Browsing by Author "Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail"
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Item Restricted Health risk assessment of heavy metal in urban surface soil (Klang District, Malaysia)(Springer, 2015) Nurul Syazani Yuswir; Sarva Mangala Praveena; Ahmad Zaharin Aris; Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail; Zailina HashimIn this study, a total of 76 urban surface soil samples were collected in the Klang district (Malaysia), and analyzed for total and bioavailable heavy metal concentrations by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry.Item Restricted Indicators of microbial beach water quality: Preliminary findings from Teluk Kemang beach, Port Dickson (Malaysia)(Elsevier, 2013) Sarva Mangala Praveena; Kwan Soo Chen; Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed IsmailThis study aims to determine the concentrations of total coliforms and Escherichia coli (E. coli) in beach water, Teluk Kemang beach. This study was also aimed to determine relationship between total coliforms, E. coli and physicochemical parameters. A perceived health symptoms among beach visitors are rarely incorporated in beach water studies, this element was also assessed in this study.Item Open Access Land use change in highland area and its impact on river water quality: a review of case studies in Malaysia(Springer, 2018) Azlini Razali; Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail; Suriyani Awang; Sarva Mangala Praveena; Emilia Zainal AbidinThe continuous trend of river water quality deterioration in Cameron Highlands has raised the issues for discussion in this review article. The purpose of this review is to briefly summarize the land use change, agriculture practices, agro-tourism, and agriculture policy and management toward water quality of the river system network in Cameron Highlands specifically in the downtown where most of the development and agriculture activities are concentrated. A rigorous review has been done on the existing literature to determine the relationship between land use change and agriculture practices toward river water quality in Cameron Highlands from 2001 to 2017.Item Restricted The relationship between air pollution and asthma in Malaysian schoolchildren(Springer, 2014) Emilia Zainal Abidin; Sean Semple; Irniza Rasdi; Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail; Jon G. AyresRapid increases in traffic volumes in countries such as Malaysia may lead to exposure to poor air quality both outdoors and indoors. This study investigated asthma symptoms among Malaysian schoolchildren in relation to indoor and outdoor air pollution in urban and semi-rural settings in a school-based cross-sectional study of 1,952 schoolchildren living in urban and semi-rural areas.