Publications by authors named "Cyrus Raza Mirza"
The energy demand of the world is skyrocketing due to the exponential economic growth and population expansion. To meet the energy requirement, the use of fossil fuels is not a good decision, causing environmental pollution such as CO emissions. Therefore, the use of renewable energy sources like biofuels can meet the energy crisis especially for countries facing oil shortages such as Pakistan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnvironmental matrices are polluted with the plethora of contaminants, and among these, the concerns related to heavy metals (HMs) are also included. Due to the low cost in a long-term application and environmental friendliness, the use of biological remediation has gained significant attention in recent decades. The use of ornamental plants (OPs) in the field of phytoremediation is scarcely reported, and the impacts of HMs on OPs have also not been investigated in great depth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWaste wood biomass as precursor for manufacturing activated carbon (AC) can provide a solution to ever increasing global water quality concerns. In our current work, derived phosphoric acid-treated AC (MA-AC400) was manufactured at a laboratory scale. This novel MA-AC400 was tested for RO16 dye removal performance as a function of contact time, adsorbent dosage, pH, temperature and initial dye concentration in a batch scale arrangement.
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- Heavy metals (HMs) are introduced into the environment through both natural and human activities, and ornamental plants like Catharanthus roseus are being overlooked as potential solutions for their removal.
- In pot experiments, C. roseus showed increased tolerance and accumulation of heavy metals such as Cd, Cu, and Cr when paired with the bacterial endophyte Bacillus cereus, while the highest concentrations of Ni and Pb were found in untreated controls.
- The use of organic amendments (moss and compost) significantly boosted plant growth by up to 763% and reduced heavy metal content, suggesting that combining microbial assistance and organic materials could effectively improve phytoremediation strategies.
Up till now, despite of well-developed ornamental market, very little information is available on Petunia hybrida L. tolerance against heavy metals (HMs), which can contribute in both beautification of urban dwellings, as well as potential in phytoremediation. Therefore, hydroponic study was conducted to check the effects of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni and Pb individually (50 and 100 μM) and with co-application of EDTA (2.
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