Journals
Aju C D, Achu A L, Raicy M
C, Bhupendra Bahadur Singh, Elango L(2025) Is Kerala’s
coastal groundwater getting salinized? Environment,
Development and Sustainability.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-025-06540-6
Haritha, V. K., Raicy, M.
C., Elango L (2025) Enhancing groundwater quality in a
saline coastal aquifer through managed aquifer recharge: A
comprehensive study by long-term groundwater level and
hydrochemical monitoring. Groundwater for Sustainable
Development, 30, 101480.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2025.101480
Rajendran R, Elango L, Muddu S.
Rajmohan N, Venkatramanan S, Brindha K (2025) Multi-indices approach for comprehenive
appraisal of groundwater quality and the implication on
human health in the Amaravathi basin, Southern India.
Environ Monit Assess 197, 153 (2025).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-13546-6
RinishaKartheeshwari M,
Sivaraj K, RaziSadath PV, Elango L (2024) Innovative water
management using abandoned quarries for urban water supply
and flood mitigation, Environment, Development and
Sustainability Journal.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-024-04716-0
Manoj S,
RinishaKartheeshwari M, Keerthan L, Elango L (2024) Effects
of low mineral content in bottled drinking water on human
health and evaluation of optimal requirements, Journal of
Food Composition and Analysis,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106052
Anbarsau S, Elango L.
(2024) Evaluating health risks from the release of trace
elements to groundwater by rock-water interaction in a
weathered gneissic aquifer. Environ Sci Pollut Res 31,
18962–18981.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32188-2
Sadath PV,
RinishaKartheeshwari Elango L, (2023) WEAP Model
Based Evaluation of Future Scenarios and Strategies for
Sustainable Water Management in the Chennai Basin, India.
AQUA - Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society.
https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2023.144
Sadath PV, Elango L,
RinishaKartheeshwari M, Keerthan L (2023) Forecasting land
use/cover changes and their influence on groundwater
recharge in Chennai, India: Recommendations for sustainable
urban development, Urban Water Journal,
https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2023.2258858
Bhavya R, Sivaraj K,
Elango L (2023) Ant colony based artificial neural network
for predicting spatial and temporal variation in groundwater
quality. Water 15/2: 2222.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w15122222
Bhavya R, Elango L (2023)
Ant-Inspired metaheuristic algorithms for combinatorial
optimization problems in water resources management, Water,
15(9), 1712,
https://doi.org/10.3390/w15091712
Keerthan L, RamyaPriya R
and Elango L (2023) Geogenic and anthropogenic contamination
in river water and groundwater of the lower Cauvery Basin,
India. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11,
https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1001052
Shanmugamoorthy M,
Anandakumar S, Elango L, Sampathkumar V (2023) Groundwater
susceptibility assessment using the GIS based DRASTIC-LU
model in the Noyyal river area of South India. Urban
Climate,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101464
Bhavya
R, Sivaraj K, Elango L (2023) Assessing the Baseline uranium
in groundwater around a proposed uraninite mine and
identification of a nearby new reserve. Minerals 13 (2),
157.
https://doi.org/10.3390/min13020157
Thabrez
M, Parimalarenganayaki S, Brindha K, Elango L (2023) Fuzzy
logic-based health risk assessment of fluoride in
groundwater used as drinking source in Sira region, Tumkur,
India. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 1-23.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-022-01474-8
Sajil
Kumar PJ, Schneider M, Elango L (2022) Estimation of natural
groundwater recharge in Chennai River basin using multiple
approaches. Hydrological Sciences Journal,
https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2022.2064223
Anbarasu
S, Brindha K, Elango L (2022) Geochemical evaluation of
fluoride and groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation
purposes in a weathered gneissic rock aquifer of southern
peninsular India. 81:273. doi.org/10.1007/s12665-022-10395-9
Manivannan V,
Manoj
S, RamyaPriya R, Elango L (2022)
Delineation and quantification of groundwater resources
affected by seawater intrusion along the east coast of
India, J. Envir. Earth Sciences, 81:300.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-022-10418-5
Sajil
Kumar PJ, Schneider M, Elango L (2022) The state-of-the-art
estimation of groundwater recharge and water balance with a
special emphasis on India: A critical review, Sustainability
14, 1: 340.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14010340
Sathish
S, Chanu S, Sadath R, Elango L (2022) Impacts of regional
climate model projected rainfall, sea level rise, and
urbanization on a coastal aquifer. Environ Sci Pollut Res.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-18213-8
Sajil
Kumar PJ, Schneider M, Elango L (2022)
GIS and
AHP Based Groundwater Potential Zones Delineation in Chennai
River Basin (CRB), India. Sustainability 14(3)
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031830
RamyaPriya
R, Manoj S, Elango L, Anbarasu S, Gowrisankar G (2021) Human
health risk assessment using Monte Carlo simulations for
groundwater with uranium in southern India, Ecotoxicology
and Environmental Safety,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112781
Rajaveni
SP, Indu SN, Bhola PK, Zabe A, Monninkhoff B, Elango L
(2021) Identification of management options to mitigate
seawater intrusion in an overexploited multi‑layered coastal
aquifer by integrated rainfall–runoff, surface water and
density‑dependent groundwaterflow modelling, J. Envir. Earth
Sciences,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09836-8
Manivannan
V, Elango L (2021) Assessment of interaction between the
aquifers by geochemical signatures in an urbanised coastal
region of India. Environmental Earth Sciences 80, 218.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09513-w
Boumaiza L, Walter J, Chesnaux R, Brindha K, Elango L,
Rouleau A, Wachniew P. and Stumpp C (2021) An operational
methodology for determining relevant DRASTIC factors and
their relative weights in the assessment of aquifer
vulnerability to contamination, Environmental Earth
Sciences,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09575-w.
Yuvaraja
A, Elango L, RamyaPriya R, Gowrisankar G, Suganthi S (2021)
Seasonal changes in dissolved trace elements and human
health risk in the upper and middle reaches of the Bhavani
River, southern India,
Environ Sci Pollut Res,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15384-2
Rajaveni Sundara Pandian,
Indu S Nair, Brindha K, Elango L
(2021) Finite element modelling to assess the submarine
groundwater discharge in an over exploited multilayered
coastal aquifer,
Environ Sci Pollut Res,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15219-0
Anadharuban P, Elango L
(2021)
Spatio-temporal analysis of rainfall, meteorological drought
and response from a water supply reservoir in the megacity
of Chennai, India. J. Earth Syst. Sci. 130:17,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-020-01538-2
RamyaPriya R, Elango L. (2021) Atmospheric CO2
consumption by rock weathering over a five year period in a
large non-perennial tropical river basin of southern India.
Environ Sci Pollut Res,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-12257-y
Chanu
ChS, Elango L, Shankar GS (2021) A geospatial approach for
assessing the relation between changing land use/land cover
and environmental parameters including land surface
temperature of Chennai metropolitan city, India,
Arabian Journal of Geosciences,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-06409-0
Indu
SN, Brindha K, Elango L (2021) Assessing the origin and
processes controlling groundwater salinization in coastal
aquifers through integrated hydrochemical, isotopic and
hydrogeochemical modelling techniques, Hydrological Sciences
Journal,
https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2020.1826490
Chanu ChS, Harika M,
Tiwari VM, Kumar A, Elango L (2020) Use of GRACE time-series
data for estimating groundwater storage at small scale
Journal of Earth System Science, 129,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-020-01465-2
Manoj
S, RamyaPriya R, Elango L (2020) Long-term exposure to
chromium contaminated watersand the associated human health
risk in a highly contaminated industrialised region,
Environmental Science and
Pollution Research,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10762-8
Elumalai V, Nethononda VG, Manivannan V,
Rajmohan N, Li P, Elango L (2020) Groundwater quality
assessment and application of multivariate statistical
analysis in Luvuvhu catchment, Limpopo, South Africa.
Journal of African Earth Sciences, 171, pp 103967
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JAFREARSCI.2020.103967
LaRoccaa M, Prestininzi P,
Elango L, Montessori A, Hinkelmann R (2020) Depth averaged
modelling of loose rectangular granular piles collapsing in
water, Advances in Water Resources,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2020.103663
Brindha
K, Elango L, Rajesh R (2020) Characterisation of uranium
mining and tailings pond areas by integrated remote sensing,
geophysical, geological and hydrogeological methods,
J of Geol.
Soc of India, 95/377-384,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-020-1446-8
Raicy
MC, Elango L (2020) Percolation pond with recharge shaft as
a method of managed aquifer recharge for improving the
groundwater quality in the saline coastal aquifer, Journal
of Earth System Science volume 129:63,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-019-1333-0
Suganthi S, Elango L(
2020) Estimation of groundwater abstraction induced land
subsidence by SBAS technique, Journal of Earth System
Science, 129:46,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-019-1298-z
Manoj S, Thirumurugan M,
Elango L (2020) Determination of distribution coefficient of
uranium from physical and chemical properties of soil.
Chemosphere.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125411
Anbarasu S, Brindha K,
Elango L (2019) Multi-influencing factor method for
delineation of groundwater potential zones using remote
sensing and GIS techniques in the western part of Perambalur
district, southern India. Earth Science Informatics.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-019-00426-8
Sackaria M, Elango L
(2019) Organic micro pollutants in groundwater of India-A
review, Water Environment Research,
https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.1243
Manivannan V, Elango L
(2019) Seawater intrusion and submarine groundwater
discharge along the Indian coast,
Environmental Science and Pollution Research,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06103-z
Seawater
intrusion
and
submarine
groundwater
discharge
Seawater
intrusion
and
submarine
groundwater
discharge
Seawater
intrusion
and
submarine
groundwater
discharge
REVIEW
ARTICLE
Seawater
intrusion
and
submarine
groundwater
discharge
Anadharuban P, La Rocca M, Elango L (2019) A box-model
approach for reservoir operation during extreme rainfall
events: A case study. J. Earth Syst. Sci, 128: 229,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-019-1258-7
Kanagaraj G, Suganthi S, Elango L, Magesh NS (2019)
Assessment of groundwater potential zones in Vellore
district, Tamil Nadu, India using geospatial techniques.
Earth Science Informatics 12(2): 211-223,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-018-0363-5
Parimalarenganayaki S, Elango L, Michael Schneider (2019)
Variations in stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen in
surface and groundwater of a managed aquifer recharge Site:
A Case Study, J of Geol. Soc of India, 93/5, 533-538,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-019-1214-9
Manoj S, Thirumurugan M, Elango L (2019) Hydrogeochemical
modelling to understand the surface water - groundwater
interaction around a proposed uranium mining site. J. Earth
Syst. Sci. 128:49,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-019-1078-9
SreeVidhya KS, Elango L (2019) Temporal variation in
export and import of virtual water through popular
crop and livestock products by India,
Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 8/468-473,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2019.01.002
Sathish S, Elango L (2019)
Impact of sea level rise and tidal effects on
flux-controlled and partially isolated shallow aquifer on
the southeast coast of India. Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment, 191:97,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-7157-6
Kanagaraj G, Elango L (2019) Chromium and fluoride
contamination in groundwater around leather tanning
industries in southern India: Implications from stable
isotopic ratio d53Cr/d52Cr, geochemical and geostatistical
modelling, Chemosphere, 220: 943-953.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2023.100963
Mageshkumar P, Anandakumar S, Elango L, Thirumoorthy P
(2019) Application of geospatial techniques in delineating
groundwater potential zones: a case study from South India,
Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 12/5,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-019-4289-0
Magesh NS,
Chandrasekar N, Elango L (2018) Groundwater environment of a
tropical east flowing river of western ghats, Southern
India, J Geol Soc of India, 92/634-644,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-018-1078-4
Thirumurugan M, Manoj S,
Gowrisankar G, Elango L (2018) Hydrogeochemical
characteristics and groundwater quality in a weathered rock
aquifer in northern Karnataka, India, Geochemistry
International, 56 (9): 950-960.
https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016702918090100
Parimalarenganayaki S,
Elango L (2018) Quantification of groundwater recharge and
river bed clogging by daily water level measurements in a
check dam, Arabian Journal of Geosciences 11(8)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-3511-9
Nabaprabhat Paul, Elango L
(2018) Predicting future water supply-demand gap with a new
reservoir, desalination plant and waste water reuse by water
evaluation and planning model for Chennai megacity, India.
Groundwater for Sustainable Development,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2018.02.005
Michele La Rocca, Andrea
Montessori, Pietro Prestininzi, L Elango (2018) A discrete
Boltzmann equation model for two-phase shallow granular
flows. Computers & Mathematics with Applications.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2018.01.010
Kanagaraj G, Elango L,
Sridhar S. G. D, Gowrisankar G (2018) Hydrogeochemical
processes and influence of seawater intrusion in coastal
aquifers south of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Environmental
Science and Pollution Research,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-0910-5
Ramyapriya R, Elango L
(2018) Evaluation of geogenic and anthropogenic impacts on
spatio‑temporal variation in quality of surface water and
groundwater along Cauvery River, India. Environmental Earth
Sciences 77:2,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-7176-6
Manoj S, Thirumurugan M,
Elango L (2017) An integrated approach for assessment of
groundwater quality in and around uranium mineralized zone,
Gogi region, Karnataka, India. Arabian Journal of
Geosciences 10:557,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-017-3321-5
Suganthi S, Elango L,
Subramanian SK (2017) Microwave D-InSAR technique for
assessment of land subsidence in Kolkata city, India.
Arabian Journal of Geosciences,10:458
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-017-3207-6
Vetrimurugan E, Brindha K,
Elango L, Osman Muzi Ndwandwe (2017) Human exposure risk to
heavy metals through groundwater used for drinking in an
intensively irrigated river delta. Applied Water Science 7:
3267-3280.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-016-0472-6
Gowrisankar G,
Ramachandran Chelliah, Sudha Rani Ramakrishnan, Vetrimurugan
Elumalai, Dhanamadhavan S, Brindha K, Usha Antony, Elango L
(2017) Chemical, microbial and antibiotic susceptibility
analyses of groundwater after a major flood event in
Chennai. Nature Sci. Data 4:170135
https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.135
Brindha K,
ParimalaRenganayaki S, Elango L (2017) Sources,
toxicological effects and removal techniques of nitrates in
groundwater: An overview. Indian Journal of Environmental
Protection. 37 (8), 667-700.
