Education:

Area of Specialization & Interest:

• Groundwater Chemistry & Quality, Submarine Groundwater Discharge, Health Risk, Microplastic & Trace metal Pollution.

Professional Careers:

Honors/Awards/Fellowships/Recognitions:

• Gold medal in M.Sc. Geology.

SCI Publications:

1. Nath, A. V., Selvam, S., Roy, P. D., Jesuraja, K., Shukla, S., & Khan, R. (2024). Drinking and irrigation quality and pollution assessments of the groundwater resources from Alappuzha in Kerala (India) through an integrated approach using WQI and GIS. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 258, 107391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2024.107391.
2. Selvam, S., Nath, A. V., Roy, P. D., Jesuraja, K., & Muthukumar, P. (2023). Evaluation of groundwater for nitrate and fluoride in Alappuzha region from the southwestern coast of India and associated health risks. Environmental Research, 236, 116791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116791.
3. Selvam, S., Jesuraja, K., Poovalingam, S., Duraisamy, R., Senapathi, V., & Sang Yong, C. (2023). Appraisal of Groundwater Vulnerability Pollution Mapping Using GIS Based GOD Index in Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi District, India. Water, 15(3), 520. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15030520.
4. Selvam, S., Perumal, M., Roy, P. D., Ganapathy, M., Senapathi, V., Yong Chung, S., & Jesuraja, K. (2022). A review on global status of fresh and saline groundwater discharge into the ocean. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 194(12), 915. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10566-y.
5. Jesuraja, K., Selvam, S., & Murugan, R. (2021). GIS-based assessment of groundwater quality index (DWQI and AWQI) in Tiruchendur Coastal City, Southern Tamil Nadu, India. Environmental earth sciences, 80, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09542-5.
6. Jesuraja, K., Selvam, S., Roy, P. D., Senapathi, V., Chung, S. Y., Perumal, M., & Nath, A. V. (2021). Groundwater pollution index (GPI) and GIS-based appraisal of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation in coastal aquifers of Tiruchendur, South India. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28, 29056-29074. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-12702-6.
7. Selvam, S., Jesuraja, K., Roy, P. D., Venkatramanan, S., Khan, R., Shukla, S., & Muthukumar, P. (2022). Human health risk assessment of heavy metal and pathogenic contamination in surface water of the Punnakayal estuary, South India. Chemosphere, 298, 134027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134027.
8. Selvam, S., Jesuraja, K., Venkatramanan, S., Roy, P. D., & Kumari, V. J. (2021). Hazardous microplastic characteristics and its role as a vector of heavy metal in groundwater and surface water of coastal south India. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 402, 123786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123786.
9. Selvam, S., Jesuraja, K., Roy, P. D., Venkatramanan, S., Chung, S. Y., Elzain, H. E., & Karthik, R. (2021). Assessment of groundwater from an industrial coastal area of south India for human health risk from consumption and irrigation suitability. Environmental research, 200, 111461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111461.
10. Selvam, S., Jesuraja, K., Venkatramanan, S., Chung, S. Y., Roy, P. D., Muthukumar, P., & Kumar, M. (2020). Imprints of pandemic lockdown on subsurface water quality in the coastal industrial city of Tuticorin, South India: A revival perspective. Science of the Total Environment, 738, 139848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139848.
11. Selvam, S., Kamaraj, J., Senapathi, V., Sabarathinam, C., Viswanathan, P. M., & Karthikeyan, S. (2021). Delineating saline and fresh water aquifers in Tuticorin of southern India by using geophysical techniques. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(12), 17723-17744. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01409-w.
12. Nath, A. V., Selvam, S., Reghunath, R., & Jesuraja, K. (2021). Groundwater quality assessment based on groundwater pollution index using Geographic Information System at Thettiyar watershed, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 14(7), 557. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-06820-1.
13. Selvam, S., Muthukumar, P., Venkatramanan, S., Roy, P. D., Bharath, K. M., & Jesuraja, K. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 pandemic lockdown: Effects on air quality in the industrialized Gujarat state of India. Science of the Total Environment, 737, 140391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140391.
14. Selvam, S., Manisha, A., Roy, P. D., Venkatramanan, S., Chung, S. Y., Muthukumar, P., & Elzain, H. E. (2021). Microplastics and trace metals in fish species of the Gulf of Mannar (Indian Ocean) and evaluation of human health. Environmental Pollution, 291, 118089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118089.
15. Selvam, S., Muthukumar, P., Roy, P. D., Venkatramanan, S., Chung, S. Y., Elzain, H. E., & Jesuraja, K. (2022). Submarine groundwater discharge and associated nutrient influx in surroundings of the estuary region at Gulf of Mannar coast, Indian Ocean. Chemosphere, 305, 135271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135271.

