Selenium nanoparticles from Lactiplantibacillus plantarum enhance rice selenium biofortification and restructure rhizosphere microbial assembly and soil functional potential - Zhimin Zhang; Zijun Ni; Zongqiang Gong; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Shuhai Guo (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2026)

Herbaspirillum huttiense enhances ecological filtering and niche reorganization to suppress ARGs under freeze–thaw disturbance - Huimin Yang; Xiaorong Zhang; Zongqiang Gong; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Qiaobing Luo; Xin Chen; Shuhai Guo (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025)

Seasonal water level fluctuations regulate the source, distribution, and risk of antibiotics in the largest floodplain-lake in China - Xiaolong Huang; Cong Wang; Yiting Chen; Meng Zhang; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Tingting Sun; Borui Zou; Yuanyan Zhang; Jingjing Lin; Zhi Wang (Water Research, 2025)

Winter bioaugmentation of co-contaminated soil: Differential effects in greenhouse and open-field settings on microbial communities - Zijun Ni; Xiaorong Zhang; Chunyun Jia; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Shuhai Guo; Huaqi Pan; Zongqiang Gong (Applied Soil Ecology, 2025)

Predicting ambient PM2.5 levels in the Yangtze River Delta with random forest algorithms: A machine learning approach - Ahmad Hasnain; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Uzair Aslam Bhatti; Basit Nadeem; Geng Wei; Waqas Akram Cheema; Muhammad Asif (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2025)

Correction: Polychlorinated biphenyls induced toxicities upon cell lines and stem cells: a review - Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Anaela Shoukat; Siwatt Pongpiachan; Yasar N. Kavil; Saeed Saad Alelyani; Mohammed M. Alkasbi; Mohamed Hussien; Md Toushik Ahmed Niloy (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2025)

Polychlorinated biphenyls induced toxicities upon cell lines and stem cells: a review - Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Anaela Shoukat; Siwatt Pongpiachan; Yasar N. Kavil; Saeed Saad Alelyani; Mohammed M. Alkasbi; Mohamed Hussien; Md Toushik Ahmed Niloy (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2025)

Microbial and chemically induced reductive dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyls in the environment - Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Amina F. Mughal (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2025)

Simultaneously reducing methane emissions and arsenic mobility by birnessite in flooded paddy soil: Overlooked key role of organic polymerisation - Weiwei Zhai; Ruihua Zhang; Xin Zhou; Yanyue Ma; Xiangbiao Zhang; Lijun Fan; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Daoyong Zhang; Xiangliang Pan (Science of The Total Environment, 2024)

Correction: Spatial distribution and health risks assessment of heavy metals in e-waste dumping sites from Pakistan - Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Sohaib Khan; Yasar N. Kavil; Saeed Saad Alelyani; Abdullah G. Al Sehemi; Ahmad Hasnain; Sidra Shakil; Shuhong Wang; Zulkifl Ahmed (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2024)

Spatial distribution and health risks assessment of heavy metals in e-waste dumping sites from Pakistan - Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Sohaib Khan; Yasar N. Kavil; Saeed Saad Alelyani; Abdullah G. Al Sehemi; Ahmad Hasnain; Sidra Shakil; Shuhong Wang; Zulkifl Ahmed (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2024)

Post-COVID-19 pandemic perspectives on the need for wastewater surveillance of pathogenic microorganisms, antibiotics, and antimicrobial resistance in South Asia - Paromita Chakraborty; Nihal Mohamed; Sancho Rajan; Magdalena Urbaniak; Anuppama Suresh; Soudip Saha; Mukesh Pasupuleti; Emadul Islam; P.G. Vinod; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi (Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, 2024)

Predicting ambient PM2.5 concentrations via time series models in Anhui Province, China - Ahmad Hasnain; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Sohaib Khan; Uzair Aslam Bhatti; Xiangqiang Min; Yin Yue; Yufeng He; Geng Wei (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2024)

Retraction Note: Trends of electronic waste pollution and its impact on the global environment and ecosystem - Rida Akram; Natasha; Shah Fahad; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Abdul Wahid; Muhammad Adnan; Muhammad Mubeen; Naeem Khan; Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani; Muhammadd Awais; Mazhar Abbas; Khurram Shahzad; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024)

The interactions between aquatic plants and antibiotics: Progress and prospects - Huimin Wei; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Zhi Wang (Environmental Pollution, 2024)

Emission characteristics of (halogenated) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during printed circuit board combustion and estimated emission intensity of a typical e-waste dismantling site in South China - Xiang Ge; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Shuo Lin; Zenghua Qi; Yingxin Yu; Taicheng An (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Synchronous response of arsenic methylation and methanogenesis in paddy soils with rice straw amendment - Weiwei Zhai; Yanyue Ma; Su Yang; Williamson Gustave; Tiantian Zhao; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Xiangliang Pan; Xianjin Tang (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023)

Assessing the ambient air quality patterns associated to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Yangtze River Delta: A random forest approach - Ahmad Hasnain; Yehua Sheng; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Uzair Aslam Bhatti; Zulkifl Ahmed; Yong Zha (Chemosphere, 2023)