Magesh N.S, Chandrasekar
N, Elango, L (2017) Trace element concentrations in the
groundwater of the Tamiraparani river basin, South India:
Insights from human health risk and multivariate statistical
techniques, Chemosphere, 185/468-479.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.07.044
Elumalai V, Brindha K,
Elango L. (2017) Regional and temporal variation in minor
ions in groundwater of a part of a large river delta,
southern India, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-6006-3
Raicy MC, Elango L (2017)
Percolation pond as a method of managed aquifer recharge in
a coastal saline aquifer: A case study on the criteria for
site selection and its impacts, Journal of Earth
System Science, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-017-0845-8
Vetrimurugan E, Brindha K, Elango L (2017) Human exposure
risk assessment due to heavy metals in groundwater by
pollution index and multivariate statistical methods: A case
study from South Africa, Water, 9, 234,
https://doi.org/10.3390/w9040234
Gowrisankar G, Jagadeshan
G, Elango L (2017) Managed aquifer recharge by a check dam
to improve the quality of fluoride-rich groundwater: a case
study from southern India, Environ Monit Assess, 189:200,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-5910-x
Vetrimurugan E, Brindha K,
Bongani Sithole, Elango L (2017) Spatial interpolation
methods and geostatistics for mapping groundwater
contamination in a coastal area. Environ Sci Pollut Res
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-8681-6
Jeyakumar R,
Parimalarenganayaki S, Elango L, (2017), River bank
filtration for natural treatment of water in India: A
review, Int J Civil Eng Technol 8 (8), 1203-1212, ISSN
Online: 0976-6316
Vetrimurugan E,
Senthilkumar M, Elango L (2017) Solute transport modelling
for assessing the duration of river flow to improve the
groundwater quality in an intensively irrigated deltaic
region, Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-016-1211- .
Manivannan V,
Elango L (2017) Leather processing and its possible impact
on groundwater quality in Silk Road sites: a case study from
Chennai, India, Environmental Earth Science,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-016-6352-4
Ray SPS, Elango L (2017)
Deterioration of groundwater quality: Implications and
management, Journal of Governance, 14/46-63.
Magesh NS, Chandrasekar N,
Elango L (2016) Occurrence and distribution of fluoride in
the groundwater of the Tamiraparani River basin, South
India: a geostatistical modelling approach,
Environmental Earth Science,
DOI:
10.1007/s12665-016-6293-y.
Kanagaraj G, Elango L
(2016) Hydrogeochemical processes and impact of tanning
industries on groundwater quality in Ambur, Vellore
district, Tamil Nadu, India, Environmental Science and
Pollution Research, DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7639-4.
Sathish S, Elango L (2016)
An integrated study on the characterization of freshwater
lens in a coastal aquifer of Southern India, Arabian Journal
of Geosciences, 9:643, DOI 10.1007/s12517-016-2656-7.
Brindha K, Pavelic, P,
Sotoukee T, Douangsavanh S, Elango, L. (2016) Geochemical
characteristics and groundwater quality in the Vientiane
Plain, Laos. Exposure and Health, DOI
10.1007/s12403-016-0224-8.
Rajaveni Sundara Pandian, Indu S Nair, Elango L
(2016)
Evaluation of impact of climate change on seawater intrusion
in a coastal aquifer by finite element modelling,
J of Climate Change, 111-118.
Indu S Nair,
Brindha K, Elango L (2016) Identification of salinization by
bromide and fluoride concentration in coastal aquifers near
Chennai, southern India. Water Science, 30(1), 41-50.
Parimalarenganayaki S, Elango, L (2016)
Managed Aquifer Recharge by check dam benefiting the
society? A case study, Water and Energy International,
58/10, 47-54.
Brindha K, Jagadeshan G, Kalpana L, Elango L. (2016)
Fluoride in weathered rock aquifers of southern India:
Managed Aquifer Recharge for mitigation. Environmental
Science and Pollution Research, DOI:
10.1007/s11356-016-6069-7.
Sathish S, Elango L (2015) Numerical simulation and
prediction of groundwater flow in a coastal aquifer of
southern India, Journal of Water Resource and Protection.
DOI: 10.4236/jwarp.2015.717122.
Sruthi, K.V., Heejun Suk, Elango L, Byung-Gon Chae,
Hyun-su Kim (2015) The Modified Eulerian-Lagrangian
Formulation for Cauchy Boundary Condition Under Dispersion
Dominated Flow Regimes: A Novel Numerical Approach and its
Implication on Radioactive Nuclide Migration or Solute
Transport in the Subsurface Environment, Journal Soil
Groundwater Environment. DOI: 10.7857/JSGE.2015.20.2.010.
Indu S Nair, S P Rajaveni, M Schneider, Elango L (2015)
Geochemical and isotopic signatures for the identification
of seawater intrusion in an alluvial aquifer. J. Earth Syst.
Sci. DOI:10.1007/s12040-015-0600-y.
Sprenger C, Parimala Renganayaki S, Schneider M, Elango L
(2015) Hydrochemistry and stable isotopes during salinity
ingress and refreshment in surface- and groundwater from the
Arani–Koratallai basin north of Chennai (India) Environ
Earth Sci 73: 7769.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3269-7.
Rajaveni SP, Brindha K, Elango L (2015) Geological and
geomorphological controls on groundwater occurrence in a
hard rock region. Applied Water Science, 09/2015; DOI:
10.1007/s13201-015-0327-6.
Jagadeshan G, Elango L (2015) Suitability of
Fluoride-Contaminated Groundwater for Various Purposes in a
Part of Vaniyar River Basin, Dharmapuri District, Tamil
Nadu. Water Quality Exposure and Health, 07/2015;
7(23):1-10.
Gobalakrishnan N, Nagendra R, Elango L (2015) Quartz
surface microtextural studies of Cauvery River sediments,
Tamil Nadu, India, Arab J Geosci 8: 10665.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-015-1995-0
Rajaveni Sundara Pandian, Indu S Nair, Elango L (2015)
Finite element modelling of a heavily exploited coastal
aquifer to assess the response of groundwater level to the
changes in pumping and rainfall variation due to climate
change. Hydrology Research, DOI:10.2166/nh.2015.211.
Jagadeshan G, Kalpana L, Elango L (2015)
Hydrogeochemistry of High Fluoride Groundwater in Hard Rock
Aquifer of a Part of Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Geochemistry International, 2015, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp.
554–564.
Rajesh R, Brindha K, Elango L (2015) Groundwater quality
and its hydrochemical characteristics in a shallow weathered
rock aquifer of southern India. Water Quality Exposure and
Health, DOI 10.1007/s12403-015-0166-6
Jagadeshan G, Kalpana L, Elango L (2015) Major ion
signatures for identification of geochemical reactions
responsible for release of fluoride from geogenic sources to
groundwater and associated risk in Vaniyar River basin,
Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, India. Environmental Earth
Sciences, DOI 10.1007/s12665-015-4250-9.
Brindha K, Elango L (2015) Cross comparison of five
popular groundwater pollution vulnerability index
approaches, Journal of Hydrology. DOI:
10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.03.003, 524, 597–613.
Rajaveni SP, Indu SN, Elango L (2015) Numerical modelling
to assess the impact of interlinking of two rivers to
mitigate seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers north of
Chennai, India. Journal of Applied Hydrology, 28, 18-24
Parimalarenganayaki S, Brindha K, Sankaran K, Elango L
(2015) Effect of river bank filtration from a check dam on
geochemical and microbiological composition of groundwater.
Arabian Journal of Geosciences, DOI
10.1007/s12517-015-1825-4.
Kumar PJS,
Elango L, James EJ (2014) Assessment of hydrochemistry and
groundwater quality in the coastal area of south Chennai,
India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 7(7), 2641-2653.
Norbert Brunner, Markus Starkl,
Ponnusamy Sakthivel, Elango L, Subbaiah Amirthalingam, CE
Pratap, Munuswamy Thirunavukkarasu , S Parimalarenganayaki
(2014) Policy Preferences about Managed Aquifer Recharge for
Securing Sustainable Water Supply to Chennai City, India.
Water, 6, 3739-3757; doi:10.3390/w6123739.
Vetrimurugan E, Elango L, (2014), Groundwater chemistry
and quality in an intensively cultivated, river delta, Water
Qual Expo Health, Doi 10.1007/s12403-014-0133-7.
Parimala
Renganayaki S, Elango, L. (2014) Assessment of effect of
recharge from a check dam as a method of managed aquifer
recharge by hydrogeological investigations. Environmental
Earth Sciences, DOI 10.1007/s12665-014-3790-8.
Raicy MC, Elango
L (2014) An integrated approach to understand the lake water
groundwater interaction in coastal part of
Arani-Koratalaiyar River basin, Tamil Nadu, India. Disaster
Advances, 7(10), 32-38.
Hazar Bouzourra,
Rachida Bouhlila, Elango L, Fairouz Slama, Naceur Ouslati
(2014) Characterization of mechanisms and processes of
groundwater salinization in irrigated coastal area using
statistics, GIS and hydrogeochemical investigations. Environ
Sci Pollut Res., DOI 10.1007/s11356-014-3428-0.
Brindha K,
Elango L (2014) Assessment of heavy metals in top soil
around a proposed uranium tailings pond in Southern India.
Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, 11(2),
13-17.
Ramesh K, Elango
L (2014) Impact of Groundwater Quality from Industrial East
Coastal Town, Southern India. Int. Journal of Engineering
Research and Application, 4/1, 346-354.
Brindha K,
Elango L (2014) Geochemical Modelling of the Effects of a
Proposed Uranium Tailings Pond on Groundwater Quality, Mine
Water and the Environment, 33, 110-120.
Rajaveni SP,
Brindha K, Rajesh R, Elango L (2014) Spatial and temporal
variation of groundwater level and its relation to drainage
and intrusive rocks in a part of Nalgonda District, Andhra
Pradesh, India. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote
Sensing, DOI 10.1007/s12524-013-0328-6.
Brindha K,
Elango L (2014) Spatial analysis of soil fertility in a part
of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Earth Science
India 7(1), 36-48.
Suganthi S,
Elango L, Subramanian SK (2013) Groundwater potential
zonation by Remote Sensing and GIS techniques and its
relation to the groundwater level in the coastal part of the
Arani and Koratalai river basin, Southern India. Earth
Sciences Research Journal, 17(2), 87-95.
Höckenreiner M,
Neugebauer H, Elango L (2013) Ex situ bioremediation method
for the treatment of groundwater contaminated with PAHs,
International Journal of Environmental Science and
Technology, DOI 10.1007/s13762-013-0427-5.
Brindha K,
Elango L (2013) Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in
groundwater from a part of metropolitan city, India: A study
based on sampling over a ten year period. Environmental
Earth Sciences, DOI 10.1007/s12665-013-2914-x.
Brindha K, Neena
Vaman KV, Srinivasan K, Sathis Babu M and Elango L (2013)
Identification of surface water - groundwater interaction by
hydrogeochemical indicators and assessing the suitability
for drinking and irrigational purposes in Chennai, southern
India. Applied Water Science, DOI 10.1007/s13201-013-0138-6.
Brindha K,
Elango L (2013) Geochemistry of fluoride rich groundwater in
a weathered granitic rock region, southern India. Water
Quality, Exposure and Health, DOI:10.1007/s12403-013-0096-0.
Brindha K,
Elango L (2013) Soil and groundwater quality with reference
to nitrate in a semiarid agricultural region, Arabian
Journal of Geosciences, DOI 10.1007/s12517-013-1100-5.
Parimala
Renganayaki S, Elango L (2013) Impact of recharge from a
check dam on groundwater quality and assessment of
suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes, Arabian
Journal of Geosciences, DOI 10.1007/s12517-013-0989-z.
Brindha K,
Elango L (2013) Causes for variation in bromide
concentration in groundwater of a granitic aquifer.
International Journal of Research in Chemistry and
Environment, 3(2), 163-171.
Kumar PSJ, Elango L, James EJ (2013) Assessment of
hydrochemistry and groundwater quality in the coastal area
of south Chennai, India. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, DOI
10.1007/s12517-013-0940-3
Parimala Renganayaki S, Elango L
(2013) A review on managed aquifer recharge by check dams: A
case study near Chennai, India. Int J of Res in Engg and
Tech., 2(4): 416-423.
Senthilkumar M, Elango L (2013) Geochemical processes
controlling the groundwater quality in lower Palar river
basin, southern India. Journal of Earth Systems Science,
122(2), 419-432.
Vetrimurugan E, Elango L, Rajmohan N (2013) Sources of
contaminants and groundwater quality in the coastal part of
a river delta, International Journal of Environmental
Science and Technology, 10, 473-486.
Kalpana L, Elango L (2013) Assessment of groundwater quality
for drinking and irrigation purposes in Pambar river
sub-basin, Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Environmental
Protection, 33(1), 1-8.
Brindha K, Elango L (2013) Occurrence of uranium in
groundwater of a shallow granitic aquifer and its
suitability for domestic use in southern India. Journal of
Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 295:357–367.
Brindha K, Elango L (2013) Relation between nitrogen fixing
bacteria in soil and nitrogen ions in groundwater.
International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental
Management, 121-128.
Brindha K, Elango L (2013) Environmental assessment of water
quality in Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir, India. Earth
Resources, 1(1), 33-36.
Jagadeshan G, Elango L (2012) Groundwater quality assessment
in part of Vaniyar River Basin, Dharmapuri district, Tamil
Nadu. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 32 (9),
772 -777.
Brindha K, Rajesh R, Murugan R, Elango L (2012) Nitrate
pollution in groundwater in some rural areas of Nalgonda
district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Environmental
Science and Engineering, 54(1), 64-70.
Brindha K, Elango L (2012) Groundwater quality zonation in a
shallow weathered rock aquifer using GIS. Geo-spatial
Information Science, 15(2), 95-104.
Elango L,
Brindha K, Kalpana L, Faby Sunny, Nair RN, Murugan R
(2012) Groundwater flow and radionuclide decay-chain
transport modelling around a proposed uranium tailings pond
in India, Hydrogeology Journal, 20(4): 797–812.
Brindha K,
Elango L (2012) Impact of tanning industries on groundwater
quality near a metropolitan city in India, Inte. J. of
Water Resour Management, 26(6): 1747-1761.
Rajesh R,
Brindha K, Murugan R, Elango L (2012) Influence of
hydrogeochemical processes on temporal changes in
groundwater quality in a part of Nalgonda district, Andhra
Pradesh, India. Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 65,
1203-1213.
Ramesh K, Elango L (2011) Suitability assessment of
groundwater for drinking and irrigational use in Palacode
area of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu,
Indian J.
Environmental Protection, 31/9: 769-778.
Brindha
K, Elango L (2011) Hydrochemical characteristics of
groundwater for domestic and irrigation purposes in
Madhuranthakam, Tamil Nadu, India. Earth Sciences Research
Journal, 15(2), 101-108.
