Browsing by Author "Lubna Alam"

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    Assessment of health risks and individuals’ willingness to participate in drinking water management at flood-prone Pahang River Basin, Malaysia
    (Springer, 2021) Lubna Alam; Labonnah Farzana Rahman; Minhaz Farid Ahmed; Md. Azizul Bari; Muhammad Mehedi Masud; Mazlin Bin Mokhtar
    Rivers, the main source of the domestic water supply in Malaysia, have been threatened by frequent flooding in recent years. This study aims to assess human health risks associated with exposure to concentrated heavy metals in a flood-prone region of Malaysia and investigate the affected individuals’ willingness to participate in managing water resources.
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    Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk of arsenic ingestion via drinking water in Langat River Basin, Malaysia
    (Springer, 2020) Minhaz Farid Ahmed; Mazlin Bin Mokhtar; Lubna Alam
    The prolonged persistence of toxic arsenic (As) in environment is due to its non-biodegradable characteristic. Meanwhile, several studies have reported higher concentrations of As in Langat River. However, it is the first study in Langat River Basin, Malaysia, that As concentrations in drinking water supply chain were determined simultaneously to predict the health risks of As ingestion.
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    Natural radionuclide of Po210 in the edible seafood affected by coal-fired power plant industry in Kapar coastal area of Malaysia
    (BioMed Central Ltd, 2011) Lubna Alam; Che Abd Rahim Mohamed
    Po210 can be accumulated in various environmental materials, including marine organisms, and contributes to the dose of natural radiation in seafood. The concentration of this radionuclide in the marine environment can be influenced by the operation of a coal burning power plant but existing studies regarding this issue are not well documented. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the Po210 concentration level in marine organisms from the coastal area of Kapar, Malaysia which is very near to a coal burning power plant station and to assess its impact on seafood consumers.
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    Non-carcinogenic health risk assessment of aluminium ingestion via drinking water in Malaysia
    (Springer, 2019) Minhaz Farid Ahmed; Mazlin Bin Mokhtar; Lubna Alam; Che Abd Rahim Mohamed; Goh Choo Ta
    Exposure to aluminium (Al) is inevitable in the daily life because of its abundance in the environmental media through natural processes. Meanwhile, several studies have reported a positive association between Alzheimer’s disease and a higher level of Al ingestion through drinking water. The present study is the first of its kind in Malaysia which predicts the human health risk of Al ingestion via drinking water at the Langat River Basin, Malaysia.