Samsuri Abdullah

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• Doctor of Philosophy
• Associate Professor at University of Malaysia, Terengganu

Malaysia reported its first COVID-19 case on January 25, 2020, and the cases have continued to grow, necessitating the implementation of additional measures. Hence, determining the factors responsible for the significant increase in COVID-19 cases is the top priority issue for the government to take necessary action and ultimately restrain this vir...

Introduction: Noise, in particular, environmental noise is the undesirable sound produced by urbanization and industrialization process affecting human health such as hypertension, hearing loss, and sleep disturbances. We conducted a study analyzing noise pollution status and students' and teachers' perceptions of noise pollution at primary schools...

An outbreak of respiratory illness which is proven to be infected by a 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) officially named as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first detected in Wuhan, China and has spread rapidly in other parts of China as well as other countries around the world, including Malaysia. The first case in Malaysia was identified...

Malaysia has been facing transboundary haze events every year in which the air contains particulate matter, particularly PM10, which affects human health and the environment. Therefore, it is crucial to develop a PM10 forecasting model for early information and warning alerts to the responsible parties in order for them to mitigate and plan precaut...

Air quality status on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia is dominated by Particulate Matter (PM10) throughout the years. Studies have affirmed that PM10 influence human health and the environment. Therefore, precise forecasting algorithms are urgently needed to determine the PM10 status for mitigation plan and early warning purposes. This study...

Fibre composite boat construction industry is one of the largest industries that greatly contributes to most of the countries’ economies. Synthetic fibre composite like fibreglass is widely used in making the composite boat hull. The use of fibreglass is costly and it gives a huge effect on the environmental pollution. Nowadays, the green fibres ha...

As a result of its global spread, COVID-19 is currently regarded as a pandemic. Whether or not climatic factors have an effect on COVID-19 transmission and diffusion is a crucial aspect. On the basis of the significance of relationships between environmental factors (humidity, temperature, rainfall, population density, and speed of wind) and COVID-...

Coal-fired energy has been a major part of Malaysia's power supply, causing environmental pollution and slowing sustainable growth. To address these issues, we evaluated a coal-fired power plant's efficiency using a questionnaire completed by industry experts. This study seeks to find factors affecting coal-fired power generation efficiency and cre...

This study examines particulate matter (PM) trends and their relationship with motor vehicle numbers in a selected area. Air sampling using Dust Trax TM DRX Aerosol Monitor 8534 was conducted from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. PM concentrations (PM1, PM2.5, PM10) showed similar distribution patterns, with levels starting low at 8 a.m., peaking at 10 a.m., and...

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of indoor air quality within a boat manufacturing facility, focusing on the physio-chemical parameters and forecasting of CO2 levels using artificial neural networks (ANN). The investigation involved measuring key physical, chemical, and ventilation performance factors, including total volatile organic c...

Today, the utilisation of natural or green fibre has supplanted engineered fibre as fibreglass has become a pattern in composite boat producing and other gears because of its lightweight, excellent relative mechanical properties, and more significant elements. For example, it is eco-accommodating, has manageable materials, and has lower costs compa...

Air pollution has become a major environmental health issue in the world. Over the years, air pollution in Malaysia is contributed by growing numbers of air pollutant sources. This study identifies the trend of the particulate matters (PM2.5, PM10), gaseous pollutant (SO2, NO2, O3, CO) and meteorological factors (wind speed, relative humidity, and...

Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is an illness among workers linked to time spent in a building. This study aimed to investigate the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and symptoms of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) among administrative office workers. The IAQ parameters consist of ventilation performance indicators, and physical and chemical parameters were measur...

Background: Indoor air quality is an important concern for kindergartener because young children are more vulnerable to the effects of poor air quality. Poor indoor air quality can cause respiratory problems and other health issues, which can negatively affect a child's ability to learn and grow. Aim of this study is to determine the trend and sta...

Introduction: Surveillance of mosquito breeding sites is essential because it provides the information needed to assess risks and thus respond to dengue outbreaks. This article aims to review existing research on the viability of using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to identify potential breeding sites for Aedes mosquitoes and highlight the iss...

