Unsere Mitarbeiter*innen

Member of Editorial Board

• Frontiers in Soil Science. Soil Pollution & Remediation
• Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry: Organic Pollutants

Guest Editor

MDPI Atmosphere (2024). Aerosols Pollution: Characteristics, Impacts, Projections and Mitigation.

Frontiers in Materials (2024). Biomass Conversion and Biomass-Derived Carbon-Based Materials for Remediation of Emerging Pollutants in Soil and Water.

Member at Scientific Societies:

Air & waste management association, Pittsburgh PA 15219 USA

The International Centre for Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems. Scientific Advisory Board 16th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - SDEWES2021 5th South East European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - SEE2022

5th Latin American Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems - LA.SDEWES2026 Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.

5th LA SDEWES Conference ( April 04, 2025 to recently)

The 1st African Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES) is scheduled to take place from May 27–31, 2025, in Oujda-Saidia, Morocco.

1st AF SDEWES Conference ( Nov 11, 2024 to recently)

19th SDEWES conference was held from 8 to 12 September 2024 in Rome, Italy

19th SDEWES Conference ( Nov 13, 2023 to November, 2024)

Organizing Committee Member 20th World Congress on Material Chemistry& Nano Materials “in Dubai, UAE.

Publications

1. Gao, L., Su, Y., Mehmood, T., Wang, Z., Peng, L., & Zhang, N. 2025. UVA-induced weathering of microplastics in seawater: Surface property transformations and kinetics. Frontiers in Marine Science, 12, 1519668.
2. Ahmad, Tauseef, Sumaira Gul, Licheng Peng, Tariq Mehmood*, Qing Huang, Ashfaq Ahmad, Hazrat Ali, Wajid Ali, Sami Souissi, and Philippe Zinck. "Microplastic mitigation in urban stormwater using green infrastructure: a review." Environmental Chemistry Letters (2025): 1-26.
3. Mehmood, T*., Janke, D., Gaurav, G.K. and Sardar, M.F., 2025. Coastal guardian: mangroves in Pakistan at risk from microplastic threats jeopardizing their crucial role in global CO2 dynamics. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, pp.1-9.
4. Rehman, Sadia, Xianming Zheng, Muhammad Ikram Aujla, and Tariq Mehmood. 2025. Recent advances in adsorptive removal of hazardous VOCs by metal-organic-framework-based materials." Chemical Engineering Journal. 159257.
5. Ahmad, Tauseef, Peng Licheng, Tariq Mehmood*, Sumaira Gul, Zahid Ullah, Lin Shengyou, Li Siqi, and Eric D. van Hullebusch. (2025)"Advancing microplastics remediation in bioretention systems using biochar/kaolin: Optimizing organics removal, plant health, and microbial community dynamics." Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology.
6. Abid, Muhammad, Jing Wu, Yan Yuanyuan, Zeeshan Ajmal, Tariq Mehmood, Syed Nabeel Husnain, and Xu Zhou. (2024)"Enhanced anaerobic digestion of freezing and thawing pretreated cow manure with increasing solid content: kinetics and microbial community dynamics." Scientific Reports 14, no. 1 : 25579.
7. Kuppusamy, S., Aruliah, R., Naraginti, S., Gaurav, G. K., & Mahmood, T. Biomass Conversion and Biomass-Derived Carbon-Based Materials for Remediation of Emerging Pollutants in Soil and Water. (2024). Frontiers in Materials, 11, 1517479.
8. Fahim, Raana, Liu Cheng, and Tariq Mehmood. (2024)"Remediation of perfluoroalkyl acids and organophosphates in constructed wetlands using saturated biological activated carbon integrated with various substrates and plants." Journal of Water Process Engineering 68:106425.
9. Haider, F.; Zulfiqar, U.; ul Ain, N.; Tariq Mehmood.; Ali, U.; Ramos Aguila, L.; Li, Y.; Siddique; Farooq, M. (2024): Managing antimony pollution: Insights into Soil-Plant system dynamics and remediation Strategies. Chemosphere. (362): p. 142694. Online:
10. Gaurav, G.; Singh, R.; Fang, C.; Sathishkumar, K.; Zhang, F.; Tariq Mehmood.; Kula, K.; Guo, X.; Liu, X.; Hatamleh, W. (2024): Development of optimum waste water using network. Energy. (297): p. 131297.
