeting of International Society
of Exposure Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA, 23-27 Oct, 2011.

17. Phuleria HC, Corradi E, Ineichen A, Künzli N, Liu LJS. Spatiotemporal variation of
particle number concentration in urban areas of Switzerland and relationship with mass
measurements. 15th ETH-Combustion Generated Nanoparticles conference, Zürich,
Switzerland, 26-29 Jun, 2011.
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18. Phuleria HC, Schindler C, Tsai M, Künzli N, Liu LJS. Modeling personal and indoor
exposure to nitrogen dioxide among adults in eight Swiss Cities in 1993 and 2003. Joint
annual conference of International Society of Exposure Science and International Society
for Environmental Epidemiology, Seoul, South Korea, 28 Aug- 1 Sep, 2010.

19. Phuleria HC, Ineichen A, Tsai M, Schindler C, Künzli N, Liu LJS. Exposure assessment
in Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA3). 3rd
Swiss Aerosol Group Meeting, Bern, Switzerland, Nov 2009.

20. Phuleria HC, Larson T, Zielinska B, Ireson RG, Weaver CS, Davey ME, Hesterberg TW,
Liu LJS. Assessment of self-pollution of school busses with various retrofit technologies.
European Aerosol Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, Aug 2008.

21. Phuleria HC, Ducret-Stich R, Tjoa T, Gemperli A, Wu J, Delfino RJ, Liu LJS. Modeling
personal exposure of various components of fine particulate matter from different
sources in Southern California. Joint annual conference of International Society for
Environmental Epidemiology and International Society of Exposure Analysis, Pasadena,
CA, United States, Oct 2008.

22. Phuleria HC, Fine PM, Ntziachristos L, Schauer JJ, Sioutas C. Roadside measurements
of organic tracers near a gasoline freeway in Los Angeles, CA. 7th International Aerosol
Conference, St. Paul, MN, United States, Sep 2006.

23. Phuleria HC, Geller MD, Fine PM, Sioutas C. Size-resolved emissions of organic tracers
from light- and heavy-duty vehicles measured in a California Roadway tunnel. 25th
Annual Conference of American Association for Aerosol Research, Austin, TX, United
States, Oct 2005.

24. Phuleria HC, Fine PM, Zhu Y, Sioutas C. Air quality impact of October 2003 Southern
California Wildfires. 24th Annual Conference of American Association for Aerosol
Research, Atlanta, GA, United States, Oct 2004.

International Conferences: Poster Presentations

1. Anand A, Yadav S, Phuleria HC. Assessment of chemical characteristics and oxidative
potential of indoor PM2.5 in densely populated urban slums. 30th Annual Meeting of
the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), Virtual meeting, September 21-
22, 2020

2. Patra A, Phuleria HC. Commuter’s exposure to different particle size ranges inside
transportation modes. 30th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure
Science (ISES), Virtual meeting, September 21-22, 2020

3. Patra A, Phuleria HC. Can the socio-economic variables discriminate against the air
pollution exposure? 30th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science
(ISES), Virtual meeting, September 21-22, 2020

4. Raparthi N, Manikyala N, Phuleria HC. Estimating real-world emission factors for on-
road vehicular fleet and their dependence on traffic and meteorological parameters. 30th
Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), Virtual
meeting, September 21-22, 2020

5. Manwani P, Kapoor TS, Venkataraman C, Phuleria HC. Examining the impact of open-
field biomass burning on regional air quality in North India. 30th Annual Meeting of
the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), Virtual meeting, September 21-
22, 2020
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6. Vijay P, Anand A, Phuleria HC. Examining the spatial and temporal variation in the
indoor gaseous, PM2.5, BC in urban homes in India Manwani. 30th Annual Meeting of
the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), Virtual meeting, September 21-
22, 2020

7. Debbarma S, Raparthi N, Venkataraman C, Phuleria HC. Real-world traffic

characterization on an inter-city expressway and its impact on air pollution emissions.
30th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), Virtual
meeting, September 21-22, 2020

8. Yadav S, Dubey S, Phuleria HC. Characterization of soluble organic aerosol and related
functional groups by 1H NMR at urban locations in Mumbai. 30th Annual Meeting of
the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), Virtual meeting, September 21-
22, 2020

9. Gupta K, Pullokaran D, Phuleria HC. Health-risk assessment of human exposure to

heavy metal using hair and nail as bio-samples. 32nd Annual Scientific Conference of
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Virtual Conference, 24-27 Aug,
2020.

