Dr. Hari Prasad Sarma

Contact Details

Educational Profile

• M. Sc. (in Chemistry, specialization in Organic Chemistry )
• M. Phil. (in Env. Science, specialization in Env. Pollution)
• Ph. D. (in Chemistry)

Professional Experience

• Teaching Experience
1. Lecturer, Mangaldai College, Mangaldai, Assam, from January 1979 to August 1981.
2. Lecturer, North Lakhimpur College, North Lakhimpur, Assam, from September 1981 to October 1999.
3. Reader, Dept. of Env. Sc., Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, November 1999 onwards.


• Research Experience
1. 1986-1987: Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam; Collection and Analysis of River water for M. Phil dissertation
2. 1993-1997: Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam; Collection and Analysis of Drinking water samples
3. 1999 onwards: Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam; Teaching and Research in Environmental science and in Environmental Pollution

Areas of Interest

Environmental Chemistry & pollution studies in water, air and soil environment.

Academic Organizational Positions Held

Head of the Department of Environmental Science.

Publications

• Sarma H.P. and K.G.Bhattacharyya ( 1999 ) : Nitrate and Fluoride content in drinking water of Darrang district, Assam . Journal of Assam Science Society, Vol. 40, No. 4, Dec. 1999, pp 126-134.
• Sarma H.P. and K.G.Bhattacharyya ( 2000 ) : Iron in drinking water of the Darrang district, Assam . Journal of Assam Science Society, Vol. 41, No. 3, Sept .. 2000, pp 226-133.
• Sarma H.P. and K.G.Bhattacharyya ( 2000) : Physico - Chemical characteristics of drinking water in the Darrang district, Assam. Proc. of the Ann. Conf. of Assam Sc. Soc. 2000
• Sarma H.P. and K.G.Bhattacharyya ( 2000 ) : A study on the trace metals in drinking water of Darrang district in Assam . Proc. of the National Conference on EMMI , BHU( India ) Dec.14-16, 2000, pp 259-263.
• Sarma H.P. and K.G.Bhattacharyya ( 2001) : Toxic metals in the drinking water of the Darrang district, Assam Proc. of the International Conference IPC, 2000, BHU ( India ) Feb. 2001. pp 22 1-231.
• Sarma H.P. and K.G.Bhattacharyya ( 2001) : Quality of drinking water of tubewells and municipal supply water with respect to Na, K, Ca, Mg and Fe in the Darrang district Indian Journal of Env . Prot., Vol 21, No. 11, Nov. 2001, pp 1006-1011.
• Sarma H.P. ( 2004 ) : Major environmental problems of Guwahati city . Prajna , A research journal of Gauhati University Teachers' Association. Vol. XIII, 2003 - 04, p.38 – 42.
• Bhuyan Bhabajit and H.P.Sarma ( 2004 ) : Public health impact of pesticide use in the tea gardens of Lakhimpur district, Assam . Ecology, Environment & Conservation 10(3), p 333 – 338.
• Bhuyan Bhabajit and H.P.Sarma ( 2005 ) : A study of soil pH in the tea gardens of Lakhimpur district, Assam . Ecology, Environment & Conservation, 12(1), p 21 – 23.
• Bhuyan Bhabajit and H.P.Sarma (2005 ) : A study of environmental hazard for iron rusting in the soils of tea gardens of Lakhimpur district, Assam Paper presented at the 50 th Annual Technical Session of Assam Science Society & National conference on current trends of research in Science and Technology , Gauhati University , 28 – 29 th February , 2005.
• Bhuyan Bhabajit , Diganta Kalita and H.P.Sarma ( 2005 ) : Chemical soil quality of paddy fields around the tea gardens of Lakhimpur district, Assam . Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Environment and Sustainable Development held at Rangia College, Assam, 10 & 11 September, 2005 p.82 -88.
• Sarma H.P. (2005 ) : Exploring possibilities to achieve sustainability in solid waste management in Guwahati city. Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National seminar on Environment and Sustainable Development held at Rangia college, Assam , 10 –11 Sept., 05, p. 228 – 234.
