42:
352:
Air
Quality Expert Meetings. In one of her work , she compared and analyzed air samples specifically related to forest fires from Beirut and Los Angeles where she draws conclusions about the differences and similarities that those countries share in terms of air pollution.
292:
in 2001. She helped to establish the Ibsar Nature
Conservation Center for Sustainable Futures in 2002, which looked to protect Lebanon's biodiversity. She used to be the Director of Ibsar, which has since been renamed the Nature Conservation Center, at the
403:
on the atmospheric pollutants in the city of Beirut. She also warned against potential hazardous chemicals and pollutants that were dispersed and called on the people of Beirut to take necessary precautions.
41:
1035:
1435:
1065:
364:
in the air by 2,300%. She showed a variety of toxins are emitted during the burning of waste, and measured their concentration at the top of a four-story apartment building in
216:(AUB). She was the Director of AUB's Nature Conservation Center from 2013 till 2020. Saliba is also the co-founder and director of Khaddit Beirut (an initiative launched after
348:
project to investigate the impact of smoking shisha. She was part of a $ 2.8 million grant to develop computer models to analyse tobacco toxicity. Saliba contributed to the
1440:
297:. Saliba established the Atmospheric and Analytical Laboratory. In her early career she struggled to get chemicals, as the majority of Western companies would not ship to
868:
Shihadeh, Alan; Saliba, Najat A.; Hage, Rachel El; Baalbaki, Rima; Karaoghlanian, Nareg; Khabour, Omar F.; Alzoubi, Karem H.; Soule, Eric; Salman, Rola (1 March 2019).
1199:
661:
1450:
356:
She established the first
Lebanese atmospheric pollutants database. She became concerned about the open-air burning of Lebanese waste; and showed that the
744:
1445:
472:
225:
1334:
1043:
1282:
448:" in Arabic) as a new face against the 50-year ruling political class. She won a seat in the parliament representing the Maronite sect of the
1073:
1373:
1149:
437:
842:
556:
805:
261:
156:
1175:"Beirut-based atmospheric chemist Najat Saliba discusses the challenges of doing science during political and economic turmoil"
925:
1174:
1430:
265:
165:
392:
Nature
Conservation Center was selected as one of the top influencing organisations in the regeneration movement by
953:
669:
341:
273:
1455:
1309:
373:
212:: نجاة عون صليبا; Najat Khattar Aoun) is a Professor of Analytical Chemistry and an atmospheric chemist at the
465:
433:
389:
381:
345:
294:
289:
213:
1348:
420:
in 2022 in the "Where I Work" session, describing her work connecting researchers and the local community.
1465:
478:
220:) and the founder and director of the Environment Academy (an initiative created with the support of the
581:
1095:
504:
388:. Saliba develops innovative materials and methods to study atmospheric pollutants. In 2018 Saliba's
349:
221:
384:
Guide to
Municipal Solid Waste. She established international protocols for the chemical studies of
662:"LAU | SAS | Natural Sciences Department | News: Seminar on Pollution and Air Quality in Beirut"
1460:
429:
400:
369:
217:
56:
1238:
813:
333:
317:
8:
249:
147:
1242:
1264:
1012:
902:
885:
869:
636:
441:
257:
241:
137:
1349:"APA Prize for AUB professors in interdisciplinary team for study of tobacco products"
1328:
1268:
1256:
1017:
999:
926:"AUB receives $ 2.8 million grant to predict outcomes of tobacco product regulations"
907:
889:
752:
694:
602:
1374:"Aoun awards National Order of the Cedar to AUB's Nature Protection Center director"
244:
forced her family to move to the city, Saliba became interested in ways to mitigate
1246:
1007:
991:
897:
881:
529:
416:
1066:"Burning of waste increase carcinogens in the air by at least 2,300% (AUB Study)"
870:"Toxicant inhalation among singleton waterpipe tobacco users in natural settings"
484:
337:
269:
237:
209:
1251:
1226:
995:
954:"Najat Saliba laureate for Africa and Arab States "For Women in Science" award"
843:"Najat Aoun Saliba: push forward changes in health care policies and practices"
557:"Najat Aoun Saliba: Push Forward Changes in Health Care Policies and Practices"
449:
393:
101:
1424:
1310:"Here's The Detailed List Of Who's Running In The Lebanese Elections In 2022"
1200:"Beirut blast may have left blanket of hazardous dust over city, says expert"
1003:
979:
893:
756:
719:
253:
245:
1398:
1260:
1021:
911:
357:
325:
1150:"Meet The Astonishing Lebanese Lady Who Just Made International Headlines"
309:
240:, where she was inspired by her father's connection to nature. When the
385:
361:
313:
91:
780:
228:
program in 2019. In 2022 she was elected to the
Lebanese parliament.