Ramesh K, Elango L (2011) Groundwater quality and its
suitability for domestic and agricultural use in Tondiar
river basin, Tamil Nadu, India, Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment, DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2231-3.
Brindha K, Elango L, Nair RN (2011) Spatial and temporal
variation of uranium in a shallow weathered rock aquifer in
southern India. Journal of Earth Systems Science, 120(5),
911-920.
Sathish S, Elango L (2011) Groundwater quality and
vulnerability mapping of an unconfined coastal aquifer.
Journal of Spatial Hydrology, Vol. 11(1), 18-33.
Saravanan S, Elango L, Chandrasekar N, Kulaturaan K (2011)
Major and minor ions studies for identification of seawater
intrusion in Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai. International Journal
of Water Resources and Environmental Management, Vol. 2, No.
1, 11-22.
Sathish S, Elango L, Rajesh R, Sarma VS (2011) Assessment of
seawater mixing in a coastal aquifer by high resolution
electrical resistivity tomography. International Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology, 8 (3), 483-492.
Senthilkumar M, Elango L (2011) Modelling the impact of a
subsurface barrier on groundwater flow in the lower Palar
River basin, southern India. Hydrogeology Journal, 19(4),
917-928.
Radhakrishnan N, Elango L (2011) Study of influence of
terrain and climatic factors on groundwater level
fluctuation in a minor river basin using GIS. Geo-spatial
Information Science, 14(3), 190-197.
Sathish S, Elango L, Rajesh R, Sarma VS (2011) Application
of Three Dimensional Electrical Resistivity Tomography to
Identify Seawater Intrusion, Earth Science India, Vol. 4(1),
21-28.
Brindha K, Rajesh R, Murugan R, Elango L (2011) Fluoride
contamination in groundwater in parts of Nalgonda district,
Andhra Pradesh, India, Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment, 172, 481 – 492.
Bhagavathi Perumal S, Thamarai P, Elango L (2010)
Hydrogeological studies along the coastal areas of
Kanyakumari to Colachel after Tsunami, South Tamil Nadu,
Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 30(10), 793-813.
Brindha K,
Elango L (2010) Study on bromide in groundwater in parts of
Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, Earth Science India, 3
(1), 73-80
Brindha K, Elango L, Rajesh VG. (2010) Occurrence of
chromium and copper in groundwater around tanneries in
Chromepet area of Tamil Nadu, India, Indian Journal of
Environmental Protection, 30(10), 818-822.
Brindha K, Rajesh R, Murugan R and Elango L (2010) Natural
and anthropogenic influence on the fluoride and nitrate
concentration of groundwater in parts of Nalgonda district,
Andhra Pradesh, India, Journal of Applied Geochemistry,
12/2, 231-241.
Sivakumar C and Elango L (2010) Application of solute
transport modelling to study tsunami induced aquifer
salinity in India. Journal of Environmental Informatics,
15(1), 33-41.
Subramani T, Rajmohan N and Elango L (2010) Groundwater
geochemistry and identification of hydrogeochemical
processes in a hard rock region, Southern India,
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 162:123–137
Elango L (2009)
Groundwater modelling to assess the feasibility of pumping
seawater from a beach well for Chennai desalination plant,
J. of Applied Hydrology, 22/1, 84-92.
Vennila
G, Subramani T,
Elango L (2008) GIS based groundwater
quality of Vattamalaikarai basin, Tamil Nadu, India, Nature
Environment and Pollution Technology, 7/4, 585-592.
Sivakumar C, Elango L (2008) Assessment of water quality in
Kalpakkam region, Tamil Nadu. Nature Environment and
Pollution Technology, 7(4), 687-691.
Anandakumar S, Subramani T,
Elango L (2008) Spatial variation and
seasonal behaviour of rainfall pattern in lower Bhavani
river basin, Tamil Nadu, India, The Ecoscan, 2(1): 17-24.
Anandakumar S, Subramani T,
Elango L (2007) Spatial variation of
groundwater quality and inter elemental correlation studies
in lower Bhavani river basin, Tamil Nadu, India, Nature
Environment and Pollution Technology, 6/2, 235-239.
Vetrimurugan E, Elango L (2007) Seasonal and spatial
variation in magnesium and chloride concentration in
groundwater of deltaic regions of Kumbakonam, Nannilam and
Karaikal, Tamil Nadu, Indian J. Envi. Protection, 27/11, pp
987-995.
Rajmohan N, Elango L (2007) Mobility of major ions and
nutrients in the unsaturated zone during paddy cultivation:
a field study and solute transport modeling approach, J.
Hydrological Processes, 21, 2698–2712.
Sivakumar C, Elango L, Gnanasundar D (2006) Numerical
modelling of groundwater flow in south Chennai coastal
aquifer. In: MODFLOW and More 2006 Managing groundwater
systems, Colorado School of Mines, USA, 21-24 May, pp
506-510.
Elango
L, Senthilkumar M (2006) Modelling the effect of
subsurface barrier on groundwater flow regime. In: MODFLOW
and More 2006 Managing groundwater systems, Colorado School
of Mines, USA, 21-24 May, pp 806-810.
Elango
L (2006) Hydrogeochemical reactions in aquifers and its
identification by geochemical modelling, J. of Applied
Hydrology, 21/3, 35-44.
Rajmohan N, Elango L (2006) Hydrogeochemistry and its
relationship to groundwater level fluctuation in Palar and
Cheyyar river basins, Southern India. Int. J. Hydrological
Processes, 20: 2415-2427.
Ramesh
K, Elango L (2006) Groundwater quality assessment in Tondiar
basin, Indian J. Environmental Protection, 26/6, 497-504.
Rajmohan N, Elango L (2005)
Distribution of
Iron, Manganese, Zinc and Atrazine in groundwater in parts
of Palar and Cheyyar river basins, South India, J. of
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
107: 115–131.
Subramani T, Elango L, Srinivasalu S, Morikio T (2005)
Geological setting and groundwater chemistry in Chitar River
Basin. Indian Mineralogist, 39/2, 108-119.
Elango
L (2005) Numerical modelling – An emerging tool for
sustainable management of aquifers, J. of Applied Hydrology,
18/4, 40-46.
Subramani T, Elango L, Damodarasamy SR (2005)
Groundwater quality and its
suitability for drinking and agricultural use in Chithar
River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India.
J. of Environmental
Geology. 47/8:1099-1110.
Rajmohan N, Elango L (2005)
Nutrient chemistry of groundwater in an intensively
irrigated region of southern India.
J. of Environmental Geology, 47:820 –830.
Rajmohan N, Elango L (2004) Identification and evolution of
hydrogeochemical processes in the groundwater environment in
an area of the Palar and Cheyyar River Basins, Southern
India. J. of Environmental Geology, 46/1: 47-61.
Senthil
Kumar M, Elango L (2004) Three-dimensional mathematical
model to simulate groundwater flow in the lower Palar River
basin, Southern India, Hydrogeology Journal, 12/2, 197-208.
Rajmohan N, Elango L, Ramachandran S, Natarajan M (2003)
Major ion correlation in groundwater of Kancheepuram Region,
South India. Indian. J. Environ. Health, 45/1, 5-10.
Elango
L, Suresh Kumar S, Rajmohan N (2003) Hydrochemical studies
of groundwater in Chengalpet region. Indian J. Environmental
Protection, 23/6: 624-632.
Elango
L, Kannan R, Senthil Kumar M (2003) Major ion chemistry and
identification of hydrogeochemical processes of groundwater
in a part of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. J.
Environmental Geosciences, 10/4:1-10.
Stagnitti F, Li L, Barry DA, Allinson G, Parlange J.-Y,
Steenhuis T, Elango L (2001) Modelling solute
transport in structured soils : Performance evaluation of
ADR and TRM models. Mathematical & Computer Modelling,
34(3-4): 433-440.
Senthil
Kumar M, Gnanasundar D, Elango L (2001) Geophysical studies
in determining hydraulic characteristics of an alluvial
aquifer, Journal of Environmental Hydrology, Vol.15/9, pp.
1-8.
Gnanasundar D, Elango.L (2000) Groundwater Flow modeling of
a coastal aquifer near Chennai City, India, Joul. of Indian
Water Reso. Soc., Vol. 20, 4/162-171.
Rajmohan, N., Elango, L., Ramachandran, S., Natarajan, M.
(1999) Major ion correlation in groundwater of South India.
Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol. 20, No.3,
March, pp. 188 - 193.
Gnanasundar D, Elango L (1999) Groundwater quality
assessment of a coastal aquifer using geoelectrical
techniques, International Journal on Environmental
Hydrology, Vol. 6, pp 21-33.
Rengaraj S, Elampooranan T, Elango L and Murugesan V (1998)
Groundwater quality in the Kumbakonam and Thiruvidaimaruthur
taluks of Thanjavur district, South India. Indian Journal
Environmental Protection. Vol 18, No.10, pp. 773-779.
Gnanasundar D, Elango L (1998), Groundwater quality of a
coastal urban aquifer, Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.18, pp. 752-757.
Rajmohan N, Elango L, Elampooranan T (1997) Groundwater
quality in Nagai Quaid-E-Milleth District and Karaikal,
South India. Indian Water Resources Society,Vol.17 (3),
No.4, Oct.97, pp. 25 - 30.
Rajmohan N, Elango L, Elampooranan T (1997) Seasonal and
spatial variation in Magnesium and Chloride concentration in
groundwaters of Nagai Quaid-E-Milleth district in Tamilnadu,
South India. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.17, No.6, pp. 448 - 453.
Radhakrishnan N, Elango L (1996) Lake environments along the
coast of Tamilnadu, India as delineated from IRS - 1A
satellite data, Journal of Lakes and Reservoirs, 2/3.4, pp
163 - 168.
Rengaraj S, Murugesan V, Elango L, Elampooranan T (1996)
Nitrate in Groundwater of suburban regions of Madras city.
Indian Journal Environmental Protection. Vol 16, No.8, pp.
573-576.
Rengaraj S, Elampooranan T, Elango L and Ramalingam V (1996)
Groundwater quality in suburban regions of Madras city,
India. Journal of Pollution Research. vol 15(4), pp.
325-328.
Elango
L, Ramachandran S, Chowdary YSN (1992) Groundwater quality
in coastal regions of south Madras. Indian J. Envirn.
Health, 34: 318-325.
Elango
L, Ramachandran S (1991) Major ion correlations in
groundwater of a coastal aquifer. J. Indian Water Reso.
Soc., 11: 54-57.
Elango
L, Manickam S (1987) Hydrogeochemistry of the Madras
aquifer, India - Spatial and temporal variation in chemical
quality of groundwater. Geol.Soc. of Hong Kong Bull. No. 3,
pp. 525-534.
Elango
L (1986) Hydrogeochemical studies in aquifer north of
Madras. Abstract. Ground Water, 24: 555.
Elango
L and Manickam S (1986) Groundwater quality of Madras
aquifer: A study on Panjetti-Ponneri-Minjur area. Indian
Geog. Joul., 61: 41-49.
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Thomas Wintgens, Anders
Nattorp, L Elango, Shyam R. Asolekar (2015)
Natural Water Treatment Systems for Safe and Sustainable
Water Supply in the Indian Context: Saph Pani, IWA
publication, ISBN 9781780407104, 342 p.
Berit Arheimer , Adrian
Collins , Valentina Krysanova , Elango Lakshmanan , Michel
Meybeck, Mike Stone (2013) Understanding Freshwater Quality
Problems in a Changing World, IAHS Publication 361, ISBN
978-1907161391, 384 p.
Elango L. (2011)
Hydraulic Conductivity - Issues, Determination and
Applications, Intech Open Access Publisher ISBN
978-953-307-288-3, 434 p.
Corinna Abesser, Gunnar Nützmann, Mary C.
Hill, Günter Blöschl, Elango L (2011) Conceptual and
Modelling Studies of Integrated Groundwater, Surface Water,
and Ecological Systems, IAHS Publication 345, ISBN
978-1-907161-20-9, 345 p.
Makoto Taniguchi, Alyssa Dausman, Ken Howard,
Maurizio Polemio and Elango Lakshmanan (2009) Trends and
sustainability of groundwater in highly stressed aquifers,
IAHS Publication 329, ISBN 978-1-907161-00-1, 318 p.
Rajamanickam, G.V, Subramaniyan, B.R,
Baba, M, Ramesh, R, Elango, L and Prithviraj, M (2006)
26th December 2004 tsunami : Causes, effects, remedial
measures pre and post tsunami disaster management : A
geoscientific perspective, New Academic Publishers, ISBN 13:
9788186772249, xiv+236 p.
Elango L (2005)
Numerical simulation of groundwater flow and solute
transport, Allied Publishers Limited, ISBN
81-7764-923-X. 245 p.
Elango,
L, Jayakumar, R (2001)
Modelling in Hydrogeology, UNESCO-IHP Publication, ISBN
ISSN: 81-7764-218-9, 259 p.
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Book Chapters
Raicy MC, Elango L (2024)
Application of Subsurface Soil Temperature as a Tracer to
Estimate Recharge from Managed Aquifer Recharge Structures,
In: Modern River Science for Watershed Management
(Eds. S.
Satheeshkumar et al),
Water Science and Technology Library, vol 128. Springer,
Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54704-1_29
Rajaveni, S.P., Nair,
I.S., Elango, L. (2022). Groundwater Modelling for
Sustainable Management of Coastal Aquifers in the Context of
Climate Change. In: Lama, T., Burman, D., Mandal, U.K.,
Sarangi, S.K., Sen, H. (eds) Transforming Coastal Zone for
Sustainable Food and Income Security. Springer, Cham.
doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95618-9_67
RamyaPriya R and Elango L
(2021) Geogenic and anthropogenic impacts on the water
quality of Cauvery River, In: Riverine Systems:
Understanding the Hydrological, Hydrosocial and
Hydro-heritage Dynamics (Ed. Abhijit Mukherjee), Capital
Publishing.
Saha D, Shekhar S, Ali S,
Elango L, Vittala SS, (2020), Recent scientific perspectives
on the Indian hydrogeology, Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad, 86
(1), 459-478; Doi: 10.16943/ptinsa/2020/49790
Kumar R, Pujari PR,
Chauhan P, Agarwal SP, Jain SK, Jain S, Elango L, Muduli PR,
Admakar C, Deshpande L, Kapley A, Vijay R, Dhyani S, Verma
P, (2020), Environmental science and remote sensing
applications in hydrological studies, Proc Indian Natn Sci
Acad, 86 (1), 495-501; Doi: 10.16943/ptinsa/2020/49803
Manivannan V and Elango L
(2019) Management of coastal groundwater resources, In:
Coastal Management: Global Challenges and Innovations (Eds.
