CURRICULUM VITAEDr. Sardar Khan

DESIGNATION: Professor

ADDRESS: Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120-Pakistan.

Phone: Office 0092-91-9216742; Fax: 0092-91-9218401; Cell: 0092-300-9116256E-mail: sardar.khan2008@yahoo.com

Domicile: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

EDUCATION

Post doc: Biochar application for environmental and agronomic benefits, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (2013).

Post doc: Organic waste resourcing and soil remediation, Institute of Urban Environment, Xiamen, China (2011).

PhD: PhD in Environmental Sciences from the Research Center of Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China.Thesis Title: Effects of wastewater irrigation on soil environmental quality and bioremediation of contaminated soil.

MPhil: Environmental Geology, NCE in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, Secured 3.62 CGPA, amongst the three top students.Thesis Title: Treatment efficiency of constructed wetland for wastewater reclamation in Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate, Swabi, Pakistan.

MSc: Environmental Planning and Management, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, Secured 1st division, and 2nd position holder in the Department.Thesis Title: On-site waste reduction in Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate, Swabi, Pakistan.

SCHLORSHIPS/AWARDS AND HONORS

1. Productive Scientist (2016) Second position in Pakistan in the field of Earth and Environmental Sciences.

2. Research Productivity Award (2016) of B category awarded by the Pakistan Council of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan on the basis of good research contribution.

3. Research Productivity Award (2015) of B category awarded by the PCST, Islamabad, Pakistan on the basis of good research contribution.

4. Research Productivity Award (2014) of C category awarded by the Pakistan Council of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.

5. Research Productivity Award (2013) of D category awarded by the Pakistan Council of Science and Technology on the basis of good research contribution.

6. Productive Scientist of Pakistan (2013)7. Young International Scientist Award (2011) given by Chinese Academy of Sciences,

China.

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8. Research Productivity Award (2012) of D category awarded by the Pakistan Council of Science and Technology on the basis of good research contribution.

9. High citation certificate: Elsevier publisher awarded me a certificate on high citation of my paper published in Environmental Pollution.

10. Research Productivity Award (2011) of E category awarded by the Pakistan Council of Science and Technology on the basis of good research contribution.

11. Research Productivity Award (2010) of F category awarded by the Pakistan Council of Science and Technology on the basis of good research contribution.

12. Conferred Best University Teacher Award-2008 from Higher Education Commission, Islamabad on the basis of good quality of teaching and research.

13. Received PhD scholarship award from Higher Education Commission, Islamabad at Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, CAS, Beijing, China.

14. Nominated as member of the National Curriculum Revision Committee on Environmental Sciences by the Higher Education Commission, Islamabad.

15. Nominated as member of the Faculty Board Meeting of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar.

16. Selected as member of the Graduate Studies Committee in the Department of Environmental Sciences, and Center for Biodiversity, University of Peshawar.

17. Working as member of DTRC for Department of Geography, University of Peshawar and Department of Environmental Sciences, Haripure University.

18. Nominated as subject expert of Environmental Sciences by the Department Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar.

19. Selected as member of the Board of Studies of Environmental Sciences in various universities including University of Swat, Bahauddin Zakirya University, Multan and Haripure University.

20. Travel grants provided by HEC for international conferences held in different countries including Australia, Mexico etc.

21. Merit scholarship in MSc, awarded by University of Peshawar (1996-1997)22. Merit scholarship in Bachelor Studies Program (1995)

SUPERVISSION OF STUDNETS

PhD students supervised

1. Shahla Nazneen (PhD) conducted research on “Acoustic Zoning, Mapping, And Prediction Modeling Of Urban Zones Of Peshawar” and her and Public defence was held on March 14, 2017.

2. Anwarzeb Khan (PhD) worked on “Contamination of Food Plants with Heavy Metals and Their Impacts on Nutritional Values” and Public defence held on May 10, 2016.

3. Muhammad Aamir (PhD) research was “Occurrence and Accumulation of HCHs and DDTs in Water, Sediments and Edible Fish Species of Kabul River, Pakistan” and Public defence held on May 12, 2016.

4. Zahir Rehman (PhD) conducted research on “Vegetable and Soil Contaminations with Heavy Metals and Human Health Risks in the Southern -Selected Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan” and Public defence held on May 11, 2016.

5. Arjumand Riaz (PhD) conducted research on “Environmental impacts of mercury discharge from gold extraction along Indus, Hunza and Gilgit rivers in northern Pakistan” Public defence held on November 13, 2015.

6. Ubidur Rehman (PhD) worked on “Drinking water contamination with arsenic and human health risk, in Southren Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa” Public defence held on August 4, 2015.

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7. Nayab Gul (PhD) conducted research on “Mercury exposure and health effects in occupational workers, dental amalgam and whitening cream users” public defence was held on April 24, 2015.

8. Isha Shamshad (PhD) worked on “Bioremediation of heavy metals present in industrial wastewater” thesis defended on April, 14, 2015.

9. Javed Nawab (PhD) thesis title “Phytoremediation of chromite mining contaminated soils” (17 October, 2014).

10. Muhammad Waqas (PhD) worked on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Food Plants and their Immobilization through Biochar (April 16, 2014).

11. Shazia Jabeen (Ph.D) worked on “ Environmental geochemistry of Attock and Haripur basin, Pakistan” (January17, 2013)

12. Alia Naz, (PhD) conducted research on “Human Health Risks Associated with Heavy Metals Contaminated Soil and Food Plants Irrigated with Wastewater” (March, 2012)  

13. Said Mohammad (PhD) conducted a research work on the “Environmental geochemical studies of the rocks of the Indus suture zone and its vicinity in Jijal, Besham and Alpuri area, northern Pakistan” (December, 2011).

MPhil students supervised1. Zar Ali Khan conducted his research on “Treatment Facility for Removal of

Nickel from Ghee Mill Effluent at Amangarh Nowshera: A Comparison of Activated Carbon with Organic Materials” viva voce exam held on Nov.5, 2017.

2. Muhammad Hussain worked on “Investigation of physical, chemical and biological pollutants in drinking water quality and their health risk: A case study in Malakand Agency” 28 July, 2016.

3. Muhammad Sajjad (MS) conducted research on “Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Wastewater of Hayatabad Using Activated Carbon” December 3, 2015.

