This book reports a study conducted in Northern Areas of Pakistan. The purpose of the study is to explore the Post-WSIP experiences of a public and a private school headteacher. A qualitative case study method was applied to investigate the subject matter. The participants were selected on the basis of pre-determined criteria that they have participated in WSIP intervention, worked for at least one year after completion of programme and successfully implemented their WSIP learning in their schools. The findings of the study showed that WSIP intervention has been instrumental in bringing about...

Water samples were collected from different localities of Mingora Swat, Pakistan and were analyzed for both physical and chemical parameters. The results show that the sample area is moderately polluted and the source of pollution is the municipal sewage of the local community located around the Mingora Khuwarr. The water of Mingora Khuwarr then joins the main Swat River which is a main source of drinking and irrigation for the lower Swat. However due to dilution factor the concentration of pollutant further decreases in the bulk water and thus its toxicity also decreases. However the water...

Wood of Prunus persica was utilized for the preparation of activated carbon. The carbon was characterized by pH, moisture content, ash content, bulk density, surface area (BET), FTIR and EDS. The BET (m2/g) surface area analysis of the carbon samples activated at 800 oC showed high surface area. FTIR analysis showed that the carbon surface carried the oxygen containing functional groups, which disappeared at high activation temperatures. The EDS analysis showed high carbon contents in the sample activated at high temperature as compared to Raw and 300 oC activated samples while the contents...