Dr. Afshin Maleki
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Dr. Afshin Maleki

Professor
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Environmental Health Engineering from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Biography

Dr. Afshin Maleki is currently working as Professor at Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. She has completed her Ph.D. in Environmental Health Engineering from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. She also appointed as Lecturer, Dean, Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor at Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences. Dr. Afshin Maleki received honor includes Best researcher, and Exemplar lecturer in Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences. She has supervised 10 MSc. and 4 Ph.D. theses in Environmental Health Engineering, all of them in Water and Wastewater Engineering Subjects and Pollution Control. Her area of research interest focuses on Environmental Pollution Control and Monitoring, Waste Treatment, AOPs, and Nanotechnology. She has published 87 research articles in journals and 39 papers in conferences contributed as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
100%
Environmental Pollution
62%
Pollution Control
90%
Wastes Treatment
75%
Nanotechnology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
233
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Ghahramani, E., B. Kamarehie, R. Rezaiee, A. Jafari and F. Azimi et al., 2023. Fluoride content in drinking water of the rural areas of Divandarreh city, Kurdistan province, Iran: A non-carcinogenic risk assessment. Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem., 103: 341-353.
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  2. Soltani, R.D.C., M. Safari, R. Rezaee, A. Maleki, R. Ghanbari and Y. Zandsalimi, 2022. Synthesis of immobilised Ni-doped TiO2 nanoparticles through hydrothermal route and their efficiency evaluation in photodegradation of formaldehyde. Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem., 102: 1987-1999.
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  3. Shivaraju, H.P., K.M. Anilkumar, S.R. Yashas, R. Harini, B. Shahmoradi, A. Maleki and G. McKay, 2021. Facile synthesis of Mn-Ce/N-TiO2 composite for CO2 hydrogenation into methane and intensifying methane yield in biomethanation. Biofuels Bioprod. Biorefin., 15: 189-201.
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  4. Mansouri, B., N.A. Azadi, M. Albrycht, L.J. Binkowski and M. Błaszczyk et al., 2021. Metal risk assessment study of canned fish available on the Iranian market. Biol. Trace Elem. Res., 199: 3470-3477.
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  5. Maleki, A., M. Seifi and N. Marzban, 2021. Evaluation of sonocatalytic and photocatalytic processes efficiency for degradation of humic compounds using synthesized transition-metal-doped ZnO nanoparticles in aqueous solution. J. Chem., Vol. 2021. 10.1155/2021/9938579.
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  6. Maleki, A. and H. Jari, 2021. Evaluation of drinking water quality and non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk assessment of heavy metals in rural areas of Kurdistan, Iran. Environ. Technol. Innovation, Vol. 23. 10.1016/j.eti.2021.101668.
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  7. Hasani, G., H. Daraei, K. Yetilmezsoy, G. Hosseini and F. Gharibi et al., 2021. Implementation of pulsed current electro-fenton process for humic acid removal from aqueous solutions: Optimization and computational analysis. Int. J. Electrochem. Sci., Vol. 16. 10.20964/2021.01.64.
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  8. Ebrahimi, R., A. Maleki, R. Rezaee, H. Daraei and M. Safari et al., 2021. Synthesis and application of Fe-doped TiO2 nanoparticles for photodegradation of 2,4-D from aqueous solution. Arab. J. Sci. Eng., 46: 6409-6422.
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  9. Amini, N., B. Rashidzadeh, N. Amanollahi, A. Maleki, J.K. Yang and S.M. Lee, 2021. Application of an electrochemical sensor using copper oxide nanoparticles/polyalizarin yellow R nanocomposite for hydrogen peroxide. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 28: 38809-38816.
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  10. Amini, N., A. Maleki and P. Maleki, 2021. Electrochemical detection of nitrate ions via reduction of NO2− and oxidation of NO reactions based on Cu@TiO2 coreshell/nafion/polyalizarin immobilized electrode. Mater. Chem. Phys., Vol. 264. 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2021.124384.
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  11. Yashas, S.R., H.P. Shivaraju, T. Thinley, K.S. Pushparaj, A. Maleki and B. Shahmoradi, 2020. Facile synthesis of SnO2 2D nanoflakes for ultrasound-assisted photodegradation of tetracycline hydrochloride. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 17: 2593-2604.
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  12. Mohammadi, M., A. Maleki, S. Zandi, E. Mohammadi, E. Ghahremani, J.K. Yang and S.M. Lee, 2020. Photocatalytic decomposition of aqueous diazinon using reduced graphene/ZnO nanocomposite doped with manganese. Desalin. Water Treat., 184: 315-325.
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  13. Maleki, A., F. Moradi, B. Shahmoradi, R. Rezaee and S.M. Lee, 2020. The photocatalytic removal of diazinon from aqueous solutions using tungsten oxide doped zinc oxide nanoparticles immobilized on glass substrate. J. Mol. Liq., Vol. 297. 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111918.
