Riffat Naseem Malik:

Dr Riffat is a professor in the Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan. She is supported by CAS PIFI programme to visit China as a senior visiting scientist. She will stay in GIG for 9 months.

Email: r_n_malik@qau.edu.pk

Research

Prof Riffat’s research focus is on studying environmental contaminants in particular PBTs, their trends, fate, behavior, atmospheric transport and sources in aquatic and terrestrial resources of Pakistan; their effects, impacts on ecological systems and risks associated to human health and wildlife.

Selected Research Publications

1.     Ali, Usman; Riaz, Rahat; Sweetman, Andrew James; et al.2018. Role of black carbon in soil distribution of organochlorines in Lesser Himalayan Region of Pakistan. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION  Volume: 236   Pages: 971-982

2.     Ali, Usman; Sweetman, Andrew James; Riaz, Rahat; et al. 2018. Sedimentary black carbon and organochlorines in Lesser Himalayan Region of Pakistan: Relationship along the altitude. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT  Volume: 621   Pages: 1568-1580

3.     Hamid, Naima; Syed, Jabir Hussain; Junaid, Muhammad; et al. 2018.  Elucidating the urban levels, sources and health risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Pakistan: Implications for changing energy demand. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT  Volume: 619   Pages: 165-175

4.     Ali, Usman; Sweetman, Andrew James; Jones, Kevin C.; et al.2018. Higher atmospheric levels and contribution of black carbon in soil-air partitioning of organochlorines in Lesser Himalaya. CHEMOSPHERE  Volume: 191   Pages: 787-798

5.     Iqbal, Mehreen; Syed, Jabir Hussain; Breivik, Knut; et al.2017. E-Waste Driven Pollution in Pakistan: The First Evidence of Environmental and Human Exposure to Flame Retardants (FRs) in Karachi City.  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY   Volume: 51   Issue: 23   Pages: 13895-13905

6.     Khan, Muhammad Usman; Besis, Athanasios; Li, Jun; et al. 2017. New insight into the distribution pattern, levels, and risk diagnosis of FRs in indoor and outdoor air at low- and high-altitude zones of Pakistan: Implications for sources and exposure.  CHEMOSPHERE   Volume: 184   Pages: 1372-1387

7.     Junaid, Muhammad; Hashmi, Muhammad Zaffar; Tang, Yu-Mei; et al. 2017. Potential health risk of heavy metals in the leather manufacturing industries in Sialkot, Pakistan . SCIENTIFIC REPORTS   Volume: 7     Article Number: 8848

8.     Junaid, Muhammad; Malik, Riffat Naseem; Pei, De-Sheng 2017. Health hazards of child labor in the leather products and surgical instrument manufacturing industries of Sialkot, Pakistan.  ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION   Volume: 226   Pages: 198-211

9.     Rehman, Muhammad Yasir Abdur; Kamal, Atif; Taqi, Malik Mumtaz; et al. 2017. Tracing biomarker of PAH-exposure and susceptibility factor (GSTM-polymorphism) among cancer patients in Pakistan  CHEMOSPHERE   Volume: 178   Pages: 384-390

10.  Hussain, Majid; Malik, Riffat Naseem; Taylor, Adam 2017. Carbon footprint as an environmental sustainability indicator for the particleboard produced in Pakistan .ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   Volume: 155   Pages: 385-393

11.  Hashmi, Muhammad Zaffar; Zhang, Jingyu; Li, Binglu; et al.2017.Effects of structurally different noncoplanar and coplanar PCBs on HELF cell proliferation, cell cycle, and potential molecular mechanisms .ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY   Volume: 32   Issue: 4   Pages: 1183-1190

12.  Abbasi, Naeem Akhtar; Arukwe, Augustine; Jaspers, Veerle L. S.; et al 2017..Oxidative stress responses in relationship to persistent organic pollutant levels in feathers and blood of two predatory bird species from Pakistan .SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT Volume: 580   Pages: 26-33

13.  Ali, Usman; Sweetman, Andrew James; Riaz, Rahat; et al.2017. Organohalogenated contaminants (OHCs) in high-altitude environments: A review and implication for a black carbon relationship CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,Volume: 47   Issue: 13   Pages: 1143-1190