• Bhabajit Bhuyan and H.P.Sarma ( 2005 ) : Environmental hazard in tea garden belt of Lakhimpur district, Assam . This paper is presented by H.P.Sarma at the UGC sponsored national seminar on Environmental pollution : management and planning with special reference to N.E. India . Pub Kamrup college, Baihata Chariali on 30 – 31, December, 2005.
• Sabitri Saikia Kakoti and H.P.Sarma ( 2005 ) : Nitrate and Fluoride content in drinking water of the Lakhimpur district, Assam , The paper has been presented in the 2 nd International congress of Chemistry and Environment held at Indore , India : 24 th to 26 th December, 2005 and published in the proceedings of the congress. p.382 – 386.
• Bhuyan Bhabajit and H.P.Sarma ( 2006 ) : Evaluation of soil fertility status and chemical indicators of soil quality in the tea gardens of Lakhimpur district, Assam , . Ecology, Environment & Conservation. Vol. 12 ( 1 ), p. 75 – 79.
• Bhuyan Bhabajit and H.P.Sarma ( 2006 ) : Health risk pesticide exposure among women labourers in the tea gardens of Lakhimpur district, Assam . Pollution Research, 25 ( 1 ), p 35 – 40.
• Bhuyan Bhabajit and H.P.Sarma ( 2006 ) : Soil acidity and its effects on exchangeable Al, Ca, Mg, Mn and lime requirement of tea garden soils of Lakhimpur district, Assam . Pollution Research, 25 (3), p. 669 - 672 .
• Bhuyan Bhabajit , Sabitri Saikia Kakati and H.P.Sarma ( 2006 ) : Chemical quality of water and health effects of drinking water contaminants in and around the tea gardens of Lakhimpur district, Assam , Pollution Research, 25 (3), p. 571 – 575.
• Goswami U. and H.P.Sarma ( 2006 ) : Chemical characterization of the solid wastes in Guwahati City , Ecology, Env . and Con. 13 (2), p 295 -299.
• Goswami U. and H.P.Sarma ( 2005 ) : A study on the generation and disposal of solid wastes in Guwahati city. Ecology, Environment & Conservation, 12 ( 4 ), p.653 – 656.
• H.P.Sarma ( 2006 ) : Environmental Education : Programmes, Prospects and Case Studies . The paper has been presented by H.P.Sarma ( as a resource person ) in the UGC sponsored national seminar on Environmental conservation, depleting resources and sustainable development held at North Lakhimpur College, Lakhimpur , Assam, 28 – 29 January, 2006
• Bhabajit Bhuyan and H.P.Sarma ( 2006 ) : Environmental hazard for soil rusting in and around the tea gardens of Lakhimpur district, Assam . The paper has been presented in the UGC sponsored national seminar on Environmental conservation, depleting resources and sustainable development held at North Lakhimpur College, Lakhimpur , Assam, 28 – 29 January, 2006
• Bhabajit Bhuyan , Debajit Bhuyan and H.P.Sarma ( 2006 ) : Environmental management with special reference to tea garden belt of Lakhimpur district, Assam . The paper has been presented in the UGC sponsored national seminar on Environmental conservation, depleting resources and sustainable development held at North Lakhimpur College, Lakhimpur , Assam, 28 – 29 January, 2006
• Jasmine Bharali , H.P.Sarma and B. Barua ( 2006 ) : Ecological status of Kaziranga National Park : The paper has been presented by J.Bharali at the International conference on …. Organized by ISRO at Visakhapattanam University Feb. 10 – 12, 2006
• Nagendra Sharma and H.P.Sarma ( 2006 ) : Fluoride and nitrate content in ground water samples in different locations of Kamrup ( both metro and rural ) district, Asom , India Enviro Spectra, Vol 1 ( 1 ), 73 -81.
• Utpal Goswami and H.P.Sarma ( 2006 ) : Study on the seasonal variation of municipal solid waste generation in Guwahati city. Enviro Spectra, Vol 1 ( 1 ), 82 – 86.