11. Shahid, Shumila, Abubakar Dar, Azhar Hussain, Imran Khalid, Muhammad Latif Malik, Hafiz T. Ahmad, Tariq Mehmood, and Saud S. Aloud. "Enhancing Cauliflower Growth Under Cadmium Stress: Synergistic Effects of Cd-Tolerant Klebsiella Strains and Jasmonic Acid Foliar Application." Frontiers in Microbiology 15: 1444374.https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb. 2024.1444374
12. Haider, F.U., Zulfiqar, U., Tariq Mehmood., Shahzad, B., Liqun, C., Yong, J.W.H. and Binobead, M.A., 2024. Effects of titanium oxide nanoparticles and 24-epibrassinosteroid to mitigate the toxicity of cadmium (Cd) and improve physio-morphological traits of soybean (Glycine max L.) cultivated under Cd-contaminated soil. Environmental technology & innovation, 36, p.103811.
13. Ilic, P.; Ilic, S.; Mushtaq, Z.; Rashid, A.; Stojanovic Bjelic, L.; Neškovic Markic, D.; Mrazovac Kurilic, S.; Farooqi, Z.; Jat Baloch, M.; Tariq Mehmood.; Ullah, Z.; Riaz, S. (2024): Assessing the Ecological Risks and Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metal Contamination at Solid Waste Dumpsites. Eurasian Soil Science. (57): p. 1277-1296. Online:
14. Ilić, P., Ilić, S., Rashid, A., Mushtaq, Z., Mrazovac Kurilić, S., Stojanović Bjelić, L., Nešković Markić, D., Farooqi, Z.U.R., Jat Baloch, M.Y., Tariq Mehmood. and Ullah, Z., 2024. Exposure Levels, Health Risks, Spatially Distribution, Multivariate Statistics and Positive Matrix Factorization Model of Heavy Metals from Wild solid Waste Dumpsites. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 235(10), pp.1-20..
15. Faheem, M., Hassan, M.A., Mehmood, T., Al-Misned, F., Niazi, N.K., Bao, J. and Du, J., 2024. Super capacity of ligand-engineered biochar for sorption of malachite green dye: key role of functional moieties and mesoporous structure. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31(17), pp.26019-26035
16. Wei, Y., Chen, Y., Hong, Y., Chen, J., Li, H. B., Li, H., Xuewen Y, T Mehmood, Xinyuan F and Luo, X. S. (2024). Comparative in vitro toxicological effects of water-soluble and insoluble components of atmospheric PM2. 5 on human lung cells. Toxicology in Vitro, 98, 105828
17. Lin, X., Lin, S., Peng, L., Chen, M., Cheng, X., Xie, S., ... & Mehmood, T. (2024). Effects of polypropylene microplastics on carbon dioxide dynamics in intertidal mangrove sediments. Environmental Pollution, 123682
18. Ruiqi B , Z Cheng , L Peng, T Mehmood, L Gao , S Zhuo , L Wang andY Su Effects of biodegradable and conventional microplastics on the intestine, intestinal community composition, and metabolic levels in tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus). 2023. Aquatic Toxicology. 106745
19. Mehmood, T*, Beenish Mustafa, Katrin Mackenzie, Wahid Ali, Raja Irfan Sabir, Wajiha Anum, Gajendra Kumar Gaurav, Umair Riaz, Liu Xinghui, and Licheng Peng. 2023. "Recent developments in microplastic contaminated water treatment: Progress and prospects of carbon-based two-dimensional materials for membranes separation." Chemosphere: 137704.
20. Ahmad, Noman, et al. "Soybean (Glycine max) Cropland Suitability Analysis in Subtropical Desert Climate through GIS-Based Multicriteria Analysis and Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imaging." Land 12.11 (2023): 2034.
21. Luo, X. S., Huang, W., Shen, G., Pang, Y., Tang, M., Li, W., ... & Mehmood, T. (2023). Source differences in the components and cytotoxicity of PM 2.5 from automobile exhaust, coal combustion, and biomass burning contributing to urban aerosol toxicity. EGUsphere, 2023, 1-25.
22. Sheer, A., Sardar, M. F., Younas, F., Zhu, P., Noreen, S., Mehmood, T., ... & Guo, W. (2023). Trends and social aspects in the management and conversion of agricultural residues into valuable resources: A comprehensive approach to counter environmental degradation, food security, and climate change. Bioresource Technology, 130258.
23. Mehmood, T*., Salam, A., Prakash, J. and Haider, M., 2023. Neglected atmospheric microplastic pollution in South Asia reflects a wider failure. Ecological Informatics, p.101949.
24. Gao, Liu, Yuanyuan Su, Tariq Mehmood, Ruiqi Bao, and Licheng Peng. 2023. Microplastics leachate may play a more important role than microplastics in inhibiting microalga Chlorella vulgaris growth at cellular and molecular levels." Environmental Pollution. 121643.
