Selected publications

1

Paramasivan, T., Md Amin, R., Idris, M.S., Liang, X.L., Ong, M.C. and Zhao, S. (2026) Microplastics ingestion in zooplankton in tropical estuarine fronts of Terengganu, Malaysia. Marine Pollution Bulletin 227, 119451.

2

Ibrahim, N.F., Idris, I., Talaat, W.I.A.W., Akhir, M.F.M., Chuan, O.M., Hamid, M.A. and Yaakub, N. (2025) Analysis of the Annelida Families in Four Contrast Coastal Defence Structures (CDS) in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences 42(1), 1.

3

Wong, K.W., Yap, C.K., Nulit, R., Omar, H., Aris, A.Z., Horie, Y., Okamura, H., Ong, M.C., Ismail, M.S., Kumar, K., Zakaly, H.M.H., Syazwan, W.M. and Cheng, W.H. (2026) Zinc and copper in Ipomoea aquatica from Peninsular Malaysia: synergistic uptake, health risk assessment, and phytostabilization potential. International Journal of Phytoremediation 28(5), 910-923.

4

Yona, D., Firdausi, M.A.D., Ramadhani, A.N., Sari, S.H.J., Yanuar, A.T. and Chuan, O.M. (2025) Spatial distribution and heavy metal leaching assessment of cigarette butts in coastal environments: Evidence from Prigi Bay, Indonesia. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances 20, 100901.

5

Ibrahim, Y., Omar, T.F.T., Ghazali, A. and Ong, M.C. (2025) An improved ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and HPLC-PDA methods for multiclass analysis of pharmaceutical residues in fish. Journal of Liquid Chromatography & Related Technologies 48(11-15), 263-270.

6

Chong, W.N., Adiana, G., Baharom, I.N., Kamaruzzaman, B.Y., Takarina, N.D. and Ong, M.C. (2024) Level of heavy metals in marine stingrays (chondrichthyes: dasyatidae) landed from Johor Waters, Malaysia. Marine Pollution Bulletin 209, 117281.

7

Hamid, N., Junaid, M., Salim, N.B., Manzoor, R. and Chuan, O.M. (2024) Combined environmental relevant exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid and zinc sulfate enhances apoptosis through binding with endogenous antioxidants in Daphnia magna. Food and Chemical Toxicology 194, 115074.

8

Hamid, N., Junaid, M., Sultan, M., Yoganandham, S.T. and Chuan, O.M. (2024) The untold story of PFAS alternatives: Insights into the occurrence, ecotoxicological impacts, and removal strategies in the aquatic environment. Water Research 250, 121044.

9

Hamid, N., Junaid, M., Manzoor, R., Sultan, M., Chuan, O.M. and Wang, J. (2023) An integrated assessment of ecological and human health risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances through toxicity prediction approaches. Science of The Total Environment 905, 167213.

10

Tan, E., Ong, M.C. and Mohd Zanuri, N.B. (2023) Polyethylene degradation and heavy metals leaching under realistic tropical marine climate. Marine Environmental Research 191, 106113.

11

Mazlan, N., Shukhairi, S.S., Muhammad Husin, M.J., Shalom, J., Saud, S.N., Abdullah Sani, M.S., Ong, M.C., Naidu Chandra Mohan, N.K. and Sopian, N.A. (2023) Evaluation of microplastics isolated from sea cucumber Acaudina molpadioides in Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia. Heliyon 9(6), e16822.

12

Yap CK, Pang BH, Cheng WH, Kumar K, Avtar R, Okamura H, Horie Y, Sharifinia M, Keshavarzifard M, Ong MC, et al. Heavy Metal Exposures on Freshwater Snail Pomacea insularum: Understanding Its Biomonitoring Potentials. Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(2):1042.

13

Ong, M.C., Yong, J.C., Shaari, H., Joseph, B., Shazili, N.A.M., Pradit, S. and Adiana, G. (2023) The application of chemometrics in metals source of identification in Brunei Bay surface sediment. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 45(6), 3777-3787.

14

Loh, S.H., Yahaya, N., Ishak, S.M., Wan Mohd Khalik, W.M.A., Che Abdullah, N.S., Aboul-Enein, H.Y. and Ong, M.C. (2021) Recent Trends in Adsorbent-Based Microextraction of Micropollutants in Environmental Waters. Current Pollution Reports 7(2), 89-103.

15

Yip TH, Evonne T, Poong JH, Tee LS, Muhammad Hasbi R, Sabuti AA & Ong MC (2021) Assessment of Heavy Metals Concentration in Marine Sediment in Terengganu Waters. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Journal of Undergraduate Research, Vol. 3(2), 1–12.

16

Loh SH, Noorfatimah Y, Siti Munirah I, Khalik WMAWM, Nor Syuhada CA, Aboul–Enein HY & Ong MC (2021) Recent Trends in Adsorbent–Based Microextraction of Micropollutants in Environmental Waters. Current Pollution Reports, Vol. 2021.

17

Amelia TSM, Khalik WMAWM, Ong MC, Shao YT, Pan HJ & Bhubalan K (2021) Marine Microplastics as Vectors of Major Ocean Pollutants and its Hazards to the Marine Ecosystem and Humans. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, Vol. 8, 12.

18

Joseph B, Adiana G, Ong MC, Shazili NAM & Shaari H (2020) Scrutinizing the Anthropogenic Metals in the Brunei Bay Sediment Cores off the Malaysian Waters. Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 79, 452.

19

Poong JH, Tee LS, Evonne T, Yip TH, Muhammad Hasbi R, Andul Rahman AH, Ahmad A, Chen MH, Lam CWJ & Ong MC (2020) Level of Heavy Metals in Bamboo Sharks (Chiloscyllium) in Straits of Malacca, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, Vol. 24(4), 546–557.

20

Tengku Nur Alia TKA, Hing LS, Sim SF, Pradit S, Ahmad A & Ong MC (2020) Comparative Study of Raw and Cooked Farmed Sea Bass (Lates calcarifer) in Relation to Metal Content and its Estimated Human Health Risk. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 153, 111009.

Research projects

1

Ecomarine – Building a Comprehensive Mechanism for Preserving Marine Ecosystems and Life Form from the Negative Consequences of Climate Change and the Disposal of Plastic Debris (2021–2024)

2

Derivation of Predicted No Effect Concentration (PNEC) using Species Sensitivity Distribution (SSD) Technique for Risk Assessment of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) in Tropical Coastal Ecosystem (2021–2025)

3

Marine Coastal and Delta Sustainability for Southeast Asia (2020–2026)

4

Total Mercury and Methy–Mercury Determination in Economically Important Marine Fishes from Malaysian Waters: A Human Health Risk Assessment Approaches (2020–2023)

5

Straits of Malacca Cruise: Heavy Metals Content in Coastal Vicinity Sediment off Malacca Straits (2019–2022)

6

Understanding of the Sources of Atmospheric Hg mission/Deposition and its Fate and Transport in Aquatic System Along the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia (2018-2022)

7

Ecotoxicology Studies on Industrial Effluent (2018- 2020)

8

Provenance and Distribution of Suspended Particulate Matter by Geochemical Fingerprint Analysis: Implications for Coral Reef Health in the Islands of Terengganu (2015 – 2017)

9

Environmental Monitoring of Heavy Metals Status and Potential Human Health Risk Assessment in the Sediment and Organisms of the Laut Setiu, Terengganu (2015–2017)