Siti Syuhaida Mohamed Yunus
PhD Student

Profile

Biography

Syuhaida is a chemist with an interest in the application of analytical chemistry in the current environmental  issues. Her studies focus on the impacts of pharmaceutical waste in the environment and human health. This study also will apply the life cycle assessment in pharmaceutical waste management system for the best practice in the future.

Career

Research

Overview

Description of PhD

Title: Pharmaceutical Waste in the Environment

Supervisor: Professor Alistair Boxall

Funding: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), Malaysia

TAC: Professor James Clark (Chemistry), Professor Alistair Boxall

Objectives of the studies:

In order to reduce the impacts of environment due to pharmaceutical waste issues, the studies on identification of best practice of pharmaceutical waste management is carried out. This will be achieved using the following specific objectives:

1. To develop a critical review of pharmaceutical waste management practices and the potential environmental impacts;

2. To quantify the waste emission pathways of major-use pharmaceuticals and determine the potential environmental impacts associated with these;

3. Using life cycle assessment, determine the environmental footprint of existing and novel manaement options in order to identify best practice in waste management in the future.

Publications

Selected publications

M Yunus S S (2011). Detection of Inorganic Anions in Rat Blood Serum by using Ion Chromatography. Final Year Thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

M Yunus S S (2015). Life Cycle Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Gasoline Process in Malaysia. MSc Dissertation, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.