Projects

Department of Environmental Sciences, is working on "Optimization of water used by native plants in arid lands facing global change and desertification" under PAK-ITALIAN COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM sponsored by respective Ministries of science and technology.

Two more ongoing Research Projects are underway:

• Ecotoxicological Assessment and Heavy metal Bioavailability in the Rhizosphere from Phytoremediation Perspective.
• Integration of Biological Systems with Advanced Oxidation Process (AOPs) for Economical Combined Waste Water Treatment

Research Groups

The Department of Environmental Sciences has following research Groups:

Agro-Environmental & Climate Change Research Group (ACRG)

Group Leader: Prof Dr. Tariq Mahmood

Agro-Environmental Issues, Impact of changing climate on plant growth and Ecology, Ozone monitoring, Selection of climate proof plants, Carbon Sequestration, Drought Stress & Desertification

Environmental Bioresources Research Group (EBRG)

Group Leader: Dr. Azeem Khalid

Environmental Biotechnology, Biofertilizer,Bioremediation of trace metals, Endocrine Disrupting Substances, Phytoaccumulation by native plants, Remediation of contaminated soils,

Eco-Health & Environmental Management Research Group (EMRG)

Group Leader: Dr. Audil Rashid

Eco-Health related issues, Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment, Fate & Behavior of Pollutants in Ecosystem, Waste Generation and its Management, Composting, Municipal Solid Waste Management

Water & Wastewater Research Group (WWRG)

Group Leader: Miss Aniqa Batool

Water and Wastewater Quality Assessment, Wastewater Treatment (Biological, Physico-Chemical, Advanced Oxidation Processes & Integrated Treatment systems)