8 articles in this issue
Naseem Zahra, Imran Kalim
Heavy metals form a versatile group of high density elements that vary considerably in their biological roles and chemical properties. Although many heavy metals are essential trace elements yet they have long been recognized as environmental pollutants d... see more
Aamna Balouch, Muhammad Saqaf Jagirani, Abdullah ., Faraz Ahmed Mustafai, Aqsa Tunio, Saman Sabir, Ali Muhammad Mahar, Kausar Rajar, Muhammad Tariq Shah, Muhammad Kashif Samoon
The contagion of toxic metals in water is a serious environmental and health concern and threatening problem worldwide. Particularly arsenic contamination in ground water has became great dilemma in the earlier decades. With advent in research for arsenic... see more
Shazia Akhtar, Karam Ahad
Livestock is an important sub-sector of agriculture that plays a key role in economy of a country by contributing to GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and in total export. Pakistan is the 5th largest milk producer in the world with a total milk production of a... see more
S. N. Shah, Sarfaraz Ahmed Mahesar, Kamran A Abro, Syed Tufail H Sherazi, Shafi M Nizamani
In present study cottonseed (Gossypium) varieties (RH-112, Lankart-57, K-25, F-20 and D-9) were evaluated for possible variation in quality attributes by using conventional and instrumental techniques (GC-FID and FTIR). Physiochemical characteristics of s... see more
Ghazia Anjum, Muhammad Nasiruddin Khan
Electricity production through coal combustion is the only viable solution in minimum timing. As environmental chemists, our primary goal is to assess environmental hazards and suggest cost-effective technologies for reducing combustion pollutants. ... see more
Hina Chaudhry, Maryam Ijaz, Gul e Fatima, Aisha Masood, Numrah Nisar
The current study was conducted to quantify zinc in nail samples of iron welders from different areas of Lahore, Pakistan. This study intended to assess nutritional deficiencies of zinc in welders. As nails serve a beneficial biomarker of concentrations o... see more
F. O. Nwosu, F. A. Adekola, A. O. Salami
An economically feasible technology for the removal of pollutants from wastewater is adsorption. Active carbon was prepared by single stage method via chemical impregnation of Pili Nut-Shell with orthophosphoric acid and activation at a temperature of 450... see more
Nazir A Brohi, Agha Asad Noor
Staphylococcus aureus is a potential pathogen of hospital and community related infections. It secretes toxins or the enzymes as virulence factor of mild to severe infections and show resistance to b-lactam antibiotic including penicillin, methicill... see more