• Bhabajit Bhuyan , Ranjit Paul and H.P.Sarma ( 2006 ) : A study of water indices in and around the tea gardens of Lakhimpur district, Assam Enviro Spectra, Vol 1 ( 1 ), 110 – 119.
• Bhabajit Bhuyan and H.P.Sarma ( 2006 ) : Soil quality in and around the tea gardens of Lakhimpur district, Assam . Pollution Research, 25 ( 4 ), p. 855 – 866.
• Goswami U. and H.P.Sarma ( 2006 ) : A study on the characterization and management of solid wastes in Guwahati city . Ecology, Env . and Conservation, Vol. 12 (4) p. 653 – 656.
• Sabitri Saikia and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) : Study of drinking water quality of the Lakhimpur district, Assam , India The paper has been presented at the International Workshop on Integrated Water Resource Management, 2007 held at Bangalore from 5 th to 7 th February, 2007 and published in the Proceedings of the workshop P. 117 – 122. The workshop was organized by Karnataka Environment Research Foundation under the sponsorship of McMaster University , Hamilton , Ontario , Canada .
• Sabitri Saikia and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) : Ground water quality for irrigation in a rural district of Assam, India The paper has been presented at the International Workshop on Integrated Water Resource Management, 2007 held at Bangalore from 5 th to 7 th February, 2007 and published in the Proceedings of the workshop P. 394 - 398. The workshop was organized by Karnataka Environment Research Foundation under the sponsorship of McMaster University , Hamilton , Ontario , Canada .
• H.P.Sarma and Bhabajit Bhuyan ( 2007 ) : Water quality in and around the tea gardens of Lakhimpur district, Assam, Enviro -Spectra, Vol. 2 No. 1 p. 15 – 25
• Nagendra Sharma and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) : Statistical approach to physico -chemical analysis of ground water in Kamrup district, Assam, Enviro -Spectra, Vol. 2 No. 1 p. 89 - 98
• Goswami U. and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) : Physico - chemical characterization of leachates from municipal solid waste dumping site in Guwahati city. Poll. Res., 26 ( 2 ) : p 39 - 42
• Sabitri Saikia Kakati and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) : A study of the quality of drinking water in the Lakhimpur district, Assam, India, Pll . Res. 26 ( 2 ) p. 23 – 27.
• Utpal Goswami and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) Physico -chemical characteristics of bio-degradable solid wastes in Guwahati city, India , Poll. Res. 26 ( 2 ) p 99 – 101.
• Nagendra Sharma and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) Langelier Saturation Index for the ground water of Kamrup district, Assam , India . Poll. Res. 26 ( 2 ) p 121 – 124.
• Sabitri Saikia Kakati and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) : Studies on water quality index of drinking water of Lakhimpur district. Ind. Journal of Env . Protection, 27(5), 425 – 428.
• Utpal Goswami and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) : A study on the Ph , Electrical Conductivity, and organic carbon content of the biodegradable solid wastes in Guwahati city . Ecology, Environment and Conservation 13(2), 419-424.
• Utpal Goswami and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) : A study on the physico -chemical characteristics of biodegradable solid wastes in Guwahati city. Ecology, Environment and Conservation 13(2), 251-254.
• Utpal Goswami and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) : Strategies for urban solid waste management : A review. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 13(2), 255-257.
• Bhabajit Bhuyan and H.P.Sarma (2007): Soil acidity and its effects on exchangeable Al, Ca, Mg, Mn , and lime requirement of tea garden soils of Lakhimpur district, Assam , Poll. Res., 26(2), 203-206.
