Prevalence of exposure of heavy metals and their impact on health consequences

K Rehman, F Fatima, I Waheed… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Even in the current era of growing technology, the concentration of heavy metals present in
drinking water is still not within the recommended limits as set by the regulatory authorities in …

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 …

Arsenic and antimony in water and wastewater: Overview of removal techniques with special reference to latest advances in adsorption

G Ungureanu, S Santos, R Boaventura… - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Arsenic and antimony are metalloids, naturally present in the environment but also
introduced by human activities. Both elements are toxic and carcinogenic, and their removal …

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 …

A Comparative Review on the Extraction, Antioxidant Content and Antioxidant Potential of Different Parts of Walnut (Juglans regia L.) Fruit and Tree

A Jahanban-Esfahlan, A Ostadrahimi, M Tabibiazar… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
As a valuable tree nut, walnut is a well-known member of the Juglandaceae family. The fruit
is made up of an outer green shell cover or husk, the middle shell which must be cracked to …

Biosorption of chromium onto native and immobilized sugarcane bagasse waste biomass

I Ullah, R Nadeem, M Iqbal, Q Manzoor - Ecological engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
Adsorption experiments were carried out using sugarcane bagasse native and immobilized
biomasses as a function of initial concentration, biomass dose, pH and contact time for the …

Preparation of chitosan based electrospun nanofiber membrane and its adsorptive removal of arsenate from aqueous solution

LL Min, ZH Yuan, LB Zhong, Q Liu, RX Wu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, chitosan based electrospun nanofiber membrane (CS-ENM) was prepared as
adsorbent for arsenate removal from water. The physicochemical properties of CS-ENM was …

Evaluation of industrial based adsorbents for simultaneous removal of arsenic and fluoride from drinking water

S Bibi, A Farooqi, K Hussain, N Haider - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
Evaluating the ability of industrial based adsorbents to remove arsenic and fluoride from
drinking water has global significance due to their easy and widespread availability. Present …

Juglans regia Linn.: A Natural Repository of Vital Phytochemical and Pharmacological Compounds

AA Bhat, A Shakeel, S Rafiq, I Farooq, AQ Malik… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Juglans regia Linn. is a valuable medicinal plant that possesses the therapeutic potential to
treat a wide range of diseases in humans. It has been known to have significant nutritional …

Occurrence and methods to remove arsenic and fluoride contamination in water

S Bibi, MA Kamran, J Sultana, A Farooqi - Environmental chemistry letters, 2017 - Springer
Groundwater contamination with arsenic and fluoride has affected over 300 million people
worldwide. Ingestion of arsenic and fluoride for extended period of time or at high …