Expertise
Fate and transport of organic contaminants in environmental media (air, water and soil)
Remediation processes
Municipal and industrial wastewater treatment



Dr. Bhandari conducts research on the fate and transport of organic pollutants in environmental media - air, water and soil. Areas of Research

  • Water quality, water treatment, wastewater treatment
  • Soil and groundwater treatment
  • Sorption and biotransformation of organic contaminants in natural and engineered systems
  • Peroxidase-mediated immobilization of phenolic contaminants in soils and sediments
  • Fate of endocrine disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals in natural and engineered systems
Soil and water quality
Soil and water treatment
Fate and transport of contaminants in soil and water Civil engineering
Environmental engineering Dr. Bhandari studies the environmental fate of pollutants in natural and engineered water systems to develop improved, cost-effective, and sustainable methods of treating drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and contaminated groundwater.
Animal Waste, Nutrients, Organics, Pesticides, Soil, Sorption, Wastewater, Water
Past Affiliations

Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Kansas State University

Department Head, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Kansas State University

Head , Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Kansas State University

Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Kansas State University

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
1995 - 1998

Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Kansas State University
1998 - 2003

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Iowa State University (past)

Courtesy Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Iowa State University (past)

Degrees
PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Civil Engineering, 1995
MS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Environmental Engineering, 1992
BS, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Civil Engineering, 1990
Keywords
agricultural management pesticides soil sciences civil engineering environmental engineering water resources engineering air pollution land pollution water pollution waste water environmental restoration or remediation
Languages
English, Hindi
Associations
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Engineering Educators
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
Water Environment Federation