Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research - Sri Ramachandra University - Department of Environmental Health Engineering

World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health

Department of Environmental Health Engineering

Faculty of Public Health

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research

(Deemed to be University)

Accredited by NAAC with A++ Grade & Graded by UGC as Category I University

Indian Council of Medical Research

Center for Advanced Research on Environmental Health : Air Pollution

Research

Adhoc Research Projects

Research - Centers of Excellence (ICMR Centre for Advanced Research)

Research- Centers of Excellence (WHO Collaborating Centre)

The department is involved in R&D projects that have been funded both by national and international agencies including The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India, The Central Pollution Control Board, The Indian Council of Medical Research, The World Bank, The World Health Organisation, UNDP, The United States Environmental Protection Agency, The Fogarty International Centre (National Institutes of Health, USA), The International Development Research Centre (Canada), The United Nations Environment Program and The European Union to mention a few. The department actively collaborates with several university departments within the state of Tamil Nadu as well as governmental agencies such as Inspectorate of Factories, Govt. of Tamilnadu, The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, The Central Leather Research Institute, The National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, and professional associations/ non-governmental organizations such as the National Safety Council - TN Chapter, The Indian Association of Occupational Health, The Safety Engineers Association and IMA.

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Focal Area: Indoor Air Pollution

Indoor air quality monitoring in rural households of Tamil Nadu

Indoor air quality monitoring in rural households of Andhra Pradesh

Indoor air Pollution and Acute Respiratory infections in Children - a pilot study

Pilot study of household particle monitoring for an Indian national survey: plans, protocols, and progress

PComparative risk assessment for interventions aimed at reduction of indoor air pollution associated with bio - mass fuel use in rural and urban settings of Andhra Pradesh, India - an integrated evaluation based on health risks and greenhouse gas emissions

Monitoring and Evaluation of Improved Cook Stoves in South India

Case-control study of indoor air pollution and other risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis in a rural population of Tamil Nadu, India

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in biomass fuel users in Tamil Nadu- a pilot study for assessment of prevalence and implications for the burden of disease in rural women

Update of The Global Indoor Air Pollution Database

Evaluation of muco-ciliary clearance among women using biomass and clean fuel in Chennai suburban area- a preliminary study

Project Surya: Assessing field efficacy of alternative cook stoves in reducing solid fuel, smoke exposure through novel exposure assessment and exposure modeling approaches

Focal Area: Outdoor Air Pollution

Study of Lead Exposure and Outcomes amongst Children in Chennai, India

Estimation of Health Effects of Air Pollutants Using Exposure -Response Functions from Time-Series Analyses in Chennai, India

Comparative Risk Assessment for Air pollutants in Chennai, India

Human Health Risk Assessment for air pollutants in Chennai, India

Focal Area: Job Exposure Assessment

Job Exposure Profiles and Workplace Improvements in Leather Tanneries - A Case Study from Tamil Nadu, India

Job-Exposure-Health profile for workers exposed to respirable dusts in textile units of Tamil Nadu, India

Assessing and Mitigating Health Risks from Pollution by Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs)

Sound Chemicals Management for a Healthier Environment in India and Vietnam

Baseline Assessment of Health and Environmental Status of Conservancy Staff and other Communities Associated with Municipal Solid Waste Management in Chennai

Creation of Basic Occupational Health Services (BOHS) for Health Care Workers of Public Health Schemes in Tamil Nadu, India

Job Exposure assessment of solvent substitutes to Carbon Tetrachloride in various industrial sectors - A study on the National CTC Phase Out Mission

Assessment of work capacity and workload in the workers of different occupational sectors

Evaluating the Sustainability and Impacts of Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Interventions

Evaluation of Lead Exposures and Control Strategies in the Vicinity of Lead Battery Recycling Units- A pilot exercise in Chennai, India

Public Health Risk Assessment for Chromium Contaminated Industrial Waste Sites

Comparative risk assessment for air pollutants in Chennai city, India

Economic valuation of health damage in North Chennai using a comparative risk assessment framework