25. Su, Y., Gao, L., Peng, L., Diao, X., Lin, S., Bao, R., & Mehmood, T. 2023. Heterogeneous aggregation between microplastics and microalgae: may provide new insights for microplastics removal. Aquatic Toxicology, 106638.
26. Liu Gao, Yuanyuan Su, Hongjie Fan, Yang Xie, Tariq Mehmood, Siyu Liu, Ruiqi Bao, Licheng Peng. Impacts of microplastic–petroleum pollution on nutrient uptake, growth, and antioxidative activity of Chlorella vulgaris. 2023. Aquatic Toxicology.106395
27. Gurmani, S. F., Ahmad, N., Shamsher, T., Mehmood, T., Khalid, W., Maqsood, A., ... & Shah, M. A. 2023. Diurnal variation in the atmospheric electric field with respect to aerosol and meteorological parameters at Islamabad, Pakistan. Journal of Earth System Science, 132(3), 134.
28. Hassan, M.A1., Mehmood, T1*., Liu, J., Luo, X., Li, X., Tanveer, M., Faheem, M., Shakoor, A., Dar, A.A. and Abid, M., 2023. A review of particulate pollution over Himalaya region: Characteristics and salient factors contributing ambient PM pollution. Atmospheric Environment, p.119472.
29. Li, H., Tang, M., Luo, X., Li, W., Pang, Y., Huang, W., Zhao, Z., Wei, Y., Long, T. and Mehmood, T., 2023. Compositional characteristics and toxicological responses of human lung epithelial cells to inhalable particles (PM10) from ten typical biomass fuel combustions. Particuology.
30. Ahmad, M., Althobaiti, A.T., Ali, W., Masood, K., Ramadan, M.F., Chaudhary, B., Zafar, M., Akhtar, M.S., Sultana, S., Zahmatkesh, S. Mehmood, T. Mudassar, A, and Saira, S., 2023. Membrane-processed honey samples for pollen characterization with health benefits. Chemosphere, p.137994.
31. Noman A, F Younas, HR Ahmad, M Sarfraz, MA Ayub, MAMaqsood, F Rasul, MF Sardar *, T Mehmood, JS Ajarem, S Maoda, X Li, Z Cui. Soybean (Glycine max) Cropland Suitability Analysis in a Subtropical Desert Climate Using GIS-Based Multicriteria Analysis and Sentinel-2 multispectral Images.2023.Land.
32. Li, H., Zhao, Z., Luo, X.-S., Fang, G., Zhang, D., Pang, Y., Huang, W., Mehmood, T., Tang, M., 2022. Insight into urban PM2.5 chemical composition and environmentally persistent free radicals attributed human lung epithelial cytotoxicity. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 234, 113356.
33. Mustafa, B., Mehmood, T., Wang, Z., Chofreh, A.G., Shen, A., Yang, B., Yuan, J., Wu, C., Liu, Y., Lu, W. and Hu, W., 2022. Next-generation graphene oxide additives composite membranes for emerging organic micropollutants removal: Separation, adsorption and degradation. Chemosphere, p.136333.
34. Feng, C.L., Liu, C., Mengyao, Y.U., Chen, S. and Mehmood, T., 2022. Removal Performance and Mechanism of the Dissolved Manganese in Groundwater using Ultrafiltration Coupled with HA Complexation. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, p.108931.
35. Bao, R., Pu, J., Xie, C., Mehmood, T., Chen, W., Gao, L., Lin, W., Su, Y., Lin, X. and Peng, L., 2022. Aging of biodegradable blended plastic generates microplastics and attached bacterial communities in air and aqueous environments. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 434, p.128891.
36. Bao, R., Wang, Z., Qi, H., Mehmood, T., Cai, M., Zhang, Y., Yang, R., Peng, L. and Liu, F., 2022. Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in wastewater treatment plant in a tropical region of China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 349, p.131454.
37. Luo, Y., Liu, C., Li, C., Shan, Y. and Mehmood, T., 2022. Transformation mechanism and fate of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in a full-scale drinking water treatment. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 121, pp.122-135.
38. Luo, Y., Liu, C., Zhao, M., Mehmood, T., 2022. Removal performance and mechanism of typical amino acids in water by the peroxymonosulfate/Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Water Supply.
39. Gao, L., Xie, Y., Su, Y., Mehmood, T., Bao, R., Fan, H. and Peng, L., 2022. Elucidating the negatively influential and potentially toxic mechanism of single and combined micro-sized polyethylene and petroleum to Chlorella vulgaris at the cellular and molecular levels. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 245, p.114102.
