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JABATAN PENGAJIAN TINGGI KEMENTERIAN PENGAJIAN TINGGI
EXPLORATORY RESEARCH GRANT SCHEME (ERGS) APPLICATION FORM
One (1) copy of this form must be submitted to the Institution of Higher Education Excellence Planning Division, Department of Higher Education, Level 6, Block E14,
Complex E, Federal Government Administrative Centre,62505 Putrajaya. [Incomplete Form will be rejected]
A TITLE OF PROPOSED RESEARCH:Tajuk penyelidikan yang dicadangkan :
Introduction and Evaluation of Easy-to-use Water Quality Checker to Tackle the Gap between Environmental Regulation and UrbanRiver Eutrophication in Malaysia
B DETAILS OF RESEARCHER / MAKLUMAT PENYELIDIK
B(i) Name of Project Leader: IC / Passport Number:Nama Ketua Projek: No. Kad Pengenalan/ Pasport:
Akira KIKUCHI TZ0737206
B(ii) Position (Please tick ( √ )):Jawatan (Sila tanda ( √ )): Professor Assoc. Prof. / Sen. Lect. Lecturer Profesor Prof. Madya / P. Kanan Pensyarah
B(iii) Faculty /School/Centre/Unit (Please provide full address):Fakulti /Jabatan /Pusat/Unit (Sila nyatakan alamat penuh):
Institute of Environmental and Water Resource Management, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
B(iv) Office Telephone No.: Handphone No.:No. Telefon Pejabat: No. Telefon Bimbit: 07-5531725 012-208-9233
B(v)
E-mail Address:Alamat e-mel:
Kod Rujukan:
BORANG ERGS – A1 (R)
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B(vi) Date of first appointment with this University:Tarikh mula berkhidmat dengan Universiti ini: April 1st, 2010
B(vii) Type of Service (Please tick ( √ )):Jenis Perkhidmatan (Sila tanda ( √ )):
Permanent Contract (State contract expiry date): Tetap Kontrak (Nyatakan tarikh tamat kontrak): ___ March 31 st , 2013____
C RESEARCH INFORMATION / MAKLUMAT PENYELIDIKAN
C(i) Research Area (Please tick ( √ )):Bidang Penyelidikan (Sila tanda ( √ )):
A. Pure and Applied Science (Sains Tulen dan Gunaan)
Chemistry Physic Biology (Kimia) (Fizik) (Biologi)
Biochemistry Materials Science Mathematics and Statistics (Biokimia) (Sains Bahan) (Matematik dan Statistik)
Computer Science Biotechnology (Sains Komputer) (Bioteknologi)
B. Technology and Engineering (Teknologi dan Kejuruteraan)
Mechanical & Manufacturing Electrical and Electronic General (Mekanikal dan Pembuatan) (Elektrikal dan Elektronik) (Awam) Material and Polymer Chemical Engineering Information and Communication (Bahan dan Polimer) (Kejuruteraan Kimia) Technology (Teknologi Komunikasi dan
Informasi) Energy Transportation (Tenaga) (Pengangkutan)
C. Clinical and Health Sciences (Sains Kesihatan dan Klinikal) Basic Medical Sciences Pharmacy Pharmacology (Sains Perubatan Asas) (Farmasi) (Farmakologi)
Medical Microbiology Parasitology Pathology (Mikrobiologi Perubatan) (Parasitologi) (Pathologi)
Community Medical Prevention Clinical Surgical Clinical Medical (Perubatan Pencegahan (Klinikal Surgikal) (Klinikal Medikal) Masyarakat) Associate Health Science Dental Nursing Science (Sains Kesihatan Bersekutu) (Pergigian) (Sains Kejururawatan)
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D. Social Sciences (Sains Sosial)
Anthropology Psychology Sociology (Antropologi) (Psikologi) (Sosiologi) Political Science Management and Business Geography (Sains Politik) (Pengurusan dan Perniagaan) (Geografi) Economic Human Ecology Communication (Ekonomi) (Ekologi Manusia) (Komunikasi)
E. Arts and Applied Arts (Sastera dan Sastera Ikhtisas) Language and Linguistic Literature Religion (Bahasa dan Linguistik) (Kesusasteraan) (Agama)
Philosophy Civilization History (Falsafah) (Tamadun) (Sejarah)
Art Culture Education (Seni) (Budaya) (Pendidikan)
Principle and Law Built Environment Environment (Dasar dan Undang-undang) (Alam Bina- (Alam Sekitar- Aspek Kemanusiaan) Aspek Kemanusiaan)
F. Natural Sciences and National Heritage (Sains Tabii dan Warisan Negara) Environment Forestry Argiculture (Alam Sekitar) (Perhutanan) (Pertanian)
Marine Archaeology Geology (Marin) (Arkeologi) (Geologi) Ethnography Built Environment Culture (Etnografi) (Heritage Aspect) (Budaya) Alam Bina (Aspek Warisan) Various Biology (Kepelbagaian Biologi)
G. Defence and Security (Pertahanan dan Keselamatan)
Strategic & Policy Studies Cyber Security Nasional Security & Public Wellbeing (Pengajian Strategik & Polisi) (Keselamatan Siber) (Keselamatan Negara & KesejahteraanAwam)
Defence Technology Defence Management Aerospace & Maritime (Teknologi Pertahanan) (Pengurusan Pertahanan) (Aeroangkasa & Maritim)
C(ii) Location of Research:
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Tempat penyelidikan dijalankan:
Environmental Laboratory, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor.
