Dr Balal Yousaf – Kudos: Growing the influence of research

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Efficacy of rice husk biochar and compost amendments on the translocation, bioavailability, and heavy metals speciation in contaminated soil: Role of free radical production in maize (Zea mays L.)

Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, January 2022, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Novel investigation of pyrolysis mechanisms and kinetics for functional groups in biomass matrix

Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, January 2022, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Vulnerability of municipal solid waste: An emerging threat to aquatic ecosystems

Article • Chemosphere, January 2022, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf, Dr Khalid Rehman Hakeem
Nickel in soil and water: Sources, biogeochemistry, and remediation using biochar

Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, October 2021, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Enthralling the impact of engineered nanoparticles on soil microbiome: A concentric approach towards environmental risks and cogitation

Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, October 2021, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Environmental emission, fate and transformation of microplastics in biotic and abiotic compartments: Global status, recent advances and future perspectives

Article • The Science of The Total Environment, October 2021, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Formation of nitrogen functionalities in biochar materials and their role in the mitigation of hazardous emerging organic pollutants from wastewater

Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, August 2021, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Synthesis, characteristics and mechanistic insight into the clays and clay minerals-biochar surface interactions for contaminants removal-A review

Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, August 2021, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Health impacts of indoor air pollution from household solid fuel on children and women

Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, August 2021, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Identification of the featured-element in fine road dust of cities with coal contamination by geochemical investigation and isotopic monitoring

Article • Environment International, July 2021, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Interactive assessment of lignite and bamboo-biochar for geochemical speciation, modulation and uptake of Cu and other heavy metals in the copper mine tailing

Article • The Science of The Total Environment, July 2021, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
In situ synthesis of micro-plastics embedded sewage-sludge co-pyrolyzed biochar: Implications for the remediation of Cr and Pb availability and enzymatic activities from the contaminated soil

Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, June 2021, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Recent trends in advanced oxidation process-based degradation of erythromycin: Pollution status, eco-toxicity and degradation mechanism in aquatic ecosystems

Article • The Science of The Total Environment, June 2021, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Morpho-chemical characterization and source apportionment of potentially toxic metal(oid)s from school dust of second largest populous city of Pakistan

Article • Environmental Research, May 2021, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Geochemical fractionation and spectroscopic fingerprinting for evaluation of the environmental transformation of potentially toxic metal(oid)s in surface–subsurface soils

Article • Environmental Geochemistry and Health, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
Immobilization of Pb and Cu by organic and inorganic amendments in contaminated soil

Article • Geoderma, March 2021, Elsevier

Dr Allah Ditta, Dr Balal Yousaf
Decisive role of vacuum-assisted carbonization in valorization of lignin-enriched (Juglans regia-shell) biowaste

Article • Bioresource Technology, March 2021, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Understanding the synergy between N-doped ultra-microporous carbonaceous adsorbent and nitrogen functionalities for high performance of CO2 sorption

Article • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, February 2021, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Biochar-mediated transformation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles concerning TiO2NPs-biochar interactions, plant traits and tissue accumulation to cell translocation

Article • Environmental Pollution, December 2020, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Pollution characteristics, mechanism of toxicity and health effects of the ultrafine particles in the indoor environment: Current status and future perspectives

Article • Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

Dr Balal Yousaf
Carbon fractionation and stable carbon isotopic fingerprint of road dusts near coal power plant with emphases on coal-related source apportionment

Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, October 2020, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Bamboo-biochar and hydrothermally treated-coal mediated geochemical speciation, transformation and uptake of Cd, Cr, and Pb in a polymetal(iod)s-contaminated mine soil

Article • Environmental Pollution, October 2020, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Influence of hydrothermal treatment on selenium emission-reduction and transformation from low-ranked coal

Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, September 2020, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Transformation pathways and fate of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in distinct interactive environmental compartments: A review

Article • Environment International, May 2020, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Efficiency of various silicon rich amendments on growth and cadmium accumulation in field grown cereals and health risk assessment

Article • Chemosphere, April 2020, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Emission sources and full spectrum of health impacts of black carbon associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban environment: A review

Article • Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, March 2020, Taylor & Francis

Dr Balal Yousaf
Mechanistic insights into the reactive radicals-assisted degradation of sulfamethoxazole via calcium peroxide activation by manganese-incorporated iron oxide–graphene nanocomposite: Formation of radicals and degradation pathway

Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, March 2020, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Contrasting effects of biochar and hydrothermally treated coal gangue on leachability, bioavailability, speciation and accumulation of heavy metals by rapeseed in copper mine tailings

Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, March 2020, Elsevier

Md Manik Mian, Dr Balal Yousaf
Characterizing pollution indices and children health risk assessment of potentially toxic metal(oid)s in school dust of Lahore, Pakistan

Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, March 2020, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Participation of civil society in decisions to mitigate environmental degradation in post-conflict societies: evidence from Somalia

Article • Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, February 2020, Taylor & Francis

Dr Balal Yousaf
Synergistic effects of biochar and processed fly ash on bioavailability, transformation and accumulation of heavy metals by maize (Zea mays L.) in coal-mining contaminated soil