40. Peng, L1., Mehmood, T1., Bao, R., Wang, Z. and Fu, D., 2022. An Overview of Micro (Nano) Plastics in the Environment: Sampling, Identification, Risk Assessment and Control. Sustainability, 14(21), p.14338.
41. Fasih Ullah Haider, Xiukang Wang, Usman Zulfiqar, Muhammad Farooq, Saddam Hussain, Tariq Mehmood, Muhammad Naveed, Yuelin Li, Qudsia Saeed, Ishtiaq Ahmad, Adnan Mustafa and Cai Liqun. 2022. Biochar application for remediation of organic toxic pollutants in contaminated soils; an update. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 248, p.114322.
42. Bibi, I., Niazi, N.K., Shahid, M., Ali, F., ul Hasan, I.M., Rahman, M.M., Younas, F., Hussain, M.M., Mehmood, T., Shaheen, S.M. and Naidu, R., 2022. Distribution and ecological risk assessment of trace elements in the paddy soil-rice ecosystem of Punjab, Pakistan. Environmental Pollution, p.119492.
43. Hassan, M.A1., Mehmood, T1*., Lodhi, E., Bilal, M., Dar, A.A. and Liu, J.*, 2022. Lockdown Amid COVID- 19 Ascendancy over Ambient Particulate Matter Pollution Anomaly. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), p.13540.
44. Bilal, M., Ali, M.A., Nichol, J.E., Bleiweiss, M.P., de Leeuw, G., Mhawish, A., Shi, Y., Mazhar, U., Mehmood, T., Kim, J. and Qiu, Z., 2022. AEROsol generic classification using a novel Satellite remote sensing Approach (AEROSA). Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, p.981522.
45. Mehmood T. and Licheng Peng. 2022. Polyethylene scaffold net and synthetic grass fragmentation: a source of microplastics in the atmosphere? Journal of Hazardous material.
46. Mehmood, T., Hassan, M. A., Faheem, M., & Shakoor, A. 2022. Why is inhalation the most discriminative route of microplastics exposure?. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-4.
47. Zhang, D., Li, H., Luo, X.S., Huang, W., Pang, Y., Yang, J., Tang, M., Mehmood, T. and Zhao, Z., 2022. Toxicity assessment and heavy metal components of inhalable particulate matters (PM2. 5 & PM10) during a dust storm invading the city. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 162, pp.859-866.
48. Ali, I., Khan, D., Mehmood, T., Khan, A., 2021. Removal of Uranium U(IV) from aqueous solution using acid treated spent tea leaves. Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry 4, 100197.
49. Mehmood, T., Jia Lu and Cheng, L. 2021. Organics removal and microbial interaction attributes of zeolite and ceramsite assisted bioretention system in copper-contaminated stormwater treatment. Journal of Environmental Management 292, 112654.
50. Mehmood, T., Gaurav, G.K., Cheng, L., Klemeš, J.J., Usman, M., Bokhari, A., Lu, J., 2021. A review on plant-microbial interactions, functions, mechanisms and emerging trends in bioretention system to improve multi-contaminated stormwater treatment. Journal of Environmental Management 294, 113108.
51. Mehmood, T., Cheng, L, N.K.Niazi, Anam Ashraf, G.K. Gaurav and Irshad Bibi. Compost-mediated arsenic phytoremediation, health risk assessment and economic feasibility using Zea mays L. in contrasting textured soils. 2021. International journal of Phytoremediation. 1-12
52. Rehman, A., Arif, M.S., Tufail, M.A., Shahzad, S.M., Farooq, T.H., Ahmed, W., Mehmood, T., Farooq, M.R., Javed, Z., Shakoor, A., 2021. Biochar potential to relegate metal toxicity effects is more soil driven than plant system: A global meta-analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production 316, 128276.
53. Shakoor, A., Shahzad, S.M., Chatterjee, N., Arif, M.S., Farooq, T.H., Altaf, M.M., Tufail, M.A., Dar, A.A., Mehmood, T., 2021. Nitrous oxide emission from agricultural soils: Application of animal manure or biochar? A global meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Management 285, 112170.
54. Shahzad, A., Ullah, S., Dar, A.A., Sardar, M.F., Mehmood, T., Tufail, M.A., Shakoor, A., Haris, M. 2021. Nexus on climate change: agriculture and possible solution to cope future climate change stresses. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
55. Natasha, N., Bibi, I., Hussain, K.; Amen, R., Mehmood-ul-Hasan, I., Shahid, M., Bashir, S., Niazi, N., Mahmood, T., Asghar, H.N., Nawaz, M.F., Hussain, M.M. and Ali, W. The potential of microbes and sulfate in reducing arsenic phytoaccumulation by maize (Zea mays L.) plants. 2021. Environmental Geochemistry and Health.