14.  Abbasi, Naeem Akhtar; Eulaers, Igor; Jaspers, Veerle Leontina Bernard; et al. The first exposure assessment of legacy and unrestricted brominated flame retardants in predatory birds of Pakistan .  ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Volume: 220   Pages: 1208-1219

15.  Abbasi, NA ; Eulaers, I ; Jaspers, VLB ; Chaudhry, MJI ; Frantz, A ;  Ambus, PL ; Covaci, A ; Malik, RN . (2016).Use of feathers to assess polychlorinated biphenyl and organochlorine pesticide exposure in top predatory bird species of Pakistan. Science of the Total Environment. 569 (1408-1417)

16.  Nazeer  S, Hashmi MZ, Malik RN. (2016). Spatial and seasonal dynamics of fish assemblage along river Soan, Pakistan and its relationship with environmental conditions. Ecological Indicators. 69 (780-791).

17.  Khan MU, Li J Gan Zhang, Malik RN. (2016). First insight into the levels and distribution of flame retardants in potable water in Pakistan: An underestimated problem with an associated health risk diagnosis. Science of the Total Environment. 565 (346-359).

18.  Junaid M, Hashmi MZ, Malik RN. (2016). Evaluating levels and health risk of heavy metals in exposed workers from surgical instrument manufacturing industries of Sialkot, Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23 (18010-18026).

19.  Khan MU, Jun Li J, G. Zhang, Malik RN. (2016). New insight into the levels, distribution and health risk diagnosis of indoor and outdoor dust-bound FRs in colder, rural and industrial zones of Pakistan. Environmental Pollution. 216 (662–674).

20.  Hafeez S, Mahmood A, Syed JH, J Li J, Ali U, Malik RN, G. Zhang. (2016). Waste dumping sites as a potential source of POPs and associated health risks in perspective of current waste management practices in Lahore city, Pakistan. Science of the Total Environment. 562 (953–961).

21.  Bajwa, A., U. Ali, A. Mahmood, M. J. I. Chaudhry, J. H. Syed, J. Li, G. Zhang, K. C. Jones and Malik RN . (2016). Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the Indus River catchment area, Pakistan: Status, soil–air exchange and black carbon mediated distribution. Chemosphere 152 (292-300)

22.  Kamal, A., A. Cincinelli, T. Martellini and Malik RN. (2016). Linking mobile source-PAHs and biological effects in traffic police officers and drivers in Rawalpindi (Pakistan). Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 127 (135-143)

23.  Nazeer, S., M. Z. Hashmi, Malik RN, A. Qadir, A. Ahmed and K. Ullah. (2016). Integrative assessment of Western Himalayas streams using multimeric index. Ecological Indicators.  63 (386-397).

24.  Ali, U., A. Bajwa, M. J. I. Chaudhry, A. Mahmood, J. H. Syed, J. Li, G. Zhang, K. C. Jones and Malik RN.  (2016). Significance of black carbon in the sediment–water partitioning of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the Indus River, Pakistan. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 126 (177-185).

25.  Ali, U., J. Li, G. Zhang, A. Mahmood, K. C. Jones and R. N. Malik . (2016). Presence, deposition flux and mass burden of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from Mehmood Booti Drain sediments, Lahore. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 125 (9-15).

26.  Abbasi, N. A., Malik RN, A. Frantz and V. L. B. Jaspers. (2016). A review on current knowledge and future prospects of organohalogen contaminants (OHCs) in Asian birds. Science of the Total Environment. 542 (411-426).

27.  Robinson, T., U. Ali, A. Mahmood, M. J. I. Chaudhry, J. Li, G. Zhang, K. C. Jones and  Malik RN (2016). Concentrations and patterns of organochlorines (OCs) in various fish species from the Indus River, Pakistan: A human health risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment. 541 (1232-1242)

28.  Ali, U., L. Sánchez-García, M. Y. A. Rehman, J. H. Syed, A. Mahmood, J. Li, G. Zhang, K. C. Jones and Malik RN . (2016). Tracking the fingerprints and combined TOC–black carbon mediated soil–air partitioning of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) in the Indus River Basin of Pakistan. Environmental Pollution. 208 (850-858).

