Dr. Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
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Dr. Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj

Professor
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Soil Science from Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Co, USA

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Biography

Dr. Abdullah S. F. Al-Farraj is currently working as Professor of Soil Mineralogy and Chemistry Soil Sciences in Department College of Food and Agriculture at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He obtained his PhD in Soil Sciences from Colorado State University, USA. His field of interest related to Urban Soil Contamination, Soil Mineralogy and Soil Chemistry. In past he worked as Teaching Assistant, Lecturer, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at King Saud University. He is member of following scientific societies, Scientific Council of King Saud University, Faculty of Science of Food and Agriculture, Department of Soil Science, and Scientific Committee of the Conference of Environmental Technologies. He has published 1 book and 25 articles in national and international journals.

Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
100%
Urban Soil Contamination
62%
Heavy Metals
90%
Soil Mineralogy
75%
Soil Chemistry
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Ghoneim, A.M., S.S. Al-Zahrani, S.E. El-Maghraby and A.S. Al-Farraj, 2014. Heavy metals accumulation in Rhazya stricta L. plant growing on industrial wastewater of Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. J. Applied Sci., 14: 2007-2010.
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  2. Aly, A.A., Y.N.Y. Hasan and A.S. Al-Farraj, 2014. Olive mill wastewater treatment using a simple zeolite-based low-cost method. J. Environ. Manage., 145: 341-348.
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  3. Almasoud, F.I., A.R. Usman and A.S. Al-Farraj, 2014. Heavy metals in the soils of the Arabian Gulf coast affected by industrial activities: Analysis and assessment using enrichment factor and multivariate analysis. Arabian J. Geosci., 8: 1691-1703.
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  4. El-Saeid, M.H., M. Al-Wabel, A.S. Al-Farraj, A.H. El-Naggar and Z. Ahmed, 2013. Monitoring of organic and contaminants in soil by MAE and EIGC-MS. Res. J. Chem. Environ., 17: 27-33.
  5. Alhawas, M., M. Alwabel, A. Ghoneim, A. Al-Farraj and A. Sallam, 2013. Removal of nickel from aqueous solution by low-cost clay adsorbents. Proc. Int. Acad. Ecol. Environ. Sci., 3: 160-169.
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  6. Al-Farraj, A.S., M.I. Al-Wabel, M.H. El-Saeid, A.H. El-Naggar and Z. Ahmed, 2013. Evaluation of groundwater for arsenic contamination using hydrogeochemical properties and multivariate statistical methods in Saudi Arabia. J. Chem., Vol. 2013. 10.1155/2013/812365.
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  7. Al-Farraj, A.S., M. Al-Sewailem, A. Aly, M. Al-Wabel and S. El-Maghraby, 2013. Assessment and heavy metal behaviors of industrial waste water: A case study of Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. Proc. Int. Acad. Ecol. Environ. Sci., 3: 266-277.
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  8. Al-Farraj, A.S., A.R. Usman and S.H. Al Otaibi, 2013. Assessment of heavy metals contamination in soils surrounding a gold mine: Comparison of two digestion methods. Chem. Ecol., 29: 329-339.
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  9. Al-Wabel, M.I., W.S. Al Yehya, A.S. Al-Farraj and S.E. El-Maghraby, 2011. Characteristics of landfill leachates and bio-solids of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia. J. Saudi Soc. Agric. Sci., 10: 65-70.
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  10. Al-Farraj, A.S., 2011. Mineralogical composition of limestone rock and soil from Jubaila formation. Asian J. Earrh Sci., 4: 203-213.
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  11. Sallam, A.S., M.S. Al-Sewailem and A.S. Al-Farraj, 2010. Sorption of mercury by palygorskite clay mineral. Egypt. J. Soil Sci., 50: 287-299.
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  12. Al-Otabi, T.G. and A.S. Al-Farraj, 2009. Accumulation coefficient and translocation factor of heavy metals through Ochradenus baccatus plant grown on mining area at Mahad AD'Dahab, Saudi Arabia. J. Saudi Soc. Agric. Sci. Ecosyst. Sustain. Dev., 7: 459-468.
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  13. Al-Farraj, A.S., 2008. The mineralogy of clay fractions in the soils of the southern region of Jazan, Saudi Arabia. J. Agron., 7: 115-126.
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  14. Al-Farraj, A.S., 2007. Forms of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in soil of mining area at Mahad AD'Dahab, Saudi Arabia. Egypt. J. Applied Sci., 22: 310-319.
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  15. Al-Farraj, A.S. and M.I. Al-Wabel, 2007. Heavy metals accumulation of some plant species grown on mining area at mahad AD'Dahab, Saudi Arabia. J. Applied Sci., 7: 1170-1175.
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  16. Al-Farraj, A.S. and M.I. Al-Wabel, 2007. Evaluation of soil pollution around Mahad AD'Dahab Mine. J. Saudi Soc. Agric. Sci., 6: 89-106.
  17. Al-Farraj, A.S., 2006. Soil characteristics, amorphous aluminosilicates and free iron oxides as affected by different soil parent materials in south-western region, Saudi Arabia. Mansoura Univ. J. Agric. Sci., 31: 6065-6078.