4. Shahid Islam (MPhil) worked on “Spatial analysis for the impact of improper waste disposal on soil and water in Charsadda and selection of proper waste disposal sites” July, 2015.

5. Tariq Ikram (MPhil) conducted research on “Investigation of drinking water quality and human health risk: A case study in Bajur Agency” June 2015.

6. Afsheen Maryam (M.Phil) conducted research work on “Community perception about climate change in upper district Swat” October 31, 2014.

7. Waqas Ahmad (MPhil) worked on “Shortfalls in the role and performance of EIA-Peshawar in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)” May 12, 2014.

8. Habib Ullah (MPhil) conducted research work on “Study on selected heavy metal concentrations in sediments of Kabul River” September 2, 2014.

9. Muhammad Fawad (MPhil) carried out research on ”Influence of Vegetation Cover on the Properties of Soil in Galliyat-Abbottabad” April 16, 2014.

10. Sadaf Munir (MPhil) worked on “Spatial Distribution and Pollution Assessment of Heavy Metals in Urban Park’s Soil, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” March 14, 2014.

11. Asad Hayat (MS) research conducted on “Assessment of drinking water quality and its related health risk in the population of Mohmand Agency” 2014

12. Shahid Ali (MPhil/MS) completed research work on “Bacteriological analysis of drinking water of urban areas of district Peshawar (A comparative study at the sources and user points of tube wells)” 27 November, 2013.

13. Saifur Rehman (MPhil/MS) worked on “An assessment of common leopard perdition on livestock in the Gallies forest division of district Abbottabad KPK”. 12 November, 2013.

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14. Wajid Khan (MPhil/MS) conducted research work on “Enhancing carbon sequestration through forest management techniques in district Mansehra Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” 02 October, 2013.

15. Juma Muhammad (MPhil) worked on “Environmental geochemistry and socioeconomic significance of Morchella esculenta in Dir-Kohistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan” 21 September, 2013.

16. Neelam Ali (MPhil/MS) conducted research on “Pesticide residues in drinking water of district Peshawar, Nowshera and Charsadda and their related human health risks” (January 4, 2013).

17. Kalsoom (MPhil/MS) worked on “Pesticide residues in drinking water of district Mardan and Swabi and their related human health risks” (January 23, 2013).

18. Inamullah (MPhil), worked on Biodiversity Conservation Through Community Participation in Kohat District. (2011).

19. Aisha (MPhil), worked on Toxicity of Arsenic and Cadmium on Plant Seedlings Cultivated in Soil Freshly Contaminated (2011).

20. Nida Gul (MPhil) worked on “Pedo and hydro-geochemistry of the Mardan District, NWFP, Pakistan” (December, 2010).

21. Rabia Rauf (MPhil), worked on Assessment of Drinking Water Quality and Possible Risks to Human Health in District Peshawar (June, 2010).

22. Maria Shahnaz (MPhil), Drinking Water Quality and Health Risks: A Case Study in District Charsadda NWFP, Pakistan (November, 2009).

So far, I have supervised more than 27 MSc students research on various environmental related projects.

SHORT COURSES AND TRAININGS Workshop/training on “Environmental impact assessment-processes and

regulations” held on 28-30 April, 2015, arranged urban policy and planning unit, P&D department, Gov. KP, Pakistan.

One-day science and technology exhibition/symposium on “Effective linkages of research organizations, academia and industry for national development” held on May 12, 2015, organized by PCSIR, Peshawar.

One-day workshop on “Intellectual Property Right: Drafting and filling of Patent application” held on June 4, 2015, arranged by ORIC, University of Peshawar.

Two week course for “Sustainable Agriculture & the Environment” was conducted. The course was offered by the Agriculture University of Norway as part of Institutional Co-operation between the Agriculture University of Norway and in the Department of Environmental Planning & Management, University of Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan.

Three days intensive workshop on “Research Methods and Techniques” organized by the Peshawar University Teachers Association (PUTA) and Institute of Management Studies (IMS), In Peshawar University.

Two week training of “Computer & Geographic Information System (GIS)” organized by Department of Environmental Planning and Management, University of Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan.

One year teaching training (B.Ed) from University of Peshawar. One month GIS Training (Idrisi, Arc view and Ilwis) in the Department of

Environmental Sciences Two weeks training on “Advance techniques and instruments in food and

agriculture” 18th training course arranged by NIFA, Tarnab, Peshawar.

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PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

1. Sardar Khan, Muhammad Waqas, Hans Peter H. Arp, Y-G Zhu. Sewage sludge biochar influences the greenhouse gas emissions from acidic paddy soil cultivated with rice (Oryza sativa L). Keynote Speech in International conference on Climate Change and the role of Geographers, July 25-27,2017, Baragali Campus, Pakistan.

2. Gang Li, Sardar Khan, Jian-Feng Tang, Yong-Guan Zhu. Characterization of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in Biochars amended soils and its impacts on availability of arsenic to rice. The International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (ICOBTE) July 17-20, 2017 ETH Zurich, Switzerland

3. Sardar Khan, Arjumand Riaz, Mohammad Tahir Shah. Mercury (Hg) bioaccumulation in food chains and its associated human health risk in Gilgit (Baltistan), Pakistan. Distinguish National Professor Speech in Third international symposium on Conservation issues of edible wild resources of Hindukush Himalayas, July 21-24,2017, Baragali Campus, Pakistan

4. Sardar Khan, Khalid Khan, Cai Chao, Muhammad Waqas. Effects of biochar application on emission of greenhouse gases from paddy soil. The International conference on "Plants, People and Climate" 5-7 November 2013, arranged by PCST in National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad.

5. Sardar Khan, Muhammad Waqas, Cai Chao. The effects of sewage sludge and sewage sludge biochar on SOC, availability and accumulation of PAHs and heavy metals. The 4th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter Dynamics. Zhongshan Hotel, Nanjing, China，5-10 May, 2013.

6. Sardar Khan; Cai Chao; Wang Ning; Y-G Zhu. Sewage sludge and biochar application effects on bioaccumulation of PAH by Lactuca satuva L. grown in field contaminated soil. Poster presentation in Conference on Biochar Research Development and Application, Nanjing, China, held on 10-15 October, 2011.