Krishnamurthy RR, Jonathan MP, Srinivasalu S, Glaseser B),
ISBN: 9780128104736, Academic Press, 383-397,
doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-810473-6.00018-2
Thirumurugan M, Elango L,
Senthilkumar M, Sathish S, Kalpana L, (2019), Groundwater
management in alluvial, coastal and hilly areas. In: Ground
water development - issues and sustainable solutions (Ed
Sinha
SP). Springer, Singapore,
ISBN- 978-981-13-1771-2, doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1771-2_6
Elango L and Jagadeshan G
(2018) Fluoride Contamination in Groundwater: A Pilot Study
on Dug Well Recharge System for In situ Mitigation, In:
Clean and sustainable groundwater in India (Eds. Dipankar
Saha, Sanjay Marwaha, Arunangshu Mukherjee), Springer,
14-23, doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4552-3_2.
Magesh NS, Elango L (2019)
Spatio-Temporal Variations of Fluoride in the Groundwater of
Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India: A Comparative
Assessment Using Two Interpolation Techniques, In: GIS and
Geostatistical Techniques for Groundwater Science, ISBN
978-0-12-815413-7, Elsevier,
doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815413-7.00020-1
Rajesh R, Elango L,
Brindha K, (2019), Methods for assessing the groundwater
quality, In: GIS and geostatistical techniques for
groundwater science (Eds Senapathi Venkatramanan,
Prasanna Mohan Viswanathan, Sang Yong Chung), ISBN:
9780128154137 Doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-815413-7.00006-7;
Sinha Ray SP and Elango L,
(2019), Deterioration of groundwater quality: implications
and management, In: Water governance: challenges and
prospects (Eds Amarjit Singh, Dipankar Saha, Avinash C.
Tyagi), Springer water, ISBN- 978-981-13-2699-8,
Doi./10.1007/978-981-13-2700-1_5,
Thirumurugan M, Elango L,
Senthilkumar M, Sathish S, Kalpana L, (2019), Groundwater
management in alluvial, coastal and hilly areas. In:
Ground water development - issues and sustainable solutions
(Ed SinhaRay SP). Springer, Singapore, ISBN-
978-981-13-1771-2, doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1771-2_6
Manivannan V and Elango L
(2018) Management of coastal groundwater resources, In:
Coastal Management: Global Challenges and Innovations (Eds.
Krishnamurthy RR, Jonathan MP, Srinivasalu S, Glaseser B),
ISBN: 9780128104736, Academic Press, 383-397,
doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-810473-6.00018-2
Elango L and Jagadeshan G
(2018) Fluoride Contamination in Groundwater: A Pilot Study
on Dug Well Recharge System for In situ Mitigation, In:
Clean and sustainable groundwater in India (Eds. Dipankar
Saha, Sanjay Marwaha, Arunangshu Mukherjee), Springer,
14-23.
Thirumurugan M and Elango
L (2017) Well Hydraulics, In: Groundwater (Eds. Rabindra N.
Tiwari), Excellent Publishers, New Delhi, 34-41
Elango, L.,
Thirumurugan,M., Faby Sunny, and Manish Chopra. (2016)
Modeling of Radionuclide Transport in Groundwater, In:
Groundwater assessment, Modeling and Management, CRC
press (Taylor & Francis group), ISBN: 9781498742849, 285-299
Brindha, K. and
Elango, L. (2013) Assessing the changes in groundwater
quality around tanneries: the Chennai example (India), In:
Understanding freshwater quality problems in a changing
world (Eds. Arheimer, B., Collins, A., Krysanova, V.,
Lakshmanan, E., Meybeck, M., and Stone, M.), IAHS Publ. 361,
265-270.
Raicy MC, Parimala RS,
Brindha K, Elango L, (2012), Mitigation of seawater
intrusion by managed aquifer recharge, In: Managed aquifer
recharge: methods, hydrogeological requirements, pre and
post treatment systems, (Eds Elango L, Goyal VC, Thomas W),
pp, 83-99.
Brindha, K.,
Elango, L. and Nair, R. N. (2011) Assessment of background
uranium concentration in groundwater around a proposed
mining area (Presented at the International Conference 2011:
Uranium Mining and Hydrogeology VI. Freiberg, Germany, 18th
to 22nd September 2011). In: The New Uranium Mining Boom,
Eds. Merkel, B. and Schipek, M, 73-80.
Brindha, K. and Elango, L. (2011) Fluoride in Groundwater:
Causes, Implications and Mitigation Measures. In: Fluoride
Properties, Applications and Environmental Management
(Stanley D. Monroy Ed.), Nova Publ., 111-136.
Elango
L, (2008), Numerical simulation of groundwater flow particle
tracking around the proposed uranium mine site, Andhra
Pradesh, India, In: Uranium, mining and hydrogeology (Eds
Broder J. Merkel, Andrea Hasche-Berger), pp 917-918, ISBN
978-3-540-87746-2, DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-87746-2
Rajmohan, N. and Elango, L. (2008) Assessment of geochemical
processes controlling groundwater chemistry in a river basin
in Southern India. In: Groundwater for sustainable
development: problems, perspectives and challenges, Eds. P.
Battacharya, AL. Ramanathan, A.B.Mukherjee, J.Bundscuh, D.
Chandrasekharam and A.K. Keshari, Taylor and Francis,
115-121.
Sivakumar C, Elango L, (2007), Simulation of groundwater
contamination in upper Palar river basin, Tamil Nadu, In:
Mineral exploration: Recent strategies (Ed S. Rajendran),
277-286, ISBN- 81-89422-71-5.
Elango,
L and Kannan, R (2007) Rock-water interaction and its
control on chemical composition of groundwater, In: Concepts
and Applications in Environmental Geochemistry, Eds: Sarkar,
D., Datta, R., Hannigan, R., Elsevier Science., 229-246.
Elango,
L and Sivakumar, C (2007) Regional simulation of a
groundwater flow in coastal aquifer, Tamil Nadu, India, In:
Groundwater dynamics in hard rock aquifers Sustainable
management and optimal monitoring network design, Published
by Capital Publishing Company, 234-242.
Senthil
Kumar, M and Elango, L (2006) Modelling the impact on the
groundwater regime on construction of subsurface barrier in
Palar river, Southern India, In: Groundwater flow and mass
transport modeling, Published by Allied Publishers Pvt.
Ltd., 222-241.
Elango,
L, Stagnitti, F, Gnanasundar, D, Rajmohan, N, Salzman, S,
LeBlanc, M and Hill, J (2004) A
Review of Recent Solute Transport Models and a Case Study.
Chapter 5 of Environmental Sciences and Environmental
Computing. Vol. II (P. Zannetti, Editor). Published by The
EnviroComp Institute, UK
Elango,
L (2001) Coastal aquifer modeling in relevance to coastal
zone management, In: Coastal environment and management,
258-267.
Stagnitti, F. and Elango, L (2001) Physical Mechanisms
affecting distributions of nutrients in soil, In: Modelling
in Hydrogeology, UNESCO-IHP Publication, Allied Publ.,
Chennai, 259 pp.191-207.
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Technical
Reports
Stephen Foster, Gillian Tyson, Grant
Ferguson, Grant Andrew George Ferguson, Paul L. Younger,
Adrian Bath, Rick Evans, Bridget R Scanlon, Elango L (2015)
The energy sector and groundwater, Strategic overview series
of the International Association of Hydrogeologists.
Starkl M, S. Ahmed, P Amerasinghe, S
Amirthalingam, SR Asolekar, N Brunne, L Elango, NC Gosh, T
Grischek, M. Jampani, PC Kimothi, D. Kumar, P Kumar, S.
Parimalarenganayaki, CE Pratap, A Pratyusha, P Sakthivel, C.
Sandhu, S Sarah, S Sonkamble, M Thirunavukkarasu, M
Wajihuddin (2014) Report on integration of results and final
recommendations, D6.3 Saph Pani: Enhancement of Natural
Water Systems and Treatment Methods for Safe and Sustainable
Water Supply in India.
Elango L, Alexandre Boisson Ghosh N.C.
Lutz Thomas Michael Schneider Parimalarenganayki Sundaram
Raicy Mani Christy Shakeel Ahmed Thomas Taute (2014) Cross
case analysis of three MAR case studies including
recommendations for MAR applications in India, D2.4 Saph
Pani: Enhancement of Natural Water Systems and Treatment
Methods for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply in India.
Alexandre Boisson, Elango L, Farooq
Ahmad Dar, Mahesh Sonkusare, Marina Alazard, Md. Wajihuddin,
NC Ghosh, Parimala Renganayaki S, RP Singh, R
Rangarajan, Raicy Mani Christy, S Sarah, Shakeel Ahmed,
Sumant Kumar, Surjeet Singh, Tanvi Arora, Taufique Warsi,
Thirunavukkarasu M (2014) Report on field investigations on
the performance of MAR techniques under the conditions in
India, D2.3 Saph Pani: Enhancement of Natural Water Systems
and Treatment Methods for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply
in India.
Amerasinghe P, M Bouzit, N
Brunner, L Essl, M Jampani, C Kimothi, Elango L, J
Sidhu, D Page, C Sandhu, M Starkl, M Thirunavukkarasu
(2014) Report on case study assessments and
feasibility studies (Integrated sustainability assessment),
D6.2 Saph Pani: Enhancement of Natural Water Systems and
Treatment Methods for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply in
India.
Alexandre Boisson, Christoph Sprenger,
Elango L, Géraldine Picot-Colbeaux, NC Ghosh, Shakeel Ahmed,
Sumant Kumar, Surjeet Singh, M Thirunavukkarasu (2013)
Documentation of acquired data and conceptual model of MAR
impact as input for modelling, D2.2 Saph Pani: Enhancement
of Natural Water Systems and Treatment Methods for Safe and
Sustainable Water Supply in India.
Wintgens T, A. Gupta, C.K. Jain, C.
Sandhu, D. Kumar, G. Grützmacher, I. Mehrotra,, J. Prock,
Elango L, M. Ronghang, N. C. Ghosh, P.C. Kimothi, P. Kumar,
P.J.Sajil Kumar, P. Kumar, S. Ahmed, S. Asolekar, S.K.
Sharma, Boisson A, T. Grischek, and Y. Liang (2013)
Post-treatment Requirements of Different Natural Treatment
Systems, D4.3 Saph Pani: Enhancement of Natural Water
Systems and Treatment Methods for Safe and Sustainable Water
Supply in India.
Elango L, Gesche Grützmacher, Shakeel
Ahmed, Alexandre Boisson, Jeremias Brand, Devinder Kumar
Chadha, Narayan C. Ghosh, Sumant Kumar, Anders
Nättorp, Christoph Sprenger, Thomas Wintgens (2012) Report
on existing MAR practice and experience in India, especially
in Chennai, Maheshwaram, Raipur. D2.1 Saph Pani: Enhancement
of Natural Water Systems and Treatment Methods for Safe and
Sustainable Water Supply in India.
Conference/Workshop Proceedings
Alddeen, M.Z., Brindha,
K., Sebastian, A.R., Koeniger, P., Selvakumar, R., Elango,
L., and Struck, U. (2023) Characterisation of emerging
contaminants in an urban coastal watershed in southern
India. Water Security and Climate Adaptation Conference
(WSCA 2023), IIT Madras, Chennai, India. 4th to 7th October
2023.
Voelker, R., Brindha, K., Sebastian, A.R.,
Selvakumar, R., Elango, L., Schneider, M. and Struck, U.
(2023) Multivariate analysis of groundwater qualityin the AK
basin, southern India: Trends, contaminants and check dam
impacts. Water Security and Climate Adaptation Conference
(WSCA 2023), IIT Madras, Chennai, India. 4th to 7th October
2023.
Guarin, H., Brindha, K. and Schneider, M.
(2023) Water resources in Atlantico-Colombia: Challenges and
sustainable management. Water Security and Climate
Adaptation Conference (WSCA 2023), IIT Madras, Chennai,
India. 4th to 7th October 2023.
Brindha, K., Elango,
L. and Schneider, M. (2023) Groundwater overuse and water
quality challenges in a large metropolitan catchment. 50th
IAH Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 18-22 September 2023.
Brindha, K., Elango, L.
and Schneider, M. (2023) Groundwater overuse and water
quality challenges in a large metropolitan catchment. 50th
IAH Congress, Cape Town, South Africa, 18-22 September
2023.Bhavya R and Elango L (2022) Significance of
uncertainty quantification for a radionuclide transport
model of a uranium tailings pond in Northern Karnataka,
India, 39th IAHR World Congress, Granada, Spain from 19-24
June 2022
Haritha V K and Elango L
(2022) Aquifer Storage and Recovery in a Saline Aquifer for
Water Supply to the Rural Community, AGU-FIHM22 Future for
Water, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 19-24 June 2022
Bhavya R and Elango L
(2022) Stochastic approach to assess parametric uncertainty
of a radionuclide transport model for a tailings pond area,
International Conference on Water and Environmental
Management (WEM-2022), at Centre for Water Resources
Development and Management (CWRDM), Kerala, India, 22-24,
June, 2022.
Rinisha Kartheeshwari M.
and Elango L., (2022) Stepwise calibration against sub-flows
and validation of extreme flow events using Mike 11 NAM,
International Conference on Water and Environmental
Management WEM-2022, CWRDM Kerala, 22-24 June 2022
Bhavya R and Elango L
(2022) Spatial and temporal variation of uranium and its
suitability for domestic use in Northern Karnataka, India.
6th National Geo-Research Scholars Meet, Organized by Wadia
Institute of Himalayan Geology & University of Ladakh (UoL),
7-10 June 2022
Keerthan. L, Ramya Priya.
R and Elango. L (2022) Identification of river water and
groundwater interaction using geochemical and isotopic
indicators in the lower basin of the Cauvery River at XIth
Scientific Assembly of the International Association of
Hydrological Sciences (IAHS 2022) held at Montpellier
(France), 29 May to 3 June 2022.
Rinisha Kartheeshwari M.
and Elango L., (2022) Assessing the significance of Water
resource management in improving the socio-economic and
environmental status of a fast-growing urban community: A
case study from Southern India, IAHS 2022 XI scientific
assembly, Montpellier, 29 May – 3 June 2022
RamyaPriya R, Manivannan
V, Elango L (2022). Variation in vulnerability to seawater
intrusion with response to change in groundwater level in
the coastal region of Sankaraparani river basin, India. EGU
22, 23–27 May 2022, i.d EGU22-12370
Razi Sadath, P. V. and
Elango, L. (2022) Delineating groundwater recharge potential
zones for Chennai city, One-Day National Seminar on Advances
in Water Resources Planning and Management, 22 May,2022
IITM, Chennai
Bhavya R and Elango L
(2022) Parametric uncertainty for tailings pond safety- A
case study from India. One-day National Seminar on Advances
in Water Resources Planning and Management 22 May 2022,
IITM, Chennai.
