Water Level Sensor for Putrajaya Wetland Monitoring Work

Perbadanan Putrajaya has successfully installed water level sensors at eleven (11) monitoring stations around Putrajaya Lake and Wetlands. The instrument can automatically measure water level every 10-minutes and the data can be retrieved from the data logger using a portable PC. Photos show the water level sensor instrument and a field demostration of using this equipment by Global Water to all people involved with the monitoring project namely Alam Bersih Sdn. Bhd, Engineers from Perbadanan Putrajaya and the consultants.

GERG Mini Geotechnical Centrifuge in UKM's Website

Site visit to Taman Beringin closed landfill in Jinjang, Kuala Lumpur

Half-day site visit to Taman Beringin former landfill (which was already properly closed) was conducted with a team from IKRAM Bhd. The visit was part of the consultation work to identify the leachate outflow from this former landfill to surrounding water bodies adjacent to this area, namely Sungai Batu and several man-made ponds. The study will be conducted using a MODFLOW groundwater simulation software to look at this problem and to recommend the best remediation option available to hinder the flow of leachate into water bodies. Photos show the condition of the site during the site visit.

Nano Zero Valent Iron (NZVI) produced at the Geochemical Laboratory, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

A new advanced material for groundwater treatment was successfully developed at Geology Laboratory in UKM. This material was developed by my MSc student (Ms. Noraznida Kamaruzaman) using chemical reducing method in the laboratory. This research was funded by FRGS Research Grant from MOSTI. Below are some photos of the NZVI. Further research is still in progress to characterize the material and to determine its adsorption capacity.

A black powder of NZVI that was produced in the laboratory


SEM image of NZVI (scale 1um)
Another image of NZVI (100nm scale)

Geo-Sekitaran by Dr-1

Geo-Sekitaran by Dr-1

WEB 2.0 Training 27-29 July 2011

A visit from UTM group researcher to the Geotechnical Centrifuge Laboratory at UKM

A research team from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) have visited the Geotechnical Centrifuge facility in UKM. The group was headed by Assoc. Prof Dr Ir. Ramli Nazir and Assoc. Prof. Dr Nurly Gofar. Other persons in the group were Zulkifle, Mr Ali and Dr Amin. The main objective of the visit was to discuss about potential collaboration in research especially with related to geotechnical centrifuge. The outcome of the meeting was very successfully for the enhancement of geotechnical centrifuge research in Malaysia, where Dr Ramli is one of the pioneer in this field in Malaysia. Assoc. Prof. Dr Ramli is asking some questions related to the centrifuge.
Explaining to the visitors about the geotechnical centrifuge facility at UKM
Group photo with UTM researchers. Standing from left to right: (UKM) Mr. Zaki, Mr. Rosli, Dr Wan Zuhairi, (UTM) Dr Ramli, Dr Nurly, Mr. Zul, Mr Amin and Mr Ali.