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Dr. Md. Meftaul Islam

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Department of Agricultural Chemistry
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Md Meftaul Islam (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor of the Department of Agricultural Chemistry at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Hons.) and Master of Science in Horticulture from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University and achieved Dean’s Award for his outstanding results at undergraduate and master’s level. He also completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Remediation under International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (UNIPRS) & UNRS Central Scholarship at Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), The University of Newcastle (UON), Australia. Meftaul’s research broadly focuses on agrochemicals (pesticides and fertilizers) and trace elements contamination, remediation, contaminant-microbe interactions, bioavailability and bioaccessibility, and food safety. He also engages in research on packaging, shelf life, and postharvest management of horticultural crops. His current research focuses on fate and behavior, particularly sorption-desorption, degradation, food safety, and human and environmental health risk assessment of pesticides in a wide ranges of urban soils. So far he published thirty (30) research articles in different international peer-reviewed journals. He is a reviewer of more than ten peer-reviewed international journals. Research Interest: Urban Pesticide; Food Safety; Remediation of organic and inorganic contaminants; Contaminant-microbe interactions; Urban agriculture; Plant nutrition

Degree Name Subject/Specialization Institute Passing Year Country
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Environmental Remediation The University of Newcastle 2022 Australia
Master of Science (MS) Horticulture Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University 2014 Bangladesh
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.Sc.Ag(Hons)) Agriculture Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University 2011 Bangladesh
Title Organization Location From To
Postdoctoral Researcher The University of Newcastle Newcastle, Australia 2022/08/01 Present
Associate Professor Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Dhaka, Bangladesh 2022/05/26 Present
Assistant Professor Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Dhaka, Bangladesh 2015/05/26 2022/05/25
Lecturer Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Dhaka, Bangladesh 2013/05/26 2015/05/25
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1 Md Fahad Jubayer, Md Shahidullah Kayshar, Md Faizul Kabir, Md Shoaib Arifin, MdAmirul Islam, Md Mizanur Rahman, Md Tariqul Islam Limon, Aney Parven, Islam Md Meftaul. COVID-19 knowledge, attitude, practices, and associated factors among Bangladeshi food handlers from various food industries. Public Health in Practice, Elsevier, Volume 5, June 2023, 100375. 2023 Journal Article Link
2 Md Wadud Ahmed, Md Sirajul Islam Khan, Aney Parven, Md Harunur Rashid, Islam Md Meftaul. Vitamin-A enriched yogurt through fortification of pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima): A potential alternative for preventing blindness in children. Heliyon, Elsevier, 9 (2023) e15039 2023 Journal Article Link
3 Fahad Jubayer, Shahidullah Kayshar, Shoaib Arifin, Aney Parven, Sirajul Islam Khan, Islam Md Meftaul. Nutritional health of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: Conceptualizing a multilevel action framework focusing the COVID-19. Nutrition and Health, SAGE, 2023 2023 Journal Article Link
4 Md. Janibul Alam Soeb, Md. Fahad Jubayer, Tahmina Akanjee Tarin, Muhammad Rashed Al Mamun, Fahim Mahafuz Ruhad, Aney Parven, Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak, Soni Lanka Karri, Islam Md. Meftaul. [HTML] from nature.com Full text@Uni Newcastle Tea leaf disease detection and identification based on YOLOv7 (YOLO‑T). Scientific Reports, nature portfolio,13, 6078 (2023) 2023 Journal Article Link
