Azliyana Azhari

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Research Fellow (Climate Change Communication) at Monash University Malaysia

The Malaysia National Survey of Climate Change Concern and Behaviour is the first of its kind to provide insights into the Malaysian public’s understanding of climate change. This is crucial for Malaysia, a country experiencing weather disruptions and climate-induced disasters. This nationally representative survey (n = 1063) assessed climate chang...

In Malaysia, climate change typically manifests as frequent and extreme weather events. The effects on human health of such meteorological and ecological imbalances are multiple and diverse. Urgent attention is needed to address the health-related threats facing Malaysia as a result of climate change. This systematic review (SR) of available eviden...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) are air pollutants that harm human health. This study aims to identify BTEX concentrations before the lockdown known as the Movement Control Order was imposed (BMCO), during the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO), and then during the Condition...

This paper aims to investigate aerosol particle properties and their seasonal variabilities at a remote tropical forest site. It also attempts to study the relationship between aerosol particles and dynamic atmospheric processes that modulate aerosol variability. Mass concentrations for particles smaller than 10 μm aerodynamic diameter (PM10) and o...

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) poses a higher risk to human health than coarse particulate matter (PM10). This study aims to determine the spatiotemporal variations of PM2.5 and PM10 in Malaysia and their association with other criteria pollutants and meteorological factors. Hourly data from air quality monitoring stations for the year 2018 were r...

Good indoor air quality in school environment is crucial for teaching and learning processes, as well as student development. This study aims to identify the composition of PM2.5 and the main sources of it which influence the indoor and outdoor school environment. The PM2.5 sampling was conducted using a portable low volume air sampler and took pla...

Particulate matter (PM) is one of the major pollutants emitted by vehicles that adversely affect human health and the environment. This study evaluates and predicts concentrations and dispersion patterns of PM10 and PM2.5 in Kuala Lumpur city centre. The OML-Highway model calculates hourly time series of PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations and distributi...

Atmospheric pollutant emissions from industry and traffic are causing pressing air quality and climate issues in urban areas. This study aims to estimate the emissions from road transport and small industry in Kuala Lumpur, and to review the spatial distribution of the estimated emissions. The emission data for 2015 from small industries and road t...

This study aims to determine the impact of land use changes on air quality at the largest conurbation area in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Extended Mega Urban Regions (KLEMUR) from 2000-2015. Statistical and geostatistical analysis were used to analyse air quality and land use data. The results showed that only the daily average concentration of PM10 at...

The world is currently going through the COVID-19 pandemic which has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in just a few months. Considering the need for lockdown measures, most countries, including Malaysia, have implemented ‘Movement Control Orders’ (MCOs) as a prevention step to reduce the deadly spread of this disease. Local and worldwide medi...

This study aims to understand the relationship of the composition of pollutants and road traffic volume in an industrial environment. Two sampling stations were selected and samples were taken at two points, 1 m and 100 m from the roadside for each station, comparing a working day to a non-working day. The concentration of particulate matter with d...

Vehicle emission has been the major source of environmental pollution for the past 30 years. The urbanization, industrialization and traffic systems growth are causing more air pollution problem in the city creating an uncomfortable atmosphere to live in. Carbon emission is one of the main air pollutants causing problems in the local and global com...

Abundance of PAHs occurrence in the atmosphere can be accumulated into vegetation. This research measures the concentration of PAHs collected in 8 selected species of plants to discover the ability of plants to absorb PAHs from the atmosphere. The study is concentrated on 3 toll station along PLUS' North-South Expressway in Johor for 6 months. Samp...

Abundance of PAHs occurrence in the atmosphere can be accumulated into vegetation. This research measures the concentration of PAHs collected in 8 selected species of plants to discover the ability of plants to absorb PAHs from the atmosphere. The study is concentrated on 3 toll station along PLUS' North-South Expressway in Johor for 6 months. Samp...