Haseeb Khan, Hamna Shahid Zain Sajid(Nust, IESE, 2021)
For millions of years around the world, fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and gas, have been used to generate electricity. Around 84% of global primary energy is being taken from fossil fuels, while only 11% of the total ...
Even though global sanitation access is improving, safe fecal waste management is becoming a
rising challenge. Pakistan is considered the 5th most populous country in the world with an
estimated population of 238.18 ...
ABDULLAH ZAHEER AHMAD SHAYAN, SOBAN HASSAN(Nust, IESE, 2023)
The management of municipal solid waste (MSW) has become a pressing global concern due
to its detrimental environmental and health impacts. Conventional landfill practices
contribute to the generation of greenhouse gases, ...
Meerub Anjum Muhammad Ashir Nouma Saleha, Herman Nasir(Nust, IESE, 2023)
Plastic pollution is a pressing issue in developing countries like Pakistan. It poses serious impacts
on environment, while affecting aquatic ecosystems and consequently human health. The issue
remains majorly unaddressed ...
Muhammad Ahmed Ghani, Waqas Hassan Ali Raza(Nust, IESE, 2023)
Sanitation is a recognized basic human right by World Health Organization nevertheless; 1.7
billion people worldwide still lack access to latrines or other forms of basic sanitation.
Additionally, it is a severe issue ...
M. Mudassar Hassan, Talha Zubair Syed Kumail Abbas(Nust, IESE, 2023)
The excess in release of phosphates into aquatic ecosystems from various human sources
has caused widespread eutrophication creating significant environmental challenges. In response
to this issue, our study aims to ...
Irum Afzal, Fizzah Batool Muhammad Umer Abbas(Nust, IESE, 2023)
Fisheries in Pakistan need to be made more sustainable, due to improper wastewater management
as well as lack of research in aquaculture, fish nutrition, & sustainable consumption. CO2
emissions from combustion processes ...
Haider Ali, Faras Ahmad Shahbaz Muhammad Momin(Nust, IESE, 2024)
Microalgae are gaining significant interest due to their intracellular components, including high-
value phycobiliproteins (PBPs). PBPs are natural pigment-protein complexes with antioxidant and
anti-inflammatory ...
Arsal Sher Khan, Aniqa Gulraiz Sharjeel Shafqat Khawaja(Nust, IESE, 2024)
This study presents in-depth research on optimizing Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) and
evaluating the effectiveness of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) generation from collected sludge in
urban areas of Islamabad, Pakistan. The ...
Heavy metal contamination from tannery effluents poses a significant threat to human health,
wildlife, and the environment, necessitating effective and sustainable removal methods to
mitigate this pollution. This study ...
This study focuses on the treatment of the final non-oily wastewater stream originating from an oil refinery and processing site. Pre-treatment using electro-coagulation and main treatment/water recovery using forward ...
With enhanced focus on global sanitation, access to toilets at the household level is increasing in developing countries although the provision of sewer networks is not expanding at the same pace. This is resulting in the ...
The ubiquitous presence of microplastics across all aquatic ecosystems, stemming from plastic
pollution, necessitates their classification as emerging contaminants. This widespread
distribution is concerning due to the ...
The oil refinery wastewater, distinguished by a high organic load and oil content, was
effectively treated using a moving bed sequencing batch reactor (MBSBR). MBSBR
integrates the benefits of both sequencing batch ...
Abbottabad is one of the most beautiful cities in Pakistan. It is famous for its
scenic landscapes and historical landmarks. It is a gateway to further tourist spots
in Pakistan. While entering the city from Islamabad, ...
Due to increase in water pollution around the globe due to industrial wastewater, there
is an increased focus on photocatalytic degradation for treatment of industrial
wastewater. For this study, zinc oxide (ZnO) and ...
Anaerobic digestion (AD) process has the capability to sustainably meet the growing
global energy needs and thus energy crisis. It helps in converting a variety of biomass
into bioenergy and digestate. Agricultural waste ...
Biofloc technology, known as the blue revolution in the field of aquaculture, lowers the
concentration of nitrogen, removes harmful substances and converts them into food sources by the
addition of carbon through an ...