Rizwanullah Khan

Publications

Journals:

1.      Husain, T., A. Hoda, and R. Khan (1989). Impact of sanitary landfill on groundwater quality. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, v. 45, pp.191-206.

2.      Khan, R., T. Husain, H.U. Khan, S.M. Khan, and A. Hoda (1990).  Municipal solid waste management – a case study. Municipal Engineer, v. 7, pp. 109-116.

3.      Al-Rabeh, Ala, Robin Lardner, Nazmi Gunay, Rizwanullah Khan, Mahmood Hossain, R. M. Reynolds, and W. J. Lehr (1993). On mathematical and empirical models for surface oil spill transport in the Gulf. Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 27, pp. 71-77.

Conference Proceedings:

1.      Khan, Rizwanullah and Hraj A. Khararjian (1984). Bio-chemical treatment of saline domestic wastewater using rotating biological contactors. Proceedings of Second International Conference on Fixed Film Biological Process. July 10-12, Arlington, Virginia, USA, v.2, pp. 1504-1519.

2.      Husain, T., R. Khan, H. U. Khan, S. M. Khan, and A. Hoda (1991). Systems approach in solid waste management planning.  Proceedings of Third Saudi Engineering Conference, Nov. 24-27, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, v. 2, pp. 871-874.

3.      Al-Rabeh, A. H., R. W. Lardner, N. Gunay, R. Khan, M. Hossain, R. M. Reynolds and W. J. Lehr (1993). On the use of Mount Mitchell data to test mathematical and empirical oil spill trajectory models developed by KFUPM/RI.  Workshop on the results of the R/V Mt. Mitchell open sea cruise, Conference sponsored by NOAA, ROPME, UNIP, and UNESCO, January, Kuwait.

4.      Badr, H. M., A. H. Al-Rabeh, and R. Khan (1995).  Thermal pollution in coastal areas.  Proceedings of Fourth Saudi Engineering Conference, Nov. 5-9, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, v. 5, pp. 403-414.

5.      Husain, T, M.B. Amin, S.M. Khan, R.U. khan, and H.U. Khan (1992).  An assessment of oil refineries atmospheric emission and their impact on air quality using air pollution models. Proceedings of the Industrial Air Pollution Symposium, Nov. 14-16, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

6.      Al-Rabeh, A. H., N. Gunay, R. Khan, and M. B. Amin (1997). Advancement in computer aided technology to oil spill response and the OILPOL model for spill monitoring for the Gulf.  Proceedings of GAOCMAO Silver Jubilee Conference, April 22-23, Bahrain.

7.      Al-Rabeh, A. H., R. W. Lardner, N. Gunay, R. Khan and M. B. Amin (1997).  OILPOL 2.0: A PC-based oil spill fate and transport model for the Arabian Gulf.  Proceedings of Development and Environmental Impact Conference, September 21-23, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

8.      Badr, H. M., A. H. Al-Rabeh, and R. Khan (1997).  Modeling of salinity and heat dispersion in the Arabian Gulf. Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Environment & Health, Dec. 15-17, 1997, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

9.      Badr, H. M., A. H. Al-Rabeh, and Rizwanullah Khan (1999).  GULFDISP: A pc-based package for modeling brine and thermal dispersion in the Arabian Gulf.  Proceedings of the Fifth Saudi Engineering Conference, March 1-4, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia, v. 4, pp. 383-393.

Technical Reports:

1.      Bio-chemical treatment of saline domestic wastewater using RBCs.  M.S. Thesis, as part of my Master’s Program, Published from the College of Graduate Studies, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

2.      Application of ozone and ferrate for reuse of domestic wastewater effluents in Saudi Arabia. Prepared for KACST, 1983.