29.  Kamal, A., A. Cincinelli, T. Martellini and Malik RN. (2016). Biomarkers of PAH exposure and hematologic effects in subjects exposed to combustion emission during residential (and professional) cooking practices in Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23(1284-1299).

30.  Iqbal M, Breivik K, Syed JH, Malik RN, Li J, Zhang G, Jones KC .(2015). Emerging issue of e-waste in Pakistan: A review of status, research needs and data gaps. Environmental Pollution. 207 (308-318).

31.  Eqani SAMAS, Cincinelli A, Mehmood A, Malik RN, Zhang, G. (2015). Occurrence, bioaccumulation and risk assessment of dioxin-like PCBs along the Chenab river, Pakistan. Environmental Pollution. 206 (688-695).

32.  Ali U, Syed JH, Mahmood A, Li J, Zhang G, Jones KC, Malik RN. (2015). Influential role of black carbon in the soil-air partitioning of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Indus River Basin, Pakistan. Chemosphere. 134 (172-180).

33.  Kamal A, Malik RN, Martellini T, Cincinelli A. (2015). Exposure to dust-bound PAHs and associated carcinogenic risk in primitive and traditional cooking practices in Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22(2644-12654).

34.  Jabeen M, Zeshan, Yousaf S, Haider MR, Malik RN. (2015).High-solids anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and rice husk at different organic loading rates. International Bio-deterioration and Biodegradation. (149-153).

35.  Haider MR, Zeshan, Yousaf S, Malik RN, Visvanathan C. (2015). Effect of mixing ratio of food waste and rice husk co-digestion and substrate to inoculum ratio on biogas production. Bioresource Technology. 190,451-457.

36.  Kamal A, Malik RN, Martellini T, Cincinelli A .(2015). Source, profile, and carcinogenic risk assessment for cohorts occupationally exposed to dust-bound PAHs in Lahore and Rawalpindi cities (Punjab province, Pakistan).Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22 (10580-10591).

37.  Ali U, Mahmood A, Syed JH, Li J, Zhang G, Katsoyiannis A, Jones KC, Malik RN. (2015). Assessing the combined influence of TOC and black carbon in soil-air partitioning of PBDEs and DPs from the Indus River Basin, Pakistan. Environmental Pollution.

38.  201 (131-140).

39.  Ali U, Malik RN, Syed JH, Mehmood CT, Sanchez-Garcia L, Khalid A, Chaudhry MJI. (2015). Mass burden and estimated flux of heavy metals in Pakistan coast: sedimentary pollution and eco-toxicological concerns. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 22 (4316-4326).

40.  Abbasi NA, Khan MU, Jaspers VLB, Chaudhry MJI, Malik RN. (2015). Spatial and interspecific variation of accumulated trace metals between remote and urbane dwelling birds of Pakistan. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 113 (279-286).

41.  Zehra A , Eqani SMAS, Katsoyiannis A,  Schuster JK, Moeckel C, Kevin C. Jones, Malik RN. (2015). Environmental monitoring of organo-halogenated contaminants (OHCs) in surface soils from Pakistan. Science of the Total Environment. 506 (344–352).

42.  Abbasi NA,  Jaspers VLB,  Chaudhry MJI, Ali S, Malik RN. (2015). Influence of taxa, trophic level, and location on bioaccumulation of toxic metals in bird’s feathers: A preliminary biomonitoring study using multiple bird species from Pakistan. Chemosphere.

43.  120 (527–537).

44.  Mahmood A, Malik RN, Li J, Zhang G. (2015). Distribution, Congener Profile, and Risk of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Dechlorane Plus in Water and Sediment from Two Tributaries of the Chenab River, Pakistan. Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology.  68 (83-91).

45.  Mahmood A Malik RN, Syed JH, Li J, Zhang G. (2015). Dietary exposure and screening-level risk assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and dechloran plus (DP) in wheat, rice, soil and air along two tributaries of the River Chenab, Pakistan. Chemosphere. 118 (57-64).

