Dr. Aansa Rukya Saleem
Category: Faculty
Published on: December 19, 2024
Personal Information
Campus H-11 Campus Islamabad
Department Earth and Environmental  Sciences
Designation Associate Professor
Name Dr. Aansa Rukya Saleem
Email arukya.buic@bahria.edu.pk
Phone (Office EXT) 92-51- 9259500 (3051)
Research Area Plant Microbe Interaction , Agro- climate change
Number of Publications Journals = 19
Book Chapter = 2
Qualification
Degree Passing Year Majors University
PhD 2015 Environmental Sciences PMAS-Arid Agricultural University Rawalpindi
MS 2010 Environmental Sciences PMAS-Arid Agricultural University Rawalpindi
Teaching Experience
Designation From To Organization
Associate Professor January 2016 Till Date Bahria University Islamabad
Publications
Journals:
1.     Hussain, B., Abbas, A., Saleem, A. R., Riaz, L., Rahman, S., Liu, S., Pu, S. and Farooq, M. 2024. Uptake, Agglomeration, and Detoxification of Trace Metals and Metalloids in Plants. journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-024-01885-9.

2.     Zahra, M., Nisa, W., Riaz, L., Kalsoom, S., Saleem, A. R and Taneez, M. 2023. Assessment and computational bio evaluation of heavy metals from selected cosmetic products. Environment Monitoring and Assessment. 196:31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-12196-4.

3.     Younas, K., Jamil, A. and Saleem, A. R., 2023. Carcinogenic effect of potential toxic metals in school children through contaminated drinking water around the industrial area of Pakistan. Environmental Quality Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/tqem.21979

4.     Qadeer, S., Khalid, A., Mahmood, S., Saleem, A. R. and Anjum, M. 2023. Valorization of Food Waste Slurry as Potential Candidate for Lipid Accumulation: A Concept of Oleaginous Bio-Refinery. Fermentation 2023, 9, 163. https:// doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9020163 [IF: 5.1]

5.     Anjum, Z., Min, Q., Riaz, L., Nisa, W., Qadeer, S., and Saleem, A. R. 2022. Employment of Cannabis stevia biochar to improve soil nutrient pool and metal immobilization. Frontiers in Environmental Science. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.1011820 [IF: 5.4]

6.     Yasin, G., M. F. Nawaz, M. Zubair, I. Qadir, A. R. Saleem, M. Ijaz, S. Gul, M. A. Bashir, A. Rehim, S. U. Rahman and Z. Du. 2021. Assessing the Contribution of Citrus Orchards in Climate Change Mitigation through Carbon Sequestration in Sargodha District, Pakistan. Sustainability 2021, 13, 12412. https://doi.org/10.3390/132212412 [IF: 3.25]

7.     Ara, T., W. Nisa, M. Anjum, L. Riaz, A. R. Saleem and M. T. Hayat. 2021. Hexachlorocyclohexane toxicity in water bodies of Pakistan: challenges and possible reclamation technologies. Water Science and Technology. [IF: 1.638]

8.     Brunetti, C., A. R. SaleemG. D. RoccaG. EmilianiA. D. CarloR. BalestriniA. KhalidT. Mahmood and M. Centritto. 2020. Effects of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria strains producing ACC deaminase on photosynthesis, isoprene emission, ethylene formation and growth of Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. in response to water deficit. Journal of Biotechnology [IF: 3.163]

9.     Sarwar, F., Z. Anjum, N. Fatima, M. J. Khan, S. U. Jamil, F. Mansoor and A. R. Saleem. 2019. Computing the Parametric Geo-Accumulation and Ecological Risk Indices of Selected Heavy Metals for Multiple Use Sites, Charsadda-Peshawar Road, Pakistan. International Journal of Economic Environmental Geology.