10. Yadav S, Raparthi N, Khare A, Phuleria HC. Impact of traffic-origin particulate matter
and its chemical constituents on oxidative potential. 32nd Annual Scientific Conference
of International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Virtual Conference, 24-27 Aug,
2020.

11. Yadav S, Vernekar P, Taveen SK, Venkataraman C, Phuleria HC. Chemical

characterisation and oxidative potential of aerosols emitted from solid biomass fuels use
in rural India. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California,
USA, 9-13 Dec, 2019.

12. Vijay P, Pullokaran P, Phuleria HC. Long term air pollution exposure assessment in a
cohort of women in metropolitan cities in India. Workshop on Priorities for Advancing
Research on Health Effects of Air Pollution in India AIIMS, New Delhi, India, 2-4 Dec,
2019.

13. Sarkar C, Kapoor T, Venkataraman C, Chatterjee A, Phuleria HC, Ghosh S. Estimating

brown carbon absorption using multiple methods from long-term multi-wavelength
aethalometer measurements over a Himalayan site. European Geophysical Union (EGU),
Vienna, Austria, 7–12 Apr, 2019.

14. Davuluri S, Vernekar P, Lohe S, Rane R, Phuleria HC. Indoor air pollution exposure and
health issues among women in rural areas of Maharashtra, India. 29th Annual Scientific
Conference of International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Sydney, Australia,
24-29 Sep, 2017.

15. Sharma N, Davuluri S, Phuleria HC. Indoor air pollution exposure and health issues
among women in rural areas of Maharashtra, India. 28th Annual Conference of
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Rome, Italy, 1-4 Sep, 2016.

16. Anand A, Lohe S, Varghese D, Phuleria HC. Air pollution exposure assessment in
Mumbai slums. 17th IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress and 9th CAA Better Air Quality
Conference, Busan, South Korea, 29 Aug- 2 Sep, 2016.

17. Davuluri S. Garg M, Venkataraman C, Phuleria HC. Carbonaceous aerosol emissions

from biomass burning cookstoves in Western India. 22nd European Aerosol Conference,
Tours, France, 4-9 Sep, 2016.
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18. Trehan L, Phuleria HC, Patil RS, Namdeo A. Air Pollution, Health and Social Deprivation
Assessment in Mumbai. 10th International Conference on Air Quality- Science and
Application, Milan, Italy, 14–18 Mar, 2016.

19. Garg M, Phuleria HC, Venkataraman C. Quantification and characterization of emissions

from open-field agricultural residue burning in Maharashtra. 10th International
Conference on Air Quality- Science and Application, Milan, Italy, 14–18 Mar, 2016.

20. Anand A, Phuleria HC. Outdoor PM2.5 and black carbon exposure assessment in urban
slums in India. 17th IUAPPA World Clean Air Congress and 9th CAA Better Air Quality
Conference, Busan, South Korea, 29 Aug-2 Sep, 2016.

21. Ducret-Stich RE, Corradi E, Foraster M, Morelli X, Aguilera I, Basagana X, Rivera M,

Slama, R, Künzli N, Phuleria HC. Spatial distribution and modeling of ultrafine particle
concentrations in a Swiss urban city. Environment & Health conference - Joint conference
of Joint conference of ISES, ISEE & ISIAQ, Basel, Switzerland, 19-23 Aug, 2013.

22. Phuleria HC, Jeyachandran S, Corradi E, Zechmeister H, Künzli N. Assessment of long-

term spatial variation of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban
areas of Basel. Environment & Health conference - Joint conference of Joint conference
of ISES, ISEE & ISIAQ, Basel, Switzerland, 19-23 Aug, 2013.

23. Phuleria HC, Ineichen A, Corradi E, Tsai MY, Schindler C, Probst-Hensch NM, Künzli N.
Seasonal and spatial variation of indoor and outdoor particulate mass and nitrogen
dioxide concentrations in eight Swiss areas. Environment & Health conference - Joint
conference of ISES, ISEE & ISIAQ, Basel, Switzerland, 19-23 Aug, 2013.