56. Li, C.-g., Liu, C., Mehmood, T., Wu, H.-x., 2021. Validity analysis of particles in the induced crystallization softening technology and optimization of the application mode. Journal of Water Process Engineering 44, 102310
57. Luo, Y., Liu, C., Mehmood, T., Zhang, Y., Yu, M., Ren, Y., 2021. Activation of permonosulfate by Co-Fe3O4 composite catalyst for amino acid removal: Performance and mechanism of Co-Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9, 106036.
58. Mehmood, T*., Ishaq Ahmad, Saira Bibi, Beenish Mustafa & Ijaz Ali.2020. Insight into monsoon for shaping the air quality of Islamabad, Pakistan: Comparing the magnitude of health risk associated with PM10 and PM2.5 exposure, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association.
59. Liu, C., Lu, J., Liu, J., Mehmood, T., Chen, W. 2020. Effects of lead (Pb) in stormwater runoff on the microbial characteristics and organics removal in bioretention systems. Chemosphere, 126721.
60. Gaurav, G.K., Mehmood, T., Cheng, L., Klemeš, J.J., Shrivastava, D.K. 2020. Water hyacinth as a biomass: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 122214.
61. Chen, D.-w., Liu, C., Lu, J., Mehmood, T., Ren, Y.-y. 2020. Enhanced phycocyanin and DON removal by the synergism of H2O2 and micro-sized ZVI: Optimization, performance, and mechanisms. Science of The Total Environment 738, 140134.
62. Gaurav, G.K., Mehmood, T., Kumar, M., Cheng, L., Sathish kumar, K., Kumar, A., Yadav, D. 2020. Review on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) migration from wastewater. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 103715.
63. Yi-wen Shan, Cheng Liu, Chang-long Feng, Tariq Mehmood. 2020. Effects of low frequency ultrasound on ammonium nitrogen removal by biological activated carbon filter. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 38. 101682
64. Bibi, S., Wang, J.-M., Mehmood, T., Khan, W.Q., Jiang, C.-B. 2020. Hot corrosion of surface-modified Sm2Co17 high-temperature magnet with Ni and Ni/Cr bilayer coatings in 75 wt% Na2SO4–NaCl mixture. Rare Metals.
65. Jawaria Fatima, Muhammad Bilal Tahir, ADNAN NOOR SHAH, Tariq Mehmood, Mohsin Tanveer*.Tunable 2D nanomaterials; their key roles and mechanisms in water purification and monitoring. 2022. Frontiers Environmental Science. Accepted
66. Mehmood, T., Tianle, Z., Ahmad, I., Li, X. 2020. Ambient PM2.5 and PM10 bound PAHs in Islamabad, Pakistan: Concentration, source and health risk assessment. Chemosphere, 127187.
67. Li, X., Ruan, B., Hopke, P.K., Mehmood, T. 2019. On the Performance arameters of PM2.5 and PM1 Size Separators for Ambient Aerosol Monitoring. Aerosol Air Qual. Res. 19, 2173-2184.
68. Lv, D., Chen, Y., Zhu, T., Li, T., Shen, F., Li, X., &Mehmood, T.2019.The pollution characteristics of PM10 and PM2.5 during summer and winter in Beijing, Suning and Islamabad. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 10(4), 1159-1164.
69. Mehmood, T*., Z. Tianle, I. Ahmad and X. Li. 2019. Integration of AirQ+ and particulate matter mass concentration to calculate health and ecological constraints in Islamabad, Pakistan, 16th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology. 2019. IEEE. 248-254
70. Mehmood, T*., Z. Tianle, I. Ahmad, X. Li, F. Shen, W. Akram and L. Dong, 2018. Variations of PM2.5, PM10 mass concentration and health assessment in Islamabad, Pakistan, proceedings of the IOP Conference Series: Journal of Earth and Environmental Science, F, 2018
71. Mehmood, T., I. Bibi, M. Shahid, N.K. Niazi, B. Murtaza, H. Wang, Y.S. Ok, B. Sarkar, M.T. Javed and G. Murtaza. 2017. Effect of compost addition on arsenic uptake, morphological and physiological attributes of maize plants grown in contrasting soils. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 178: 83-91.
72. Ashraf, A., I. Bibi, N.K. Niazi, Y.S. Ok, G. Murtaza, M. Shahid, A. Kunhikrishnan, D. Li and T. Mahmood. 2017. Chromium (VI) sorption efficiency of acid-activated banana peel over organo-montmorillonite in aqueous solutions. Int J Phytoremediation, 19(7): 605-613.