7. Sardar Khan, Cai Chao and Y-G Zhu. Effect of biochar application on bioaccumulation of PAH by Lactuca satuva L. grown in field contaminated soil. Participated as invited speaker in The 8 th International symposium on persistent toxic substances in the BCEIA-2011, “The 14th Beijing Conference and Exhibition on Instrumental Analysis” held on 14-16 October, 2011.

8. Sardar Khan, Huang Qing, Cai Qhao and y-G Zhu. Sewage sludge and its biochar application effects on bioaccumulation of PAH by Lactuca satuva L. grown in field contaminated soil. Symposium on Urban Solid Waste Sustainable Utilization and Management. October 22-24, 2011 at Institute of Urban Environment, Xiamen, China, P 157.

9. Sardar Khan, Abd El-Latif Hesham, and Jizheng He. Biodegradation of Pyrene and Catabolic Genes In Contaminated Soils Cultivated With Lolium Multiflorum L. 13th  International  Conference  of the  Pacific  Basin  Consortium  for Environment  and  Health, held  in  Perth,  Australia from 20-22nd November, 2009.

10. Sardar Khan. Publications by Pakistani Scientists/Researchers and Role of HEC. A seminar arranged by PUTA/FAPUASA at Bara Gali from 13-16 July, 2009.

11. Khan S, Lin A, Zhu YG. Soil root transfer and translocation of polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals by leafy vegetables grown on contaminated soils. The 3rd International Symposium on Persistent Toxic Substances, Oct 22-25, 2006, Beijing, China.

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12. Hesham AL, Khan S, Liu XC, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Yang M. Use of slurry reactors to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in crude oil by yeast strains mixture isolated from oily soil. 1st International Symposium on Advanced Biological Engineering and Science, March 16-18, 2006, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

13. Khan S., Ahmad W., Cao Q., and Zhu Y.G. Bioaccessibility of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in contaminated soils using in vitro test. Dalian International Symposia and Exhibition on Chromatography (DISEC) June 4-June7, 2007, Dalian, China.

14. Khan S, Cao Q, Zhu YG. Soil and food plant contamination with heavy metals due to long-term wastewater irrigation, Beijing, China. 9th International conference on biogeochemistry of trace elements (9th ICOBTE) July 16-20, 2007. Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

15. Khaliq A, Khan S, Moon CJ, Ahmad J. Heavy metal concentrations and mineral grains in soils and sands of Hindu Kush ranges, Asian Plate, Northern Pakistan. 14th International Conference of Heavy Metals in the Environment (14 ICHMET) Taipei, Taiwan, 16-23 November 2008.

16. Khan S, Hesham AL, and He J. Effects of Cd and Pb on soil microbial characteristics. 14th International Conference of Heavy Metals in the Environment (14 ICHMET) Taipei, Taiwan, 16-23 November 2008.

17. Sardar Khan, Abdul Khaliq, Muhammad T. Shah, Shafiqur Rehman. Mercury concentrations in urine and blood and health problems related to occupational exposure in small-scale gold washing and extraction. 10th International conference on biogeochemistry of trace elements (10th ICOBTE) July 13-18, 2009, Chihuahua, Chih, Mexico, S-1, P-7.

18. Sajid Khan , Amjid Khan and Sardar Khan. A Comparative Study Of Heavy Metals Accumualtion In Fishes Collected From River Kabul And Local Fish Farms Of Districts Peshawar And Charsadda, Pakistan. Third International Conference Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESDev-2009) arranged by COMSATS, Abbottabad, August 16-18, 2009.

19. Sardar Khan, Muhammad T. Shah and Shafiqur Rehman and Abdul Khaliq Mercury Exposure And Health Problems Related To Small-Scale Gold Panning And Extraction: A Casy Study In Gilgit, Northren Pakistan. Third International Conference Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESDev-2009) arranged by COMSATS, Abbottabad, August 16-18, 2009.

PUBLICATIONS

International Publications (Total Impact factor more than 250)

1. Arjumand Riaz . Sardar Khan . Said Muhammad . Caihong Liu .Mohammad Tahir Shah . Mohsin Tariq (2017). Mercury contamination in selected foodstuffs and potential health risk assessment along the artisanal gold mining, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Environ Geochem Health. DOI 10.1007/s10653-017-0007-6

2. Muhammad Aamir, Sardar Khan, Lili Niu, Siyu Zhu and Anwarzeb Khan (2017) Occurrence, enantiomeric signature and ecotoxicological risk assessment of HCH isomers and DDT metabolites in the sediments of Kabul River, Pakistan. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. Environ Geochem Health 39:779-790.

3. Zahir Qamar, Sardar Khana, Anwarzeb Khan, Muhammad Aamir, Javed Nawab, Muhammad Waqas (2017) Appraisement, source apportionment and health risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in vehicle-wash wastewater, Pakistan. Science of the Total Environment. 605-606, 106–113.

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4. Muhammad Amjad Khan, Sardar Khan, Anwarzeb Khan, Mehboob Alam (2017) Soil contamination with cadmium, consequences and remediation using organic amendments. Science of the Total Environment 601–602, 1591–1605

5. Muhammad Sajjad, Sardar Khan, Shams Ali Baig, Saduf Munir, Alia Naz, Sheikh Saeed Ahmad, Anwarzeb Khan, (2017) Removal of potentially toxic elements from aqueous solutions and industrial wastewater using activated carbon. Water Science and Technology, 75.11, 2571-2579. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2017.130

6. Sardar Khan, Isha Shamshad, Muhammad Waqas, Javed Nawab, Lie Ming (2017) Remediating industrial wastewater containing potentially toxic elements with four freshwater algae. Ecological Engineering, 102, 536-541

7. Zahir Ur Rehman, Sardar Khan, Mark L Brusseau, Mohammad Tahir Shah (2017) Lead and cadmium contamination and exposure risk assessment via consumption of vegetables grown in agricultural soils of five-selected regions of Pakistan. Chemosphere, 168, 1589-1596.

8. Javed Nawab, Sardar Khan, Mehboob Shah, Sharafat Ali (2017). Potentially toxic metals and biological contamination in drinking water sources in chromite mining impacted areas of Khyber Puktunkhwa Pakistan: A comparative study. Exposure and Health accepted.