65:
637:"IYC Profile: Lebanon | ACS News | Chemical & Engineering News"
582:"The women of Lebanon: Najat Saliba, environmental conservationist"
252:, where she earned her bachelor's degree in 1986. She moved to the
377:
340:. She is part of the Center for the Study of Tobacco Products at
305:
298:
285:
127:
272:
and studied catalysis. She was a postdoctoral researcher at the
365:
329:
321:
123:
1123:
408:
461:
2016 Lebanese
National Council for Scientific Research Award
120:
867:
1283:"The opposition forces make a breakthrough in Chouf-Aley"
169:
160:
151:
1436:
L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in
Science laureates
1441:
Academic staff of the
American University of Beirut
1399:"BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list this year?"
1227:"A grass-roots science movement to rebuild Lebanon"
745:"Najat Aoun Saliba, les changements d'air du Liban"
428:Najat Saliba became involved politically after the
264:in 1994. She completed her doctoral studies at the
324:. She was the first to identify compounds such as
301:for fear that they would be used to make weapons.
236:Born in 1966, Saliba grew up on a banana farm in
1422:
689:
687:
380:from metal burning. Saliba contributed to the
948:
946:
304:Her research considers ambient pollutants in
1451:University of California, Los Angeles alumni
31:
1333:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
1096:"Guide to Municipal Solid Waste Management"
684:
231:
1308:News·, 961 Staff·Lebanon (27 April 2022).
943:
40:
1250:
1036:"Experts warn against waste incineration"
1011:
901:
473:L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award
1446:University of Southern California alumni
1224:
977:
256:for her graduate studies and earned her
399:Saliba also studied the effects of the
376:as well as lead, cadmium, titanium and
262:California State University, Long Beach
224:). She was appointed a laureate of the
157:California State University, Long Beach
1423:
554:
279:
1307:
1147:
1118:
1116:
837:
835:
833:
831:
775:
773:
631:
629:
627:
625:
623:
455:
440:in a newly created coalition called "
1225:Plackett, Benjamin (11 April 2022).
978:Plackett, Benjamin (28 April 2021).
468:Prize for Interdisciplinary Research
312:. Saliba investigates the toxic and
288:after the Civil War, and joined the
268:in 1999. She completed a thesis on
226:L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science
32:
13:
1113:
980:"A Conversation with Najat Saliba"
886:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-054230
828:
770:
620:
14:
1477:
1072:. 28 January 2016. Archived from
266:University of Southern California
166:University of Southern California
57:Member of the Lebanese Parliament
1124:"PeerJ - Profile - Najat Saliba"
374:polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
342:Virginia Commonwealth University
274:University of California, Irvine
1391:
1366:
1341:
1301:
1275:
1218:
1192:
1179:Chemical & Engineering News
1167:
1148:Srour, Maryam (31 March 2019).
1141:
1088:
1058:
1028:
971:
918:
861:
798:
737:
712:
654:
595:
574:
548:
522:
497:
466:American Physiological Society
434:2022 Lebanese general election
423:
1:
1353:American University of Beirut
958:American University of Beirut
930:American University of Beirut
509:American University of Beirut
490:
390:American University of Beirut
382:American University of Beirut
360:could increase the amount of
346:National Institutes of Health
295:American University of Beirut
290:American University of Beirut
214:American University of Beirut
751:(in French). 14 March 2019.
