Browsing Environmental Science by Author "Izrar Ahmed"
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Evaluation of metals that are potentially toxic to agricultural surface soils, using statistical analysis, in northwestern Saudi Arabia
Yousef Nazzal; Faisal K. Zaidi; Bassam A. Abuamarah; Izrar Ahmed (Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016)Heavy metals in agricultural soils enter the food chain when taken up by plants. The main purpose of this work is to determine metal contamination in agricultural farms in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Fifty surface soil ... -
Hydrochemical processes governing groundwater quality of sedimentary aquifers in Central Saudi Arabia and its environmental implications
Faisal K. Zaidi; Yousef Nazzal; Izrar Ahmed; Abdul aziz M.; ETAL (Springer, 2015-02-14)The present study deals with the interpretation of the major processes governing the groundwater chemistry in parts of Qassim and Riyadh province of Saudi Arabia. The study area that is dominated by agricultural activities ... -
Hydrogeological vulnerability and pollution risk mapping of the Saq and overlying aquifers using the DRASTIC model and GIS techniques, NW Saudi Arabia
Izrar Ahmed; Yousef Nazzal; Faisal K. Zaidi; Nassir S. N. Al-Arifi; Habes Ghrefat; Muhammad Naeem (Springer, 2015-07)Saq and overlying aquifers serve as important sources of water supply for agricultural and domestic usage in Saudi Arabia. Due to urbanization and growth in the agricultural sector, groundwater resources are over-exploited ...