C(iii) Duration of this research (Maximum 36 months): Tempoh masa penyelidikan ini (Maksimum 36 bulan):
Duration: ___24 months __ _ _ Tempoh : From : ___ August 1 st , 201 1 _____ Dari :
To : ___July 31 st , 201 3 _ Hingga :
C(iv) Other Researchers:Ahli-ahli penyelidik yang lain:(Please include your curriculum vitae if necessary)
Bil NameNama
IC / Passport Number:
No. Kad Pengenalan/ Pasport:
Faculty/ School/ Centre/ Unit
Fakulti/P.Pengajian/Pusat/Unit
Academic Qualification/Designation
Tahap Kelayakan Akademik/Jawatan
Signature Tandatangan
1 Akira Kikuchi TZ0737206 Faculty of Civil Engineering
Ph.D
2 Mohd. Ismid bin Mohd. Said
641029015215 Faculty of Civil Engineering
Ph.D
3 Shamila binti Azman 73052907562 Faculty of Civil Engineering
Ph.D
4
5
6
C(v) Research projects that have been completed or ongoing by researchers for the last three years. Please provide title of research, duration, year commence and year ending. Sila sediakan maklumat termasuk termasuk tajuk, tempoh, tahun mula dan tahun tamat bagi penyelidikan yang sedang/telah dijalankan oleh penyelidik-penyelidik di dalam tempoh tiga tahun terakhir.
Title of ResearchTajuk penyelidikan
Grant’s NameNama Geran
Position / RoleJawatan / Peranan
DurationTempoh
Start Date Tarikh mula
End DateTarikh tamat
High performance Ion chromatography application in order to open new analytical laboratory and capacity development of international official development aid (ODA) project for environmental monitoring
Grant to aid Venture buisiness, Hiroshima university
Project leader 12 month 1st April, 2009
31 March, 2010
C(vi) Please furnish information on academic publications that has been published by the researchers for the last five (5) years. (Example: Journals, Books, Chapters in books, etc)Sila kemukakan maklumat berkaitan penerbitan akademik yang telah diterbitkan oleh penyelidik dalam tempoh lima (5) tahun terakhir. (Contoh: Jurnal, buku, bab dalam buku, dll)
Title of publicationTajuk penerbitan
Name of journals/booksNama jurnal/buku
Year publishedTahun diterbitkan
Interpretation of Balanced Act in Ecological Concept
Indonesian National Conference on Green Technology for Better Future, 20th
Norvember 2010, at Fakultas Sain dan teknologi, University Islam Negeri (UIN)
Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang
2010
Ecological Information Science and its application for ecological education
International Conference on Global Resource Conservation (ICGRC) 2010, University of Bravijaya
2010
Significance of the Easy-to-use Water Quality Checker for Participative Environmental monitoring and Experience Based Learning
International Journal of Tropical Life 2010
Ecological Open System management for Human Impacted Ecosystem
Journal of International Development and Cooperation 2009
Quantative Analysis of Landscape Structure in Haji-Dam Watershed, Hiroshima Prefecture.
Natural History of Nishi-Chugoku Mountains
2008
High Resolution Stream Network in Haji Dam Watershed.
Journal of International Development and Cooperation 2007
Application of Asia Environment Simulator (AES) to Environmental Assessment in Haji River Watershed.