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  14. Karimyan, K., M. Alimohammadi, A. Maleki, M. Yunesian, R.N. Nodehi, A.R. Foroushani and M. Hadi, 2020. Spatial distribution and potential health risks of heavy metal(loid)s present in drinking water resources of Iran. Desalin. Water Treat., 179: 223-241.
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  15. Karimyan, K., M. Alimohammadi, A. Maleki, M. Yunesian, R.N. Nodehi and A.R. Foroushani, 2020. The mobility of arsenic from highly polluted farmlands to wheat: Soil-plant transfer model and health risk assessment. Land Degrad. Dev., 31: 1560-1572.
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  16. Karimyan, K., M. Alimohammadi, A. Maleki, M. Yunesian, R.N. Nodehi and A.R. Foroushani, 2020. Human health and ecological risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s in agricultural soils of rural areas: A case study in Kurdistan Province, Iran. J. Environ. Health Sci. Eng., 18: 469-481.
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  17. Hayati, B., A. Maleki, F. Najafi, R. Rezaee, S.H. Puttaiah, N. Marzban and G. McKay, 2020. PPI/CNT nanocomposite for novel high capacity removal of the toxic heavy metals, Hg, Pb and Ni from water. Desalin. Water Treat., 198: 190-199.
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  18. Ghahramani, E., A. Maleki, B. Kamarehie, R. Rezaee and M. Darvishmotevalli et al., 2020. Determination of heavy metals concentration in drinking water of rural areas of Divandarreh County, Kurdistan Province: Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk assessment. Int. J. Environ. Health Eng., Vol. 9. 10.4103/ijehe.ijehe_15_19.
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  19. Amini, N., M. Shamsipur and A. Maleki, 2020. Construction of manganese oxide nanowire-like cluster arrays on a DNA template: Application to detection of hydrogen peroxide. Bioelectrochemistry, Vol. 132. 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.107419.
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  20. Amini, N. and A. Maleki, 2020. Electrochemical behavior of ticlopidine and detection of ethanol based on Hemoglobin/Ticlopidine/Titanium oxide NPs nanobiocomposite modified electrode. J. Electroanal. Chem., Vol. 877. 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114463.
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  21. Shahmoradi, B., F. Farahani, S. Kohzadi, A. Maleki and M. Pordel et al., 2019. Application of cadmium-doped ZnO for the solar photocatalytic degradation of phenol. Water Sci. Technol., 79: 375-385.
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  22. Rashidipour, M., R. Heydari, A. Maleki, E. Mohammadi and B. Davari, 2019. Salt-assisted liquid-liquid extraction coupled with reversed-phase dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction for sensitive HPLC determination of paraquat in environmental and food samples. J. Food Meas. Charact., 13: 269-276.
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  23. Rashidipour, M., A. Maleki, S. Kordi, M. Birjandi and N. Pajouhi et al., 2019. Pectin/chitosan/tripolyphosphate nanoparticles: Efficient carriers for reducing soil sorption, cytotoxicity, and mutagenicity of paraquat and enhancing its herbicide activity. J. Agric. Food Chem., 67: 5736-5745.
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  24. Pirinejad, L., A. Maleki, B. Shahmoradi, H. Daraei, J.K. Yang and S.M. Lee, 2019. Synthesis and application of Fe-N-Cr-TiO2 nanocatalyst for photocatalytic degradation of Acid Black 1 under LED light irradiation. J. Mol. Liq., 279: 232-240.
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  25. Mohammadi, E., H. Daraei, R. Ghanbari, S.D. Athar and Y. Zandsalimi et al., 2019. Synthesis of carboxylated chitosan modified with ferromagnetic nanoparticles for adsorptive removal of fluoride, nitrate, and phosphate anions from aqueous solutions. J. Mol. Liq., 273: 116-124.
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  26. Maki, L.K., A. Maleki, R. Rezaee, H. Daraei and K. Yetilmezsoy, 2019. LED-activated immobilized Fe-Ce-N tri-doped TiO2 nanocatalyst on glass bed for photocatalytic degradation organic dye from aqueous solutions. Environ. Technol. Innovation, Vol. 15. 10.1016/j.eti.2019.100411.
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  27. Hossienzadeh, K., A. Maleki, H. Daraei, M. Safari, R. Pawar and S.M. Lee, 2019. Sonocatalytic and photocatalytic efficiency of transition metal-doped ZnO nanoparticles in the removal of organic dyes from aquatic environments. Korean J. Chem. Eng., 36: 1360-1370.
