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  Publications in International Journals
  1. Sediment geochemistry of an arsenic contaminated aquifer in Ambikanagar (West Bengal, India). Routh, J. and Hjelmquist, P. (2010). (Appl. Geochem.  accepted).
  2. Biogenic evidences of moonmilk deposition in the Mawmluh Cave, Meghalaya, India. ‡Baskar, S., Baskar, R., and Routh, J. (2010). (Geomicrobiology Journal, in press).
  3. Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Kumaon Himalayan lakes. ‡Choudhary, P., Routh, J. (2010). Org. Geochem. DOI:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2010.01.009.
  4. Bulk organic matter characteristics in the Pichavaram mangrove-estuarine complex, south-eastern India. ‡Ranjan, R.K., Routh, J., Ramanathan, AL (2010). Appl. Geochem. 25, 1176-1186.
  5. Organic geochemical record of increased productivity in Lake Naukuchiyatal, Kumaun Himalayas, India. ‡Choudhary, P., Routh, J. (2009). (Environmental Earth Sciences, DOI:10.1007/s12665-009-0221-3).
  6. Comparison of organic matter in sediments of three Kumaun Himalayan lakes. ‡Choudhary, P., Routh, J., Chakrapani, G.J. (2009). Curr. Sci. 97, 572-575.
  7. Biogeochemical records of paleoenvironmental changes in Nainital Lake, Kumaun Himalayas, India. ‡Choudhary, P., Routh, J., Chakrapani, G.J., Kumar, B. (2009). (J. Paleolimnol.  DOI 10.1007/s10933-009-9306-y.
  8. Biomarker evidences of macrophyte and plankton community changes in a shallow lake, Zeekoevlei, South Africa. ‡Das, S., Routh, J., Roychoudhary, A.N. (2009). J. Paleolimnol. 41, 507-521.
  9. Phosphorus dynamics in shallow eutrophic lakes: An example from Zeekoevlei, South Africa.‡Das, S., Routh, J., Roychoudhary, A.N. Klump, J.V. and Ranjan, R.K. (2009) Hydrobiologia, 619, 55-66.
  10. An environmental record of changes in sedimentary organic matter from Lake Sattal in Kumaun Himalayas, India. ‡Choudhary, P., Routh, J., Chakrapani, G.J. (2009) Sci. of Total Environ. 407, 2783-2795.
  11. A sediment record of recent nutrient loading and trophic state change in Lake Norrviken, Sweden. Routh, J., Meyers, P.A., Choudhury P., Kumar, B. (2008). J. Paleolimnol. DOI: 10.1007/s10933-008-9279-2.
  12. Sources and historic changes in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon input in a shallow lake, Zeekoevlei, South Africa. ‡Das, S., Routh, J., Roychoudhary, A.N. (2008). Org. Geochem. 39, 1109-1112.
  13. Provenance and depositional history of trace metals, major ions and organic matter in Zeekoevlei: An urban lake in South Africa. ‡Das, S., Routh, J., Roychoudhary, A.N. and Klump, J.V. (2008). Appl. Geochem. 23, 2496-2511.
  14. Coupling between seismic activity and groundwater chemistry at the Shillong Plateau, northeastern India. Skelton, A.D.L., Claesson, L., Chakrapani, G., Chandan, M., Routh, J., Mörth, M. and Khanna, P.P. (2008) Pure and Appl. Geophysics, 165, 45-61.
  15. Elemental ratios (C/N, H/C) and stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) record of sedimentary organic matter in Zeekoevlei, South Africa: A record of human induced environmental changes. ‡Das, S., Routh, J., Roychoudhary, A.N. and Klump, J.V. (2008). J. Paleolimnol. 39, 349-360.
  16. Arsenic remobilization from sediments contaminated with mine tailings near the Adak mine in Västerbotten district (northern Sweden). Routh, J., Bhattacharya, A., Saraswathy, A., Jacks, G. and Bhattacharya P. (2007). J. Geochem. Exploration 92, 43-54.
  17. Arsenicicoccus bolidensis a novel arsenic reducing actinomycete in contaminated sediments near the Adak mine (northern Sweden): Impact on water chemistry. Routh, J., Saraswathy, A. and Collins M.D. (2007). Sci. of Tot. Environ. 379, 216-225.
  18. Sedimentary geochemical record of recent environmental changes around Lake Middle Marviken, Sweden. Routh, J., Meyers, P.A., Hjorth, T., Baskaran, M. and Hallberg, R. (2007). J. Paleolimnol. 37:529-545.
  19. Environmental assessment of abandoned mine tailings in Adak, Västerbotten district, northern Sweden, Bhattacharya, A., Routh, J., Jacks, G., Bhattacharya, P. and Mörth M. (2006). Appl. Geochem. 21, 1760-1780.