Article • Chemosphere, February 2020, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Environmental transformation and nano-toxicity of engineered nano-particles (ENPs) in aquatic and terrestrial organisms

Article • Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

Dr Balal Yousaf
An assessment of wastewater pollution, treatment efficiency and management in a semi-arid urban area of Pakistan

Article • January 2020, Desalination Publications

Dr Balal Yousaf
Biochar-assisted transformation of engineered-cerium oxide nanoparticles: Effect on wheat growth, photosynthetic traits and cerium accumulation

Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, January 2020, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Recent advances in carbon-based renewable adsorbent for selective carbon dioxide capture and separation-A review

Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, January 2020, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
A comprehensive review of climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation on environmental and natural calamities in Pakistan

Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
Biochar-induced immobilization and transformation of silver-nanoparticles affect growth, intracellular-radicles generation and nutrients assimilation by reducing oxidative stress in maize

Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, December 2019, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Estimating the pollution characteristics and health risks of potentially toxic metal(loid)s in urban-industrial soils in the Indus basin, Pakistan

Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
A comprehensive review of biogeochemical distribution and fractionation of lead isotopes for source tracing in distinct interactive environmental compartments

Article • The Science of The Total Environment, November 2019, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Synergistic effects of low-/medium-vacuum carbonization on physico-chemical properties and stability characteristics of biochars

Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, October 2019, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Divisional disparities on climate change adaptation and mitigation in Punjab, Pakistan: local perceptions, vulnerabilities, and policy implications

Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
Effects of biochar on uptake, acquisition and translocation of silver nanoparticles in rice (Oryza sativa L.) in relation to growth, photosynthetic traits and nutrients displacement

Article • Environmental Pollution, July 2019, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Silicon nanoparticles enhanced the growth and reduced the cadmium accumulation in grains of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Article • Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, July 2019, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
A comprehensive review of sectorial contribution towards greenhouse gas emissions and progress in carbon capture and storage in Pakistan

Article • Greenhouse Gases Science and Technology, May 2019, Wiley

Dr Balal Yousaf
Investigating the drinking and surface water quality and associated health risks in a semi-arid multi-industrial metropolis (Faisalabad), Pakistan

Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
Evaluation of floor-wise pollution status and deposition behavior of potentially toxic elements and nanoparticles in air conditioner dust during urbanistic development

Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, March 2019, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Biomonitoring and health risks assessment of trace elements in various age- and gender-groups exposed to road dust in habitable urban-industrial areas of Hefei, China

Article • Environmental Pollution, January 2019, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Evaluation of potentially toxic elements’ (PTEs) vertical distribution in sediments of Gafsa–Metlaoui mining basin (Southwestern Tunisia) using geochemical and multivariate statistical analysis approaches

Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
Synergistic effects and mechanisms of hydroxyl radical-mediated oxidative degradation of sulfamethoxazole by Fe(II)-EDTA catalyzed calcium peroxide: Implications for remediation of antibiotic-contaminated water

Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, December 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Regional and sectoral assessment on climate-change in Pakistan: Social norms and indigenous perceptions on climate-change adaptation and mitigation in relation to global context

Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, November 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
A systematic review on global pollution status of particulate matter-associated potential toxic elements and health perspectives in urban environment

Article • Environmental Geochemistry and Health, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
Simultaneous functionalization and magnetization of biochar via NH 3 ambiance pyrolysis for efficient removal of Cr (VI)

Article • Chemosphere, October 2018, Elsevier

Md Manik Mian, Dr Balal Yousaf
A field study investigating the potential use of phosphorus combined with organic amendments on cadmium accumulation by wheat and subsequent rice

Article • Arabian Journal of Geosciences, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
A comprehensive review on environmental transformation of selenium: recent advances and research perspectives

Article • Environmental Geochemistry and Health, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
Hydrothermal dewatering of low-rank coals: Influence on the properties and combustion characteristics of the solid products

Article • Energy, September 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Vanadium toxicity in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) grown in red soil: Effects on cell death, ROS and antioxidative systems

Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, August 2018, Elsevier

Dr Allah Ditta, Dr Balal Yousaf
Operating conditions-induced changes in product yield and characteristics during thermal-conversion of peanut shell to biochar in relation to economic analysis

Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, August 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Emission characteristics for gaseous- and size-segregated particulate PAHs in coal combustion flue gas from circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler

Article • Environmental Pollution, July 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
One-step synthesis of N-doped metal/biochar composite using NH 3 -ambiance pyrolysis for efficient degradation and mineralization of methylene blue

Article • Journal of Environmental Sciences, June 2018, Elsevier

Md Manik Mian, Dr Balal Yousaf
Contrasting effects of operating conditions and biomass particle size on bulk characteristics and surface chemistry of rice husk derived-biochars

Article • Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, June 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Reply to “Enrichment of Bi-Be-Mo-Cd-Pb-Nb-Ga, REEs and Y in the Permian coals of the Huainan Coalfield, Anhui, China: Discussion”

Article • Ore Geology Reviews, May 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Effect of pyridine extraction on the pyrolysis of a perhydrous coal based on in-situ FTIR analysis