9. Muhammad Aamir, Sardar Khan1, Mengling Tang, Zahir Qamar, Anwarzeb Khan, Javed Nawab (2017) Congener-specific evaluation of biota-sediment accumulation factor model for HCHs and DDTs under small scale in situ riverine condition. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 17:525–535. DOI 10.1007/s11368-016-1579-y

10. Muhammad Ibrahim, Sardar Khan, Xiuli Hao, Gang Li (2016). Biochar impacts alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) metal bioaccumulation and arsenic speciation grown in contaminated soil. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 13:2467–2474. DOI 10.1007/s13762-016-1081-5

11. Nayab Gul, Sardar Khan, Abbas Khan, Javed Nawab, Isha Shamshad, Xinwei Yu (2016) Quantification of Hg excretion and distribution in biological samples of mercury-dental-amalgam users and its correlation with biological variables. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23:20580–20590. DOI 10.1007/s11356-016-7266-0

12. Javed Nawab, Sardar Khan, Sharafat Ali, Hassan Sher, Ziaur Rahman, Kifayatullah Khan, Jianfeng Tang, Aziz Ahmad (2016) Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals and Bacterial Contamination in Drinking Water Sources: A Case Study of Malakand Agency, Pakistan. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 188:286, 1-12 DOI 10.1007/s10661-016-5296-1

13. Fuxia Pan, Yaying Li, Stephen James Chapman, Sardar Khan, Huaiying Yao, (2016). Microbial utilization of rice straw and its derived biochar in a paddy soil. Science of the Total Environment. 559, 15-23.

14. Javed Nawab, Gang Li, Sardar Khan, Hassan Sher, Muhammad Aamir, Isha Shamshad, Anwarzeb Khan, Muhammad Amjad Khan (2016) Health risk assessment from contaminated foodstuffs: A field study in chromite mining affected areas northern Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23:12227–12236. doi:10.1007/s11356-016-6379-9

15. Jianfeng Tang, Xinhu Li, Yan Luo, Gang Li, Sardar Khan (2016) Spectroscopic characterization of dissolved organic matter derived from different biochars and their polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) binding affinity. Chemosphere, 152, 399-406. 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.016

16. Sardar Khan, Sadaf Munir, Muhammad Sajjad, Gang Li (2016) Urban park soil contamination by potentially harmful elements and human health risk in Peshawar City, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 165, 102-110. DOI 10.1016/j.gexplo.2016.03.007.

17. Zahir Ur Rehman, Sardar Khan, Kun Qin, Mark L. Brusseau, Mohammad Tahir Shah, Islamud Din (2016) Quantification of inorganic arsenic exposure and cancer risk via

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consumption of vegetables in southern selected districts of Pakistan. Science of the Total Environment 550, 321-329

18. Qiming Cheng, Qing Huanga, Sardar Khan, Yingjie Liu, Zhenni Liao, Gang Li, Yong Sik Ok (2016) Adsorption of Cd by peanut husks and peanut husk biochar from aqueous solutions. Ecological Engineering. 87: 240-245.

19. Anwarzeb Khan, Sardar Khan, Mehboob Alam, Muhammad Amjad Khan, Muhammad Aamir, Zahir Qamar, Zahir Ur Rehman, Sajida Perveen (2016) Toxic metal interactions affect the bioaccumulation and dietary intake of macro-and micro-nutrients. Chemosphere 146, 121-128.

20. Muhammad Aamir, Sardar Khan, Javed Nawab, Zahir Qamar, Anwarzeb Khan (2016) Tissue distribution of HCH and DDT congeners and human health risk associated with consumption of fish collected from Kabul River, Pakistan. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 125,128-134.

21. Bushra Khan, Habib Ullah, Sardar Khan, Muhammad Aamir, Anwarzeb Khan, and Wajid Khan (2016) Kabul River: The Role of Organic Matter in Metals Retention and Accumulation. Soil and Sediment Contamination. 25(8), 891–904. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2016.1224226

1. Sardar Khan, Rabia Rauf, Said Muhammad, Muhammad Qasim, and Islamud Din 2016. Arsenic and heavy metals health risk assessment through drinking water consumption in the Peshawar District, Pakistan. Human And Ecological Risk Assessment. 22(3) 581-596. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2015.1083845

2. Isha Shamshad, Sardar Khan, Muhammad Waqas, Maliha Asma, Javed Nawab, Nayab Gul, Arjumand Raiz, and Gang Li (2016) Heavy metal uptake capacity of fresh water algae (Oedogonium westti) from aqueous solution: A mesocosm research. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 2016;18(4):393-398 DOI:10.1080/15226514.2015.1109594

3. Javed Nawab, Sardar Khan, Muhammad Aamir, Isha Shamshad, Zahir Qamar, Islamud Din, Qing Huang (2016) Organic amendments impact the availability of heavy metal(loid)s in mine-impacted soil and their phytoremediation by Penisitum americanum and Sorghum bicolor. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23:2381-2390 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5458-7.

4. Jianqiang Su, Weiying Ouyang, Youwei Hong, Dan Liao, Sardar Khan, Hu Li (2016) Responses of endophytic and rhizospheric bacterial communities of salt marsh plant (Spartina alterniflora) to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contamination. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 16:707–715 DOI 10.1007/s11368-015-1217-0

5. Javed Nawab, Sardar Khan, Mohammad Tahir Shah, Nayab Gul, Abid Ali, Kifayatullah Khan & Qing Huang (2016). Heavy Metal Bioaccumulation in Native Plants in Chromite Impacted Sites: A Search for Effective Remediating Plant Species. CLEAN Soil, Air, Water, 43(1), 37-46.

6. Hong Youwei, Liao Dan, Hu Anyi, Wang Han, Chen Jinsheng, Khan Sardar, Su Jian-Qiang, Li Hu (2015) Diversity of endophytic and rhizoplane bacterial communities associated with exotic Spartina alterniflora and native mangrove using Illumina amplicon sequencing. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 61: 1-11.

7. Naz Alia, Khan Sardar, Muhammad Said, Khalid Salma, Alam Sadia, Siddique Sadaf , Ahmed Toqeer, and Scholz Miklas (2015) Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) Grown in a Controlled Environment. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 7400-7416.

8. Sardar Khan, Irfan Ali Shah, Said Muhammad, Riffat Naseem Malik, and Mohammad Tahir Shah (2015) Arsenic and heavy metals health risk assessment through drinking water contamination in the Peshawar District, Pakistan. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal. 21: 1020-1031.