Boumaiza, L., Walter, J.,
Chesnaux, R., Karthikeyan, B., Elango, L., Rouleau, A.
Wachniew, P., and Stumpp, C. (2022). Which aquifer factors
are most important for assessing aquifer vulnerability to
contamination? The Joint AGC/AMC/IAH-CNC Conference, 2022, ,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.May 15-18
Haritha V K and Elango L.
(2022) Entrapment of air in unsaturated zone and its impact
on groundwater recharge, Online Youth Water Congress:
“Emerging water challenges since COVID-19”, Greece, 6-8
April 2022
Rinisha Kartheeshwari M.,
Razi Sadath P.V. and Elango L. (2022) Rainfall-Runoff
modelling for Chembarambakkam Sub-catchment of Adyar basin
concerning climate change using MIKE11 NAM, First
International Conference on Circular Economy for Sustainable
Water Management by Prospective Centre of Excellence (pCoE)
on Water & Sustainability Indian Institute of Technology
Madras Chennai, India in virtual mode, 23-25 March, 2022
Keerthan. L, Ramya Priya.
R and Elango. L (2022) Water quality assessment using major,
minor and trace elements in the lower part of Cauvery River
basin at 38th and 39th AHI Annual Convention and National
Seminar on Hydrology at Andhra University Visakhapatnam,
25th and 26th February 2022
Haritha V K and Elango L.
(2022) Effect of entrapped air on infiltration rate and
measures to improve groundwater recharge by soil
ventilation, 38th and 39th AHI Annual National Seminar on
Hydrology, Focal theme Changing Climate and Extreme
Hydrological Events in virtual mode, 25-26 February, 2022.
Rinisha Kartheeshwari M.
and Elango L. (2022) Flow modelling of Chennai’s Adyar
sub-basin to predict and manage the extreme weather events
using MIKE SHE, 38th and 39th AHI Annual National Seminar on
Hydrology, Focal theme Changing Climate and Extreme
Hydrological Events in virtual mode, 25-26 February, 2022.
Razi Sadath, P. V. and
Elango, L. (2022) Land use land cover change detection and
future prediction for Chennai city, 38th & 39th AHI seminar
on ‘Hydrology’ with focal theme on “Changing Climate and
Extreme Hydrological Events”, Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam, 24-26th, February,2022
Bhavya R and Elango L
(2022) Stochastic approach to assess parametric uncertainty
of a radionuclide transport model for a proposed tailings
pond area, 38th & 39th AHI Annual Convention and National
Seminar on “Hydrology” Focal theme on ‘Changing Climate and
Extreme Hydrological Events’ during 25th – 26th February,
2022.
Rinisha Kartheeshwari M.
and Elango L (2021) Quarries encompasses a fast-growing
metropolitan city in India - retrospect and prospect, an
approach for water sustainability, International Conference
on Innovative technologies for clean and sustainable
development by Chitkara University & NITTR, Chandigarh,
14-15 October, 2021
Boumaiza L, Walter J,
Chesnaux R, Brinda K, Elango L, Rouleau A, Wachniew P and
Stumpp C (2021) Determining relevant aquifer factors and
their relative importance in the assessment of aquifer
vulnerability, The 48th International Association of
Hydrogeologists Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 6-10
September, 2021
Bhavya R and Elango L
(2021) Probabilistic limits of critical parameters used in
modelling a uranium tailings pond area in Northern
Karnataka, India. E-Conference on Water Source
Sustainability 2021 to be organized by the Indian Water
Resources Society (IWRS) and Department of Water Resources
Development and Management (WRD&M), Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Roorkee, Uttarakhand during 18-20 June
2021.
Haritha V K and Elango L.
(2021) Vulnerability of coastal aquifers to saltwater
inundation, effect on groundwater quality and influence of
MAR structures in quality control, international
e-conference on water source sustainability (ICWSS), jointly
by IWRS, WRD&M &IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 18-20 June, 2021
Ramesh RamyaPriya and
Lakshmanan Elango (2021) Assessment of the dissolved
inorganic and organic carbon flux in Cauvery, a tropical
river of Southern India, vEGU21, the 23rd EGU General
Assembly, held online 19-30 April, 2021, id. EGU 21-16162
Bhavya R and Elango L
(2021) Analyzing fluoride contamination in groundwater in
parts of Yadgir district, Karnataka, India” International
Conference (online) on “Challenges and Opportunities in
Water and Wastewater Management” & World Water Day
Celebration organized by the Water Institute – A Centre of
Excellence of Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences
(KITS), Coimbatore, India. From 29.03.2021 to 30.03.2021.
Haritha V K and Elango L.
(2021) Effect of a percolation pond in groundwater recharge
and water quality in a coastal aquifer north of Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, National e-seminar of INC IAH Resilience of
Groundwater Resources for accommodating changing climate
scenarios, 27 - 28 February 2021
Anandharuban.P, La Rocca.
M and Elango. L (2020) Significance of reservoir operation
during extreme rainfall event in flood mitigation and water
demand management in a metropolitan city of India: a case
study. EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-6409, 4-8, May
2020 https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-6409
Bhavya Ravinder, Elango Lakshmanan (2020) Influence of
distribution co-efficient on radionuclide transport
modelling of uranium from a tailings pond in northern
Karnataka, India, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May
2020
Merin Sackaria and L. Elango (2020) Groundwater
quality assessment in the urbanised city, Chennai, Tamil
Nadu, India, Indian National Groundwater Conference (INGWC),
CWRDM, Kozhikode, Kerala,18th to 20th February 2020
Haritha V K and L. Elango (2020) Effect of a percolation
pond in improving the groundwater quality in a coastal
aquifer north of Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India, Indian National
Groundwater Conference (INGWC), CWRDM, Kozhikode,
Kerala,18th to 20th February 2020
Keerthan L,
Ramyapriya R and Elango L (2020) Evaluation of river water
and groundwater quality in the deltaic regions of Cauvery
river,3rd Indian National Groundwater conference on
Groundwater resources management for sustainable
development, February 18-20 at CWRDM, Kozhikode
Razi
Sadath, P. V. and Elango, L. (2020) Application of
three-dimensional groundwater flow model as a groundwater
management tool for Chennai region, 3rd National Conference
Indian National Groundwater Conference (INGWC-2020) to
discuss the 'Groundwater Resources Management for
Sustainable Development, February 18-20 at CWRDM, Kozhikode
RamyaPriya R, Keerthan L, Elango L, (2019) Nitrate and
phosphate contamination in an intensively cultivated river
delta: role of surface water and groundwater interaction,
AGUFM, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009,
abstract id.h41r-1995.
Merin
Sackaria and L. Elango (2019) Evaluation of Hydrogeochemical
Characteristics And Groundwater Quality Along Central
Coastal Region of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia-Pacific
Coastal Aquifer Management Meeting, Anna University,
Chennai,Tamil Nadu, 11th to 14th December 2019
Razi
Sadath, P. V. and Elango, L. (2019) Assessment of the impact
of rainfall variation predicted by the regional climate
model on groundwater level in Chennai city, International
Conference 6th Asia-Pacific Coastal Aquifer Management
Meeting, Anna University, Chennai, December 11-14, 2019
Anandharuban. P and Elango. L (2019) Role of a domestic
water supply reservoir during hydrologic extreme events in
the coastal city of Chennai, India. Asia-Pacific Coastal
Aquifer Management Meeting, Anna University, Chennai, 11-14,
December 2019.
Manivannan. V, Lakshmi Narasimhan. C
and Elango L (2019) Seawater intrusion and submarine
groundwater discharge along the Indian coast: A case study,
at 6th Asia-Pacific Coastal Aquifer Management Meeting, Anna
University, Chennai, India. 11-14 December 2019
Anandharuban P. and Elango. L (2019) Impact of rainfall
distribution in flood modelling of an ungauged river basin
using HEC-HMS - A case study. 8th International Groundwater
Conference on sustainable management of Soil-Water at IIT
Roorkee, 21-24, October, 2019
Keerthan L, Ramyapriya
R and Elango L (2019) Assessment of water quality of river
and groundwater of the deltaic region of Cauvery river, 8th
International groundwater conference on sustainable
management of soil water resources, October 21-24 at IIT
Roorkee
Bhavya Ravinder, Elango Lakshmanan (2019)
Spatial and temporal variation of uranium and its
suitability for domestic use in Northern Karnataka, India,
IGWC 2019, Department of Hydrology,IIT Roorkee, 21-24
October 2019
Anandharuban P. and Elango. L (2019)
Trends in rainfall and peak flow estimates by modelling. 2nd
Triennial Congress of FIGA, AHI Pre-Symposia Workshop on
Synergic Management of Water Resources in Changing Climate,
NGRI, Hyderabad, 12 -13, October, 2019
Manivannan. V
and Elango L (2019) Isotopic and geochemical evidence of
groundwater origin and salinization in multi layered coastal
aquifer of India, at 46th International Association of
Hydrogeologists (IAH) Congress, Malaga, Spain. 22-27
September 2019
Manoj. S and Elango. L, (2019)
Chromium in groundwater around tanneries at Indo-German
Joint Scientific Workshop on Innovative Technologies for
Assessment and Mitigation of Groundwater Contamination
(TEC4WATER), Department of Geology, Anna University, 16-18
September, 2019.
RamyaPriya Ramesh and Elango
Lakshmanan, Spatial and temporal variation in dissolved flux
of a major tropical river in India, 27th IUGG Assembly,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 8-18, 2019
Razi
Sadath, P. V. and Elango, L. (2019) Variation in groundwater
level due to projected rainfall in Chennai region at
National Conference National Geo Research Scholars Meet
2019, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, July
06-08, 2019
Elango
L, (2018) Impact of climate change induced rainfall
variation in coastal aquifers of Chennai region, India,
AGUFM, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2009,
abstract id.h11t-1719.
Manivannan. V and Elango L (2018) Hydrogeochemical variation
between the aquifers in an multi layered coastal aquifer
system of Sankaraparani river basin, at II National
Groundwater Conference (INGWC 2018), Moolji Jaitha College,
Jalgaon, Maharashtra, 20-21 December 2018
Elango. L,
Manoj. S, Thirumurugan. M, Nilesh Singh and Bhavya Ravinder
(2018) Geogenic sources, release of uranium to groundwater
and radionuclide transport modeling of Gogi region,
Karnataka, India at 20th National Symposium on Environment
(NSE - 20) on Challenges in Energy Resources Management and
Climate Change , Indian Institute of Technology,
Gandhinagar. 13th - 15th December 2018
Merin Sackaria
and L. Elango (2018) Quality of groundwater in Chennai city,
Tamil nadu, India, International Conference on water, School
of Environmental Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University,
Kottayam, Kerala, 7th to 10th December 2018
Manivannan V and Elango L (2018) Understanding the
interaction between multi aquifer system in an urbanised
coastal region by geochemical indicators, 45th International
Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Congress, Daejeon,
South Korea, 09-14 September 2018
Elango L,
Ramyapriya R, Manoj S, Gowrisankar G and Anbarasu S (2018)
Uranium occurrence in groundwaters of India, 45th
International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Congress,
Daejeon, South Korea, 09-14 September 2018
RamyaPriya R, Elango L, Choudhury SB, Estimation of carbon
flux in delta regions of Cauvery river, International
Conference on Impact of climate change on water resources,
Periyar University, Salem, India, 12-13 July 2018
Manoj S, Thirumurugan. M and Elango. L (2018) Occurrence of
uranium and its relation with the hydrochemistry of
groundwater from an uranium mineralised Gogi region,
Karnataka, India at 35th & 36th AHI Annual convention and
National Seminar on Hydrology with a colloquium on Nature
based solutions to Water Challenges, Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam. 22nd - 24th March 2018
Razi Sadath, P.
V. and Elango, L. (2018) Effect of rainfall variation and
distribution on groundwater level fluctuations in Chennai
Region, 35th & 36th AHI Annual convention and National
Seminar on “Hydrology” with a colloquium on “Nature based
solutions to Water Challenges, Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam. 22 – 24th March 2018
Manoj. S,
Thirumurugan. M and Elango. L (2018) Application of PHREEQC
in surface water-groundwater interaction: A Case study in
South India" at 35th & 36th AHI Annual convention and
National Seminar on “Hydrology” with a colloquium on “Nature
based solutions to Water Challenges, Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam. 22nd - 24th March 2018
Thirumurugan. M, Manoj. S and Elango. L (2018)
Hydro-geochemical characteristics and groundwater quality in
a weathered rock aquifer in northern Karnataka, India, at
National Workshop on Groundwater Challenges in India, Pt.
Ravisankar Shukla University, Raipur, 13 January 2018
Anandharuban. P and Elango. L (2018) Hydrological
modelling of a semi urbanized catchment with limited data
availability using SWAT model, International SWAT conference
2018, IITM Chennai, 10-12, January, 2018
Gowrisankar G, Elango L, (2017) Mitigation of
non-point source of fluoride on groundwater by dug well
recharge, AGUFM, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting
2009, abstract id. h53h-1583.
Ramyapriya R, Elango L, (2017) Challenges on groundwater
issues in the context of climate change in Tamil Nadu,
International conference, Anna University.
Manoj. S
Thirumurugan. M, and Elango. L (2017) "Effect of rainfall
variation and distribution on groundwater level fluctuations
in part of Bhima and Krishna basins" at International
conference on climate change and sustainable development
with a special reference to India context, AFC Madurai,
14-15 December 2017
Manivannan. V, Vetrimurugan. E
and Elango. L (2017) Groundwater and surface water quality
assessment using Water Quality Index in parts of Cauvery
Delta region, Tamil Nadu. International Groundwater
Conference (IGWC), New Delhi, 11-13 December 2017
Thirumurugan. M, Raghu. S and Elango. L (2017) Application
of Geophysical Electrical Resistivity Tomography to Identify
Seawater Intrusion during Tidal Fluctuation at NGEOSM, WIHG,
Dehradun, during 17-20 May 2017
Manivannan. V,
Vetrimurugan. E and Elango. L (2017) Groundwater and surface
water quality assessment and its hydrogeochemistry in parts
of Cauvery Delta region, Tamil Nadu. National Geo Research
Scholars Meet (NGRSM), Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology,
Dehradun, 17-20 May 2017
Manoj,
S., Parimalarenganayaki, S., Elango, L. (2017) Estimation of
distribution coefficient of uranium in soil by batch tests,
Materials Science and Engineering, 263(3),032016.
