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Tista Prasai Joshi
Membership since:
2025
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About me
Dr. Tista Prasai Joshi has been a senior scientist at the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) for the last 21 years. Dr. Tista has made wonderful contributions in the field of water purification and sanitation through her research outputs. She has developed synthetic and natural adsorbents for the removal of arsenic and heavy metals from water. She received a M.Sc. Degree in Environmental Microbiology and an MA Degree in Anthropology from Tribhuvan University and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering in 2017 from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) with the UCAS Excellent International Student Award. Dr. Tista’s research contributions have appeared in many leading professional and multidisciplinary journals. She has supervised nearly four dozen Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral Degree students from multiple disciplines, including microbiology, environmental science, chemistry, zoology, and biotechnology. Majority of her students are female. She is also serving as a member of editorial board in several national and international journals. She also writes several science awareness articles in her native language. She has presented her research in over 90 national and international conferences/seminars. Dr. Joshi is a member of research council (2024) of University Grants Commission of Nepal. She has also contributed her professional expertise as an expert committee member for development of Curriculum of Masters in Environment Science (2025 to date), Faculty of Science and Technology, Far Western University and Expert committee member for development of Curriculum of Masters in Environment Science (2024 to date), Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering, Rajarhsi Janak University, and expert member of subject Committee (2022 to date) of M.Sc. Mountain and Mountaineering Science (MMS) at Nepal Mountain Academy (NMA). She has been awarded the 2024 TWAS-Samira Omar Innovation for Sustainability Award, Short Video Competition, Bronze Award, My research Journey in China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2025, the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award in Biological Sciences, 2019, and the UNESCO-OWSD Early Career Fellowship, 2019. She was nominated as one of the 50 visionaries of Nepal. She received Best Performing Awards from NAST in 2018, 2021, and 2024. Dr. Tista has been decorated with Nepal Vidya Bhusan “Ka” by the honorable President of Nepal in 2017. Dr. Tista’s scientific contribution has been featured in several international media including the Elsevier Foundation, OWSD Vision Project, and Chinese Academy of Science (CAS-Newsletter). Dr. Tista Prasai Joshi is an energetic woman scientist in Nepal. Currently, Dr. Tista is a Chair of The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)-Nepal Chapter. She is a founding member of Women Scientists Forum Nepal (WSFN) of NAST.
Degrees:
2017
Doctorate Other
Publications resulting from Research
1. Santosh Khanal, Sudeep K C, Tista Prasai Joshi*, Ziming Han, Yu Zhang, Min Yang, Dev Raj Joshi, Investigation of bacterial communities and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the aquatic environments from Kathmandu, Nepal, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13 (5), 2025, 119085, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.119085.
2. Santosh Khanal, Deepa Neupane, Joshna Thapa, Suman SK, Sudeep K C, Tista Prasai Joshi, Dev Raj Joshi, Carbapenemase and extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing bacteria isolated from municipal wastewater treatment plant and urban river in Nepal, Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 9, 2025, 100467 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2025.100467.
3. Zelin Yan, Yan Li, Xiaoyang Ju, Hanyu Wang, Jing Zhang, Yanyan Zhang, Yuchen Wu, Chunzhen Wang, Dev Raj Joshi, Tista Prasai Joshi, Yu Zhang, Ruichao Li, Rong Zhang, Dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella spp. from urban aquatic environments: a multi-country genomic perspective, Journal of Advanced Research, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2025.09.020.
4. Manisha Ghimire, Naina Byanjankar, Najma Bajracharya, Tejendra Regmi, Tista Prasai Joshi*. Heavy metal pollution and hydrochemistry analysis of groundwater in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and its health implications, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2025, 29, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2025.101442.
5. Rashmi Koju, Yu Cheng, Shujia Gao, Tista Prasai Joshi, Chengzhi Hu, Min Yang, Jiuhui Qu, High-performance and short-process sulphur autotrophic denitrification from low-C/N wastewater using novel suspended bio-S0 filters, Journal of Cleaner Production, 495, 2025, 145083, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145083.
6. Manisha Ghimire, Naina Byanjankar, Tejendra Regmi, Rachna Jha, Dev Raj Joshi, Tista Prasai Joshi*. Hydrogeochemical characterization of shallow and deep groundwater for drinking and irrigation water quality index of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2025, 47 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-025-02372-5
7. Anupa Sharma, Sandipa Pantha, Tista Prasai Joshi, Sumana Chhetri, Saroj Nidhi Tiwari, Prem Paudyal, Shailaja Adhikari, Niru Burlakoti, Yajna Prashad Timilsina & Menuka Maharjan. Seasonal variation of water quality in the peri-urban mountain region of Nepal, Water Science, 2025 39:1, 303-324, DOI: 10.1080/23570008.2025.2495238