  20. Sedimentary geochemical characteristics of Lake Brunnsviken, Sweden: A record of human-induced environmental changes in the watershed. Routh, J., Meyers P.A., Gustafsson, Ö., Baskaran, M., Hallberg, R. and Scholdrström, A. (2004). Limnol. Oceanogr. 49, 1560-1569.
  21. Arsenicicoccus bolidensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from contaminated lake sediments. Collins, M.D., Routh, J., Saraswathy, A., Lawson, P.A., Schumann, P., Welinder-Olsson, C. and Falsen, E. (2004). Int. J. Syst. Evolut. Microbiol. 54, 605-608.
  22. Arsenic in groundwaters of the Bengal Delta Plain aquifers in Bangladesh. Bhattacharya, P., Jacks, G., Ahmed, K.M., Routh, J. and Khan, A.A. (2002). Bull. Environ. Contamination Toxicol. 69, 538-545.
  23. Characterization of dissolved organic carbon in Yegua groundwaters, Texas. Routh, J., Grossman, E.L., Murphy, E.M. and Benner, R. (2001). Ground Water 39, 760-767.
  24. Volatile organic acids and microbial processes in Yegua formation, east-central Texas. Routh, J., Grossman, E.L., Ulrich, G. and Suflita, J.M. (2001). Appl. Geochem. 4, 1-13.
  25. Sedimentary organic matter and depositional environment in the Yegua formation (Brazos County, Texas). Routh, J., McDonald, T.J. and Grossman, E.L. (1999). Org. Geochem. 30, 1437-1453.
  26. Microbial interactions in the terrestrial subsurface: Sulfur cycling, heterogeneity, and survival. Ulrich, G., Martino, D., Burger, K., Routh, J., Grossman, E.L., Ammerman, J. and Suflita, J. (1998). Microbial Ecol. 36, 141-151.
  27. Trace-element geochemistry of Onion Creek near Van Stone lead-zinc mine (Washington, U.S.A.) - Chemical analysis and geochemical modeling. Routh, J. and Ikramuddin, M. (1996). Chem. Geol. 133, 211-224.
  28. Metamorphic and structural interpretation of the Zanskar Shear Zone, NW Himalayas, India. Routh, J. (1993). J. Geol. Soc. India 41, 187-198.
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  Book Chapters (Peer Reviewed)

  1. Impact of lead-zinc mining on distribution of major and trace elements in water, sediment and soil. Routh, J. and Ikramuddin, M. (1994). Society for Mining and Metallurgy Publication, No 94-215, pp. 1-4.
  2. Application of compound specific stable isotope measurements by GC-combustion-IRMS in geochemical research. Routh, J. and Cifuentes, L.A. (1995). In: Rowe M. and Marvin M. (eds.) Advances in Anal. Geochem. v. 2, 283-303.
  3. Arsenic cycling in a covered mine tailings deposit, northern Sweden. Jacks, G., Bhattacharya, P., Routh, J. and Martin, M.T. (2003). In: Geochemical Processes in Soil and Groundwater Measurement-Modelling-Upscaling (Eds.) H.D. Schulz and A. Hadeler, Wiley-VCH GmbH & Co. pp. 303-09.
  4. Mobility of arsenic in groundwater in a part of Brahmanbaria district, NE Bangladesh Bhattacharya, P., Ahmed, K.M., Broms, S., Fögelstrom, J., Jacks, G., Sracek, O., Brömssen M. and Routh, J. (2005). In: Naidu, R., Smith, E., Owens, G., Bhattacharya, P. & Nadebaum. P, (Eds.) Managing Arsenic in the Environment: From soil to human health. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 95-115.
  5. Arsenic reduction by indigenous microorganisms in shallow aquifers from Ambikanagar, West Bengal (India). Routh, J., Saraswathy, A., Sinha Ray, S.P., Nag, S.K. and Jacks, G. (2005). In: Advances in Arsenic Research: Integration of Experimental and Observational Studies and Implications for Mitigation (Eds.) O'Day, P.A., Vlassopoulos, D., Meng, X., and Benning, L.G., ACS Symposium Series vol. 915. pp. 132-147. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C.
  6. Microbial processes and arsenic mobilization in mine tailings and shallow aquifers. Routh, J. and Saraswathy, A. (2005) In: Natural Arsenic in Groundwater (Eds.) J. Bundschuh, P. Bhattacharaya, and C. Chandrashekram, Balkema Publishers, The Netherlands, pp.145-154.
  7. Cave Geomicrobiology in India: Status and prospects. Baskar, S., Baskar, R., Tewari, V.C., Thorseth, I.H., Ovreas, L., Pedersen, R.B., Lee, N., and Routh, J. (2009) (in press; Elsevier).
 
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