Journal of International Development and Cooperation 2007
Ion-exclusion/cation-exchange chromatography for water quality monitoring of river waters
Journal of Japan Industrial Water Association 2007
Process of Phyllostachys pubescens culm invasion at expansion front.
Hikobia 2006
Plant species response against mowing in southwestern Japan.
Journal of International Development and Cooperation 2006
C(vii) Executive Summary of Research Proposal (maximum 300 words) (Please include the background of research, literature reviews, objectives, research methodology and expected outcomes from the research project)
What kind of approach and tool can solve the gap between environmental policy and real urban river problem? The reason we have carried out this research question is that urban river pollution is still serious problem in Malaysia. Thereby, the eutrophication of urban river water is generally an anthropogenic inconvenient consequence of local people’s life and economic. Accordingly, we have addressed research objective to investigate a new concept “Strategic Environmental Participation” in relation to the immediate onsite water quality monitoring. Besides, we have assumed that a Japanese product Pack Test has potential to generate the citizen scientists. Skill transfer of the immediate onsite water quality monitoring will be performed in this research, where 1) credibility of the method, 2) applicability for Malaysian environment and user will be investigated. In relation to this tool, education material also investigated, such as for 3) general water quality behavior interpretation, 4) educational material investigation, and 5) teacher training curriculum. Then, a new knowledge domain will exist basing on real educational materials and curriculums. As a result, we will make recommendation based on, a) new ability of an immediate onsite water quality checker, such as Pack Test. b) new ability of environmental educational material and curriculum for teacher training for Pack Test. c) new social ability to held environmental education, teacher training, and environmental awareness program by Pack Test. These research outcome will have i) national policy level impact for “Strategic Environmental Participation”, and specific application on ii) public participation (PP) for environmental awareness program, ii) environmental education (EE), and iii) strategic environmental assessment (SEA), respectively. Above all, the existed new knowledge domain, with immediate onsite water quality monitoring method, immediately can take a new role as catalyst in Malaysian society to empower social capacity for environmental management via generating potential citizen scientists.
C(viii) Detailed proposal of research project:Cadangan maklumat penyelidikan secara terperinci:
(a) Research background including Hypothesis /Research Questions and Literature Reviews. Keterangan latar belakang penyelidikan termasuk kenyataan hipotesis / persoalan penyelidikan dan kajian literatur.
Background
After more than 30 years of environmental impact assessment and related experiences in the world, it has been cleared that science on its own, without a process of consideration and argument amongst a wide range of stakeholders, cannot provide guidance on the ‘best’ options for a future action (Tippett et al., 2007). Traditionally, technical experts have been main player and advisor to draw up and chose the best option in environmental consultancy. However, currently this conventional sense is required to be extended towards new paradigm. This is still shocking consequence for a lot of scientists.
It can be said that the timing is coming soon to link technical approaches to socio-political debates, increasingly prominent via multiple negotiations that are at the core of decision-making process (Gauthier et al. 2010). If so, to begin with, what is a way to generate public participation and public communication? The solution is never easy, because there are many different type of social actor such as publics, authorities, specialist, and etc, accordingly, different explanations are required for different type of parsons (Huang & Xia 2001). Of course this discussion is rather a new concept in the world, and it is same for Malaysian too, so that Malaysian can forgive to consider this problem? In reality, Malaysian government has started to deal with this matter from 9th Malaysian development plan. However, the progress is still just early stage. In line with regarding, it is also a choice that we just forgive this matter, however if this transformation is unsuccessful, then, even environmental impact assessments have enhanced, so called implementation gap (IG) of environmental policy may continuously appears one after another (Gauthier et al. 2010). In that case it will be difficult to overcome the each problem by each social inner effort. Thereby the consequence is just conventional, that each socio-environmental gap left generating environmental problem and sociological inconvenience. For example, a lot of wise citizens are already noticing this problem about urban river pollution in a daily sense, as people never seriously consider environmental problem until they lose good water environment. Is it really impossible to tackle this problem before river environment is really degraded?
As for water environmental problem, it is already noticed if the distance among environmental information, water authority and public is far, the IG regrettably and easily be occurred in environmental decision making process. It has been emphasized that strategic environmental assessment is a challenge to overcome this matter (Gauthier et al. 2010). Has this movement always got success to ignore IG? The answer is simple as it generally has been difficult or is still early challenging process (Gauthier et al. 2010). However the inevitable approach is already recognized, that individuals, groups and organizations decide to take an active role in making decisions (De Stefano 2010). On the contrary, it is noticed that if stakeholders are not involved in the evaluation of water management policy measures, the decisions taken can be controversial and generate public opposition, thus making those decisions unfeasible (Mouratiadou & Moran 2007). At least, some sense is now becoming clear that two way communications between environmental authority and public, i.e. common people, is required to make better decision in environmental development and management.
