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Evaluating the invasive plant, Prosopis juliflora in the two initial growth stages as a potential candidate for heavy metal phytostabilization in metalliferous soil
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Anthropogenic activities leads to increase in toxic metals in the environment. The toxicity of Cd, Cr and Pb to P. juliflora were tested in agar media; Seeds germinated in 25, 50 and 100 mg/L Pb; 5, 10 and 20 mg/ 10 L Cd; ...
Evaluating the effect of antiscalants on membrane biofouling using FTIR and multivariate analysis
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
A combination of Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, multivariate analysis and conventional microbiological assays were utilized to characterize and differentiate membrane biofouling formed in the presence of ...
Use of DPSIR Framework to Analyze Water Resources in Qatar and Overview of Reverse Osmosis as an Environment Friendly Technology
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Qatar and other countries of Gulf Cooperation Council are among the most water scarce countries in the world and are being characterized as “high‐water risk” countries by Water Resource Institute. Therefore, it is important ...
Mechanistic insights into the remediation of bromide ions from desalinated water using roasted date pits
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
Bromide ions (Br−) are associated with toxic by-products that might be produced during the disinfection of drinking water. The removal of Br− from water using roasted date pits (RODPs) and activated carbon was investigated. ...
Impact of temperature and storage time on the migration of antimony from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers into bottled water in Qatar
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Springer International Publishing
, 2017 , Article)
Prosperity in Qatar and the consequent stresses on water resources resulted in a sustainable increase in the bottled drinking water market. Reports on health concerns and possible migration of chemicals from the plastic ...
Enhancing the Remediation Capacity of Mercury Ions from Fluorescent Lamp Using Roasted Date Pits and Its Modified Forms
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
One of the most toxic heavy metals in the environment is mercury (Hg). However, it still has major uses in various industrial and agricultural applications; leading to localized mercury pollution. There has been an increase ...
Enhancing the Quality of "Produced Water" by Activated Carbon
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
The main objective is to contribute via this study, in solving an environmental issue and helping Qatar in finding suitable water resources; useful in agriculture. Qatar faces diverse water challenges; the number one that ...
Phytoremediation of heavy metals using Qatari flora
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
Phytoremediation is a natural phenomenon utilizing plants species to reduce or remove organic and inorganic pollutants from contaminated soil, water and sediment sources. Several studies were conducted to demonstrate the ...
Removal of toxic pollutants from produced water by phytoremediation: Applications and mechanistic study
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
In this study, a greenhouse experiment of complete randomized design with three replications was conducted to investigate the potential of Medicago sativa, Zea mays, Helianthus annus, Sorghum bicolor, Phragmites australis ...
Microplastics in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Eight sandy beaches along the coastline of Qatar and four sea surface stations on the eastern coast, adjacent to Doha Bay, were surveyed between December 2014 and March 2015. Microplastics, mainly low density polyethylene ...