8. Elina Maharjan, Mui-Yun Wong, Sudeep Kumar Upadhyay, Tista Prasai Joshi, Prasamsha Panta, Rameshwar Adhikari, Dev Raj Joshi. Insecticidal potential of seeds of Datura metel L., Abrus precatorius L., and Diploknema butyracea (Roxb.) H.J. Lam, Banko Janakari, 2025, 35(1), 22–35 https://doi.org/10.3126/banko.v35i1.74132
9. Bindu Dahal, Bikram Adhikari, Tista Prasai Joshi, Motee Lal Sharma, Mahesh Prasad Awasthi, Kamana Joshi, Jeevan Kafle, Ramesh Raj Pant. Water quality and irrigation suitability of freshwater lakes in Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal: A case study of Alital and Bandatal, 2025, 18, Scientific World, 143-157, https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v18i18.78925
10. Bindu Dahal, Bikram Adhikari, Tista Prasai Joshi, Motee Lal Sharma, Mahesh Prasad Awasthi, Lalit Pathak, Gyan Kumar Chhipi-Shrestha Ramesh Raj Pant, Ahmed M. Saqr. Harnessing Hydrochemical Characterisation and ANN- Driven Water Quality Modelling for Wetland Sustainability in Sudurpaschim Province, Central Himalaya, Nepal. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 2025, 30: e70012, 1-21, https://doi.org/10.1111/lre.70012
11. Bigyan Joshi, Sajan Lal Shyaula, Tista Prasai Joshi, Netra Lal Bhandari, Uttam Budhathoki, Rajendra Gyawali and Panna Thapa. Optimization of Liposomes Encapsulated with Ursolic Acid Using Response Surface Method. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2025. 10.36468/pharmaceutical-sciences.1479
12. Saraswati Gaihre, Kamil Prajapati, Sujata Dhungel, Prabin Dawadi, Dev Raj Joshi, Tista Prasai Joshi* Occurrence of biofilm forming Escherichia coli in drinking water supply system in Kathmandu. Water Environment Research, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.11096
13. Santosh Khanal, Sudeep K C, Tista Prasai Joshi, Ziming Han, Chunzhen Wang, Jyoti Maharjan , Reshma Tuladhar, & Dev Raj Joshi. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing bacteria and their resistance determinants in different wastewaters and rivers in Nepal, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 134660, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134660
14. Sudeep KC, Santosh Khanal, Tista Prasai Joshi, Deegendra Khadka, Reshma Tuladhar, & Dev Raj Joshi. Antibiotic resistance determinants among carbapenemase producing bacteria isolated from wastewaters of Kathmandu, Nepal, Environmental Pollution, 2024 343, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.12315
15. Sunita Shrestha, Sayara Bista, Naina Byanjankar, Tista Prasai Joshi*. Evaluation of bottled drinking water and occurrence of multidrug-resistance and biofilm producing bacteria in Nepal, Environmental Pollution, 2024, 341, 122896, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122896
16. Naina Byanjankar, Tista Prasai Joshi*, Agni Dhakal, Dev Raj Joshi, Rashmi Koju, Zenglu Qi, Chengzhi Hu & Ruiping Liu. Removal of Dimethyl Arsenic Acid from Aqueous Solution by Ferric Manganese Binary Oxide. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 2024, 235, 196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-024-07008-5and
17. Hareram Devkota, Dilip Kumar Jha, Tista Prasai Joshi, Shreemat Shrestha. Applications of Nano bubble Aeration Technology for Aquaculture Practices: A Review. Nepalese Journal of Agricultural Sciences, January, 2024, 26, 223-238
18. Pratikshya Shrestha, Tista Prasai Joshi*, Sarala Nhemhaphuki, Kusal Sitoula, Jyoti Maharjan, Rosa Ranjit, Prakash Shrestha, Dev Raj Joshi*. Occurrence of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Their Genes in Bagmati River, Nepal. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 2023, 234, 475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-023-06499-y
19. Tista Prasai Joshi, Rashmi Koju, Hanyang Cheng, Zenglu Qi, Ruiping Liu, Yaohui Bai, Chengzhi Hu, Jianfeng Peng & Dev Raj Joshi. High efficient removal of 4‑aminophenylarsonic acid from aqueous solution via enhanced FeOOH using Mn(VII), Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023, 1-11, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26587-0
20. Sunita Shrestha, Sayara Bista, Naina Byanjankar, Suraj Shrestha, Dev Raj Joshi & Tista Prasai Joshi*. Groundwater quality evaluation for drinking purpose using water quality index in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Water Science, 2023, 37:1, 239-250. https://doi.org/10.1080/23570008.2023.2237278
21. Rajeshwori Malla‑Pradhan, Khamphe Phoungthong, Thitipone Suwunwong, Tista Prasai Joshi, & Bijay Lal Pradhan. Microplastic pollution in lakeshore sediments: the first report on abundance and composition of Phewa Lake, Nepal, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27315-4
22. Jyoti Giri*, Sweccha Raut, Binita Rimal, Rameshwar Adhikari, Tista Prasai Joshi, & Ganesh Shah. Impact of air pollution on human health in different geographical locations of Nepal, Environmental Research, 2023, 115669, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.115669
23. Rajeshwori Malla-Pradhan, Bijay Lal Pradhan, Khamphe Phoungthong & Tista Prasai Joshi. Microplastic in Freshwater Environment: A Review on Techniques and Abundance for Microplastic Detection in Lake Water, Trends in Sciences, 1-15, 2023, https://doi.org/10.48048/tis.2023.5202
24. Sushil R Kanel*, Tonoy K Das, Rajender S Varma, Sudarshan Kurwadkar, Sudip Chakraborty, Tista Prasai Joshi, Achintya N Bezbaruah, & Mallikarjuna N Nadagouda. Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater: Geochemical Basis of Treatment Technologies, ACS Environmental Au, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.2c00053
25. Hareram Devkota, Dilip Kumar Jha, Tista Prasai Joshi, Shreemat Shrestha, Mahendra Prasad Bhandari, Nabaraj Poudel. Exploration of sustainable live fish business in Nepal. The Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 2023, 24, 137-148.