If so, each public people is required to be wise player in environmental matters. Of course this assumption is difficult in reality, however it explain the needs of environmental education for sustainability (EES). EES has aim to develop a well-informed, responsible public who “has the potential as an exemplary vehicle for what many believe all of education should consider its primary function: furthering the development of higher-order skills – critical thinking, creative thinking, integrative problem-solving thinking” (Disinger 1993). Here, to provide leaner-centered education
(Kikuchi et al. 2010, Schleicher 1989), especially on experimental base education is key issue towards environmental context.
Research question and hypothesis
The importance of formative experience (Schleicher 1989) can be core to generate potential for public participation (PP) and EES in order to generate both personal and social knowledge domain. Because, school teaching has only limited influence to generate environmental behavior, on the contrary, once youth that attitudes towards nature are established in childhood, that environmental behavior is more determined by personal in their life (Schleicher 1989). Accordingly, experience-based education has potential to make awaken the people’s self motivation, and indirectly generate environmental awareness of public. Thereby, citizen scientist (Cooper et al. 2007) is a parson who awaken the environmental awareness and has ability to consider environmental problem from own experience and philosophy. In Malaysia, urban river pollution is generally still serious problem, and eutrophication of urban river water is generally an anthropogenic inconvenient consequence of local people’s life and economic. Accordingly, social capacity for environmental management needs to be empowered from inside of their society, where wise citizen, namely citizen scientists will be important players. Besides, we has research question as follow,
Research question
What kind of methodology and approach can solve the gap between environmental policy and real urban river problems?
According to the European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000), new strategy to overcome the IG is participative environmental monitoring, by particular method and tools that can include rapid delivery of results on-site, low-cost, and capacity to acquire large number of observations within a short time frame. According to our experience (Kikuchi et al. 2010, Faiz 2011), we agree their vision and call such a method as immediate onsite water quality monitoring in this research. Thus, we take notice on significant potential of Pack Test (Kyoritsu Chemical-Check Lab. Corporation, Japan; e.g. Kikuchi et al. 2010). According to Kyoritsu Chemical-Check Cooperation, this tool is one of the most simplify water quality checker for professional use. Pack Test is originally has been developed as professional self-management tool for process management engineers of factory effluent and environmental monitoring. Then the usages were extended for environmental education and others, and it already common for environmental education and participative environmental work shop in Japan. Pack Test has been applied for activities to investigate about daily familiar water environment by workshop, school lectures, and other activities since 1980th in Japan. However, even this tool is one of the most simple and professional water quality checker and good quality and cheep (RM3 for one time test), the users are mostly restricted in Japan. Thus, this tool is now expected to be introduced in Malaysia, Indonesia and other South-eastern Asian countries (Kikuchi et al. 2010). Our approach of this research is to introduce new immediate onsite water quality monitoring method to overcome IG. Then, we had research hypothesis, as follow,
Research hypothesis
A Japanese immediate onsite water quality monitoring method has potential to overcome the implementation gap generating the citizen scientists.
(b) Objective (s) of the Research Objektif Penyelidikan
This study embarks on the following objectives:
1) To investigate a new concept “Strategic Environmental Participation” from technical approach.
2) To assess the credibility and applicability of Japanese immediate onsite water quality checker for Malaysian environment and users.
3) To investigate and evaluate Japanese educational material and teacher training curriculum based on immediate onsite water quality checker.
4) To make recommendation based on New ability of an immediate onsite water quality checker, such as Pack Test. New ability of environmental educational material and curriculum for teacher training
for Pack Test. New social ability to held environmental education, teacher training, and environmental
awareness program by Pack Test.
(i)The above objectives fulfills the following criteria (please tick at least one) :
Preliminary work on untested and novel ideas (Kajian awal ke atas idea baru dan belum diuji).
Ventures into emerging and potentially transformative research ideas (Meneroka idea penyelidikan baru yang berpotensi ke arah penjanaan transformasi).