A review on arsenic status in environmental compartments from Pakistan - Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Zulkifl Ahmed; Shams Ur Rehman; Arianit A. Reka (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2023)

Temporal trends and health risks of organophosphorus flame retardants in fishes in Taihu Lake from 2013 to 2018 - Yan Yang; Meiqiong Luo; Zenghua Qi; Zhiyong Fan; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Guiying Li; Yingxin Yu (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Application of wetland plants in the remediation of polychlorinated biphenyls in contaminated soils - Foqia Khalid; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Nadia Jamil; Abdul Qadir; Arianit A. Reka; Zulkifl Ahmed (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2023)

Myco- and phyco-remediation of polychlorinated biphenyls in the environment: a review - Muhammad Kaleem; Abdul Samad Mumtaz; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Aamer Saeed; Farooq Inam; Rooma Waqar; Amber Jabeen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Freely dissolved organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) along the Indus River Pakistan: spatial pattern and risk assessment - Muhammad Sohail; Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah Eqani; Habib Bokhari; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Nadeem Ali; Ambreen Alamdar; Joel E. Podgorski; Dave Adelman; Rainer Lohmann (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Evaluation of ceiling fan dust as an indicator of indoor PCBs pollution in selected cities of Punjab, Pakistan: implication on human health - Foqia Khalid; Abdul Qadir; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Adeel Mehmood; Iqra Aslam; Gan Zhang; Zulkifl Ahmed (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Correction to: Chemical remediation and advanced oxidation process of polychlorinated biphenyls in contaminated soils: a review - Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Muhammad Kaleem; Umar Farooq; Xiaomei Su; Paromita Chakraborty; Shams Ur Rehman (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Chemical remediation and advanced oxidation process of polychlorinated biphenyls in contaminated soils: a review - Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Muhammad Kaleem; Umar Farooq; Xiaomei Su; Paromita Chakraborty; Shams Ur Rehman (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Strauss point modeling for seismic activity: a case study of earthquakes - Amna Zahra; Ijaz Hussain; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Muhammad Faisal; Elsayed Elsherbini Elashkar; Sadaf Shamshoddin Soudagar; Fares Fawzi Al-Deek; Mohammed Ageli (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2022)

Correction to: Forty years studies on polychlorinated biphenyls pollution, food safety, health risk, and human health in an e-waste recycling area from Taizhou city, China: a review - Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Kezhen Chen; Foqia Khalid; Chunna Yu; Xianjin Tang; Aili Li; Chaofeng Shen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Forty years studies on polychlorinated biphenyls pollution, food safety, health risk, and human health in an e-waste recycling area from Taizhou city, China: a review - Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Kezhen Chen; Foqia Khalid; Chunna Yu; Xianjin Tang; Aili Li; Chaofeng Shen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Assessment of plastic waste generation and its feasibility for establishment of plastic waste refinery - Muhammad Ziad; Sardar Khan; Rashid Miandad; Gohar Ali; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Zulkifl Ahmed (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Forecasting and modeling of atmospheric methane concentration - Shafiq Ur Rehman; Ijaz Husain; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Elsayed Elsherbini Elashkar; Jameel Ahmad Khader; Mohammed Ageli (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Spatio-temporal trends and climatology of atmospheric chlorinated hydrocarbons over Pakistan - Ahmad Hasnain; Yong Zha; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Fatima Rahim; Yufeng He; Yehua Sheng (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Zinc oxide nanoparticles: potential effects on soil properties, crop production, food processing, and food quality - Mohamed Salah Sheteiwy; Hiba Shaghaleh; Yousef Alhaj Hamoud; Paul Holford; Hongbo Shao; Weicong Qi; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Tianow Wu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Microbial and enzymatic degradation of PCBs from e-waste-contaminated sites: a review - Foqia Khalid; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Nadia Jamil; Abdul Qadir; Muhammad Ishtiaq Ali (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Hydrocarbon degradation in oily sludge by bacterial consortium assisted with alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) - Asim Shahzad; Samina Siddiqui; Asghari Bano; Shehla Sattar; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Mingzhou Qin; Abdul Shakoor (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Causes, characterization, damage models, and constitutive modes for rock damage analysis: a review - Zulkifl Ahmed; Shuhong Wang; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Zhang Zishan; Zhu Chengjin (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Spatio-temporal assessment and climatology of atmospheric organic carbon over Pakistan - Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Khadija Ashraf; Shahzada Adnan; Shuhong Wang; Siwatt Pongpiachan; Xiaomei Su; Zulkfil Ahmed (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Arsenic distribution and metabolism genes abundance in Paddy soils from Punjab and Sindh provinces, Pakistan - Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Aatika Kanwal; Siwatt Pongpiachan; Xiaomei Su; Wajid Nasim; Mumtaz Ali Saand; Muhammad Mubeen; Rida Akram; Shuhong Wang; Zulkfil Ahmed (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Plastic driven pollution in Pakistan: the first evidence of environmental exposure to microplastic in sediments and water of Rawal Lake - Tahira Irfan; Sofia Khalid; Mahwish Taneez; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Failure analysis of rock cut slope formed by layered blocks at Fort Munro, Pakistan - Zulkifl Ahmed; Shuhong Wang; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Chengjin Zhu; Zhang Zishan; Alipujiang Jierula; Wang Pengyu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Reduced Cd, Pb, and As accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by a combined amendment of calcium sulfate and ferric oxide - Weiwei Zhai; Wenliang Zhao; Honghong Yuan; Ting Guo; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Xingmei Liu; Xianjin Tang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Spatiotemporal trends in reference evapotranspiration over South Korea - Ju Ha Hwang; Muhammad Azam; Maeng Seung Jin; Yong Ho Kang; Jae Eun Lee; Muhammad Latif; Rehan Ahmed; Muhammad Umar; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi (Paddy and Water Environment, 2020)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Trends of electronic waste pollution and its impact on the global environment and ecosystem - Rida Akram; Natasha; Shah Fahad; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Abdul Wahid; Muhammad Adnan; Muhammad Mubeen; Naeem Khan; Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani; Muhammadd Awais; Mazhar Abbas; Khurram Shahzad; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

