A comprehensive review on water pollution, South Asia Region: Pakistan

R Noor, A Maqsood, A Baig, CB Pande, SM Zahra… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Pakistan is one of the most water-polluted country in the South Asia Region. Drinking water
is contaminated with microbial and toxic metals throughout Pakistan. The values of different …

Pollution status of Pakistan: a retrospective review on heavy metal contamination of water, soil, and vegetables

A Waseem, J Arshad, F Iqbal, A Sajjad… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Trace heavy metals, such as arsenic, cadmium, lead, chromium, nickel, and mercury, are
important environmental pollutants, particularly in areas with high anthropogenic pressure …

Agricultural communities' risk assessment and the effects of climate change: a pathway toward green productivity and sustainable development

MT Sohail, S Mustafa, MM Ali, S Riaz - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study was carried out to assess agricultural communities' understanding of climate
change, the adaptation measures being undertaken against climate change, and industrial …

Determining farmers' awareness about climate change mitigation and wastewater irrigation: A pathway toward green and sustainable development

MT Sohail, EB Elkaeed, M Irfan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The present study was conducted in one of the major agriculture areas to check farmers'
awareness of climate change, adaptation measurements, and use of wastewater for …

Heavy metal contamination in water of Indus River and its tributaries, Northern Pakistan: evaluation for potential risk and source apportionment

S Muhammad, QA Usman - Toxin Reviews, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the heavy metals (HM) contamination in the water of Indus River and
its tributaries, northern Pakistan. Water samples (n= 44) were collected along with the five …

Assessment of potentially toxic heavy metals and health risk in water, sediments, and different fish species of River Kabul, Pakistan

H Ali, E Khan - Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Contamination of freshwater bodies and consequently freshwater fish with toxic heavy
metals is a serious environmental issue. The trophic transfer of potentially toxic heavy metals …

[PDF][PDF] Farmers' awareness about impacts of reusing wastewater, risk perception and adaptation to climate change in Faisalabad District, Pakistan

MT Sohail, X Lin, L Lizhi, M Rizwanullah… - Pol. J. Environ …, 2021 - pjoes.com
Water scarceness is the most critical problem for numerous arid and semi-arid areas. It leads
to the use of wastewater in many countries. This study was aimed to determine the farmer's …

Toxic metal pollution in Pakistan and its possible risks to public health

SK Shakir, A Azizullah, W Murad, MK Daud… - … and Toxicology Volume …, 2017 - Springer
Environmental pollution has increased many folds in recent years and in some places has
reached levels that are toxic to living things. Among pollutant types, toxic heavy metals and …

Spatial distribution and sources of rare earth elements in urban river water: the indicators of anthropogenic inputs

X Gao, G Han, J Liu, S Zhang - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rare earth element (REE) concentrations in river water reflect both local geological
background and the intensity of anthropogenic activities. The increasing demand for high …

Health risk assessment of heavy metals and bacterial contamination in drinking water sources: a case study of Malakand Agency, Pakistan

J Nawab, S Khan, S Ali, H Sher, Z Rahman… - Environmental …, 2016 - Springer
Human beings are frequently exposed to pathogens and heavy metals through ingestion of
contaminated drinking water throughout the world particularly in developing countries. The …