Introduction
The group started working in 2019 under the supervision of Dr. Hira Amjad. Starting with Water pollution monitoring related topics, it has evolved over time and currently works in following research domains.
Research Areas
- Microplastics Toxicological and Removal Studies
- Drinking Water treatment
- Study of Flocs Characteristics (Df)
- Environmental Risk Assessment
PhD students
- Hina Zakir (Coursework completed) Estimating antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes in khanpur dam.
MS Students –Completed
- Affifa Aqdas (2022)– Effect of Coagulation-Flocculation and Sedimentation Pre-treatment Steps on Floc Characteristics in Drinking Water Treatment
- Muhammad Ali Raja (2022)– Estimation of Pollution Load in Khanpur Dam and its Tributaries due to Anthropogenic Activities
- Aiza Javed (2022)– Water Quality Monitoring and Identification of Bacterial Communities in Biofilms of NUST Water Storage Tanks
- Arooj Fatima (2022)– Monitoring Level of Pollution in NUST Lakes
- Zia ur Rehma (2022) – Recycled RO Membrane Performance Evaluation on Tap Water, ICW and MBR Permeate, An Approach Towards the Circular Economy in Desalination
MS Students -In Progress
- Haleema Ayaz – Effect of Co-application of Rice Husk Biochar and Urea in Soil on Total Nitrogen and Growth of Maize
- Mehreen Saqib – Synergistic Toxic Effects Caused by the Co-exposure of Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle In Carp Fish
- Arwa Raza – Monitoring of Groundwater Pollution Status in On-Site Sanitation (OSS) Facilities Areas of Islamabad
- Mariam Ali– Effect of Microplastics Toxicity on Crustacean Eggs
- Hassan Shafiq– Investigating the Effects of Microplastics Exposure to Water Fleas, Daphnia magna
- Saba Imran – Environmental Risk Assessment of Ground Handling Services:
Case study of Islamabad International Airport - Tashfeen Tajammal– Evaluating the Stress of Microplastic on Hydroponic and Soil Grown Staple Vegetable
- Jamila Rani– Flood Susceptibility and Hazard Prediction Around River Kunhar
- Wajeeha Batool– Optimizing microplastics removal from coagulation-flocculation and filtration method.
UG Projects- Completed
- Design and Modelling of Water Filtration Assembly Incorporating Graphene Embedded Membrane (2021), Farhan Rafique Shah, Atif Ali, Mohib Ullah Satti, Muhammad Usman
- A Sustainable Solution to Urban Food Consumption by Rooftop Vegetation (2022), Sara Kamal, Ijaz Fiaz, Saad Siddique, Faisal Mehmood
- Assessing the Removal Efficiency of Microplastics from Aqueous Solution using Magnetic Biochar (2022 – in Progress), Herman Nasir, Meerab Anjum, Muhammad Ashir, Nouma Saleha
Research Project Details
- Project Title: Design and Development of Rapid Seafood Poisoning Detection System Using Low-Cost and Low-Tech Passive Sampling Approach for Monitoring Algal Toxins in Marine and Freshwaters of Pakistan.
Funding Agency: HEC-NRPU
Amounting PKR 8.4 Million
Principal Investigator: Dr. Deedar Nabi
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. Hira Amjad
- Project Title: Monitoring of Groundwater Pollution Status in On-Site Sanitation (OSS) Facilities Served Areas of Islamabad
Funding Agency: NCPC
Amounting PKR 0.104 Million
Principal Investigator: Dr. Hira Amjad
Consultancy Project Details
- Nil