5 Sadia Afrin, Md. Khairul Alam, Md. Wadud Ahmed, Aney Parven, Md. Fahad Jubayer, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Islam Md Meftaul & Md. Sirajul Islam Khan. Determination and probabilistic health risk assessment of heavy metals in widely consumed market basket fruits from Dhaka city Bangladesh. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2022 2022 Journal Article Link
6 Farzana Akter Laboni, Md. Wadud Ahmed, Abdul Kaium, Md. Khairul Alam, Aney Parven, Md. Fahad Jubayer, Md. Aminur Rahman, Islam Md Meftaul, Md. Sirajul Islam Khan. Heavy Metals in Widely Consumed Vegetables Grown in Industrial Areas of Bangladesh: a Potential Human Health Hazard. Biological Trace Element Research, Springer Nature, 2022 2022 Journal Article Link
7 Islam Md Meftaul, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Prasath Annamalai, Aney Parven, Mallavarapu Megharaj. Degradation of four pesticides in five urban landscape soils: Human and environmental health risk assessment. Environmental Geochemistry and Health (Springer Nature), 2022. 2022 Journal Article Link
8 Islam Md Meftaul, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Aney Parven, Prasath Annamalai, Mallavarapu Megharaj.Human health risk assessment of pesticides in lettuce and spinach grown in urban backyard garden soils. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2022 2022 Journal Article Link
9 Surja AS, Limon MTI, Soeb MJA, Arifin MS, Islam Md Meftaul, Kayshar MS, Islam MA, Rahman MM, Malek MA, Mohsin FM, Jahan MS, Barua A, Tofaz TB, Sultana I, Jubayer MF. Artificial intelligence-enabled rapid and symptom-based medication recommendation system (COV-MED) for the COVID-19 patients. jidhealth. 2022 Dec. 22. 2022 Journal Article Link
10 Islam Md Meftaul, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Prasath Annamalai, Aney Parven, Mallavarapu Megharaj. Glyphosate use in urban landscape soils: Fate, distribution, and potential human and environmental health risks. Journal of Environmental Management 292 (2021) 112786. 2021 Journal Article Link
11 Aney Parven, Md. Sirajul Islam Khan, Mohammad Dalower Hossain Prodhan, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Megharaj Mallavarapu, Md. Meftaul Islam. Human health risk assessment through quantitative screening of insecticide residues in two green beans to ensure food safety. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, (2021) 104121. 2021 Journal Article Link
12 Umme Salma Nisha, Md. Sirajul Islam Khan, Mohammad Dalower Hossain Prodhan, Islam Md Meftaul, Noorjahan Begum, Aney Parven, Syfullah Shahriar, Abdul Shukor Juraimi and Md. Abdul Hakim. Quantification of Pesticide Residues in Fresh Vegetables Available in Local Markets for Human Consumption and the Associated Health Risks. Agronomy 2021, 11, 1804. 2021 Journal Article Link
13 Islam Md Meftaul, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Prasath Annamalai, Aney Parven, Zahra Sobhani & Mallavarapu Megharaj. Behavior and fate of fungicide chlorothalonil in urban landscape soils and associated environmental concern. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B, 2021 2021 Journal Article Link
14 Islam Md Meftaul, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Rajarathnam Dharmarajan, Prasath Annamalai, Mallavarapu Megharaj. Movement and Fate of 2,4-D in Urban Soils: A Potential Environmental Health Concern. ACS Omega 2020, 5(22), 13287-13295. 2020 Journal Article Link
15 Islam Md Meftaul, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Rajarathnam Dharmarajan, Prasath Annamalai, Md Asaduzzamane, Aney Parven, Mallavarapu Megharaj. Controversies over human health and ecological impacts of glyphosate: Is it to be banned in modern agriculture? Environmental Pollution 2020: 114372. 2020 Journal Article Link