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  28. Hasani, G., A. Maleki, H. Daraei, R. Ghanbari and M. Safari et al., 2019. A comparative optimization and performance analysis of four different electrocoagulation-flotation processes for humic acid removal from aqueous solutions. Process Saf. Environ. Prot., 121: 103-117.
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  29. Ebrahimi, R., K. Hossienzadeh, A. Maleki, R. Ghanbari and R. Rezaee et al., 2019. Effects of doping zinc oxide nanoparticles with transition metals (Ag, Cu, Mn) on photocatalytic degradation of Direct Blue 15 dye under UV and visible light irradiation. J. Environ. Health Sci. Eng., 17: 479-492.
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  30. Ebrahimi, R., A. Maleki, Y. Zandsalimi, R. Ghanbari and B. Shahmoradi et al., 2019. Photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes using WO3-doped ZnO nanoparticles fixed on a glass surface in aqueous solution. J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 73: 297-305.
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  31. Dehestaniathara, S., P. Abolmohammadib, M. Safayc, N. Jonidid, A. Malekia and H. Daraeia, 2019. Preparation of iron-nitrogen doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles and its application for photocatalytic degradation of phenol under UV and visible light. Desalin. Water Treat., 154: 188-194.
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  32. Bahmani, P., A. Maleki, R. Rezaee, M. Khamforoush, K. Yetilmezsoy, S.D. Athar and F. Gharibi, 2019. Simultaneous removal of arsenate and nitrate from aqueous solutions using micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration process. J. Water Process Eng., 27: 24-31.
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  33. Bahmani, P., A. Maleki, H. Daraei, R. Rezaee and M. Khamforoush et al., 2019. Application of modified electrospun nanofiber membranes with α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles in arsenate removal from aqueous media. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 26: 21993-22009.
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  34. Amini, N., M.B. Gholivand, M. Shamsipur, A.A.M. Movahedi and S. Farahi et al., 2019. Fabrication of a glycation induced amyloid nanofibril and polyalizarin yellow R nanobiocomposite: Application for electrocatalytic determination of hydrogen peroxide. Int. J. Biol. Macromol., 123: 1297-1304.
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  35. Zandsalimi, Y., B. Shahmoradi, S.D. Athar and A. Maleki, 2018. Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of Tungsten-doped ZnO nanoparticles as an environmentally friendly substance. J. Adv. Environ. Health Res., 6: 173-178.
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  36. Soltani, R.D.C., M. Safari, A. maleki, R. Rezaee, P. Teymouri, S.E. Hashemi, R. Ghanbari and Y. Zandsalimi, 2018. Preparation of chitosan/bone char/Fe3O4 nanocomposite for adsorption of hexavalent chromium in aquatic environments. Arab. J. Sci. Eng., 43: 5799-5808.
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  37. Shahmoradi, B., S. Yavari, Y. Zandsalimi, H.P. Shivaraju and M. Negahdari et al., 2018. Optimization of solar degradation efficiency of bio-composting leachate using Nd: ZnO nanoparticles. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 356: 201-211.
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  38. Maleki, A., S. Nasseri, M.S. Aminabad and M. Hadi, 2018. Comparison of ARIMA and NNAR models for forecasting water treatment plants influent characteristics. KSCE J. Civ. Eng., 22: 3233-3245.
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  39. Maleki, A., B. kamarehie, R. Rezaee, A. Jafari and Y. Zandsalami et al., 2018. Data on physicochemical quality of drinking water in the rural area in Divandarreh county, Kurdistan, Iran. Data Brief, 19: 1661-1669.
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  40. Jebelli, M.A., A. Maleki, M.A. Amoozegar, E. Kalantar, F. Gharibi, N. Darvish and H. Tashayoe, 2018. Isolation and identification of the native population bacteria for bioremediation of high levels of arsenic from water resources. J. Environ. Manage., 212: 39-45.
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  41. Hayati, B., A. Maleki, F. Najafi, F. Gharibi and G. McKay et al., 2018. Heavy metal adsorption using PAMAM/CNT nanocomposite from aqueous solution in batch and continuous fixed bed systems. Chem. Eng. J., 346: 258-270.
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  42. Ebrahimi, R., A. Maleki, B. Shahmoradi, R. Rezaee and H. Daraei et al., 2018. Organic dye removal from aqueous media by using acid modified clinoptilolite. J. Adv. Environ. Health Res., 6: 118-127.
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  43. Bahmani, P., A. Maleki, H. Daraei, M. Khamforoush, S.D. Athar and F. Gharibi, 2018. Fabrication and characterization of novel polyacrylonitrile/α-Fe2O3 ultrafiltration mixed-matrix membranes for nitrate removal from aqueous solutions. J. Mol. Liq., 271: 557-570.
