Search Results - "Yasar, Abdullah"
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COVID-19 and frequent use of hand sanitizers; human health and environmental hazards by exposure pathways
Published in The Science of the total environment (10-11-2020)“…Till date no medication or vaccine is available to cope with the COVID-19 infection and infection rate is increasing drastically across the globe. Only…”
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Phytoremediation potential of Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes to remove chromium and copper
Published in Environmental technology (24-05-2020)“…Phytoremediation is a cost-effective and eco-friendly process to remove heavy metals from water. A small-scale experiment was conducted to determine the…”
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Appraisal of the heat vulnerability index in Punjab: a case study of spatial pattern for exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity in megacity Lahore, Pakistan
Published in International journal of biometeorology (01-12-2019)“…In this study, the heat vulnerability index has been developed for a megacity Lahore. Although Pakistan stands at 12th rank among highly exposed countries to…”
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Socio-economic, health and agriculture benefits of rural household biogas plants in energy scarce developing countries: A case study from Pakistan
Published in Renewable energy (01-08-2017)“…Biogas can be used as main component towards energy scarcity. It is important to find out social and economic assessment of different commonly adopted biogas…”
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Critical risk analysis of metals toxicity in wastewater irrigated soil and crops: a study of a semi-arid developing region
Published in Scientific reports (30-07-2020)“…Toxic elemental exposure through consumption of contaminated crops is becoming a serious concern for human health. Present study is based on the environment…”
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Catalytic ozonation for the removal of reactive black 5 (RB-5) dye using zeolites modified with CuMn2O4/gC3N4 in a synergic electro flocculation-catalytic ozonation process
Published in Water science and technology (01-10-2021)“…Abstract This study aims to investigate the decolourization efficiency of reactive black 5 (RB-5) dye by using CuMn2O4/gC3N4 coated zeolites (zeolite 4A) for…”
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Investigating the drinking and surface water quality and associated health risks in a semi-arid multi-industrial metropolis (Faisalabad), Pakistan
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-07-2019)“…Urban areas under the influence of multi-industrial activities with arid and semi-arid environments witness the significant increase in environmental pollution…”
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Field testing phytoremediation of organic and inorganic pollutants of sewage drain by bacteria assisted water hyacinth
Published in International journal of phytoremediation (2021)“…The study was carried out to identify the potential of phytoremediation within a flowing drain through Eichhornia crassipes in combination with two bacillus…”
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Analysis of environmental sustainability of e-waste in developing countries — a case study from Pakistan
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-05-2022)“…The electronic waste generation rate is increasing drastically at a rate of 3 to 5% per year in developing countries. The aim of this study is to analyze the…”
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Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer: transmission performance evaluation under different driving parameters and membrane stress for underwater imaging applications
Published in Microsystem technologies : sensors, actuators, systems integration (01-12-2020)“…Transmission performance of a CMUT element in terms of output pressure and displacements was evaluated. A SIMULINK model of single CMUT element based on…”
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Ground water toxicity due to fluoride contamination in Southwestern Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Published in Water science & technology. Water supply (01-09-2021)“…Abstract The prevalence of dental/bone deformities provides motivation for studying the distribution, severity and sources of the Fluoride (F−1). The ground…”
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Environmental risk assessment of a young landfill site and its vicinity for possible human exposure
Published in Human and ecological risk assessment (02-01-2021)“…Landfilling is the oldest and cheapest solution for waste management along with the generation of leachate and landfill gas. Present study was conducted on a…”
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Quality assessment of the noncarbonated-bottled drinking water: comparison of their treatment techniques
Published in International journal of environmental analytical chemistry (30-12-2022)“…This study presents a comparison among different-bottled drinking water commercially available in Lahore Pakistan. For that, five locally produced drinking…”
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Environmental impact and economic sustainability analysis of a novel anaerobic digestion waste-to-energy pilot plant in Pakistan
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-09-2019)“…A novel medium–large industrial-scale, anaerobic digestion (AD) waste-to-energy pilot plant has been investigated in terms of cost–benefit, environmental…”
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Monitoring and spatiotemporal variations of pyrethroid insecticides in surface water, sediment, and fish of the river Chenab Pakistan
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-08-2018)“…There is a serious concern regarding freshwater resources of Pakistan which have been mismanaged and now are depleting extensively due to other reasons like…”
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Start-up of UASB reactors treating municipal wastewater and effect of temperature/sludge age and hydraulic retention time (HRT) on its performance
Published in Arabian journal of chemistry (01-11-2015)“…The upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors seeded with cow dung manure (UASBCD) and activated sludge of a dairy wastewater treatment plant (UASBASDIT) were…”
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Ecological risk assessment of metals in sediments and selective plants of Uchalli Wetland Complex (UWC)—a Ramsar site
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-07-2019)“…Wetlands act as kidneys of land and facilitate remediation of metals and other harmful pollutants through uptake by aquatic macrophytes. The aim of the present…”
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Evolution of Solid Waste Management System in Lahore: A Step towards Sustainability of the Sector in Pakistan
Published in Applied sciences (01-01-2023)“…Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a technical subject which requires comprehensive planning, execution, and effective operational monitoring under cost-effective…”
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Assessment of carbon sequestration potential of algae of a Ramsar site in Pakistan — Uchalli Wetland Complex
Published in Biomass conversion and biorefinery (01-06-2024)“…Algae has a great CO 2 biofixation potential that plays crucial role in regulating global carbon cycle and sustaining the ecology. Biosequestration of carbon…”
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A comparison of waste recycling facilities for their contribution of heavy metals and trace elements in ambient air
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-05-2021)“…A multi-elemental analysis, including heavy metals and trace elements in ambient air samples, was conducted for computers, wires, lead batteries, and iron…”
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