16 Islam Md Meftaul, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Rajarathnam Dharmarajan, Prasath Annamalai, Mallavarapu Megharaj. Pesticides in the urban environment: a potential threat that knocks at the door. Science of The Total Environment 2020: 134612. 2020 Journal Article Link
17 Aney Parven, Md Rezwan Sarker, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Islam Md Meftaul. Prolonging the shelf life of Papaya (Carica papaya L.) using Aloe vera gel at ambient temperature. Scientia Horticulturae 2020; 265: 109228. 2020 Journal Article Link
18 Islam Md Meftaul, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Rajarathnam Dharmarajan, Prasath Annamalai, Mallavarapu Megharaj. Sorption‒desorption of dimethoate in urban soils and potential environmental impacts. Environmental Science: Processes Impacts, The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020. 2020 Journal Article Link
19 Rezowana Nizam, Md Tofail Hosain, Md Elias Hossain, Md Meftaul Islam, Md Ariful Haque. Salt stress mitigation by calcium nitrate in tomato plant. Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 2019, 5(1) 87-93. 2019 Journal Article Link
20 Towfia Junnat, Md Moinul Haque, Md Elias Hossain, Md Tofail Hosain, Rezowana Nizam, Md Meftaul Islam. Evaluation of Growth Performance of Some Rice Varieties in Relation to Their Economic Yield. Asian Research Journal of Agriculture, 2017, 7(2): 1-8. 2017 Journal Article Link
21 Md. Meftaul Islam and Aney Parven. Sustainable and Eco-friendly Vegetable Production through Hydroponics. International Journal of Business Social and Scientific Research. 2017. 5(4): 143-146. 2017 Journal Article Link
22 Md. Meftaul Islam, Md. Sirajul Islam Khan and Aney Parven. Growth and Yield Potential of Late Planting Cabbage Influenced by Gibberellic Acid. International Journal of Business Social and Scientific Research. 2017. 6(1): 62-67. 2017 Journal Article Link
23 Tanushree Mondal, M.S. Ali, Thahamina Bagum, Debashish Das and Md. Meftaul Islam.Use of Improved Practices in Strawberry Cultivation by the Farmers in Selected Area of Bangladesh. International Journal of Business Social and Scientific Research. 2016, 4(3): 226-230. 2016 Journal Article Link
24 M. A. Hossain, M. A. H. Sarkar, N. Islam, M. R. Amin, K. Parvin, Md. Meftaul Islam and M. D. Sarkar. Postharvest Challenges in Potato Production at Bogra and Joypurhat District of Bangladesh. International Journal of Business Social and Scientific Research. 2015, 3(1): 19-24. 2015 Journal Article Link
25 Abdul Kaium, M. Islam, S. Sultana, E. Hossain, S.C.Shovon, A.Mahjuba.Yield and Yield Contributes of Coriander (Coriandrum Sativum L.) as Influenced by Spacing and Variety. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2015. 5(3): 01-05. 2015 Journal Article Link
26 Md. Meftaul Islam, Falguni Majumdar, Tania Sultana, Md. Shariful Islam, Rezowana Nizam. Growth and Yield Potential of Broccoli in Response to Organic Manures and Mulching. International Journal of Business, Social and Scientific Research. 2014, 2(1): 68-73. 2014 Journal Article Link
27 S.C. Shovon, Md. Shariful Islam, Jubay er-Al-Mahmud, Md. Shah Newaz Chowdhury, Md. Nazmul Alam, Tania Sultana and Md. Meftaul Islam. Diversity of Avifauna in Sher-E-Bangla Agricultural University Campus. International Journal of Business, Social and Scientific Research. 2014, 2(1): 58-63. 2014 Journal Article Link
28 Md. Meftaul Islam, Md. Dulal ali Mollah, Md. Shariful Islam, Abdul Kaium and Ruhul Amin. Performance of different mulching on growth and yield of broccoli. Journal of Experimental Bioscience. 2014, 5(2): 43-48. 2014 Journal Article Link
29 Md. Meftaul Islam, Abdul Kaium, Syfullah Shahriar, Md. Elias Hossain, Ruhul Amin, Md. Shariful Islam, Md. Akik bin Zaher and Rezowana Nizam. Growth and Yield Potential of Broccoli Influenced by Organic Manures. Bangladesh Research Publications Journal. 2014, 10(2): 145-150. 2014 Journal Article Link
30 Tania Sultana, Rabiul Islam, Md. Shah Newaz Chowdhury, Md. Shariful Islam, Md. Elias Hossain and Md. Meftaul Islam. Performance Evaluation of Two Rice Varieties under Different Levels of NaCl Salinity Stress. Bangladesh Research Publications Journal. 2014, 10(2): 186-195. 2014 Journal Article Link
