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Behzad Murtaza is affiliated with COMSATS University Islamabad in Pakistan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on pollution, plant science, water science and technology, environmental chemistry, and health-related toxicology.

Their extensive work includes studies on the presence and impact of heavy metals in the environment, arsenic contamination and mitigation strategies, and the use of adsorption and biosorption techniques for pollutant removal. Other important topics covered in their research involve heavy metal exposure and toxicity, environmental remediation with nanomaterials, seed and plant biochemistry, and plant stress responses and tolerance.

Murtaza has contributed to multiple publications across several scientific journals and venues, including:

  • Environmental Geochemistry and Health
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • International Journal of Phytoremediation
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution

Selected recent papers by Behzad Murtaza include:

  • "Zinc in soil-plant-human system: A data-analysis review" (2021), The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Synthesis, characterization and application of novel MnO and CuO impregnated biochar composites to sequester arsenic (As) from water: Modeling, thermodynamics and reusability" (2020), Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Effect of biochar modified with magnetite nanoparticles and HNO3 for efficient removal of Cr(VI) from contaminated water: A batch and column scale study" (2020), Environmental Pollution
  • "A critical analysis of wastewater use in agriculture and associated health risks in Pakistan" (2020), Environmental Geochemistry and Health
  • "Pharmaceuticals wastewater treatment via different advanced oxidation processes: Reaction mechanism, operational factors, toxicities, and cost evaluation - A review" (2024), Separation and Purification Technology

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Amjad, Muhammad Imran, Natasha Natasha, and Sana Khalid. These collaborations have contributed to the breadth and depth of their research output.

Best Publications

  • A comparison of technologies for remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils

    Sana Khalid;Muhammad Shahid;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Behzad Murtaza

  • Arsenic uptake, toxicity, detoxification, and speciation in plants : physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects

    Ghulam Abbas;Behzad Murtaza;Irshad Bibi;Irshad Bibi;Muhammad Shahid

  • A critical review of selenium biogeochemical behavior in soil-plant system with an inference to human health.

    Natasha;Muhammad Shahid;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Sana Khalid

  • Solar light driven degradation of norfloxacin using as-synthesized Bi3+ and Fe2+ co-doped ZnO with the addition of HSO5−: Toxicities and degradation pathways investigation

    Noor S. Shah;Javed Ali Khan;Murtaza Sayed;Zia Ul Haq Khan

  • Hydroxyl and sulfate radical mediated degradation of ciprofloxacin using nano zerovalent manganese catalyzed S2O82

    Noor S. Shah;Javed Ali Khan;Murtaza Sayed;Zia Ul Haq Khan

  • Arsenic removal by Japanese oak wood biochar in aqueous solutions and well water: Investigating arsenic fate using integrated spectroscopic and microscopic techniques

    Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Irshad Bibi;Irshad Bibi;Muhammad Shahid;Yong Sik Ok

  • A critical review of different factors governing the fate of pesticides in soil under biochar application

    Sana Khalid;Muhammad Shahid;Behzad Murtaza;Irshad Bibi

  • Synthesis, characterization and application of novel MnO and CuO impregnated biochar composites to sequester arsenic (As) from water: Modeling, thermodynamics and reusability

    Muhammad Imran;Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal;Jibran Iqbal;Noor Samad Shah

  • Combined application of biochar with compost and fertilizer improves soil properties and grain yield of maize

    Muhammad Asif Naeem;Muhammad Khalid;Muhammad Aon;Ghulam Abbas

  • Effect of salinity on cadmium tolerance, ionic homeostasis and oxidative stress responses in conocarpus exposed to cadmium stress: Implications for phytoremediation.

    Sadia Rehman;Ghulam Abbas;Muhammad Shahid;Muhammad Saqib

  • Phosphate-assisted phytoremediation of arsenic by Brassica napus and Brassica juncea: Morphological and physiological response

    Nabeel Khan Niazi;Irshad Bibi;Ayesha Fatimah;Muhammad Shahid

  • Batch and column scale removal of cadmium from water using raw and acid activated wheat straw biochar.

    Muhammad Asif Naeem;Muhammad Imran;Muhammad Amjad;Ghulam Abbas

  • Effect of biochar modified with magnetite nanoparticles and HNO3 for efficient removal of Cr(VI) from contaminated water: A batch and column scale study.

    Muhammad Imran;Zia Ul Haq Khan;Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal;Jibran Iqbal

  • Effect of wheat and rice straw biochar produced at different temperatures on maize growth and nutrient dynamics of a calcareous soil

    Muhammad Asif Naeem;Muhammad Khalid;Muhammad Aon;Ghulam Abbas

  • Pharmaceuticals wastewater treatment via different advanced oxidation processes: Reaction mechanism, operational factors, toxicities, and cost evaluation – A review

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  • Influence of groundwater and wastewater irrigation on lead accumulation in soil and vegetables: Implications for health risk assessment and phytoremediation.

    Sana Khalid;Muhammad Shahid;Camille Dumat;Nabeel Khan Niazi

  • A critical analysis of wastewater use in agriculture and associated health risks in Pakistan.

    Natasha;Muhammad Shahid;Sana Khalid;Behzad Murtaza

  • Effect of compost addition on arsenic uptake, morphological and physiological attributes of maize plants grown in contrasting soils

    Tariq Mehmood;Irshad Bibi;Irshad Bibi;Muhammad Shahid;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi;Nabeel Khan Niazi

  • Quantification and risk assessment of heavy metal build-up in soil–plant system after irrigation with untreated city wastewater in Vehari, Pakistan

    Tania Sarwar;Muhammad Shahid;Natasha;Sana Khalid

  • Biogeochemical behavior of nickel under different abiotic stresses: toxicity and detoxification mechanisms in plants

    Nuzhat Ameen;Muhammad Amjad;Behzad Murtaza;Ghulam Abbas

  • Metal uptake via phosphate fertilizer and city sewage in cereal and legume crops in Pakistan

    G. Murtaza;W. Javed;A. Hussain;A. Wahid

  • Nano zerovalent zinc catalyzed peroxymonosulfate based advanced oxidation technologies for treatment of chlorpyrifos in aqueous solution: A semi-pilot scale study

    Noor S. Shah;Javed Ali Khan;Murtaza Sayed;Zia Ul Haq Khan

  • Assessment of arsenic exposure by drinking well water and associated carcinogenic risk in peri-urban areas of Vehari, Pakistan

    Ali Haidar Shah;Muhammad Shahid;Sana Khalid;Natasha

  • Nano-zerovalent copper as a Fenton-like catalyst for the degradation of ciprofloxacin in aqueous solution

    Noor S. Shah;Javed Ali Khan;Murtaza Sayed;Jibran Iqbal

Frequent Co-Authors

Muhammad Shahid
Muhammad Shahid COMSATS University Islamabad
Nabeel Khan Niazi
Nabeel Khan Niazi University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Noor S. Shah
Noor S. Shah COMSATS University Islamabad
Zia Ul Haq Khan
Zia Ul Haq Khan COMSATS University Islamabad
Irshad Bibi
Irshad Bibi University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Shafaqat Ali
Shafaqat Ali Government College University, Faisalabad
Murtaza Sayed
Murtaza Sayed University of Peshawar
Jibran Iqbal
Jibran Iqbal Zayed University
Hailong Wang
Hailong Wang Foshan University
Muhammad Iqbal
Muhammad Iqbal University of Agriculture Faisalabad

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