46.  Mahmood A, Malik RN, Li J, Zhang G. (2014). Level, distribution pattern and ecological risk assessment of organochlorines    pesticides (OCPs) in water and sediments from two tributaries of the Chenab River, Pakistan. Ecotoxicology. 23 (1713-1721).

47.  Aziz F, Syed JH, Malik RN, Katsoyiannis A, Mahmood A , Li J, Zhang G, Jones KC. (2014). Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Soan River, Pakistan: Insights into distribution, composition, sources and ecological risk assessment. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 109 (77–84).

48.  Sultana J,  Syed JH, Mahmood A, Ali U, Rehman MYA, Malik RN, Li J, Zhang G. (2014). Investigation of organochlorine pesticides from the Indus Basin, Pakistan: Sources, air–soil exchange fluxes and risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment. 497–498 (113–122).

49.  Hussain M, Zaidi SMH, Malik RN, Sharma, B.D. (2014).Greenhouse gas emissions from production chain of a cigarette manufacturing industry in Pakistan. Environmental Research. 134 (81-90).

50.  Ali N, Mehdi T, Malik RN, SAMAS Eqani, Kamal A, Dirtu AC, Neels H, Covaci. (2014).Levels and Profile of Several Classes of Organic Contaminants in Matched Indoor Dust and Serum Samples from Occupational Settings of Pakistan.  Environmental Pollution. 93 (269-276).

51.  Kamal A, Malik RN, Martellini T, Cincinelli A. (2014). Cancer risk evaluation of brick kiln workers exposed to dust bound PAHs in Punjab province, Pakistan. Science of the Total Environment. 439 (562–570).

52.  Nazeer S, Hashmi MZ, Malik RN.  (2014). Heavy metals distribution, risk assessment and water quality characterization by water quality index of the River Soan, Pakistan. Ecological Indicators. 43 (262–270).

53.  Mahmood A, Malik RN, Li J, Zhang G. (2014). Congener specific analysis, spatial distribution and screening-level risk assessment of polychlorinated napthalenes in water and sediments from two tributaries of the River Chenab, Pakistan. Science of the Total Environment. 485–486 (693-700).

54.  Mahmood A, Malik RN, Li J, Zhang G. (2014). Levels, distribution profile and risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in water and sediment from two tributaries of River Chenab, Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 21 (7847-7855).

55.  Ali U, Syed JH, Junwen L, Sánchez-García L, Malik RN,  Choudhary MJI, Arshad M, Li J,  Zhang G, Jones KC. (2014). Assessing the relationship and influence of black carbon on distribution status of organochlorines in the coastal sediments from Pakistan. Environmental Pollution. 190 (82-90).

56.  Malik RN, Mehboob F, Ali U, Katsoyiannis A,  Schuster JK,Moeckel C, Jones KC. (2014).Organo-halogenated contaminants (OHCs) in the sediments from the Soan River, Pakistan: OHCs (adsorbed TOC) burial flux, status and risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment. 481 (343–351).

57.  Mahmood A, Malik RN, Li J Zhang G, Jones KC. (2014). PCNs (polychlorinated napthalenes): dietary exposure via cereal crops, distribution and screening-level risk assessment in wheat, rice, soil and air along two tributaries of the River Chenab, Pakistan. Science of the Total Environment. 481 (409–417).

58.  Mahmood A , Syed JH, Malik RN, Zheng Q, Cheng  Z, Li J, Zhang G. (2014). Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in air, soil, and cereal crops along the two tributaries of River Chenab, Pakistan: Concentrations, distribution, and screening level risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment. 481 (596–604).

59.  Chakra C, Yue X, Jun L, Paromita C, Syed JH, Malik RN, Yan W, Jun L,  Zhang G,  Jones KC. (2014). Screening of Atmospheric Short- and Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in India and Pakistan using Polyurethane Foam Based Passive Air Samplers. Environmental Science & Technology. 48 (4799–4808).