26. Rajeshwori Malla‑Pradhan, Bijay Lal Pradhan*, Khamphe Phoungthong, & Tista Prasai Joshi*. Occurrence and Distribution of Microplastics from Nepal’s Second Largest Lake, Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05896-z
27. Rajeshwori Malla-Pradhan, Bijay Lal Pradhan, Tista Prasai Joshi, & Khamphe Phoungthong. Water quality assessment through numerical indices in Phewa Lake, Nepal, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2022, 1-15, https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2022.2145473
28. Jing Luo, Shiyu Miao, Rashmi Koju, Tista Prasai Joshi, Ruiping Liu*, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. Simultaneous removal of aromatic pollutants and nitrate at high concentrations by hypersaline denitrification: Long-term continuous experiments investigation, Water Research, 2022, 118292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118292
29. Prabin Dawadi, Rachana Shrestha, Subeksha Mishra, Sayara Bista, Jaya Kant Raut, & Tista Prasai Joshi, Lok Ranjan Bhatt*. Nutritional value and antioxidant properties of Viburnum mullaha Buch.? Ham. ex D. Don fruit from central Nepal, Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3906/tar-2201-106
30. Prabin Dawadi, Santosh Khanal, Tista Prasai Joshi, Sudeep Kc, Reshma Tuladhar, Bijaya Laxmi Maharjan, Anjani Darai, & Dev Raj Joshi*. Antibiotic Resistance, Biofilm Formation and Sub-Inhibitory Hydrogen Peroxide Stimulation in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli, Microbiology Insights, 2022, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/11786361221135224
31. Rajeshwori Malla‑Pradhan, Thitipone Suwunwong, Khamphe Phoungthong*, and Tista Prasai Joshi, & Bijay Lal Pradhan. Microplastic pollution in urban Lake Phewa, Nepal: the first report on abundance and composition in surface water of lake in different seasons, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-18301-9
32. Prabin Dawadi, Christina Khadka, Manita Shyaula, Gopiram Syangtan, Tista Prasai Joshi, Samantha H Pepper, Sushil R Kanel, & Lok R Pokhrel*. Prevalence of metallo-β-lactamases as a correlate of multidrug resistance among clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in Nepal, Science of The Total Environment, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157975
33. Pawan Kumar Neupane, Sunil Babu Shrestha, Dipesh Rupakheti, Dev Raj Joshi, Tista Prasai Joshi*. A Short-Term Measurement of PM2.5 Concentration during the COVID-19 Lockdown period in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2022, 73-80, https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v21i1.49916
34. Rajeshwori Malla-Pradhan, Bijay Lal Pradhan, Tista Prasai Joshi, Khamphe Phoungthong, Saroj Gyawali. A Review on microplastic in freshwater lake sediments from Asian countries: methods and abundance, BMC Journal of Scientific Research, 2022, 1–10 https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/bmcjsr/article/view/50652
35. Saraswati Gaihre, Sujata Dhungel, Smrita Acharya, Samikshya Kandel, Naina Byanjankar, and Tista Prasai Joshi* Quality appraisal of drinking water from different sources in Nepal, Scientific World, 2022, 15 (15), 96-102.
36. Marina Vaidya Shrestha*, Bishnu P Choulagai, Tista Prasai Joshi, Shiva Raj Adhikari, & Bandana Pradhan. Factors associated with diarrheal disease among under five children in Godawari Municipality of Nepal: A cross-sectional study, Journal of Health and Social Sciences, 2021, 6(2)269-280. 10.19204/2021/fctr12
37. Zenglu Qi, Ruiping Liu*, Tista Prasai Joshi, Jianfeng Peng, & Jiuhui Qu. Highly efficient removal of selenite by electrolysis-assisted nano-Zerovalent Iron (nZVI): Implication for corrosion and reduction, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 405(1)126564 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.126564
38. Jasmita Khadgi, Rajan Thapa, Tista Prasai Joshi, & Rejina Maskey Byanju. Effectiveness of vehicle-free zone in reducing air pollution, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2020, 1-12 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13762-020-02977-6
39. Sujan Maharjan, Tista Prasai Joshi*, Rashmi Koju, and Sujan Man Shrestha physicochemical and bacteriological analysis of groundwater quality of Kathmandu valley, Journal of Natural History Museum, 2020, 31(1), 123-134. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnhm.v31i1.39381
40. Samita Ghartimagar, Puja Khatri, Swekshya Neupane, Dev Raj Joshi, and Tista Prasai Joshi* Evaluation of groundwater quality of Kathmandu valley and antibiotic susceptibility test against Klebsiella pneumoniae, Tribhuvan University Journal of Microbiology, 2020, 7, 83-90. https://doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v10i2.29664
41. Rashmi Koju, Agni Dhakal, Sushila Gwachha, Dev Raj Joshi, Tista Prasai Joshi*, and Sujen Man Shrestha Adsorption of Inorganic As(III) from Aqueous Solutions by Iron-Manganese Oxide, Scientific World, 13 (13), 2020, 46-50 https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v13i13.30538
42. Sushila Gwachha, Bishwa Nath Acharya, Agni Dhakal, Sujen Man Shrestha, Tista Prasai Joshi* Assessment of arsenic content in deep groundwater of Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology
43. Manisha Maskey, Laxminarasimha Sharma Annavarapu, Tista Prasai, & Dharma Raj Bhatta Physical, chemical, and microbiological analysis of bottled water in Pokhara, Nepal, Journal of Chitwan Medical College, 2020;10(32):25-28. https://doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v10i2.29664
44. Kun Li, Min Yang, Jianfeng Peng, Ruiping Liu, Tista Prasai Joshi, Yaohui Bai, & Huijuan Liu. Rapid control of black and odorous substances from heavily polluted sediment by oxidation: Efficiency and effects, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering 2019, 13(6): 87 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-019-1171-y
45. Jasmita Khadgi, Rejina Maskey Byanju, Rajan Thapa, & Tista Prasai Joshi. Effectiveness of vehicle-free zone in Thamel, Kathmandu, Proceeding of Research Seminar on Climate Change, 2019, 1-9.
46. Zenglu Qi, Tista Prasai Joshi, Ruiping Liu, Yiran Li, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. Adsorption combined with superconducting high gradient magnetic separation technique used for removal of arsenic and antimony, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2018, 343, 36-48 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.09.007
47. Sujan Maharjan, Tista Prasai Joshi*, & Sujen Man Shrestha. Poor quality of treated water in Kathmandu: comparison with Nepal drinking water quality standards, Tribhuvan University Journal of Microbiology, 2018, 5, 83-88 https://doi.org/10.3126/tujm.v5i0.22319
48. Tista Prasai Joshi, Gong Zhang, Rashmi Koju, Zenglu Qi, Ruiping Liu, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. The removal efficiency and insight into the mechanism of para arsanilic acid adsorption on Fe-Mn framework, Science of the Total Environment, 2017, 601-602, 713-722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.219
49. Tista Prasai Joshi, Gong Zhang, Hanyang Cheng, Ruiping Liu, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. Transformation of para arsanilic acid by manganese oxide: Adsorption, oxidation, and influencing factors, Water Research, 2017, 116: 126-134 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.03.028
50. Tista Prasai Joshi, Gong Zhang, William. A. Jefferson, Aleksandr V. Perfilev, Ruiping Liu, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. Adsorption of aromatic organoarsenic compounds by ferric and manganese binary oxide and description of the associated mechanism, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017, 309: 577-587 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.10.084
51. Zenglu Qi, Tista Prasai Joshi, Ruiping Liu, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. Synthesis of Ce(III)-doped Fe3O4 magnetic particles for efficient removal of antimony from aqueous solution, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2017, 329: 193-204 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.01.007
52. Zenglu Qi, Huachun Lan, Tista Prasai Joshi, Ruiping Liu, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. Enhanced oxidative and adsorptive capability towards antimony by copper-doping into magnetite magnetic particles, RSC Advances, 2016, 6(71): 66990-67001 https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA13412B
53. Ruiping Liu, Wei Xu, Zan He, Huachun Lan, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu, & Tista Prasai. Adsorption of antimony (V) onto Mn(II) enriched surfaces of manganese oxide and FeMn binary oxide, Chemosphere, 2015. 138:66-624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.07.039
54. Sujen Man Shrestha, Kanchan Thapa, & Tista Prasai Joshi. Diurnal air quality monitoring in Khumaltar area, Lalitpur, Nepal, Hydro Nepal Journal of Water Energy and Environment, 2015, 61-65. https://doi.org/10.3126/hn.v17i0.13277
55. Sujen Man Shrestha, Kanchan Thapa, & Tista Prasai Joshi. Particulate pollution and its effect on respiratory symptoms of exposed personnel’s in three heavy traffic cities, Kathmandu, Journal of Nepal Public Health Association, 2015, 6, 33-239.
