Assistant Professor

Dr Prasun Goswami

Department of Environmental Science and Engineering

Interests

  • Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the Environment
  • Emerging Pollutants
  • Microplastics in food web

Faculty Details

Education

2006

University of Calcutta
B.Sc

2008

University of Calcutta
M.Sc.

2015

University of Madras
PhD

Experience

  • 12/2022- 11/2024 – Postdoctoral Researcher – National Institute of Animal Health, NARO, Japan
  • 06/2022- 11/2022 – Postdoctoral Researcher – Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata, India
  • 03/2016- 06/2022 – Project Scientist – National Institute of Ocean Technology, MoES, India
  • 08/2015 – 03/2016 – Research Associate – CSIR - National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, India

Research Interest

  • Understanding the role of the Plastisphere in hitchhiking antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment.
  • Unravelling the impact of microplastic and associated pollutants of emerging concern such as antibiotics, antimicrobials, pharmaceutical and personal care products, and halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (HPAHs) on the aquatic environment

Awards

  • 2022 – Post doctoral research grant, – IISER Kolkata
  • 2019 – Best Paper Award in International Symposium on Advances in Coastal Research with special reference to Indo Pacific, National Centre for Coastal Research, MoES, India.
  • 2017 – IMBeR IMBIZO-5 Early Career Researcher Travel Grant, Woods Hole, USA.
  • 2013 – POGO SCOR Early Career Researcher Travel Grant, UK.
  • 2013 – DST-SERB India, Young Scientist International Travel Grant
  • 2010 – Best Paper Award – National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (India) October 2010.

Memberships

  • Asia Oceania Geoscience Society (2019 – 2021)
  • AOGS coastal zone risk mitigation and management (2022 – till date)
  • Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2020 - till date)