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9. Juma Muhammad, Sardar Khan, M,Tahir Shah, Islam Ud Din and Adnan Ahmad. Essential and non-essential metal concentrations in morel mushroom (Morchella esculenta) in Dir-Kohistan, Pakistan. Pak. J. Bot., 47(SI): 133-138, 2015.

10. Javed Nawab, Sardar Khan, Mohammad Tahir Shah, Zahir Qamar, Islamud Din, Qaisar Mahmood, Nayab Gul & Qing Huang (2015). Contamination of soil, medicinal, and fodder plants with lead and cadmium present in mine-affected areas, Northern Pakistan. Environ Monit Assess 187(605)1-14.

11. Rabail Urooj, Sheikh Saeed Ahmad, Muhammad Nauman Ahmad And Sardar Khan (2015) Ordinal classification of vegetation along Mangla Dam, Mirpur, Ajk. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 47(4): 1423-1428.

12. Sardar Khan, Muhammad Waqas, Fenghua Ding, Isha Shamshad, Hans Peter H. Arpd, Gang Li (2015) The influence of various biochars on the bioaccessibility and bioaccumulation of PAHs and potentially toxic elements to turnips (Brassica rapa L). Journal of Hazardous Materials, 300:243-253.

13. Nayab Gul, Sardar Khan, Abbas Khan, Sheikh Saeed Ahmad (2015) Mercury health effects among the workers extracting gold from carpets and dusted-clays through amalgamation and roasting processes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4952-2

14. Anwarzeb Khan, Sardar Khan, Muhammad Amjad Khan, Zahir Qamar, (2015) The uptake and bioaccumulation of heavy metals by food plants, their effects on plants nutrients and associated health risk: A review. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.22:13772-13799.

15. Khisroon M , Khan A, Naseem M, Ali N, Khan S, Rasheed SB. (2015) Evaluation of DNA damage in lymphocytes of radiology personnel by comet assay. J Occup Health. 57, 268-274.

16. Abid Ali, Sardar Khan, Ijaz Ali, Shahid Karim, Itabajara Itabajara da Silva Vaz Jr, Carlos Termignoni (2015) Probing the functional role of tick metalloproteases. Physiological Entomology. 40 (3), 177-188.

17. Shaheen Begum, Mohammad Tahir Shah, Said Muhammad, Sardar Khan (2015). Role of mafic and ultramafic rocks in drinking water quality and its potential health risk assessment, Northern Pakistan. Journal of Water and Health. 13 (4) 1130-1142 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2015.066

18. Nida Gul, Mohammad Tahir Shah, Sardar Khan, Naimat Ullah Khattak and Said Muhammad (2015) Arsenic and heavy metals contamination, risk assessment and their source in drinking water of the Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Journal of Water and Health. 13 (4) 1073-1084.

19. Javed Nawab, Sardar Khan, Mohammad Tahir Shah, Kifayatullah Khan, Qing Huang & Roshan Ali (2015) Quantification of Heavy Metals in Mining Affected Soil and Their Bioaccumulation in Native Plant Species, International Journal of Phytoremediation, 17:9, 801-813.

20. Muhammad Waqas, Gang Li, Sardar Khan, Isha Shamshad, Brian J. Reid, Zahir Qamar & Cai Chao (2015) Application of sewage sludge and sewage sludge biochar to reduce polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and potentially toxic elements (PTE) accumulation in tomato. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22:7071-7081.

21. Sardar Khan, Irfan Ali Shah, Said Muhammad, M. Tahir Shah, Riffat Naseem Malik (2015) Arsenic and Heavy Metal Concentrations in Drinking Water in Pakistan and Risk Assessment; A Case Study. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment. 21,1020-1031.

22. Youwei Hong , Dan Liao, Jinsheng Chen, Sardar Khan, Jianqiang Su, Hu Li (2015) A comprehensive study of the impact of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contamination on salt marsh plants Spartina alterniflora: implication for plant-microbe interactions in phytoremediation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22:7071-7081.

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23. Isha Shamshad, Sardar Khan, Muhammad Waqas, Nadeem Ahmad, Khushnood -Ur-Rehman and Kifayatullah Khan (2015) Removal and bioaccumulation of heavy metals from aqueous solutions using freshwater algae. Water Science and Technology. 71(1), 38-44.

24. Muhammad Waqas, Sardar Khan, Cai Chao, Isha Shamshad, Zahir Qamar, Kifayatullah Khan (2014) Quantification of PAHs and health risk via ingestion of vegetable in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Science of the Total Environment 497-498, 448-458.

25. Islamud-Din, Abd El-Latif Hesham, Ayaz Ahmad, Cang Daqiang and Sardar Khan (2014) PCR-DGGE and real-time PCR to study the impacts of heavy metals on diversity and abundance of sulfate-reducing bacteria using dsrB geneBiotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering 19: 703-710.

26. Kifayatullah Khan, Hizbullah Khan, Yonglong Lu, Ihsanullah, Javed Nawab, Sardar Khan, Noor S Shah, Isha Shamshad, Afsheen Maryam, (2014). Evaluation of toxicological risk of foodstuffs contaminated with heavy metals in Swat, Pakistan. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 108, 224-232.

27. Sardar Khan, Brian J. Reid, Gang Li, Yong-Guan Zhu (2014) Application of biochar to soil reduces cancer risk via rice consumption: A case study in Miaoqian village, Longyan, China. Environment International 68 (2014) 154-161.

28. Shah, M.T., Ara, J., Muhammad, S., Khan, S., Asad, S.A., Ali, L., (2014). Potential heavy metals accumulation of indigenous plant species along the mafic and ultramafic terrain in the Mohmand agency, Pakistan. Clean-Soil Air Water, 42 (3) 339-346.

29. M. Tahir Shah, Shazia Jabeen, Sardar Khan (2014) Physico-chemical parameters of surface and ground water and their environmental impact assessment in the Haripur Basin, Pakistan. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 138:1-7.

30. Muhammad Waqas, Sardar Khan, Huang Qing, Brian J. Reid, Cai Chao (2014) The effects of sewage sludge and sewage sludge biochar on PAHs and potentially toxic element bioaccumulation in Cucumis sativa L. Chemosphere 105:53-61.