56. Neel Kamal Koju, Tista Prasai, Sujen Man Shrestha, & Prakash Raut. Drinking water quality of Kathmandu valley, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2014, 15, 115-120. https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v15i1.12027
57. Prabin Shakya, Tista Prasai Joshi, Dev Raj Joshi, & Dwij Raj Bhatta. Evaluation of physicochemical and microbiological parameters of drinking water supplied from distribution systems of Kathmandu Municipality, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2012, 13 (2), 179-184 https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v13i2.7733
58. Suraj Bishankha, Tista Prasai Joshi, Dev Raj Joshi, & Dwij Raj Bhatta. Assessment of microbial quality of chlorinated drinking tap water and susceptibility of gram-negative bacterial isolates towards chlorine. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2012, 13 (1), 173-178. https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v13i1.7456
59. Tista Prasai Joshi & Sujen Man Shrestha. Groundwater quality of Kathmandu valley, Proceedings of the seminar in water and food security, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Nepal, 2012.
60. Steven H. Emerman, Tista Prasai, Ryan B. Anderson, & Mallory A. Palmer. Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Kathmandu valley, Nepal, as a consequence of rapid erosion. Journal of Nepal Geological Society, 2010, 40, 49-60. https://doi.org/10.3126/jngs.v40i0.23595
61. Srijana Manandhar, Tista Prasai, & Kayo Devi Yami. Assessment of drinking water quality of sub-urban regions of Kathmandu. Journal of Natural History Museum, 2010, 25, 14-21.
62. Bina Laxmi Jayana, Tista Prasai, Anjana Singh, & Kayo Devi Yami. Study of antimicrobial activity of lime juice against Vibrio cholera, Scientific World, MOEST, 2010, 8, 44-46. https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v8i8.3847
63. Bina Laxmi Jayana, Tista Prasai, Anjana Singh, & Kayo Devi Yami. Assessment of drinking water quality of Madhypur-Thimi and study of antibiotic sensitivity against bacterial isolates. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2009, 10, 167-172. https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v10i0.2955
64. Jasmine Diwakar, Kayo Devi Yami, & Tista Prasai. Assessment of drinking water of Bhaktapur municipality area in pre-monsoon season, Scientific World, MOEST, 2008, 6, 94-98. https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v6i6.264
65. Anup Muni Bajracharya, Kayo Devi Yami, Tista Prasai*, Shital Raj Basnyat, & Binod Lekhak. Screening of some medicinal plants used in Nepalese traditional medicine against enteric bacteria. Scientific World, MOEST, 2008, 6, 107-110. https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v6i6.2644
66. Jasmine Diwakar, Tista Prasai, Shankar Raj Pant, & Bina Laxmi Jayana. Study on major pesticides and fertilizers used in Nepal, Scientific World, MOEST, 2008, 6, 76-80. https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v6i6.2638
67. Tista Prasai, Kayo Devi Yami, & Dev Raj Joshi. Microbial load on paper/polymer currency and coins, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2008, 9, 105-109. https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v9i0.3173
68. Anup Muni Bajracharya, Kayo Devi Yami, Tista Prasai, Shital Raj Basnyat, & Binod Lekhak. Assessment of drinking water quality of Kathmandu metropolitan areas. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2007, 8, 113-118.
69. Tista Prasai, Binod Lekhak, Dev Raj Joshi, & Madhav Prasad Baral. Microbiological analysis of drinking water of Kathmandu valley. Scientific World, MOEST, 2007, 5, 112-114. https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v5i5.2667
70. Tista Prasai, Binod Lekhak, & Madhav Prasad Baral. Anti-bacterial property of Medicinal Plants against Gram-negative Bacteria. Fourth National Conference on Science and Technology, Proceedings, 2004.
2. Santosh Khanal, Deepa Neupane, Joshna Thapa, Suman SK, Sudeep K C, Tista Prasai Joshi, Dev Raj Joshi, Carbapenemase and extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing bacteria isolated from municipal wastewater treatment plant and urban river in Nepal, Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 9, 2025, 100467 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2025.100467.
3. Zelin Yan, Yan Li, Xiaoyang Ju, Hanyu Wang, Jing Zhang, Yanyan Zhang, Yuchen Wu, Chunzhen Wang, Dev Raj Joshi, Tista Prasai Joshi, Yu Zhang, Ruichao Li, Rong Zhang, Dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella spp. from urban aquatic environments: a multi-country genomic perspective, Journal of Advanced Research, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2025.09.020.
4. Manisha Ghimire, Naina Byanjankar, Najma Bajracharya, Tejendra Regmi, Tista Prasai Joshi*. Heavy metal pollution and hydrochemistry analysis of groundwater in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and its health implications, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2025, 29, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2025.101442.
5. Rashmi Koju, Yu Cheng, Shujia Gao, Tista Prasai Joshi, Chengzhi Hu, Min Yang, Jiuhui Qu, High-performance and short-process sulphur autotrophic denitrification from low-C/N wastewater using novel suspended bio-S0 filters, Journal of Cleaner Production, 495, 2025, 145083, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145083.
