Research At COMSATS

Environmental Technology

Dr. Qaisar Mahmood

	Designation:	Professor
	Email:	drqaisar@cuiatd.edu.pk
	Phone No. :	92-992-383591-6
	Role:	Faculty
	Research Interests:	N/A

Academics/ Degrees

PhD College of Environment and Natural Resources, Zhejiang university, PR China 2007 M.Phil. Quaid-i-azam University, Pakistan 1996 M.Sc Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan 1994

Projects

Evaluation Of Impacts Of Accumulation Of Metals Due To Contaminated Irrigation Water On Crops And Soils Adjacent To Mandroach Drain In Abbottabad.

Charcaterization And Integrated Treatment Of HIE Wastewater

Biodegradation Of Plastic By Algae

Publications/Papers

2024

Journal

Syeda Noor Ul Ain,N. Riaz,M. S. Khan,Ajmal Khan,Amna Sarwar,Q.Mahmood,Ahmed Al-Harrasi "Surface-Functionalized Magnetic Silica-Malachite Tricomposite (Fe–M–Si tricomposite): A Promising Adsorbent for the Removal of Cypermethrin" , ACS Omega ,Volume 9 ,Issue 12 ,Page 13803–13817 , 2024

Q.Mahmood,B.Zeb "Optimizing the fluoride removal from drinking water through adsorption with mesoporous magnetic calcite nanocomposites." , Results in Engineering ,Volume 22 ,Page 1-13 , 2024

Amna Sarwar,Jin Wang ,N. Riaz,M. S. Khan,B.Zeb,Imtiaz Ali Khan ,Muhammad Akmal,Asaad Khalid, Ajmal Khan ,Ahmed Al-Harrasi,Q.Mahmood "Optimizing the fluoride removal from drinking water through adsorption with mesoporous magnetic calcite nanocomposites" , Results in Engineering ,Volume 22 ,Page 102100 , 2024

Q.Mahmood "Remediation of Neonicotinoid Polluted Environment by Silica Hybrid Nanosorbents" , Water Air and Soil Pollution ,Volume 45 ,Issue 34 ,Page 1-19 , 2024

2023

Journal

Sumera Bibi,A. W. M. Ng,M.Irshad,Faridullah,Q.Mahmood,M. Shahzad,Muhammad Atiq Ur Rehman Tariq,Zahid Hussain,Muhammad Mohiuddin,Ping An,Asim Abbasi,Aiman Hina,Norela C. T. Gonzalez "Phosphorous extraction in ecologically similar fruits orchards having different management systems. " , Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution , 2023

Q.Mahmood,B.Zeb "Organics and Nutrient Transformation in a Microbial FuelCell Influenced by Antibiotics" , Clean ,Volume 51 ,Issue 6 ,Page 1-9 , 2023

Q.Mahmood,Z. A. Bhatti,B.Zeb "Organics and Nutrient Transformation in a Microbial FuelCell Influenced by Antibiotics" , clean ,Volume 51 ,Issue 6 ,Page 1-9 , 2023

Q.Mahmood,Z. A. Bhatti,B.Zeb,M. Tahir "Anaerobic Biological Treatment of Wastewater from Paper Recycling Industry by UASB Reactor" , Sains Malaysiana ,Volume 52 ,Issue 4 ,Page 1087-1099 , 2023

Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir "Anaerobic Biological Treatment of Wastewater from Paper Recycling Industry by UASB Reactor." , April 2023 , 2023

Aaima Iftikhar,Q.Mahmood,Z. A. Bhatti,M.Siddique,B.Zeb,M. Tahir "Anaerobic Biological Treatment Wastewater from Paper Recycling Industry by UASB Reactor" , Sains Malaysiana ,Volume 52 ,Issue 4 ,Page 1087-1099 , 2023

B.Zeb,Q.Mahmood "Model Anaerobic Microbe Photobacterium phosphoreum: A Potential Biosensor for Different Metals and Volatile Fatty Acids Toxicity during Wastewater Treatment" , Polish Journal of Environmental Studies ,Volume 32 ,Issue 5 ,Page 1-8 , 2023

Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir "UV/Fenton based treatment of paper recycling industry wastewater" , Elsevier , July 2023 , 2023

Q.Mahmood,B.Zeb,M. Tahir "UV/ Fenton based treatment of paper recycling industry wastewater" , Desalination and Water Treatment , 2023

Q.Mahmood,B.Zeb "Phytoremediation ability and selected genetic transcription in Hydrocotyle umbellata-under cadmium stress" , International Journal of Phytoremediation ,Volume 26 ,Issue 7 ,Page 1144-1153 , 2023

Q.Mahmood "Phytoremediation ability and selected genetic transcription in Hydrocotyle umbellata-under cadmium stress" , International Journal of Phytoremediation ,Volume 53 ,Issue 12 ,Page 1144-1153 , 2023

2022

Journal

Mohammad Omar Ahmad Shakarneh,A.Tahir,Q.Mahmood,M. Shahzad,Khan, A. J.,R.Khan "Modeling of rainfall–runoff events using HEC-HMS model in southern catchments of Jerusalem Desert-Palestine" , Arabian Journal of Geosciences ,Volume 15 ,Page 127 , 2022

Suneela Jadoon,S.Nawazish,Q.Mahmood,Asif Rafique,Summar Sohail,Asma Zaidi "Exploring Health Impacts of Occupational Exposure to Carbon Monoxide in the Labour Community of Hattar Industrial Estate" , Atmosphere , 2022

S.Nawazish,Q.Mahmood,A. Zaidi "Exploring Health Impacts of Occupational Exposure to Carbon Monoxide in the Labour Community of Hattar Industrial Estate" , Atmosphere 1 March ,Volume 13 ,Page 406 , 2022

Q.Mahmood,Z. A. Bhatti "HEC category testing by Waheed cccc" , dsadas ,Volume 11 ,Issue 11 ,Page 11 , 2022

Conference

R.Nazir,Q.Mahmood,M.Irshad "Screening for fast-growing oleaginous microalgae as potential source of algal oils. " , ESCON22/FWSH/19 , 2022

Q.Mahmood,M.Irshad "Assessing the lipid and carbohydrate contents of microalgae feedstocks for potential renewable energy production" , ESCON22/FWSH/20 , 2022

Book/Chapter

M. Tahir,Q.Mahmood,B.Zeb "Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls on Plant Growth" , March 2022 , 2022

B.Zeb,Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir "Uptake of Organic Pollutants and the Effects on Plants" , March 2022 , 2022

2021

Journal

F.Hafeez,M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,A.Tahir,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,Faridullah,Didar Ahmad "The comparative analysis of essential nutrient fractions in permafrost and different land use systems of Diamer Division, Gilgit-Baltistan" , Arabian Journal of Geosciences ,Volume 13 ,Page 1286 , 2021

M. Shahzad,Shumail Waheed,R.Ahmad,M.Irshad,S.A.Khan,Q.Mahmood "Ca2SiO4 chemigation reduces cadmium localization in the subcellular leaf fractions of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) under cadmium stress" , Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety , 2021

Muhammad Fawad,Faridullah,M.Irshad,Wisal Shah,A.Tahir,Q.Mahmood,Toqeer Ahmed "Pollution hotspots and potential impacts on land use in the Mohmand Marble Zone, Pakistan" , Environmental Earth Sciences ,Volume 80 ,Page 372 , 2021

