Dr. Fariha Arooj 

Associate Professor (TTS)

Email: fariha.arooj@uvas.edu.pk

Biography:

Dr. Fariha Arooj, is Assistant Professor, in the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. She has done B.Sc (Hons), M.Sc (Hons) and PhD in Environmental Sciences from University of the Punjab, Lahore. Her PhD work is focused on the development of ozone bleaching process as a promising alternative to a water intensive and costly conventional bleaching method with an objective to minimum use of water, chemicals and energy. She has 3 research papers in impact factor journals.

Areas of Interest:

    1. Wastewater treatment   
    2. Advanced oxidation processes                                                         
    3. Environmental impact assessment
    4. Climate change
    5. Solid waste management

Publications


 

 

  1. Zulfiqar A, Arooj F, Aftab M, Rashid M, Luqman M, Kashif SR and Naseer R. 2023. A Sustainable Approach to Dyed Cotton Fabric Stripping Using Ozone. Sustainability,15,7465; DOI: 10.3390/su15097467
  2. Qaiser N, Sidra S, Javid A, Iqbal A, Amjad M, Azmat H, Arooj F, Farooq K, Nimra A, Ali Z. 2023. Microplastics abundance in abiotic and biotic components along aquatic food chain in two freshwater ecosystems of Pakistan. Chemosphere, 313, 137177
  3. Saeed S, Ahmed S, Naz A, Arooj F, Mehmood T. Valorization of Using Agro-Wastes for Levan through Submerged Fermentation and Statistical Optimization of the Process Variables Applying Response Surface Methodology (RSM) Design. Microorganisms. 2023 Jun 12;11(6):1559. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11061559.
  4. Adnan Khan, Fariha Arooj , Saif ur Rehman Kashif , Saman Sana and Sidra Safdar. 2022. Air quality assessment of industrial boiler’s Exhaust and its impact on worker’s health. Journal of Environmental Science and Management. 25 (1): 57-63. (IF=0.517)
  5. Sidra Safdar S, Muhammad Rashid,  Muhammad Akmal, Fariha Arooj, Bushra Nisar Khan, Arshad Javid, Afzal Nimra , Muhammad Jamil, Ali Hussain . 2022. Comparative assessment of invasive and non-invasive approaches for estimating metallic pollutants in the environment, Journal of King Saud University - Science, 34 (6):1018-3647. (IF=3.829)
  6. Attiqa Hameed, Fariha Arooj, Muhammad Luqman, Saif ur Rehman Kashif, Aysha Iftikhar, Syed Aziz ur Rehman, Imran Najeeb and Zameer Ahmad Somroo. (2022). Assessment of filtration System Efficiency of Artificial Ground Water Recharge wells in Lahore. Polish journal of Environmental studies, 31(3), 10.15244/pjoes/143921. (IF= 1.699).
  7. Muhammad Luqman, Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan, Sohaib Muhammad, Shakeela Daud, Asma Yousafzai and Fariha Arooj (2022). Microbial Pollution in Inland Recreational Freshwaters of Quetta, Pakistan. An Initial Report.  Journal of water and Health. DOI: 10.2166/wh.2022.291. (IF= 1.744).
  8. Syeda Aamna Hassan, Huma Mujahid, Muhammad Muddassir Ali, Shagufta Irshad, Rahat Naseer, Shagufta Saeed, Sehrish Firyal, Fariha Arooj (2021). Synthesis, characterization and protective effect of green tea mediated zinc oxide nanoparticles against ochratoxin A induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity in albino rats, Applied Nanoscience 11, 2281–2289. (IF= 3.67)
  9. Rizwan Fazal, Syed Aziz Ur Rehman, Muhammad Ishaq Bhatti, Atiq Ur Rehman, Fariha Arooj and Umar Hayat (2021). A Cross-Sectoral Investigation of the Energy–Environment–Economy Causal Nexus in Pakistan: Policy Suggestions for Improved Energy Management. Energies, 14, 5495. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175495. (IF= 3)