7:
479:National Order of the Cedar
332:, and went on to show that
16:Lebanese analytical chemist
10:
1482:
1252:10.1038/d41586-022-01000-x
996:10.1021/acscentsci.1c00424
430:2020 Beirut Port Explosion
1431:Lebanese women scientists
720:"Department of Chemistry"
350:World Health Organization
316:chemical constituents of
222:World Health Organization
199:
176:
143:
133:
116:
111:
107:
97:
85:
73:
62:
55:
51:
39:
30:
23:
248:. Saliba studied at the
232:Early life and education
555:UNESCO (8 March 2019).
407:Saliba is an editor of
218:Beirut's 2020 explosion
1456:Scientists from Beirut
781:"🎈 Public Lab: Najat"
534:Arab Reform Initiative
344:. Saliba is part of a
189:Environmental Advocate
401:Beirut Port Explosion
334:electronic cigarettes
318:electronic cigarettes
1040:www.dailystar.com.lb
414:She was featured in
1243:2022Natur.604..394P
984:ACS Central Science
284:Saliba returned to
280:Research and career
250:Lebanese University
148:Lebanese University
1466:Lebanese Maronites
456:Awards and honours
242:Lebanese Civil War
46:Najat Saliba, 2023
1405:. 16 October 2019
806:"What is AUB-NCC"
432:. She ran in the
368:. She identified
206:Najat Aoun Saliba
203:
202:
1473:
1415:
1414:
1412:
1410:
1395:
1389:
1388:
1386:
1384:
1370:
1364:
1363:
1361:
1359:
1345:
1339:
1338:
1332:
1324:
1322:
1320:
1305:
1299:
1298:
1296:
1294:
1279:
1273:
1272:
1254:
1222:
1216:
1215:
1213:
1211:
1196:
1190:
1189:
1187:
1185:
1171:
1165:
1164:
1162:
1160:
1145:
1139:
1138:
1136:
1134:
1120:
1111:
1110:
1108:
1106:
1092:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1081:
1062:
1056:
1055:
1053:
1051:
1042:. Archived from
1032:
1026:
1025:
1015:
975:
969:
968:
966:
964:
950:
941:
940:
938:
936:
922:
916:
915:
905:
865:
859:
858:
856:
854:
839:
826:
825:
823:
821:
812:. Archived from
802:
796:
795:
793:
791:
777:
768:
767:
765:
763:
741:
735:
734:
732:
730:
716:
710:
709:
707:
705:
691:
682:
681:
679:
677:
668:. Archived from
658:
652:
651:
649:
647:
633:
618:
617:
615:
613:
599:
593:
592:
590:
588:
578:
572:
571:
569:
567:
552:
546:
545:
543:
541:
526:
520:
519:
517:
515:
501:
112:Personal details
88:
78:
44:
35:
34:
21:
20:
1481:
1480:
1476:
1475:
1474:
1472:
1471:
1470:
1421:
1420:
1419:
1418:
1408:
1406:
1397:
1396:
1392:
1382:
1380:
1372:
1371:
1367:
1357:
1355:
1347:
1346:
1342:
1326:
1325:
1318:
1316:
1306:
1302:
1292:
1290:
1281:
1280:
1276:
1223:
1219:
1209:
1207:
1206:. 6 August 2020
1198:
1197:
1193:
1183:
1181:
1173:
1172:
1168:
1158:
1156:
1146:
1142:
1132:
1130:
1122:
1121:
1114:
1104:
1102:
1094:
1093:
1089:
1079:
1077:
1064:
1063:
1059:
1049:
1047:
1034:
1033:
1029:
976:
972:
962:
960:
952:
951:
944:
934:
932:
924:
923:
919:
874:Tobacco Control
866:
862:
852:
850:
841:
840:
829:
819:
817:
804:
803:
799:
789:
787:
779:
778:
771:
761:
759:
743:
742:
738:
728:
726:
718:
717:
713:
703:
701:
693:
692:
685:
675:
673:
660:
659:
655:
645:
643:
641:pubsapp.acs.org
635:
634:
621:
611:
609:
601:
600:
596:
586:
584:
580:
579:
575:
565:
563:
553:
549:
539:
537:
528:
527:
523:
513:
511:
503:
502:
498:
493:
485:100 Women (BBC)
458:
426:
338:carbon monoxide
282:
270:water pollution
258:master's degree
234:
195:
134:Political party
86:
80:
74:
69:
47:
26:
25:Najat A. Saliba
17:
12:
11:
5:
1479:
1469:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1417:
1416:
1390:
1365:
1340:
1300:
1287:L'Orient Today
1274:
1217:
1191:
1166:
1154:www.the961.com
1140:
1112:
1087:
1076:on 27 May 2019
1057:
1046:on 27 May 2019
1027:
990:(4): 510–511.