Amna Sarwar,N. Riaz,U.Farooq,Q.Mahmood,A.Nazir,M. S. Khan,Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah,Abdulaziz A Alqarawi, Al-Bandari Fahad Al-Arjani,Abeer Hashem,Jin Wang "Iron Oxide (Fe3O4)-Supported SiO2 Magnetic Nanocomposites for Efficient Adsorption of Fluoride from Drinking Water: Synthesis, Characterization, and Adsorption Isotherm Analysis" , Water ,Volume 13 ,Issue 11 ,Page 1514 , 2021

Didar Ahmad,Faridullah,F.Hafeez,M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,A.Tahir,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal "Comparative analysis of essential nutrients fractions in permafrost and different land use system of Diamer Division Gilgit Baltistan. " , Arabian Journal of Geosciences , 2021

Muhammad Fawad,Faridullah,Wisal Shah,M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,A.Tahir,Didar Ahmad "IMPACTS OF THE MARBLE WASTE SLURRY ON GROUND WATER QUALITY AND ITS REUSE POTENTIAL " , Fresenius Environmental Bulletin ,Volume 30 ,Issue 02 ,Page 2077-2086 , 2021

Q.Mahmood,Z. A. Bhatti,M. Tahir "Chemidegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls from transformer oil wastewater" , International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology , 2021

T.A.Akbar, Jonas Geldmann,Francis Buner,Zafeer Saqib,Abeer Hashem,Al-Bandari Fahad Al-Arjani,Abdulaziz A. Alqarawi,Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah,A.Pervez,Q.Mahmood,Muhammad Naeem Awan "The Effectiveness of Protected Areas in Conserving Globally Threatened Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus" , Animals ,Volume 11 ,Issue 3 ,Page 680 , 2021

Q.Mahmood "Validation of effective role of substrate concentrations on elemental sulfur generation in simultaneous sulfide and nitrate removal" , Separation and Purification Technology , 2021

Q.Mahmood "Green synthesis of a silver nanoparticle using Moringa oleifera seed and its applications for antimicrobial and sun-light mediated photocatalytic water detoxification" , Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering , 2021

Q.Mahmood "Alleviation of cadmium stress by silicon nanoparticles during different phenological stages of Ujala wheat variety" , Arabian Journal of Geosciences , 2021

Q.Mahmood "Elevated concentrations of mercury and methylmercury in the Gadani shipbreaking area, Pakistan" , Marine Pollution Bulletin , 2021

Q.Mahmood "Production and characteristics of elemental sulfur during simultaneous nitrate and sulfide removal" , Environmental Science and Pollution Research , 2021

Q.Mahmood "Development and Application of Exceedance Model for Surface Water Quality Parameters." , Polish Journal of Environmental Studies , 2021

Q.Mahmood "Insights into conventional and recent technologies for arsenic bioremediation: a systematic review" , Environmental Science and Pollution Research , 2021

Q.Mahmood "Insights into microbial community in microbial fuel cells simultaneously treating sulfide and nitrate under external resistance" , Biodegradation , 2021

Q.Mahmood "Promotion of Growth and Physiological Characteristics in Water-Stressed Triticum aestivum in Relation to Foliar-Application of Salicylic Acid" , Water , 2021

Q.Mahmood "Reduction in lignin peroxidase activity revealed by effects of lignin content in urea crosslinked starch under aerobic biodegradation in soil" , BioResources , 2021

Q.Mahmood "The distribution and composition of litter on the Aoshan Beach Qingdao, China" , Journal of Coastal Conservation , 2021

Q.Mahmood "Occupational Health Impacts of Transport Industry: Collagen Degrader, Blood Lead and Respiratory Illnesses" , Arabian Journal of Geosciences , 2021

Waheed Anjum,N. Riaz,M. S. Khan,M. Tahir,Zahid Ullah,Q.Mahmood "Occupational health impacts of transport industry: collagen degrader, blood lead, and respiratory illnesses" , Arabian Journal of Geosciences ,Volume 14 ,Page 1530 , 2021

Q.Mahmood,M.Bilal "Bioenergy Potential of Albumin, Acetic Acid, Sucrose, and Blood in Microbial Fuel Cells Treating Synthetic Wastewater" , Processes , 2021

Muhammad Fawad,Faridullah,M.Irshad,Wisal Shah,Q.Mahmood,Iqbal Ahmad "Marble waste site suitability assessment using the GIS‑based AHP model" , Environmental Science and Pollution Research , 2021

Book/Chapter

Q.Mahmood,M. S. Khan,N. Riaz "Chapter 14:Existing treatment – globally in full scale plants, In: Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment Technologies: Concepts and implementation strategies. Pages 200. ISBN13:9781789061321" , © IWA Publishing 2020 , 2021

Q.Mahmood "Existing treatment—Globally in full scale plants" , Pharmaceutical Wastewater Treatment Technologies: Concepts and Implementation Strategies , 2021

2020

Journal

Aaima Iftikhar,M. S. Khan,U. Rashid,Q.Mahmood,Habiba Zaffar,M.Bilal,N. Riaz "Influence of metallic species for efficient photocatalytic water disinfection: bactericidal mechanism of in vitro results using docking simulation." , Environmental Science and Pollution Research ,Volume 2020 ,Issue 27 ,Page 39819–39831 , 2020

Mahnoor Asif,A.Pervez,Q.Mahmood,U.Irshad,R.Ahmad "Melatonin and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria alleviate the cadmium and arsenic stresses and increase the growth of Spinacia oleracea" , Plant, Soil and Environment , 2020

Saba Khan,Q.Mahmood,N.Elahi,Khattak "Current practices and futuristic options in plastic waste management in Pakistan" , Central Asian Journal of Environment, Science and Technology Innovations, 14- August ,Volume 1 ,Issue 4 ,Page 237-244 , 2020

Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir,B.Zeb,S.Nawazish "ASSOCIATION OF NEPHROLITHIASIS WITH DRINKING WATER QUALITY AND DIET IN PAKISTAN " , Environmental Engineering and Management Journal ,Volume 19 ,Issue 8 ,Page 1289-1297 , 2020

Q.Mahmood,Z. A. Bhatti,M. Tahir "Ozone oxidation of wastewater containing trichlorobiphenyl and used transformer oil" , Heliyon ,Volume 6 ,Issue 9 , 2020

Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir,B.Zeb "Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation by Microalga Chlorella vulgaris Along with Pretreatment" , September 2020, Materiale Plastice ,Volume 57 ,Issue 3 ,Page 260-270 , 2020

Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir,A.Pervez "Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Selected Marine Fish Species of Gadani Shipbreaking Area and Pakistan" , 24 September 2020, Animals ,Volume 10 ,Issue 10 ,Page 1738 , 2020

Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir "Efficient bacterial isolate from roots of cactus degrading Reactive Black 5" , Environmental Technology & Innovation, November 2020, 101082 ,Volume 20 , 2020

Q.Mahmood "Coupled substrate removal and electricity generation in microbial fuel cells simultaneously treating sulfide and nitrate at various influent sulfide to nitrate ratios" , Bioresource Technology, June 2020 ,Volume 306 , 2020

Q.Mahmood "Inhibition of biomethane production under antibiotics in poultry litter" , Arabian Journal of Geosciences, July 2020 , 2020

Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir,Z. A. Bhatti,Faridullah,M.Irshad,U.Irshad,M.Bilal "Allium cepa assay based comparative study of selected vegetables and the chromosomal aberrations due to heavy metal accumulation" , Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences , 2020

T.A.Akbar,Quazi K. Hassan,Q.Mahmood,Gopal Achari "Development and Application of Exceedance Model for Surface Water Quality Parameters." , Polish Journal of Environmental Studies ,Volume 30 ,Issue 2 ,Page 1497-1511 , 2020

N. Riaz,• Aaima Iftikhar,M. S. Khan,U. Rashid,Q.Mahmood,H.Zaffar,M.Bilal "Influence of metallic species for efficient photocatalytic water disinfection: bactericidal mechanism of in vitro results using docking simulation " , Influence of metallic species for efficient photocatalytic water disinfection: bactericidal mechanism of in vitro results using docking simulation , 2020

Q.Mahmood,B.Zeb "Climate change mediated water stress may affect growth and yield in tomato. " , Central Asian Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Innovation 15/01/2020 ,Volume 2 ,Page 85-92 , 2020

Q.Mahmood "Long‐term domestication to Mn stresses alleviates the inhibition on anammox process" , Water Environment Research , 2020

Q.Mahmood "Abundance, type, and origin of litter on No. 1 Bathing Beach of Qingdao, China" , Journal of Coastal Conservation , 2020

Q.Mahmood "Phytoextraction of zinc contaminated water by Tagetes minuta L" , Central Asian Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Innovation , 2020

Q.Mahmood "Health risk assessment consequent to wastewater irrigation in Pakistan." , Soil & Environment , 2020

Q.Mahmood "Stereomicroscopic and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopic Characterization of the Abundance, Distribution and Composition of Microplastics in the Beaches of Qingdao …" , Analytical Letters , 2020

Q.Mahmood "Assessment of Zinc and Nickel Profile of Vegetables Grown in Soil Irrigated with Sewage Water" , Revista de Chimie , 2020

Q.Mahmood "Quantitative determination of cavitation formation and sludge flotation in Anammox granules by using a new diffusion-reaction integrated mathematical model" , Water research , 2020

Q.Mahmood "Role of Hydrophobicity in Bio-Accessibility of Environmental Pollutants Among Different Organisms" , Polish Journal of Environmental Studies , 2020

Q.Mahmood "Microbial Fuel Cells Simultaneously Treating Sulfide and Nitrate under Different Influent Sulfide to Nitrate Molar Ratios" , Energy & Fuels , 2020

Q.Mahmood "High economic impacts of poor water and sanitation in various communities in Pakistan (an environmental economic perspective)" , Central Asian Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Innovation , 2020

Q.Mahmood,M.Bilal "Health risk assessment consequent to wastewater irrigation in Pakistan" , Soil & Environment ,Volume 39 ,Page 67-76 , 2020

Book/Chapter

Q.Mahmood "Inoculum Addition in the Presence of Plant Rhizosphere for Petroleum-Polluted Soil Remediation" , Bioremediation and Biotechnology , 2020

2019

Journal

Kashif Mehmood,Sardar Kashif Ur Rehman,Furqan Farooq,Q.Mahmood,M.Faisal,Imtiaz Ahmad Durrani "Treatment of Pulp and Paper Industrial Effluent Using Physicochemical Process for Recycling" , Water, November 2019 ,Volume 11 ,Issue 11 ,Page 2393 , 2019

N. Riaz,Maryam Hassan,M.Siddique,Q.Mahmood, Umar Farooq,Rizwana Sarwar ,M. S. Khan "Photocatalytic degradation and kinetic modeling of azo dye using bimetallic photocatalysts: effect of synthesis and operational parameters" , Environmental Science and Pollution Research ,Volume 2020 ,Issue 27 ,Page 2992–3006 , 2019

M.Bilal,Madiha Tariq,Zahid Ullah,Arshad Ali,Q.Mahmood,B.Zeb,Shahida Shaheen "Chemical Pollutants from Industrial Estate Pakistan-A Threat to Environmental Sustainability" , Applied Water Science ,Volume 9 ,Issue 3 ,Page 47 , 2019

M.Bilal,Q.Mahmood,Khattak,Farzana Baig "Impact assessment of sanitation system on the socio-economic aspects of local community and environment in Hunza Valley Gilgit Baltistan-Pakistan" , International Journal of Energy and Water Resources ,Volume 3 ,Page 73-79 , 2019

Q.Mahmood "Effect of external resistance on substrate removal and electricity generation in microbial fuel cell treating sulfide and nitrate simultaneously" , Environmental Science and Pollution Research , 2019

Q.Mahmood "Expression of the nirS, hzsA, and hdh genes and antibiotic resistance genes in response to recovery of anammox process inhibited by oxytetracycline" , Science of The Total Environment , 2019

Q.Mahmood "Effect of Pretreatment and Substrate Ratios in Biorefinery Employing Co-digestion of Plant Biomass and Poultry Waste" , Frontiers in Energy Research , 2019

Q.Mahmood "Phosphate Removal from Secondary Effluents Using Coal Gangue Loaded with Zirconium Oxide" , Sustainability , 2019

Q.Mahmood "Microbial Fuel Cell Using UASB as Anode and Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide on Treatment Efficiency." , Journal of Water Chemistry & Technology , 2019

Q.Mahmood,M.Bilal "Chemical pollutants from an industrial estate in Pakistan: a threat to environmental sustainability" , Applied Water Science , 2019

Conference

Aaima Iftikhar,Royame Ali Butt,N. Riaz,M. S. Khan,M.Bilal,Q.Mahmood,U. Rashid "Efficiency of Modified Titania: Visible Light Assisted Photocatalytic Degradation of Textile Dyes: Effect of Dopants and Dopant Concentration" , International Conference on Environmental Toxicology and Health (ESCON) 25-27 February, 2019 , 2019

Haris Abdullah Noor,S. Naz,A. Iftikhar,M. S. Khan,Q.Mahmood,N. Riaz "Bactericidal effect of TiO2 photocatalyst on selected air-borne pathogenic bacteria." , . Environmental Pollution: Air Pollution and Control Presented in 8th International Conference ES-Dev 2019,. (a-EP-APC-05). p. 97. , 2019

Aaima Iftikhar,H.Zaffar,Momina Qaiser,Q.Mahmood,U. Rashid,R. Sarwar "Metal Doped TiO2 Nanomaterials for water disinfection. Environmental Pollution: Water Pollution and Treatment (a-EP-WPT-32). " , Presented in 8th International Conference on “Environmentally Sustainable Development” (ES-Dev 2019) 21-23 August 2019. p.112. ISBN: 978-969-487-023-6 , 2019

Book/Chapter

M. Tahir,Q.Mahmood "Use of Phytohormones to Improve Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Wheat" , May 2019 , 2019

M. Tahir,Q.Mahmood "Morphological and Physiological Responses of Plants to Cadmium Toxicity" , January 3029 , 2019

Q.Mahmood "Ecofuel feedstocks and their prospect" , Advanced Biofuels , 2019

2018

Journal

M.Irshad,U.Irshad,Q.Mahmood "FRACTIONATION OF PHOSPHORUS IN SOILS AMENDED WITH POULTRY MANURE CO-COMPOSTED WITH SUGARCANE AND CABBAGE WASTES" , BIOSCIENCE JOURNAL , 2018

Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir "Physiology and selected genes expression under cadmium stress in Arundo donax L" , 29bAugust 2018 ,Volume 20 ,Issue 11 , 2018

M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,M. Shahzad "Transformations of Phosphorus and Other Plant Nutrients in Poultry Litter Composted with Sugarcane and Cabbage Wastes" , COMPOST SCIENCE & UTILIZATION ,Volume 26 ,Issue 2 ,Page 114–127 , 2018

Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir,B.Zeb,Z. A. Bhatti "Industrial wastewater treatment in internal circulation bioreactor followed by wetlands containing emergent plants and algae" , August 2018 ,Volume 34 ,Issue 119 , 2018

Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir "Physiology and selected genes expression under cadmium stress in Arundo donax L" , September 2018 ,Volume 20 ,Issue 11 , 2018

Q.Mahmood "Microbe and plant assisted-remediation of organic xenobiotics and its enhancement by genetically modified organisms and recombinant technology: a review" , Science of the total environment , 2018

Q.Mahmood "The performance of microbial fuel cells treating vegetable oil industrial wastewater" , Environmental technology & innovation , 2018

Q.Mahmood "Cu induced changes of ultrastructure and bioaccumulation in the leaf of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)" , Journal of Plant Nutrition , 2018

Q.Mahmood "Potential of microalgal biodiesel production and its sustainability perspectives in Pakistan" , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews , 2018

2017

Journal

Qiu Lin,Shahida Shaheen,M.Irshad,B.Zeb,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez,M.Bilal,Z. A. Bhatti,Zheng Ping "Assessment of combined toxicity of heavy metals from industrial wastewaters to Photobacterium phosphoreum T3 S" , 09 February 2016 , 2017

Shams Tabraiz,Sajjad Haydar,Paul Sallis,,Q.Mahmood "Effect of cycle run time of backwash and relaxation on membrane fouling removal in submerged membrane bioreactor treating sewage at higher flux" , watewr science and technology , 2017

Q.Mahmood,M.Irshad "Temporal changes in trace elements in brown soil and soybean after long-term fertilization" , Saudi Society for Geosciences ,Volume 102 ,Issue 289 , 2017

Q.Mahmood,H. Haroon,A.Pervez,S.M.H Gardazi "Novel lignocellulosic wastes for comparative adsorption of Cr(VI): equilibrium kinetics and thermodynamic studies" , 08 july ,Volume 19 ,Issue 2 ,Page 6-15 , 2017

Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez "Transcriptomic responses of selected genes against chromium stress in Arundo donax L." , 06 february ,Volume 99 ,Page 900-912 , 2017

M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,M.Bilal "Nutrient uptake and growth of spinach as affected by cow manure co-composted with poplar leaf litter" , 25 january ,Volume 6 ,Page 79–88 , 2017

R.Ahmad,A.Pervez,Q.Mahmood "Transcriptomic responses of selected genes against chromium stress in Arundo donax L" , Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry , 2017

M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,A.Hassan "Extractability and bioavailability of phosphorus in soils amended with poultry manure co-composted with crop " , Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition , 2017

Q.Mahmood,B.Zeb,Z. A. Bhatti,M.Irshad,A.Pervez "Assessment of combined toxicity of heavy metals from industrial wastewaters on Photobacterium phosphoreum T3S" , July , 2017

S.Nawazish,Q.Mahmood,aamir Muhammad "Comparative evaluation of major pollutants from different sites of Pakistan" , Journal of Indian chemical Society, April 2017 ,Volume 94 ,Issue 2 ,Page 1-5 , 2017

Conference

Maryam Hassan,N. Riaz,A.Pervez,Q.Mahmood,Umar Farooq,M.Siddique,Rizwana Sarwar,M. S. Khan "Photocatalytic Degradation Of Azo Dye Using TiO2 Doped Photocatalysts Under Visible Light Irradiation" , 7th International Conference on “Environmentally Sustainable Development” (ES-Dev 2017) 26-28 August 2017 , 2017

Book/Chapter

Shahida Shaheen,Q.Mahmood,Mahnoor Asif,R.Ahmad "Genetic control of metal sequestration in hyper-accumulator plants. In: Phytoremediation " , Springer International Publishing. , 2017

2016

Journal

Faridullah,Q.Mahmood "Chromium Uptake by Giant Reed under Rhizobacterial Inhibition. " , International J. of Environmental Science and Technology ,Volume 2016 ,Issue 13 ,Page 1581-1590 , 2016

Dr. S. Shah,Yoshimitsu Uemura,Suzana Yusup,Katsuki kusakabe,Q.Mahmood,A Ali "Nano-structured porous yttria stabilized zirconia membrane for high temperature CO2 capture from H2/CO2 mixture" , Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering , 2016

Shahida Shaheen,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez,N.Mirza,Z. A. Bhatti,M. Tahir,S.S.Meryam,Faridullah "Chromium uptake by giant reed under rhizobacterial inhibition" , Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. ,Volume 13 ,Page 1581-1590 , 2016

Manzoor Hussain,Mukhtiar Hassan,Anwar Khalid,Imran tariq,Muhammad Hasham Hussain,Abdul samad,Q.Mahmood,G. Murtaza "Prevalence of Extended Spectrum �-Lactamase and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas from Patients of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan" , BioMed Research International , 2016

M.K. Daud,Lei Mai,Azizullah azizullah,Muhammad Dawwod,Imran Ali,Q.Mahmood,Waheed ullah "Leaf-based physiological, metabolic, and ultrastructural changes in cultivated cotton cultivars under cadmium stress mediated by glutathione" , Environ Sci Pollut Res , 2016

N.Mirza,Hussaini Mubarak,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez "Biochemical and Metabolic Changes in Arsenic Contaminated Boehmeria nivea L" , BioMed Research International , 2016

Hasnain Shah,I.Raja,A.Pervez,Q.Mahmood "Improvement in lipids extraction processes for biodiesel production from wet microalgal pellets grown on diammonium phosphate and sodium bicarbonate combinations" , bioresource technology , 2016

Hasnain Shah,I.Raja,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez,M.Bilal "ARSENIC REMEDIATION OF AQUEOUS MEDIA USING PINUS ROXBURGHII SARG. (PINOPHYTA) BARK " , Environmental Engineering and Management Journal , 2016

Beiping Zang,Lan Gao,Saima Fazal,Q.Mahmood,Mahmood Laghari,Aziz Ullah Sayal "Biosand Filter Containing Melia Biomass Treating Heavy Metals and Pathogens " , Pol. J. Environ. Stud , 2016

Muhammad Imran,Muhammad Ateeb,Muhammad Hussain Khan,Naseer Ahmad ,Zahid ullah,Q.Mahmood "Integrated treatment of pharmaceutical effluents by chemical coagulation and ozonation" , Separation and Purification Technology , 2016

N.Mirza,Hussaini Mubarak,Li Yuhanchai,Zai Hui Yang,Q.Mahmood,Wang Yuang,Shah Fahad,Wajid Nasim "Constitutional tolerance and chlorophyll fluorescence of Boehmeria nivea L in response to the antimony (Sb) and arsenic (As) cocontamination" , Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry , 2016