Book/ Monographs /Chapters/Edited Volumes:

1. GIS-based evaluation of groundwater quality and seawater intrusion assessment in a Coastal Region of Tiruchendur Taluk, Southern Tamil Nadu, India’ published in the Groundwater Contamination in Coastal Aquifers in 2022. Authors: Selvam, S, Jesuraja, K, Senapathi, V, Roy, PD, Chung, SY, Gnanachandrasamy, G & Muthukumar, P, ISBN: 9780128243879, pp. 155-168, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824387-9.00018-9.
2. Book Title on "Computational Environmental Earth Science" - Proceedings of International Seminar on CEES-2022, Organized by PG and Research Department of Geology, V.O.Chidambaram College, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India, ISBN: 978-93-5406-711-2. Editors: Selvam, S., Jesuraja, K., & Muthukumar, P.
3. Nutrient inputs in to the coastal ocean associated with Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) from the unconfined aquifers of Kayalpattinam, Southern coast of Tamil Nadu published in Groundwater Contamination in Coastal Aquifers in 2022. Authors: Selvam, S, Muthukumar, P., Senapathi, V., Jesuraja, K., Nadiri, AA., Karthikeyan, S., & Ranganathan, PC pp. 169-179, ISBN: 9780128243879, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824387-9.00002-5.
4. Arsenic Contamination published in GIS and Geostatistical Techniques for Groundwater Science in 2019. Authors: Selvam, S., Jesuraja, K., Gnanachandrasamy., & Gopalakrishnan pp. 323-329, ISBN: 9780128154137, https://doi.org/10.1016/C2017-0-02667-8.

Conferences/Seminars/Symposia:

1. Evaluation of groundwater quality and its suitability for drinking and agricultural use in Tiruchendur coastal region, South Tamil Nadu, India presented on International Seminar on “Computational Environmental Earth Science held at Department of Chemistry, V.O.Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India, on 29-30 April 2022. Authors: Jesuraja K, Selvam S, Muthukumar P, Akila V. Nath, Subin S, Karthik R.
2. Exploration of Ground Water Using Azimuthal Square Array method and Magneto Telluric Method in Quartzite Rich Terrain of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, International Seminar on “Computational Environmental Earth Science” (CEES 2022) held at Department of Chemistry, V.O.Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India, on 29-30 April 2022. Authors: Antony Alosanai Promilton A, Richard Abishek S, Antony Ravindran A, Vinoth Kingston J, Aswin S.K, Jesuraja K, Muthukumar P.
3. Groundwater Exploration Study using 2D Eri and Geochemical Mapping In Muruganpuram, Vallanadu, Tamil Nadu International Seminar on “Computational Environmental Earth Science” (CEES 2022) held at Department of Chemistry, V.O.Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India, on 29-30 April 2022. Authors: Richard Abishek S, Antony Ravindran A, Vinoth Kingston J, Antony Alosanai Promilton A, Aswin S.K, Jesuraja K, Muthukumar. P.
4. Microplastic Pollution and its distribution in the beach sediments of Tiruchendur, South East coast, Tamil Nadu, India. International Seminar on “Computational Environmental Earth Science” (CEES 2022) held at Department of Chemistry, V.O.Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India, on 29-April 2022. Authors: Manisha A, Selvam S, Muthukumar P, Jesuraja K.
5. Sediment Characteristics from the Deep Sea Core sediments of Gulf of Mannar. International Seminar on “Computational Environmental Earth Science” (CEES 2022) held at Department of Chemistry, V.O.Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India, on 29-30 April 2022. Authors: Moorthy G.M, Sivasamandy R, Muthusamy S, Karthik R, Muthukumar P, Jesuraja K, Mariappan S.
6. Identification and Estimation of Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) using Radon (222Rn) as a Geochemical tracer in Tiruchendur, South East coastal region, Tamil Nadu. International Seminar on “Computational Environmental Earth Science” (CEES 2022) held at Department of Chemistry, V.O.Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India, on 29-30 April 2022. Authors: Muthukumar P, Selvam S, Sivasubramanian P, Jesuraja K, Karthik R.
7. Appraisement of land use/Land cover changes in the Radhapuram Taluk, Tirunelveli District, Tamil nadu using Remote Sensing and GIS. International Seminar on “Computational Environmental Earth Science” (CEES 2022) held at Department of Chemistry, V.O.Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India, on 29-30 April 2022. Authors: Karthik R, Selvam S, Sivasubramanian P, Amaladas P, Mohana P, Muthusamy S, Jesuraja K, Muthukumar P.
8. Appraisal of groundwater vulnerability pollution mapping using GIS based GOD in Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi district, India. International Conference on Recent Advances in Water Science and Technology (ECWRM-2022) organized by Association of Hydrologists of India and Departments of Geophysics and Meteorology & Oceanography Andhra University, Visakhapatnam on 24th Feb 2022. Authors: Jesuraja K and Selvam S.
9. Geochemistry of groundwater quality assessment and impact on fluoride contamination in Ottapidaram Taluk, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India. International Conference on Advanced materials and their applications (ICAMA - 2019) on 13th December 2019, held at Department of Chemistry, V.O.Chidambaram College, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India. Authors: Jesuraja K and Selvam S.

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