3.      Removal of nitrogenous compounds in compartmentalized activated sludge. Prepared for KACST, 1983.

4.      Solid waste management planning guide for Aramco communities. Prepared for Saudi Aramco, 1984.

5.      Northern Area Biological Studies, Final Report. Prepared for Saudi Aramco, 1986.

6.      Hazardous waste management plan for the University of Petroleum and Minerals, Final Report, July 1986.

7.      MEPA/ROPME pilot research monitoring program. Final Report, 1988.

8.      ARAMCO sustaining research fund project – Environmental Studies, Annual Reports, 1985-1990.

9.      An Assessment of Jeddah Oil Refineries air pollution emissions and its impact on ambient air quality.  Prepared for Jeddah Oil Refinery Company (JORC), Jeddah, 1989.

10.  The paths of naval mines drifting in the Arabian Gulf., KFUPM/RI Report, prepared for the Saudi Royal Navy.

11.  Hydrodynamic models for tidal and wind-driven circulations in the Arabian Gulf. KFUPM/RI Report of Saudi Aramco Sustaining Research Project-Environmental Studies, Vol. VII.

12.  Pollutant fate and transport models for the Arabian Gulf. KFUPM/RI Report of Saudi Aramco Sustaining Research Project-Environmental Studies, Vol. VIII.

13.  Marine Environment Impact Study at the Safaniya GOSP-IV Offshore Facility-The modeling Aspects, prepared for Saudi Aramco.

14.  Fate and transport analysis of the Ahmadi oil spill. Prepared for BECHTEL.

15.  A brief study of physical Oceanography and Weather System at Half-moon Bay. Prepared for Tourism enterprises Company.

16.  Simulation of the transport and fate of oil released from the ship Captain Zakarof. Report prepared for MEPA, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 1993.

17.  Hydrodynamic models for tidal, wind and density-driven currents for the Arabian Gulf., KFUPM/RI Report Vol. 7, prepared for Saudi Aramco, 1995.

18.  Pollutant fate and transport models for the Arabian Gulf. KFUPM/RI Report Vol. 8, prepared for Saudi Aramco, 1995.

19.  Thermal and brine models for the Arabian Gulf. KFUPM/RI Report Vol. 10, prepared for Saudi Aramco, 1995.

20.  An Assessment of SO2 Emission from Jeddah Oil Refinery Using Dispersion Model. Prepared for Saudi Aramco, 1996.

21.  Meteorological and Air Quality Baseline Studies. Prepared for SCECO-East, Dhahran, 1996.

22.  Assessing the risk of oil pollution to the west coast of Bahrain. Prepared for Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO).

23.  Development of an oil spill trajectory and fate model for the Red Sea., Phase I. Final Report. Prepared for PERSGA, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1997.

24.  Self Evaluation Report of Water Resources and Environment Division, 1997. Prepared for RI-ESC, Research Institute, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Books and Manuals:

1.      Manual of Safe Chemical Disposal Practice in the Laboratory.  A manual prepared for the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 1986.

2.      Safe Handling of Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory.  A book published by KFUPM-RI, 1989.

3.      OILPOL - Oil spill fate and transport model for the Arabian Gulf. User’s Manual. Version 1.0. Prepared for Saudi Aramco.

4.      PASPOL - Pollutant transport model for a user-defined sub-region in the Arabian Gulf. User’s Manual. Version 1.0. Prepared for Saudi Aramco.

5.      HYDRO1 - Three-dimensional hydrodynamic model for the Arabian Gulf. User’s Manual. Version 2.0. Prepared for Saudi Aramco.

6.      HYDRO2 - Three-dimensional hydrodynamic model for a user-defined sub-region in the Arabian Gulf. User’s Manual. Version 2.0. Prepared for Saudi Aramco.

7.      OILPOL - Oil spill fate and transport model for the Arabian Gulf. User’s Manual. Version 2.0. Prepared for Saudi Aramco.

8.      PASPOL - Pollutant transport model for a user-defined sub-region in the Arabian Gulf. User’s Manual. Version 2.0. Prepared for Saudi Aramco.

9.      GULFTHRM – A model to predict temperature field due to continuous thermal discharge in the Arabian Gulf. User’s Manual. Version 1.0. Prepared for Saudi Aramco.

10.  GULFTHRM – A model to predict temperature field due to continuous thermal discharge in the Arabian Gulf. User’s Manual. Version 2.0. Prepared for Saudi Aramco.