• Utpal Goswami and H.P.Sarma (2007): Study of ground water contamination due to municipal solid waste dumping in Guwahati city, Assam , India , Poll. Res., 26(2), 211-214.
• Utpal Goswami and H.P.Sarma (2007 ): Physico -chemical characteristics of biodegradable solid wastes in Guwahati city, Assam, India, Poll Res., 26(2), 267-269.
• H.P.Sarma (2007): Assesing ground water quality in Kamrup district of Assam: A plan for its management: Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National seminar on ‘Environment, Development and Human Rights' held at Panigaon O.P.D.College , Lakhimpur on 24-25 August, 2007, 32-43.
• Jasmine Bharali , B.Baruah and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) : Physico -chemical characteristics of soil of the wetlands of Kaziranga National Park , Assam , Poll. Res. 26(4), 631-636.
• Mridul Buragohain , Bhabajit Bhuyan and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) : Drinking water quality with respect to Fluoride, nitrate, arsenic and iron content in Dhemaji district, Assam , Ecology, Env . and Conservation, 13(4), 795-798.
• Mridul Buragohain , Bhabajit Bhuyan and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) : Fluoride distribution in ground water samples in different localities of Dhemaji district, Assam , India , International Journal of Chemical Sciences, 1198 – 1202.
• Mridul Buragohain , Bhabajit Bhuyan and H.P.Sarma ( 2007 ) : Statistical analysis of drinking water quality with respect to fluoride and arsenic contamination in Dhemaji district, Assam , Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Frontier Topics in Chemistry held at Chaiduar College , Gohpur , Assam on 5-6 October, 2007. 9-16..
• Sabitri Saikia Kakati and H.P.Sarma (2007 ) : Evaluation of Physico -chemical characteristics of drinking water in Lakhimpur district of Assam, India , Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Frontier Topics in Chemistry held at Chaiduar College , Gohpur , Assam on 5-6 October, 2007. 27-33.
• Mridul Chetia , R.B.Srivastava and H.P.Sarma (2007 ): Ground water arsenic contamination , health hazard and its removal techniques, Proceedings of the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Frontier Topics in Chemistry held at Chaiduar College , Gohpur , Assam on 5-6 October, 2007. 34-43.
• H.P.Sarma (2008 ): Sustainability in solid waste management in Guwahati city, Assam, India, Proceedings of the 23 rd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management held in Widener University, Philadelphia, USA from March 30 to April 2, 2008.
• M.Chetia , S.K.Singh , . H.P.Sarma (2008 ) : A study on physico -chemical characteristics of ground water in three Blocks of Golaghat district. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 28(1), 1-8.
• Sabitri Saikia and H.P.Sarma (2008 ) : Bacteriological studies of drinking water in the Lakhimpur district, Assam . India , Pollution Research, 27(1), 157-160.
• H.P.Sarma ( 2008 ) : Assessing ground water quality in Kamrup district and its probable impact on human health , Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 28(4), 355 -362.
• Utpal Goswami and H.P.Sarma ( 2008 ) : A study on the heavy metal content in the bio-degradable solid wastes of Guwahati city. Pollution Research, Vol. 27 ( 2 ), 265 – 268.
• Utpal Goswami and H.P.Sarma ( 2008 ) : Study of the impact of municipal solod waste dumping on soil quality in Guwahati city. Pollution Research, Vol. 27 ( 2 ), 327 – 330.
• Utpal Goswami and H.P.Sarma ( 2008 ) : A study of the generation of municipal solid waste in Guwahati city. Pollution Research, Vol. 27 ( 2 ), 331 – 334.
• Utpal Goswami and H.P.Sarma ( 2008 ) : A case study on the status of hospital solid waste disposal in Guwahati city , Pollution Research, Vol. 27 (2), 335 – 338.

Seminar/ Conferences/ Workshop Attended :

• Attended the 23 rd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management held at Widener University , Philadelphia , USA , from 30 March to 2 April, 2008
• Attended the International Workshop on Integrated Water Resource Management, 2007, held at Bangalore from 5 th to 7 th February, 2007 and the workshop was organized by Karnataka Environment Research Foundation under the sponsorship of McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
• Attended the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Environment: Problems and Panacea” held at K.R.B. Girls' College as Chairperson of the 2 nd technical session on Waste management and Environment on 30 th January, 2007
• Attended the UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Environmental Pollution is a threat to the existence of lives: a challenge to the mankind of the world” held at Navajyoti College, Kalgachia , Barpeta, Assam as a Resource person as well as Chairman of the 2 nd technical session Pollution and Environment on 15 th February, 2007
• Attended the UGC sponsored workshop on “Water and Human health” held at Pub Kamrup College , Baihata Chariali , Assam as a Resource person on 14 th February, 2007
• Attended the 7 th Assam Science Congress, 2007 held at North Lakhimpur , Assam as a Resource person on 19 th February, 2007 and delivered a lecture on “Waste generation and their management” in the State Level Science Awareness Fair, 2007.
• Attended the International seminar on Application of Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometer ( GC – MS ) in Environmental Science held at Kolkata on Sept. 13, 2007 organised by VARIAN, India and Netherlands
• Attended the National conference on current trends of research in Science and Technology held at Gauhati University on January 28 – 29, 2005 organised by Assam Science Society and G.U.
• Attended the National workshop on Green Chemistry held at IIT – Guwahati on Feb. 25 – 26, 2005 sponsored by DST, Govt of India
• Attended the one day workshop on Digital Brahmaputra held at IIT-Guwahati on Sep. 19, 2007 sponsored by DST, Govt of India
• Attended the two day workshop on NE Bio-Geo data base and ecological modeling held at Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University , Palampur on 19 – 20 June, 2008 sponsored by NRDMS Div of DST, Govt. of India
• Attended the 8 th Assam Science Congress Seminar held at Diphu Govt College , Diphu on 23 rd August, 2008 and delivered a popular lecture on ‘Environmental Education for better life'
• Attended as Resource person the seminar on Environmental education for conservation and development organized by the Dept. of Education, Sonapur College , Sonapur on 20 th September, 2008.
• Attended the UGC sponsored Principals' workshop on Climate Change held at Academic Staff College, G.U. as Resource Person and delivered a lecture on “Global warming and its impact on environment” on 25 th September, 2008.
• Attended the Seminar on ‘Water resources in the North East ; Harnessing the Potential' ORGANISED BY confederation of Indian Industries ( CII ) held at Guwahati on 26 th September, 2008.

Refresher course attended and coordinated

• UGC sponsored Refresher course in Environmental Education –I (Multidisciplinary) from 19 Jan to 8 Feb, 2004 at Academic Staff College , G.U.
• UGC sponsored Refresher course in Environmental Education –II (Multidisciplinary) from 7 to 27 th March, 2005 at Academic Staff College , G.U.
• UGC sponsored Refresher course in Environmental Education –III (Multidisciplinary) from 30 Nov to 20 Dec, 2005 at Academic Staff College , G.U.
• UGC sponsored Refresher course in Environmental Education –V (Multidisciplinary) from 6 to 26 Nov, 2006 at Academic Staff College , G.U.
• UGC sponsored Refresher course in Environmental Studies –VII (Multidisciplinary) from 2 to 22 June, 2008 at Academic Staff College , G.U.

Ph. D. awarded

• Bhabajit Bhuyan (2006)
• Utpal Goswami (2007)
• Sabitri Saikia Kakati (2008)

Books published : 2

• Rasayan Vijnanar Aunka Parichay , Part I ( For Higher Secondary Students )
• Rasayan Vijnanar Aunka Parichay , Part II ( For Higher Secondary Students )

Ongoing Projects