Aziz Ullah Sayal,S.Amjad,M.Bilal,A.Pervez,Q.Mahmood,Asim afridi "Industrial Water Contamination and Health Impacts: An Economic Perspective " , Pol. J. Environ. Stud. , 2016

Umara Abbasi,A.Pervez,Z. A. Bhatti,Madiha Tariq,Shahida Shaheen,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,Q.Mahmood "Anaerobic MFC Treating Combined Industrial Wastewater: Correlation of Electricity Generation with Pollutants" , Bioresource technology ,Volume 200 ,Page 1-7 , 2016

Amara Mumtaz,Syed Aun Muhammad,Sidra Rehman,Dr. Nighat Fatima,I.Shahzadi,Q.Mahmood,Muhammad Dawood "Molecular Docking Studies of Sesquiterpenoids against Helicobacter pylori Peptide Deformylase" , British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research ,Volume 10 ,Issue 3 ,Page 1-7 , 2016

M.Bilal,H. Haroon,S.M.H Gardazi,A.Pervez,Q.Mahmood "Novel lignocellulosic wastes for comparative adsorption of Cr(VI): equilibrium kinetics and thermodynamic studies." , Polish Journal of Chemical Technology , 2016

M.Bilal,S.M.H Gardazi,N. Rashid,A.Pervez,Q.Mahmood,M.Shah "Effective Adsorption of Cationic Dye from Aqueous Solution using Low-cost Corncob in Batch and Column Studies." , Desalination and Water Treatment ,Volume 57 ,Issue 59 ,Page 28981-28998 , 2016

Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez "Biochemical and metabolic changes in arsenic contaminated Boehmeria nivea L." , BioMed Research International. ,Volume 2016 ,Page 1-8 , 2016

Q.Mahmood,N.Mirza "Constitutional tolerance and chlorophyll fluorescence of Boehmeria nivea L in response to the antimony (Sb) and arsenic (As) co-contamination." , Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry ,Volume 99 ,Issue 2 ,Page 265-272 , 2016

Z. A. Bhatti,Ammara Waheed,Farhana Maqbool,Y. G. Zhao,Sadia Qayyum,Q.Mahmood,Faridullah "MICROBIAL FUEL CELL USING UASB AS ANODE AND EFFECTS OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE ON TREATMENT EFFICIENCY" , Journal of water chemistry and technology , 2016

Q.Mahmood,B.Zeb,A.Pervez,M.Irshad,Z. A. Bhatti,M.Bilal "Assessment of combined toxicity of heavy metals from industrial wastewaters on Photobacterium phosphoreum T3S" , 09 february ,Volume 7 ,Issue 4 ,Page 2043–2050 , 2016

2015

Journal

A.Tahir,Adnan Muhammad,Q.Mahmood,Sheikh Saeed Ahmad,Zahid Ullah "Impact of rapid urbanization on microclimate of urban areas of Pakistan" , Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health ,Volume 8 ,Issue 3 ,Page 299-306 , 2015

Muhammad Tayyab Ansari, ALTAF HUSSAIN,SUMAIRA NADEEM,HUMAIRA MAJEED,Syed SAEED-UL-HASSAN,Imran Tariq,Q.Mahmood,Abida K Khan,G. Murtaza "Preparation and Characterization of Solid Dispersions of Artemether by Freeze Dried Method" , Bio Med Research International ,Volume 2015 ,Page 1-11 , 2015

Syed Hasnain Shah,Q.Mahmood,I.Raja,A.Pervez,Abida K Khan "Bio-Sand filter to treat arsenic contaminated drinking water" , Desalination and Water Treatment ,Volume 53 ,Issue 11 ,Page 2999-3006 , 2015

T.Ahmad,Z. A. Bhatti,Farhana Maqbool,Q.Mahmood,Faridullah,Sadia Qayyum,Nighat Mushtaq "A Comparative study of synthetic and natural coagulants for Silver nanoparticles removal from wastewater" , Desalination and water treatment , 2015

J.Hussain,Wajeeha Saeed,S.Naqvi,M.Shah,R.Ahmad,A.Hassan,Q.Mahmood "Dietary Toxicity of Lead and Hyper-Accumulation in Petroselinum crispum" , July 2015 ,Volume 40 ,Issue 7 ,Page 1819-1824 , 2015

R. A Khattak,I. Fareed,M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,Hussain Z. "Interaction of phosphorus and potassium on maize (Zea mays L.) under saline-sodic soil conditions. " , Journal of Agricultural Science, May2015. ,Volume 7 ,Issue 3 ,Page 66-78 , 2015

Jin Wang,Q.Mahmood,Jiang ping Qiu,Yin Shang Li,Yoon Seonng,Xu Dongli "Anaerobic Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent in Pilot-Scale Anaerobic EGSB Reactor" , BioMed Research International ,Volume 2015 , 2015

Fiaz Ali Shah,Q.Mahmood,Naim Rashid,A.Pervez,I.Raja,M.Shah "Co-digestion, pretreatment and digester design for enhanced methanogenesis" , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews ,Volume 42 ,Page 627-642 , 2015

Jing Cai,Ping Zhang,Yajuan Xing,Q.Mahmood "Effect of electricity on microbial community of microbial fuel cell simultaneously treating sulfide and nitrate " , Journal of Power Sources ,Volume 281 ,Page 27-33 , 2015

Muhammad Tayyab Ansari,Altaf Hussain,Sumaira Nadeem,Humaira Majeed,Syed Saeed-Ul-Hassan,Imran Tariq,Q.Mahmood,Abida Kalsoom Khan,Ghulam Murtaza "Preparation and Characterization of Solid Dispersions of Artemether by Freeze-Dried Method" , BioMed Research International ,Volume 2015 , 2015

Khalid Mahmood,Saima Jadoon,Q.Mahmood,Muhammad Irshad,Jamshaid Hussain "Corrigendum to: Synergistic Effects of Toxic Elements on Heat Shock Proteins" , BioMed Research ,Volume 2015 , 2015

Wenbo Yan,Q.Mahmood,Weijun Fu,Tao Chen,Ying Wang,Song Li,Danli Peng,Junren Chen,Dan Liu "The spatial distribution pattern of heavy metals and risk assessment of moso bamboo forest soilaroundLead-Zincmine in Southeastern China" , Soil & Tillage Research ,Volume 153 ,Page 120-130 , 2015

Shuang Ding,Junwei Wu,Meng Zhang,Huifeng Lu,Q.Mahmood,Ping Zheng "Acute toxicity assessment of ANAMMOX substrates and antibiotics by luminescent bacteria test" , Chemosphere ,Volume 140 ,Page 174-183 , 2015

R. A. Khatak,M.Irshad,Faridullah,Q.Mahmood,Hussain Z "Interaction of Phosphorus and Potassium on Maize (Zea mays L.) in Saline-Sodic Soil" , Journal of Agricultural Science,Feb 2015 ,Volume 7 ,Issue 3 , 2015

Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez,Z. A. Bhatti "Comparative decolorization of dyes in textile wastewater using biological and chemical treatment" , Separation and Puriﬁcation Technology ,Volume 154 ,Page 149-153 , 2015

Huma Hayat,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez,Z. A. Bhatti,S.A. Baig "Comparative decolorization of dyes in textile wastewater using biological and chemical treatment" , Separation and purification technology ,Volume 154 ,Issue 0 ,Page 149-153 , 2015

