From Sources to Solution: Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Forensics 2013

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
 Enterococci Concentrations in Tropical Coastal Beaches in Malaysia Correlate Better With Pathogen Levels and Other Water Quality Indicators than Faecal Coliforms....Pages 1-6
An Application of Artificial Neural Networks for the Prediction of Surface Ozone Concentrations in Malaysia....Pages 7-12
Exposure to Indoor PM 10 and Volatile Organic Compounds and Its Association with Respiratory Health Among Preschool Children from Urban and Rural Areas in Selangor....Pages 13-16
Environmental Geochemical Cycles of Persistent Toxic Substances and Emerging Chemicals of Concern....Pages 17-21
Nitrogen Release Properties of Urea–Kaolinite Controlled Release Fertilizer with Chitosan Binder....Pages 23-27
Stability Studies of Reactive Black 5 (RB5) Dye Standard Solution in Various Conditions Using UV–VIS Spectrophotometry....Pages 29-32
Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry (CSV) Analysis of Reactive Black 5 (RB5) Dye Using Hanging Mercury Electrode (HMDE) in Basic Medium....Pages 33-36
Biomonitoring of Trace Elements Using Epiphytic Lichens Collected in a Suburban Area of Selangor, Malaysia....Pages 37-41
Seasonal Variation of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons in Atmospheric Environment of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah....Pages 43-48
Occurrence and Dietary Intake of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Malaysia....Pages 49-53
Environmental Forensics on Appropriate-Technology-Enhanced Supply Chain of Rural Commodities....Pages 55-60
Hazardous Waste Management in Malaysia: The Needs of Environmental Forensic....Pages 61-66
Polychlorinated Biphenyl Contamination to the Canadian Arctic from Landfills and Sewage Treatment Outlets....Pages 67-71
Exploring the Relationship Among Issues on Awareness in Practicing Waste Minimization (Malaysia)....Pages 73-76
Potential Health Risk Assessment of Urban Soil on Heavy Metal Content in Seri Kembangan....Pages 77-81
Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Exposure to Classroom Dust in Primary School, Serdang (Malaysia)....Pages 83-87
Does Trade in Industrial Products have the Potential to Improve Distribution of Global Virtual Water?....Pages 89-93
Spatial Variation and Source Distribution of Organic Contaminants in Langat River Basin, Malaysia Using Chemometric Techniques....Pages 95-99
Acute and Chronic Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) for Pharmaceuticals in South East Asia....Pages 101-106
Persistent Contaminants in Waste Oils: A Short Review on PCBs and PAHs as Main Contaminants....Pages 107-110
Factor Controlling the Total Exchangeable Cation of Estuaries and Coastal Sediment....Pages 111-115
An Experimental Approach on the Removal of Cd (II) and Pb (II) Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Using Dead Calcareous Skeletons....Pages 117-120
Preliminary Physicochemical Assessment of Groundwater in Kg. Salang, Pulau Tioman, Pahang, Malaysia....Pages 121-126
Crude Oil Biodegradation Using Isolated Bacteria from Oil Polluted Soil....Pages 127-129
Cesium Removal from Waste Seawater by Nanocrystalline Mordenite....Pages 131-136
Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis of Diesel Fuels in a Forensic Investigation....Pages 137-142
Opportunities for Household Solid Waste Recycling and Policy Status in Malaysia....Pages 143-147
Equivalent Noise Level Response to Number of Vehicles: A Comparison Between a High Traffic Flow and Low Traffic Flow Highway in Malaysia....Pages 149-152
Retrofitting as an Environmental Hybrid Approach (EHA) in Conservation Works on Historical Buildings in Malaysia....Pages 153-158
Awareness of Behaviours that Cause and Alleviate Global Warming and Intention to Perform the Behaviours Among Malaysian Educated Laypeople....Pages 159-163
Soil Carbon Dioxide Efflux and Atmospheric Impact in a 10 Years Dipterocarpus Recovering Lowland Tropical Forest, Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 165-169
Application of Geochemical and Geostatistical Analyses in Observing the Controlling Factors of Groundwater Compositions....Pages 171-174
Green Biotechnological Approach as an Alternative to Chemical Processes: The Case of Bioflocculant Production through Solid-State Fermentation of Soybean Wastes....Pages 175-179
Determination of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals Residue in Soil and Biological Materials: A Review of Current Analytical Methods....Pages 181-186
