Drinking water quality status and contamination in Pakistan

MK Daud, M Nafees, S Ali, M Rizwan… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Due to alarming increase in population and rapid industrialization, drinking water quality is
being deteriorated day by day in Pakistan. This review sums up the outcomes of various …

Water quality monitoring: from conventional to emerging technologies

U Ahmed, R Mumtaz, H Anwar, S Mumtaz… - Water Supply, 2020 - iwaponline.com
The rapid urbanization and industrial development have resulted in water contamination
and water quality deterioration at an alarming rate, deeming its quick, inexpensive and …

Efficient water quality prediction using supervised machine learning

U Ahmed, R Mumtaz, H Anwar, AA Shah, R Irfan… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Water makes up about 70% of the earth's surface and is one of the most important sources
vital to sustaining life. Rapid urbanization and industrialization have led to a deterioration of …

Geospatial quality assessment of locally available ice for heavy metals and metalloids and their potential risks for human health in Karachi, Pakistan

A Alamgir, Q Ali, N Fatima, MA Khan, MF Nawaz… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Extreme hot conditions during summers, high poverty rate and continuous electricity load
shedding affect commercial manufacturing and sale of ice in many countries. The vendors …

Microbial contamination levels in the drinking water and associated health risks in Karachi, Pakistan

R Amin, MB Zaidi, S Bashir, R Khanani… - Journal of Water …, 2019 - iwaponline.com
The current study aimed to assess the microbial quality of municipal (tap) and ground
(borehole) water in Karachi, Pakistan. A health survey was also conducted to assess …

Bacterial prediction using internet of things (IoT) and machine learning

H Khurshid, R Mumtaz, N Alvi, A Haque… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Water is a basic and primary resource which is required for sustenance of life on the Earth.
The importance of water quality is increasing with the ascending water pollution owing to …

Human Health Risk Assessment and Water Quality Index of piped water supply system in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town, Karachi (A Preliminary Town level study)

A Alamgir, N Fatima - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024 - Springer
In the present study, piped water samples from Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town, Karachi, were
evaluated for their Health Risk Assessment (HRA) and Water Quality Index (WQI). For this …

[PDF][PDF] Communal health perception of tap water quality supplied to Shah Faisal Town, Karachi

A Alamgir, MA Khan, SS Shaukat, R Majeed… - International Journal of …, 2019 - ijbbku.com
The study comprises physico-chemical and bacteriological analysis of tap water quality
supplied to Shah Faisal town, a densely populated town of Karachi. Twenty six samples …

Wastewater Treatment in Pakistan: Issues, Challenges and Solutions

F Parveen, SJ Khan - Water Policy in Pakistan: Issues and Options, 2023 - Springer
Currently able to treat only 1% of its wastewater, Pakistan is far from its commitment under
the sustainable development goals (SDGs) to treat up to 50% of its wastewater. The rapid …

A reliable method of predicting water quality using supervised machine learning model

P Nanjundan, JP George, A Vij - 2022 IEEE International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Water contributes to around 70% of the world's exterior and is perhaps the primary source
essential to supporting life. The rapid growth of urban and industrial geographies has …