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.

2026

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.

2025

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.

2025

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.

2025

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.

2025

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.

2024

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.

2024

8

Takarina, N.D., Chuan, O.M., Adiwibowo, A., Jeffery, F.N.A., Zamri, N.Z.A.B.N.M. and Adidharma, M.A. (2024) Microplastic contamination in different tissues of commercial fish in estuary area. Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management 10(4), 1917-1932.

2024

9

Yap CK, Austin Hew TY, Nulit R, Syazwan WM, Okamura H, Horie Y, Ong MC, Ismail MS, Kumar K, Zakaly HMH, et al. Copper in Commercial Marine Fish: From Biomonitoring to the ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) Method. Pollutants. 2024; 4(1):117-135.

2024

10

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.

2024

11

Ibrahim, N.F., Abd Hamid, M., Mohd Akhir, M.F., Chuan Ong, M., Wan Talaat, W.I.A. and Idris, I. (2023) Seasonal benthic species composition linked to coastal defense structures (CDS) in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. PeerJ 11, e16203.

2023

12

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.

2023

13

Yap CK, Ahmad Wakid S, Chew JM, Sutra J, Syazwan WM, Aziz NAA, Mustafa M, Nulit R, Okamura H, Horie Y, et al. Shell Deformities in the Green-Lipped Mussel Perna viridis: Occurrence and Potential Environmental Stresses on the West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Pollutants. 2023; 3(3):406-418.

2023

14

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.

2023

15

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.

2023

16

Takarina, N.D., Chuan, O.M., Pin, T.G., Femnisya, I., Fathinah, A., Ramadhan, A.N.B., Hermawan, R. and Adiwibowo, A. (2023) Land use variation impacts on trace elements in the tissues and health risks of a commercial fish. Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management 9(3), 445-462.

2023

17

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.

2023

18

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.

2023

19

Siriporn P, Prakrit N, Karnda S, Thongchai N, Ong MC, Prawit T (2022). Low occurrence of microplastic contamination in anchovies, a transboundary species, in Thai waters. ScienceAsia 48, ID 459-466

2022

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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.

2021

21

Ong MC, Adiana G, Amin RM, Bhubalan K, Lee JN, Omar TFT, Khalil I, Assaw S, Yong JC, Nurulnadia MY, Jaafar I, Rasdi NW, Mazlan N, Husin MJM, Radin Mohamed RMS, Annual ZF, Chen M & Wahid MA (2021) Positive and Negative Effects of COVID–19 Pandemic on Aquatic Environment: A Review. Sains Malaysiana, Vol. 50(4), 1189–1200.

2021

22

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.

2021

23

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.

2021

24

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.

2021

25

Ong MC, Pan HJ, Shazili NAM, Menier D, Dupont V, Revillon S & Connell A (2021) Heavy Metals Concentration in Sediments of South Brittany Waters, France: An Ecological Risk Assessment Approach. Open Journal of Marine Science, Vol. 11(1), 55–68.

2021

26

Norhazirah AA, Shamsudin AA, Adiana G, Ahmad NI, Ali A & Ong MC (2021) Comparison of Proximate Composition of Raw and Cooked Intramuscle Tissue of Thunnus tonggol from Terengganu, Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 21(1), 629–639.

2021

27

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.

2020

28

Norhazirah AA, Adiana G, Kamaruzzaman BY, Annual ZF, Ahmad A & Ong MC (2020) Longtail Tuna (Thunnus tonggol) Consumption Frequency in Terengganu, Malaysia. Open Journal of Marine Science, Vol. 10, 141–148.

2020

29

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.

2020

30

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.

2020

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 Emission/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