970:
942:
917:
880:(2): 181–188.
860:
849:. 8 March 2019
827:
816:on 27 May 2019
810:www.aub.edu.lb
797:
769:
736:
711:
699:www.aub.edu.lb
695:"Najat Saliba"
683:
672:on 27 May 2019
666:sas.lau.edu.lb
653:
619:
607:www.aub.edu.lb
603:"Najat Saliba"
594:
573:
547:
530:"Najat Saliba"
521:
495:
494:
492:
489:
488:
487:
481:
475:
469:
462:
457:
454:
450:Chouf district
425:
422:
281:
278:
233:
230:
201:
200:
197:
196:
194:
193:
190:
187:
184:
180:
178:
174:
173:
145:
141:
140:
135:
131:
130:
118:
114:
113:
109:
108:
105:
104:
102:Chouf District
99:
95:
94:
89:
83:
82:
76:Assumed office
71:
70:
63:
60:
59:
53:
52:
49:
48:
45:
37:
36:
33:نجاة عون صليبا
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1478:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1461:Living people
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1428:
1426:
1404:
1400:
1394:
1379:
1375:
1369:
1354:
1350:
1344:
1336:
1330:
1315:
1311:
1304:
1289:. 16 May 2022
1288:
1284:
1278:
1270:
1266:
1262:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1244:
1240:
1237:(7905): 394.
1236:
1232:
1228:
1221:
1205:
1201:
1195:
1180:
1176:
1170:
1155:
1151:
1144:
1129:
1125:
1119:
1117:
1101:
1097:
1091:
1075:
1071:
1067:
1061:
1045:
1041:
1037:
1031:
1023:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1005:
1001:
997:
993:
989:
985:
981:
974:
959:
955:
949:
947:
931:
927:
921:
913:
909:
904:
899:
895:
891:
887:
883:
879:
875:
871:
864:
848:
844:
838:
836:
834:
832:
815:
811:
807:
801:
786:
785:publiclab.org
782:
776:
774:
758:
754:
750:
746:
740:
725:
721:
715:
700:
696:
690:
688:
671:
667:
663:
657:
642:
638:
632:
630:
628:
626:
624:
608:
604:
598:
583:
577:
562:
558:
551:
536:. 10 May 2021
535:
531:
525:
510:
506:
500:
496:
486:
482:
480:
476:
474:
470:
467:
463:
460:
459:
453:
451:
447:
443:
439:
435:
431:
421:
419:
418:
412:
410:
405:
402:
397:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
354:
351:
347:
343:
339:
336:can generate
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
302:
300:
296:
291:
287:
277:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
254:United States
251:
247:
246:air pollution
243:
239:
229:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
198:
191:
188:
185:
182:
181:
179:
175:
171:
167:
164:
162:
158:
153:
149:
146:
142:
139:
136:
132:
129:
125:
122:
119:
115:
110:
106:
103:
100:
96:
93:
90:
84:
77:
72:
68:
67:
61:
58:
54:
50:
43:
38:
29:
22:
19:
1407:. Retrieved
1402:
1393:
1381:. Retrieved
1378:LBCI Lebanon
1377:
1368:
1356:. Retrieved
1352:
1343:
1317:. Retrieved
1313:
1303:
1291:. Retrieved
1286:
1277:
1234:
1230:
1220:
1208:. Retrieved
1204:The National
1203:
1194:
1182:. Retrieved
1178:
1169:
1157:. Retrieved
1153:
1143:
1131:. Retrieved
1127:
1103:. Retrieved
1099:
1090:
1078:. Retrieved
1074:the original
1070:GreenArea.me
1069:
1060:
1048:. Retrieved
1044:the original
1039:
1030:
987:
983:
973:
961:. Retrieved
957:
933:. Retrieved
929:
920:
877:
873:
863:
851:. Retrieved
846:
818:. Retrieved
814:the original
809:
800:
788:. Retrieved
784:
760:. Retrieved
748:
739:
727:. Retrieved
724:chem.usc.edu
723:
714:
702:. Retrieved
698:
674:. Retrieved
670:the original
665:
656:
644:. Retrieved
640:
610:. Retrieved
606:
597:
585:. Retrieved
576:
564:. Retrieved
560:
550:
538:. Retrieved
533:
524:
512:. Retrieved
508:
499:
445:
427:
415:
413:
406:
398:
358:incineration
355:
326:formaldehyde
314:carcinogenic
303:
283:
235:
205:
204:
155:
98:Constituency
81:May 17, 2022
75:
64:
18:
1210:18 November
1184:18 November
704:11 November
587:11 November
540:11 November
514:11 November
424:In politics
386:water pipes
372:matter and
370:particulate
362:carcinogens
310:Middle East
87:Preceded by
1425:Categories
1409:16 October
505:"Director"
491:References
436:alongside
192:Politician
177:Occupation
92:Mario Aoun
1269:248099837
1128:peerj.com
1004:2374-7943
894:0964-4563
757:0242-6056
438:Mark Daou
186:Professor
144:Education
66:Incumbent
1403:BBC News
1329:cite web
1261:35411066
1022:34056082
912:29807946
749:La Croix
566:23 April
446:progress
442:Taqqadum
308:and the
138:Taqaddom
1239:Bibcode
1013:8155456
903:6563915
378:arsenic
330:hookahs
322:hookahs
306:Lebanon
299:Lebanon
286:Lebanon
183:Chemist
128:Lebanon
1383:27 May
1358:27 May
1319:16 May
1293:4 June
1267:
1259:
1231:Nature
1159:27 May
1133:27 May
1105:27 May
1080:27 May
1050:27 May
1020:
1010:
1002:
963:27 May
935:27 May
910:
900:
892:
853:27 May
847:UNESCO
820:27 May
790:27 May
762:27 May
755:
729:27 May
676:27 May
646:27 May
612:27 May
561:UNESCO
417:Nature
366:Beirut
238:Damour
210:Arabic
124:Damour
1265:S2CID
1100:Issuu
483:2019
477:2019
471:2019
464:2018
409:PeerJ
260:from
79:
1411:2019
1385:2019
1360:2019
1335:link
1321:2022
1295:2022
1257:PMID
1212:2021
1186:2021
1161:2019
1135:2019
1107:2019
1082:2019
1052:2019
1018:PMID
1000:ISSN
965:2019
937:2019
908:PMID
890:ISSN
855:2019
822:2019
792:2019
764:2019
753:ISSN
731:2019
706:2021
678:2019
648:2019
614:2019
589:2021
568:2022
542:2021
516:2021
444:" ("
394:Lush
320:and
121:1966
117:Born
1314:961
1247:doi
1235:604
1008:PMC
992:doi
898:PMC
882:doi
328:in
170:PhD
161:MSc
152:BSc
1427::
1401:.
1376:.
1351:.
1331:}}
1327:{{
1312:.
1285:.
1263:.
1255:.
1245:.
1233:.
1229:.
1202:.
1177:.
1152:.
1126:.
1115:^
1098:.
1068:.
1038:.
1016:.
1006:.
998:.
986:.
982:.
956:.
945:^
928:.
906:.
896:.
888:.
878:28
876:.
872:.
845:.
830:^
808:.
783:.
772:^
747:.
722:.
697:.
686:^
664:.
639:.
622:^
605:.
559:.
532:.
507:.
452:.
411:.
396:.
276:.
163:)
154:)
126:,
1413:.
1387:.
1362:.
1337:)
1323:.
1297:.
1271:.
1249::
1241::
1214:.
1188:.
1163:.
1137:.
1109:.
1084:.
1054:.
1024:.
994::
988:7
967:.
939:.
914:.
884::
857:.
824:.
794:.
766:.
733:.
708:.
680:.
650:.
616:.
591:.
570:.
544:.
518:.
208:(
172:)
168:(
159:(
150:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_(cropped).jpg)