24 articles in this issue
Najma Memon
Nilgün Yenil, Fadim Yemis
Our food preparation and eating habits have gradually changed due to the pace of business life. This pace of life has also paved the way for the rapid development of ready-made food and plastic production industries. Various packets used for storing and s... see more
Fadim Yemis, Nilgün Yenil
Disinfectants are not only cleaning reagents such as soap or detergents but are hygienic materials prepared with the composition of various chemicals. Many classification routes are possible, but they are placed in two main groups, such as organic and ino... see more
Fatma Didem Tunçez
Meeting the increasing energy need from fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas caused the rapid depletion of natural resources. In a world where the need for energy is constantly increasing and resources are getting scarce; it is necessary to ensu... see more
Sukru Dursun
Desert dust rising from the African region and covered very long distances with meteorological events can be an important source of pollution for many countries from time to time. Although dust and sand masses that remain in the atmosphere for a long time... see more
Majeed Abdul Shar, Aftab Ahmed Mahesar
Climate change is one of the most challenging issues in Pakistan and has affected humans in every sphere of life. Pakistan is ranked on 8th in the world among the countries emitting Greenhouse gases (GHG). Such an extensive emission of GHG is due to the g... see more
Janefrances Ngozi Ihedioha, Murtala A Ejalonibu, Nwachukwu Romanus Ekere
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) residues were determined in a total of 160 samples comprising of cocoa beans and soil collected from four major cocoa farms in Ondo, Nigeria. The residues were extracted with dichloromethane, cleaned up by column chromatog... see more
Waheed Ali Mirbahar, Mir Munsif Ali Talpur, Tajnees Pirzada, Syyed Ghulam Musharraf
TThis study is based on an environmental assessment of acetylsalicylic acid and naproxen in waste and tap water samples of twenty different locations of municipal area of Sukkur city, Sindh, Pakistan. Both drugs belong to the most frequently used Non-Ster... see more
Saba Iqbal
A precise, accurate, simple and low cost reverse phase high performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method was developed and validated for the simultaneous quality assessment of commonly used insecticide carbofuran and fipronil in its technical and f... see more
Inna Koval, Olena Rubtsova
The content, component composition, and main directions of the use of monoterpenes of wild rose petals compounds are considered in the research. The study on six wild rose species was carried out in the collection of M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden... see more
Murad Ali Khan, Muhammad Adil, Kashmala Majid, Muhammad Kashif Gul, Zawar Hussain, Inayatur Rahman, Muhammad Iqbal Khan
Breast Milk is the first and complete diet for infant. It has a pivotal role in determining the growth pattern of the kid. Breast milk has various nutritional ingredients and is the source of energy for the infant. It has a vital role in the development o... see more
Zahid Hussain Shar
Zearalenone (ZEA) is the most occurring Fusarium toxin in animal feed causing reproductive disorders and results in severe economical losses. A renewable bio adsorbent sourced from banana peel was tested for in vitro removal of ZEA from liquid mediums at ... see more
Rafeah Wahi, Nur Hanani Hasana, Yusralina Yusof
The ability of coconut shell biochar (CSC) and acid-base modified coconut shell biochar (MCSC) for the removal of copper (Cu(II)) from aqueous solution is examined. The basic characteristics of coconut shell charcoal as well as modified coconut shell char... see more
Ghulamullah Maitlo
This study is focusing on the comparative study of arsenite and arsenate adsorption from the water via indigenous iron ores. The Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan are badly affected by Arsenic (As) toxicity as the people are consuming arsenic contami... see more
Zafar Iqbal Khan, Kafeel Ahmad, Hareem Safdar, Ilker Ugulu, Kinza Wajid, Mudasra Munir, Yunus Dogan
Wastewater contains a surplus amount of trace metals that contaminate the soil and crops. A pot trial was performed to determine the impact of wastewater on the zinc accumulation in forages and their associated health risk. Forages both of summer (Zea may... see more
Abida Dost Mohammad
Fluoride is a significant parameter of water quality and its consumption less or more than the permissible limits in drinking water is detrimental to human health. Therefore, an analysis of groundwater sources in rural areas of Quetta was carried out. Alt... see more
Syeda Saima Razzaq, Arif Zubair, Sehar Afshan Naz, Kousar Yasmeen, Maryam Shafique, Nusrat Jabeen, Abdullah Magsi
Due to industrialization and over population, surface water resources are out of reach from many people so consumption of ground water is the only choice to overcome the water scarcity. Naturally, ground water is one of the significant and potable water r... see more
Abdul Rafeeq
The Shershah market is the oldest and largest scrap market in the Karachi city. The recycling, dismantling and burning of electronic waste (e-waste) in and around the market are causing the significant environmental and human health risk. Furthermore, it ... see more
Maleeha Umber, Mirza Naseer Ahmad, Ahmad, Rashida Sultana, Sultana, Fareeha Iffat, Iffat, Ayesha Khalid, Khalid, Shanza Kiran, kiran
The research was performed at Botany department, Nusrat Jahan College Rabwah Pakistan to screen stress tolerance level of soil microbes (pseudomonas and penicillium) taken from NARC (National Agricultural Research Centre) Pakistan against different levels... see more
Abdul-Aziz Y. T. Al-Saffawi
The study aimed to understand the quality of groundwater in Al-Nimrud region south-eastern part of Mosul city, Iraq. Groundwater samples from 10 wells were collected during the dry season and analyzed for their physical and chemical properties using stand... see more
Samina Sohu
In present study, the effect of repetitive deep frying cycles (6 batches) of French fries was evaluated for nutritional changes of commercial oil blend (Canola, Sunflower, Cottonseed and Soybean) along with sensory characteristics of fried food. Each deep... see more
Muhammad Tariq Sarwar, HanHui Zhan, JiaXin Yang
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ionic conductivity as a function of temperature,range (25 to 75°C) in the imidazolium-based ionic liquids 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride(EmimCl) and 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium hexafluorophosphate (Bmim... see more
Saadat Ullah Khan Suri, Mohammad Siddique Siddique, Mohammad Siddique Siddique, Sohail Soomro
The computational fluid dynamics techniques keep a paramount role by evaluating a reactorperformance. The transitory performance of a Trickle bed reactor is readily monitored from itsthree phase’s flow conditions. This research review study corresponds to... see more