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 …

A critical review on arsenic removal from water using biochar-based sorbents: The significance of modification and redox reactions

R Amen, H Bashir, I Bibi, SM Shaheen, NK Niazi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is considered to be the cost-effective, environmentally-friendly and sustainable
sorbent that has an extraordinary potential to efficiently remove toxic elements, including …

Hydrogeochemical evaluation of groundwater aquifers and associated health hazard risk map** using ensemble data driven model in a water scares plateau region …

D Ruidas, SC Pal, ARM Towfiqul Islam, A Saha - Exposure and Health, 2023 - Springer
Health hazard risk map** (HHRM) is an important technique used to estimate the potential
health risk of an individual, a group, or an entire community of a region. To further progress …

Investigation of boron-doped graphene oxide anchored with copper sulphide flowers as visible light active photocatalyst for methylene blue degradation

A Farhan, M Zahid, N Tahir, A Mansha, M Yaseen… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The non-biodegradable nature of waste emitted from the agriculture and industrial sector
contaminates freshwater reserves. Fabrication of highly effective and low-cost …

Switchable hydrophilicity solvent-assisted solidified floating organic drop microextraction for separation and determination of arsenic in water and fish samples

FA Semysim, RK Ridha, EA Azooz, D Snigur - Talanta, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of the current study was to separate and determine arsenic in water and fish
samples using a novel and green solidified floating organic drop microextraction (SFODME) …

A review of biochar-based sorbents for separation of heavy metals from water

MB Shakoor, S Ali, M Rizwan, F Abbas… - International journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Biochar is the low-cost and environmental-friendly material which has shown a great
potential for separation of heavy metals from water. The previous studies have established a …

Health risks assessment and source admeasurement of potentially dangerous heavy metals (Cu, Fe, and Ni) in rapidly growing urban settlement

AE Noor, R Fatima, S Aslam, A Hussain, Z un Nisa… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental contamination is a global challenge that impacts every aspect of ecosystem.
The contaminants from anthropogenic or industrial trash continually recirculate into the …

[HTML][HTML] Known and unknown environmental impacts related to climate changes in Pakistan: an under-recognized risk to local communities

M Adnan, B **ao, S Bibi, P **ao, P Zhao, H Wang… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study prioritized initiatives within the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),
foreign funding, and the associated environmental and national issues. Additionally, it …

Water quality assessment and monitoring in Pakistan: A comprehensive review

L Kumar, R Kumari, A Kumar, IA Tunio, C Sassanelli - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water quality has been a major problem in Pakistan owing to a mix of factors such as
population expansion, industrial units in urban areas, and agricultural activities. The …

[HTML][HTML] Water resources and their management in Pakistan: A critical analysis on challenges and implications

S Ahmad, H Jia, A Ashraf, D Yin, Z Chen, C Xu… - Water-Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water is one of the essential natural resources for human beings. However, rising worldwide
water demand and a significant decline in availability due to a lack of dynamic management …