31. Hamid Moh. Al-gabr, Chengsong Ye, Yongli Zhang, Sardar Khan, Huirong Lin, Tianling Zheng (2013). Effects of carbon, nitrogen and pH on the growth of Aspergillus parasiticus and aflatoxins production in water. Journal of Environmental Biology. 34 353-358.

32. Sardar Khan, Cai Chao, Muhammad Waqas, Hans Peter H. Arp,Yong-Guan Zhu. (2013). Sewage sludge biochar influence upon rice (Oryza sativa L) yield, metal bioaccumulation and greenhouse gas emissions from acidic paddy soil. Environmental Science and Technology, 47:8624-8632.

33. Kifayatullah Khan, Yonglong Lu, Hizbullah Khan, Shahida Zakir, Ihsanullah, Sardar Khan, Akbar Ali Khan, Luo Wei, Tieyu Wang (2013) Health risks associated with heavy metals in the drinking water of Swat, northern Pakistan. Journal of Environmental Sciences 25(10) 2003-2013.

34. Said Muhammad, Mohammad Tahir Shah, S. Khan, Nida Gul, Alia Naz, Umar Saddique and Muhammad Farooq. 2013. Wild plant assessment for heavy metal phytoremediation potential along the mafic and ultramafic terrain, Northern Pakistan," online available BioMed Research International. doi:10.1155/2013/194765.

35. Kifayatullah Khan, Yonglong Lu, Hizbullah Khan, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Sardar Khan, Muhammad Waqas, Luo Wei, Tieyu Wang. 2013. Heavy metals in agricultural soils and crops and their health risks in Swat District, northern Pakistan. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 58, 449-458.

36. Sardar Khan, Maria Shahnaz, Noor Jehan, Shafiqur Rehman, M. Tahir Shah (2013). Drinking water quality and human health risks in Charsadda District, Pakistan. Journal of Cleaner Production, 60, 93-101.

37. Saeeda Yousaf, Sardar Khan and Muhammad Tahseen Aslam (2013) Effect of pesticides on the soil microbial activity. Pakistan J. Zool. 45(4): 1063-1067.

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38. Alia Naz, Sardar Khan, Muhammad Qasim, Salma Khalid, Said Muhammad, Muhammad Tariq (2013) Metals toxicity and its bioaccumulation in purslane seedlings grown in controlled environment. Natural Science. 5(5), 573-579.

39. Sardar Khan, Ning Wang, Brian J. Reid, Alessia Freddo, Chao Cai (2013) Reduced bioaccumulation of PAHs by Lactuca satuva L. grown in contaminated soil amended with sewage sludge and sewage sludge derived biochar. Environmental Pollution. 175:64-68.

40. Sardar Khan, Alia Naz, Muhammad Asim, Shaikh Saeed Ahmad, Saeeda Yousaf and Said Muhammad (2013). Toxicity and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in spinach seedlings grown on freshly contaminated soil. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 45(S1): 501-508.

41. Saeeda Yousaf, Saeedur Rehman, Sardar Khan, Muhammad Tehseen Aslam and Abdur Rehman Khan, (2012) Removal of arsenic from portable water by absorptive media treatment technique. Pakistan Journal of Chemical Society, 34(5) 1326-1330.

42. Sardar Khan, Mohammad Tahir Shah, Isalm Ud Din, Shafiqur Rehman (2012) Mercury Exposure of Workers and Health Problems Related with Small-scale Gold Panning and Extraction. Pakistan Journal of Chemical Society 34(4):870-876.

43. Abd El-Latif Hesham, Sardar Khan, Yu Tao, Dong Li, Yu Zhang, Min Yang (2012) Biodegradation of high molecular weight PAHs using isolated yeast mixtures: application of meta-genomic methods for community structure analyses. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 19(8):3568-3578.

44. Shah, M.T., Ara, J., Muhammad, S., Khan, S., Tariq, S. (2012) Health risk assessment via surface water and sub-surface water consumption in the mafic and ultramafic terrain, Mohmand agency, northern Pakistan. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 118: 60–67.

45. Sardar Khan, Cao Qing (2012) Human health risk due to consumption of vegetables contaminated with carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 12(2):178-184.

46. F. Akbar Jan, M. Ishaq, S. Khan, M. Shakirullah, S. M. Asim, I. Ahmad (2011) Bioaccumulation of metals in human blood in industrially contaminated area. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 23(12) 2069–2077.

47. Khizar Hayat Bhatti, Amin Shah, Qaiser Mehmood, Sardar Khan, Wujia He and He Chaozu (2011). Transgenic tobacco with rice FAE gene exhibits higher water use efficiency. Pakistan Journal of Botany 43(5): 2527-2533, 2011.

48. Said Muhammad, M. Tahir Shah, Sardar Khan, （2011）Heavy metal concentrations in soil and wild plants growing around Pb–Zn sulfide terrain in the Kohistan region, northern Pakistan. Microchemical Journal 99:67-75.

49. Said Muhammad, M. Tahir Shah, Sardar Khan "Health risk assessment of heavy metals and their source apportionment in drinking water of Kohistan region, northern Pakistan. " (2011) Microchemical Journal Vol:98 pp:334-343

50. S. Khan, M. A. Khan and S. Rehman (2011) Lead and Cadmium Contamination of Different Roadside Soils. and Plants in Peshawar City, Pakistan. Pedosphere 21(3): 351–357, 2011

51. Sardar Khan , Shafiqur Rehman, Qing Cao, Noor Jehan, Muhammad Tahir Shah (2011) Uptake and translocation of Pb and pyrene by rye-grass cultivated in aged spiked soil. International Journal of Environment and Pollution Vol:45:1/2/3 pp:110-122.

52. Islam-ud-din, Sardar Khan, Abd El-latif Hesham, Ayaz Ahmad, Su Houbo and Cang Daqiang (2010). Physio-chemical characteristics and bacterial diversity in copper mining wastewater based on 16S rRNA gene analysis. African Journal of Biotechnology, 9(46):7891-7899.

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53. Muhammad, S., Tahir Shah, M., Khan, S., (2010) Arsenic health risk assessment in drinking water and source apportionment using multivariate statistical techniques in Kohistan region, northern Pakistan. Food and Chemical Toxicology 48:2855-2864.

