Research

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants

Combustion by-products that persist in the air, the water, and the soil

GC-MS

How the work is done

Solvent extraction of loaded filters, clean-up, and determination by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry against certified standards. Diagnostic concentration ratios to distinguish petrogenic from pyrogenic sources. Toxic equivalency calculation for health risk.

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Publications 7

  1. 22 March 2025

    Atmospheric Microplastic Pollution in Textile Industrial Areas: Source, Composition, and Health Risk Assessment

    Riajul Haq Tanjil, Md Safiqul Islam, Zubayer Islam, Shatabdi Roy, Samiha Nahian, Abdus Salam

    Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 114(4)

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  2. 29 November 2024

    Understanding the Occurrence and Fate of Atmospheric Microplastics and Their Potential Risks to Human Health: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Analysis

    Shaikh Sharif Hasan, Abdus Salam, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Md Aynul Bari, Nirupam Aich, Farjana Jahan, Mahbubur Rahman, Zubayer Islam, Md Humayun Kabir, Md Aftab Ali Shaikh, Rubhana Raqib, Sarker Masud Parvez

    JMIR Research Protocols, 13, e60289

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  3. 2 September 2024

    Microplastics in the Atmospheric Deposited Dust Collected from Different Traffic Intersections in Dhaka City

    Md Tarequl Islam, Shatabdi Roy, Samiha Nahian, Shahid Uz Zaman, Abdus Salam

    Dhaka University Journal of Science, 72(2), 7-14

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants Source apportionment and emission sources

  4. August 2024

    Human inhalation exposure assessment of the airborne microplastics from indoor deposited dusts during winter in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Md. Zubayer Islam, Shahid Uz Zaman, Nafis Ibtida Sami, Shatabdi Roy, Farah Jeba, Md. Safiqul Islam, Abdus Salam

    Heliyon, 10(16), e36449

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  5. 7 May 2024

    Understanding the Occurrence and Fate of Atmospheric Microplastics and Their Potential Risks to Human Health: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Analysis (Preprint)

    Shaikh Sharif Hasan, Abdus Salam, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Md Aynul Bari, Nirupam Aich, Farjana Jahan, Mahbubur Rahman, Zubayer Islam, Md Humayun Kabir, Md Aftab Ali Shaikh, Rubhana Raqib, Sarker Masud Parvez

    JMIR Publications Inc.

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  6. March 2023

    Neglected atmospheric microplastic pollution in South Asia reflects a wider failure

    Tariq Mehmood, Licheng Peng, Abdus Salam, Jai Prakash, Minza Haider

    Ecological Informatics, 73, 101949

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants

Theses 6

  1. Completed 2024

    Atmospheric Microplastics Deposition from Textile Industries in Bangladesh

    Riajul Haq Tanjil

    Supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Shatabdi Roy

    Atmospheric Science

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants

  2. Completed 2023

    Quantification of PM2.5- bound toxic organic pollutants (PAHs, PCBs) in different indoor kitchens and correlation of health risk assessment with real-time particulate matter

    Md. Asif Iqbal Nayeem

    Supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Dr. Safique Islam

    Atmospheric Chemistry

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  3. Completed 2023

    Assessing the Implications of Heavy Metal Pollution and Microplastic Contamination from Plastic Recycling Factories on Environment and Human Exposure in Kamrangichar, Dhaka

    Md Zubayer Islam

    Supervisor: Abdus Salam

    Atmospheric Chemistry

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  4. Completed 2024

    Assessment of PM2.5-bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons(PAHs) in Plastic Recycling Industries of Dhaka City: ExposureLevel, Source Investigation, and Health Implications

    Md. Tarequl Islam

    Supervisor: Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Samiha Nahian

    Atmoshpheric Science

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  5. Completed 2026

    Identification and Risk Assessment of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Bound Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from Different Landfills in Bangladesh

    MD. KHORSHED ALAM HOWLADER

    Supervisor: Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Samiha Nahian, Shahid Uz Zaman

    Environmental Analytical Chemistry and Atmospheric Pollution

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  6. Completed 2026

    Dust Deposition Derived Pollutants (Microplastics and Heavy Metals) and Emission of Gaseous Pollutants (CO2, CH4, and VOCs) in Residential Kitchens of Dhaka Megacity: A Comprehensive Multi-Pollutant Assessment

    Lamia Farah

    Supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Samiha Nahian

    Microplastic and Heavy metal assessment

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants Source apportionment and emission sources Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka