Qualification:
Ph.D in Environmental & Resource Sci. (Ecotoxicology) from ZJU, Hangzhou, China
M.Phil (Env. Biology) from QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan               

M.Sc (Biology/Plant Sciences) from QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan   
        

Research Interest:                                                                                          

1. Heavy Metals Induced Toxicity
2. Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soil and Water
3. Cell Ultrastructure and Micronutrients
4. Antioxidant Defense System & Stress Physiology
5. Treatment of Industrial Effluent & Contaminated Water

Research Activities:

Phytoremediation of heavy metals contaminated soil and water

In phytoremediation of Pb, As, Cr and Ni contaminated soil/water, some native plant species collected from metal contaminated areas are used for metal removal from soil as well as contaminated water. Role of various amendments and plant growth promoting bacteria is also evaluated in phytoremediation of metal contaminated soil and water.

Our particular emphasis is on removal of arsenic from drinking water using various materials including agricultural wastes, nanoparticles and arsenic accumulating plant species.

Publications: (Total:  56, Impact Factor: 167. 2, Google Citations: 2626, h-index:  28)

Last five years:

1. Luo, J., Song, Y., Liang, J., Li, J., Islam, E., Li, T. (2020). Elevated CO₂ mitigates the negative effect of CeO₂ and Cr₂O₃ nanoparticles on soil bacterial communities by alteration of microbial carbon use. Environmental Pollution, 114456.
2. Ahmad, N., Khan, M.O., Islam, E., Wei, Z.-Y., McAusland, L., Lawson, T., Johnson, G.N., Nixon, P.J. (2020). Contrasting Responses to Stress Displayed by Tobacco Overexpressing an Algal Plastid Terminal Oxidase in the Chloroplast. Frontiers in plant science, 11, 501.
3. Cao, M.Z., He, S. Y., Islam, E., Hong, C.L, Wang, W.P., Yao, Y.L., Chen, X.Y., Zhu, F.X. (2020). As-Hg Compound Pollution: Rice Growth, Yield, and Environmental Safety Limits. Sustainability 12(7), 2868. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12072868.
4. Xiong, J, Yu, R, Islam, E., Zhu, F, Zha, J, Sohail, M.I. (2020). Effect of Biochar on Soil Temperature under High Soil Surface Temperature in Coal Mined Arid and Semiarid Regions. Sustainability 12 (19), 8238.
5. SamraIrem, Ejazul Islam^*, FransJ.M. Maathuis, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Tingqiang Li. (2019).     Assessment of potential dietary toxicity and arsenic accumulation in two contrasting rice genotypes: Effect of soil amendments. Chemosphere. 225:104-114.
6. Maria Rasul, SumeraYasmin, M. Suleman, Ahmad Zaheer, Thomas Reitz, Mika T.Tarkka, Ejazul Islam and M. SajjadMirza. (2019). Glucose dehydrogenase gene containing phosphobacteria for biofortification of phosphorus with growth promotion of rice. Microbiological Research. In Press. Accepted Manuscript.
7. Muhammad Moman Khan, Ejazul Islam^*, et al., (2018). Pb-induced Phytotoxicity in Para Grass (Brachiariamutica) and Castorbean (Ricinuscommunis L.): Antioxidant and Ultrastructural Studies.Chemosphere. 200:257-265.
8. Nabeel Khan Niazi, IrshadBibi, Muhammad Shahid, Yong Sik Ok, Sabry M. Shaheen, JörgRinklebe, Hailong Wang, BehzadMurtaza, Ejazul Islam, et al., (2018). Arsenic removal by Japanese oak wood biochar in aqueous solutions and well water: Investigating arsenic fate using integrated spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. Science of the Total Environment. 621:1642-1651.
9. Muhammad Anwar-ul-Haq, Amer Jamal Hashmat, Ejazul Islam, et al., (2018).Pilot-Scale Electrochemical Treatment of Textile Effluent and its Toxicological Assessment for Tilapia (Oreochromisniloticus L.) Culture. Pak. J. Zoo., 50(5): 1703-1708.
10. SamraIrem, Ejazul Islam* et al., (2017). Adsorption of arsenic from drinking water using natural orange waste: Kinetics and fluidized bed column studies. Accepted manuscript. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply.
11. Song Li, Junren Chen, Ejazul Islam, et al., (2016). Cadmium-induced oxidative stress, response of antioxidants and detection of intracellular cadmium in organs of moso bamboo (Phyllostachyspubescens) seedlings. Chemosphere. 153:107:114.
12. Amer Jamal Hashmat, Ejazul Islam, et al., (2016). Integrated treatment technology for textile effluent and its phytotoxic evaluation. Desalination and Water Treatment. 57, 4146–4153.
13. Ejazul Islam, et al., (2015). Biochemical mechanisms of signaling: Perspectives in plants under arsenic stress. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.114:126-133.
14. Song Li, Ejazul Islam, et al., (2015). Accumulation and localization of cadmium in moso bamboo (Phyllostachyspubescens) grown hydroponically. ActaPhysiologiaePlantarum. 37(3):1-7.
15. Dan Liu, Song Li, Ejazul Islam, et al., (2015). Lead accumulation and tolerance of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachyspubescens) seedlings: applications of phytoremediation. J Zhejiang Univ. Sci.B.16(2): 123–130.
16. Jibing Xiong, Yong Qin, Ejazul Islam. (2015). Adsorptive removal of phosphate from aqueous solutions by waste snail and clam shells. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal. 14(5): 1053-1058.
17. Maryam Shehzadi, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Umar Khan, Ejazul Islam, et al., (2014). Enhanced degradation of textile effluent in constructed wetland system using Typhadomingensis and textile effluent-degrading endophytic bacteria. Water Research. 58: 152-159.
18. Muhammad Afzal, GhulamShabir, Razia Tahseen, Ejazul Islam, et al.,(2014). Endophytic Burkholderia sp. strain PsJN improves plant growth and phytoremediation of soil irrigated with textile effluent. CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water. 42(9): 1304-13