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  44. Abedi, K.A.D., F. Ghorbani-Shahna, A. Bahrami, H. Ebrahimi and A. Maleki et al., 2018. Effect of TiO2/GAC and water vapor on chloroform decomposition in a hybrid plasma-catalytic system. Environ. Technol., 39: 2041-2050.
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  45. Shafiei, L., P. Taymoori, A. Maleki and K. Sayehmiri, 2017. The effect of educational intervention based on an ecological-social model on consuming fruit and vegetables in women in Ilam. Electron. Physician, 9: 5954-5959.
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  46. Maleki, A., H. Daraei and N. Amini, 2017. Electrocatalytic activity of manganese oxide nanosphere immobilized onto deoxyribonucleic acid modified electrode: Application to determine environmental pollutant thiourea at natural pH. J. Colloid Interface Sci., 504: 579-585.
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  47. Jebelli, M.A., A. Maleki, M.A. Amoozegar, E. Kalantar, B. Shahmoradi and F. Gharibi, 2017. Isolation and identification of indigenous prokaryotic bacteria from arsenic-contaminated water resources and their impact on arsenic transformation. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 140: 170-176.
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  48. Bahmani, P., A. Maleki, H. Daraei, M. Khamforoush and R. Rezaee et al., 2017. High-flux ultrafiltration membrane based on electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous scaffolds for arsenate removal from aqueous solutions. J. Colloid Interface Sci., 506: 564-571.
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  49. Shahmoradi, B., A. Maleki and K. Byrappa, 2015. Removal of disperse orange 25 using in situ surface-modified iron-doped TiO2 nanoparticles. Desalin. Water Treat., 53: 3615-3622.
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  50. Maleki, A., S. Nasseri, M. Hadi and S. Aminabad, 2015. Discoloration of aqueous direct blue 71 solutions using UV/H2O2/nano-SiO2 process. J. Environ. Res., 9: 721-734.
  51. Maleki, A., H. Daraei, E.A. Hosseini, S. Azizi, E. Faez and F. Gharibi, 2015. Azo dye DB71 degradation using ultrasonic-assisted fenton process: Modeling and process optimization. Arabian J. Sci. Eng., 40: 295-301.
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  52. Maleki, A., E. Pajootan and B. Hayati, 2015. Ethyl acrylate grafted chitosan for heavy metal removal from wastewater: Equilibrium, kinetic and thermodynamic studies. J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. Eng., 51: 127-134.
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  53. Maleki, A., E. Darvishi and A. Moradi, 2015. Safety culture assessment and its relationship with the accidents in a dam construction project. J. Health Saf. Work, 4: 59-68.
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  54. Maleki, A., A.H. Mahvi, H. Daraei, R. Rezaei, N. Meihami, K. Mohammadi and S. Zandi, 2015. Influence of selected anions on fluoride removal in Electrocoagulation/electroflotation. Fluoride, 48: 37-47.
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  55. Hayati, B., N.M. Mahmoodi and A. Maleki, 2015. Dendrimer-titania nanocomposite: Synthesis and dye-removal capacity. Res. Chem. Intermed., 41: 3743-3757.
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  56. Hayati, B., M. Arami, A. Maleki and E. Pajootan, 2015. Thermodynamic properties of dye removal from colored textile wastewater by poly (propylene imine) dendrimer. Desalin. Water Treat., 56: 97-106.
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  57. Hayati, B., M. Arami, A. Maleki and E. Pajootan, 2015. Application of dendrimer/titania nanohybrid for the removal of phenol from contaminated wastewater. Desalination Water Treat., 57: 6809-6819.
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  58. Salehi, K., H. Daraei, P. Teymouri and A. Maleki, 2014. Hydrothermal synthesis of surface-modified copper oxide-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles for degradation of acid black 1: Modeling and optimization by response surface methodology. J. Adv. Environ. Health Res., 2: 101-109.
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  59. Rezaee, R., A. Maleki, A. Jafari, S. Mazloomi, Y. Zandsalimi and A.H. Mahvi, 2014. Application of response surface methodology for optimization of natural organic matter degradation by UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation process. J. Environ. Health Sci. Eng., Vol. 12. 10.1186/2052-336X-12-67.
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  60. Maleki, A., Y. Zandsalimi, S. Zandi, M. Mohammadi and S. Goftari, 2014. Garlic pods performance as a natural sorbent for the removal of cat blue 41 dye from aqueous solution. Scient. J. Kurdistan Univ. Med. Sci., 19: 84-93.
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  61. Maleki, A., P. Teymouri, R. Rahimi, M. Rostami and H. Amini et al., 2014. Assessment of chemical quality of drinking water in rural area of Qorveh city, Kurdistan province, Iran. J. Adv. Environ. Health Res., 2: 22-29.
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  62. Maleki, A., M. Hadi and M.S. Aminabad, 2014. Optimization of direct blue 71 (DB71) removal in UV/H2O2 process, using response surface methodology. J. Zabol Univ. Med. Sci., 6: 64-73.