6. Manisha Ghimire, Naina Byanjankar, Tejendra Regmi, Rachna Jha, Dev Raj Joshi, Tista Prasai Joshi*. Hydrogeochemical characterization of shallow and deep groundwater for drinking and irrigation water quality index of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2025, 47 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-025-02372-5
7. Anupa Sharma, Sandipa Pantha, Tista Prasai Joshi, Sumana Chhetri, Saroj Nidhi Tiwari, Prem Paudyal, Shailaja Adhikari, Niru Burlakoti, Yajna Prashad Timilsina & Menuka Maharjan. Seasonal variation of water quality in the peri-urban mountain region of Nepal, Water Science, 2025 39:1, 303-324, DOI: 10.1080/23570008.2025.2495238
8. Elina Maharjan, Mui-Yun Wong, Sudeep Kumar Upadhyay, Tista Prasai Joshi, Prasamsha Panta, Rameshwar Adhikari, Dev Raj Joshi. Insecticidal potential of seeds of Datura metel L., Abrus precatorius L., and Diploknema butyracea (Roxb.) H.J. Lam, Banko Janakari, 2025, 35(1), 22–35 https://doi.org/10.3126/banko.v35i1.74132
9. Bindu Dahal, Bikram Adhikari, Tista Prasai Joshi, Motee Lal Sharma, Mahesh Prasad Awasthi, Kamana Joshi, Jeevan Kafle, Ramesh Raj Pant. Water quality and irrigation suitability of freshwater lakes in Sudurpaschim Province, Nepal: A case study of Alital and Bandatal, 2025, 18, Scientific World, 143-157, https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v18i18.78925
10. Bindu Dahal, Bikram Adhikari, Tista Prasai Joshi, Motee Lal Sharma, Mahesh Prasad Awasthi, Lalit Pathak, Gyan Kumar Chhipi-Shrestha Ramesh Raj Pant, Ahmed M. Saqr. Harnessing Hydrochemical Characterisation and ANN- Driven Water Quality Modelling for Wetland Sustainability in Sudurpaschim Province, Central Himalaya, Nepal. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 2025, 30: e70012, 1-21, https://doi.org/10.1111/lre.70012
11. Bigyan Joshi, Sajan Lal Shyaula, Tista Prasai Joshi, Netra Lal Bhandari, Uttam Budhathoki, Rajendra Gyawali and Panna Thapa. Optimization of Liposomes Encapsulated with Ursolic Acid Using Response Surface Method. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2025. 10.36468/pharmaceutical-sciences.1479
12. Saraswati Gaihre, Kamil Prajapati, Sujata Dhungel, Prabin Dawadi, Dev Raj Joshi, Tista Prasai Joshi* Occurrence of biofilm forming Escherichia coli in drinking water supply system in Kathmandu. Water Environment Research, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.11096
13. Santosh Khanal, Sudeep K C, Tista Prasai Joshi, Ziming Han, Chunzhen Wang, Jyoti Maharjan , Reshma Tuladhar, & Dev Raj Joshi. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing bacteria and their resistance determinants in different wastewaters and rivers in Nepal, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 134660, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134660
14. Sudeep KC, Santosh Khanal, Tista Prasai Joshi, Deegendra Khadka, Reshma Tuladhar, & Dev Raj Joshi. Antibiotic resistance determinants among carbapenemase producing bacteria isolated from wastewaters of Kathmandu, Nepal, Environmental Pollution, 2024 343, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.12315
15. Sunita Shrestha, Sayara Bista, Naina Byanjankar, Tista Prasai Joshi*. Evaluation of bottled drinking water and occurrence of multidrug-resistance and biofilm producing bacteria in Nepal, Environmental Pollution, 2024, 341, 122896, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122896
16. Naina Byanjankar, Tista Prasai Joshi*, Agni Dhakal, Dev Raj Joshi, Rashmi Koju, Zenglu Qi, Chengzhi Hu & Ruiping Liu. Removal of Dimethyl Arsenic Acid from Aqueous Solution by Ferric Manganese Binary Oxide. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 2024, 235, 196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-024-07008-5and
17. Hareram Devkota, Dilip Kumar Jha, Tista Prasai Joshi, Shreemat Shrestha. Applications of Nano bubble Aeration Technology for Aquaculture Practices: A Review. Nepalese Journal of Agricultural Sciences, January, 2024, 26, 223-238
18. Pratikshya Shrestha, Tista Prasai Joshi*, Sarala Nhemhaphuki, Kusal Sitoula, Jyoti Maharjan, Rosa Ranjit, Prakash Shrestha, Dev Raj Joshi*. Occurrence of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria and Their Genes in Bagmati River, Nepal. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 2023, 234, 475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-023-06499-y
19. Tista Prasai Joshi, Rashmi Koju, Hanyang Cheng, Zenglu Qi, Ruiping Liu, Yaohui Bai, Chengzhi Hu, Jianfeng Peng & Dev Raj Joshi. High efficient removal of 4‑aminophenylarsonic acid from aqueous solution via enhanced FeOOH using Mn(VII), Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023, 1-11, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26587-0
20. Sunita Shrestha, Sayara Bista, Naina Byanjankar, Suraj Shrestha, Dev Raj Joshi & Tista Prasai Joshi*. Groundwater quality evaluation for drinking purpose using water quality index in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Water Science, 2023, 37:1, 239-250. https://doi.org/10.1080/23570008.2023.2237278
21. Rajeshwori Malla‑Pradhan, Khamphe Phoungthong, Thitipone Suwunwong, Tista Prasai Joshi, & Bijay Lal Pradhan. Microplastic pollution in lakeshore sediments: the first report on abundance and composition of Phewa Lake, Nepal, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27315-4
22. Jyoti Giri*, Sweccha Raut, Binita Rimal, Rameshwar Adhikari, Tista Prasai Joshi, & Ganesh Shah. Impact of air pollution on human health in different geographical locations of Nepal, Environmental Research, 2023, 115669, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.115669
23. Rajeshwori Malla-Pradhan, Bijay Lal Pradhan, Khamphe Phoungthong & Tista Prasai Joshi. Microplastic in Freshwater Environment: A Review on Techniques and Abundance for Microplastic Detection in Lake Water, Trends in Sciences, 1-15, 2023, https://doi.org/10.48048/tis.2023.5202
24. Sushil R Kanel*, Tonoy K Das, Rajender S Varma, Sudarshan Kurwadkar, Sudip Chakraborty, Tista Prasai Joshi, Achintya N Bezbaruah, & Mallikarjuna N Nadagouda. Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater: Geochemical Basis of Treatment Technologies, ACS Environmental Au, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.2c00053
25. Hareram Devkota, Dilip Kumar Jha, Tista Prasai Joshi, Shreemat Shrestha, Mahendra Prasad Bhandari, Nabaraj Poudel. Exploration of sustainable live fish business in Nepal. The Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 2023, 24, 137-148.