Book Chapters

1. Mehmood, Tariq, Anam Ashraf, Kousar Parveen, Muhammad Azher Hassan, Muhammad Fahad Sardar, Muhammad Faheem, Licheng Peng, Shakeel Ahmad, Tauseef Ahmad, and Predrag Ilić. 2025 "Future Research Perspectives of Combined Toxicology." Toxicological Assessment of Combined Chemicals in the Environment.365-380.
2. Ahmad, S., Tang, J., Liu, X., Liu, L., Hassan, M.A. and Mehmood, T., 2024. Application of Functionalized Nanomaterials for Wastewater Restoration. In Nanomaterials in Industrial Chemistry (pp. 85-107). CRC Press.
3. Mehmood, T., Azher Hassan, M., Ashraf, A., Schierz, A., Fahad Sardar, M., Peng, L., Haider, F.U., Rehman, S. and Ahmad, S., 2024. Exploring Microplastics: Occurrence, Ecological Implications, and Environmental Dynamics in Biotic Systems. In Microplastic Pollutants in Biotic Systems: Environmental Impact and Remediation Techniques (pp. 47-87). American Chemical Society.
4. Mehmood, T.; Hassan, M.; Ashraf, A.; Ilic, P.; Peng, L.; Bibi, S.; Sattar, M.; Bilal, M.; Ali, L.; Yousaf, H.; Hussain, S.; Sohail, S.; Parveen, K. 2024: Changing Carbon Dynamics Under Climate Change and Land Degradation in MENA Region: Prospective of Innovative Management Practices. In: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. . Springer Link, p. 1-25. Online: https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2024_1095
5. Mehmood, T., Bibi, S., Shafqat, M., Mustafa, B., Peng, L., Ilić, P., Anwar-ul-Haq, M., Sattar, M. and Faheem, M., (2024) Water Purification and Role of Nanobiotechnology. In Nanomaterials in Industrial Chemistry (pp. 108-135). CRC Press
6. Mehmood T*, Anam Ashraf, Licheng Peng, Mehak Shaz, Shakeel Ahmad, Shakeel Ahmad, Ibadullah Khan, Muhammad Abid, Gajendra Kumar Gaurav, and Umair Riaz. 2023.Modern aspects of phytoremediation of arsenic-contaminated soils. in: Nabeel Khan Niazi (Ed.), Global Arsenic Hazard - Ecotoxicology and Remediation. Springer Singapore. 10.1007/978-3-031-16360-9_20
7. Mehmood T*, Saira Bibi, Muhammad Shafqat, Beenish Mustafa, Licheng Peng, Predrag Ilić, and Muhammad Faheem.2023.Water purification and role of nano-biotechnology. In: Muhammad Faheem (Ed.), Nanomaterials in Industrial Chemistry” published by Science Publishers and CRC Press.
8. Mehmood, T. et al. (2023). Characterization and Toxicology of Microplastics in Soils, Water and Air. In: Wang, C., Babel, S., Lichtfouse, E. (eds) Microplastic Occurrence, Fate, Impact, and Remediation. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, vol 73. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36351-1_2
9. Riaz, Umair, et al. 2023. "Nanotechnology and Use of Nanoparticles in Developing Environmental Stress-Tolerant Plants." Biology and Biotechnology of Environmental Stress Tolerance in Plants. Apple Academic Press 571-587. Riaz, Umair, et al. "Genetically modified organisms use in green synthesizes nanomaterials." Synthesis of Bionanomaterials for Biomedical Applications. Elsevier, 2023. 151-163.
10. Tariq Mehmood*, Saira Bibi, Muhammad Shafqat, Beenish Mustafa, Licheng Peng, Predrag Ilić, and Muhammad Faheem.2023.Water purification and role of nano-biotechnology. In: Muhammad Faheem (Ed.), Nanomaterials in Industrial Chemistry” published by Science Publishers and CRC Press.
11. Mehmood, T., Liu, C., Bibi, I., Ejaz, M., Ashraf, A., Haider, F.U., Riaz, U., Hussain, A., Husain, S., Shaz, M., Asghar, S., Shahid, M., Niazi, N.K., 2022. Chapter 13 - Recent developments in phosphate-assisted phytoremediation of potentially toxic metal(loid)s-contaminated soils, in: Pandey, V. (Ed.), Assisted Phytoremediation. Elsevier, pp. 345-370. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822893-7.00014-8