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  63. Maleki, A., H. Daraei, L. Alaei and A. Faraji, 2014. Comparison of QSAR models based on combinations of genetic algorithm, stepwise multiple linear regression and artificial neural network methods to predict kd of some derivatives of aromatic sulfonamides as carbonic anhydrase II inhibitors. Russian J. Bioorg. Chem., 40: 70-84.
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  64. Maleki, A., H. Daraei, H. Amini and P. Bahmani, 2014. Evaluation of chemical quality of drinking water in Divandareh villages with emphasis on nitrate concentration. Scient. J. Kurdistan Univ. Med. Sci., 19: 57-67.
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  65. Maleki, A., H. Daraei, E. Akhgar, S. Amini, Y. Zandsalimi and S. Shahsavari, 2014. Assessment of household reverse-osmosis systems in heavy metal and solute ion removal in real and synthetic samples. J. Adv. Environ. Health Res., 2: 165-173.
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  66. Maleki, A., H. Daraei, B. Shahmoradi, S. Razee and N. Ghobadi, 2014. Electrocoagulation efficiency and energy consumption probing by artificial intelligent approaches. Desalination Water Treat., 52: 2400-2411.
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  67. Maleki, A., H. Amini, S. Nazmara, S. Zandi and A.H. Mahvi, 2014. Spatial distribution of heavy metals in soil, water and vegetables of farms in Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran. J. Environ. Health Sci. Eng., Vol. 12. 10.1186/s40201-014-0136-0.
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  68. Maleki, A., E. Ghahremani, Y. Zandsalimi, P. Teymouri and H. Daraei et al., 2014. Temporal and spatial variation of drinking water quality in a number of Divandareh villages, Iran: With emphasis on fluoride distribution. J. Adv. Environ. Health Res., 2: 174-180.
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  69. Mahmoodi, N.M., U. Sadeghi, A. Maleki, B. Hayati and F. Najafi, 2014. Synthesis of cationic polymeric adsorbent and dye removal isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic. J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 20: 2745-2753.
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  70. Hosseini, G., A. Maleki, H. Amini, S. Mohammadi, M.S. Hassanvand, O. Giahi and F. Gharibi, 2014. Health impact assessment of particulate matter in Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran. J. Adv. Environ. Health Res., 2: 54-62.
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  71. Hamesadeghi, U., F. Najafi, H. Daraei, E. Ghahremani, R. Rahmani, F. Gharibi and A. Maleki, 2014. Removal of acid black 1 dye by carbon nanotube-dendrimer composite: Operation parameters, isotherms and kinetic. Scient. J. Kurdistan Univ. Med. Sci., 19: 141-152.
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  72. Ghahramani, E., A. Maleki, S. Kohzadi, H. Loqmani, M.N. Sephr, M. Zarrabi and R. Ramazanzadeh, 2014. Microbial pollution of hand washing liquids in Kurdistan University hospitals. Int. J. Enteric Pathog., Vol. 2. 10.17795/ijep13927.
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  73. Daraei, H., A. Maleki, A.H. Mahvi, Y. Zandsalimi, L. Alaei and F. Gharibi, 2014. Synthesis of ZnO nano-sono-catalyst for degradation of reactive dye focusing on energy consumption: Operational parameters influence, modeling and optimization. Desalination Water Treat., 52: 6745-6755.
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  74. Alavi, N., A.R. Mesdaghinia, K. Naddafi, G. Mohebali, H. Daraei, A. Maleki and L. Alaei, 2014. Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in a soil polluted sample by oil-based drilling cuttings. Soil Sediment Contam., 23: 586-597.
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  75. Solaimany-Aminabad, M., A. Maleki, M. Hadi and B. Shahmoradi, 2013. Application of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) for the prediction of water treatment plant influent characteristics. J. Adv. Environ. Health Res., 1: 89-100.
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  76. Shahmoradi, B., K. Byrappa and A. Maleki, 2013. Surface modification of ZnO and TiO2 nanoparticles under mild hydrothermal conditions. J. Mater. Sci. Eng. A, 3: 50-56.
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  77. Maleki, A., H. Daraei, F. Khodaei, K.B. Aghdam, R. Rezaee and A. Naghizadeh, 2013. Investigation of potato peel-based bio-sorbent efficiency in reactive dye removal: Artificial neural network modeling and genetic algorithms optimization. J. Adv. Environ. Health Res., 1: 21-28.
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  78. Maleki, A., F. Gharibi, M. Alimohammadi, H. Daraei and Y. Zandsalimi, 2013. Concentration levels of heavy metals in irrigation water and vegetables grown in peri-urban areas of Sanandaj, Iran. J. Adv. Environ. Health Res., 1: 81-88.
