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Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna

Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna

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40
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5061
World Ranking
5930
National Ranking
298

Overview

Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research emphasizes the study of groundwater systems, geochemistry, environmental engineering, and pollution, intersecting with geosciences and water technology.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Pollution
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Water Science and Technology

Prasanna's primary topics of study focus on:

  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

They have published items in key scientific journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Applied Water Science
  • Chemosphere
  • Journal of Climate Change
  • Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Notable recent papers include:

  • Factors determining the hydrogeochemical processes occurring in shallow groundwater of coastal alluvial aquifer, India (2020, Geochemistry)
  • Identification of groundwater potential zones using geospatial approach in Sivagangai district, South India (2021, Arabian Journal of Geosciences)
  • Occurrence of Heavy Metals in Groundwater Along the Lithological Interface of K/T Boundary, Peninsular India: A Special Focus on Source, Geochemical Mobility and Health Risk (2021, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology)
  • Spatio-temporal variations of Uranium in groundwater: Implication to the environment and human health (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Seasonal changes in groundwater quality deterioration and chemometric analysis of pollution source identification in South India (2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research)

Frequent collaborators in their research endeavors include:

  • S. Chidambaram
  • Venkatramanan Senapathi
  • S. Selvam
  • R. Nagarajan
  • Anshuman Mishra

Best Publications

  • Identification of major sources controlling groundwater chemistry from a hard rock terrain - A case study from Mettur taluk, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India

    K. Srinivasamoorthy;S. Chidambaram;M. V. Prasanna;M. Vasanthavihar

  • Evaluation of water quality pollution indices for heavy metal contamination monitoring: a case study from Curtin Lake, Miri City, East Malaysia

    M. V. Prasanna;S. M. Praveena;S. Chidambaram;R. Nagarajan

  • A study on groundwater geochemistry and water quality in layered aquifers system of Pondicherry region, southeast India

    R. Thilagavathi;S. Chidambaram;Mohan Prasanna;C. Thivya

  • Study of evaluation of groundwater in Gadilam basin using hydrogeochemical and isotope data

    Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna;S. Chidambaram;A. Shahul Hameed;K. Srinivasamoorthy

  • A study on hydrochemical characteristics of surface and sub-surface water in and around Perumal Lake, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, South India

    Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna;S. Chidambaram;T. Gireesh;T. Jabir ali

  • Evaluation of groundwater suitability for domestic, irrigational, and industrial purposes: A case study from Thirumanimuttar river basin, Tamilnadu, India

    M. Vasanthavigar;K. Srinivasamoorthy;Mohan Prasanna

  • Environmental hydrogeochemistry and genesis of fluoride in groundwaters of Dindigul district, Tamilnadu (India)

    S. Chidambaram;M. Bala Krishna Prasad;R. Manivannan;U. Karmegam

  • A study on hydrochemical elucidation of coastal groundwater in and around Kalpakkam region, Southern India

    S. Chidambaram;U. Karmegam;Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna;P. Sasidhar

  • Statistical analysis of the hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in hard and sedimentary aquifers system of Gadilam river basin, South India

    Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna;S. Chidambaram;K. Srinivasamoorthy

  • A study on the significance of lithology in groundwater quality of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu (India)

    C. Thivya;S. Chidambaram;C. Singaraja;R. Thilagavathi

  • Hydrogeochemical analysis and evaluation of groundwater quality in the Gadilam river basin, Tamil Nadu, India

    M V Prasanna;S Chidambaram;A Shahul Hameed;K Srinivasamoorthy

  • A study on the mixing proportion in groundwater samples by using Piper diagram and Phreeqc model

    U. Karmegam;S. Chidambaram;M. V. Prasanna;P. Sasidhar

  • A study on the hydrogeology and hydrogeochemistry of groundwater from different depths in a coastal aquifer: Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu, India.

    S. Chidambaram;G. Senthil Kumar;M. V. Prasanna;A. John Peter

  • Statistical analysis of the hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in hard rock coastal aquifers of Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu, India

    C. Singaraja;S. Chidambaram;Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna;C. Thivya

  • Major ion chemistry and identification of hydrogeochemical processes controlling groundwater in and around Neyveli Lignite Mines, Tamil Nadu, South India

    S. Chidambaram;P. Anandhan;Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna;K. Srinivasamoorthy

  • Assessment of fluoride contaminations in groundwater of hard rock aquifers in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu (India)

    C. Thivya;S. Chidambaram;M. S. Rao;R. Thilagavathi

  • A study on the status of fluoride ion in groundwater of coastal hard rock aquifers of south India

    C. Singaraja;S. Chidambaram;P. Anandhan;Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna

  • Identification of groundwater contamination zones and its sources by using multivariate statistical approach in Thirumanimuthar sub-basin, Tamil Nadu, India

    M. Vasanthavigar;K. Srinivasamoorthy;Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna

  • Assessment of hydrogeochemical status of groundwater in a coastal region of Southeast coast of India

    S. Chidambaram;J. Sarathidasan;K. Srinivasamoorthy;C. Thivya

  • A study on the high fluoride concentration in the magnesium-rich waters of hard rock aquifer in Krishnagiri district, Tamilnadu, India

    S. Manikandan;S. Chidambaram;A. Ramanathan;Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna

  • Hydrogeochemical assessment of groundwater in Neyveli Basin, Cuddalore District, South India

    Mohan Viswanathan Prasanna;S. Chidambaram;G. Senthil Kumar;A.L. Ramanathan

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Chidambaram
S. Chidambaram Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
K. Srinivasamoorthy
K. Srinivasamoorthy Pondicherry University
Al. Ramanathan
Al. Ramanathan Jawaharlal Nehru University
M.P. Jonathan
M.P. Jonathan Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Ramachandran Ramesh
Ramachandran Ramesh Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Sarva Mangala Praveena
Sarva Mangala Praveena Universiti Putra Malaysia

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