54. Sardar Khan, Shafiqur Rehman, Anwar Zeb Khan, M. Amjad Khan, M.Tahir Shah (2010) Soil and vegetables enrichment with heavy metals from geological sources in Gilgit, northern Pakistan. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 73:1820-1827.

55. Sardar Khan, Abd El-Latif Hesham, Min Qiao, Shafiqur Rehman and Jizheng He. (2010) Effects of Cd and Pb on soil microbial community structure and activities. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 17:288-296.

56. F. Akbar Jan, M. Ishaq, S. Khan, I. Ihsanullah, I. Ahmad, M. Shakirullah (2010) A comparative study of human health risks via consumption of food crops grown on wastewater irrigated soil (Peshawar) and relatively clean water irrigated soil (lower Dir). Journal of Hazardous Materials 179 (2010) 612-621.

57. Shah MT, Begum S, Khan S (2010) Pedo and biogeochemical studies of mafic and ultramfic rocks in the Mingora and Kabal areas, Swat, Pakistan. Environmental Earth Sciences. 60(5): 1091-1102.

58. Shazia Jabeen, Muhammad Tahir Shah, Sardar Khan and Muhammad Qasim Hayat (2010). Determination of major and trace elements in ten important folk therapeutic plants of Haripur basin, Pakistan. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 4(7):559-566.

59. Ming Lei, Yong Zhang, Sardan Khan, Pu-feng Qin, Bo-han Liao (2010). Pollution, fractionation, and mobility of Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn in garden and paddy soils from a Pb/Zn mining area. Environmental Monitoring Assessment. 168:215-222.

60. Sardar Khan, Abd El-Latif Hesham, Jizheng He and Yong-Guan Zhu. Biodegradation of pyrene and catabolic genes in contaminated soils cultivated with Lolium multiflorum L. Journal of Soils and Sediments (2009) 9:482-491.

61. Qing Cao, (Max) Qin-Hong Hu, Cristoph Baisch, Sardar Khan, and Yong-Guan Zhu. (2009) Arsenate Toxicity for Wheat and Lettuce in Six Chinese Soils with Different Properties. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 28;(9):1946-1950. DOI: 10.1897/08-660.1.

62. Khan S, Ahmad I, Shah MT, Rehman S, Khaliq A. 2009. Use of constructed wetland for the removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater. Journal of Environmental Management 90 (2009) 3451-3457.

63. Abd El-Latif Hesham, Saad A. Alamri, Sardar Khan, Motamed E. Mahmoud and Hashem M. Mahmoud (2009) Isolation and molecular genetic characterization of a yeast strain able to degrade petroleum polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. African Journal of Biotechnology, 8(10):2218-2223.

64. Khan S, Cao Q, Lin AJ, Zhu YG. Concentrations and Bioaccessibility of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Wastewater-Irrigated Soil Using in Vitro Gastro-intestinal Test. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 15 (2008) 344-353.

65. Khan, S., Lin Aijun, Shuzhen Zhang, Qinhong Hu, and Yong-Guan Zhu. Accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals in lettuce grown in the soils contaminated with long-term wastewater irrigation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 152 (2008) 506-515.

66. Ming LEI, Bo-han LIAO, Qing-ru ZENG, Pu-feng Qin, Sardar Khan. Fraction distributions of Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in metal-contaminated soil before and after extraction with EDTA in Hunan, southern China. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 39 (13 & 14) (2008) 1963-1978.

67. LIU Xiaohai, GAO Yuntao, Sardar Khan, DUAN Gang, CHEN Aikui, LING Li, ZHAO Lei, LIU Zhonghan, WU Xuecan. Accumulation of Pb, Cu, and Zn in native plants growing on contaminated sites and their potential accumulation capacity in Heqing, Yunnan. Journal of Environmental Sciences 20 (2008) 1469-1474.

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68. Khan, S., Q. Cao, Y.M. Zheng, Y.Z. Huang, Y.G. Zhu. Health risks of heavy metals in contaminated soils and food crops irrigated with wastewater in Beijing, China. Environmental Pollution. 152 (2008) 686-692.

69. Khan, S., Qing Cao, Abd El-Latif Hesham, Yue Xia and Jizheng He. Soil enzymatic activities and microbial community structure with different application rates of Cd and Pb. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 19 (2007) 834-840

70. Qing Cao, Qin-Hong Hu, Sardan Khan, Zi-Jian Wang, Ai-Jun Lin, Xin Du, Yong-Guan Zhu (2007). Wheat phytotoxicity from arsenic and cadmium separately and together in solution culture and in a calcareous soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 148 (2007) 377-382.

71. Khan, S., Qing Cao, Bao-Dong Chen and Yong-Guan Zhu. Humic Acids Increase the Phytoavailability of Cd and Pb to Wheat Plants Cultivated in Freshly Spiked, Contaminated Soil. Journal of Soils and Sediments 6 (4) (2006) 236-242.

72. Abd El-Latif Hesham, Sardar Khan, XinChun Liu, Yu Zhang, Zhenyu Wang and Min Yang. Application of PCR–DGGE to analyse the yeast population dynamics in slurry reactors during degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in weathered oil. Yeast 23 (2006) 879-887.

National Publications (without impact factor)

1. Saeeda Yousaf, Sardar Khan, Hassan Sher, Ihsanullah Afridi and Deedar Ahmad (2013) Canal water treatment with rapid sand filtration. Soil and Environment 32(2): 103-107.

2. Alia Naz, Shafiqur Rehman, Sardar Khan (2010) Food chain contamination with heavy metals through wastewater irrigation: A review. Journal of Science and Technology. 34(1):11-28

3. Sardar Khan, Naeem-ud-Din Ahmad, S. Shafiqur Rehman, Noor Jehan, Sadiq Ali, Tariq Ikram and Maisam Ali (2009) Monitoring of drinking water quality from rural water-supply schemes: A case study in Mansehra District, NWFP, Pakistan. Journal of Science and Technology. Vol 33 (1&2), pp. 1-7.

4. Noor Jehan, Huma Shakoor, Najia Afzal Khan, Sardar Khan, S. Shafiqur Rehman (2009) Comparative study of air pollutants emitted by LPG and CNG two stroke auto rickshaws in Peshawar. Journal of Science and Technology. Vol 33 (1&2), pp. 41-46.