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  79. Maleki, A., B. Shahmoradi, H. Daraei and E. Kalantar, 2013. Assessment of ultrasound irradiation on inactivation of gram negative and positive bacteria isolated from hospital in aqueous solution. J. Adv. Environ. Health Res., 1: 9-14.
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  80. Maleki, A., A.H. Mahvi, R. Rezaee and B. Davari, 2013. Removal of reactive blue 19 using natural and modified zeolites. Iran. J. Health Environ., 5: 519-530.
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  81. Kalantar, E., K. Kabir, F. Gharibi, S. Hatami and A. Maleki, 2013. Effect and properties of surface-modified copper doped ZnO nanoparticles (Cu:ZnO NPs) on killing curves of bacterial pathogens. J. Med. Bacteriol., 2: 20-26.
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  82. Ebrahimi, R., A. Maleki, B. Shahmoradi, H. Daraei, A.H. Mahvi, A.H. Barati and A. Eslami, 2013. Elimination of arsenic contamination from water using chemically modified wheat straw. Desalination Water Treat., 51: 2306-2316.
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  83. Bandpei, A.M., Z. Yousefi, R.A.D. Tileki, A. Maleki, E. Ghahremani and P. Bahmani, 2013. Assessment of SBR system performance in the removal of reactive yellow3 dye from synthetic wastewater. Scient. J. Kurdistan Univ. Med. Sci., 18: 113-121.
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  84. Bahmani, P., A. Maleki, E. Ghahramani and A. Rashidi, 2013. Decolorization of the dye reactive black 5 using Fenton oxidation. Afr. J. Biotechnol., 12: 4115-4122.
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  85. Bahmani, P., A. Maleki, A. Ghahremani and S. Kohzadi, 2013. Efficiency of fenton oxidation process in removal of remazol black-b from aqueous medium. J. Health Hyg., 4: 57-67.
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  86. Shahmoradi, B., M. Negahdary and A. Maleki, 2012. Hydrothermal synthesis of surface-modified, manganese-doped TiO2 nanoparticles for photodegradation of methylene blue. Environ. Eng. Sci., 29: 1032-1037.
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  87. Nasri, F., H. Daraei, A. Maleki and T. Hatami, 2012. Phase equilibrium of binary system carbon dioxide-methanol at high pressure using artificial neural network. J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 34: 1070-1078.
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  88. Maleki, A., Y. Zandsalimi, B. Shahmoradi, R. Rezaie and M.A. Pordel, 2012. Comparison of the efficiency of photochemical processes combined with UV/H2O2 and UV/TiO2 in removal of Acid Red 18 from aqueous solutions. Scient. J. Kurdistan Univ. Med. Sci., 16: 101-108.
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  89. Maleki, A., S. Zandi and A.H. Mahvi, 2012. Biosorption of cadmium and copper ions from aqueous solution by chemically modified wheat straw. Scient. J. Kurdistan Univ. Med. Sci., 17: 82-95.
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  90. Maleki, A., H. Daraei, L. Alaei, L. Abasi and A. Izadi, 2012. Dye removal probing by electrocoagulation process: Modeling by MLR and ANN methods. Pak. J. Chem. Eng., 34: 1056-1069.
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  91. Maleki, A., B. Shahmoradi and K. Byrappa, 2012. Solar degradation of Direct Blue 71 using surface modified iron doped ZnO hybrid nanomaterials. Water Sci. Technol., 65: 1923-1928.
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  92. Maleki, A., 2012. Potential of acid modified zeolite for cadmium adsorption in aqueous environment. J. Mazandaran Univ. Med. Sci., 22: 75-84.
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  93. Khodavaisy, S., A. Maleki, B. Hossainzade, S. Rezai and F. Ahmadi et al., 2012. Occurrence of fungal contamination in pistachio and peanut samples from retail shops in Sanandaj province, Iran. Afr. J. Microbiol. Res., 6: 6781-6784.
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  94. Hadi, M., G. McKay, M.R. Samarghandi, A. Maleki and M.S. Aminabad, 2012. Prediction of optimum adsorption isotherm: Comparison of Chi-square and Log-likelihood statistics. Desalination Water Treat., 49: 81-94.
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  95. Amin, M.M., M. Safari, A. Maleki, M. Ghasemian, R. Rezaee and H. Hashemi, 2012. Feasibility of humic substances removal by enhanced coagulation process in surface water. Int. J. Environ. Health Eng., Vol. 1. 10.4103/2277-9183.99323.
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  96. Yousefi, Z., A.M. Bandpei, R.A.D. Tileki, A. Malaki, R.A. Mohamadpur and E. Ghahramani, 2011. Evaluation of the combined GAC-SBR system performance in the removal of yellow 3 and disperse yellow 3 reactive dyes from the waste. J. Mazandaran Univ. Med. Sci., 22: 41-49.