Introduction: Poor waste management led to mosquito breeding grounds. Previous research found that construction sites are the mosquito breeding area thus it’s important to understand how construction sites affect mosquito breeding. Methods: This study utilized a prospective study to determine the characteristic of breeding preference in residential...

Introduction: Ozone (O3) is a significant component of photochemical smog as a typical secondary which is formed via nitrogen oxide photochemical interactions with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This research discerns the complex influence of meteorological parameters and air pollutants influencing O3 concentrations. Methods: Data were acquired...

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is very important for children's health and well-being since children are particularly vulnerable and sensitive to the presence of air pollutants. Poor indoor air quality brings negative health effects to young children especially primary school students. Data were measured using Dust TraxDRX Aerosol 8454, Kanomax IAQ and T...

The increasing population of modern cities contributes to the development of more residential high-rise buildings as well as waste management challenges. Recycling and waste separation can be a challenge in high rise apartment buildings due to the high volume of residents and limited space for waste management. Therefore, the objectives of this stu...

Ozone is one of the major challenges for the air quality community due to its adverse impact on the environment and human health. This study seeks to improve the understanding of underlying mechanisms for several developed models for ozone prediction. We aim to establish a robust prediction model for ozone concentration up to the next four hours. T...

This study was coordinated to investigate the potential of tannin extracted from mangrove bark (Rhizophora apiculata sp.) as an antifouling agent. Using natural resources as antifouling agents is an environmentally friendly alternative in industrial applications. Extracted tannin was formulated in a readily available epoxy coating and then coated o...

In this age of globalisation, decreasing synthetic resources have exhilarated global communities to apply natural fibres as substitute materials for green technology development. The growth of products from lignocellulose fibre-reinforced composites has been a wide topic among material scientists and engineers due to their abundance, sustainability...

Meteorological conditions and other gaseous pollutants generally impacted the development of ozone (O3)in the atmosphere. The purpose of this study was to create the best O3 model for forecasting O3 concentrations in the industrial area and to determine the variables that affect O3 concentrations. Five-year data of meteorological and gaseous pollut...

A global pandemic known as COVID-19 now threatens public health systems worldwide. The COVID-19 virus is spread by many sources, including environmental factors. Infectious diseases are transmitted and are resistant to certain environmental factors, including temperature, humidity, wind speed and population density. Through preferred reporting item...

Introduction Many developing countries have drastically imbalanced health systems in different regions. The COVID-19 outbreak posed a further challenge as hospital structures, equipped with doctors, critical care units and respirators, were not available to a sufficient extent in all regions. Objective This study is a descriptive study on the effi...

Knowledge on the factors associated with the development of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) can provide a better understanding of vector surveillance and encourage prevention practices for Aedes control strategy. The purpose of this research was to study the effect of different plant materials contained in the water in artificial container towards the dev...

Mathematical models are beneficial in representing a given dataset, especially in engineering applications. Establishing a model can be used to visualise how the model fits the dataset, as was done in this research. The Levenberg–Marquardt model was proposed as a training algorithm and employed in the backpropagation algorithm or multilayer percept...

Dengue fever is one of the most common vector-borne diseases spread by Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti mosquitos. The regional and temporal trends of dengue cases in East Malaysia are investigated in this study. The study aims to assess the prevalence of dengue cases across 91 districts in Peninsular Malaysia from 2016 to 2020 and, hence, to ide...

Introduction: Ground-level ozone (O 3) was a secondary pollutant involving several types of reactions arising from complicated atmospheric chemistry. This research utilized statistical equations to discern the complex influence of meteorological parameters and precursor contaminants influencing O 3 chemistry and concentrations. The goal of this stu...

Introduction: Respirable Suspended Particulate (RSP) is a particularly serious indoor air pollution since at least a portion of particles ingested by humans can be permanently deposited in the respiratory tract. Analysis of indoor air quality in school classrooms is essential because the air quality can have a significant impact on the health and p...