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1 Islam Md Meftaul, Prasath Annamalai, Mallavarapu Megharaj. Degradation of pesticides in urban landscape soils : Potential human and environmental health risks. International CleanUp Conference, on 11– 15 September 2022, Adelaide, Australia. 2022 Conference Link
2 Md Meftaul Islam, Raja Dharmarajan, Mallavarapu Megharaj. 'Sorption and desorption behavior of 2,4-D in nine selected urban soils of Australia'. International CleanUp Conference, on 8 – 12 September 2019, Adelaide, Australia. 2019 Conference Link

Reserach/Project

Title Source of Fund Year URL Status
"To determine the yield increase of commercial agricultural crops by using Pyroligneous Acid (PA)" Funding body: Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources at The University of Newcastle, Australia 2023 On-going
"Pesticide use in urban environment and food safety" The University of Newcastle, Australia 2017 Completed
“Effect of organic manures and mulching on growth and yield of broccoli” 2012 Completed
“Adaptation of Horticultural Crops to Climate Change with Particular Reference to Water Stress” Program Supporting Unit ASPS II, Planning Commission, Government people republic of Bangladesh 2012 Completed
“Sustainable and eco-friendly vegetable production through hydroponics” Ministry of Science and Technology, Government people republic of Bangladesh, 2015 Completed
“Growth and yield potential of late planting cabbage influenced by gibberellic acid” Ministry of Science and Technology, Government people republic of Bangladesh 2016 Completed
“Effect of Biopreservatives on shelf life and quality of papaya”. Sher-e-bangla agricultural university research system (SAURES) 2016 Completed
Student Degree Year Title Role
Sl Editorial Board Type From To
1 Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Switzerland Editorial Board 2023 Present
Sl Professional Type From To
1 Member of Australian Institute of Food Safety (AIFS) Professional 2022 Present
2 Member of Newcastle University Alumni Association Professional 2022 Present
3 Executive member of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Teachers Association Professional 2017 Present
4 Member of Agriculturalist Institution, Bangladesh Professional 2012 Present
5 Member of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Alumni Association Professional 2012 Present
Sl Achievements Type Year
1 HDR COVID-19 Support scholarship, offered by The University of Newcastle (UoN). Scholarship 2022
2 CleanUp 2022 Conference Scholarship, offered by CRC CARE Pty Ltd. Scholarship 2022
3 HDR COVID-19 Support scholarship, offered by The University of Newcastle (UoN). Scholarship 2021
4 Academic Deans' Award, 2019, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) Award 2019
5 CleanUp 2019 Conference Scholarship, offered by CRC CARE Pty Ltd. Scholarship 2019
6 University of Newcastle International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (UNIPRS) & UNRS Central Scholarship for Doctor of Philosophy offered by The University of Newcastle (November 2017- May 2021). Scholarship 2017
Others
1 Journal Reviewer: Frontiers in Public Health
2 Journal Reviewer: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
3 Journal Reviewer: Environmental Geochemistry and Health, Springer Nature.
4 Journal Reviewer: Scientific Report, nature.
5 Journal Reviewer: Pest Management Science, Wiley.
6 Journal Reviewer: Plants, MDPI
7 Journal Reviewer: International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Taylor & Francis.
8 Journal Reviewer: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, MDPI
9 Journal Reviewer: Applied Sciences, MDPI
10 Journal Reviewer: Foods, MDPI
11 Journal Reviewer: International Journal of Food Science and Technology, Wiley.
12 Journal Reviewer: Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, Springer Nature.

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