Umara Abbasi,Wang Jin,A.Pervez,Z. A. Bhatti,Madiha Tariq,Shahida Shaheen,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,Q.Mahmood "Anaerobic microbial fuel cell treating combined industrial wastewater: Correlation of electricity generation with pollutants" , Bioresource Technology ,Volume 200 ,Issue 2016 ,Page 1-7 , 2015

Nusrat Faheem,Ashif Sajjad,Zahid Mehmood,Farhat Iqbal,Q.Mahmood,Sehrish Munsif,Amir Waseem "THE PESTICIDE EXPOSURE GH FRUITS AND MEAT IN PAKISTAN" , esenius Environmental Bulletin ,Volume 24 ,Issue 12 , 2015

Nusrat Shaheen,Mukhtiar Hassan,Q.Mahmood,Yousaf Hayat "Maternal and fetal blood lead concentrations under non-occupational lead exposure and associated factors in Pakistan" , Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry , 2015

Fayyaz Ali Shah,Q.Mahmood,Naim Rashid,A.Pervez,Dr. Akhtar Iqbal,M.Shah "Anaerobic Digestion of Water Hyacinth, Giant Reed, Maize and Poultry Waste for Biogas Generation" , EC Agriculture 2015 ,Volume 2 ,Issue 2 ,Page 277-284 , 2015

T.Ahmad,Z. A. Bhatti,F. Maqbool,Q.Mahmood,Faridullah,Nighat Mushtaq "A comparative study of synthetic and natural coagulants for silver nanoparticles removal from wastewater" , Desalination and Water Treatment , 2015

Q.Mahmood,N.Mirza,A.Pervez "Antimony (Sb) – pollution and removal techniques - critical assessment of technologies" , Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry ,Volume 97 ,Issue 10 ,Page 1296-1318 , 2015

Conference

T.Ahmad,Z. A. Bhatti,Dr. Farhana Maqbool,Mehwish Gul,Ammara Waheed,Q.Mahmood "Advance oxidation and coagulation/flocculation processes for the treatment and reuse of grey water" , Int. Conference of Env. 2016 , 2015

Book/Chapter

Q.Mahmood "Phytoremediation Using Algae and Macrophytes" , Phytoremediation. , 2015

2014

Journal

Q.Mahmood,M.Bilal,Z. A. Bhatti,A.Pervez,A.R. Khan "Investigation on Melia azedarach biomass for arsenic remediation from contaminated water" , Desalination and Water Treatment ,Issue 2013 ,Page 1-9 , 2014

Asma Bibi,U.Farooq,N.Mirza,Afsar Khan,Rizwana Sarwar,A. Alam,Q.Mahmood "Excessive Chromium may Cause Dietary Toxicity in Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)" , Toxicol. Environ. Chem. ,Volume 96 ,Issue 2 ,Page 287-295 , 2014

Z. A. Bhatti,Dr Farhana Maqbool,A.Malik,A.Pervez,Q.Mahmood "Municipal wastewater minimization through waste H 2 O 2 from food industry" , 28th April 2014 , 2014

Nayab Pervez,A.Rashid,A.Pervez,Arooj Rashid,Q.Mahmood "Microbial inactivation utilizing impulse waveform" , 2014 ,Volume 52 ,Page 2662-2667 , 2014

Q.Mahmood,N.Mirza,A.Pervez,M.Shah,Sikander Sultan "Plants as Useful Vectors to Reduce environmental toxic arsenic content " , The scientific world journal 2014 ,Volume 2014 , 2014

N.Mirza,A.Pervez,Q.Mahmood,M.Shah,Sikander sultan "Plants as Useful Vectors to Reduce " , The Scientific World Journal, 2014 ,Volume 2014 , 2014

Li-Yuan Chai,Chong-Jian Tang,Q.Mahmood,Xian-Wei Liu "Current Biotechnological Advancements on Sustainable Metal and " , Editorial, BioMed Research International ,2014 , 2014

Fayyaz Ali Shah,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez,M.Shah,S.Asad "Microbial Ecology of Anaerobic Digesters: The Key Players of Anaerobiosis" , The scientific world journal ,Volume 2014 , 2014

. Muhammad Hasaham Hassan Bin Asad,G. Murtaza,. Muhammad Ubaid,Durr-e- Sabih,Ashif Sajjad,Rubada Mehmood,Q.Mahmood,Muhammad Muzzamil,Sabiha Karim,Zahid Mehmood,Izhar Hussain "Naja naja karachiensis envenomation: Biochemical parameters for cardiac, liver and renal damage along with their neutralization by medicinal plants" , Journal of BioMedicine and Biotechnology, 2014 ,Volume 2014 , 2014

Jing Cai,Ping Zheng,Q.Mahmood "Effect of operating modes on simultaneous anaerobic sulfide and nitrate removal in microbial fuel cell, " , Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology , 2014

Asma Bibi,U.Farooq,N.Mirza,Afsar Khan,Rizwana Sarwar,Arif Alam,Q.Mahmood "Excessive Chromium may Cause Dietary Toxicity in Parsley (Petroselinum crispum" , Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry , 2014

Khalid Mahmood,Saima Jadoon,Q.Mahmood,M.Irshad,J.Hussain "Heat shock proteins biomarker for assessment of exposure and effect of environmental toxicity" , Journal of BioMedicine and Biotechnology ,Volume 2014 , 2014

Z.Hussain,R. A. KHATTAK,M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood "Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) response to diammonium phosphate and potassium sulphate under saline-sodic conditions" , Soil Use and Management , 2014

B.Zeb,Q.Mahmood,Zheng Ping,Qiu Lin,HuiFeng Lu,Chen Tingting ,Ghulam Abbas "Assessment of Toxicity of Volatile Fatty Acids to Photobacterium phosphoreum" , Microbiology ,Volume 5 ,Page 510-515 , 2014

Junren Chen,Dan Liu,Q.Mahmood,Song Li, Jiasen Wu,Zhengqian Ye,Danli Peng,Wenbo Yan,Kouping Lu "Effect of Zn toxicity on root morphology, ultrastructure and the ability to accumulate Zn in Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)," , Environmental Science and Pollution Research , 2014

Jing Cai ,Ping Zheng,Q.Mahmood,Peide Sun "Effect of electrode types on simultaneous anaerobic sulfide and nitrate removal in microbial fuel cell" , Separation and Purification Technology , 2014

A.Tahir,Adnan Muhammad,Q.Mahmood,Sheikh Saeed Ahmad,Zahid Ullah "Impact of Rapid Urbanization on Microclimate of Urban Areas of Pakistan," , Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health , 2014

Z. A. Bhatti,F. Maqbool,A.Malik,Q.Mahmood "UASB REACTOR STARTUP FOR THE TREATMENT OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER FOLLOWED BY ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS " , Brazillian journal of chemical engineering ,Volume 31 ,Issue 03 ,Page 715-726 , 2014

Q.Mahmood,Jin Wang,Jiang-Ping Qiu,Yin-Sheng Li,Yoon-Seong Chang,Li-Na Chi, Xu-Dong Li "Zero Discharge Performance of an Industrial Pilot-Scale Plant Treating Palm Oil Mill Effluent" , BioMed Research International , 2014