RamyaPriya, R. Elango, L. (2017) "Surface water and
groundwater quality along a large river in southern India"
at International Conference on the Status and Future of the
World's Large Rivers, New Delhi April 18-21, 2017
RamyaPriya, R. Elango, L. (2017) " Identification of surface
water and groundwater interactions in Cauvery delta region
using major ion chemistry" at a National Seminar on
Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development of
Mineral and Fossil Energy Resources (COSDMFER-2017), Andhra
University, Vishakapatnam, 24th & 25th March 2017
Sree Vidhya K S and Elango L (2017) "Improving Groundwater
Recharge by Ventilation of Unsaturated zone" at a National
Seminar on Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable
Development of Mineral and Fossil Energy Resources
(COSDMFER-2017), Andhra University, Vishakapattnam, 24th &
25th March 2017
Ramyapriya R, Manivannan V and Elango L (2017) "Water
quality assessment of river water and groundwater in the
coastal part of Cauvery River, India" at International
Conference on Geology: Emerging Methods & Applications (GEM
2017), Christ College, Irinjalakuda. 6-8 Feb 2017
Raicy
M.C, Parimala S, Jagadeshan G, Sree vidhya K.S, Elango L
(2017). Assessment of impact of managed aquifer recharge
structures, International conference - geology: emerging
methods and applications (gem-2017) at Christ College,
Irinjalakuda, from 6th Feb to 8th Feb 2017
RamyaPriya, R. Elango, L. Choudhury, S.B. (2016) "
Estimation of dissolved inorganic carbon in coastal part of
Cauvery river delta region, India" at National Conference on
‘Water resources management in coastal regions’ organized by
NIH, Kakinada from 8-9th Dec 2016
Raicy,
M. C., and Elango L (2016) "MAR as potential method of water
resource management: A case study at Andarmadam, Thiruvallur
district, Tamil Nadu" National Conference on 'Water
resources management in coastal regions’ organized by NIH,
Kakinada from 8-9th Dec 2016
Elango
L (2016) "Seawater Intrusion" at Bhujal Manthan-2 on Aquifer
Mapping and Ground Water Management, Vigyan Bhawan, New
Delhi on 29th November 2016.
Rajaveni. S.P, Indu S. Nair, Elango L (2016) Assessment of
impact of climate change on water resources in a coastal
aquifer by finite element modelling, TECO Networking
Conference held at Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 16th
and 17th November 2016.
Thirumurgan, Manoj S and Elango L (2016) "Assessment of
Radiation exposure levels around a uranium deposit, Gogi
region Karnataka " at 1st Triennial Congress of FIGA and
53rd Annual Convention of IGU on “Geosciences for
Sustainability”, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad. 8-10 Nov 2016
Gowrisankar.G., and Elango, L. (2016) "Dugwell Recharge for
safe water supply in fluoride Rich Groundwater Regions" at
1st Triennial Congress of FIGA and 53rd Annual Convention of
IGU on “Geosciences for Sustainability”, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad.
8-10 Nov 2016.
Gowrisankar.G., and Elango, L. (2016) "Rock water
Interaction and suitability of groundwater for various uses
in a part of Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu, India" at 1st
Triennial Congress of FIGA and 53rd Annual Convention of IGU
on “Geosciences for Sustainability”, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad. 8-10
Nov 2016.
Manivannan V, Vetrimurugan E and Elango L (2016)
"Groundwater quality and its hydrogeochemistry in parts of
Cauvery Delta region, Tamil Nadu" at 1st Triennial Congress
of FIGA and 53rd Annual Convention of IGU on “Geosciences
for Sustainability”, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad. 8-10 Nov 2016.
Manoj
S, Thirumurugan M and Elango L (2016) "Exposure assessment
of uranium intake through groundwater from the uranium
mineralized Gogi region, Karnataka, India" at 1st Triennial
Congress of FIGA and 53rd Annual Convention of IGU on
“Geosciences for Sustainability”, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad. 8-10
Nov 2016.
Gowrisankar.G., and Elango, L. (2016) Groundwater Quality
and its suitability for various uses in a part of
Vathalmalai hill region, Tamil Nadu, India" at First
National Groundwater Conference (INGWC 2016), Jawaharlal
Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. 5-7 Oct 2016.
Manivannan V, Vetrimurugan E and Elango L (2016) “Assessment
of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes
in Cauvery Delta region, Tamil Nadu” at First National
Groundwater Conference (INGWC 2016), Jawaharlal Nehru
Technological University, Hyderabad. 5-7 Oct 2016.
Elango,
L and Jagadeshan, G (2016) Induced recharge for safe
water supply in fluoride rich groundwater regions,
Indo-German Dialogue on Sustainable Water Resource
Management, TERI University, New Delhi, 4th October 2017.
Youtube link of the talk
Gowrisankar.G., and Elango, L. (2016) Hydrogeochemical
Processes and Quality of Groundwater Around the Pambar River
Basin, Southern India" at International conference on
Environmental Sustainability for Food Security (ENFOSE
2016), Sree Ayyappa College for Women, Kanyakumari. 22-24
Sep 2016.
Magesh
N S, Chandrasekar N and Elango L (2016) Distribution of
Fluoride in the Groundwater of a Tropical River Basin" at
International conference on Environmental Sustainability for
Food Security (ENFOSE 2016), Sree Ayyappa College for Women,
Kanyakumari. 22-24 Sep 2016.
Raicy,
M. C., and Elango L (2016) "Estimation of recharge from a
managed aquifer recharge structure at andarmadam,
Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu" at International
conference on Environmental Sustainability for Food Security
(ENFOSE 2016), Sree Ayyappa College for Women, Kanyakumari.
22-24 Sep 2016.
Manivannan V and Elango L (2016) " Water rock interaction
studies to identify the release of fluoride from certain
rocks using laboratory experiments" at International
conference on Environmental Sustainability for Food Security
(ENFOSE 2016), Sree Ayyappa College for Women, Kanyakumari.
22-24 Sep 2016
Dhanamadhavan, S. and Elango, L (2016) “Assessment of Impact
of Urbanisation on Rainfall Recharge using GIS in Coastal
Aquifer of South Chennai”,International
Groundwater Conference (IGWC), SRM University, Chennai,
India, 11-13 February 2016.
Manoj,
S. Thirumurugan, M. and Elango, L (2016) “Assessment of Zinc
concentration in groundwater of Gogi region, Karnataka,
India”
Anbarasu, S. Elango, L (2016) “Assessment of groundwater
quality in a part of Chinnar Watershed, Perambalur District,
Tamilnadu”. National Seminar on Groundwater and Coastal
Aquifers, University of Madras, Chennai, 9-10 March
2016.
Parimalarenganayaki, S. and Elango, L (2016) “Check dam
recharge to improve groundwater quality in non-perennial
rivers”.
Thirumurugan, M. Manoj, S. Elango, L and Faby Sunny (2016)
“Application of Groundwater flow modelling in Shahpur taluk,
Karnataka, India”.
Manoj,
S. Thirumurugan, M. and Elango, L (2016) “Spatial
variation in Zinc and Lead in surface and groundwater of
Gogi region, Karnataka, India”.
Gowrisankar,G. Jagadeshan,G. and Elango, L. (2016) “Fluoride
in groundwater of Gnessic Complex of Kadhaur taluk,
Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu”,
Manivannan, V. and Elango, L. (2016) " Assessment of
fluoride release from rocks by laboratory experiments "
International Groundwater Conference (IGWC), SRM University,
Chennai, India, 11-13 February 2016.
Indhulekha, K. and Elango, L. (2015) “Hydrogeochemical
studies to understand the Carbon Cycle in the Cauvery River
Basin”. National seminar on Past and Present Geochemical
Process – Impact on Climate Change, School of Environmental
Science, JNU, New Delhi, 22-23 December 2015.
Rajaveni, S.P Indu .S.
Nair. Elango, L. (2015) “Assessment of implication of
climate change on seawater intrusion in coastal aquifer.
North Chennai”. National seminar on Past and Present
Geochemical Process – Impact on Climate Change, School of
Environmental Science, JNU, New Delhi, 22-23 December 2015.
Manoj,
S. Thirumurugan, M. and Elango, L (2015) “Investigation of
surface water and groundwater interaction in proposed
uranium mining site Gogi region Karnataka, India”, Workshop
on the Water Conservation and Pollution INC-IAH, Manav
Rachna International University, Surajkund road, Faridabad,
India, 19 December 2015.
Elango,
L (2015) "Groundwater occurrence in alluvium and hard rocks
in coastal areas and seawater intrusion", International
Seminar on Challenges to Groundwater Management vision 2050,
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 13-14 November 2015.
Elango,
L. and Thirumurugan, M (2015) “Groundwater Management in
Alluvial, Coastal and Hilly Areas” International Seminar on
Challenges to Groundwater Management vision 2050, Jadavpur
University, Kolkata, India, 13-14 November 2015.
Kanagaraj, G. and Elango, L (2015) “Impact of Chromium on
Groundwater Quality in Tannery Belt Around Ambur, Vellore
District, Tamil Nadu, India”, International Conference on
Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (SEEE2015),
Bangkok, Thailand, 25-26, October 2015.
Dhanamadhavan, S. Elango, L. (2015) ” Distribution of
dissolved inorganic carbon in groundwater along Cauvery
River, Tamil Nadu, India” at 42nd International Association
of Hydrogeologists Congress, AQUA 2015, Sapienza University
of Rome, Italy. 13-18 September 2015.
Jagadeshan, G. Elango L. (2015). “Geogenic sources for
fluoride rich groundwater and induced recharge through dug
well for mitigation”, at 26th International Union of Geodesy
and Geophysics (IUGG) General assembly, Prague, Czech
Republic. June 22 - July 2, 2015.
Rajaveni S. P , Indu S.N , Zabel A. K , Monninkhoff B ,
Elango L. (2015). "Finite element modelling to assess the
spatial and temporal variation in subsurface flow across the
coast north of Chennai, India". at 26th International Union
of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General assembly, Prague,
Czech Republic. June 22 - July 2, 2015.
Elango
L. (2015) “Geochemistry of Fluoride Rich Groundwaters”
Seminar at Freie University, Berlin, Germany. 1st July 2015.
Thirumurugan,M. Manoj,S. Elango,L*. (2015) “Radionuclide
transport modelling for a performance assessment of a
proposed uranium tailings pond in Yadgir District,
Karnataka, India”. National conference on Disaster
mitigation and management towards sustainable development
(DMSD-2015) Periyar University, Salem, 16-17 April 2015.
Gowrisankar,G. Jagadeshan,G. and Elango, L*. (2015)
“Assessment of fluoride rich groundwater in the gnessic
complex of Dharmapuri District, Tamilnadu, India”. National
conference on Disaster mitigation and management towards
sustainable development (DMSD-2015) Periyar University,
Salem, 16-17 April 2015
Gowrisankar,G. Jagadeshan,G. and Elango, L*. (2015)
“Assessment of Impact of Mathampathi Check Dam, on
Groundwater Quality in Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu”. A
National seminar on "Recent developments and Challenges in
Geochemistry", Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
India, 26- 27 March 2015.
Arunsabarish, B. Thirumurugan, M. Manoj, S. and Elango, L*.
(2014) “Assessment of groundwater quality in and around Gogi
region, Karnataka, India”. Workshop Cum Nineteenth National
Symposium On Environment (NSE-19), Mahatma Gandhi
University, Kottayam, Kerala, India, 11-13, December 2014.
Elango
L (2014) Managed aquifer recharge for mitigation of seawater
intrusion, Invited talk at the International symposium on
Integrated Water Resources Management, CWRDM, Kozhikode,
India, 19-21 February 2014.
Parimala Renganayaki, S., Julia Prock, Liang Yu, Thomas
Wintgens and Elango, L. (2014). Microbiological quality of
groundwater and surface water in a part of Arani River
basin, Tamil Nadu, India. International symposium on
Integrated Water Resources Management, CWRDM, Kozhikode,
India, 19-21 February 2014.
Indu S Nair, Rajaveni,
S.P., Schneider, M. and Elango, L. (2014) Delineation of
seawater intrusion by geochemical and Isotopic signatures in
coastal aquifers, north of Chennai, India. International
symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management, CWRDM,
Kozhikode, India, 19-21 February 2014.
Arunsabarish, B., Thirumurugan, M. and Elango, L. (2013)
Spatial variation of groundwater quality of Gogi region,
Yadgir, Karnataka. The 1st International Forum on Asian
Water Environment Technology (IFAWET), Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi, India, 18-20 December 2013.
Raicy,
M. C., and Elango, L. (2013) Assessment of lakes in
groundwater recharge and quality in an agricultural area,
North of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. National Groundwater
Conference on Tamil Nadu Water Week, Tamil Nadu Agricultural
University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 8-10 December
2013.
Elango,
L., and Rajmohan (2013) Assessment of fate of agrochemicals
in unsaturated zone during paddy cultivation by solute
transport modelling. National groundwater conference (NGWC)
and Tamil Nadu water week, Tamil Nadu agricultural
University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 8-10 December
2013.
Rajaveni, S. P., Indu S.
Nair. and Elango, L. (2013) Three dimensional finite element
modelling of groundwater flow for sustainable pumping from
north of Chennai coastal aquifer, Tamil Nadu, India. HYDRO
2013 International conference on Hydraulic, Water Resources,
Coastal and Environmental Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai,
India, 4-6 December 2013.
Rajaveni, S. P., Indu S. Nair. and Elango, L. (2013)
Application of Remote Sensing and GIS techniques for
estimation of seasonal groundwater abstraction at
Arani-Koratalaiyar river basin, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
International conference on Advances in Water Resources
Development and Management (AWRDM), Panjab University,
Chandigarh, India, 23- 27 October 2013.
Parimala Renganayaki, S. and Elango L. (2013) Assessing the
impact of a check dam across a non-perennial river in
southern India. Eighth International Symposium on Managed
Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR), Beijing, China, 15-19 October
2013.
Sprenger, C., Parimala
Renganayaki, S., Elango, L. and Schneider, M.(2013)
Hydrochemistry and stable isotopes during salinity ingress
and refreshment in surface- and groundwater from the
Arani–Koratallai (A-K) basin north of Chennai, India. Eighth
International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR),
Beijing, China, 15-19 October 2013.
Kalpana, L and Elango, L. (2013) Managed aquifer recharge to
mitigate fluoride contamination in groundwater in a part of
southern India. (Poster) Eighth International Symposium on
Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR), Beijing, China, 15-19
October 2013.
