Waqas Ali Akbar

A Comprehensive Literature Review on Cadmium (Cd) Status in the Soil Environment and Its Immobilization by Biochar-Based Materials

Hafeez Ur Rahim, Waqas Ali Akbar, Juha M. Alatalo · Agronomy · 2022 · 84 citations · Full text

Engineering, Metal Contamination, Bioaccumulation +17

Coupling phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) with inorganic phosphorus fertilizer improves mungbean (Vigna radiata) phosphorus acquisition, nitrogen fixation, and yield in alkaline-calcareous soil

Hamid Khan, Waqas Ali Akbar, Zahir Shah et al. · Heliyon · 2022 · 64 citations · Full text

Assessment of heavy metal distribution and bioaccumulation in soil and plants near coal mining areas: implications for environmental pollution and health risks

Waqas Ali Akbar, Hafeez Ur Rahim, Muhammad Irfan et al. · Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · 2023 · 37 citations

Heavy Metal Distribution, Mining Environment, Environmental Chemistry +10

Comparative efficacy of wheat-straw biochar and chicken-waste compost on cadmium contaminated soil remediation, reducing cadmium bioavailability and enhancing wheat performance under cadmium stress

Hafeez Ur Rahim, Ishaq Ahmad Mian, Waqas Ali Akbar et al. · Journal of Agriculture and Food Research · 2024 · 27 citations · Full text

Organic materials amendments can improve NPK availability and maize growth by reducing heavy metals stress in calcareous soil

A. Saleem, Hafeez Ur Rahim, Usman Khan et al. · International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology · 2023 · 24 citations

Engineering, Heavy Metals Stress, Environmental Engineering +8