G. Murtaza,Rozina Kousar,Saira Azhar,Shujaat Ali Khan,Q.Mahmood "What Do the Hospital Pharmacists Think about the Quality of Pharmaceutical Care Services in a Pakistani Province? A Mixed Methodology Study" , BioMed Research International ,Volume 2015 , 2014

Jing Cai,Ping Zhang,Q.Mahmood,Tao Luo "Prediction and quantifying parameter importance in simultaneous anaerobic sulfide and nitrate removal process using artificial neural network" , Environ Sci Pollut Res , 2014

IftikharAhmadRaja,FayyazAliShah,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez,NaimRashid,M.Shah "Co-digestion,pretreatmentanddigesterdesignfor enhanced methanogenesis" , RenewableandSustainableEnergyReview 2015 ,Issue 42 ,Page 627-642 , 2014

N.Mirza,A.Pervez,Q.Mahmood,M.Shah,U.Farooq "EFFECT OF EDTA ON ARSENIC PHYTOEXTRACTION BY ARUNDO DONAX L." , Science vision , 2014

Q.Mahmood,M.Siddique "Biological treatment of the dye Reactive Blue 19 by cattails and" , Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry , 2014

Book/Chapter

Q.Mahmood,Ather Farooq Khan,Afsar Khan "Colloids in the Environmental Protection—Current and Future Trends" , The Role of Colloidal Systems in Environmental Protection , 2014

2013

Journal

Q.Mahmood,Shuang Ding,Ping Zheng,Huifeng Lu,Jianwei Chen,Ghulam Abbas "Ecological characteristics of anaerobic ammonia oxidizing bacteria" , Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology , 2013

Hajira Haroon,Amir Waseem,Q.Mahmood "Treatment and Reuse of Wastewater from Beverage Industry" , Journal of Chemical Society of Pakistan , 2013

Faridullah,M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,A. Egrinya Eneji "Plant Nutrient Release from Poultry Litter and Poultry Litter Ash Amended Soils by Various Extraction Methods" , Journal of Plant Nutrition ,Volume 36 ,Issue 3 ,Page 357-371 , 2013

Q.Mahmood,M.Irshad,Faridullah,A.Pervez,Dr Amir Waseem "Assessment of Heavy Metals in Wheat Plant Irrigated with Contaminated Wastewater" , Polish Journal Environmental STudies ,Volume 22 ,Issue 1 ,Page 115-123 , 2013

J. Cai,P. Zheng,Q.Mahmood,Z. Xie,J. Ji "Orthogonal Test Design Based Analysis of Factors Controlling Simultaneous Anaerobic Sulfide and Nitrate Removal Process" , Chem.Soc.Pak., ,Volume 35 ,Issue 2 ,Page 521-526 , 2013

A.N.S. Saqib,A. Waseem,A. F. Khan,Q.Mahmood,Afsar Khan,A.Habib,A.R. Khan "Arsenic bioremediatrion by low cost material derived from blue pine(pinus walliciana ND WALNUTS(Juglians regia" , Ecological Engineering ,Volume 51 ,Page 88-94 , 2013

Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez,B.Zeb,H. zafar,H. Yaqoob,M. Waseem,Zahidullah,S. Afsheen "Natural Treatment Systems as Sustainable Eco technologies for the Developing Countries" , BioMed Research International ,Volume 2013 ,Page 1-9 , 2013

N. Hassan,Q.Mahmood,A. Waseem,A.Pervez,Faridullah,M.Irshad "Assesment of heavy metals in Whest plants irrigated with contaminated plants" , Polish J. Env. Studies ,Volume 22 ,Issue 1 ,Page 115-123 , 2013

N. Pervez,A.Rashid,A.Pervez,A. Rashid,Q.Mahmood "Microbial inactivation utilizing impulse waveform" , Desalination and Water Treatment ,Page 1-6 , 2013

S. Deng,P. Zheng,H. Lu,J. Chen,Q.Mahmood,G. Abbas "Ecological characteristics of anaerobic ammonia oxidizing bacteria" , Appl Microbiol Biotechnol ,Volume 10 ,Page 1841-1849 , 2013

D. Wu,W. Wang,S. Chen,Z. Yang,G. Tian,S.A. Baig,Q.Mahmood "Advanced bamboo industry wastewater treatment through nanofiltration membrane technology" , Desalination and Water Treatment ,Volume 51 ,Page 3454-3462 , 2013

B.Zeb,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez "Characteristics and Performance of Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment (A Review) " , J.Chem.Soc.Pak ,Volume 35 ,Issue 1 ,Page 217 , 2013

R. Farooq,M. Durrani,Z. Ahmed,M. A. Gilani,Q.Mahmood,S. F. Shaukat,N. Chioma,M.Farooq,A. Yaquob "Treatment of Tanneries Waste Water by Ultrasound Assisted Electrolysis Process" , J. Chem. Soc. Pak. ,Volume 35 ,Issue 3 ,Page 599-603 , 2013

N U Hassan,Q.Mahmood ", Assessment of heavy metals in wheat plants irrigated with contaminated wastewa" , Polish Journal of Environmental Studies ,Volume 1 ,Issue 22 ,Page 251-259 , 2013

M R Azim,Q.Mahmood "Risk Evaluation Of Brick Kiln Smoke To Kidney Bean " , Pakistan Journal of Botany ,Volume 45 ,Issue 4 ,Page 1303-1306 , 2013

Z. Ullah,H. Khan,A. Waseem,Q.Mahmood,U.Farooq "Water Quality Assessment of the River Kabul at Peshawar, Pakistan: Industrial and Urban Wastewater Impacts " , J. Wat. Chem. Technol. ,Volume 35 ,Issue 4 ,Page 170-176 , 2013

Amna Sarwar,Q.Mahmood,M.Bilal,Z. A. Bhatti,A.Pervez,Ahmad Nauman Shah,Abdur Rahman Khan,Sikandar Sultan "Investigation on Melia azedarach biomass for arsenic remediation from contaminated water" , Desalination and Water Treatment ,Issue 2013 ,Page 1-9 , 2013

M.Bilal,Tahhab Ashfaq,Syed Mubasher Gardezi,A.Tahir,A.Pervez,Q.Mahmood "Waste biomass adsorbents for copper removal from industrial wastewater—A review" , Journal of Hazardous Materials ,Volume 263 ,Page 322-333 , 2013

Z. A. Bhatti,Farhana Maqbool,A.Malik,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez "UASB reactor startup for the treatment of municipal wastewater followed by advance oxidation process" , Brazillian Journal of chemical engineering , 2013

Syed Husnain Shah,Iftikhar A. Raja,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez,M.Bilal "ARSENIC REMEDIATION OF AQUEOUS MEDIA USING" , Environmental Engineering and Management Journal , 2013

Q.Mahmood,M.Bilal,Z. A. Bhatti,A.Pervez,A.R. Khan "Investigation on Melia azedarach biomass for arsenic remediation from contaminated water" , Desalination and Water Treatment ,Page 1-9 , 2013

Maria Sabeen,Q.Mahmood,M.Irshad,Iftikhar Fareed,Afsar Khan,Faridullah,J.Hussain,Yousaf Hayat,Sobia Tabassum "Cadmium Phytoremediation by Arundo donax L. from Contaminated Soil and Water" , BioMed. Research International ,Volume 2013 ,Page 9 pages , 2013

