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Mehdi Ahmadi is affiliated with Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with substantial contributions to several subfields including Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

The major topics covered in Mehdi Ahmadi's body of work include:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Heavy Metals in Plants
  • Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019" (2020) published in The Lancet
  • "Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019" (2020) published in The Lancet
  • "Five insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019" (2020) published in The Lancet
  • "Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-17" (2020) published in The Lancet Global Health
  • "Occurrence and distribution of microplastic particles and the concentration of Di 2-ethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP) in microplastics and wastewater in the wastewater treatment plant" (2020) published in Journal of Environmental Management

Frequent coauthors contributing alongside Mehdi Ahmadi include Sahand Jorfi, Afshin Takdastan, Bahman Cheraghian, Ali Akbar Babaei, and Yaser Tahmasebi Birgani.

Their work has appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
  • The Lancet
  • International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry
  • Journal of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Theo Vos;Stephen S. Lim;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas;Kaja M. Abbas

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Gregory A Roth;Gregory A Roth;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Solomon M Abay

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Daniel Dicker;Grant Nguyen;Degu Abate;Kalkidan Hassen Abate

  • Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Rafael Lozano;Nancy Fullman;Degu Abate;Solomon M. Abay

  • Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline and real pharmaceutical wastewater using MWCNT/TiO2 nano-composite.

    Mehdi Ahmadi;Hojjatallah Ramezani Motlagh;Nematollah Jaafarzadeh;Azar Mostoufi

  • Photocatalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate by TiO2 anchored on cupper ferrite (TiO2@CuFe2O4) into 2,4-D degradation: Process feasibility, mechanism and pathway.

    Masoumeh Golshan;Babak Kakavandi;Mehdi Ahmadi;Minoo Azizi

  • Efficient degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid by peroxymonosulfate/magnetic copper ferrite nanoparticles/ozone: A novel combination of advanced oxidation processes

    Nematollah Jaafarzadeh;Farshid Ghanbari;Mehdi Ahmadi

  • Fenton-like catalytic oxidation of tetracycline by AC@Fe3O4 as a heterogeneous persulfate activator: Adsorption and degradation studies

    Ahmad Jonidi Jafari;Babak Kakavandi;Nemat Jaafarzadeh;Roshanak Rezaei Kalantary

  • Mapping 123 million neonatal, infant and child deaths between 2000 and 2017

    Roy Burstein;Nathaniel J. Henry;Michael L. Collison;Laurie B. Marczak

  • Enhanced coagulation-photocatalytic treatment of Acid red 73 dye and real textile wastewater using UVA/synthesized MgO nanoparticles

    Sahand Jorfi;Gelavizh Barzegar;Mehdi Ahmadi;Reza Darvishi Cheshmeh Soltani

  • A novel combination of oxidative degradation for benzotriazole removal using TiO2 loaded on FeIIFe2IIIO4@C as an efficient activator of peroxymonosulfate

    Sahand Jorfi;Babak Kakavandi;Hojjatallah Ramezani Motlagh;Mehdi Ahmadi

  • Occurrence, distribution, and potential sources of antibiotics pollution in the water-sediment of the northern coastline of the Persian Gulf, Iran.

    Raheleh Kafaei;Fatemeh Papari;Mohammad Seyedabadi;Soleyman Sahebi

  • Catalytic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) by nano-Fe2O3 activated peroxymonosulfate: Influential factors and mechanism determination.

    Nematollah Jaafarzadeh;Farshid Ghanbari;Mehdi Ahmadi

  • The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18: a geospatial analysis

    Aniruddha Deshpande;Molly K. Miller-Petrie;Paulina A. Lindstedt;Mathew M. Baumann

  • Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17

    Aniruddha Deshpande;Molly K. Miller-Petrie;Paulina A. Lindstedt;Mathew M. Baumann

  • Occurrence and distribution of microplastic particles and the concentration of Di 2-ethyl hexyl phthalate (DEHP) in microplastics and wastewater in the wastewater treatment plant.

    Afshin Takdastan;Maryam Hazrati Niari;Aliakbar Babaei;Sina Dobaradaran

  • The performance study on ultrasonic/Fe3O4/H2O2 for degradation of azo dye and real textile wastewater treatment

    Nematollah Jaafarzadeh;Afshin Takdastan;Sahand Jorfi;Farshid Ghanbari

  • Erratum: Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (The Lancet (2018) 392(10159) (1923–1994), (S0140673618322256), (10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32225-6))

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Heterogeneous activation of peroxymonosulfate via nanocomposite CeO2-Fe3O4 for organic pollutants removal: The effect of UV and US irradiation and application for real wastewater

    Farshid Ghanbari;Mehdi Ahmadi;Fariba Gohari

  • Combination of UVC-LEDs and ultrasound for peroxymonosulfate activation to degrade synthetic dye: influence of promotional and inhibitory agents and application for real wastewater

    Mehdi Ahmadi;Farshid Ghanbari

Frequent Co-Authors

Bahman Ramavandi
Bahman Ramavandi Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
Benn Sartorius
Benn Sartorius University of Oxford
Shafiu Mohammed
Shafiu Mohammed Ahmadu Bello University
Vivekanand Jha
Vivekanand Jha George Institute for Global Health
Andrew T Olagunju
Andrew T Olagunju University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Simon I. Hay
Simon I. Hay University of Washington
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam Texas Tech University
Rakhi Dandona
Rakhi Dandona Public Health Foundation of India
Syed Mohamed Aljunid
Syed Mohamed Aljunid Kuwait University
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington

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