Water contamination and human health risks in Pakistan: a review

M Fida, P Li, Y Wang, SMK Alam, A Nsabimana - Exposure and Health, 2023 - Springer
Water contamination is one of the most significant hazards to human health on the world
scale. Drinking water quality in Pakistan is decreasing gradually due to alarming population …

Hydrogeophysical modeling and physio-chemical analysis of quaternary aquifer in central part of Bari Doab, Punjab, Pakistan

S Muhammad, MI Ehsan, P Khalid, A Sheikh - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2023 - Springer
Punjab Province is the part of interfluves systems of Doabs. The study area lies in the
western part of district Okara which is the central part of Bari Doab; a land sandwiched …

Estimation of hydraulic parameters in a hard rock aquifer using integrated surface geoelectrical method and pumping test data in southeast Guangdong, China

M Hasan, Y Shang, W Jin, G Akhter - Geosciences Journal, 2021 - Springer
Estimation of hydraulic parameters is important for the prediction of the future availability of
groundwater reserves. Conventionally, pumping tests are conducted on boreholes to …

Groundwater delineation for sustainable improvement and development aided by GIS, AHP, and MIF techniques

M Ehsan, H Shabbir, AMF Al-Quraishi, N Al-Ansari… - Applied Water …, 2024 - Springer
Exploration of groundwater is an integral part of viable resource growth for society,
economy, and irrigation. However, uncontrolled utilization is mainly reported in urban and …

Application of VES and ERT for delineation of fresh-saline interface in alluvial aquifers of Lower Bari Doab, Pakistan

M Hasan, Y Shang, G Akhter, W Jin - Journal of Applied Geophysics, 2019 - Elsevier
Geophysical methods are effectively used to delineate intrusion boundary between the fresh
and saline aquifers because of their intrinsic capability to assess the lateral variations in the …

Delineation of contaminated aquifers using integrated geophysical methods in Northeast Punjab, Pakistan

M Hasan, Y Shang, G Akhter, W Jin - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2020 - Springer
A decline in surface water sources in Pakistan is continuously causing the over-extraction of
groundwater resources which is in turn costing the saltwater intrusion in many areas of the …

Estimation of main aquifer parameters using geoelectric measurements to select the suitable wells locations in Bahr Al-Najaf depression, Iraq

ZT Abdulrazzaq, N Al-Ansari, NA Aziz… - Groundwater for …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aquifer parameters like hydraulic conductivity and transmissivity are extremely important
for the management and development of groundwater resources. Vertical Electrical …

An engineering site investigation using non-invasive geophysical approach

M Hasan, Y Shang, W Jin, G Akhter - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Subsurface geological formation is essential to validate design assumptions for the
construction of deep engineering structures, especially in the weathered terrains. The …

Geophysical assessment of seawater intrusion into coastal aquifers of bela plain, Pakistan

M Hasan, Y Shang, W Jin, P Shao, X Yi, G Akhter - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Seawater intrusion is a major challenge in many coastal areas all around the world, mainly
caused by over-exploitation of freshwater resources, climate change, and sea-level rise …

Coastal groundwater quality evaluation and hydrogeochemical characterization using chemometric techniques

H Ullah, I Naz, A Alhodaib, M Abdullah, M Muddassar - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The physicochemical parameters and heavy metals concentration in the groundwater of the
coastal region of Lasbela, Baluchistan were investigated. Cations and anions were …