May A. Massoud

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

May A. Massoud is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Water Science and Technology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, May A. Massoud has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 16 papers in Water Science and Technology and 11 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in May A. Massoud's work include Municipal Solid Waste Management (15 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (11 papers) and Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management (11 papers). May A. Massoud is often cited by papers focused on Municipal Solid Waste Management (15 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (11 papers) and Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management (11 papers). May A. Massoud collaborates with scholars based in Lebanon, United Kingdom and United States. May A. Massoud's co-authors include M. El‐Fadel, Rabih Kamleh, Ibrahim Alameddine, Mahmoud Al‐Hindi, J.N. Lester, Mark D. Scrimshaw, M. El‐Fadel, Samira Ibrahim Korfali, Marco Bardus and Mey Jurdi and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

May A. Massoud

57 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Decentralized approaches to wastewater treatment and management: Applicability in developing countries

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
May A. Massoud Lebanon	20	729	523	301	285	270	59	2.0k
Montse Meneses Spain	22	986 1.4×	679 1.3×	438 1.5×	456 1.6×	93 0.3×	61	2.1k
A. A. Kazmi India	24	707 1.0×	521 1.0×	241 0.8×	587 2.1×	341 1.3×	65	1.8k
Rubén Aldaco Spain	38	1.0k 1.4×	590 1.1×	613 2.0×	398 1.4×	532 2.0×	128	3.8k
Sven Lundie Australia	20	682 0.9×	359 0.7×	652 2.2×	120 0.4×	154 0.6×	37	1.7k
María Margallo Spain	31	823 1.1×	250 0.5×	483 1.6×	307 1.1×	459 1.7×	112	2.9k
Pradip P. Kalbar India	22	536 0.7×	265 0.5×	569 1.9×	127 0.4×	359 1.3×	57	1.7k
Xiaojie Liu China	23	538 0.7×	224 0.4×	290 1.0×	156 0.5×	117 0.4×	96	2.3k
Qiong Zhang China	29	777 1.1×	733 1.4×	429 1.4×	329 1.2×	59 0.2×	90	2.8k
Giovanni De Feo Italy	26	1.1k 1.5×	200 0.4×	279 0.9×	308 1.1×	170 0.6×	97	2.4k
Vilas Nitivattananon Thailand	24	397 0.5×	226 0.4×	295 1.0×	104 0.4×	114 0.4×	75	1.8k

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Massoud, May A., et al.. (2025). Environmental and Health Consequences of Pharmaceutical Disposal Methods: A Scoping Review. Environmental Management. 75(6). 1388–1400. 1 indexed citations

Massoud, May A., et al.. (2025). Exploring the feasibility of extended producer responsibility for efficient waste management in Lebanon. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 15444–15444. 2 indexed citations

Bartelt‐Hunt, Shannon L., et al.. (2025). Bridging the sanitation gap: Progress and inequality in Arab countries of the MENA region. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 197(5). 601–601. 2 indexed citations

Massoud, May A., et al.. (2024). Opportunities for circular economy in waste reuse: Insights from social media data mining. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 215. 108100–108100. 3 indexed citations

Massoud, May A., et al.. (2024). Beneath the surface: assessing pollution levels near major solid waste dumpsites in Lagos, Nigeria. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196(11). 1148–1148.

Massoud, May A., et al.. (2023). Review on recycling energy resources and sustainability. Heliyon. 9(4). e15107–e15107. 14 indexed citations

Massoud, May A., et al.. (2021). Assessing the environmental risk and pollution status of soil and water resources in the vicinity of municipal solid waste dumpsites. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 193(12). 857–857. 13 indexed citations

Massoud, May A., et al.. (2018). Factors influencing the reuse of reclaimed water as a management option to augment water supplies. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 190(9). 531–531. 59 indexed citations

Massoud, May A., et al.. (2016). The role of the water tankers market in water stressed semi-arid urban areas:Implications on water quality and economic burden. Journal of Environmental Management. 188. 85–94. 36 indexed citations

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Massoud, May A., et al.. (2016). Assessment of Household Disposal of Pharmaceuticals in Lebanon: Management Options to Protect Water Quality and Public Health. Environmental Management. 57(5). 1125–1137. 42 indexed citations

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Massoud, May A.. (2011). Assessment of water quality along a recreational section of the Damour River in Lebanon using the water quality index. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 184(7). 4151–4160. 91 indexed citations

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Massoud, May A., et al.. (2009). Effectiveness of wastewater management in rural areas of developing countries: a case of Al-Chouf Caza in Lebanon. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 161(1-4). 61–69. 19 indexed citations

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Massoud, May A., M. El‐Fadel, Mark D. Scrimshaw, & J.N. Lester. (2005). Assessing Spatial Variation Of ContaminantsUsing Arc GIS: The Case Of Abou Ali RiverIn North Lebanon. WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment. 83. 3 indexed citations

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Massoud, May A., M. El‐Fadel, Mark D. Scrimshaw, & J.N. Lester. (2005). Factors influencing development of management strategies for the Abou Ali River in Lebanon. The Science of The Total Environment. 362(1-3). 15–30. 66 indexed citations

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Korfali, Samira Ibrahim & May A. Massoud. (2003). Assessment of Community Noise Problem in Greater Beirut Area, Lebanon. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 84(3). 203–218. 32 indexed citations

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Massoud, May A., et al.. (2003). Assessment of public vs private MSW management: a case study. Journal of Environmental Management. 69(1). 15–24. 56 indexed citations

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El‐Fadel, M. & May A. Massoud. (2002). Economic feasibility of wastewater reuse in agriculture: a case study. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 2 indexed citations

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Massoud, May A. & M. El‐Fadel. (2002). Public-Private Partnerships for Solid Waste Management Services. Environmental Management. 30(5). 621–630. 47 indexed citations

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El‐Fadel, M., et al.. (2001). Energy related GHG emissions: assessment of emission factor uncertainty. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 4 indexed citations

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El‐Fadel, M. & May A. Massoud. (2001). GHG Emissions from solid waste and wastewater management: Mitigation perspectives in Developing vs. developed countries. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 1 indexed citations

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