12. Raphael M. Obodo, Hope E. Nsude, Sabastine E. Ugwuanyi, David C. Iwueke, Chinedu Iroegbu, Tariq Mehmood, Ishaq Ahmad, Malik Maaza, Fabian I. Ezema .2022. Lithium Ion Battery (LIBs) Performance Optimization using Graphene Oxide. In: Graphene Oxide in Enhancing Energy Storage Devices, CRC Press Taylor & Francis DOI: 10.1201/9781003215196-7.
13. Mehmood, T.,* Saira Bibi, Afzal Ahmed Dar, Muhammad Aammar Tufail, Muhammad Sohaib, Umair Riaz, Ghulam Rasool, Anam Ashraf, Awais Shakoor and Mukkaram Ejaz. 2021. Waste prevention techniques: Problems, challenges associated with waste; In: Waste management in developing countries, Dr. Umair Riaz, Dr. Moazzam Jamil, Dr. Shazia Iqbal (eds), Apple Academic Press. Inc. Taylor & Francis Group, Palm Bay, Florida, USA. ISBN: 9781774910542
14. Mehmood, T*., G. K. Gaurav, C. Liu*, F. U. Haider, R. bibi, M. Usman, B. Mustafa, J. Liu, M. Ejaz and F. Arslan. 2021. Toxicity and relating engineering controls: Hazardous Wastes Management. In: A Hazardous Waste Management: an overview of advanced and cost-effective solutions; Deepak Yadav (eds), Elsevier Publisher, Elsevier USA.ISBN: 9780128243442 4.
15.  Mehmood, T*., Ghulam Rasool, Gajendra Kumar Gaurav, Beenish Mustafa, Muhammad Abid, Saira Bibi, Usman Farooq, Kamran Shah, Syed Sarmad Ali, Muhammad Aammar Tufail and Muhammad Sohaib. 2021. Cautious use of existing hazardous waste management data. In: A Hazardous Waste Management: an overview of advanced and cost-effective solutions; Deepak Yadav (eds), Elsevier Publisher, Elsevier USA. ISBN: 9780128243442 
16.  Riaz, U., Mehmood, T., Iqbal, S., Asad, M., Iqbal, R., Nisar, U., Masood Akhtar, M., 2021. Historical Background, Development and Preparation of Nanomaterials, in: Tahir, M.B., Rafique, M., Sagir, M. (Eds.), Nanotechnology: Trends and Future Applications. Springer Singapore, Singapore, pp. 1-13. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-9437-3_1
17. Mehmood, T*., M. A. Husain, X. Li, A. Ashraf, S. Rehman, M. Bilal, R.M. Obodo, B. Mustafa, M. Shaz and S. Bibi.2021. Mechanism behind sources and sinks of major anthropogenic greenhouse gases. In: Climate change Alleviation for Sustainable Progression: Floristic prospective and Arboreal avenues as a viable confiscation tool; Wani, A., Dervash, M. (eds.), Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, USA. ISBN:9781003106982
18. Riaz U. T Mehmood. M Irfan Sohail. F akmal. 2020. Role of Rhizobacteria in Phytoremediation of Metal Impacted Lands. In: Bioremediation and Phytoremediation Technologies in Sustainable Soil Management, Volume 2. Microbial Approaches and Recent Trends. ISBN: 9781774637197. Apple Publishers. CRC. Press. Taylor and Francis.
19.  Rakshit, A. (Ed.), Sarkar, B. (Ed.), Abhilash, P. (Ed.). Muhammad Babar Javed, Sabry M. Shaheen, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Irshad Bibi, Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Tariq Javed, Noha E.E. Hassan, Jörg Rinklebe, Tariq Mehmood, and Andreas Lüttge (2019). Soil Amendments for Sustainability. Boca Raton: CRC Press. Chapter 7 Biogeochemical Behavior of Arsenic in Biochar-Amended Soils. DOI: 10.1201/9781351027021-7
20. Ishaq Ahmad Rakshit, A. (Ed). Iram Mahmood, Sadaqat Khan, Waheed Akram, Raphael .M. Obodo, Tariq Mehmood, Ishaq Ahmad and Ting- Kai Zhao. (2019). Ion Beam. Investigation of toxic metals in the tobacco of Pakistani cigarettes using Proton induced x-ray emission DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.84723