60.  Ali U, Syed JH,  Malik RN, Katsoyiannis A, Li J,  Zhang G,  Jones KC. (2014). Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) in South Asian region: A Review.  Science of the Total Environment.  476–477 (705–717).

61.  Syed JH, Malik RN, Li J, Chaemfa C, Zhang G, Jones KC. (2014). Status, distribution and ecological risk of organochlorines (OCs) in the surface sediments from the Ravi River, Pakistan. Science of the Total Environment. 472 (204–211).

62.  Alamdar A, Syed JH, Malik RN, Katsoyiannis A, Liu J, Li J, Zhang G, Jones KC. (2014). Organochlorine pesticides in surface soils from obsolete pesticide dumping ground in Hyderabad City, Pakistan: Contamination levels and their potential for air–soil exchange. Science of the Total Environment. 470–471 (733-741).

63.  Zahra A, Hashmi MZ, Malik RN, Ahmed Z.  (2014). Enrichment and geo-accumulation of heavy metals and risk assessment of sediments of the Kurang Nallah-Feeding tributary of the Rawal Lake Reservoir, Pakistan. Science of the Total Environment. (470-471).

64.  Hussain M, Muhammad S,  Malik RN, Khan MU, Farooq, U. (2014). Status of Heavy Metal Residues in Fish Species of Pakistan. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 230 (111-132).

65.  Ajmal A, Majeed I, Malik RN, Idriss H, Nadeem MA. (2014). Principles and mechanisms of photocatalytic dye degradation on TiO2 based photocatalysts: a comparative overview. RSC Advances. 70 (37003-37026).

66.  Syed JH, Malik RN, Li J, Wang Y,  Xu Y,  Zhang G, Jones KC [2013].Levels, profile and distribution of DechloranPlus (DP) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the environment of Pakistan. Chemosphere. 93 (1646–1653).

67.  Syed JH, Malik RN, Li J, Zhang G, Jones KC. (2013). Levels, distribution and air-soil exchange fluxes of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the environment of Punjab Province, Pakistan. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 97 (189–195).

68.  Shahbaz M, Hashmi MZ, Malik RN, Yasmin A. (2013).  Relationship between heavy metals concentrations in egret species, their environment and food chain differences from two wetlands of Pakistan. Chemosphere. 93 (274–282).

69.  Ali N, Malik RN, Mehdi T, Eqani SAMAS, Javeed A, Neels H, Covaci A. (2013).Organohalogenated contaminants (OHCs) in the serum and hair of pet cats and dogs: Biosentinels of indoor pollution. Science of the Total Environment. 449 (29–36).

70.  Eqani SAMAS, Malik RN, Cincinelli A, Zhang G, Li X, Mohammad A, Qadir A, Rashid A, Bokhari H, Jones KC, Katsoyiannis A. (2013).Uptake of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by river water fish: The case of River Chenab. Science of the Total Environment. 450–451 (83-91).

71.  Ali N, Eqani SAMAS, Malik RN, Neels H, Covaci A. (2013). Organohalogenated contaminants (OHCs) in human serum of mothers and children from Pakistan with urban and rural residential settings. Science of the Total Environment. 461–462 (655-662).

72.  Hashmi MZ, Malik RN, Shahbaz M. (2013). Heavy metals in eggshells of cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) and little egret (Egrettagarzetta) from the Punjab province, Pakistan. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 89 (158-165).

73.  Llabjani V, Malik RN, Trevisan J, Hoti V, Ukpebor J, Shinwari ZK, Moeckel C, Jones KC, Shore RF, L Martin FL. (2012). Alterations in the infrared spectral signature of avian feathers reflect potential chemical exposure: A pilot study comparing two sites in Pakistan. Environmental International. 48 (39-46).

74.  Malik RN and Zeb N. (2009). Assessment of environmental contamination using feathers of Bubulcus ibis as a biomonitor of heavy metal pollution, Pakistan. Ecotoxicology. 18 (522–536).

75.  Qadir A, Malik RN [2009]. Assessment of an index of biological integrity [IBI] to quantify the quality of two tributaries of River Chenab, Sialkot, Pakistan. Hydrobiologia. 621 (127-153).