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TIME |
DAY I |
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08:30-09:30 |
Registration |
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10:00-11:00 |
INAUGURAL SESSION |
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Recitation of the Holy Quran |
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Introductory Remarks by the Chief Organiser |
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Remarks by the Guest of Honor |
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Remarks by the Chief Guest |
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Vote of thanks by Director NCE in Geology |
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11:00-11:30 |
SHIELD DISTRIBUTION & TEA BREAK |
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SESSION I |
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11:30-11:50 |
Keynote: Prof. Dr Sardar Khan, Vice Chancellor, University of Shangla |
1 |
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11:50-12:10 |
Harnessing the powers of sulfur metabolic engineering for the remediation of heavy metals. Dr Muhammad Sayyar Khan, Associate Professor, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan |
2 |
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12:10-12:30 |
Strategies for reducing heavy metal concentration in paddy soil for rice safety. Dr Nazia Tahir, Department of Agriculture, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan |
3 |
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12:30-12:50 |
Impact of climate change on plant-metal interaction. Dr Alia Naz, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Haripur |
4 |
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12:50-13:00 |
SHIELD DISTRIBUTION |
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13:00-14:00 |
LUNCH & PRAYER BREAK |
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14:00-15:00 |
SESSION II |
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14:00-14:20 |
GIS-based hotspot analysis and health risk assessment of groundwater arsenic from an unconfined deep aquifer of Lahore, Pakistan. Dr Abdur Raziq, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Islamia College University, Peshawar |
5 |
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14:20-14:40 |
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT IN SOIL OF GHIZER DISTRICT, GILGIT BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN. Dr Ayaz Ul Haq, PESCO |
6 |
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14:40-15:00 |
Application of biochar derived from poultry litter on contaminated soil for enhancing soil fertility: Preliminary Results. Mr Husn Us Sawab, PhD scholar, National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar. |
7 |
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1500 |
SHIELD DISTRIBUTION & TEA BREAK |
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END OF DAY I |
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DAY II |
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SESSION III |
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10:00-10:20 |
Keynote: Methodology for heavy metals uptake in natural systems. Prof. Dr Muhammad Nafees, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar |
8 |
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10:20-10:40 |
Climate Change and the Rising Risk of Arsenic in Aquifers. |
9 |
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10:40-11:00 |
Weeds and Wild Plants as Natural Phytoremediators of Arsenic-Contaminated Soils: A Nature-Based Solution for Food System Safety. Dr Saima Hashim, Department of Weed Sciences, University of Agriculture, Peshawar |
10 |
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11:00-11:30 |
SHIELD DISTRIBUTION & TEA BREAK |
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SESSION IV |
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11:30-11:50 |
Tropospheric Ozone-Induced Impacts on Ladyfinger (Abelmoschus esculentus) and Its Remediation through Biochar Application.” Dr Dr. Shahla Nazneen, Lecturer, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar |
11 |
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11:50-12:10 |
Optimizing decentralized drinking water treatment system focusing arsenic: addressing leaching and compaction issues. Dr Shams Ali Baig, Researcher, Technological and Environmental Chemistry - QTA, Federal University of Rio Grande, SAP Campus, Brazil |
12 |
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12:10-12:30 |
Assessing Arsenic Mobility and Genotypic Variation in Rice Uptake. Dr Shazia Jabeen, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, The Women University, Multan |
13 |
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12:30-12:50 |
Heavy metals in the soils and phytotoxicity. Dr Samina Siddiqui, Associate Professor, NCE in Geology, University of Peshawar. |
14 |
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12:50-13:10 |
Health Risks Associated with Consumption of Vegetables Grown on Soil Amended with Poultry Waste. Ms Salma Zaman, PhD Scholar, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar |
15 |
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13:10-13:20 |
SHIELD DISTRIBUTION |
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13:20-14:00 |
LUNCH & PRAYER BREAK |
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SESSION V |
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14:00-14:20 |
Arsenic and Toxic Metal Bioaccumulation Pathways in an A-Class Wetland Under Intensive Paddy Cultivation: Diatoms and Fishes as Multi-Trophic Bioindicators. Dr Cem Tokatli, University of Trakya, Türkiye |
16 |
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14:20-14:40 |
Potentially harmful elements contamination, risk assessment, and their bioaccumulation in food crops. Dr Imran Ud Din, Environmental Coordinator, Saudi Aramco Contractor GAS Arabian Services, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
17 |
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14:40-15:00 |
Effects of Herbaceous Waste-Derived Raw and Modified Biochars on Toxic Elements Immobilization in Soil and Wheat Crop: Implications for Health Risk Assessment. Dr Nisar Muhammad, Assistant Professor at Gomal University and Postdoctoral Researcher in China. Department: School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University: Anhui Polytechnic University, China |
18 |
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15:00 |
CERTIFICATES DISTRIBUTION & TEA |
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