Application of new expertise or new approaches to ”established” research topic( Aplikasi kepakaran baru atau pendekatan baru kepada tajuk penyelidikan yang mapan)
Having severe urgency with regards to availability of, or access to data, facilities or specialised equipment, including quick-response research on natural or anthropogenic disasters and similar unanticipated events .(Kajian yang berkaitan dengan penyediaan kemudahan atau peralatan masalah yang mendesak dan amat diperlukan seperti bencana alam, antropogenik atau kejadian yang tidak diduga)
Efforts of similar character likely to catalyse rapid and innovative advances (Kajian yang boleh mencetuskan penemuan segera dan inovatif).
(ii) Explain the relevancy of your research objectives to the above criteria
A new knowledge domain, such as Strategic Environmental Participation, will be generated coin side with actual technical approach and material by introduced immediate onsite water quality checker. It clearly will aid public environmental awareness, public participation (PP) for environmental matters, especially in a field of environmental education (EE) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA).
(c) Methodology1. Description of Methodology
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1-1) Skill transfer from Japan to Malaysia
In order to assess the credibility and applicability of Japanese immediate onsite water quality checker for Malaysian environment and users (objective 2), we choose six considerable parameters to investigate about daily familiar water environment, such as NH4
+, NO2-, NO3
-, PO43-, COD, and total
hardness. Because, the water quality of these parameters for urban river are directly related to daily life of the regional people’s life and significance for water environment quality.
Credibility test
At first, we will conduct credibility test of the Japanese immediate onsite method. Using variety of environmental water in Johor, data from Pack Test and data from Malaysian standard method are compared. Approximately 20 type water samples from different environment will be collected for this experiment, e.g. urban river water, waste water, acidified lowland swamp water, brackish water, and etc. Samples will be collected into plastic bottle, and then will be carried to laboratory without air exposure at 5 degree Celsius. Before environmental water quality will be measured, standard solution will be prepared from stock solution. Then, no diluted sample, 60%, 30%, 10% diluted samples by deionized water are prepared, and then water quality will be measured by immediate onsite method by conventional visual estimation and by portable spectrophotometer, respectively. On the other hand, same samples will be analyzed by standard Method by HACH DR 5000. Besides, in order to check credibility, recovery test will be performed to examine Pack Test. As for detection range, it will be compared between detection range of immediate onsite water quality checker and Malaysian water quality standard. Detection limit is also tested by standard solution and questioners. Our experiment is the first credibility test and applicability test of Pack Test in Malaysia and other tropical countries.
Applicability test
Then applicability test will be conducted. A variety of environmental water, such as approximately 100 sites of environmental water will be analyzed by field survey by Pack Test in order to test the applicability of this tool. Analysis will be triplicated and average data will be used. In the research both visual observation and digital analysis by portable spectrophotometer will be performed, respectively. In the field survey, as back data, DO, EC, pH, ORP, temperature will be measured by handy sensors. As for COD, Japanese standard and Pack Test are basing on Mn method, but Malaysian standard is basing on Cr methods, respectively, accordingly it need compare these for Malaysian environmental water. It is generally said that the Cr method is approximately two times larger value than Mn method. In addition, to change Cr method to Mn method is world trend now, as toxicity of Cr, so that we compare Cr method and Mn method in standard method and Pack Test respectively, and make suggestion to the environmental monitoring authority in Malaysia. Collected data is investigated for each parameter first, then the whole data will be analyzed by multi parameter analysis, e.g. Principle Correspondence Analysis.
1-2) Educational materials development
We investigate and evaluate Japanese educational material and teacher training curriculum basing on immediate onsite water quality checker (objective 3). The immediate onsite water quality checker has been taken important role in grassroots environmental monitoring and education in Japan since 1980th. Accordingly, a lot of good designed manuals, important and attractive educational materials are already available. However, these are all written in Japanese. As an initial stage of the activity, receiving the permission from the producer, we translate these materials from Japanese into English in this research.
General water quality behavior
If local people or children give some easy question, such as, What is water pollution of a river? and Why river water degraded?, it is sometimes difficult to answer immediately in relation to their feeling of daily life. We are too much used to scientific technical term and chemical term, and data base. Thus. It needs to prepare environmental information to child, university student, governmental authority, and scientist, i.e. it is to prepare knowledge domain for each publics. Accordingly, at first, easy to understand information that enables users to understand the natural creasing activity of a river. Thereby user can understand transformation among NH4
+ => NO2- => NO3
- and behavior of PO43-, and these
consumption by plant and decomposition by bacteria in a river. Besides, effect of dissolved organic material (COD) is explained as risk of low oxygen of water bodies and local biota. The concept and architecture of created educational material is at highly research level. However actual material will be mate targeting 12 years old child, and water authority. Then the material will be evaluated via workshops, experiment base Scholl educations, teacher training courses for environmental awareness.
