Objectives of the Project:

1.      To investigate severity of heavy metal pollution in arable soils and crops irrigated with industrial effluent,

2.      To examine the effectiveness of co-compost amendment to mitigate extractable fractions of heavy metals in contaminated soils,

3.      To compare the efficacy of co-composted material on the growth, characterization and bioavailability of heavy metals to vegetable shoot from contaminated soils,

4.      To demonstrate the efficient waste amendment directly in the field on heavy metals dynamics.

5.      To correlate the uptake of heavy metals to the fractions of heavy metals found in the amended soils,

6.      To ascertain the efficacy of co-compost for moderating heavy metals in the soil surface runoff.

7.      To strengthen and create research opportunities for students at COMSATS for sustainable development of environment.