Introduction: The Consistent outbreak in PPR Batu Muda area has become major curiosity among the researcher despite consorted efforts has been taken by local authority. Therefore, this study was aim to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of community, which later might contribute for better approach in tackling the dengue outbreak episode....

Introduction: Respirable Suspended Particulate (RSP) is a particularly serious indoor air pollution since at least a portion of particles ingested by humans can be permanently deposited in the respiratory tract. Analysis of indoor air quality in school classrooms is essential because the air quality can have a significant impact on the health and p...

Introduction: As strong wings are integral to the survival of a mosquito; our study examined the effects of different types of plant materials on the wing size and shape of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Methods: Thirty eggs were hatched in water containing three different doses of either dry grass, dry leaves, or dry twigs. Eleven landmarks were first...

Introduction: Municipal solid waste (MSW) generation involves complex mechanisms. Prediction of future MSW amount can help the authority to comprehend and produce guidelines towards disposal system. In this study, we aimed to develop non-linear model for MSW prediction in Klang, Selangor on monthly basis. Methods: Data of MSW were acquired from Kla...

Plastics’ broad application in a wide range of industries has resulted in an increase in global plastic production rates over time. The continued need for plastic, which can take up a lot of space in landfills due to the accumulation of plastic trash, has contributed to environmental problems. To address the problem of plastic waste, many options,...

Malaysia Borneo is known for diverse rainforests and has a lower population density. Changes in pollutant profiles are anticipated, as cities grow, and commercial-industrial activities expend. The aim of this study is to compare the temporal variation of nocturnal O3 and understanding the relationship between O3 and the precursor (NO2, NOx, CO and...

In recent decades, dengue fever has spread throughout developing countries, including Malaysia. Understanding the distribution pattern is thus important for the sustainability of urbanization. The goal of this study is to examine the trend of dengue cases reported in Johor Bahru District from 2015 to 2019, as well as the spatial pattern of dengue t...

Large-scale biomass burning (BB) emits large amounts of aerosols that lead to transboundary smoke events and adversely impacts human health, whilst causing societal and environmental issues. High ambient PM2.5 concentration in the year 2019 based on New Malaysia Ambient Air Quality Standard (NMAAQS) was identified as high pollution episodes, HP1 an...

This study intends to deal with the environmental consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, by providing a summary of the effects of COVID-19 on municipal solid waste (MSW). In this analysis, the data on domestic waste collection were collected from the Solid Waste Management and Public Cleaning Corporation (SWCorp) from 1 January 2020 to...

Introduction: This study aims to identify the climatic and environmental factors in influencing the occurrence of dengue cases. Methods: A systematic review is conducted in January 2021 and 581 potentially relevant records were searched among Scopus and Web of Science. All articles were retrieved in English language. After quality assessment and cr...

Introduction: Coronavirus disease also known as COVID-19 in Malaysia were reported on the 25th January 2020 until present. There were several factors that influence the distribution of COVID-19 events. The objectives of this study are to explore the association between population density and the spread on early wave of COVID-19 in Peninsular Malays...

Spatial modelling and analysis can assist in improving the decision-making process of mitigating bad air quality. One of Malaysia's most harmful air pollutants is particulate matter (PM), which has been used to denote the Air Pollutant Index (API) for over 20 years. The spatial prediction of particulate matter less than 10 μm (PM10) hotspots is cru...

Ozone (O3) is a secondary pollutant that releases to the atmosphere through industrial and motor vehicles emission which give an adverse impact, especially on human health. The meteorological factor especially weather condition has influenced the production of O3 concentration in the atmosphere. This study aims to develop O3 forecasting model durin...

An undesired or hazardous outdoor sound produced by human activities is referred to as environmental noise. For example, the noise emitted through industrial activities and transportation networks such as road, rail and air traffic. In Malaysia, most of the schools located very close to the roadside and near busy places such as cities, shops, and r...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemics have emerged in Malaysia since 18 March 2020, which then the government has announced for Movement Control Order (MCO) as a method to curb the transmission in public. The air quality is expected to be good as most of the operations are closed. Thus, we evaluated and predicted the Air Pollutant Index (AP...