26. Rajeshwori Malla‑Pradhan, Bijay Lal Pradhan*, Khamphe Phoungthong, & Tista Prasai Joshi*. Occurrence and Distribution of Microplastics from Nepal’s Second Largest Lake, Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05896-z
27. Rajeshwori Malla-Pradhan, Bijay Lal Pradhan, Tista Prasai Joshi, & Khamphe Phoungthong. Water quality assessment through numerical indices in Phewa Lake, Nepal, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2022, 1-15, https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2022.2145473
28. Jing Luo, Shiyu Miao, Rashmi Koju, Tista Prasai Joshi, Ruiping Liu*, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. Simultaneous removal of aromatic pollutants and nitrate at high concentrations by hypersaline denitrification: Long-term continuous experiments investigation, Water Research, 2022, 118292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118292
29. Prabin Dawadi, Rachana Shrestha, Subeksha Mishra, Sayara Bista, Jaya Kant Raut, & Tista Prasai Joshi, Lok Ranjan Bhatt*. Nutritional value and antioxidant properties of Viburnum mullaha Buch.? Ham. ex D. Don fruit from central Nepal, Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3906/tar-2201-106
30. Prabin Dawadi, Santosh Khanal, Tista Prasai Joshi, Sudeep Kc, Reshma Tuladhar, Bijaya Laxmi Maharjan, Anjani Darai, & Dev Raj Joshi*. Antibiotic Resistance, Biofilm Formation and Sub-Inhibitory Hydrogen Peroxide Stimulation in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli, Microbiology Insights, 2022, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/11786361221135224
31. Rajeshwori Malla‑Pradhan, Thitipone Suwunwong, Khamphe Phoungthong*, and Tista Prasai Joshi, & Bijay Lal Pradhan. Microplastic pollution in urban Lake Phewa, Nepal: the first report on abundance and composition in surface water of lake in different seasons, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-18301-9
32. Prabin Dawadi, Christina Khadka, Manita Shyaula, Gopiram Syangtan, Tista Prasai Joshi, Samantha H Pepper, Sushil R Kanel, & Lok R Pokhrel*. Prevalence of metallo-β-lactamases as a correlate of multidrug resistance among clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in Nepal, Science of The Total Environment, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157975
33. Pawan Kumar Neupane, Sunil Babu Shrestha, Dipesh Rupakheti, Dev Raj Joshi, Tista Prasai Joshi*. A Short-Term Measurement of PM2.5 Concentration during the COVID-19 Lockdown period in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2022, 73-80, https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v21i1.49916
34. Rajeshwori Malla-Pradhan, Bijay Lal Pradhan, Tista Prasai Joshi, Khamphe Phoungthong, Saroj Gyawali. A Review on microplastic in freshwater lake sediments from Asian countries: methods and abundance, BMC Journal of Scientific Research, 2022, 1–10 https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/bmcjsr/article/view/50652
35. Saraswati Gaihre, Sujata Dhungel, Smrita Acharya, Samikshya Kandel, Naina Byanjankar, and Tista Prasai Joshi* Quality appraisal of drinking water from different sources in Nepal, Scientific World, 2022, 15 (15), 96-102.
36. Marina Vaidya Shrestha*, Bishnu P Choulagai, Tista Prasai Joshi, Shiva Raj Adhikari, & Bandana Pradhan. Factors associated with diarrheal disease among under five children in Godawari Municipality of Nepal: A cross-sectional study, Journal of Health and Social Sciences, 2021, 6(2)269-280. 10.19204/2021/fctr12
37. Zenglu Qi, Ruiping Liu*, Tista Prasai Joshi, Jianfeng Peng, & Jiuhui Qu. Highly efficient removal of selenite by electrolysis-assisted nano-Zerovalent Iron (nZVI): Implication for corrosion and reduction, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 405(1)126564 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.126564
38. Jasmita Khadgi, Rajan Thapa, Tista Prasai Joshi, & Rejina Maskey Byanju. Effectiveness of vehicle-free zone in reducing air pollution, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2020, 1-12 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13762-020-02977-6
39. Sujan Maharjan, Tista Prasai Joshi*, Rashmi Koju, and Sujan Man Shrestha physicochemical and bacteriological analysis of groundwater quality of Kathmandu valley, Journal of Natural History Museum, 2020, 31(1), 123-134. https://doi.org/10.3126/jnhm.v31i1.39381
40. Samita Ghartimagar, Puja Khatri, Swekshya Neupane, Dev Raj Joshi, and Tista Prasai Joshi* Evaluation of groundwater quality of Kathmandu valley and antibiotic susceptibility test against Klebsiella pneumoniae, Tribhuvan University Journal of Microbiology, 2020, 7, 83-90. https://doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v10i2.29664
41. Rashmi Koju, Agni Dhakal, Sushila Gwachha, Dev Raj Joshi, Tista Prasai Joshi*, and Sujen Man Shrestha Adsorption of Inorganic As(III) from Aqueous Solutions by Iron-Manganese Oxide, Scientific World, 13 (13), 2020, 46-50 https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v13i13.30538
42. Sushila Gwachha, Bishwa Nath Acharya, Agni Dhakal, Sujen Man Shrestha, Tista Prasai Joshi* Assessment of arsenic content in deep groundwater of Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology
43. Manisha Maskey, Laxminarasimha Sharma Annavarapu, Tista Prasai, & Dharma Raj Bhatta Physical, chemical, and microbiological analysis of bottled water in Pokhara, Nepal, Journal of Chitwan Medical College, 2020;10(32):25-28. https://doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v10i2.29664
44. Kun Li, Min Yang, Jianfeng Peng, Ruiping Liu, Tista Prasai Joshi, Yaohui Bai, & Huijuan Liu. Rapid control of black and odorous substances from heavily polluted sediment by oxidation: Efficiency and effects, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering 2019, 13(6): 87 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-019-1171-y
45. Jasmita Khadgi, Rejina Maskey Byanju, Rajan Thapa, & Tista Prasai Joshi. Effectiveness of vehicle-free zone in Thamel, Kathmandu, Proceeding of Research Seminar on Climate Change, 2019, 1-9.