Bhola ,P. K., Zabel,A. K.,
Rajaveni, S. P., Nair, S., Monninkhoff, B and Elango,L.
(2013) Integrated surface water and groundwater modelling
for optimizing MAR structures in the Chennai region. Eighth
International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR),
Beijing, China, 15-19 October 2013.
Brindha, K. and Elango, L. (2013) Geochemical modelling to
assess the safe infiltration capacity from a proposed
uranium tailings pond. How can models help to solve water
quality problems? (Poster). IAHS-IAPSO-IASPEI joint
assembly ‘Knowledge for the Future’, Gothenburg, Sweden,
22-26 July 2013.
Rajaveni, S.P. and Elango, L. (2013), Temporal variation in
rainfall and landuse changes on seawater intrusion in
coastal aquifer, North of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Fourth
IGCP conference, Chennai, 20-24th May 2013.
Parimala renganayaki S, Elango L
(2013b) Augmentation of groundwater by managed aquifer
recharge around a non perennial river, In:IndiaWater Week -
Efficient water management: Challenges and opportunities.
New Delhi, 8-12 April 2013.
Indu S. Nair. and Elango,
L. (2013) Assessment of seawater intrusion in North Chennai
by base exchange indices. National conference on Aquatic
Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology,
Ernakulam, India, 21st to 23rd March 2013.
Elango,
L (2013) Water supply and groundwater use in Chennai.
Indo-German Workshop on Growth and Sustainability in a
highly dynamic city - Exploring the urban development in
Chennai, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, 25th February to 1st
March 2013
Elango,
L. (2013) Hydrogeological Controls on Groundwater Quality
and Identification of Geochemical Process by Modelling,
Indo-US workshop on Water Quality and Sustainability, IIT
Madras, Chennai, India, 7th to 11th January 2013
Parimala Renganayaki, S. and Elango,L. (2013) Check dams for
improving groundwater quality. Indo-US workshop on Water
Quality and Sustainability, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, 7th
to 11th January 2013 (Poster).
Brindha, K. and Elango, L. (2013) Characterisation of
groundwater quality around tanneries in Chennai, India.
Indo-US workshop on Water Quality and Sustainability, IIT
Madras, Chennai, India, 7th to 11th January 2013 (Poster).
Kalpana, L. and Elango, L.
(2012) Impact of hard rocks on groundwater fluoride level in
parts of Pambar river sub-basin, Tamil Nadu. Fifth
International Groundwater Conference, Aurangabad, 18 th to
21th December 2012.
Indu S. Nair. Parimala
Renganayaki, S. and Elango,L. (2012) Identification of
seawater intrusion by geochemical signatures in North
Chennai Coastal Aquifer and mitigation measures through
Managed Aquifer Recharge. Fifth International Groundwater
Conference, Aurangabad, 18th to 21st December 2012.
Jagadeshan, G. and Elango,
L. (2012) Occurrence of fluoride in groundwater in a part of
Vaniyar river basin, Tamil Nadu, India. Fifth International
Groundwater Conference, Aurangabad, India, 18th to 21st
December 2012.
Kalpana, L., Jagadesan, G., Brindha, K. and Elango, L.
(2012) Assessment of groundwater quality based on fluoride
in certain parts of south India. International Conference on
“Sustainable Water Resource Development and Management”,
Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India, 20th and 21st December,
2012 (Poster).
Elango, L. (2012)
Hydrogeological research and Water Issues. Groundwater
Management in Urban Areas - 7 Years successful Indo-German
scientific Cooperation: Case Study Chennai, Indo-German
Urban Mela 2012, Chennai, India, 28th August 2012.
Brindha, K. and Elango, L. (2012) Application of statistics
in biological data analysis: Nitrogen fixing bacteria and
its relation to groundwater quality. National conference on
Statistics in Life Sciences, Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal
Bhatt Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai, India, 25th
January 2011.
Parimala Renganayaki, S. and Elango, L. (2011) Assessing the
impact of check dam on groundwater for sustainable
agriculture. Fourth International Groundwater Conference,
Madurai, India 27th to 30th September 2011.
Brindha, K. and Elango, L. (2011) Spatial assessment of
groundwater quality based on minor ions. American
Geophysical Union 2011 Fall Meeting, San Francisco,
California, USA, 5th to 9th December 2011.
Elango, L. and Brindha, K.
(2011) Interaction between river water and groundwater:
geochemical and anthropogenic influence. American
Geophysical Union 2011 Fall Meeting, San Francisco,
California, USA, 5th to 9th December 2011.
Brindha, K., Rajesh, R.
and Elango, L. (2011) Fluoride rich rocks and its impact on
groundwater quality. 4th International conference on medical
geology. Geological and medical sciences for a safer
environment, Bari, Italy, September 22nd to 25th 2011.
Murugan, R., Rajesh, R., Brindha, K., Elango, L. and Nair,
R. N. (2011) Area and volume calculation of proposed uranium
tailings pond, Seripally, Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh,
India. 4th International conference on medical geology.
Geological and medical sciences for a safer environment,
Bari, Italy, September 22nd to 25th 2011
Sathish, S. and Elango, L. (2011) Groundwater quality
assessment and human health in the south Chennai coastal
aquifer, south India. . 4th International conference on
medical geology. Geological and medical sciences for a safer
environment, Bari, Italy, September 22nd to 25th 2011.
Brindha, K., Elango, L. and Nair, R. N. (2011). Assessment
of background uranium concentration in groundwater around a
proposed mining area (Presented at the International
Conference 2011: Uranium Mining and Hydrogeology VI.
Freiberg, Germany, 18th to 22nd September 2011). In: The New
Uranium Mining Boom, Eds. Merkel, B. and Schipek, M. pp.
73-80.
Murugan,R., Rajesh, R., and Elango, L. (2011). Electrical
resistivity survey to assess the geological conditions in a
proposed uranium tailings pond, Geophysical Research
Abstracts, Vol. 13, Austria.
Elango,
L. and Sarma, V.S. (2011) Lithological interpretation and
groundwater quality assessment from electrical resistivity
tomography. National conference on Geosciences and water
resources for sustainable development, Andhra University,
Visakhapatam, 11-12 February 2011.
Brindha, K., Neena Vaman,
K.V., Srinivasan, K., Sathis Babu, M., Rajesh, R. and
Elango, L. (2011) Evaluation of groundwater quality in a
part of Chennai City, India. International conference on
sustainable water resource management and treatment
technologies, National Environmental Engineering Research
Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, India, 19th to 21st January 2011,
91-97.
Brindha, K., Rajesh,R., Murugan,R., Elango, L. and Nair,
R.N. (2010) Spatial and seasonal variation in groundwater
level and uranium concentration in Peddagattu and Seripalli
area of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Advances
in Environmental Monitoring and Modelling, Proceedings of
the Seventh National Symposium on Environment, IIT Kanpur,
India, 13th to15th May 2010, 256-260.
Suganthi, S., Elango, L., Subramanian, S.K. and Sreenivasa
Reddy, G. (2010) Monitoring the land subsidence caused by
over extraction of groundwater using InSAR technique.
National Conference on ‘Geomatics in Disaster Management’,
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, 9th to
10th April 2010.
Brindha, K. and Elango, L.
(2010) Groundwater pollution due to industrial effluents in
Chromepet, Chennai. Water resources day celebrations with
focus on industrial pollution in groundwater, Ministry of
water resources and Central Ground Water Board, Chennai,
25th March 2010.
Subramani, T. and Elango, L. (2010) Site Selection for
Location of Weir to minimize Salinization of Surface water
and Groundwater in Coastal Part of Thamirabarani Basin.
National seminar on Applied Chemistry in Marine Sciences:
Current and Future Trends, held at Department of Ocean
Studies and Marine Biology, Pondicherry University,
Brookshabad Campus, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
p.39.
Kalpana, L., Murugan, R.,
Elango, L., Manikandan, S.T., Faby, S. and Nair, R.N. (2010)
Finite Element groundwater flow modelling of southern part
of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India. National
seminar on Groundwater development and management in hard
rock regions, Pune University, Pune.
Brindha, K., Rajesh,R.,
Murugan,R. and Elango, L. (2010) Sources of fluoride in
groundwater in parts of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh,
India. International conference on hydrology and watershed
management, Jawarharlal Nehru Technological Institute,
Hyderabad.
Brindha, K., Rajesh,R.,
Murugan,R. and Elango, L. (2010) Fluoride and Bromide
concentration in parts of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh,
India. 3rd International Perspective on Current & Future
State of Water Resources & the Environment, IIT Madras,
Chennai.
Brindha
K, Rajesh R, Murugan R, Elango L, (2009) Nitrate pollution
in shallow groundwater of a hard rock region in south
central India, AGUFM, American Geophysical Union, Fall
Meeting 2009, abstract id. H34C-02
Elango
L, Brindha K, Rajesh VG, (2009) Impact of leather processing
industries on chromium concentration in groundwater south of
Chennai city, India, AGUFM, American Geophysical Union, Fall
Meeting 2009, abstract id. h34c-02b
Rajkumar, N., Subramani,
T. and Elango, L. (2009) Groundwater Contamination due to
Municipal Solid waste Disposal - A GIS based study in Erode
City, International Conference on Disaster Management and
Mitigation held at PSNA College of Engineering & Technology,
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, pp: 237-254.
Anandakumar, S.,
Subramani, T., and Elango, L. (2009) Water Logging Problems
in Lower Bhavani River basin, Tamilnadu, India,
International Conference on Disaster Management and
Mitigation held at PSNA College of Engineering & Technology,
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, pp: 773-792.
Niroopsankar, G., Sathish,
S. and Elango, L. (2009) Delineating Seawater intrusion
using Vertical Electrical Sounding in the coastal aquifers,
National seminar on Emerging Trends in Environment and
Development, University of Kerala, Kerala.
Sathish, S. and Elango, L.
(2009) Influence of seawater on hydrogeochemistry of south
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, RETWAR 2009, Annamalai University,
Chidambaram.
Elango, L. and
Senthilkumar, M. (2009) Subsurface characterisation and
discretisation of geological formations for groundwater
modelling. 8th IAHS Scientific Assembly, Hyderabad.
Anandakumar, S.,
Subramani, T., Senthilkumar, M. and Elango, L. (2009)
Simulation of regional groundwater head in a hard rock
aquifer, Southern India. 8th IAHS Scientific Assembly,
Hyderabad.
Elango, L., Senthilkumar,
M. and Gnanavel D. (2009) Groundwater modelling to study the
impact of recharge structures in Anna University main
campus, Chennai, Southern India. 8th IAHS Scientific
Assembly, Hyderabad.
Vennila, G., subramani,
T., Kannan, R. and Elango, L. (2009) Identification of
subsurface hydrogeochemical processes in a hard rock aquifer
by inverse mass balance modeling. 8th IAHS Scientific
Assembly, Hyderabad.
Rajmohan, R. and Elango,
L. (2009) Role of seasonal groundwater level fluctuation and
lithology on major ion chemistry in Palar and Cheyyar river
basins, Southern India. 8th IAHS Scientific Assembly,
Hyderabad.
Höckenreiner, M.,
Neugebauer, H. and Elango, L. (2009) Remediation of
groundwater polluted by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by
physical and microbiological methods. 8th IAHS Scientific
Assembly, Hyderabad.
Sathish, S. and Elango, L.
(2009) Evaluation of extent of seawater intrusion using High
Resolution Electrical Resistivity Tomography. 8th IAHS
Scientific Assembly, Hyderabad.
Brindha, K., Murugan, R.,
Rajesh, R., Elango, L., Vishwa Prasad, K., Shrivastava, G.K.
and Manikandan, S.T. (2009) Status of uranium occurrence in
groundwater of Devarkonda and Peddagattu region of Nalgonda
district, Andhra Pradesh, India. 8th IAHS Scientific
Assembly, Hyderabad.
Murugan, R., Rajesh, R.,
Brindha, K. and Elango, L. (2009) Geological and
Hydrogeological Investigation of Seripalli area, Andhra
Pradesh. 6th Annual Meeting AOGS 2009, Convention centre,
Suntech city, Singapore.
Elango, L (2009)
Unsaturated flow and Groundwater quality in irrigated
regions, Proceedings of regional workshop on water quality
and water use efficiency issues in Tamil Nadu, 76-86.
Rajesh, R., Murugan, R.,
Brindha, K. and Elango, L. (2009) Hydrogeochemical processes
of groundwater in Peddagattu-Lambapur, Nalgonda district,
Andhra Pradesh. National Seminar on “Recent Advances in
Water Research” (RETWAR- 2009), pg. 32.
Brindha, K., Rajesh,R.,
Murugan,R. and Elango, L. (2009) Nitrate in groundwater in
parts of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Young
Researchers’ Conference ’09, pg. 25.
Murugan, R., Rajesh, R.,
Brindha, K. and Elango, L. (2009) Groundwater quality in
Seripalli area, Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Hydrology for Water
Resources Development and Management”, Vadodara.
Rajesh, R., Brindha, K.,
Murugan, R. and Elango, L. (2009) Major Ion Chemistry of
Groundwater in Uranium Mineralized Region of Nalgonda
district, Andhra Pradesh. National Seminar on “Recent
Advances in Hydrology for Water Resources Development and
Management”, Vadodara.
Sathish, S. and Elango, L.
(2009) Major ion chemistry to study the seawater influence
in coastal aquifer, south of Chennai, Tamilnadu. National
Seminar on “Recent Advances in Hydrology for Water Resources
Development and Management”, Vadodara.
Rajesh, V.G., Brindha, K.
and Elango, L. (2009) Assessment of Chromium, Copper and
Zinc concentration in groundwater around tanneries in
Chromepet, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. National
Seminar on “Recent Advances in Hydrology for Water Resources
Development and Management”, Vadodara.
Elango, L (2009)
Subsurface barrier to augment groundwater reserve,
International conference on Integrated Water Management,
Sherbrooke, Canada.
Elango,
L (2009) Unsaturated flow and Groundwater quality in
irrigated regions, Proceedings of regional workshop on water
quality and water use efficiency issues in Tamil Nadu,
Chennai, 76-86.
Rajesh,
R., Murugan, R., Brindha, K. and Elango, L. (2009)
Hydrogeochemical processes of groundwater in
Peddagattu-Lambapur, Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh.
National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Water Research”
(RETWAR- 2009), Chidambaram.
Brindha, K., Rajesh,R., Murugan,R. and Elango, L. (2009)
Nitrate in groundwater in parts of Nalgonda district, Andhra
Pradesh, India. Young Researchers’ Conference ’09, Mumbai.