Introduction: Typical response to dengue fever cases is the fogging activity to target the adult mosquito population. This process must be performed at a time period coinciding with the mosquito life cycle. However, there is no evidence to confirm the efficacy of fogging in preventing mosquito bites, and this study would examine the connection betw...

Introduction: Dengue fever is known to be the most widely spreading mosquito-borne infectious disease in the world. It is also the most serious human condition in terms of global morbidity and mortality. The focus of this research was to classify the characteristics of dengue vector-related articles published in terms of author, year publications,...

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is an important role in affecting visitors and staffs' health in library. However, good ventilation and suitable types of furniture materials in the indoor environment were important to preserve better indoor air quality for the occupants. In this study, the status of indoor air pollution using in-situ measurement for chemi...

Citrus aurantifolia leaf extract (CAL) has been used as an anti-corrosion additive in alkyd paint and tested in 0.2M HCl. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy showed several active functional groups and the occurrence of complexation between alkyd paint and CAL extract. Corrosion assessment of the newly modified paint was conducted by wei...

The increase of air pollutants emission through anthropogenic activities and natural phenomena in the atmosphere can give an adverse impact on human health especially to some groups of people such as children, the elderly, and people that have cardiovascular problems. Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) model establishments for the particulate matter...

Global concerns have been observed due to the outbreak and lockdown causal-based COVID-19, and hence, a global pandemic was announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) in January 2020. The Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia acts to moderate the spread of COVID-19 through the enacted measures. Furthermore, massive industrial, agricultural...

This study has highlighted the trend of recently-reported dengue cases after the implementation of the Movement Control Orders (MCOs) caused due to COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia. The researchers used the dengue surveillance data published by the Malaysian Ministry of Health during the 3 phases of MCO (which ranged between 17th March [18] and 28th A...

Corrosion inhibitor is often opted as a corrosion protection method for various industries worldwide. The development of eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor has become a trending concern due to the various environmental regulations impose by several countries. However, a laboratory testing would be such a tedious, costly and time-consuming process. Th...

The higher emission of the air pollutants from motor vehicles in urban areas increases the formation of ozone in the atmosphere and give a negative impacts on human health, especially. The multicollinearity becomes a problem as many parameters were considered in the development of air pollutant prediction models. The aimed of the study is to develo...

Rapid economic growth has led to an increase in ozone (O 3 ) concentration which significantly affecting human health and environment. The prediction of O 3 is complicated due to the redundancy of influencing parameters which introduce the multicollinearity problem. The aim of this study is to assess the best prediction model for O 3 concentration...

Poor Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) can adversely affect children’s health, comfort and school performance. This study mainly aimed to assess indoor and outdoor air quality status in terms of physical and chemical aspects at nurseries of two higher public institutions. The monitored parameters are temperature (T), relative humidity (RH), air movement (AM...

The aim of this study was to measure the level of indoor air pollutants (carbon dioxide [CO2], formaldehyde [HCHO], volatile organic compound [VOC)], and bacteria and fungi) in Water and Wastewater Engineering Laboratory (WWEL) (station 1) and Material Engineering Laboratory (MEL) (station 2) in a university building every 60 min. Measurements were...

The influences of environmental forces under different tidal and monsoonal settings on the variability of temperature and salinity, nutrient concentrations, and phytoplankton biomass (chlorophyll-a) in a shallow and narrow Setiu Lagoon were studied during the southwest monsoon, wet period of northeast monsoon, and dry period of northeast monsoon. V...

Analyzing and predicting the rises in sea level are vital elements in oceanography and marine management especially in managing low-lying coastal areas. The present study aims to analyze the ability of machine learning algorithm viz. regression support vector machine (RSVM) in predicting the changes in the sea level on the east coast of Peninsular...

Higher education institution is often being addressed as sustainability shifting models, which have an important role towards promoting low-carbon lifestyles. This study investigates the lifestyles pertaining to personal carbon emissions of employees of higher education institutions related with households, transport, travel, food, products and ser...

Climate change is a worldwide issue, caused by the emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) of which the dominant contributor is Carbon Dioxide (CO2). The amount of GHG produced by any higher institution can be quantified using carbon footprint (CF) estimation, of which the most established is UI GreenMetric carbon footprint approach. This study determi...