Mercury Distribution in Port Klang Mangrove and Estuarine Sediment....Pages 187-190
Exposure to PM 2.5 , Ultrafine Particle and Lung Function Among Photocopy Workers in Selangor....Pages 191-195
Heavy Metals in Lichens and Mosses of a Tea Plantation in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia....Pages 197-201
Source Discrimination of PAHs in Industrial Soil of the Persian Gulf Coast....Pages 203-207
Passive Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage with Limestone, Calcareous Rock and Serpentinite....Pages 209-214
Biosorption of Lead (Pb) by Three Bacillus species ( Bacillus cereus, Bacillus pumilus and Bacillus subtilis ) Isolated from Scirpus grossus ....Pages 215-220
Surfactant-Alcohol Experiments for Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquid Removal: A Review....Pages 221-226
Evaluation of Various Water Quality Indices for Water Quality Assessment of Sg. Sarawak....Pages 227-231
Nauplii of Brine Shrimp ( Artemia salina ) as a Potential Toxicity Testing Organism for Heavy Metals Contamination....Pages 233-237
Health Risk from Cu and Zn Contamination Through Consumption of Paddy Eel, Monopterus albus ....Pages 239-243
Geochronology of 210 Pb in Sediments of Sepang Besar River, Malaysia....Pages 245-249
Optimization of Arsenic Phytoremediation by Ludwigia octovalvis in Pilot Reed Bed System using Response Surface Methodology....Pages 251-255
GIS-Based Site Selection for Hazardous Waste Disposal Facilities in Penang and Kedah....Pages 257-260
Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) in Aquatic Environment of Cameron Highlands, Malaysia....Pages 261-266
Receptor Modeling Prediction for Potential Sources of PM 10 at an Urban Location in Klang Valley, Malaysia....Pages 267-272
Assessment of the Potential Contamination Risk of Nitrate in Groundwater Using Indicator Kriging (in Amol–Babol Plain, Iran)....Pages 273-277
Current Practices of Clinical Waste Management in Private Clinics, Selangor, Malaysia....Pages 279-283
Heavy Metals Analysis of Batik Industry Wastewater, Plant and Soil Samples: A Comparison Study of FAAS and HACH Colorimeter Analytical Capabilities....Pages 285-289
A Novel Simple Pretreatment Approach for Fast Determination of Multi-residue Pesticides in Aqueous Samples....Pages 291-295
Spatial Assessment of Water Quality Affected by the Land-Use Changes Along Kuantan River Basin....Pages 297-300
Artificial Aeration for the Enhancement of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) Degradation in Phytoremediation of Diesel-Contaminated Sand....Pages 301-306
Spatial Analysis of the Air Pollutant Index in the Southern Region of Peninsular Malaysia Using Environmetric Techniques....Pages 307-312
A Comparative Study of Groundwater Quality of Various Aquifer Systems in Malaysia....Pages 313-317
Extreme Value Theory for Modeling and Prediction of High PM 10 Concentration in Johor....Pages 319-324
Spatial Variations of Drinking Water Quality Monitoring in Water Treatment Plant Using Environmetric Techniques....Pages 325-329
Consortia Development of Hydrocarbon Degrading Rhizobacteria Isolated from Scirpus grossus in Diesel Exposure....Pages 331-335
Solid Waste Management Transition in Selangor: Issues and Challenges....Pages 337-341
Contribution Fuel Consumption of Fishing Vessel Operation to Greenhouse Gas Emission....Pages 343-346
Garbage Enzyme as a Solution to Waste Minimization....Pages 347-350
Distribution of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Surface Sediments from Selected Locations in Kuala Selangor River, Malaysia....Pages 351-356
Decolorization of Azo Dyes by Local Microorganisms....Pages 357-361
Characterization and Source Apportionment of Fine Particulate Matter during 2011 Haze Episode in UKM Bangi, Malaysia....Pages 363-367
Anoxic Limestone Drain for Treatment of Highly Acidic Water....Pages 369-373
Speciation: Determination of Methylmercury in Fish Samples with HPLC-ICP-MS....Pages 375-378
Chemical Composition and Sources of Indoor and Outdoor PM 10 in Primary Schools....Pages 379-383
Concerns on the Threat of Environmental Hazards to Human and Environment in Malaysia: An Exploratory Analysis....Pages 385-389
A Review on Environmental Forensics and Environmental Law in the Malaysian Perspective....Pages 391-395
The Accumulation of Fe, Pb, Zn, Ni and Cd in Nerita lineata and Thais bitubercularis Obtained from Tanjung Harapan and Teluk Kemang, Malaysia....Pages 397-401
