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Dr. Shahid Mahmood

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Dr. Shahid Mahmood

Associate Professor

HEC Approved Supervisor

Ph.D Environmental Sciences

Specialization

Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology

17 years of experience

Affiliation

Department of Environmental Sciences, Institute of Soil and Environmental
Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi-46300, Pakistan

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Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NgOzCDoAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Group

Environmental Toxicology and bioremediation

Research Interest

  • Environmental Toxicity
  • Heavy metals and emerging organic pollutants
  • Bioremediation
  • Biofuel Production

No. of Research Projects

On Going

2

Completed

3

Research Supervision

PhD

4

MPhil/MS/M.Sc.(Hons)

23

Area(s) of Consultancy Services

Environmental Management, Bioremediation, EIA/IEE

Total Publications: 52

Research Papers (Latest Ten)

  • Rab Nawaz, Konain Khurshid, Nayyab Nadeem, Javeeria Iqbal, Zaini Sakawi, Marlia Mohd Hanafiah, Muzammil Anjum, Shahid Mahmood, Naveed Ali. 2026. A critical review of anammox processes: Evaluation of their energy and carbon neutrality potential in wastewater treatment. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 14(3) 2026, 122387 (IF=7.5) (2026)
  • Zeeshan Haider, Wajid Ali, Shahid Mahmood and Azeem Khalid. 2026. Age-specific monte carlo simulation-based microbial risk assessment of drinking water contamination in Islamabad: integrating hydrochemical analysis.” Risk Analysis 46, no. 8: e70322. (IF=4.0) (2026)
  • Nazia Bibi, Muhammad Tariq Rafiq, Rukhsanda Aziz, Shahid Mahmood, Muhammad Zubair-ul Hassan Arsalan and Laila Battool. 2026. Bioavailability of heavy metals in fish from Rawal lake and its health risk assessment using an in vitro digestion model. Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2026, DOI: 10.1039/d5va00466g (IF= 6.7) (2026)
  • Rab Nawaz, Zaini Sakawi, Marlia Mohd Hanafiah, Mashael D. Alqahtani, Muzammil Anjum, Shahid Mahmood, Naveed Ali. 2026. Energy consumption, economic costs, and carbon footprint of the hierarchical black defective TiO2 nanomaterials: From production to application in environmental remediation. Catlysis today 476 (2026) 115871 (IF=5.3) (2026)
  • Konain Khurshid, Rub Nawaz, Azeem Khalid, Shahid Mahmood, Samia Qadeer, Marlia Mohd Hanfiah, Muzammil Anjum. 2025. Optimization of Heavy Metals Removal Through Pecan Shell‑Based Modified Activated Carbon from Pharmaceutical Wastewater and Evaluation of the Treated Effluent for Irrigating Pisum sativum. Int J Environ Res 19:60 (IF=4.3) (2025)
  • Faqin Lian, Samia Qadeer, Muzammil Anjum, ShangTian Yang, Shahid Mahmood, Abubakr M. Idris, Azeem Khalid, Habib Ullah, Qing Huang and Zepeng Rao. 2025. Microbial conversion of Limonene‑containing waste into transesterifiable bio‑lipids: Evaluating oleaginous bacterial isolates. Archives of Microbiology 207:86 (IF=3.4) (2025)
  • Abdus Samee, Rai Muhammad Amir, Asif Ahmad, Fahad Masoud Wattoo, Ilyas Ahmad, Shahid Mahmood and Muzammil Anjum, 2025. Utilization of Mentha Extract for sustainable Iron Nanoparticles preparation to mitigating Heavy Metals Contamination from Drinking water: a study of Rawalpindi District, Pakistan. Global Nest Jounal. Vol 27, No 10, 07764. (IF: 1.7) (2025)
  • Khurram Shahzad, Shahid Mahmood, Azeem Khalid, Rai Muhammad Amir, Rub Nawaz, Marlia Mohd Hanfiah, Zaini Sakawi, Muzammil Anjum. 2025. Periphyton biofilms formulation and application for the removal of trace pollutants from water. International biodeterioration and biodegradation. 198 (2025) 106003 (IF=4.4). (2025)
  • Amna Maqsood, Shahid Mahmood, Azeem Khalid, Irfan Aziz, Rab Nawaz, Marlia Mohd Hanafiah and Birthe Veno Kjellerupe. 2025. Isolation, identification and subsequent application of Gram-positive bacterial strains for the bioremediation of benzophenone. RSC Advances. 2025, 15, 46178–46193 (IF=6.1) (2025)
  • Mateen hafqat, Shahid Mahmood, Muzammil Anjum, Samia Qadeer, Tariq Mahmood, Mauro Centritto, Azeem Khalid. 2024. The nexus of phyto‑assisted plant growth‑promoting bacterial application for bioremediation of azo dye. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 21: 5269–5284. (IF:3.4) (2024)

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