Educational material development
As for environmental educational material, we focus on these direction, as follows,
To know the real status of our familiar environment by self activity
To monitor water environment by experiment by Pack Test
To find something new
To consider environmental problem from integrated point of view and trying to find solution that can be approachable from any individual in their daily life.
to make user realized the relationship between their life and water environment is the main concept. For example, we make educational material to measure COD of orange juice or any kind of soupby onsite immediate method and daily stuffs, such as straw and plastic bottle for mineral water. Participant from child to adult can measure water quality of juice or soup in a workshop. Then they can estimate the magnitude of environmental impact on river by food waste. Then, we can make participant recognized the impact of food waste to the river, then discuss to improve it via our daily life or development of infrastructure, such as sanitation system. As a solution, basing on such an educational material, if people can rethink about daily attitude it is a great progress, e.g. if they start to wipe food waste before dish is washed in a kitchen environmental impact for water will be decreased. We develop several such a educational material in this research, and evaluate these.
Teacher training
After these educational materials will be prepared, teachers training program for Pack Test will be performed, which was suggested from our research team (Faiz 2011). Because it was pointed out that there were needs of teacher training in order to usage of Pack Test. This problem status is different from Japanese situation; it may because such a easy-to-use water quality checker is new in Malaysia, and water environmental education also still not so familiar. According to such needs, to establish training chance in Malaysia will be new and good experience and it produce good example in other south eastern Asian countries. Thereby, the curriculum for teachers training and recruitment of participants will be successively designed in Johor area, and then these will be evaluated via workshop and model training course.
1-3) Project sustainability and function of this research
We will make recommendation based on our research (objective 4).
When this research project will be finished at December 2012, as a consequence, these will be established in Malaysia,
* New ability of an immediate onsite water quality checker, such as Pack Test.* New technical material and curriculum for environmental education, and teacher training by Pack
Test.* New social ability to held environmental education, teacher training, and environmental awareness
program by Pack Test.
Basing on these potential outcomes, our research can be addressed to contribute to new research field such as “Strategic Environmental Participation” generating contribution on positive participation (PP) for environmental awareness program, environmental education (EE) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA), respectively (objective 1).
2. Flow Chart of Research Activities ( Please enclose in the Appendix)
Appendix 1.
3. Gantt Chart of Research Activities (Please enclose in the Appendix)
Appendix 2.
4. Milestones and Dates
Appendix 2.
(d) Expected Results/Benefit
1.Novel theories/New findings/Knowledge
A new knowledge domain of “Strategic Environmental Participation”.
Actual technical approach and tool to realize this new concept.
2. Research Publications
Three (3) impact factor journal publications for objective 1), 2) and 3), respectively.
Three (3) domestic journal publications as case studies.
3. Specific or Potential Applications
National policy level impact for Strategic Environmental Participation.
New tool and educational materials, training curriculum to contribute public participation (PP) for environmental awareness program, environmental education (EE) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA), respectively
4. Number of PhD and Masters (by research) Students
Two (2) Ph.D student.
(e) ReferenceCooper, C.B., Dickinson, J., Phillips, T., and Bonney, R. (2007). Citizen Science as a Tool for
Conservation in Residential Ecosystems. Ecology and Society. 12 (2).Disinger, J. (1993) Environmental Education in the K12 Curriculum: An Overview, in R. Wike (ed),
Environmental Education Teacher Resource Handbook, Kraus International Pub, Milwood, NY.Gauthier M, et al, (2010) Public participation in strategic environmental assessment (SEA): Critical
review and the Quebec (Canada) approach, Environ Impact Asses Rev, doi:10.1016/j.eiar. 2010.01.006
Huang, G. H. & Xia, J. (2001) Barriers to sustainable water-quality management. Journal of Environmental Management, 61: 1-23.
Kikuchi, A., Hakim, L., Heryanshah, A., & Rosmaidi (2010) Significance of the Easy-to-use Water Quality Checker for Participative Environmental Monitoring and Experience Based Learning. Journal of Tropical Life Science, 1: 17-21.
Mouratiadou, I. & Moran, D, (2007) Mapping public participation in the Water Framework Directive: A case study of the Pinios River Basin, Greece. Ecological Economics, 62: 66-76.
