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Faculty Information Sheet

Dr. Rajesh Seth
Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Category of Study:Environmental
Office:B10 Essex Hall
Phone Number:(519) 253-3000 Ext. 2553
Fax:(519) 971-3686
E-mail:rseth@uwindsor.ca
Personal Homepage:
Fields of Interest:
  • Contaminant fate during sewage treatment - monitoring/ modelling
  • Water and wastewater treatment
  • Ozonation and advanced oxidation processes

    Qualifications: B.E., M.Tech. (IIT, Kanpur), Ph.D. (University of Toronto)

    Major Research Funding(> $50 k):
    2007-09 - MOE/ Best in Science, $98,750
    2006-07 - AwwaRF/MOE/WUC, $240,000 (shared)
    2003-04 - FCM/ City of Windsor, $37,500
    2003 - CFI/ OIT, $199,218 (shared)

    Selected Publications:
    Gowda, C., Seth, R. and Biswas, N. (2008). Beneficial Reuse of Precast Concrete Industry Sludge to Produce Alkaline Stabilized Biosolids.     Water Science and Technology, 57(2), 217-223.

    Ray, S., Chowdhury, N., Lalman, J.A., Seth, R. and Biswas, N. (2008). The Impact of Initial pH and Linoleic Acid (C18:2) on Hydrogen Production by a Mesophilic Anaerobic Mixed Culture. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 134, 110-114.

    Seth, R., Webster, E. and Mackay, D. (2008). Continued Development of a Mass Balance Model of Chemical Fate in a Sewage Treatment Plant. Water Research, 42, 595-604.

    Mondal, P.K., Seth, R. and Biswas, N. (2007). Performance Evaluation of Fabric Aided Slow Sand Filter in Drinking Water Treatment. Journal of Environmental Engineering & Science, 6, 703-712.

    Wang, J., McPhedran, K., Seth, R. and Drouillard, K. (2007). Evaluation of the STP Model: Comparison of Modelled and Experimental Results for Ten Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). Chemosphere , 69, 1802-1806.

    Chowdhury, N., Lalman, J.A., Seth, R. and P. Ndegwa (2007). Biohydrogen Production by Mesophilic Anaerobic Fermentation of Glucose in the Presence of Linoleic Acid. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 133, 1145-1152.

    Zhu, J., Seth, R. and Lalman, J. (2007). Evaluation of a Micro Carrier Weighted Coagulation Flocculation Process for the Treatment of Combined Sewer Overflow. Environmental Technology, 28, 761-770.

    Song, M., Chu, S., Letcher, R.J. and Seth, R. (2006). Fate, Partitioning and Mass Loading of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) During the Treatment Processing of Municipal Sewage. Environment Science & Technology, 40, 6241-6246.

    Seth, R. and Tam, E. (2006). Toxic Impact Assessment of a Manufacturing Process: Illustrative Application to the Automotive Paint Process. International Journal of Environmental Studies, 63 (4), 453-462.

    Seth, R., Prasad, D. and Henry, J.G. (2006). Biological Process to Reduce Metals and Produce Sulphur Enhanced Biosolids from Digested Sludge. Environmental Technology, 27, 159-167.

    Bejankiwar, R., Lalman, J., Seth, R. and Biswas, N. (2005). Electrochemical Degradation of Dichloromethane in a Synthetic Groundwater Matrix. Water Research, 39, 4715-4724.

    Sweetman, A., Cousins, I., Seth, R., Jones, K.C. and Mackay, D. (2002). A Dynamic Level IV Multimedia Environmental Model: Application to the Fate of PCBs in the United Kingdom over a 60-Year Period. Environmental Toxicol. Chem., 21(5), pp. 930–940.

    Prasad, D., Henry, J.G., Major, R. and Seth, R. (2001). Reduction of Indicator Organisms during Biological Solubilization of Metals: A Pilot Study. Environmental Technology, 22, 631-638.

    Seth, R. and Mackay, D. (2001). "Fugacity Modelling to Predict Long-Term Environmental Exposure Resulting From Hazardous Spills," In Handbook of Hazardous Materials Spills Technology, McGraw-Hill.

    Woodfine, D.G., Seth, R., Mackay, D. and Havas, M. (2000). Simulating the Response of Metal Contaminated Lakes to Reductions in Atmospheric Loading using a Modified QWASI Model. Chemosphere, 41(9), 1377-1388.

    Seth, R. and Mackay, D. (1999). "Do Toxic Chemical Spills Contribute Significantly to Human and Environmental Exposure in Canada?" Spill Technology Newsletter, 24.

    Mackay, D. and Seth, R. (1999). "The Role of Mass Balance Modelling in Impact Assessment and Pollution Prevention," In Tools and Methods for Pollution Prevention, S.K. Sikdhar and U. Diwekar (Eds.), NATO ASI Series, Kluwer Publishers, The Netherlands, pp.157-179.

    Seth, R., Mackay, D.and Muncke, J. (1999). "Estimating the Organic Carbon Partition Coefficient and its Variability for Hydrophobic Chemicals," Environ. Sci. Technol., 33(14), 2390-2394.