Browsing by Author "Ahmad Fariz Mohamed"

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    Climate Change and Carbon Reduction Initiatives for Sustainable Campus
    (European Journal of Social Sciences, 2009) Kadaruddin Aiyub; Kadir Arifin; Azahan Awang; Jamaluddin Md. Jahi; Shaharuddin Ahmad; Mohd. Talib Latif; Ahmad Fariz Mohamed
    Climate change is a global issue that needs to be tackled by every individual, groups, organization and nations. With our current path of development, climate change seems inevitable. Mitigation measures and adaptation strategies need to be set up just to avoid any further destruction. As IPCC reported that current CO2 level is around 380ppm and will increased to 450ppm under business as usual scenario, stabilization at this point will increased temperature by 2° C. Any increasing in temperature beyond this point will risk human life.This research promote one of mitigating measure, Carbon Reduction Initiatives (CRI) that involved behavior changes on individual and using financial gains as encouragement point.
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    Influence of urban air pollution on the population in the Klang Valley, Malaysia: a spatial approach
    (Springer, 2022) Siti Haslina Mohd Shafie; Mastura Mahmud; Suzani Mohamad; Nor Lita Fadilah Rameli; Ramdzani Abdullah; Ahmad Fariz Mohamed
    Urban air pollution resulting from economic growth as well as urbanization impacts the health of inhabitants. This study aims to examine the spatial distribution of particulate matter (PM10) and the risk of exposure for the population in the Klang Valley, an urban conglomeration centred in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.The inverse distance weighted (IDW) interpolation technique in the ArcGIS platform was used to map the air quality from fve air monitoring stations. Spatial statistics of the Global Moran’s I Spatial Autocorrelation and Optimized Hot Spot Analysis were used to estimate the spatial clustering of PM10. The population-weighted exposurelevel (PWEL) technique was used to calculate the population density susceptible to PM10 and the AirQ+model was applied to estimate the proportion of the adult population at risk of chronic bronchitis due to long-term exposure to PM10 concentrations in the Klang Valley.
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    The impact of urban growth on regional air quality surrounding the Langat River Basin, Malaysia
    (Springer, 2011) Mohd Talib Latif; Siti Zawiyah Azmi; Ahmad Daud Mohamed Noor; Aida Shafawati Ismail; Zaharizam Johny; Shaharudin Idrus; Ahmad Fariz Mohamed; Mazlin Bin Mokhtar
    Studies of air quality were carried out in the towns of Kajang, Nilai and Banting in the Langat River Basin, southern region of Kuala Lumpur to determine the status and trend of air quality. The determination of air quality was based on several parameters such as suspended solids with diameters less than 10 μm (PM10) and gaseous pollutants of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), and carbon monoxide (CO). Primary concentration data of air pollutants were compiled through fieldwork studies and combined with secondary data obtained from the regular monitoring data as collected by Alam Sekitar Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (ASMA) on behalf of Malaysian Department of Environment (DOE) at their stations in Kajang and Nilai.
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    The PM10 compositions, sources and health risks assessment in mechanically ventilated office buildings in an urban environment
    (Springer, 2015) Murnira Othman; Mohd Talib Latif; Ahmad Fariz Mohamed
    Office buildings can be considered a "second home" for working people and so the contribution of pollutants in this indoor environment to a person's overall exposure is significant. The aims of this study were to examine the composition of PM10 and the sources influencing the indoor and outdoor office environments. The PM10 sampling was performed using a mini-vol portable sampler at two sampling sites from May to August 2014 for daily 24 h sampling.
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    Toward sustainable solid waste minimization by manufacturing firms in Malaysia: strengths and weaknesses
    (Springer, 2018) Shadi Kafi Mallak; Mohd Bakri Ishak; Ahmad Fariz Mohamed; Mohammad Iranmanesh
    Malaysia is facing an increasing trend in industrial solid waste generation due to industrial development. Thus, there is a paramount need in taking practical actions and measurements to move toward sustainable industrial waste management. The main aim of this study is to assess practicing solid waste minimization by manufacturing firms.
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    Urban traffic changes and CO2 generation in small cities: the case study of Seremban and Nilai
    (Environmental Management Society Malaysia, 2010) Ahmad Fariz Mohamed; Mohd Talib Latiff
    This findings of this show that there is a significant relationship between urban traffic and air pollution for both Seremban and Nilai townships. However the pollution condition trends show no critical incidents where air pollution becomes important issues for them. This is due to unavailability of other analyses such as comfort level and health. Moreover, no study has been conducted to understand what the level of acceptance for traffic volume is and it's emission to the city air space. Therefore management for better traffic needs to determine the flow and carrying capacity of city for its traffic volume is badly needed.