Syed Hasnain Shah,I.Raja,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez,M.Bilal "ARSENIC REMEDIATION OF AQUEOUS MEDIA USING PINUS ROXBURGHII SARG. (PINOPHYTA) BARK" , Engineering and Management Journal , 2013

Z. A. Bhatti,Dr Farhana Maqbool,Q.Mahmood "UASB REACTOR STARTUP FOR THE TREATMENT OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER FOLLOWED BY ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS" , Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering , 2013

2012

Journal

N. Hassan,Q.Mahmood,A. Waseem,M.Irshad,Faridullah,A.Pervez "Assessment of heavy metals in irrigation water, soil, and wheat plants irrigated with contaminated wastewater." , Polish Journal of Environmental Studies ,Volume 22 ,Issue 1 ,Page 115-123 , 2012

Faridullah,M.Irshad,A. E. Eneji,Q.Mahmood "Plant Nutrient Release from Poultry Litter and Poultry Litter Ash Amended Soils using Various Extraction Methods" , J. Plant Nutrition ,Volume 36 ,Page 375-371 , 2012

Faridullah,A. Waseem,M.Irshad,Q.Mahmood,M. A. Sabir,A. Alam "Leachability of phosphorus in soils after application of burned and unburned poultry litter" , International Journal of the Physical Sciences ,Volume 7 ,Issue 5 ,Page 834-840 , 2012

Q.Mahmood,A. Waseem,H. Haroon "Treatment and Reuse of Wastewater from Beverage Industry " , J. Che. Soc. of Pak. ,Volume 35 ,Issue 1 ,Page 5-10 , 2012

B.Zeb,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez "Characteristics and Performance of Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment (A Review)" , J. Chem Soc. of Pak ,Volume 35 ,Page 217-232 , 2012

D. Pan,X. Wu,G. Tian,M. He,Q.Mahmood,J. Yao "CO2 and CH4 fluxes from a plant-soil ecosystem after organic compost and inorganic fertilizer applications to Brassica chinensis " , JFAE ,Volume 10 ,Page 1240-124 , 2012

S. Kausar,Q.Mahmood,I.Raja,Afsar Khan,S. Sultan,M. A. Gilani,S. Shujaat "Potential of Arundo donax to treat chromium contamination" , Eco. Engineering ,Volume 42 ,Page 256-259 , 2012

S.A. Baig,X. Xu,Naveedullah,N. Muhammad,Z. Khan,Khattak,Q.Mahmood,R. Khan "Pakistan’s drinking water and environmental sanitation status in post 2010 flood scenario: humanitarian response and community needs" , Journal of Applied Sciences in Environmental Sanitation ,Volume 7 ,Issue 1 ,Page 49-54 , 2012

X. Chen,P. Zheng,Q.Mahmood,C. Tang "Dynamic behavior and concentration distribution of granular sludge in a super- high- rate spiral anaerobic bioreactor" , Bioresource Technology ,Volume 111 ,Page 134-140 , 2012

B.Zeb,Q.Mahmood "Effect of Hospital Wastes on Drinking water quality of KPK Hospitals Pakistan. " , Value in health ,Volume 4 ,Issue 15 ,Page A205 , 2012

Book/Chapter

Q.Mahmood,A. Rashid,S. Ahmed,M. R. Amim,M.Bilal "Current Status of Toxic Metals Addition to Environmentand Its Consequences (Springer Book Chapter)" , Env. Pollution ,Volume 21 ,Page 35-69 , 2012

2011

Journal

Q.Mahmood,M.Irshad "Comparing Heavy Metals Accumulation Potential in Natural Vegetation and Soil Adjoining Wastewater Canal" , J. Chemical Society of Pakistan ,Volume 33 ,Issue 5 ,Page 661-665 , 2011

Y. Ling,L. Chai,H. Liu,X. Min,Q.Mahmood,H. Zhang,Y. Ke "Hydrothermal sulﬁdation of zinc-containing neutralization sludge for zinc recovery and stabilization" , Minerals Engineering ,Volume 25 ,Page 14-19 , 2011

Khalid Mehmood,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez,Sadia Nasreen "The Functional Range of Heat Shock Proteins to Combat Environmental Toxicity " , J. Chem. Soc.Pak ,Volume 34 ,Issue 1 ,Page 229-243 , 2011

S. Jabeen,Q.Mahmood,S. Tariq,Khattak,N. Elahi ""Health impact caused by poor water and sanitation in district Abbottabad "" , J. Ayub Med. Coll. ,Volume 23 ,Issue 1 ,Page 1-4 , 2011

Khan, Muhammad Saqib,M.Shah,Q.Mahmood,A.Hassan,Kahkashan Akbar "Assessment of Pesticide Residues on Selected Vegetables of Pakistan" , J. Chem. Soc. Pak ,Volume 33 ,Issue 6 ,Page 816-821 , 2011

M. S. Khan,Mohammad Maroof Shah,Q.Mahmood,Amjad Hasssan,Kehkashan Akbar "Assessment of Pesticide Residues on Selected Vegetables of Pakistan " , Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan ,Volume 33 ,Issue 6 ,Page 816-821 , 2011

Conference

Q.Mahmood "Integrated chemical treatment of municipal wastewater using waste hydrogen peroxide and ultraviolet light" , Jul 2011 ,Volume 36 ,Page 459–464 , 2011

2010

Journal

Q.Mahmood,R.Rashid "Toxic Chromium from Tanneries Pollute Water Resources and Soils of Sialkot (Pakistan) " , Journal of The Chemical Society of Pakistan ,Volume 32 ,Issue 5 ,Page 644-649 , 2010

R.Rashid,Jamil Khan,N. Rashid,Z. A. Bhatti,N.Bukhari,Q.Mahmood "Assessment of Selected Organotin Compleses Against Plant Pathogen Fung" , Sarhad Journal of Agriculture ,Volume 26 ,Page 65-68 , 2010

Amir Haider Malik,Sadia Nasreen ,Q.Mahmood,Zahid Mahmood Khan,R. Sarwar,Afsar Khan "Strategies for low-cost water defluoridation of drinking water - a review of progress" , Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan ,Volume 32 ,Issue 4 ,Page 550-558 , 2010

2009

Journal

M.Siddique,Rubina Farooq,Ather Farooq,Q.Mahmood,U.Farooq,I.Raja,Saleem Farooq Shoaket "Thermal-pressure-mediated hydrolysis of Reactive Blue 19 dye." , Journal of hazardous materials ,Volume 172 ,Issue 2 ,Page 1007-1012 , 2009

Associations/Memberships

Member of Think Tank for Academia-Industry-Government Roundtable at Directorate of Science and Technology (DoST), NWFP Pakistan
Leader of University-Industry Linkage Group at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad.
Reviewer of many Elsevier Science journals on Environmental Sciences/Engineering

Awards/ Appreciations

Awarded with “Tamgha-i-Imtiaz” (Medal of Excellence) by President of Pakistan on Aug. 14, 2011
Awarded with Fulbright Post Doctorate Fellowship for 2012-13 by USEFP
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Approved PhD Supervisor Feb. 2009
Registered Productive Scientist of Pakistan for year 2008 with Impact Factor of >100
Awarded HEC Scholarship for PhD studies in Zhejiang University China in March 2004
Awarded Academic Roll of Honor by Forman Christian College Lahore (1994) for securing Second position in Punjab University M.Sc. Botany Final Examination

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