Retraction notice to “Trace element pollution tracking in the complex multi-aquifer groundwater system of Al-Hassa Oasis (Saudi Arabia) using spatial, chemometric and index-based techniques” [Environ. Res. 249 (2024) 118320] (Environmental Research (2024) 249, (S001393512400224X), (10.1016/j.envres.2024.118320))

S. I. Abba; Mohamed A. Yassin; Syed Muzzamil Hussain Shah; Johnbosco C. Egbueri; Hussam Eldin Elzain; Johnson C. Agbasi; Gaurav Saini; Jamilu Usaman; Nadeem A. Khan; Isam H. Aljundi

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2026.124184

Retraction notice to “Trace element pollution tracking in the complex multi-aquifer groundwater system of Al-Hassa Oasis (Saudi Arabia) using spatial, chemometric and index-based techniques” [Environ. Res. 249 (2024) 118320] (Environmental Research (2024) 249, (S001393512400224X), (10.1016/j.envres.2024.118320))

S. I. Abba^*
, Mohamed A. Yassin
, Syed Muzzamil Hussain Shah
, Johnbosco C. Egbueri
, Hussam Eldin Elzain
, Johnson C. Agbasi
, Gaurav Saini
, Jamilu Usaman
, Nadeem A. Khan
, Isam H. Aljundi

^*Corresponding author for this work

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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier policy on article withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor. Concerns were raised on PubPeer at https://pubpeer.com/publications/B1CF031EE63D0090611354C3940A97 regarding the validity of a significant number of references in the article. The editor confirmed that a total of 11 irrelevant citations were added to the manuscript at first revision stage. The editor has lost confidence in the ability of the cited literature to support the findings of this article, and is therefore retracting it. The authors disagree with the retraction and dispute the grounds for it.

Original language	English
Article number	124184
Journal	Environmental Research
Volume	298
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2026.124184
State	Published - 1 Jun 2026

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Abba, S. I., Yassin, M. A., Shah, S. M. H., Egbueri, J. C., Elzain, H. E., Agbasi, J. C., Saini, G., Usaman, J., Khan, N. A., & Aljundi, I. H. (2026). Retraction notice to “Trace element pollution tracking in the complex multi-aquifer groundwater system of Al-Hassa Oasis (Saudi Arabia) using spatial, chemometric and index-based techniques” [Environ. Res. 249 (2024) 118320] (Environmental Research (2024) 249, (S001393512400224X), (10.1016/j.envres.2024.118320)). Environmental Research, 298, Article 124184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2026.124184

Abba, S. I. ; Yassin, Mohamed A. ; Shah, Syed Muzzamil Hussain et al. / Retraction notice to “Trace element pollution tracking in the complex multi-aquifer groundwater system of Al-Hassa Oasis (Saudi Arabia) using spatial, chemometric and index-based techniques” [Environ. Res. 249 (2024) 118320] (Environmental Research (2024) 249, (S001393512400224X), (10.1016/j.envres.2024.118320)). In: Environmental Research. 2026 ; Vol. 298.

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Retraction notice to “Trace element pollution tracking in the complex multi-aquifer groundwater system of Al-Hassa Oasis (Saudi Arabia) using spatial, chemometric and index-based techniques” [Environ. Res. 249 (2024) 118320] (Environmental Research (2024) 249, (S001393512400224X), (10.1016/j.envres.2024.118320)). / Abba, S. I.; Yassin, Mohamed A.; Shah, Syed Muzzamil Hussain et al.
In: Environmental Research, Vol. 298, 124184, 01.06.2026.

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Abba SI, Yassin MA, Shah SMH, Egbueri JC, Elzain HE, Agbasi JC et al. Retraction notice to “Trace element pollution tracking in the complex multi-aquifer groundwater system of Al-Hassa Oasis (Saudi Arabia) using spatial, chemometric and index-based techniques” [Environ. Res. 249 (2024) 118320] (Environmental Research (2024) 249, (S001393512400224X), (10.1016/j.envres.2024.118320)). Environmental Research. 2026 Jun 1;298:124184. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124184