Murugan, R.,
Rajesh, R., Brindha, K. and Elango, L. (2009)
Groundwater quality in
Seripalli area, Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
National Seminar on “Recent
Advances in Hydrology for Water Resources Development and
Management”, Vadodara.
Rajesh, R.,
Brindha, K., Murugan, R. and Elango, L. (2009)
Major Ion Chemistry of Groundwater in Uranium Mineralized
Region of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh.
National Seminar on “Recent Advances
in Hydrology for Water Resources Development and
Management”, Vadodara.
Rajesh,
V.G., Brindha, K. and Elango, L. (2009) Assessment of
Chromium, Copper and Zinc concentration in groundwater
around tanneries in Chromepet, Kancheepuram district, Tamil
Nadu. National Seminar on “Recent Advances in Hydrology for
Water Resources Development and Management”, Vadodara.
Ramesh,
K. and Elango, L. (2007) Geochemical studies of soil and
water of an intensively irrigated region. Third
international conference (IGC-2007) Water, environment and
agriculture- present problems and future challenges,
Coimbatore.
Elango,
L. and Sivakumar, C. (2007) Mathematical modeling for
sustainable groundwater management. National Seminar on
Hydrocare, Chidambaram.
Vennila, G., Elango, L., Kumaran, S., Maheshkumar, P. And
Velumani, D. (2006) Assessment of groundwater quality in a
watershed in Cauvery Basin. International conference in
Environmental Geosciences, Chennai.
Ramesh,
K. and Elango, L. (2006) Groundwater quality in Tondair
river basin. International conference in Environmental
Geosciences, Chennai.
Sivakumar, C. and Elango, L. (2006) Groundwater pollution
due to tsunami in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. International
conference in Environmental Geosciences, Chennai.
Kannan,
R. and Elango, L. (2006) Risk analysis framework for
groundwater pollution with special reference to geology: A
case study. International conference in Environmental
Geosciences, Chennai.
Elango,
L (2006) Impact of tsunami on groundwater resources in Tamil
Nadu, India. In: Sumatra Tsunami Disaster and
Reconstruction, Kobe University, Japan, 7-8 March, pp
145-148.
Rajmohan, N. and Elango, L. (2006) Assessment of geochemical
processes regulating groundwater chemistry in a river basin
in Southern India. Second international conference on
Groundwater for sustainable development, problems,
perspectives and challenges (IGC-2006), New Delhi.
Sivakumar, C. and Elango, L. (2005) Simulation of
groundwater flow in an semi arid urban aquifer of Chennai,
Tamil Nadu. XXIV Annual convention of AHI and National
Seminar on Hydrology, Dharwad.
Subramani, T and Elango L. (2005)
Sea water intrusion in coastal Tamirabarani river basin,
Tamil Nadu. National Seminar on Geoscience and Environment,
Salem.
Subramani, T and Elango L. (2005)
Groundwater resource development using remote sensing and
GIS in a part of Tamirabarani – Pachayar river system, South
India. National Seminar on Geoscience and Environment,
Salem.
Elango, L. (2005) Subsurface discretisation and numerical
modeling of groundwater flow and transport of solutes in
aquifers. Proceedings of the Fourth DST-SERC school on
Mathematical modeling of groundwater quality and pollution,
Bangalore, pp. 533-541.
Elango, L. and Radhakrishnan, N. (2004) Landuse variation
and its impact on groundwater quality in a minor river basin
in Tamil Nadu. National Seminar on forest, water and people,
Belgaum.
Senthil Kumar, M and Elango, L (2002) Rainfall and
groundwater level relationship in a part of the Lower Palar
River Basin, Tamil Nadu, India. In: Proceedings of the
International Groundwater Conference on Sustainable
Development and Management of Groundwater Resources in
Semi-arid Regions with Special Reference to Hard Rocks,
Oxford-IBH, New Delhi, pp 417-422.
Rajmohan, N, Elango, L. and Vasudevan, K.V (2002)
Groundwater quality in Royapuram area, Chennai, South India.
International Groundwater Conference on Sustainable
Development and Management of Groundwater Resources in
Semi-arid Regions with Special Reference to Hard Rocks,
20-22 February, Dindigul.
Elango, L. and Senthil Kumar, M. (2002) Groundwater
Modelling- An effective tool for environmental management.
Proceedings of the National Seminar on Current Environmental
Problems and Management, Irinjalakuda, Kerala, pp. 248-252.
Senthil Kumar, M and Elango, L (2001) Numerical Simulation
of groundwater Flow Regime in a Part of The Lower Palar
River Basin, Southern India, In: Elango, L, Jayakumar,
R (Eds.) Modelling in Hydrogeology, UNESCO-IHP Publication,
pp.115-126.
Rajmohan, N and Elango, L (2001) Modelling the Movement of
Chloride and Nitrogen in the Unsaturated Zone, In: Elango,
L, Jayakumar, R (Eds.) Modelling in Hydrogeology, UNESCO-IHP
Publication, .209-225.
Stagnitti, F and Elango, L (2001) Physical Mechanisms
Affecting Distribution of Nutrients In Soils, In: Elango, L,
Jayakumar, R (Eds.) Modelling in Hydrogeology, UNESCO-IHP
Publication, 191-207.
Senthilkumar, M and Elango, L. (2001) Evaluation of
hydraulic conductivity from resistivity data. International
Seminar on Integrated approaches for strengthening and
protecting drinking water resources, Pune.
Senthil Kumar, M., Elango, L. and Gnanasundar, D. (2001)
Estimation of hydraulic conductivity from resistivity data.
Seminar on An integrated approach for strengthening and
protecting drinking water sources, Pune, pp.248-255.
Elango L, Arrikkat S,
(1998), Groundwater recharge studies in Ongur subbasin,
south India, using geographical information system,
Hydroinformatics' 98, Denmark, 505-510
Elango,
L., Rajmohan, N. and Gnanasundar, D. (1998) Groundwater
quality monitoring in intensively cultivated regions of
Tamil Nadu, India. International Groundwater Conference of
International Asso. of Hydrogeologists, Melbourne,
Australia.
Gnanasundar.D and Elango.L (1998) An integrated approach to
determine the quality and the salinity source contaminating
the coastal Sandy aquifer. In: Proceedings of the Stockholm
Water Conference, pp. 105-108.
Gnanasundar, D. and Elango, L. (1997) Assessing groundwater
quality using electrical resistivity techniques in a coastal
aquifer. Workshop on Water Pollution-Assessment and
management, Hyderabad, pp. 54-62.
Gnanasundar, D. and Elango, L. (1997) Groundwater level
fluctuation and its influence on electrical conductivity in
a coastal aquifer. National Symposium on ‘Sustainable
groundwater development and management’ and The Annual
Convention of the Geological Society of India, Chennai.
Rajmohan, N., Elango, L. and
Ramachandran, S. (1997) Irrigational suitability of borewell
waters of Nagai Quid E-Milleth district, Tamil Nadu.
National Seminar on Geology and Envirinment and Colloquium
on causes and remedies of pollution in Chotanagpur,
Hazaribag.
Elango L, Ramachandran S,
Sreenivasan M, (1996), Time series analysis of groundwater
quality parameters, Hydroinformatics' 96, Switzerland
613-620.
Nagendra, R., Elango, L., Sanjeevi., S
and Mohana Doss, C (1996) Geoengineering and remote sensing
studies for mitigation of landslides - A case study at The
Nilgries, India, International Symposium on Landslides,
Norway.
Elango, L. and Gnanasundar, D. (1996) Groundwater quality in
the Quarternary deposits of South Madras, India. First
Regional GEOSAS Workshop, Chennai, pp. 21-25.
Nagendra, R and Elango, L. (1995) Granulometric and SEM
studies of sands and its application on environmental
discrimination. International Symposium on River
Sedimentation, New Delhi
Elango, L (1995) Groundwater quality in Madras city,
Workshop on Landfill Technology, Madras Metropolitan
Development Authority, Chennai.
Elango. L (1995) Geophysical methods for exploration of
granites., National Symposium on Commercial Granite,
Chennai.
Elango,
L. and Ramachandran, S. (1994) Estimation of groundwater
flow and recharge from hydrochemical studies. In: Applied
Geochemistry, Madras. 257-264.
Elango, L. (1993) Geophysical methods for exploration for
small scale mines, Institution of Engineers' National
Seminar on Small Scale Mines, Kodaikanal.
Elango, L. and Sanjeevi, S. (1992). Use of IRS 1A data to
study the relation between the landuse and groundwater
quality. National Seminar on Recent Trends in Exploration of
Earth Resources, Chennai.
Elango, L. and Sanjeevi, S. (1992) Groundwater- Landuse
relationship studies using IRS-1A Data. National
Seminar on Recent trends in prospecting of earth resources,
Chennai.
Elango, L. and Ramachandran, S. (1991) Salt balance model
for an alluvial aquifer. In: Modeling groundwater flow and
pollution. Nanjing University Press Publ, Vol 1/479-486.
Elango, L and Ramachandran, S (1990) Groundwater chemistry
of South Madras coastal aquifer, National Symposium on
Protection of Environment of City Water Fronts, New Delhi.
Elango, L., Manickam, S., Somasundaram, M.V. and J.H.Tellam.
(1989) Groundwater quality of an alluvial aquifer. In:
Appropriate methodologies for development and management of
groundwater resources in developing countries. Oxford-IBH
Pub., New Delhi, 715-732.
Elango, L. and Manickam, S. (1988) Hydrogeochemistry in
groundwater management. In: Analytical applications in earth
sciences, Bhabha Atomic Research Center's Publ. Bombay,
Shillong, 173-176.
Elango, L., Manickam, S. and Sakthivadivel, R.(1988) Saline
groundwaters in heavily exploited coastal aquifer - A case
study near Madras. In: Groundwater development in coastal
tracts, Trivandrum, 4.45-4.57.
Ramasamy, R. and Elango, L. (1988) Maximisation of the
production of 25-20mm sized granite cubicle stone aggregates
for the building industry. Seminar on Industrial Minerals in
National Economy, Chennai.
Elango, L. and Manickam, S. (1987) Weighted pair averaging
cluster analysis in hydrogeochemistry. In: Proc. Sixth
Indian Geological Congress, Roorkee, pp. 221-226.
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Interview on Earth Day to All India Radio, 22 and 25 April
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காவிரியைக் காக்க என்ன வழி – Dinamalar, 31 December 2017
Cauvery river water carries highest
level of chemicals in India: Anna Uni study – The News
Minute, 23 December 2017
Cauvery turning most polluted: Varsity
study – Deccan Chronicle, 23 December 2017
Floods can pollute groundwater – India
Water Portal, 03 November 2017
When a Polluted River Floods, the
Groundwater Becomes Polluted Too – The Wire, 03 November
2017
Floods in polluted rivers can pollute
groundwater too – Down To Earth, 03 November 2017
Floods in polluted rivers can pollute
groundwater too: Study – APN, 02 November 2017
Floods in Polluted Rivers Can Pollute
Groundwater, Study – The India Saga, 02 November 2017
2015 floods recharged
Chennai's groundwater, but polluted it - The Times of
India, 12 October 2017
All’s not well with Triplicane streets
- The Hindu, 06 October 2017
இந்தியாவை மிகப்பெரிய சுனாமி, நிலநடுக்கம் தாக்குமா?
- Puthiyathalaimurai TV, 26 September 2017
Groundwater resources under study -
The Hindu, 19 September 2017
Water pricing, reuse key to managing
crisis in city, say experts - The Times of India (Chennai),
07 September 2017.
Rainfall
patterns could become unpredictable in Chennai - The New
Indian Express, 07 September
2017
Digging deep into
salty waters - Adyar Talk, 05 August 2017
In parched city, borewells
proliferate, go deeper - The Hindu, 12 May 2017
Varsity project from Chennai's Anna
University reduces fluoride level in water - The New Indian
Express, 07 May 2017
Chromium contamination continues in
Chennai suburbs - The Hindu, 04 May 2017
7 incidents in 2 years: Is Metro's
tunnelling work causing Chennai roads to cave in? -
Scroll.in, 17 April 2017
Geoscientists blame Anna Salai cave-in
on negligence - The New Indian Express, 10 April 2017
Chennai loosing important aquifer to
constructions along East Coast Road - The New Indian
Express, 9 April 2017
Chennai: Extraction won’t affect
groundwater, say experts, Deccan Chronicle, 3 March 2017
What is beneath the hydrocarbon stir,
Times of India, 2 March 2017
ஹைட்ரோ கார்பன் திட்டத்தால் விவசாயம்
மற்றும் நிலத்தடி நீருக்கு பாதிப்பா? பேராசிரியர் இளங்கோ பேட்டி,
BBC News, 01 March 2017
Nothing to be alarmed about, The
Hindu, 01 March 2017
ஹைட்ரோ கார்பன் எடுக்கும் திட்டத்தால்
எந்த ஆபத்தும் இல்லை, Dhinamalar (Tamil
newspaper), 27 February 2017
In 1995, a chromium factory in Tamil
Nadu’s Vellore district shut shop leaving behind a legacy of
contaminated soil and water. Two decades later, agriculture
remains unviable and people continue to flock to hospitals
with health issues, The Hindu, 18 February 2017
Water table around check dams sees a
rise - The Hindu, 8 February 2017
Deluge over but check-dams in
Chennai yet to get their fill - The New Indian Express, 18
December 2016
Post-deluge, sewage, bacteria thrive
in city's groundwater - The New Indian Express, 30 September
2016
PhD scholar brings 'fresh' hope to
Andarmadam villagers subsisting on brackish water - The New
Indian Express, 10 September 2016
Groundwater along Adyar banks
contaminated after floods - The Hindu, 22 February 2016
Beyond the confines of academia,
bringing change - The Hindu, 23 February 2015
Phase II of oil clean up in Tondiarpet
commences - The Hindu, 14 May 2015.
தர்மபுரி “புளோரைடு” நீர் பிரிச்னை
புதிய தீரிவு - Dinamalar (Tamil newspaper), 24 May 2015.
Thirsty Chennai Sucks Out Groundwater
from Villages - The New Indian Express, 3 August 2015.
Groundwater along ECR is turning
saline: study - The Hindu, 13 September 2015.
Seawater intrusion plagues Minjur -
The Hindu, 22 June 2015.
Bromide scourge haunts fluoridehit
Nalgonda, Times of India, 17 April 2014
An Indian tale of 'twisted' existence:
Fluoride-contaminated water debilitates hundreds in Indian
district - Aljazeera, 22 December 2013.
Geological changes - Science
programme (live telecast) in Indian Television Doordarshan
on 21 March 2005
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