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Dr Malik Tahir Hayat

Tenured Associate Professor
Area of Interest: Environmental Pollution Assessment and Remediation
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0992-383591-6
 
Academics/ Degrees
  • PhD. Environmental Sciences  2012  Zhejiang University Hangzhou P.R.China
  • M.S  2007  PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi
  • B.S 2004    PMAS-A rid Agriculture Unversity Rawalipindi
 
Journal Publications
1. Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir Anaerobic Biological Treatment of Wastewater from Paper Recycling Industry by UASB Reactor., April 2023, 2023
2. Aaima Iftikhar,Q.Mahmood,Z. A. Bhatti,M.Siddique,B.Zeb,M. Tahir Anaerobic Biological Treatment Wastewater from Paper Recycling Industry by UASB Reactor, Sains Malaysiana, 2023
3. Q.Mahmood,Z. A. Bhatti,B.Zeb,M. Tahir Anaerobic Biological Treatment of Wastewater from Paper Recycling Industry by UASB Reactor, Sains Malaysiana, 2023
4. M. Tahir Production of Glucoamylase from Novel Strain of Alternaria Alternata under Solid State Fermentation, Bio Med Research Inter. 2022, 2022
5. M. Tahir Chemo-Blended Ag & Fe Nanoparticles Effect on Growth, Physiochemical and Yield Traits of Wheat (Triticum aestivum), March 2022, 2022
6. M. Tahir Exogenous Application of Zinc Sulphate at Heading Stage of Wheat Improves the Yield and Grain Zinc Biofortification, March 2022, 2022
7. M. Tahir Model sorption of industrial wastewater containing Cu2+, Cd2+, and Pb2+ using individual and mixed rice husk biochar, November 2021, 2021
8. M. Tahir Formulation of biofertilizer for improving growth and yield of wheat in rain dependent farming system, Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2021
9. M. Tahir The effect of deforestation on soil quality in Lesser-Himalayan community forests of Abbottabad, Pakistan, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021
10. Waheed Anjum,N. Riaz,M. S. Khan,M. Tahir,Zahid Ullah,Q.Mahmood Occupational health impacts of transport industry: collagen degrader, blood lead, and respiratory illnesses, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021
11. M. Tahir Exogenous melatonin mitigates chromium toxicity in maize seedlings by modulating antioxidant system and suppresses chromium uptake and oxidative stress, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021
12. M. Tahir Hexachlorocyclohexane toxicity in water bodies of Pakistan: challenges and possible reclamation technologies, Water Science and Technology, 2021
13. Q.Mahmood,Z. A. Bhatti,M. Tahir Chemidegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls from transformer oil wastewater, International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2021
14. M. Tahir Health risk assessment of hexachlorocyclohexane in soil, water and plants in the agricultural area of Potohar region, Punjab, Pakistan, Environmental Geochemistry and Health , 2021
15. Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir Efficient bacterial isolate from roots of cactus degrading Reactive Black 5, Environmental Technology & Innovation, November 2020, 101082 , 2020
16. Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir,B.Zeb Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation by Microalga Chlorella vulgaris Along with Pretreatment, September 2020, Materiale Plastice, 2020
17. Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir,A.Pervez Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Selected Marine Fish Species of Gadani Shipbreaking Area and Pakistan, 24 September 2020, Animals, 2020
18. Q.Mahmood,Z. A. Bhatti,M. Tahir Ozone oxidation of wastewater containing trichlorobiphenyl and used transformer oil, Heliyon, 2020
19. Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir,B.Zeb,S.Nawazish ASSOCIATION OF NEPHROLITHIASIS WITH DRINKING WATER QUALITY AND DIET IN PAKISTAN , Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 2020
20. Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir,Z. A. Bhatti,Faridullah,M.Irshad,U.Irshad,M.Bilal Allium cepa assay based comparative study of selected vegetables and the chromosomal aberrations due to heavy metal accumulation, Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2020
21. M. Tahir Rhizoremediation of Hexachlorocyclohexane Through Pesticide Contaminated Soil by Solanum nigrum, December 2018, 2018
22. Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir Physiology and selected genes expression under cadmium stress in Arundo donax L, September 2018, 2018
23. Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir,B.Zeb,Z. A. Bhatti Industrial wastewater treatment in internal circulation bioreactor followed by wetlands containing emergent plants and algae, August 2018, 2018
24. Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir,Z. A. Bhatti,B.Zeb Industrial wastewater treatment in internal circulation bioreactor followed by wetlands containing emergent plants and algae, August 2018, 2018
25. Q.Mahmood,M. Tahir Physiology and selected genes expression under cadmium stress in Arundo donax L, 29bAugust 2018, 2018
26. M. Tahir Assessment of water pump’s corrosion scales and water quality of selected schemes in Abbottabad, Pakistan, 15 OCT, 2017
27. M. Tahir Physiological and antioxidant response of wheat (Triticum aestivum) seedlings to fluoroquinolone antibiotics, 17 June 2017, 2017
28. M. Tahir Characterization of magnetic biochar amended with silicon dioxide prepared at high temperature calcination, Materials Science-Poland, 2016
29. M. Tahir Characterization of magnetic biochar amended with silicon dioxide prepared at high temperature calcination. , October 2016, 2016
30. Shahida Shaheen,Q.Mahmood,A.Pervez,N.Mirza,Z. A. Bhatti,M. Tahir,S.S.Meryam,Faridullah Chromium uptake by giant reed under rhizobacterial inhibition, Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. , 2016
31. M. Tahir Alleviation of chromium toxicity by glycinebetaine is related to elevated antioxidant enzymes and suppressed chromium uptake and oxidative stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), July 2015, 2015
32. M. Tahir ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TOVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN POULTRY WORKERS , Feb 2015, 2015
33. M. Tahir EDTA enhanced plant growth, antioxidant defense system, and phytoextraction of copper by Brassica napus L., Jan 2015, 2015
34. M. Tahir Fenton-biological coupled biochemical oxidation of mixed wastewater for color and COD reduction, July 2014, 2014
35. A. Batool,M. Tahir Fenton-biological coupled biochemical oxidation of mixed wastewater for color and COD reduction, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers , 2013
36. W. Zhou,M. Tahir 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Ameliorates the Growth, Photosynthetic Gas Exchange Capacity, and Ultrastructural Changes Under Cadmium Stress in Brassica napus L., Journal ofPlant Growth Regulation , 2013
37. M. Tahir Responses of microbial community in rhizosphere soils when ryegrass was subjected to stress from PCBs, December 2011, 2011
38. M. Tahir Dissipation of Pentachlorophenol in the Aerobic–Anaerobic Interfaces Established by the Rhizosphere of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Root, Nov 2011, 2011
39. M. Tahir Butachlor Sorption in Organically Rich Soil Particles, 10 Nov 2010, 2010
40. M. Tahir Quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) models for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) dissipation in rhizosphere based on molecular structure and effect size, August, 2010
41. M. Tahir Microbial community structure changes during Aroclor 1242 degradation in the rhizosphere of ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.), October 2009, 2009
 
