Browsing by Author "Nor Kartini Abu Bakar"
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Item Embargo Daily exposure to toxic metals through urban road dust from industrial, commercial, heavy traffic, and residential areas in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: a health risk assessment(Springer, 2019) Ibrahim Sani Shabanda; Isa Baba Koki; Kah Hin Low; Sharifuddin Md Zain; Sook Mei Khor; Nor Kartini Abu BakarHuman health is threatened by significant emissions of heavy metals into the urban environment due to various activities. Various studies describing health risk analyses on soil and dust have been conducted previously. However, there are limited studies that have been carried out regarding the potential health risk assessment of heavy metals in urban road dust of < 63-μm diameter, via incidental ingestion, dermal contact, and inhalation exposure routes by children and adults in developing countries. Therefore, this study evaluated the health risks of heavy metal exposure via ingestion, dermal contact, and inhalation of urban dust particles in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.Item Embargo Evaluation of heavy metals and environmental risk assessment in the Mangrove Forest of Kuala Selangor estuary, Malaysia(Elsevier, 2018) Mohammed ELTurk; Rosazlin Abdullaha; Rozainah M.Z.; Nor Kartini Abu BakarThis study was carried out to evaluate the distribution, enrichment and ecological risk of heavy metals (arsenic (As), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu) and lead (Pb)) concentration in Kuala Selangor estuary at the Kuala Selangor Nature Park.