46. Zenglu Qi, Tista Prasai Joshi, Ruiping Liu, Yiran Li, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. Adsorption combined with superconducting high gradient magnetic separation technique used for removal of arsenic and antimony, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2018, 343, 36-48 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.09.007
47. Sujan Maharjan, Tista Prasai Joshi*, & Sujen Man Shrestha. Poor quality of treated water in Kathmandu: comparison with Nepal drinking water quality standards, Tribhuvan University Journal of Microbiology, 2018, 5, 83-88 https://doi.org/10.3126/tujm.v5i0.22319
48. Tista Prasai Joshi, Gong Zhang, Rashmi Koju, Zenglu Qi, Ruiping Liu, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. The removal efficiency and insight into the mechanism of para arsanilic acid adsorption on Fe-Mn framework, Science of the Total Environment, 2017, 601-602, 713-722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.219
49. Tista Prasai Joshi, Gong Zhang, Hanyang Cheng, Ruiping Liu, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. Transformation of para arsanilic acid by manganese oxide: Adsorption, oxidation, and influencing factors, Water Research, 2017, 116: 126-134 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.03.028
50. Tista Prasai Joshi, Gong Zhang, William. A. Jefferson, Aleksandr V. Perfilev, Ruiping Liu, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. Adsorption of aromatic organoarsenic compounds by ferric and manganese binary oxide and description of the associated mechanism, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017, 309: 577-587 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.10.084
51. Zenglu Qi, Tista Prasai Joshi, Ruiping Liu, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. Synthesis of Ce(III)-doped Fe3O4 magnetic particles for efficient removal of antimony from aqueous solution, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2017, 329: 193-204 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.01.007
52. Zenglu Qi, Huachun Lan, Tista Prasai Joshi, Ruiping Liu, Huijuan Liu, & Jiuhui Qu. Enhanced oxidative and adsorptive capability towards antimony by copper-doping into magnetite magnetic particles, RSC Advances, 2016, 6(71): 66990-67001 https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA13412B
53. Ruiping Liu, Wei Xu, Zan He, Huachun Lan, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu, & Tista Prasai. Adsorption of antimony (V) onto Mn(II) enriched surfaces of manganese oxide and FeMn binary oxide, Chemosphere, 2015. 138:66-624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.07.039
54. Sujen Man Shrestha, Kanchan Thapa, & Tista Prasai Joshi. Diurnal air quality monitoring in Khumaltar area, Lalitpur, Nepal, Hydro Nepal Journal of Water Energy and Environment, 2015, 61-65. https://doi.org/10.3126/hn.v17i0.13277
55. Sujen Man Shrestha, Kanchan Thapa, & Tista Prasai Joshi. Particulate pollution and its effect on respiratory symptoms of exposed personnel’s in three heavy traffic cities, Kathmandu, Journal of Nepal Public Health Association, 2015, 6, 33-239.
56. Neel Kamal Koju, Tista Prasai, Sujen Man Shrestha, & Prakash Raut. Drinking water quality of Kathmandu valley, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2014, 15, 115-120. https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v15i1.12027
57. Prabin Shakya, Tista Prasai Joshi, Dev Raj Joshi, & Dwij Raj Bhatta. Evaluation of physicochemical and microbiological parameters of drinking water supplied from distribution systems of Kathmandu Municipality, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2012, 13 (2), 179-184 https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v13i2.7733
58. Suraj Bishankha, Tista Prasai Joshi, Dev Raj Joshi, & Dwij Raj Bhatta. Assessment of microbial quality of chlorinated drinking tap water and susceptibility of gram-negative bacterial isolates towards chlorine. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2012, 13 (1), 173-178. https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v13i1.7456
59. Tista Prasai Joshi & Sujen Man Shrestha. Groundwater quality of Kathmandu valley, Proceedings of the seminar in water and food security, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Nepal, 2012.
60. Steven H. Emerman, Tista Prasai, Ryan B. Anderson, & Mallory A. Palmer. Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Kathmandu valley, Nepal, as a consequence of rapid erosion. Journal of Nepal Geological Society, 2010, 40, 49-60. https://doi.org/10.3126/jngs.v40i0.23595
61. Srijana Manandhar, Tista Prasai, & Kayo Devi Yami. Assessment of drinking water quality of sub-urban regions of Kathmandu. Journal of Natural History Museum, 2010, 25, 14-21.
62. Bina Laxmi Jayana, Tista Prasai, Anjana Singh, & Kayo Devi Yami. Study of antimicrobial activity of lime juice against Vibrio cholera, Scientific World, MOEST, 2010, 8, 44-46. https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v8i8.3847
63. Bina Laxmi Jayana, Tista Prasai, Anjana Singh, & Kayo Devi Yami. Assessment of drinking water quality of Madhypur-Thimi and study of antibiotic sensitivity against bacterial isolates. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2009, 10, 167-172. https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v10i0.2955
64. Jasmine Diwakar, Kayo Devi Yami, & Tista Prasai. Assessment of drinking water of Bhaktapur municipality area in pre-monsoon season, Scientific World, MOEST, 2008, 6, 94-98. https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v6i6.264
65. Anup Muni Bajracharya, Kayo Devi Yami, Tista Prasai*, Shital Raj Basnyat, & Binod Lekhak. Screening of some medicinal plants used in Nepalese traditional medicine against enteric bacteria. Scientific World, MOEST, 2008, 6, 107-110. https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v6i6.2644
66. Jasmine Diwakar, Tista Prasai, Shankar Raj Pant, & Bina Laxmi Jayana. Study on major pesticides and fertilizers used in Nepal, Scientific World, MOEST, 2008, 6, 76-80. https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v6i6.2638
67. Tista Prasai, Kayo Devi Yami, & Dev Raj Joshi. Microbial load on paper/polymer currency and coins, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2008, 9, 105-109. https://doi.org/10.3126/njst.v9i0.3173
68. Anup Muni Bajracharya, Kayo Devi Yami, Tista Prasai, Shital Raj Basnyat, & Binod Lekhak. Assessment of drinking water quality of Kathmandu metropolitan areas. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 2007, 8, 113-118.