Education 

2015-2019 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY. PhD in Material Physics and Chemistry. Research Area: Environmental Science and Engineering. School of Space and Environment Beihang University, Beijing, China. Thesis title: Characteristics, source and health risk assessment of ambient PM10/PM2.5 in Islamabad, Pakistan.

2012-2014 MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. MSc. (Hons) in Environment Science. Thesis title: Effect of Compost on the Phytoavailability of Arsenic to Zea mays L. Grown in Contaminated Soils with Contrasting Textures. Institute: Institute of Soil and Environment Sciences University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.  

2008-2012 BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. BSc. (Hons) in Environment Science. Institute: Institute of Soil and Environment Sciences University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.

2006-2008 BACHELOR OF Economics and Journalism. Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Journalism, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

2004-2006 FSc (Pre-Mediacal). Physics, Chemistry, Biology, BISE, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

2002-2004 Matriculation (Science). Math, Bioclogy, Physics and Chemistry, BISE, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Distinctions and Awards

Humboldt Postdoc Fellowship Germany. (2022-2024)

Excellent Graduate award Beihang University, Beijing, China (2019).

Distinguish foreign student award, Beihang University, Beijing, China. (2018-2019)

PhD Scholarship Chinese Govt. scholarship. (2015-2019)  

Paper award Air & Waste Management Association, USA. (2020)  

Nomination: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Scholarship, Beihang University, Beijing, China (2018)

Best Presentation Award ICEES 2018 (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China) (2018)

Punjab Chief Minister Merit scholarship, Pakistan (2011).

Grants

·       EmiMod-Weiterentwicklung von Methoden zur Erfassung, Modellierung und Beurteilung des Emissionsgeschehens in Nutztierställen. (Postdoc)

·       CityTech – Technologies for Water and Heat Management in Urban Space. Germany. 2022-2024. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ. (Postdoc)

·       Solar Photocatalytic Oxidation Control Efficiency and Mechanism of Nitrogenous Organic Matter in Eutrophic Water Sources National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51378174) Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions. (Postdoc)

·       Study on the gas-solid phase distribution characteristics of primary organic aerosols emitted by civil biomass combustion based on the combination of dilution and thermal diffusion National Natural Scienc Foundation of China (No.41775121) National Key Research and Development. 2018/01-2021/12 (Researcher).

·       Postdoctoral Research Project Fund Hainan Province of China (2022-BH-03) (Principal Investigator)

 Other funded by department/Supervisor

·       Characteristics and source appointment of PM2.5 and PM10 in ambient air of Islamabad Pakistan.

·      The release pattern of zinc from ZnSO4 and ZnEDTA in a calcareous soil.