To carry out this study the secondary data was collected through various means. Existing literature on the CPEC project and environmental and socio-economic profile of the studied districts was explored and consulted. Various online resources were also utilized. Further information was gathered through personal communication with the authorities concerned in Pakistan. Road construction material and ...

The present study was a continuation of our ongoing research at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) to assess Pakistan National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQSs) in comparison with those of other Asian countries - whether our standards were stringent or relaxed in comparison to other selected Asian countries and/or if these are consistent with WHO ambient air quality standards. ...

Legacy pollutants are chemicals, often used or produced by industry, which remain in the environment long after they were first introduced. The continuous or intermittent discharge (releases & emissions) of unintended/undesired products/wastes from industries, containing such toxic chemicals into the environment results in legacy pollution. Without environmentally sound waste management and remediation, ...

Before 1986 farmers of North western Indian Punjab and eastern Pakistan use to harvest and plough fields manually. After crop harvesting, usual practice was to leave crop residues for 4-6 weeks to enhance nutrients for the next crop. With the rise of population, farmers have to leave manual practices and adopted mechanized harvesting from 1986 to meet food demands. Although this practice benefited ...

Nuclear accidents have happened in the past. In March, 1979, an accident occurred in a PWR (nuclear reactor cooled by water under pressure) commercial nuclear reactor, at Three Miles Island, near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. The reactor core was severely damaged but there was little escape of radioactivity (Iodine & rare gases Krypton & Xenon) beyond the containment (Roberts et al 1990). The health ...

Recently a lot of interest has been taken in waste plastic use, for the first time in a trail one Kilometer Road construction in Islamabad, Pakistan. Waste plastic in road construction has been used, earlier in a few developed and developing countries. Plastic waste is considered a fast emerging & alarming waste management issue worldwide, including Pakistan. Literature survey/review has indicated ...