24. Phuleria HC, Chandrasekaran V, Swaminathan S, Probst-Hensch NM. Impact of

household cooking fuels on gender-specific adult tuberculosis and diabetes in India: a
cross sectional study. Environment & Health conference - Joint conference of Joint
conference of ISES, ISEE & ISIAQ, Basel, Switzerland, 19-23 Aug, 2013.

25. Phuleria HC, Tsai MY, Ragettli MS, Corradi E, Ineichen A, Rochat T, Probst-Hensch NM,
Fierz M, Künzli N. Seasonal and spatial variation of indoor and outdoor particulate mass
and nitrogen dioxide concentration in eight Swiss Areas. 17th ETH-Combustion Generated
Nanoparticles conference, Zürich, Switzerland, 23-26 Jun, 2013.

26. Liu LJS, Ducret-Stich R, Phuleria HC, Schindler C. Impact of residential exposure to
highway traffic exhaust on childhood respiratory health in an Alpine valley in Switzerland.
21st Annual meeting of International Society of Exposure Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA,
23-27 Oct, 2011.

27. Phuleria HC, Ducret-Stich R, Ineichen A, Liu LJS. Trace metal composition of ambient
PM2.5 and PM10 and their spatio-temporal variation near a major highway in an Alpine
valley in Switzerland. Joint conference of International Society of Exposure Science and
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Seoul, South Korea, 28 Aug- 1
Sep, 2010.

28. Phuleria HC, Keidel D, Ineichen A, Tsai M, Schindler C, Künzli N, Liu LJS. Modeling
personal and indoor exposure to nitrogen dioxide among adults in eight Swiss Cities in
1993 and 2003. 19th International symposium on Transport & Air Pollution, Dübendorf,
Switzerland, May 2010.

29. Ducret-Stich R, Phuleria HC, Ineichen A, Liu LJS. Assessment of highways traffic
exhaust on residential air pollution exposure in an Alpine valley in Switzerland. 13th ETH
Combustion Generated Nanoparticles Conference, Zürich, Switzerland, 22-24 Jun, 2009.

30. Phuleria HC, Sheesley R, Schauer JJ, Fine PM, Sioutas C. Roadside measurements of
organic tracers near a gasoline and a diesel-dominated freeway in Los Angeles, CA. 26th
Annual Conference of American Association for Aerosol Research, Reno, NV, United
States, Sep 2007.
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31. Phuleria HC, Geller MD, Fine PM, Sioutas C. Size-resolved emissions of organic tracers
from light- and heavy-duty vehicles measured in a California Roadway tunnel. 7th
International Aerosol Conference, St. Paul, MN, United States, Sep 2006.

32. Singh M, Phuleria HC, Bowers K, Sioutas C. Seasonal and spatial trends in particle
number concentrations and size distributions at the Children’s Health Study sites in
Southern California. 25th Annual Conference of American Association for Aerosol
Research, Austin, TX, United States, Oct 2005.

33. Fine PM, Phuleria HC, Biswas S, Geller MD, Sioutas C. A new aerosol min-concentrator
for use in conjunction with low flow-rate continuous aerosol instrumentation. 24th Annual
Conference of American Association for Aerosol Research, Atlanta, GA, United States,
Oct 2004.

National Conferences: Oral/Poster Presentations

1. Raparthi N, Phuleria HC. Estimating the average fleet emission factors for on-road
vehicles by driving a car through the roadway tunnels, National Environmental
Conference (NEC-2019), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, 31 Jan- 2 Feb, 2019.

2. Anand A, Phuleria HC. Modelling indoor PM2.5 and BC in slum homes of Mumbai, India,
National Environmental Conference (NEC-2019), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, MH, 31 Jan- 2
Feb, 2019.

3. Vijay P, Pullokaran P, Phuleria HC. Long term air pollution exposure assessment in a
cohort of women in metropolitan cities in India. Workshop on Priorities for Advancing
Research on Health Effects of Air Pollution in India, AIIMS, New Delhi, India, 2-4 Dec,
2019.

