Forests act as a contributor to the global emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). Measurements of their oxidation products, such as glyoxal (CHOCHO), provide useful indicators of fast photochemistry ...

Ongoing industrial development, urbanization and agricultural trends have given rise to a series of environmental problems amongst which degradation of water bodies is an area of great concern. Various types of pharmaceuticals ...

Inadequate sanitation system lead towards surface water contamination. In order to maintain surface water quality and decrease environmental risk, there was a need for wastewater treatment system. Objective of the current ...

Hospitals are established and operated for providing healthcare services to physically and mentally unhealthy human beings. Such facilities, therefore, generate more amount of waste than normal domestic waste. Environmental ...

Deteriorating air quality is one of the global environmental issues, which is increasing with increase in the urban population and industrial development. Air is a blend of numerous gas particles, tiny liquid and solid ...

Pakistan’s urban air is among the worst in the world, in terms of air quality with the major sources of air pollutants to be open biomass burning, motor vehicles and industries. Besides the local sources, transboundary air ...

The current study was conducted in the scrub forest of Lehtrarin region, Rawalpindi district of Punjab province. It was aimed to explore the potential of carbon storage in different land uses of scrub forest. Furthermore, ...

Air pollution is one of the emerging issues in most of the urban centers of Pakistan. Increasing traffic load, power generation, industrial, and construction activities are contributing to air pollution. Air quality standards ...

Pharmaceuticals are considered as emerging contaminants due to their frequent use, detection in different environmental matrices in high concentrations and the potential risk to the ecosystem. Sulfonamides such as ...

Antibiotics are being released to the environment through different sources which are now being considered as emerging environmental pollutants. Unfortunately, in countries like Pakistan, this untreated water is used for ...