Arsenic contribution of poultry manure towards soils and food plants contamination and associated cancer risk in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Exposure to high level of arsenic (As) through the ingestion of contaminated soil, dust and food plants can pose health risk to humans. This study investigates the total arsenic (As), arsenobetaine (AsB), monomethylarsenate (MMA), dimethylarsenate (DMA), arsenite (As) and arsenate (As) concentrations in poultry feed, manure, agricultural soils and food plants collected from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. The total mean As concentrations in the edible parts of food plants ranged from 0.

Temporal and seasonal variations of noise pollution in urban zones: a case study in Pakistan.

Noise pollution is widely recognized as an important problem and can negatively affect quality of life. This study aimed to examine the temporal and seasonal variations of noise pollution in urban zones of Peshawar, Pakistan. This city is increasingly becoming congested and traffic-related problems are common.

Effects of ozone phytotoxicity in reducing the yield and nutritional quality of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.).

This study was designed to assess the effects of tropospheric ozone (O) on the yield and nutritional quality of chilli (Capsicum annuum L. cv. Pusa Jwala) using ethylene diurea (EDU) under field conditions in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Assessment of noise pollution and associated subjective health complaints and psychological symptoms: analysis through structure equation model.

Road traffic noise is affecting the exposed population through its detrimental effects. This study was conducted in urban zones of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to analyze causal relationship between noise and subjective health complaints with a special focus on psychological symptoms. A 12-h (LAeq) noise survey conducted at different locations (n = 57) indicated a noise range of 46.