Assessment of Water Quality Using Environmetric Techniques at Johor River....Pages 403-407
Impact of Landuse on Seasonal Water Quality at Highland Lake: A Case Study of Ringlet Lake, Cameron Highlands, Pahang....Pages 409-413
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Sediments from Prai and Malacca Rivers, Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 415-420
Chlorination Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs): A Review of Malaysian Drinking Water Policy and Consumers’ Perception....Pages 421-425
Environmental Awareness, Attitude and Behavior Among Under Graduates in Malaysia....Pages 427-432
Optimization of Coagulation Process for the Pre-Treatment of Biodiesel Wastewater Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)....Pages 433-437
Removal of Boron and Arsenic From Petrochemical Wastewater Using Zeolite as Adsorbent....Pages 439-443
Composition of Surfactants from Sea-Surface Microlayer and Marine Aerosols along the Malacca Straits....Pages 445-449
Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Sediment from Muar River and Pulau Merambong, Peninsular Malaysia....Pages 451-455
Identification and Development of Different Plumes of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Groundwater by Numerical Modeling Based on Carbon Isotope Dynamics....Pages 457-462
Distribution and Sources of Perylene and other Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in South China Sea Sediments off Southern Terengganu Coast, Malaysia....Pages 463-467
Case Study: Comparison of Air Dispersion from Solid Waste Incinerator Emission Using AERMOD and ISCST3....Pages 469-474
Evaluation of Foam Stability in Decontamination Foam Stabilized by Silica Nanoparticles with Nonionic Surfactant....Pages 475-479
Separation and Characterization of Minerals from Centrifuged Waste Latex Sludge....Pages 481-485
Life Cycle Assessment at a Sawmill Manufacturing Company in Terengganu, Malaysia....Pages 487-489
Noise Pollution Status in Central Mumbai: A Comparative Study....Pages 491-495
Weathering Product of Granite as a Possible Source of Strategic Mineral....Pages 497-502
Forensic Ecotoxicology....Pages 503-506
Distribution of Heavy Metals, Organic Matter and Mean Size in Sediment at the Perlis River....Pages 507-511
Impact of Poultry Manure and Ashed Sawdust in the Phytoextraction of Cadmium and Lead from Crude Oil Contaminated Soils....Pages 513-517
The Invasive Weed, Asystasia gangetica as a Biomonitor of Heavy Metal Bioavailability and Pollution....Pages 519-523
Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Suspended Solid from Pengkalan Chepa River, Kelantan, Malaysia, Based on Weather Condition....Pages 525-529
Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater and Human Health Risks in the Mekong River Basin of Cambodia....Pages 531-535
Bridging the Gap: Research and Policy....Pages 537-542
Application of a Monopole Sensor for Rapid in situ Water Quality Assessment: Theoretical Analysis....Pages 543-547
Assessment of Water Quality in Darwin Harbour Using Time Integrated Samplers and Biological Markers in Barramundi ( Lates Calcifer )....Pages 549-553
Water Quality and Enrichment of Sedimentary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Relation to Fish Culture in Malaysia....Pages 555-559
Evaluation Approach in the Practice of Sustainability from Cultural Landscape Perspective: A Case Study of Masjid Kampung Kling, Malacca....Pages 561-565
Contamination of Trace Elements (Cu, Pb, Cr) in Kong Ko Laut, Johor, Malaysia....Pages 567-572
Heavy Metals (As, Cd, Cr and Pb) Concentration in Selected Freshwater Fishes and Health Risk Assessment Among Adults in Kluang, Johor....Pages 573-578
Patterns of Aerosol Over Malaysia from Multiple Satellite-Borne Sensors....Pages 579-583
Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals via Consumption of Bivalves Species in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia....Pages 585-590
Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Dissolved Organic Carbon in the Setiu River, Malaysia....Pages 591-596
Discriminant Analysis of Water Quality Data in Langat River....Pages 597-601
Predictive Modeling of Chlorophyll a for Tropical Lake by Means of Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithm (HEA)....Pages 603-607
Heterogeneous Preferences for Domestic Water Quality Service Improvement: A Mixed Logit Approach....Pages 609-613
Erratum to: Source Discrimination of PAHs in Industrial Soil of the Persian Gulf Coast....Pages E1-E1