Interactions and effects of microplastics with heavy metals in aquatic and terrestrial environments

N Khalid, M Aqeel, A Noman, SM Khan, N Akhter - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Contamination of waters and soils with microplastics (MPs) is an emerging environmental
issue worldwide. MPs constitute a cocktail of various additives and polymers besides …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Phytoremediation potential of Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) pers.) in soils co-contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and cadmium

X Song, C Li, W Chen - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
Soils co-contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and cadmium (Cd)
have serious environmental impacts and are highly toxic to humans and ecosystems …

Monitoring the Industrial waste polluted stream-Integrated analytics and machine learning for water quality index assessment

U Ejaz, SM Khan, S Jehangir, Z Ahmad… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Water Quality Index (WQI) is a primary metric used to evaluate and categorize
surface water quality which plays a crucial role in the management of fresh water resources …

Toxic effects of heavy metals on crustaceans and associated health risks in humans: a review

W Waqas, Y Yuan, S Ali, M Zhang, M Shafiq… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The contamination of seafood by heavy metals is a rising health issue in the context of
pollution caused by increasing industrialization and urbanization. Crustaceans are …

Phytoremediation of contaminated industrial wastewater by duckweed (Lemna minor L.): Growth and physiological response under acetic acid application

M Farid, A Sajjad, ZUZ Asam, M Zubair, M Rizwan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Extensive usage of heavy metals (HMs) in chemical reactions and processes eventually
contaminate the environmental segments and is currently a major environmental concern …

Politics of the natural vegetation to balance the hazardous level of elements in marble polluted ecosystem through phytoremediation and physiological responses

Z Ahmad, SM Khan, S Page - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The current paper evaluates the phytoremediation ability and physiological responses of
selected resistant plant species to the hazardous levels of elements in the marble waste …

Heavy metal contamination of forest soils by vehicular emissions: ecological risks and effects on tree productivity

GK Malunguja, B Thakur, A Devi - Environmental Processes, 2022 - Springer
An ecological study was conducted to evaluate the levels and effects of heavy metals on
forest surface soils along highways. We hypothesized that vehicles in highways emit …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling distribution, hydrogeochemical behavior and environmental risk of chromium in tannery wastewater

F Younas, I Bibi, M Afzal, F Al-Misned, NK Niazi… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chromium (Cr)-contaminated tannery wastewater is a major environmental concern,
especially in developing countries, such as Pakistan, due to its use for crop irrigation …

Characterization, source apportionment and health risk assessment of trace metals in groundwater of metropolitan area in Lahore, Pakistan

YK Khan, M Toqeer, MH Shah - Exposure and Health, 2023 - Springer
The quality of groundwater resources is deteriorating worldwide since last few decades.
Evaluating trace metal contents, sources, and their potentially harmful effects in the …