Dr. Mujahid Farid
Dr. Farid is a leading young scientist in the area of Environmental Sciences in Pakistan and worldwide with a research interest in environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology, Biogeochemistry of trace elements, Soil and wastewater treatment. He holds significant research contribution with a total 81 impact factor publications in the field with a total, h-index=39, i10index=60, IF=310 and 8800 citations. A total of 44 international published abstract and 41 Book chapters are also in his credit. He was awarded research productivity awards multiple times in his career. He holds different research and academic honors and awards from various international prestigious organizations. He was invited multiple times as external examiner for both PhD and MS dissertation defense. He is running research collaborations with scientists of different countries like China, Europe, Australia, Middle East. He was awarded two NRPU research projects by the Higher Education commission, Pakistan of worth 7.3 Million PKRs. He made several scientific visits for research talks including Japan, France, United Kingdom etc. Dr. Farid successfully completed six months fully funded research training in Scottish Universities Environmental Research Center (SUERC), University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan under IRSIP Program. He is a consistent winner of 26th,27th,28th,33rd and 34th Goldschmidt congress travel grants funded by European Association of Geochemistry (EAG) and Elsevier. He is member of various national and international organizations in the area of Environmental Sciences including Divisional Expert member of the Environmental projects approval committee, Gujranwala, Pakistan. Dr. Farid also awarded several travel grants due to his unique and significant work in the field of Environmental Sciences. He supervised 18 MPhil and 18 BS students research projects/thesis and taught a range of environmental sciences courses at all level BS/MS/PhD at university level.
Ecotoxicology, Ecophysiology and Plant Biochemistry, Bioremediation, Phytoremediation, Air, water and soil pollution and its remediation. Efficacy of different organic and inorganic acids in bioremediation. Agriculture and crop sciences.
- Matric,Faisalabad Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
- Intermediate,Faisalabad Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education
- BS Hons,Goverment College University , Faislabad
- M.Phil,Goverment College University , Faislabad
- PhD,Goverment College University , Faislabad
- Best Mentor for Business Incubation Center (BIC), UOG Selected for Business startup grants from BIC, UOG
- Travel Grant by European Association of Geochemistry (EAG) and Elsevier 34th Goldschmidt2023 Congress in Lyon, France
- IRSIP Scholarship Award For pursuing partial research work at University of Glasgow, UK
- Research Productivity Award 2017 by UOG 4th Position in the UOG in Research Productivity Award
- Travel Award (Registration Fee Waiver) by Geochemical Society (GS) 28th Goldschmidt 2018 Congress, 2018 in University of Boston, USA
- Research Productivity Award 2018 by UOG 1st Position in the Department of Environmental Sciences UOG
- Travel Grant by European Association of Geochemistry (EAG) and Elsevier 27th Goldschmidt 2017 Congress in Paris, France
- Travel Grant by HEC 2017 World Congress on Sustainable Technologies (WCST-2017) in University of Cambridge, UK
- Student travel Award by Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). 26th Goldschmidt 2016 Congress in Yokohama, Japan
- Travel Grant by HEC 2018 28th Goldschmidt Congress, 2018 in University of Boston, USA
- Research Productivity Award by ORIC UOG For the year 2021, 2022 and 2023
- Section Editor of Phytoremediation Section Editor of Phytoremediation in Current Environment Management Journal (CEMJ)
- Associate Editor Associate Editor in Journal of Dynamics in Agricultural Research (JDAR)
- Member of International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan Member of International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan
- Research Advisor Research Advisor for the Year of 2020 in Asia Pacific Science Center
- Member of Geochemical Society (GS) Member of Geochemical Society (GS)
- Associate Editor Associate Editor in International Journal of Food and Nutritional Disorders (IJFND)
- Member of Editorial Team Member of Editorial Team in Sustainable Chemical Engineering Journal (SCE)
| Student Name | Degree | Title | Status / Completed Year |
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| Muskan Shehzadi | BS | Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2NPs) and glutamic acid assisted phytoremediation of cadmium through marigold A | 2024 |
| Sidra Tul Muntaha | BS | 2020 | |
| Snobar Iqbal | BS | 2020 | |
| Kashaf ul Khair | BS | 2019 | |
| Arooj Fatima | BS | 2019 | |
| Sameen Awan | BS | 2016 | |
| Rasham Sallah ud Din | BS | 2016 | |
| Komal Azam | BS | 2016 | |
| Muneez Maqbool Butt | BS | 2016 | |