The characterization of rock slope stability using key blocks within the framework of GeoSMA-3D - Feili Wang; Shuhong Wang; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Zhanguo Xiu (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2018)

A New Approach of Rpf Addition to Explore Bacterial Consortium for Enhanced Phenol Degradation Under High Salinity Conditions - Ziqiao Li; Yunge Zhang; Yuyang Wang; Rongwu Mei; Yu Zhang; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Hongjun Lin; Xiaomei Su (Current Microbiology, 2018)

Radiation efficiency and nitrogen fertilizer impacts on sunflower crop in contrasting environments of Punjab, Pakistan - Wajid Nasim; Ashfaq Ahmad; Asad Amin; Muhammad Tariq; Muhammad Awais; Muhammad Saqib; Khawar Jabran; Ghulam Mustafa Shah; Syeda Refat Sultana; Hafiz Mohkum Hammad; Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

The Potential Use of Vetiveria zizanioides for the Phytoremediation of Antimony, Arsenic and Their Co-Contamination - Nosheen Mirza; Hussani Mubarak; Li-Yuan Chai; Wang Yong; Muhammad Jamil Khan; Qudrat Ullah Khan; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Umar Farooq; Rizwana Sarwar; Zhi-Hui Yang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2017)

Toxicity and oxidative stress induced by chromium in workers exposed from different occupational settings around the globe: A review - Muhammad Junaid; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Riffat Naseem Malik; De-Sheng Pei (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016)

Evaluating levels and health risk of heavy metals in exposed workers from surgical instrument manufacturing industries of Sialkot, Pakistan - Muhammad Junaid; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Riffat Naseem Malik (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016)

PCBs attenuation and abundance of Dehalococcoides spp., bphC, CheA, and flic genes in typical polychlorinated biphenyl-polluted soil under floody and dry soil conditions - Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Zhihui Qin; Xiaoyan Yao; Zulkifl Ahmed; Su Xiaomei; Chaofeng Shen; Xianjin Tang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016)

Assessment of heavy metals and metalloids in tissues of two frog species: Rana tigrina and Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis from industrial city Sialkot, Pakistan - Irfan Zia Qureshi; Zeshan Kashif; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Xiaomei Su; Riffat Naseem Malik; Kalim Ullah; Jinxing Hu; Muhammad Dawood (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2015)

Rhodococcus biphenylivorans sp. nov., a polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacterium - Xiaomei Su; Yindong Liu; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Jinxing Hu; Linxian Ding; Min Wu; Chaofeng Shen (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2015)

Tracing Intracellular Localization and Chemical Forms of Copper in Elsholtzia splendens with Cluster Analysis - Tingting Liu; Feng Li; Xi Zhang; Hai Zhang; Dechao Duan; Chaofeng Shen; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Jiyan Shi (Biological Trace Element Research, 2014)

Heavy metal accumulation in edible fish species from Rawal Lake Reservoir, Pakistan - Riffat Naseem Malik; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Yasmin Huma (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2014)

Heavy-Metal Levels in Feathers of Cattle Egret and Their Surrounding Environment: A Case of the Punjab Province, Pakistan - Kaleem Ullah; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Riffat Naseem Malik (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2014)

Trace metals in Ganges soft-shell turtle (Aspideretes gangeticus) from two barrage: Baloki and Rasul, Pakistan - Riffat Naseem Malik; Bushra Ghaffar; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2013)

A Battery of Bioassays for the Evaluation of Phenanthrene Biotoxicity in Soil - Muhammad Imran Khan; Sardar Alam Cheema; Xianjin Tang; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Chaofeng Shen; Joonhong Park; Yingxu Chen (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2013)

A Preliminary Study on the Occurrence and Dissipation of Estrogen in Livestock Wastewater - Xianjin Tang; Naveedullah; Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi; Hu Zhang; Mingrong Qian; Chunna Yu; Chaofeng Shen; Zhihui Qin; Ronglang Huang; Jiani Qiao; Yingxu Chen (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2013)