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).