Bhaskar Karubothula
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About
Bhaskar Karubothula is an analytical and environmental chemist whose research sits at the intersection of green chemistry, automation, and wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). His work focuses on developing innovative, sustainable, and high-throughput analytical methods for detecting complex contaminants — including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), illicit drugs, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and hormones — in water and wastewater matrices. Karubothula's most recognized contribution is the development of the Small Volume Ethyl Acetate-based Liquid-Liquid Extraction (SVEA-LLE) method, coupled with Atmospheric Pressure Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, for monitoring 17 PAHs in wastewater — a methodological advance that has already garnered 9 citations since its 2024 publication. Building on this foundation, his recent work leverages robotic platforms such as the Biomek i7 Workstation to automate sample preparation for screening up to 123 illicit drugs, 69 pharmaceutical and personal care products, and 27 steroids and hormones simultaneously, dramatically improving analytical throughput while reducing resource consumption. By consistently evaluating method eco-friendliness and practicality, Karubothula champions sustainable laboratory practices in environmental surveillance. His growing body of work positions him as an emerging voice in next-generation wastewater monitoring systems vital for public health decision-making.
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