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Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria

Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria

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Environmental Sciences
Malaysia
2025

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
42
Citations
13838
World Ranking
7257
National Ranking
15

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Malaysia Leader Award

Overview

Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria is affiliated with the University of Malaya in Malaysia. The primary area of their research is Environmental Science, with a focus on various subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their recent publications include studies on environmental contamination, pollution monitoring, and ecosystem health. Notable papers are:

  • Distribution of black carbon and PAHs in sediments of Peninsular Malaysia, 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Species composition of dry-temperate forest as an important habitat for wildlife fauna species, 2020, Journal of Environmental Biology
  • International pellet watch: Global monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in plastic resin pellets, 2021, Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research
  • Effect of walnut shell biochars on soil quality, crop yields, and weed dynamics in a 4-year field experiment, 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Isotope constraints of the strong influence of biomass burning to climate-forcing Black Carbon aerosols over Southeast Asia, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

The main topics covered in their research include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Environmental Chemistry and Analysis, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Microbial Bioremediation and Biosurfactants, and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment.

Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria has frequently published in several scientific venues. These include:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Environmental Geochemistry and Health
  • Chemosphere
  • Environmental Monitoring and Contaminants Research
  • Water

Collaborative work features several frequent co-authors, notably:

  • Sadeq Abdullah Abdo Alkhadher
  • Suhaimi Suratman
  • Chui Wei Bong
  • Gan Zhang
  • Vahab Vaezzadeh

The scope of Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria's research reflects a multidisciplinary approach addressing environmental pollution and chemical analysis, notably focusing on organic pollutants and the implications for ecosystem and human health. Their work with co-authors and frequent publications in environmental journals indicates ongoing contributions to monitoring and understanding environmental contaminants and their effects.

Best Publications

  • Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

    Emma L. Teuten;Jovita M. Saquing;Detlef R. U. Knappe;Morton A. Barlaz

  • Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in rivers and estuaries in Malaysia: a widespread input of petrogenic PAHs.

    Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria;Hideshige Takada;Shinobu Tsutsumi;Kei Ohno

  • International Pellet Watch: Global monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal waters. 1. Initial phase data on PCBs, DDTs, and HCHs

    Yuko Ogata;Hideshige Takada;Kaoruko Mizukawa;Hisashi Hirai

  • Microplastics in Sediment Cores from Asia and Africa as Indicators of Temporal Trends in Plastic Pollution

    Yukari Matsuguma;Hideshige Takada;Hidetoshi Kumata;Hirohide Kanke

  • Multi-residue analytical method for human pharmaceuticals and synthetic hormones in river water and sewage effluents by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

    Najat Ahmed Al-Odaini;Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria;Mohamad Ismail Yaziz;Salmijah Surif

  • Sources of sedimentary pahs in tropical asian waters: differentiation between pyrogenic and petrogenic sources by alkyl homolog abundance.

    Mahua Saha;Ayako Togo;Kaoruko Mizukawa;Michio Murakami

  • Degradation of veterinary antibiotics and hormone during broiler manure composting.

    Yu Bin Ho;Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria;Puziah Abdul Latif;Nazamid Saari

  • Ubiquitous occurrence of sulfonamides in tropical Asian waters.

    Akiko Shimizu;Hideshige Takada;Tatsuya Koike;Ayako Takeshita

  • Quantitative Application of Fecal Sterols Using Gas Chromatography−Mass Spectrometry To Investigate Fecal Pollution in Tropical Waters: Western Malaysia and Mekong Delta, Vietnam

    Kei O Isobe;Mitsunori Tarao;Mohamad P Zakaria;Nguyen H Chiem

  • Oil Pollution in the Straits of Malacca, Malaysia: Application of Molecular Markers for Source Identification

    Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria;Ai Horinouchi;Shinobu Tsutsumi;Hideshige Takada

  • Asia-Pacific mussel watch for emerging pollutants: Distribution of synthetic musks and benzotriazole UV stabilizers in Asian and US coastal waters.

    Haruhiko Nakata;Ryu Ichi Shinohara;Yusuke Nakazawa;Tomohiko Isobe

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) and hopanes in stranded tar-balls on the coasts of Peninsular Malaysia: applications of biomarkers for identifying sources of oil pollution.

    Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria;Tomoaki Okuda;Hideshige Takada

  • Simultaneous determination of veterinary antibiotics and hormone in broiler manure, soil and manure compost by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.

    Y.B. Ho;Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria;Puziah Abdul Latif;Nazamid Saari

  • Occurrence of veterinary antibiotics and progesterone in broiler manure and agricultural soil in Malaysia

    Yu Bin Ho;Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria;Puziah Abdul Latif;Nazamid Saari

  • Asian Mussel Watch Program: contamination status of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and organochlorines in coastal waters of Asian countries.

    Karri Ramu;Natsuko Kajiwara;Agus Sudaryanto;Tomohiko Isobe

  • Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS) and phenolic endocrine disrupting chemicals in South and Southeast Asian mussels.

    Tomohiko Isobe;Hideshige Takada;Miki Kanai;Shinobu Tsutsumi

  • Source identification of Malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons nearby forest fires using molecular and isotopic compositions

    Tomoaki Okuda;Hidetoshi Kumata;Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria;Hiroshi Naraoka

  • The occurrence of human pharmaceuticals in wastewater effluents and surface water of Langat River and its tributaries, Malaysia

    Najat Ahmed Al-Odaini;Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria;Mohamad Ismail Yaziz;Salmijah Surif

  • Application of geoaccumulation index and enrichment factors on the assessment of heavy metal pollution in the sediments

    Nur Aliaa Shafie;Ahmad Zaharin Aris;Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria;Hazzeman Haris

  • Vertical distribution and source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in anoxic sediment cores of Chini Lake, Malaysia: Perylene as indicator of land plant-derived hydrocarbons

    Alireza Riyahi Bakhtiari;Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria;Mohammad Ismail Yaziz;Mohamad Nordin Hj Lajis

Frequent Co-Authors

Ahmad Zaharin Aris
Ahmad Zaharin Aris Universiti Putra Malaysia
Hideshige Takada
Hideshige Takada Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Chee Kong Yap
Chee Kong Yap Universiti Putra Malaysia
Narayanan Kannan
Narayanan Kannan Taylor's University
Nazamid Saari
Nazamid Saari Universiti Putra Malaysia
Mohd Talib Latif
Mohd Talib Latif National University of Malaysia
Hafizan Juahir
Hafizan Juahir Sultan Zainal Abidin University
Pham Hung Viet
Pham Hung Viet Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Tomohiko Isobe
Tomohiko Isobe National Institute for Environmental Studies
Xinhui Bi
Xinhui Bi Chinese Academy of Sciences

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