Department:  Faculty of Agriculture, Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences

Position:  Associate Professor

HEC Approved Supervisor:  YES

Research Intersts:  • The environmental geochemistry of arsenic and heavy metals – Exploring the previously unresolved coupling interactions and sorption mechanisms of arsenic with iron monosulfide minerals (mackinawite; FeS); how phosphate and other competing ions influence the sorption behavior of arsenic on the surface FeS? • Speciation and bioavailability of arsenic and heavy metals in soils, sediments, plant and water • Phytoremediation of arsenic and heavy metal contaminated soils – exploiting the potential of local plant species for the phytoextraction of arsenic and heavy metals • Low-cost and environmental friendly solution for the remediation of arsenic and heavy metals from contaminated water, using biosorbents and biochar • Environmental monitoring of heavy metal(loid)s in soil and water using geostatistics • Chemometrics and mid-infrared spectroscopy for predicting arsenic and heavy metals in soil

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nabeel.niazi@uaf.edu.pk, nabeelkniazi@gmail.com