Muhammad Faiz (2011) Introduction of Pack Test for Participative Environmental Monitoring and Environmental Education for Sustainability in Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Life Science (in press).
Schleicher, K. (1989) Beyond Environmental Education: The need for ecological Awareness. International Review of Education, 35: 257-281.
Tippett, J., Handley, J. F. & Ravertz, J., (2007) Meeting the challenges of sustainable development-A conceptual appraisal of a new methodology of participatory ecological planning. Progress in Planning, 67: 9-98.
D ACCESS TO EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL / KEMUDAHAN SEDIA ADA UNTUK KEGUNAAN BAGI PENYELIDIKAN INI
Equipment Peralatan
LocationTempat
Faculty of civil engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
RefrigeratorOvenAnalytical weightGlassware (Volumetric flasks, Beaker, and etc.) Micro pipette and tip tubes, Spoon and glass stickDO prove and other water quality sensorsFacility to measure BOD.UV/Vis spectrophotometer (DR 5000)
E BUDGET /BELANJAWAN
Please indicate your estimated budget for this research and details of expenditure according to the guidelines attached.Sila nyatakan anggaran bajet bagi cadangan penyelidikan ini dan berikan butir – butir perbelanjaan lengkap dengan berpandukan kepada garis panduan yang dilampirkan.
Budget detailsButiran belanjawan
Amount requested by applicant Jumlah yang dipohon
oleh pemohon
Amount approved by VC/Dep.VC (R&D)/Director of RMC
Jumlah yang diluluskan oleh Naib Canselor/ TNC (P&I)/Pengarah RMC
Year 1Tahun 1
(RM)
Year 2Tahun 2
(RM)
Year 3Tahun 3
(RM)
TotalJumlah (RM)
E(i) Vote 11000 - Salary and wagesUpah dan Elaun
PhD. Student (Muhammad Faiz bin Abd Rahman, and another student)20,00RMx24M x1=48,000
One PhD student under Scholarship
24,000 24,000 Nil 48,000
Please Indicate the overall BudgetSila nyatakan bajet secara
keseluruhan
E(ii)Vote 21000 - Travelling and Transportation/.Please specifySila nyatakan secara lengkap dengan pecahannya sekali.
Conference (3 times; national)*Researcher, Research assistant, and M studentDaily allowance+Travelling+Lodging= (RM220 + RM300 + RM220) x 3 times= RM2,760
Workshop (1 time, national) and Seminar (1 time, Kuala Lumpur)Details: * Researcher, Research assistant, and M studentDaily allowance+Travelling+Lodging= (RM220 + RM300 + RM220) x 1 time= RM740
Sampling and data collection (travelling to sampling site): (2 times/ month)Details:*Researcher & 2 student= RM60 x 2 times
x 17 months= RM 1200
International conference in Korea (1 persons, 1 time)Details: International Water Association, Busan, Korea. 16-21 Sep. 2012*ResearcherAllowance+Travelling+ Lodging= (RM2100 + RM2500
+ RM1400 ) = RM19,000
740
Nil
600
Nil
1,480
740
1,440
6,000
Nil
Nil
Nil
2,220
740
2,040
6,000
Budget detailsButiran belanjawan
Amount requested by applicant Jumlah yang dipohon
oleh pemohon
Amount approved by VC/Dep.VC (R&D)/Director of RMC
Jumlah yang diluluskan oleh Naib Canselor/ TNC (P&I)/Pengarah RMC
Year 1Tahun 1
(RM)
Year 2Tahun 2
(RM)
Year 3Tahun 3
(RM)
TotalJumlah (RM)
E(iii) Vote 24000 - RentalSewaan
Please specifySila nyatakan secara lengkap dengan pecahannya sekali.
Nil Nil Nil Nil
Please Indicate the overall BudgetSila nyatakan bajet secara
keseluruhan
E(iv) Vote 27000 - Research Materials & Supplies
Please specify
-Chemicalreagents for wastewaters parameter supplyreagents, such as COD, BOD standard reagents-HACH testing kits for water quality analysis.