 
 
Profile/Bio
  • Assistant Professor,  08-2013 to date      COMSATS University, Department of Environmental Sciences.
  • Assistant Professor       05-2012 to 08-2013      Environmental Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University  Rawalpindi, Pakistan
  • PhD Scholar/Researcher    2008-2012 Zhejiang University             Hangzhou, China National Natural Science Foundation of China Project on remediation of POPs in root soil interface.
  • Research Officer 01-08-07 to 15-09-08      Environmental Sciences  PMAS-Arid Agriculture University  Rawalpindi, Pakistan Under Pak-Italian Collaborative Research Program. On Climate change and resource management.
  • Research Associate/ Lab Incharge   01-01-07 to 30-07-07   National Agriculture Research center  Islamabad, Pakistan Involve in the different national project on soil productivity management.
 
 
Research Interests
  • Environmental pollution Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs),
  •  Industrial and pharmaceutical pollutants,
  •  urban pollution and public health,
  • Micro toxin  organic and heavy metals,
  • Agricultural pollution,
  • Remediation of pollutant in soil and water.

 

 
Students Supervised

  • Integrated Biological Treatments to Management of Wastewater of Paper and Board Industry (Shoaib Ahmad) 5th Semester

M.S

  • Impact of Automobile Workshops Waste on the Workers Health (Haifa Aman) 2014.
  • Phytoremediation Potential of Typha latifolia to Dissipate Halogenated Flame Retardants and   Perfluorinated Compounds (Aniqa Sehrish) 2015
  • Remediation Potential of Microbial Community Existing in Rhizosphere of Typha latifolia to Degrade Polybrominated diphenyl ether (Muhammad Nauman) 2016
  •  Impact of Municipal Waste Dumping on the Health of Workers and Residents in Salhad, Abbottabad (Fareeha Haroon) 2018

  • Impact of Industrial Pollution on the Health of Residents in Hattar Industrial Estate( Tehmina ) 3rd semester