Article • May 2018, Elsevier

Dr. Chengming Wang , Dr Balal Yousaf
Operational control on environmental safety of potentially toxic elements during thermal conversion of metal-accumulator invasive ragweed to biochar

Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, May 2018, Elsevier

Dr. Chengming Wang , Dr Balal Yousaf
Compositional characteristics of black-carbon and nanoparticles in air-conditioner dust from an inhabitable industrial metropolis

Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, April 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Enrichment of Bi-Be-Mo-Cd-Pb-Nb-Ga, REEs and Y in the Permian coals of the Huainan Coalfield, Anhui, China

Article • Ore Geology Reviews, April 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Developmental selenium exposure and health risk in daily foodstuffs: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, March 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf, Md Manik Mian
Farmyard manure alone and combined with immobilizing amendments reduced cadmium accumulation in wheat and rice grains grown in field irrigated with raw effluents

Article • Chemosphere, February 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Comparative effects of biochar-nanosheets and conventional organic-amendments on health risks abatement of potentially toxic elements via consumption of wheat grown on industrially contaminated-soil

Article • Chemosphere, February 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Enrichment and distribution of trace elements in Padhrar, Thar and Kotli coals from Pakistan: Comparison to coals from China with an emphasis on the elements distribution

Article • Journal of Geochemical Exploration, February 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Ecological footprint of Rawalpindi; Pakistan's first footprint analysis from urbanization perspective

Article • Journal of Cleaner Production, January 2018, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Enhanced removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous media using a highly stable and magnetically separable rosin-biochar-coated TiO2@C nanocomposite

Article • RSC Advances, January 2018, Royal Society of Chemistry

Dr Balal Yousaf, Md Manik Mian
Morphological and physico-biochemical characterization of various tomato cultivars in a simplified soilless media

Article • Annals of Agricultural Sciences, December 2017, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Combustion characteristics and retention-emission of selenium during co-firing of torrefied biomass and its blends with high ash coal

Article • Bioresource Technology, December 2017, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Systematic investigation on combustion characteristics and emission-reduction mechanism of potentially toxic elements in biomass- and biochar-coal co-combustion systems

Article • Applied Energy, December 2017, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Investigating the uptake and acquisition of potentially toxic elements in plants and health risks associated with the addition of fresh biowaste amendments to industrially contaminated soil

Article • Land Degradation and Development, October 2017, Wiley

Dr Balal Yousaf
Evaluating the health risks of potentially toxic elements through wheat consumption in multi-industrial metropolis of Faisalabad, Pakistan

Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
Pollution characteristics and human health risks of potentially (eco)toxic elements (PTEs) in road dust from metropolitan area of Hefei, China

Article • Chemosphere, August 2017, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
A review of the biogeochemical controls on the occurrence and distribution of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in coals

Article • Earth-Science Reviews, August 2017, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Health outcomes of road-traffic pollution among exposed roadside workers in Rawalpindi City, Pakistan

Article • Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal, April 2017, Taylor & Francis

Dr Balal Yousaf
Interactive effects of vanadium and phosphorus on their uptake, growth and heat shock proteins in chickpea genotypes under hydroponic conditions

Article • Environmental and Experimental Botany, February 2017, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Silicon occurrence, uptake, transport and mechanisms of heavy metals, minerals and salinity enhanced tolerance in plants with future prospects: A review

Article • Journal of Environmental Management, December 2016, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Investigating the biochar effects on C-mineralization and sequestration of carbon in soil compared with conventional amendments using the stable isotope (δ13C) approach

Article • GCB Bioenergy, November 2016, Wiley

Dr Balal Yousaf
Contrasting effects of biochar, compost and farm manure on alleviation of nickel toxicity in maize (Zea mays L.) in relation to plant growth, photosynthesis and metal uptake

Article • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, November 2016, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Emission characterization and δ 13 C values of parent PAHs and nitro-PAHs in size-segregated particulate matters from coal-fired power plants

Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, November 2016, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Atmospheric emission of nitric oxide and processes involved in its biogeochemical transformation in terrestrial environment

Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
In-situ FTIR study of reaction mechanism and chemical kinetics of a Xundian lignite during non-isothermal low temperature pyrolysis

Article • Energy Conversion and Management, September 2016, Elsevier

Dr. Chengming Wang , Dr Balal Yousaf
Bioavailability evaluation, uptake of heavy metals and potential health risks via dietary exposure in urban-industrial areas

Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
Comparison of antioxidant enzyme activities and DNA damage in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes exposed to vanadium

Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
The importance of evaluating metal exposure and predicting human health risks in urban–periurban environments influenced by emerging industry

Article • Chemosphere, May 2016, Elsevier

Dr Balal Yousaf
Bisphenol A exposure and healing effects of Adiantum capillus-veneris L. plant extract (APE) in bisphenol A-induced reproductive toxicity in albino rats

Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf
Investigating the potential influence of biochar and traditional organic amendments on the bioavailability and transfer of Cd in the soil–plant system

Article • Environmental Earth Sciences, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

Dr Balal Yousaf