69. Tista Prasai, Binod Lekhak, Dev Raj Joshi, & Madhav Prasad Baral. Microbiological analysis of drinking water of Kathmandu valley. Scientific World, MOEST, 2007, 5, 112-114. https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v5i5.2667
70. Tista Prasai, Binod Lekhak, & Madhav Prasad Baral. Anti-bacterial property of Medicinal Plants against Gram-negative Bacteria. Fourth National Conference on Science and Technology, Proceedings, 2004.
Patent
Ruiping Liu, Tista Prasai Joshi, Chengzhi Hu, Rashmi Koju, Baiwen Ma, Huijuan Liu，Jiuhui Qu (2017). The method for the treatment of the high concentrations of organic arsenic-containing wastewater and the reclamation of arsenic. Patent No: 201710062620.1 China
Ruiping Liu, Tista Prasai Joshi, Chengzhi Hu, Rashmi Koju, Baiwen Ma, Huijuan Liu，Jiuhui Qu (2017). The method for the treatment of the high concentrations of organic arsenic-containing wastewater and the reclamation of arsenic. Patent No: 201710062620.1 China
Science Awareness Articles (Nepali Language)
1. Tista Prasai Joshi (2022) “Ke Pani ko Gunasthar Parichhan Ganrnu Pardachha? Why should we test the quality of water?” Annual Report, Analytical Service Center, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur.
2. Tista Prasai Joshi and Dev Raj Joshi (2021) “Dhal ma Corona Virus Samudai ma COVID-19 Sankraman – Waste water-based epidemiology for COVID 19”- Smarika, Tribhuvan University, Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology (RECAST), Nepal
3. Tista Prasai Joshi (2020) “CORONA ko Saya Sabal- “Hundred Questions on CORONA”, Scientist Nepal, Combat COVID-19, E-Platform
4. Dev Raj Joshi and Tista Prasai Joshi (2020) “COVID-10 ko Nidan ma RT PCR parichhan bidhi” Bigyan Lekhamala, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur. (In Nepali- Diagnosis method for COVID-19 by RT-PCR)
5. Tista Prasai Joshi (2018) “Arsenic yukta Padartha bata Pani Pradushan” Bigyan Lekhamala, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur. (In Nepali-Organic Arsenic related Problems and Water Pollution)
6. Tista Prasai Joshi (2018) “Kathmandu Upatyaka Khane Pani Ko Gunsthar Sambandhi Bibidh Sabal Haru” Nepal Pani, Department of Water Supply and Sewerage. (In Nepali- Drinking water Quality)
7. Tista Prasai (2009): “Guna Stariya Khanepani: Nepal Ko Chunauti” Bigyan Lekhamala, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur (In Nepali - Water quality and its Challenges)
8. Tista Prasai (2005): “Guna Stariya Khanepani Ra Janaswasthya” Bigyan Lekhamala, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur. (In Nepali -Water quality and public health)
9. Tista Prasai (2001): “Bayu Pradushan: Karan Ra Nirakaran”, Environment Today a Journal published by Environment for All "EFA"-Nepal, A NGO working in the field of Environment and Public Health in Nepal. (In Nepali - Air Pollution: Cause and control)
10. Tista Prasai (2001): “HIV and AIDS”, Microcosm: The little world, 2001, A magazine published by Central Dept. of Microbiology, T. U., Kathmandu, Nepal.
1. Tista Prasai Joshi (2022) “Ke Pani ko Gunasthar Parichhan Ganrnu Pardachha? Why should we test the quality of water?” Annual Report, Analytical Service Center, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur.
2. Tista Prasai Joshi and Dev Raj Joshi (2021) “Dhal ma Corona Virus Samudai ma COVID-19 Sankraman – Waste water-based epidemiology for COVID 19”- Smarika, Tribhuvan University, Research Centre for Applied Science and Technology (RECAST), Nepal
3. Tista Prasai Joshi (2020) “CORONA ko Saya Sabal- “Hundred Questions on CORONA”, Scientist Nepal, Combat COVID-19, E-Platform
4. Dev Raj Joshi and Tista Prasai Joshi (2020) “COVID-10 ko Nidan ma RT PCR parichhan bidhi” Bigyan Lekhamala, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur. (In Nepali- Diagnosis method for COVID-19 by RT-PCR)
5. Tista Prasai Joshi (2018) “Arsenic yukta Padartha bata Pani Pradushan” Bigyan Lekhamala, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur. (In Nepali-Organic Arsenic related Problems and Water Pollution)
6. Tista Prasai Joshi (2018) “Kathmandu Upatyaka Khane Pani Ko Gunsthar Sambandhi Bibidh Sabal Haru” Nepal Pani, Department of Water Supply and Sewerage. (In Nepali- Drinking water Quality)
7. Tista Prasai (2009): “Guna Stariya Khanepani: Nepal Ko Chunauti” Bigyan Lekhamala, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur (In Nepali - Water quality and its Challenges)
8. Tista Prasai (2005): “Guna Stariya Khanepani Ra Janaswasthya” Bigyan Lekhamala, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur. (In Nepali -Water quality and public health)
9. Tista Prasai (2001): “Bayu Pradushan: Karan Ra Nirakaran”, Environment Today a Journal published by Environment for All "EFA"-Nepal, A NGO working in the field of Environment and Public Health in Nepal. (In Nepali - Air Pollution: Cause and control)
10. Tista Prasai (2001): “HIV and AIDS”, Microcosm: The little world, 2001, A magazine published by Central Dept. of Microbiology, T. U., Kathmandu, Nepal.