Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences
Conduct basic and applied research associated with the soil – water – plant biomass - atmosphere continuum. The domain researcher is dedicated to improving agricultural productivity without compromising environmental quality and to conserving soil, water and environmental ecosystems of earth surface with limited natural resources. Major objectives are: Environmentally sound management of waste, air quality, fertilization, climate control, soil carbon storage measurement and and greenhouses. Development of advanced agri-environmental management practices. The use of soil and biochars amendments for mitigating evaporation, runoff, erosion and soil health in both rain-fed and irrigated farming systems. Development of mechanistic tools and instruments for quantifying solute transport on the field scale, for assessment of risks of soil, water and groundwater contamination by organic and inorganic pollutants, and for quantifying C and N dynamics in soil, water and plant biomass ecosytems.INTEREST(S)
Climate Change and Food Security Soil C Sequestration and Accounting Storages, GHGs Emission and Measuring FluxEnvironmental Chemistry (Organic & Inorganic Pollutants) Contaminated Site Assessment and Remediation Nutrient Cycles, Budgets and Management in Different Farming Systems Nutrient Use Efficiency Soil Plant Relationship (Growth and Production)Soil and Water QualitySoil Survey, Mapping, Genesis, Classification and Mineralogy (using TEM, SEM & X-RD)Arsenic Quantification and RemediationCommunity Adaptation
VISION
Development of mechanistic tools and instruments for quantifying solute transport on the field scale, for assessment of risks of soil, water and groundwater contamination by organic and inorganic pollutants, and for quantifying C and N dynamics in soil, water and plant biomass ecosytems in relation with with climate change.
MISSION
To ensure food security, environmentally sound management of waste, air quality, fertilization, climate control, soil carbon storage measurement and and greenhouses. Development of advanced agri-environmental management practices. The use of soil and biochars amendments for mitigating evaporation, runoff, erosion and soil health in both rain-fed and irrigated farming systems. Development of mechanistic tools and instruments for quantifying solute transport on the field scale, for assessment of risks of soil, water and groundwater contamination by organic and inorganic pollutants, and for quantifying C and N dynamics in soil, water and plant biomass ecosytems.
Impact of changing community structure of Bangladesh Sundarbans on soil carbon pool and local climate.
Impact of changing community structure of Bangladesh Sundarbans on soil carbon pool and local climate. Submitted to Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information & Statistics (BANBEIS), Ministry of Edu...
Cotton productivity and fiber quality under partial substitution of mineral nitrogen fertilizer with plant compost
Cotton productivity and fiber quality under partial substitution of mineral nitrogen fertilizer with plant compost in collaboration with University of Cairo, Egypt
Species-Specific Controls on Rhizosphere Soil Respiration in a Tropical Deciduous Forest of Bangladesh
Species-Specific Controls on Rhizosphere Soil Respiration in a Tropical Deciduous Forest of Bangladesh in Collaboration with Department of Botany, University of Dhaka
Spatial Variation in Soil Properties and Vegetation Structure in the Sundarban Mangrove Forests of Bangladesh: A Comparative Study between Dublar Char and Hiron Point
Spatial Variation in Soil Properties and Vegetation Structure in the Sundarban Mangrove Forests of Bangladesh: A Comparative Study between Dublar Char and Hiron Point in collaboration with Department ...
Assessment of Nutritional and Bioactive Profiles of Coastal Seaweeds from Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Adaptation, Heavy Metal Tolerance and Industrial Potentia
Assessment of Nutritional and Bioactive Profiles of Coastal Seaweeds from Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Adaptation, Heavy Metal Tolerance and Industrial Potential in collaboration with Department of Botany...
Species composition and physicochemical properties of rhizosphere soils of different plant in various saline zones of Sundarban Wetland Ecosystems, Bangladesh
Species composition and physicochemical properties of rhizosphere soils of different plant in various saline zones of Sundarban Wetland Ecosystems, Bangladesh in collaboration with Department of Botan...
Measurement of SOC Storage of Sundarban Mangrove Soils of Bangladesh
Measurement of SOC Storage of Sundarban Mangrove Soils of Bangladesh. Submitted to Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh for one year research grant until June 30, 2024 (20 lacs BDT, Grant Approved 3.5 Lacs only).”
Optimize plant densities and nitrogen fertilizer rates to enhance flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) growth and yield components under alluvial soil conditions in collaboration with Dr. Houda A. Rabeh. Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. Expected to be completed by June 2024.
Optimize plant densities and nitrogen fertilizer rates to enhance flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) growth and yield components under alluvial soil conditions in collaboration with Dr. Houda A. Rabeh. Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. Expected to be completed by June 2025.
Measurement of Soil Organic Carbon Storage of Sundarban Mangrove Soils of Bangladesh.
Measurement of SOC Storage of Sundarban Mangrove Soils of Bangladesh. Submitted to Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Bangladesh for one year research grant until June 30, 2025 (20 lacs BDT, Grant Approved 3.0 Lacs only).”
Environmental Health Impacts Due to Solid Waste Disposal of Dhaka City in Bangladesh
Hossain, M. F., Alam, M. A., Ahmed, A. 2026. Environmental Health Impacts Due to Solid Waste Disposal of Dhaka City in Bangladesh. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering 14, 101426, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscee.2026.101426