Dr. Behzad Murtaza is working as associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Pakistan. His research interests are soil and water chemistry, remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil and water, health risk assessment, synthesis and application of nanocomposites and nanobeads for wastewater treatment, and reclamation and management of salt-affected soils. Dr. Murtaza has published >120 impact factor research articles. He is the PI and co-PI/collaborator many international and national research projects funded by various research organizations.