Publications

  • Microplastics: Hidden drivers of antimicrobial resistance in aquatic systems. Goswami, P., Kanda, K., Tamamura-Andoh, Y., Watanabe, M., & Guruge, K. S, NanoImpact, 38, 100566. Advance online publication, (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2025.100566
  • Microplastics under siege: Biofilm-forming marine bacteria from the microplastisphere and their role in plastic degradation. Gajendra Joshi, Prasun Goswami, Dilip Kumar Jha, Nambali Valsalan Vinithkumar, Gopal Dharani, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 980, 179539, ISSN 0048-9697,(2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179539.
  • Size-Fractionated Phytoplankton Biomass in Port Blair Bay, South Andaman Island: Spatial Variability and Environmental Control. B.K. Sahu, P. Goswami, S.K. Baliarsingh, N.V. Vinithkumar, G. Dharani, Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences 40 (4), 1621-1634 (2024).
  • Characteristics of microplastics in tributaries of the upper Brahmaputra River along the Himalayan foothills, India. P. Goswami, P. Bhadury, Environmental Research Communications, 6 075013 (2024).
  • Plastiome: Plastisphere-enriched mobile resistome in aquatic environments, K.S. Guruge, P. Goswami, K. Kanda, A. Abeynayaka, M. Kumagai, M. Watanabe, Y. A. Tamamura, Journal of Hazardous Materials 471, 134353 (2024).
  • Hazardous implications of halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in feedstuff: Congener specificity and toxic levels in feed ingredients and feeds, P. Goswami, T. Ohura, R. Suzuki, N. Koike, M. Watanabe, K.S. Guruge, Science of the Total Environment 914, 169855 (2024).
  • A comparative investigation of physicochemical and biological variables of Aerial & Port Blair Bays, Andaman Islands with focus on the anthropogenic influence, B.K. Sahu, P. Goswami, M. Begum, D.K. Jha, N.V. Vinithkumar, G.D. Dharani, Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences (IJMS) 52 (02), 79-90 (2024).
  • Voyaging of halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, an emerging group of pollutants, on micro-mesoplastics in the marine environment, P Goswami, T. Ohura, S. Subasinghe, A.U.K. Wickrama-Arachchige, S. Takeuchi, M. Imaki, Y. Niizuma, M. Watanabe, K. S. Guruge, Journal of Hazardous Materials 460, 132502 (2023).
  • Characteristics of antimicrobial residues in manure composts from swine farms: Residual patterns, removal efficiencies, and relation to purchased quantities and composting methods in Japan, M Watanabe, P Goswami, K Kure, I Yamane, S Kobayashi, M Akiba, K. S. Guruge, Journal of Hazardous Materials 459, 132310 (2023).
  • First record of an Anthropocene marker plastiglomerate in Andaman Island, India, P. Goswami, P. Bhadury, Marine Pollution Bulletin 190, 114802.
  • Microplastic intrusion into the zooplankton, the base of the marine food chain: Evidence from the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, P. Goswami, N. Selvakumar, P. Verma, M. Saha, V. Suneel, N.V. Vinithkumar, G. Dharani, C. Rathore, J. Nayak Science of The Total Environment 864, 160876 (2023).
  • Unraveling the potential of bacteria isolated from the equatorial region of Indian Ocean in mercury detoxification. G. Joshi, P. Verma, B. Meena, P. Goswami, D.M. Peter, D.K. Jha, N.V. Vinithkumar, G. Dharani, Frontiers in Marine Science 9, 986493 (2022).
  • Presence of halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in milk powder and the consequence to human health, P. Goswami, A.U.K. Wickrama-Arachchige, M. Yamada, T. Ohura, K.S. Guruge, Toxics 10 (10), 621 (2022).
  • Unraveling the plastic degradation potentials of the plastisphere-associated marine bacterial consortium as a key player for the low-density polyethylene degradation, G. Joshi, P. Goswami, P. Verma, G. Prakash, P. Simon, N.V. Vinithkumar, G. Dharani, Journal of hazardous materials 425, 128005 (2022).
  • Plastic pollution and beyond: do microbes hold the key towards a sustainable solution to this global crisis? P. Goswami, G. Joshi, N.V. Vinithkumar, G. Dharani, OCEANS 2022-Chennai, 1-5 (2022).
  • Occurrence of pharmaceutically active compounds and potential ecological risks in wastewater from hospitals and receiving waters in Sri Lanka, P. Goswami, K.S. Guruge, R. Tanoue, Y.A. Tamamura, K. Jinadasa, K. Nomiyama, T. Kunisue, S. Tanabe, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 41 (2), 298-311 (2022).
  • The association between antimicrobials and the antimicrobial-resistant phenotypes and resistance genes of Escherichia coli isolated from hospital wastewaters and adjacent surface waters in Sri Lanka, K.S. Guruge, Y.A. Tamamura, P. Goswami, R. Tanoue, K. Jinadasa, K. Nomiyama, T. Ohura, T. Kunisue, S. Tanabe, M. Akiba, Chemosphere 279, 130591 (2021).
  • Determination of trace metal (loid) s in mangrove swamp sediments in relation to its adjacent host rocks of South Andaman, India, S.S. Venkatesan, N. Purti, K. Thanamegam, B. Ram, D. Kesavan, P. Mohan, K. Raji, N. Ganta, A. Kathirvel, S. T. Ravindaran, D. K. Agrawal, S. Balasundraganapathy, R. P. Singh, P. Goswami, Arabian Journal of Geosciences 14, 1-13 (2021).
  • Microplastics particles in seafloor sediments along the Arabian Sea and the Andaman Sea continental shelves: First insight on the occurrence, identification, and characterization, P. Goswami, N.V. Vinithkumar, G. Dharani, Marine Pollution Bulletin 167, 112311 (2021).
  • First evidence of microplastics bioaccumulation by marine organisms in the Port Blair Bay, Andaman Islands, P. Goswami, N.V. Vinithkumar, G. Dharani, Marine pollution bulletin 155, 111163, (2020)
  • Impact of a dinoflagellate bloom on the marine plankton community structure of Port Blair Bay, Andaman Island, P. Goswami, S. Gupta, A.K. Das, N.V. Vinithkumar, G. Dharani, R. Kirubagaran, Regional Studies in Marine Science 37, 101320 (2020).
  • First nationwide investigation and environmental risk assessment of 72 pharmaceuticals and personal care products from Sri Lankan surface waterways, K.S. Guruge, P. Goswami, R. Tanoue, K. Nomiyama, R.G.S. Wijesekara, T. S. Dharmaratne, Science of the Total Environment 690, 683-695, (2019).
  • The Nature of Marine Coastal Ecosystems in the Tropics with Special Significance of Plankton Productivity-Review, N. Godhantaraman, P. Goswami, Oceanography & Fisheries Open Access Journal 2 (2), 20-22 (2017).
  • Trace element distribution and risk assessment in South Indian surface waterways, KS Guruge, P Goswami, I Watanabe, S Abeykoon, VP Prabhasankar, K.R. Binu, D.I. Joshua, K. Balakrishna, M. Akiba, N. Munuswamy, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 14, 1-18 (2017).
  • Spatio-temporal distribution, source, and genotoxic potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in estuarine and riverine sediments from southern India, P. Goswami, T. Ohura, K.S. Guruge, M. Yoshioka, N. Yamanaka, M. Akiba, N. Munuswamy, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 130, 113-123, (2016).
  • Monitoring of genotoxicity in marine zooplankton induced by toxic metals in Ennore estuary, Southeast coast of India, P. Goswami, S. Thirunavukkarasu, N. Godhantaraman, N. Munuswamy, Marine pollution bulletin 88 (1-2), 70-80, (2014).
  • An integrated use of multiple biomarkers to investigate the individual and combined effect of copper and cadmium on the marine green mussel (Perna viridis), P. Goswami, G. Hariharan, N. Godhantaraman, N. Munuswamy, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 49 (13), 1564-1577, (2014).

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