Biography

Nur Zaida Zahari (Ph.D), born in 1987, Taiping Perak. Senior lecturer at Faculty of Science & Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). Since 2011 her research is focus on Phytoremediation & Biodegradation of Solid & Toxic Waste Management (wastewater treatment in removing heavy metals using indigenous aquatic macrophytes and aerated static pile –assisted in bioaugmentation of petroleum hydrocarbon in soil using Locally Isolated Beneficial Microorganism (LIBeM). Her working experiences: Dec 2018 – present: Senior lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Assigned to Environmental Science Programme (Environmental Risk Assessment, Water Supply & Sanitation, Environmental Law, Environmental Health, Environmental Ecology & Microbiology). 2013- Nov 2015: Lecture at i-Systems College Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Teaching experience: Environmental Health Programme (includes Fundamental in Environmental Health, Water Supply & Sewage Disposal, Basic Concept in Environmental Toxicology, Fundamental Concept in Soil & Hydrogeology, Introduction to Microbiology, Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA), Occupational Safety & Health (OSH), Basic Concept in Food Quality & Safety).

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences

100%

Applied Microbiology

62%

Water Treatment Processes

90%

Bioaugmentation

75%

Phytoremediation

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0

Chapters
7

Articles
1

Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

Zahari, N.Z., A. Calder, P.M. Tuah, F.N. Cleophas and F.A.F. Adnan et al., 2021. Potential of wild fungi (Amanita princeps & Tylopilus felleus) in mycoremediation of selected heavy metals in soil. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci., Vol. 765. 10.1088/1755-1315/765/1/012085.
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Zahari, N.Z., , E.H. Baharudzaman, P.M. Tuah, F.N. Cleophas and L.W. Vun, 2021. Characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and bioaugmentation potential of locally isolated beneficial microorganisms consortium for treatment of tar-balls. Environ. Nat. Resour. J., 19: 246-254.
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Tuah, P.M. and N.Z. Zahari, 2020. Enhanced bioaugmentation of oily sludge by locally isolated beneficial microorganisms (LIBeM) consortia using different delivery techniques. Int. J. Earth Environ. Sci., Vol. 5. 10.15344/2456-351X/2020/171.
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Alias, N.Z. and R. Yusof, 2020. Charting the Sustainable Future of ASEAN in Science and Technology. 2nd Edn., Springer, Singapore, Pages: 571.
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Kumar, V., M. Kumar and R. Prasad, 2019. Microbial Action on Hydrocarbons. Springer, Singapore Pages: 667.
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Piakong, M.T. and Z.N. Zaida, 2018. Effectiveness of single and microbial consortium of locally isolated beneficial microorganisms (LIBeM) in bioaugmentation of oil sludge contaminated soil at different concentration levels: a laboratory scale. J. Bioremediat. Biodegrad., Vol. 9. 10.4172/2155-6199.1000430.
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