Advising and Mentoring

 Currently supervising 10 PhD students (with 6 of them jointly supervised), 3 MTech
students and 2 MSc students

 PhD student, Abhay Anand, graduated in Dec 2020

 Three PhD students graduated as co-guide: Vipin Singh in Oct 2019, Martina Ragettli in
Aug 2013, and Regina Ducret-Stich in Oct 2012

 11 MTech students and 9 MSc students graduated so far; 5 of these students were
external students, i.e. registered in other institutions/universities

 Mentoring 2 administrative staff at IDP in Climate Studies and directly supervising/

supervised 4 project assistants in IDP Climate Studies/ESED

 Have co-mentored three postdoctoral researchers in IDP Climate Studies, Dr. Suman
Yadav, since Aug 2018, Dr. Chirantan Sarkar, Oct 2017 – Sep 2019, and Dr. Pranav
Tripathi, Sep 2016 – Nov 2017

Teaching and Training

1. Co-Lecturer, ES 791/792: Communication Skills (6 credits, 52 graduate students),
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Spring 2021

2. Lecturer, ES 252: Environmental Chemistry Lab (3 credits, 4-30 MSc and BTech
students), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Spring 2014 – 2021

3. Co-Lecturer, ES 202: Environmental Chemistry (6 credits, 23 undergraduate

students), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Autumn 2020 (rating 85/100)
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4. Co-Lecturer, two lectures on “Environmental Exposures and Health” and

“Environmental Noise: Sources, Emissions, Exposures, & Health Effects” as part of the
10-day virtual TEQIP course on “Introduction to Environmental Engineering” (22
faculty from GCT Coimbatore), virtually, 14-24 Dec, 2020

5. Co-Lecturer, two lectures on “Environmental Exposures and Health” and

“Environmental Noise: Sources, Emissions, Exposures, & Health Effects” as part of the
10-day virtual TEQIP course on “Introduction to Environmental Engineering” (25
faculty from GCT Coimbatore), virtually, 17-24 Jul, 2020

6. Coordinator & Co-Lecturer, 2-day CEP course on “Environmental Sustainability”

(125 graduate and undergraduate students), at Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Oct 2019

7. Coordinator & Lecturer, 5-day CEP course on “Environmental Health and Safety”
(23 faculty and graduate students from Shivaji University, Kolhapur), IIT Bombay, Sep
2019

8. Lecturer, ES 505: Health Safety and Environment (6 credits, 7-13 graduate

students), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Autumn 2018 – 2020 (3-year average rating 92/100)

9. Co-Lecturer, ES 792: Communication Skills II (4 credits, 30-40 graduate students),

IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Autumn 2017 – 2019 (3-year average rating 89/100)

10. Co-Lecturer, ES 670/270: Environmental Statistics (6 credits, 12-40 graduate

students), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Spring 2016 – 2020 and Autumn 2020 (5-year average
rating 88/100)

11. Co-Lecturer, ES 200: Environmental Studies (3 credits, 180-340 undergraduate

students), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Autumn/Spring 2015 – 2019 (5-year average rating
85/100)

12. Lecturer, ES 204: Environmental Chemistry (4 credits, 12-24 undergraduate

students), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Spring 2014 – 2017 (4-year average rating 91/100)

13. Co-Lecturer, ES 651/351: Environmental Monitoring Lab (3 credits, 25+ graduate

students), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Autumn 2014 & 2015

14. Co-Lecturer, ES 674: Aerosol Science & Engineering (6 credits, 4 PhD students),
IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Autumn 2014 (rating 77/100)

15. Lecturer, ES 631: Environmental Chemistry (6 credits, 30+ graduate students), IIT
Bombay, Mumbai, Autumn 2014 – 2020 (7-year average rating 89/100)

16. Guest Lecturer, ‘Epidemiological Exposure Assessment’ (12 graduate students),

SwissTPH, Basel, Sep 2011

17. Guest Lecturer, ‘Air Pollution Exposure Assessment in Epidemiological Studies’

(14-16 professional students in MPH program), SwissTPH, Basel, Jan 2010/ May 2011/
Mar 2012

