About
Professional Summary
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.
Education
Academic Background
Publications (16)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Heavy metals in the soils of the Arabian Gulf coast affected by industrial activities: Analysis and assessment using enrichment factor and multivariate analysis.
Almasoud, F.I., A.R. Usman and A.S. Al-Farraj,
Arabian J. Geosci.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2014
Heavy metals accumulation in Rhazya stricta L. plant growing on industrial wastewater of Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia.
Ghoneim, A.M., S.S. Al-Zahrani, S.E. El-Maghraby and A.S. Al-Farraj,
J. Applied Sci.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2014
Olive mill wastewater treatment using a simple zeolite-based low-cost method.
Aly, A.A., Y.N.Y. Hasan and A.S. Al-Farraj,
J. Environ. Manage.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2014
Assessment of heavy metals contamination in soils surrounding a gold mine: Comparison of two digestion methods.
Al-Farraj, A.S., A.R. Usman and S.H. Al Otaibi,
Chem. Ecol.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2013
Monitoring of organic and contaminants in soil by MAE and EIGC-MS.
El-Saeid, M.H., M. Al-Wabel, A.S. Al-Farraj, A.H. El-Naggar and Z. Ahmed,
Res. J. Chem. Environ.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2013
Assessment and heavy metal behaviors of industrial waste water: A case study of Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Farraj, A.S., M. Al-Sewailem, A. Aly, M. Al-Wabel and S. El-Maghraby,
Proc. Int. Acad. Ecol. Environ. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2013
Removal of nickel from aqueous solution by low-cost clay adsorbents.
Alhawas, M., M. Alwabel, A. Ghoneim, A. Al-Farraj and A. Sallam,
Proc. Int. Acad. Ecol. Environ. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2013
Characteristics of landfill leachates and bio-solids of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Wabel, M.I., W.S. Al Yehya, A.S. Al-Farraj and S.E. El-Maghraby,
J. Saudi Soc. Agric. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2011
Mineralogical composition of limestone rock and soil from Jubaila formation.
Al-Farraj, A.S.,
Asian J. Earrh Sci.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2011
Sorption of mercury by palygorskite clay mineral.
Sallam, A.S., M.S. Al-Sewailem and A.S. Al-Farraj,
Egypt. J. Soil Sci.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2010
Accumulation coefficient and translocation factor of heavy metals through Ochradenus baccatus plant grown on mining area at Mahad AD'Dahab, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Otabi, T.G. and A.S. Al-Farraj,
J. Saudi Soc. Agric. Sci. Ecosyst. Sustain. Dev.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2009
The mineralogy of clay fractions in the soils of the southern region of Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Farraj, A.S.,
J. Agron.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2008
Evaluation of soil pollution around Mahad AD'Dahab Mine.
Al-Farraj, A.S. and M.I. Al-Wabel,
J. Saudi Soc. Agric. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2007
Forms of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in soil of mining area at Mahad AD'Dahab, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Farraj, A.S.,
Egypt. J. Applied Sci.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2007
Heavy metals accumulation of some plant species grown on mining area at mahad AD'Dahab, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Farraj, A.S. and M.I. Al-Wabel,
J. Applied Sci.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2007
Soil characteristics, amorphous aluminosilicates and free iron oxides as affected by different soil parent materials in south-western region, Saudi Arabia.
Al-Farraj, A.S.,
Mansoura Univ. J. Agric. Sci.,
| Journal Article
Abdullah S.F. Al-Farraj
2006