| Hania Maqsood | BS | 2015 | |
| Nusrat Bashir | BS | 2015 | |
| Urooj Ansar Mughal | MS | Phyto-treatment of tannery effluents by marticaria chamomilla L. under combined application of zerovalent Iron nanopartices and moringa oleiferal l. leaves extract A | 2023 |
| Ansa Zulfiqar | MS | Efficacy of Zerovalent Iron Nanoparticles and Azadirachta Indica L. leaves extract in the removal of heavy metals from Surgical industry wastewater by brassica napus L A | 2023 |
| Rahat Arshad | MS | Microbes and citric acid assisted treatment of tannery effluents by Lemna minor and Typa latifolia in a constructed wetland: A lab scale study A | 2022 |
| Ramzan Anwar | MS | Efficacy of Brassica napus L. for the treatment of marble industry effluent under oxalic acid amendment A | 2021 |
| Arooj Fatima | MS | Chemical assisted treatment of industrial wastewater by hydroponically grown marigold (Tagetes erecta L.). A | 2021 |
| Amina Sajjad | MS | Acetic acid assisted phytomanagment of heavy metals contaminated tannery and textile wastewater by Lemna minor L. (Duck weed) A | 2021 |
| Muhammad Abubakar | MS | Microwave irradiation and ascorbic acid assisted treatment of surgical waste water by using Spinacia oleracea L. (Spinach). A | 2021 |
| Hafiz Khuzama Ishaq | MS | Organic acid assisted phytoremediation of mercury and nickel by typha lytipholia and lemna minor A | 2020 |
| Ambreen Mussarat | MS | Citric acid assisted phyto-management of Cr contaminated wastewater by constructed wetlands A | 2020 |
| Waqas Amir | MS | 2020 |
- Working as Member/ Environmental Expert in “Environmental Approval Committee of Gujranwala Division” constituted by Ministry of Environment under the chairmanship of Commissioner Gujranwala Division vide letter No. SO(Tech)/EPD/1-37/2017
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1. Zulfiqar, A., Farid, M*., Farid, S., Alshehri, M.A., Alomrani, S.O., Asam, Z., Sarfraz, W., Ghafoor, A., Ali, A**., Sarker, P.K***. “The successful combination of Azdirachta indica L. leaf extract and zerovalent iron nanoparticles (nZVI) for treating surgical industry wastewater by Brassica napus L. ” International Journal Of Phytoremediation, February 2025 DOI:
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2. Farid, M*., Mussarat, A., Zubair, M., Farid, S., Sarfraz, W., Ishaq, H.K., Abdel-Maksoud, M.A., El-Tayeb, M.A. “Enhancing Heavy Metal Removal Efficiency in Lab-Scale Constructed Wetland mediated with Organic Chelator” International Journal Of Phytoremediation, February 2025 DOI:
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3. Mughal, U.A., Farid, M., Sarfraz, W., Abdel-Maksoud, M.A., Malik, A., Abbas, M., Zubair, M., Fatima, S. and Khalid, N. “Enhancing phytoremediation in chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) using moringa extract and zero-valent iron nanoparticles” South African Journal Of Botany, January 2025 DOI:
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4. Anas, M., Khattak, W.A., Sarfraz, W., Khalid, N., Naeem, N., Farid, M., Saleem, M.H., Khan, K.A., Khalid, A., Ahmed, T. and Fahad, S “EDTA-enhanced phytoextraction: leveraging Ricinus communis for the decontamination of Pb and Cd in agricultural soils” Plant Growth Regulation, December 2024 DOI:
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5. Arshad, R., AL-Huqail, A.A., Alghanem, S.M.S., Alsudays, I.M., Farid, M*., Sarfraz, W., Abbas, M., Asam, Z., Khalid, N., Yong, J.W.H., Abeed, A.H.A. “Phyto-treatment of tannery industry effluents under combined application of Citric Acid and Chromium-Reducing Bacterial Strain through Lemna minor L.: A Lab scale study” Heliyon , November 2024 DOI:
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6. Bibi, A., Afza G., Afzal, Z., Farid, M., Sumrra, S., Hanif, M.A., Kama J., Bedigama K. K., Zubair, M. “Synthetic vs Natural Antimicrobial Agents for Safer Textiles; A Comparative Review” Rsc Advances, August 2024 DOI:
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7. Abubakar, M., Alghanem, S.M.S., Alhaithloul, H.A.S., Alsudays, I, M., Farid, M*., Zubair, M., Farid, S., Rizwan, M., Yong, J.W.H., Abeed, A.H.A. “Coupling effect of microwave radiations and ascorbic acid on physiological and biochemical attributes of Spinach for metals removal from surgical industry wastewater.” Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety, June 2024 DOI:
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8. AL-Huqail, A.A., Alsudays, I.M., Alghanem, S.M.S., Anwar, R., Farid, M*., Sarfraz, W., Zubair, M., Asam, Z., Abbas, M., Rizwan, M. “Treatment of marble industry wastewater by Brassica napus L. under oxalic acid amendment: efficacy as fodder and carcinogenic risk estimation.” Environmental Science And Pollution Research, May 2024 DOI:
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9. Alghanem, S.M.S., Alsudays, I.M., Farid, M*., Khuzama, I.H., Sarfraz, W., Khalid, Noree, Zubair, M., Aslam, M.A., Abbas, M., Abeed, A.H.A “Assessing the accumulation and tolerance of Phragmites australis L. in a constructed wetland system treating textile processing effluents with oxalic acid” International Journal Of Phytoremediation, January 2024 DOI:
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10. Fatima, A., Farid, M*., Asam, Z., Zubair, M., Farid, S., Abbas, M., Rizwan, M., Ali, S. “Efficacy of marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) for the treatment of tannery and surgical industry wastewater under citric acid amendment: A lab scale study” Environmental Science And Pollution Research, September 2023 DOI:
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11. Nazir, A., Sarfraz, W., Allah, D., Khalid, N., Farid, M., Shafiq, M., Firdaus-e- Bareena, Rizvi Z, F., Naeem, N. “Synergistic impact of two autochthonous saprobic fungi (A. niger and T. pseudokoningii) on the growth, ionic contents, and metals uptake in Brassica juncea L. and Vigna radiata L. under tannery solid waste contaminated soil. ” International Journal Of Phytoremediation, June 2023 DOI:
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12. Raza, N., Hakim, A., Shahbaz, M. and Farid, M., “Evaluating the Gelling Properties of Red Kidney Beans Protein Isolates with Different Gums: Gelling Properties of Red Kidney Beans Protein Isolates” Journal of Nutritional Science, January 2023 DOI:
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13. Farid, M*., Sajjad, A., Asam, Z., Zubair, M., Rizwan, M., Abbas, M., Farid, S., Ali, S., Alharby, H.F., Alzahrani, Y. M., Alabdallah, N.N “Phytoremediation of contaminated industrial wastewater by duckweed (Lemna minor L.): Growth and physiological response under acetic acid application” Chemosphere, November 2022 DOI:
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14. Farid, M*., Abubakar, M., Asam, Z., Sarfraz, W., Abbas, M., Shakoor, M.B., Ali, S*., Rasheed, S.A., Jilani, A *., Iqbal, J., Al-Sehemi, A.G., Al-Hartomy, O.A. “Microwave irradiation and glutamic acid assisted phytotreatment of tannery and surgical industrial wastewater by Sorghum” Molecules, October 2022 DOI:
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15. Sarfraz, W., Farid, M., Ejaz, U., Naeem, N., Yousaf, A., Kabir, Z., Rizvi, Z.F., Hadayat, N., Khalid, N. “EDTA could enhance the bioaccumulation of Pb and Cd in Ricinus communis for potential decontamination of roadside soils” Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, June 2022 DOI:
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16. Naveed, A., Zubair M., Baig, A., Farid, M., Ahmed, W., Rehman, R., Ayub, M. A., Hassoun, A., Cropotova “Effect of storage on the nutritional and antioxidant properties of brown Basmati rice” Food Science & Nutrition, June 2022 DOI:
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17. Sarfraz, W., Farid, M*., Khalid, N., Rizvi, Z.F., Asam, Z., Nazir, A., Naeem, N., Farid, S., Ali, S. “Ameliorative role of foliar Zn-lysine application on Triticum aestivum L. stressed by Cr- contaminated Tannery Wastewater” Physiology And Molecular Biology Of Plants, March 2022 DOI:
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18. Zubair, M., Anwar, U., Ashfaq, M., Zafar, M.N., Farid, M., Ahmed, F., Ahmed, W., Ali, S., Rizwan, M., Alsahli, A.A., Alyemeni, M.N., Wijaya, L. “Heavy metals occurrence, seasonal variation and enrichment in urban soils augmented with industrial waste” Polish Journal Of Environmental Studies, July 2021 DOI:
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19. Baig A., Zubair, M., Summra, S.H., Zafar, M.N., Ahmad, F., Nazar, M.F., Farid, M., Bilal, M., Rashid, U. “Green photosensitizers for the degradation of selected pesticides of high risk in most susceptible food: A safer approach.” Plos One, June 2021 DOI:
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20. Ishaq, H.K., Farid, M*., Zubair, M., Alharby, H.F., Asam, Z., Farid, S., Bamagoos, A.A., Alharbi, B.M., Shakoor, M.B., Ahmad, S.R., Rizwan, M., Ali, S “Efficacy of Lemna minor and Typha latifolia for the treatment of textile industry wastewater in a constructed wetland under citric acid amendment: A lab scale study” Chemosphere, May 2021 DOI:
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21. Siddiqua, A., Sadef, Y., Ahmad, S.S., Farid, M*., Ali, S. “Environmental factors driving the toxic mobility between soil and vegetation in riparian zone vegetation” Polish Journal Of Environmental Studies, March 2021 DOI:
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22. Siddiqua, A., Sadef, Y., Ahmad, S.S., Farid, M*., Ali, S “Evaluation of water quality and its potential threats along river Chenab using Geo statistical techniques” Polish Journal Of Environmental Studies, February 2021 DOI:
| Date | Title | Agency/Organization | Amount | Status |
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| 2017-06-20 | Microbes and Organic Acid Assisted Treatment of Metal Contaminated Wastewater by Constructed Wetland | HEC-NRPU-PAK | 2010000 | Completed |
| 2016-06-20 | Radiation and chemical assisted treatment of industrial wastewater through phytoextraction | HEC-NRPU-PAK | 5290000 | On going |