Risk of historical heavy metal pollution due to remobilization of Buriganga River System
Project ID: AIRG/2024/A&S/06/16
Funding Source: AUST Internal Research Grant
Project Awarded: 23rd October 2024
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Sabrina Sultana
Assistant Professor
A&S Department, AUST
sabrina.as@aust.edu
Co-principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Begum Nadira Ferdousi
Associate Professor
A&S Department, AUST
ferdousi.as@aust.edu
Dr. Farzana Ferdoush
Associate Professor (Ext)
Napier University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ferdoush.farzana78@gmail.com
Dr. Mohammad Shahruzzaman
Associate Professor (Ext)
Faculty of Engg and Tech, Dept. of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engg, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
shahruzzaman@du.ac.bd
Project Duration: 1 Year
Budget Approved: 5,00,000.00
Expected Research Outcomes:
Expected outcome of this study are-
- The pathways can be drawn to understand how pollutant goes to the food web and its impact.
- Expected pollutant will be heavy metals (Pd, Zn, Mn, Cu, Cd, Cr and Fe) from sediment and soil analysis, in addition to basic physio-chemical parameters e.g. temperature, pH, conductivity, particle size etc.
- Industries near rivers are anticipated to produce pollution, and the pollution assessment will be carried out to ascertain the composition of the sediment and gauge the degree of contamination.
- With this assessment, applicable remediation and mitigation plan can be suggested.
- Governments could utilize this empirical review study as a valuable tool to create evidence-based policy support in the future to help minimize all of the issues that challenge ahead.