Haider A. Khwaja
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Haider A. Khwaja, Ph.D.

Environmental Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratory
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, College of Integrated Health Sciences, University at Albany
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, University of New Brunswick (1982)
Postdoctoral training: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Chemical Kinetics and Photochemistry (1982)
Postdoctoral training: University of California, Irvine, Chemical Kinetics (1984)
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Fax: (518) 473-2895

Research Interests

My research and teaching interests lie in the field of Environmental Health. Active research programs include:

  • Effects of particulate matter on daily morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases in large cities.
  • Chemical characteristics of fine particles responsible for the observed health effects.
  • Exposure and health impacts related to indoor and outdoor air pollution including studies of indoor allergens, diesel vehicle emissions, volatile organic compounds, PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), and other air toxins.
  • Water and human health issues, such as drinking-water quality and human health risks associated with water contaminants.
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Sannoh F, Khwaja HA, Fatmi Z, Rizvi NA, Turabi A, Hussain MM, Siddique A, Carpenter DO. Gaseous Pollutants Linked to Pulmonary Diseases: East meets West. Air Qual Atmos Health. 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-024-01608-0
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Sannoh F, Fatmi Z, Carpenter DO, Santoso M, Siddique A, Khan K, Zeb J, Hussain MM, Khwaja HA. Air Pollution We Breathe: Assessing the Air Quality and Human Health Impact in a Megacity of Southeast Asia. Sci Total Environ. 2024; Sep 10 (942): 173403. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173403
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Lin Q, Lin Z, Ma J, Fatmi Z, Rizvi NA, Hussain MM, Siddique A, Moyebi OD, Carpenter DO, Lin S, Khwaja HA. Impact of Fine Particulate Pollution exposures on Respiratory Health in a Megacity of Pakistan. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 2024; 15 102277. DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2024.102277
Begum T, Shareef A, Rafique T, Khwaja HA . Assessment of Groundwater Quality with Special Emphasis on Fluoride Contamination: A Case Study in Thar Desert, Pakistan. Sustainable Water Resources Management. 2024; 10 (53): DOI: 10.1007/s40899-023-01024-9
Siddique A, Al-Shamlan MYM, Al-Romaihi HE, Khwaja HA.. Beyond the outdoors: indoor air quality guidelines and standards - challenges, inequalities, and the path forward. Rev Environ Health. 2023; Dec 27 DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2023-0150
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Marks T, Begum T, McDermott K, Khwaja HA. Real-time Size Distributions of Air Pollutants from a Wastewater Treatment Plant in the New York State Capital District. International Journal of Environmental Research. 2023; 17 (56): DOI: 10.1007/s41742-023-00545-7
Moyebi OD, Sannoh F, Fatmi Z, Siddique A, Khan K, Zeb J, Hussain MM, Carpenter DO, Khwaja HA. State of Gaseous Air Pollutants and Resulting Health Effects in Karachi, Pakistan. Environ Monit Assess. 2023; Jan 5 (195(2)): 266. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10787-1
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Moyebi OD, Fatmi Z, Carpenter DO, Santoso M, Siddique A, Khan K, Zeb J, Hussain MM, Khwaja HA. Fine Particulate Matter and its Chemical Constituents’ Levels: A Troubling Environmental and Human Health Situation in Karachi, Pakistan. Sci Total Environ. 2023; Apr 10 (868): 161474. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161474
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Darynova Z, Malekipirbazari M, Shabdirov D, Khwaja HA, Torkmahalleh MA. Reliability and Stability of a Statistical Model to predict Ground-based PM2.5 for the next 10 years in Karachi, Pakistan using Satellite Observations. Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health. 2023; DOI: https://doi: 10.1007/s11869-022-01296-8
Nayebare SR, Aburizaiza OS, Siddique A, Hussain MM, Zeb J, Khatib F, Carpenter DO, Blake DR, Khwaja HA. Understanding the Sources of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Atmosphere. 2022; 13 (711):
Moyebi OD, Frank BP, Tang S, LaDuke G, Carpenter DO, Khwaja HA. Ambient Size-Segregated Particulate Matter Characterization from a Port in Upstate New York. Atmosphere. 2022; 13 (984): DOI: 10.3390/atmos13060984
Ryan I, Deng X, Thurston G, Khwaja HA, Romeiko X, Zhang W, Marks T, Yu F, Lin S. Measuring Students' Exposure to Temperature and Relative Humidity in various Indoor Environments and across Seasons using Personal Air Monitors. Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances. 2022; 4 (100029):
Pal VK, Khwaja HA. Personal Exposure and Inhaled Dose Estimation of Air Pollutants during Travel between Albany, NY and Boston, MA. Atmosphere. 2022; 13 (445): DOI: 10.3390/atmos13030445
Simpson IJ, Barletta B, Meinardi S, Aburizaiza OS, DeCarlo PF, Farrukh MA, Khwaja HA, Kim J, Kim Y, Panday A, Siddique A, Stone EA, Wang T, Woo JH, Xue L, Yokelson RJ, Zeb J, Blake DR. CFC-11 Measurements in China, Nepal, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and South Korea (1998–2018): Urban, Landfill Fire and Garbage Burning Sources. Environmental Chemistry. 2022; 18 370-392.
Lin H, Taniyasu S, Yamashita N, Khan MK, Masood SS, Saied S, Khwaja HA. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Atmospheric Total Suspended Particles in Karachi, Pakistan: Profiles, Potential Sources, and Daily Intake Estimates. Chemosphere. 2022; Feb (288(Pt 2)): 132432. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132432
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Javed J, Zahir E, Khwaja HA, Khan MK, Masood SS. Black Carbon Personal Exposure during Commuting in the Metropolis of Karachi. Atmosphere. 2022; 13 (1930): DOI: 10.3390/atmos13111930