5. Sardar Khan, S. Shafiqur Rehman, M. Yasin, Naeem-ud-Din Ahmad, Noor Jehan (2008) An environmental study on the state of noise pollution in Peshawar City. Journal of Science and Technology. Vol 32 (1&2), pp. 41-49.

6. Sardar Khan, M. Rasul Jan (2000) Assessment of Environmental Impacts and Socio-economic Factors of Brick kilns in Peshawar, Pakistan, Geological Bulletin NCE in Geology, Peshawar University, Pakistan, Vol. 33, 97-102.

7. Sardar Khan, Asif M. Khan and Noor M. Khan (2002) Investigation of Pollutants Load in Wastewater of Hayatabad Industrial Estate, Peshawar, Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences (PJAS), Faisalabad, Pakistan, Vol. 2, No.4, April 2002, pp. 457-461.

8. Sardar Khan, M. Nafees (2002) Enhancement of Agricultural Production through Sustainable Agriculture and Poverty Alleviation in Kot Malakand Agency, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Applied Sciences (PJAS), Faisalabad, Pakistan, Vol. 2, No.5, 584-588.

9. Sardar Khan, Irshad Ahamd and Syed Hamidullah (2002) On-site waste reduction in textile, steel and chemical industries in Gadoon Amazai Industrial Estate, Swabi, Pakistan, Peshawar University Teacher Association Journal (PUTAJ), University of Peshawar, Pakistan, Vol. 9, 2002, pp. 95-102.

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10. Sardar Khan, Shafiqur-Rehman and M. Nafees (2002) Sewage Water Pollution and Its Treatment Facilities in Peshawar, Peshawar University Teacher Association Journal (PUTAJ), University of Peshawar, Pakistan, Vol. 9, 103-110.

11. Sardar Khan and Sohail Ahmad Tajik (2002) Traffic Noise Pollution and its Preventive Measures in Peshawar, Journal of Law and Society, Faculty of Law and Society, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, Vol. XXVII, (40), 73-82.

12. M. Nafees, Khan Ghulam and Sardar Khan (2002) Ecological Study of Adehzi River, Peshawar University Teacher Association Journal (PUTAJ), University of Peshawar, Pakistan, Vol. 9, 77-82.

13. Sardar Khan, Salva Saeed and Bushra Gul (2003) Evaluation of Tobacco, Sugarcane and Raw-Sugar/Gur for Pesticides in NWFP, Pakistan, Peshawar University Teacher Association Journal (PUTAJ), University of Peshawar, Pakistan, Vol. 10, 91-98.

14. Sardar Khan (2002) Determination of Pesticides Contents in Vegetables, J. of Sci. and Tech., University of Peshawar Vol. 26 No 1&2, 17-22.

15. Sardar Khan, S. Hamidullah and Irshad Ahamd (2002) Soil Pollution Caused by Industrial Effluents, J. of Sci. and Tech., University of Peshawar Vol. 26 No 1&2, pp.41-50.

16. Sardar Khan, M. waqas, and Liaqat Ali (2004) Soil pollution caused by sewage irrigation in Peshawar, Peshawar University Teacher Association Journal (PUTAJ), University of Peshawar, Pakistan, Vol. 11, pp. 263-267.

ARRANGEMENT OF SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS

1. Worked as organizing committee member for the arrangement of International Workshop on Environmental Challenges, 11-13 March 2004, organized by the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar.

2. Worked as principal organizer for arrangement of workshop on Climate Change and Environmental Problems, 15 January 2009, organized by the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar.

Environmental Impact Assessment1. Conducted EAI including survey, field work, laboratory analyses and

report writing for development of Manzalai-1 Gurguri Gas Plant in October 2003.

2. Conducted EAI with particular emphasis on air quality for Cameos Consultant Disaster and Climate Resilience Improvement Project (DCRIP) in 2017.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. Soil and vegetables contamination with heavy metals in Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa"  (Rs. 275,000)  By: Directorate of Science and Technology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar (2012-2013). 

2. Purchase of Instruments for strengthening and up-gradation of laboratory at Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar"  (Rs. 919840)  By: Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad (2012-2013)

3. “Remediation of DDT contaminated soil” a joint research project in collaboration with ART, Switzerland and SDPI, Islamabad. This project is sponsored by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and total budget was about Rs. 30.9 million (2009-2011).

4. “Installation of digestion block and fume hood” financially supported by University of Peshawar. The total expended amount was approximately Rs. 400000/- (2009)

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5. HEC sponsored project “Acoustic zoning, mapping, and modeling of noise pollution for urban zones of Peshawar using GIS”. The total budget is 1.452723 million (2016).

REFEREEING AND REVIEWERING Working as a referee/reviewer for several international journals including:

1. Scientific Report2. Food Chemistry 3. Environmental Pollution4. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 5. Journal of Environmental Management 6. Journal of Soils and Sediments 7. Soil Biology and Biochemistry8. Air, Soil and Water Research9. Chemosphere10. Journal of Environmental Sciences11. Journal of Hazardous Materials12. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 13. Food and Chemical Toxicology

ACTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETIES

Member of The Water Network, Aquaspe ag Zurich, Switzerland (2016). Remained as organizer of Blood Donor’s Society University of Peshawar

(2008-2009). Worked as co-coordinator of Science Society, University of Peshawar (2000) Nominated as cabinet member Blood Donor’s Society University of Peshawar

(2002-2004).

FIELDS OF INTEREST

1. Bioremediation of contaminated soils and wastewater2. Application of GIS for environmental problems and health risk3. Food Chain contamination with heavy metals and PAHs and health risks 4. Bioaccessibility of pollutants 5. Pollution bioassay 6. Arsenic and mercury and health risks

REFERENCES

1. Dr. Jizheng HeProfessor, State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100085, China.E-Mail: jzhe@rcees.ac.cn2. Dr. Yongguan ZHU

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Professor and Director General, Institute of Urban Environment, CAS, Xiamen, China. Tel Tel: 0086 592 6190560; Fax: 0086 592 6190997 E-Mail: ygzhu@rcees.ac.cn 3. Dr. M. Tahir ShahProfessor, NCE in Geology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. Tel: 0092 91 9218182; E-mail: tahir_shah56@yahoo.com

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