10.   Sharif, J.,M. K. Rafiq, T. M. Rafiq, R. Aziz, A. Qayyum, A. R. Saleem, W. U. Nisa, M. A. Jenks and M. Li. 2019. Climate change perception and adaptive actions by Pastoral community on the Tibetan plateu, China. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. [IF: 0.721]

11.   Waseem, H., J. Ali, F. Sarwar, A. Khan, H. S. Rehman, M. Choudri, N. Arif, M. Subhan, A. R. Saleem; A. Jamal and M. I. Ali. 2019. Assessment of knowledge and attitude trends towards antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among the community members, pharmacists/ pharmacy owners and physicians in district Sialkot, Pakistan. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control. [IF: 3.56]

12.   Saleem, A. R., A. Khalid, T. Mahmood, C. Brunetti, G. D. Rocca and M. Centritto. 2018. Use of Rhizobacteria to Alleviate ACC Concentration in Plant Tissue and Its Effect on Plant Growth, Physiology and Isoprene Emissions from Velvet Bean (Mucuna Pruriens L.) Under Water Stress Conditions. PLOSone. 13(2): e0191218. https:// doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191218 [ IF: 3.234 ]

13.   A. R. Saleem, T. Mahmood, N. Bangash, A. Batool, W. Nisa and A. Khalid. 2016. Characterization of Effective Rhizobacterial Strain Isolated from Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens) to Enhance Plant Growth. Pakistan Journal of Botany 48 (1) 1697 – 1702. [ IF: 0.658]

14.   W. Nisa, N. Bangash, A. R. Saleem, A. Rashid and L. Dawson. Effect of diesel contamination on the physico-chemical characteristics of soil and growth of vetiver grass. Soil Environ. 35(1): 91-98, 2016 [HEC Accepted]

15.   A. Batool, S. Taj, A. Rashid, A. Khalid, S. Qadeer, A. R. Saleem, M. A. Ghufran, 2015. Potential of Soil Amendments (Biochar and Gypsum) in increasing Water Use Efficiency of Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench. Frontiers in plant science. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00733.  [IF: 6]

16.   Saleem, A. R., N. Bangash, T. Mahmood, M. Centritto, A. Khalid and T. Siddique, 2015. Rhizobacteria Capable of Producing ACC Deaminase Promote Growth of Velvet Bean (Mucuna pruriens) under Water Stress Condition. International Journal of Agriculture and biology. 17: 663 – 667. [ IF: 0.92]

17.   T. Mahmood, A. Saeed, A. R. Saleem, M. Haworth and M. Centritto. 2015. Divergent gas-exchange, physiological, isotopic and compositional responses of two wood-crop species to water deficit: Ziziphus nummularia and Corymbia citriodora. International Journal of Agriculture and biology. 17: 681 – 690. [ IF: 0.92]

18.   Saleem, A. R., A. Rashid, T. Mahmood and W. Nisa, 2014. Impact of population dynamics on Margalla Hills Ecosystem, A community-level case study. Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and Environment. Vol. 12, No. 4, 345–353.

  1. Saleem, A. R., T. Mahmood, W. Nisa and M. Aslam. 2013. Emission and role of biogenic volatile organic compounds in Biosphere, COMSATS Journal of science Vision. Vol.19 No.1&2. 69-77.
Book Chapters:
1.     Iqbal, N., Malik, T. H., Tahir, A. A., Akhtar, S., Bangash, N., Nazeer, A., Saleem, A.R. Riazuddin. 2023. Global Prospects of Climate-Resilient Agriculture. In: Hasanuzzaman, M. (eds) Climate-Resilient Agriculture, Vol 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37424-1_1

2.     Nisa, W., Riaz, L., Saleem, A. R., Qadeer, S., Malik, T. H., Bangash, N., Ara, T,. Rashid, A. 2022. Lifecycle Assessment of Emerging Water Pollutants. In: Emerging water pollutants: Concerns and Remediation Technologies. Pp. 100-118 (19). Eds:  Mazari, S. A., Mujawar, M. N. and Sabzoi, N., Bentham Books. DOI:10.2174/97898150407391220101

Training Program:
1.     Participated in Training workshop “Data skills for genomics” held at Carpentry workshop, University of Amsterdam 30 November 2021.

 

2.     Participated in Training workshop “Git, Shell and R: an introduction to
programming” held at Carpentry workshop, University of Amsterdam 20 November 2021.

3.     Participated in Training for Women Folks on “Sustainable Agriculture Water Management” held at PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 01 June, 2018.

  1. Participated in international training on “Innovative and Sustainable Water Harvesting Techniques for Agriculture” held at PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 08-10 March 2018.
Project:
“Particulate matter apportionment, bio-monitoring of heavy metals from road side vegetation and its spatial estimation in the vicinity of Islamabad” funded by HEC