Waqas Haider

Harnessing biochar innovations to combat heavy metal contamination and sustain crop resilience amid climate challenges.

Asian and European regions are characterized by huge inequalities, with the levels of cadmium, lead, and zinc tending to rise above safe concentrations by 1.26-6.01 times, disrupting nutrient cycling and microbial communities due to more than 37% of arable land at risk of high levels of metal mobilization. This literat...

Wastewater Irrigation Drives Depth‐dependent Microbial Functions and Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in Peri‐urban Agricultural Soils

Toxicological risks of industrial waste in agricultural soils for food safety and environmental sustainability

Industrialization has significantly increased the productivity of agriculture but industrial wastes have also increased the contamination of agricultural soils. This is an increasing threat to the food safety, the stability of ecosystems and human health. Certain industrial by-products can provide short-term benefits t...

Mechanistic role of biochar as a geobiochemical amendment: Mitigating abiotic stress and enhancing soil–plant interactions

Abiotic stressors, including drought, salinity, and heavy metal contamination, pose escalating threats to global food security, challenges further exacerbated by climate change and progressive soil degradation. As a strategic geochemical amendment, biochar is increasingly proposed to enhance soil resilience and agr...