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  97. Siboni, M.S., M.T. Samadi, S. Azizian, A. Maleki and M. Zarrabi, 2011. Removal of chromium by using of adsorption onto strong base anion resin: Study of equilibrium and kinetic. J. Water Wastewater, 22: 10-18.
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  98. Shahmoradi, B., A. Maleki and K. Byrappa, 2011. Photocatalytic degradation of amaranth and brilliant blue FCF dyes using in situ modified tungsten doped TiO2 hybrid nanoparticles. Catal. Sci. Technol., 1: 1216-1223.
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  99. Samarghandi, M., M.S. Siboni, A. Maleki, S.J. Jafari and F. Nazemi, 2011. Kinetic determination and efficiency of titanium dioxide photocatalytic process in removal of Reactive Black 5 (RB5) dye and cyanide from aquatic solution. J. Mazandaran Univ. Med. Sci., 21: 44-52.
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  100. Rezaee, R., A. Maleki, M. Shirzad, M. Rahimi and M. Mohamadi, 2011. Comparison of efficiency of photochemical and sonochemical processes combined with hydrogen peroxide in removal of direct blue 71(DB71) from aqueous solution: A kinetic study. Scient. J. Kurdistan Univ. Med. Sci., 16: 38-47.
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  101. Maleki, A., P. Bahmani and E. Ghahremani, 2011. Investigation of the efficiency of activated sludge reactor with fixed bed in biological removal of methyl-tributyl ether from synthetic wastewater. Scient. J. Kurdistan Univ. Med. Sci., 16: 48-55.
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  102. Maleki, A., N. Alavi, M. Safari and R. Rezaee, 2011. Determination of fluoride in sanandaj drinking water resources. Jundishapur J. Health Sci., 3: 19-27.
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  103. Maleki, A., A.H. Mahvi, R. Rezaie and M.S. Siboni, 2011. Cadmium adsorption by a bacterial biofilm supported on clinoptilolite from aqueous solution. Scient. J. Kurdistan Univ. Med. Sci., 16: 65-75.
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  104. Maleki, A., A.H. Mahvi, M.A. Zazouli, H. Izanloo and A.H. Barati, 2011. Aqueous cadmium removal by adsorption on barley hull and barley hull ash. Asian J. Chem., 23: 1373-1376.
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  105. Maleki, A., A.H. Mahvi and B. Shahmoradi, 2011. Hydroxyl radical-based processes for decolourization of direct blue 71: A comparative study. Asian J. Chem., 23: 4411-4415.
  106. Maleki, A. and A. Eslami, 2011. Isotherm and kinetics of arsenic (V) adsorption from aqueous solution using modified wheat straw. Iran. J. Health Environ., 3: 439-450.
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  107. Zazouli, M.A., A. Mohseni, A. Maleki, M. Saberian and H. Izanloo, 2010. Determination of cadmium and lead contents in black tea and tea liquor from Iran. Asian J. Chem., 22: 1387-1393.
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  108. Zazouli, M.A., A. Maleki and H. Izanloo, 2010. Assessment of raw leachate characteristics and its pretreatment by lime. Asian J. Chem., 22: 6155-6163.
  109. Rezaee, R., A. Maleki, M. Safari and A. Ghavami, 2010. Assessment of chemical pollution of groundwater resources in downstream regions of sanandaj landfill. Scient. J. Kurdistan Univ. Med. Sci., 15: 89-98.
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  110. Mirzaei, N., J. Nori, A.H. Mahvi, M. Yunesian and A. Maleki, 2010. Assessment of environmental impacts produced by compost plant in Sanandaj. Scient. J. Kurdistan Univ. Med. Sci., 14: 79-88.
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  111. Maleki, A., A.H. Mahvi, R. Ebrahimi and Y. Zandsalimi, 2010. Study of photochemical and sonochemical processes efficiency for degradation of dyes in aqueous solution. Korean J. Chem. Eng., 27: 1805-1810.
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  112. Maleki, A., A.H. Mahvi, R. Ebrahimi and J. Khan, 2010. Evaluation of barley straw and its ash in removal of phenol from aqueous system. World Applied Sci. J., 8: 369-373.
  113. Maleki, A., 2010. Comparison of photolysis and sonolysis processes for degradation of reactive red 198. Iran. J. Health Environ., 3: 153-164.
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  114. Mahvi, A.H. and A. Maleki, 2010. Photosonochemical degradation of phenol in water. Desalination Water Treat., 20: 197-202.
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  115. Kalantar, E., A. Maleki, M. Khosravi and S. Mahmodi, 2010. Evaluation of ultrasoundwaves effect on antibiotic resistance Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospital and their comparison with standard species. Iran. J. Health Environ., 3: 319-326.