Malaysia is a developing country that facing air pollution issues due to industrialization, urbanization activities and population growth. Ozone (O3) is one of the pollutants that can give adverse effects to human health either in long- term or short-term effect. Moreover, it also can interrupt the normal ecosystem and cause extinction in species....

Noise or unwanted sound, is considered as occupational pollution, especially one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance to human and surroundings. Occupational noise is a noise emitted from various industries that effect the workers’ safety and health. A prolonged exposure towards noise can bring negative effects to the receptor, res...

p>The prediction of tropospheric ozone concentrations is very important due to negative effects of ozone on human health, atmosphere and vegetation. Ozone Prediction is an intricate procedure and most of the conventional models cannot provide accurate prediction. Machine Learning techniques have been widely used as an effective tool for prediction....

Energy has a significant influence on Malaysia's industry. It is used in electricity generation, refineries, gas processing plants and end-user applications such as transportation, residential, agriculture and fishing. These burning fossil fuel activities produce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. This article presents the emissions data of fuel use...

High level of tropospheric ozone concentration, exceeding allowable level has been frequently reported in Malaysia. This study proposes accurate model based on Machine Learning algorithms to predict Tropospheric ozone concentration in major cities located in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia. The proposed models were developed using three-year of...

This study trained two MLP models with dierent activation functions in assessing the capability of the model for the prediction of air quality. The daily air quality data and meteorological variables from year 2010-2014 were assembled in training and testing the models. The MLP model with the combination of tansig and purelin activation function re...

Melaka has been ruled by Portuguese, Dutch and British and well known with its historical background. Melaka also becomes an attraction for tourism; thus give positive impacts to local economies. Tourist, bus driver and the traders working along the main roads are amongst the people who affected with air pollution. In this study, data was collected...

The dual fuel engine is getting more attention in recent years due to its capability to reduce various harmful emissions in a diesel engine. In this study, an artificial neural network (ANN) is used to predict and to model the relationship between dual fuel emissions and operating parameters of a dual fuel engine fuelled with natural gas and diesel...

This study investigates the trend of weather and climate in Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu State based on seasonal monsoons utilizing nearest meteorological station of Kuala Terengganu. Data from 1985 to April 2016 was used to describe the physical environment of Kenyir Lake in terms of rainfall amount (mm), relative humidity (%), ambient temperature (°C...

One of the main challenges for countries in tropical area such as Malaysia is the high concentration of ozone (O3) caused by elevated levels of anthropogenic and natural ozone precursors. In this study, variation of O3 concentrations in urban area (Klang) was investigated using data covering three-year period (2012–2015) on hourly basis. Result sho...

Environmental noise is identified as unwanted sound arises mainly from motor vehicles. The increasing number of motor vehicles in institutional area would negatively affect the environment and students learning process. This study assesses the variability of environmental noise in institutional area in terms of temporal and spatial analysis. Noise...

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus or red palm weevil (RPW) is a destructive insect pest of major cultivated palms such as coconut, date and oil palm. One of the control management of RPW is trunk injection using monocrotophos or methamidophos, but these chemicals are found to affect ecosystems and human health. Thus, we aimed to determine a bio-pesticide t...

The aim of the measurement of this data is to evaluate the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in terms of chemical and physical parameters. Data were collected at three different kindergartens having different surrounding activities (industrial, institutional, residential area). The chemical parameters measured were respirable suspended particulates of PM10,...

Environmental noise pollution is increased with the increasing of transportation, industrialization, and urbanization. It significantly affecting human health and the environment, especially school children. This study aims in assessing the environmental noise and the suitability of noise instruments for noise monitoring. Noise data (dBA) was colle...

Dual fuel engines are being utilized more due to stricter emission standards, increasing diesel fuel cost, and decreasing natural gas cost. These engines are originally sold as diesel engines. They are converted to dual fuel operation with an aftermarket dual fuel kit. Natural gas is blended with the intake air. As this occurs the amount of diesel...