18. Teaching Assistant, MX402: Atmospheric Chemistry (4 credits, 6 graduate

students), ISPM, University of Basel, Basel, Autumn 2008

19. Teaching Assistant, ENE 429: Air Pollution Control (3 credits, 16 students), USC,
Los Angeles, Autumn 2003

20. Teaching Assistant, ES 625: Environmental Chemistry Laboratory (2 credits, 11

graduate students), IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Spring 2002
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Administrative Services
 Member, PGC, IDP in Climate Studies, IIT Bombay, since 2021

 Member, Building safety issues, ESED, IIT Bombay, since 2020

 Member, DPGC, ESED, IIT Bombay, since 2019

 Warden, Hostel 1, IIT Bombay, since 2019

 Coordinator, Research Internship Programme 2019-20, IRCC, IIT Bombay (Co-

coordinator for 2018-19)

 Member, IDPC, IDP-Climate Studies, since 2017

 Co-Coordinator, Website and Content Development, IDP in Climate Studies, IIT

Bombay, since 2017

 Co-Coordinator, Computer Committee, ESED, IIT Bombay, 2014-2020

 Co-Coordinator, Website and Content Development, ESED, IIT Bombay, 2014-

2019

 Vice-President, Environmental Science & Engineering Association (ESEA), IIT

Bombay, 2014- 2018

 Associate Warden, Hostel 1, IIT Bombay, 2014 – 2018

 Co-Convener & Faculty Advisor, PhD Programme, ESED, IIT Bombay, 2014 – 2020

 Research seminar coordinator at SwissTPH, Basel, 2010 – 2011

Invited Lectures/ Workshop presentations

1. Participated and delivered a talk in the Vaibhav Summit under Environmental Sciences
vertical, and Clean Air horizontal on the topic “Air pollution health effects modelling”,
Virtual meeting, 21 Oct, 2020.

2. “Noise Pollution: Sources, Measurements, Effects and Control” to about 1200 college
teachers and students in Karnataka, organized by Vidyavardhaka College of
Engineering, Mysuru, 7 Aug, 2020.

3. Member of the IIT Bombay delegation to Newcastle University, UK for IITB-Newcastle

Univ. Joint PhD Programme discussion and participation in Urban Observatories
Symposium, Newcastle, UK, 2-4 Mar, 2020.

4. “Air pollution: sources, exposures, health and climate effects” Invited lecture at
Department of Environmental Science, Bangalore University, Bangalore, KA, 17 Dec,
2019.

5. “Air pollution exposure assessment in (MUDHRA) cohort studies” Invited lecture at JSS-
AHER, Mysuru, KA, 16 Dec, 2019.

6. “Environmental exposure assessment in urban areas” Presented in the IIT Bombay-

Newcastle University joint workshop, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, 9 Dec, 2019.

7. “Collaborative opportunities with brick industry: Documenting current operational

practices and baseline scenario” Presented at National Brick Mission workshop, Pune,
MH, 24-25th June, 2019.

8. Member of the IIT Bombay delegation to Monash University, Melbourne for exploring
joint PhD supervision opportunities, Melbourne, Australia, 18-22 Mar, 2019.
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9. “NCAP: COALESCE project: Collaboration towards greener brick production” Presented

in the Red is Green workshop during iBaRT Expo, Gandhinagar, GJ, 28 Feb, 2019.

10. “Air pollution exposure modelling in urban slums in India” Invited talk in Consortium for
Health effects of AIr pollution Research in India (CHAIR India), Park Hotel, New Delhi,
India, 14-15 May, 2019.

11. "COALESCE project: Brick kiln activity assessment at national level" presented in All
India Bricks and Tiles Manufacturing Federation (AIBTMF) Association meeting in
Gandhinagar, GJ, India, 9 Sep, 2018.

12. "Near-road particulate measurements: Which metric represents heath-relevant

exposures" Invited talk in IITB-WUStL Joint workshop on Aerosols & Air Quality, IIT
Bombay, Mumbai, 8 Jun, 2017.

13. "Indoor Air Pollution: Exposure and health issues among women in rural areas of
Maharashtra" Invited talk in Airothon International Summit, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, 17
Nov, 2017.

14. “Health effects of air pollution, emission characterization and exposure assessment”
Invited talk in Noise and & Air Pollution: Challenges and Opportunities workshop, NIT
Surat, Surat, India, 24-25 Oct, 2016.

Last updated: May 2021