  10. Asim Ullah, Hamda Azmat, Zubia Masood, Fariha. Arooj, Syed Makhdoom Hussain and Ayesha Malik. Impact of dietary leaf extracts of Black pepper Piper nigrum L. on the growth, hematological and immunological parameters of Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822) cultured in glass aquaria (2021). Brazilian Journal of Biology,83, doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.24682 . (IF= 1.65)
  11. Jamila Tabassam, Muhammad Luqman, Fariha Hqassa, Fariha Arooj, Saif ur Rehman Kashif, Asma Yousafzai (2021). Efficacy of Cavern Isolates for Bio-degradation of Synthetic Plastic. Letters in Organic Chemistry,18, DOI:10.2174/1570178618666210602161857 (IF= 0.86).
  12. Irum Bashir, Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan*, Sohaib Muhammad, Andleeb Anwar Sardar, Muhammad Luqman , Fariha Arooj (2021). Physiochemical Alterations and Air Pollution Tolerance Index in Ficus Religiosa L. Planted Along Polluted Roadsides of Lahore City. Revista de Chimie, 72(3), 2021, 112-121. (IF= 1.7)
  13. Fariha Arooj, Kainat Jamshed, Saif ur Rehman Kashif, Haroon Jamshed and Muhammad Luqman (2020). Improvement in the absorbency of ozone bleached cotton fabric by the addition of surfactant, The Journal of The Textile Institute, 112 (11), 1821-1825. DOI:10.1080/00405000.2020.1847475 (IF= 1.88)
  14. Fariha Arooj, Nasir Ahmed & Irfan Ahmed Shaikh (2020). Application of Ozone in Stripping of Cotton Fabric Dyed with Reactive Dyes, Ozone: Science & Engineering, 42 (4), 319-330, DOI: 10.1080/01919512.2019.1667750 (IF= 2.5)
  15. Zohaib Abbas, Fariha Arooj, Shafaqat Ali, Ihsan Elahi Zaheer, Muhammad Rizwan & Muhammad Ahsan Riaz (2019). Phytoremediation of landfill leachate waste contaminants through floating bed technique using water hyacinth and water lettuce, International Journal of Phytoremediation, 21:13, 1356-1367, DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2019.1633259. (IF= 3.2)
  16. Tasmiya Hareem, Fariha Arooj, Saif ur Rehman Kashif & Zubair Farooq (2018). Economic Viability of Pilot-Scale Application of Ozone in Cotton Bleaching with Multiple Reuse of Water, Ozone: Science & Engineering, 41:2, 197-203 (IF= 2.5)
  17. Saif-ur-Rehman Kashif, Aneesa Zaheer, Fariha Arooj & Zubair Farooq (2018). Comparison of heavy metals in fresh and used engine oil, Petroleum Science and Technology, 36:18, 1478-1481. IF= (1.26).
  18. Fariha Arooj, Nasir Ahmad, Irfan Ahmed Sheikh and Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhary (2015). Application of ozone in cotton bleaching with multiple re-use of water bath. Textile Research Journal 84(5): 527-538. (IF= 1.8)
  19. Fariha Arooj, Nasir Ahmad, and Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhary (2014). A Pilot Scale Application of Ozone to Bleach Raw Cotton Fabric using various Additives. Ozone Science and Engineering 37(3):203-2015. (IF= 2.5)
  20. Irfan Ahmed Sheikh, Nasir Ahmad and Fariha Urooj (2010).  Improved Deep Shade Reactive Dyeing Colorfastness Using Ozone During Wash- off.  AATCC Review. 10 (6): 73-77. (IF= 0.1)
  21. Saif ur Rehman Kashif, Fatima Tariq and Fariha Arooj, (2020). A GIS based mapping of ambient air quality of major sites of Lahore. Pakistan journal of scientific and industrial Research. A: phys. sci. 2020 63 A (3) 168-175.
  22. Saif ur Rehman Kashif, Sadia Ismail Shah and Fariha Arooj (2018). Outdoor Air Quality as influenced by Vehicular Exhaust in Metropolitan City of Lahore. Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 62: 3, 190-196.