Dr. Rukumesh Paudyal

Vice-President

Dr. Rukumesh Paudyal is at State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, North-west Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). His Research focuses on fresh water pollution and cryosphere change on river water quality. His main focus is to find the concentration of mercury, other heavy metals, trace elements and major ions in the fresh water. He is also very keen on assessment of health risk by risk exposure.

Publications in peer-reviewed journals

  1. Tripathee, L., Guo, J., Kang, S., Paudyal, R., Huang, J., Sharma, C.M., Zhang, Q., Chen, P., Sharma-Ghimire, P., Sigdel, M. 2019. Spatial and temporal distribution of total mercury in atmospheric wet precipitation at four sites from the Nepal-Himalayas. Science of the Total Environment 655:1207-1217 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.338).

  2. Niu, H., Kang, S., Wang, H., Zhang, R., Lu, X.X., Qian, Y., Paudyal, R., Shijin, W., Shi, X., Yan, X. 2018. Seasonal variation and light absorption property of carbonaceous aerosol in a typical glacier region of the southeastern Tibetan Plateau. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 18:6441-6460.

  3. Tripathee, L., Kang, S., Guo, J., Paudyal, R., Huang, J., Sharma, C.M., Zhang, Q., Rupakheti, D., Chen, P., Sharma, P., Gyawali, A. 2018. Concentration and risk assessments of mercury along an elevation gradient in soils of the Langtang Himalayas, Nepal. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2018.1459180).

  4. Sun, S., Kang, S., Guo, J., Zhang, Q., Paudyal, R., Sun, X., Qin, D. 2018. Insights into mercury in glacier snow and its incorporation into meltwater runoff based on observations in the southern Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Environmental Sciences 68:130-141.

  5. Li, X., Kang, S., Zhang, G., Qu, B., Tripathee, L., Paudyal, R., Jing, J., Zhang, Y., Yan, F., Li, G., Cui, X., Xu, R., Hu, Z., Liu, C. 2018. Light-absorbing impurities in a southern Tibetan Plateau glacier: Variations and potential impact on snow albedo and radiative forcing. Atmospheric Research 200:77-87.

  6. Niu, H., Kang, S., Wang, H., Zhang, R., Lu, X.-X., Qian, Y., Shijin, W., Paudyal, R., Shi, X., Yan, X. 2017. Spatio-temporal variability and light absorption property of carbonaceous aerosol in a typical glacierization region of the Tibetan Plateau. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (DOI:10.5194/acp-2017-865).

  7. Pandey, A., Sharma, C.M., Kang, S., Zhang, Q., Tripathee, L., Guo, J., Li, X., Sun, S., Paudyal, R., Acharya, P., Sillanpää, M. 2017. Mercury concentrations in fish community from Indrawati River, Nepal. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology 99(4):500-5 (DOI: 10.1007/s00128-017-2161-z).

  8. Paudyal, R., Kang, S., Huang, J., Tripathee, L., Zhang, Q., Li, X., Guo, J., Sun, S., Xiaobo, H., Sillanpää, M. 2017. Insights into mercury deposition and spatiotemporal variation in the glacier and melt water from the central Tibetan Plateau. Science of The Total Environment 599-600:2046-2053

  9. Rupakheti, D., Tripathee, L., Kang, S., Sharma, C.M., Paudyal, R., Sillanpää, M. 2017. Assessment of water quality and health risk for toxic trace elements in urban Phewa and remote Gosainkunda Lakes, Nepal. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 23(5):959-73 (DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2017.1292117).

  10. Li, X., Kang, S., Xiaobo, H., Qu, B., Tripathee, L., Jing, Z., Paudyal, R., Li, Y., Zhang, Y., Yan, F., Li, G., Li, C. 2017. Light-absorbing impurities accelerate glacier melt in the Central Tibetan Plateau. Science of The Total Environment 587-588:492-490.

  11. Niu, H., Kang, S., Shi, X., Paudyal, R., He, Y., Li, G., Wang, S., Pu, T., Xiaoyi, S. 2017. In-situ measurements of light-absorbing impurities in snow of glacier on Mt. Yulong and implications for radiative forcing estimates. Science of The Total Environment 581-582:848-856.

  12. Guo, J., Kang, S., Huang, J., Zhang, Q., Rupakheti, M., Sun, W., Tripathee, L., Dupakheti, D., Panday, A., Sillanpää, M., Paudyal, R. 2016. Characterizations of atmospheric particulate-bound mercury in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, South Asia. Science of the Total Environment 579 (DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.110).

  13. Tripathee, L., Kang, S., Rupakheti, D., Zhang, Q., Bajracharya, R.M., Sharma, C.M., Huang, J., Gyawali, A., Paudyal, R., Sillanpää, M. 2016. Spatial distribution, sources and risk assessment of potentially toxic trace elements and rare earth elements in soils of the Langtang Himalaya, Nepal. Environmental Earth Sciences 75(19):1332 (DOI: 10.1007/s12665-016-6140-1).

  14. Tripathee, L., Kang, S., Sharma, C.M., Rupakheti, D., Paudyal, R., Huang, J., Sillanpää, M. 2016. Preliminary health risk assessment of potentially toxic metals in surface water of the Himalayan Rivers, Nepal. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 97(6):855-62 (DOI: 10.1007/s00128-016-1945-x).

  15. Niu, W., Kang, S., Shi, X., He, Y., Lu, X.X., Xiaoyi, S., Paudyal, R., Du, J., Wang, S., Du, J., Jizu, C. 2016. Water-soluble elements in snow and ice on Mt. Yulong. Science of the Total Environment 574:889-900.

  16. Paudyal, R., Kang, S., Sharma, C.M., Tripathee, L., Sillanpää, M. 2016. Variations of the physicochemical parameters and metal levels and their risk assessment in urbanized Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal. Journal of Chemistry (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6025905).

  17. Paudyal, R., Kang, S., Sharma, C.M., Tripathee, L., Huang, J., Rupakheti, D., Sillanpää, M. 2015. Major ions and trace elements of two selected rivers near Everest region, southern Himalayas, Nepal. Environmental Earth Sciences 75(1) (DOI: 10.1007/s12665-015-4811-y).

  18. Sharma, C.M., Kang, S., Sillanpää, M., Li, Q., Zhang, Q., Huang, J., Tripathee, L., Sharma, S., Paudyal, R. 2015. Mercury and selected trace elements from a remote (Gosainkunda) and an urban (Phewa) lake waters of Nepal. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 226(6) (DOI: 10.1007/s11270-014-2276-3).

  19. Tripathee, L., Kang, S., Huang, J., Sharma, C.M., Sillanpää, M., Guo, J., Paudyal, R. 2014. Concentrations of trace elements in the wet deposition over the Central Himalayas, Nepal. Atmospheric Environment 95:231-238.

  20. Tripathee, L., Kang, S., Huang, J., Sillanpää, M., Sharma, C.M., Lüthi, Z.L., Guo, J., Paudyal, R. 2013. Ionic composition of wet precipitation over the southern slope of central Himalayas, Nepal. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 21(4):2677-2687.