1st International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology (ICAET-2018)

Session

Environmental Engineering and Management

EMP

3 Apr 2018, 10:00

186. Cost Reduction Strategies for Engineering and Technology Organizations in Knowledge Markets

Prof. Suleman Aziz Lodhi (UoS)

03/04/2018, 10:00

Oral Presenter

51. SCARCITY OF WATER RESOURCES IN RURAL AREA OF QUETTA DISTRICT: CHALLENGES AND PREPAREDNESS

Dr zainuddin kakar

03/04/2018, 10:20

Environmental Management

Oral Presenter

ABSTRACT
This research was motivated by the statement appearing in the media and in the government reports that Quetta is going to run out of water in the near future. The study aims to explore the causes and impact of water scarcity from socio-economic perspective. The study is based on both the primary and secondary data. The primary data is collected in rural area of Quetta district from...

66. Mitigating Freshwater Needs by Reuse of Greywater for Residential Apartments in Islamabad

Mr Hamza Ahmad (Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan), Mr Shehryar Ahmed (Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan), Mr Arsalan Mazhar (Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan)

03/04/2018, 10:40

Environmental Management

Oral Presenter

Pakistan is facing the issues of water scarcity in almost all major cities including the capital city of Islamabad. Water scarcity has become well pronounced due to many reasons such as increase in population, increase in population density, change in hydrology due to climate change, mismanagement of water sources etc. There is need to look for alternative water resources including Greywater...

71. Rainwater Harvesting, an important measure to meet water requirement in arid areas of Pakistan.

Mr Furqan Manzoor Awan (Capital University of Science and Technology), Dr Ishtiaq Hassan (Capital University of Science and Technology), Mr Osama Rashid (Capital University of Science and Technology), Mr Zakir Ullah (Capital University of Science and Technology)

03/04/2018, 11:00

Environmental Management

Oral Presenter

Rainwater Harvesting, an important measure to meet water requirement in arid areas of Pakistan.
Osama R.1, Furqan M.A. 1, Zakir U. 1, Ishtiaq H. 2
1BS students, Department of Civil Engineering, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad
2Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad
Corresponding Author: Osama Rashid,...

52. Air Pollution Deterministic Index Modeling (APDIM) for Pakistan: Application in Quetta City

Dr Faiza Akhtar (BUITEMS)

03/04/2018, 11:20

Environmental Management

Oral Presenter

Mathematical model are applied to predict the sensitivity of climate to changes produced by natural phenomena and human activities. In this paper Air Pollution Deterministic Index Modeling (APDIM) for Pakistan is developed with the practical implication in Quetta City. The modeling is based on deterministic model and Pollution Indices to monitor the Ambient Air condition in Quetta City. The...

170. ASSESSMENT ON QUANTITY MEASUREMENTS OF HEALTHCARE WASTE AND IT’S MANAGEMENT APPROACHES IN BOLAN MEDICAL COMPLEX QUETTA

Ms TAHIRA ISHTIAQ (Environmental Science Department, SBK, Women’s University, Quetta.)

03/04/2018, 11:40

Environmental Management

Oral Presenter

This study was conducted to assess Healthcare Waste Management practices at Bolan Medical Complex Hospital (BMC) Quetta, Balochistan Pakistan. This Research adopted descriptive cross-sectional design on the period of June 1 to December 30, 2016. Research instrument were a survey, interviewed, questionnaires and response rate is 90%. The Quantitative data were examined by Statistical Package...

57. Land use changes impact on groundwater quality using remote sensing and GIS in Quetta Valley

Jamal inthestars

03/04/2018, 12:20

Environmental Management

Oral Presenter

Land use/land cover (LU/LC) changes have been impacted environmental ecosystem, especially groundwater system. Availability of freshwater quality is drastically affected by human activities. Water is vital for humans, plants and animals but its availability and quality is depleting in the world. Quetta Valley is facing water scarcity and land management issues. In this paper expansion of land...

53. Study of the Fluoride assessment in correlation with different physicochemical parameters in drinking water of some areas of Quetta, Pakistan

Ms Noornama Panezai (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts & Basic Sciences, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS). Quetta 87100 Pakistan)

03/04/2018, 12:40

Environmental Management

Oral Presenter

Water (H2O) is a universal solvent found worldwide where the life exists. The fluoride level in drinking water has been controlled in order to get rid of dental and skeletal fluorosis. Therefore, the current study was mainly focused to check the quality of drinking water and to assess the fluoride content with the correlation of other physicochemical parameters. By applying an even sampling ...

124. Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nano Particle and their application for removal of E-Coli from waste water.

Fouzia Yousafzai (SBKWU Quetta)

03/04/2018, 13:00

Interdisciplinary

Oral Presenter

Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nano Particle and their application for removal of E-Coli from waste water.

author Fouzia co author Ms musarat raiz, Dr.Najam Malghani

Abstract
Silver nanoparticles are used as an excellent antimicrobial agent. It is used extensively in many consumer products, because of its effective antimicrobial properties and low production cost. For the...

128. DOMESTIC THREE STAGE TREATMENT OPTION FOR WATER STRESSED COMMUNITIES

Ms Mehwish Mehwish Haq Nawaz (National University of Sciences and Technology)

03/04/2018, 13:20

Environmental Management

Oral Presenter

Assalam-o-alaikum!

Please find the attached file of Paper Abstract and acknowledge the receipt of Abstract.

Thank you so much...

20. Particle size of Acacia Modesta gum powder changes the properties of self-compacting paste ssytems

Mr Muhammad Waqas Malik (National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad)

03/04/2018, 13:40

Environmental Management

Oral Presenter

Acacia Modesta gum powder is the novel material which has recently found its uses in cementitious systems. Particle size of powdered Acacia Modesta (AM) gum affects the fresh and hardened properties of self-compacting paste (SCP) systems and this aspect has not been researched so far. This paper focuses on the effect of particle size of botanical Acacia Modesta (AM) gum powder incorporated in...

153. Solar Based Smart Irrigation System Using PID Controller

Mr Shehzar Shahzad Sheikh (U.S Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy, NUST), Ms Abeera Javed (BUITEMS, Quetta)

03/04/2018, 14:00

Environmental Management

Poster Presenter

A smart approach to minimize the human sources in field of agriculture using proportional integral and derivative (PID) Controller by implementing on Microcontroller environment of Arduino. This project includes four sensors; namely as, Moisture-level, Wind speed, Ambient humidity and Radiation sensors while taking moisture of soil as setting point. Moreover, A DC motor is used for water...

166. Effect of Temperature on Power Output of Photovoltaic Modules in Outdoor Conditions at Nawabshah

Mr Abdul Rehman Jatoi (Department of Energy and Environment Engineering, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology (QUEST), Nawabshah)

Environmental Management

Oral Presenter

The purpose of this study was to analyze the performance of crystalline and non-crystalline photovoltaic modules at Nawabshah. The climatic conditions of site were recorded with HP-2000, performance of photovoltaic modules with Prova-210, and module temperatures with Prova-830. The maximum global solar radiation was recorded at noon and ambient temperature in the evening and relative humidity...