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  116. Barati, A.H., A. Maleki and M.A. Zarasvand, 2010. Multi-trace elements level in drinking water and the prevalence of multi-chronic arsenical poisoning in residents in the west area of Iran. Sci. Total Environ., 408: 1523-1529.
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  117. Maleki, A., M.A. Zazouli, H. Izanloo and R. Rezaee, 2009. Composting plant leachate treatment by coagulation-flocculation process. Am.-Eur. J. Agric. Environ. Sci., 5: 638-643.
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  118. Maleki, A. and R. Rezaee, 2009. Toxicity reduction of reactive black 5 and disperse orange 25 by advanced oxidation processes. J. Color Sci. Technol., 3: 17-23.
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  119. Mahvi, A.H., A. Maleki, R. Rezaee and M. Safari, 2009. Reduction of humic substances in water by application of ultrasound waves and ultraviolet irradiation. J. Environ. Health Sci. Eng., 6: 233-240.
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  120. Maleki, A., A.H. Mahvi and R. Rezaee, 2008. Comparison of sonolysis, photolysis and photosonolysis for the degradation of organic matter. J. Water Wastewater, 66: 41-47.
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  121. Maleki, A., A.H. Mahvi and K. Naddafi, 2008. Bioassay of phenol and its intermediate products using Daphnia magna. J. Water Wastewater, 66: 19-24.
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  122. Maleki, A. and M.A. Zarasvand, 2008. Heavy metals in selected edible vegetables and estimation of their daily intake in Sanandaj, Iran. Asian J. Trop. Med. Health, 39: 335-340.
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  123. Omrani, G.A., A. Maleki and A.S. Mola, 2007. The quality and quantity of municipal soild waste and its feasibility to be recycled in Sistan and Baloochestan province. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., 31: 11-17.
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  124. Maleki, A., M.B.K. Erfan, A.S. Mohammadi and R. Ebrahimi, 2007. Application of commercial powdered activated carbon for adsorption of carbolic acid in aqueous solution. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 10: 2348-2352.
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  125. Maleki, A., M.A. Zazouli and M. Shokrzaded, 2007. Investigation of cadmium content in Iranian rice (Oryza Sativa: Its weekly intake. J. Applied Sci. Environ. Manage., 11: 101-105.
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  126. Maleki, A., A.H. Mahvi, A. Mesdaghinia and K. Naddafi, 2007. Degradation and toxicity reduction of phenol by ultrasound waves. Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiopia, 21: 33-38.
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  127. Mahvi, A.H., A. Maleki, M. Alimohamadi and A. Ghasri, 2007. Photo-oxidation of phenol in aqueous solution: Toxicity of intermediates. Korean J. Chem. Eng., 24: 79-82.
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  128. Maleki, A. and A.H. Mahvi, 2006. Application of agricultural waste for phenol removal from aqueous solution. Scient. J. Hormozgan Univ. Med. Sci., 10: 393-399.
  129. Omrani, G.A., M. Zamanzadeh, A. Maleki and Y. Ashori, 2005. Earthworm ecology in the Northern part of Iran: With an emphasis on compost worm Eisenia fetida. J. Applied Sci., 5: 1434-1437.
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  130. Omrani, G., A. Maleki, M. Zamanzadeh and M. Soltandalal, 2005. Plastic recycling problems and it's health aspects in Tehran. J. Applied Sci., 5: 351-356.
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  131. Maleki, A., B. Roshani and F. Karakani, 2005. Study on the efficiency of the different units for removing metallic ions in Isfahan water treatment plant. J. Applied Sci. Environ. Manage., 9: 61-64.
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  132. Maleki, A., A.H. Mahvi, F. Vaezi and R. Nabizadeh, 2005. Ultrasonic degradation of phenol and determination of the oxidation by-products toxicity. Iran. J. Environ. Health Sci. Eng., 2: 201-206.
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  133. Mahvi, A.H., N. Alavi and A. Maleki, 2005. Application of rice husk and its ash in cadmium removal from aqueous solution. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 8: 721-725.
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  134. Maleki, A., A. Hosaini, M. Firozmanesh and N. Reshadmanesh, 2004. A survey of effectiveness of filters lacking vacuum pump and membrane filters on the detection of cysts, oocytes and parasites. Scient. J. Kurdistan Univ. Med. Sci., 9: 31-36.
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  135. Mahvi, A.H., A. Maleki and B. Roshani, 2004. Removal of anionic surfactants in detergent wastewater by chemical coagulation. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 7: 2222-2226.
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  136. Mahvi, A.H., A. Maleki and A. Eslami, 2004. Potential of rice husk and rice husk ash for phenol removal in aqueous systems. Am. J. Applied Sci., 1: 321-326.
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