Consumables (Disposable materials such aspipette tips, grass ware, membrane, sampling bottle, gloves, etc.)]Merck/ Sigma Microbiological kits
Water quality sensor expendables (EC, pH, DO, ORP)
Pack Test (NH4+, NO2
-, NO3-,
PO43-, COD) 1000 test kit for
each. RM6000x5 = RM30,000
Books and research reports
Paper, stationary, printing, other stuff for office work
3000
8,000
8,000
20,000
2,000
4,000
5000
9,000
2,000
10,000
2,000
5,000
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
8,000
17,000
10,000
30,000
4,000
9,000
E(v) Vote 28000 - Maintenance and Minor Repair ServicesPlease specify
Nil Nil Nil Nil
Budget detailsButiran belanjawan
Amount requested by applicant Jumlah yang dipohon
oleh pemohon
Amount approved by VC/Dep.VC (R&D)/Director of RMC
Jumlah yang diluluskan oleh Naib Canselor/ TNC (P&I)/Pengarah RMC
Year 1Tahun 1
(RM)
Year 2Tahun 2
(RM)
Year 3Tahun 3
(RM)
TotalJumlah (RM)
E(vi) Vote 29000 - Professional Services Perkhidmatan Ikhtisas
Please specifySila nyatakan secara lengkap dengan pecahannya sekali.
Nil Nil Nil Nil
Please Indicate the overall BudgetSila nyatakan bajet secara
keseluruhan
E(vii) Vote 35000 - Accessories and EquipmentAksesori dan Peralatan
Please specifySila nyatakan secara lengkap dengan pecahannya sekali.
Portable sprctrophotometer
7000RMx1 = RM 7,000
Computer for data analysis
7,000
5,000
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
7,000
5,000
TOTAL AMOUNTJUMLAH BESAR
82,340 66,660 Nil 149,000
F Declaration by applicant / Akuan Pemohon(Please tick ( √ )): / (Sila tanda ( √ )):
I hereby confess that:Saya dengan ini mengaku bahawa:
1. All information stated here are accurate, KPT and IPT has right to reject or to cancel the offer without prior notice if there is any inaccurate information given. Semua maklumat yang diisi adalah benar, KPT dan IPT berhak menolak permohonan atau membatalkan tawaran pada bila-bila masa sekiranya keterangan yang dikemukakan adalah tidak benar.
2. Application of this exploratory research is presented for the Exploratory Research Grant
Scheme (ERGS).Permohonan projek penyelidikan ini dikemukakan untuk memohon peruntukan di bawah Geran Penyelidikan Eksploratoil IPT.
3. Application of this research grant is also presented for the other reasearch grant/s (grant’s name and total amount)Permohonan projek penyelidikan ini juga dikemukakan untuk memohon peruntukan geran penyelidikan dari (nama geran dan jumlah dana)____________________________________
Date : Mar 21, 2011 Applicant’s Signature :Tarikh : Tandatangan Pemohon : ___________________________
G Recommended by Vice Chancellor/Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation)/Director of Research Management CenterPerakuan Naib Canselor/Timbalan Naib Canselor(P&I)/Pengarah Pusat Pengurusan Penyelidikan
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Note: APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WILL BE TREATED IN FULL CONFIDENCE. THE DECISION OF THE EXPLORATORY RESEARCH GRANT SCHEME MAIN COMMITTEE MOHE IS FINAL. Semua permohonan dianggap sulit. Keputusan Jawatankuasa Induk Skim Geran Penyelidikan Eksploratori KPT adalah MUKTAMAD.
Introduction and Evaluation of Easy-to-use Water Quality Checker to Tackle the Gap between Environmental Reguration and UrbanRiver Eutrophication in Malaysia
Question
Research
Expected outcome (1 index and local journal publication for each outcome, respectibely)
What kind of methodology and approach can solve the gap between environmental policy and real urban river problems?
Hypothesis A Japanese immediate onsite water quality monitoring method has potential to overcome the implementation gap by generated citizen scientists.
Pack Test is one of the most simple professional use water quality checker in the world.
Pack Test
Pack Test is one of the most simple professional use water quality checker in the world.
Pack Test
New ability of an immediate onsite water quality checker, such as Pack Test.
New technical material and curriculum for environmental education, and teacher training by Pack Test.
New social ability to held environmental education, teacher training, and environmental awareness program by Pack Test.
To make specific or potential applications
Appendix 1.
Credibility test of immediate onsite method (Pack Test).
Applicability test for Malaysia.
Skill transfer from Japan to Malaysia Educational materials investigationGeneral water quality behavior interpretation.Materials for experience based education.Teacher training curriculum investigation.
National policy level impact for “Strategic Environmental Participation”.New tool, educational materials, and training curriculum to contribute,
1) public participation (PP) for environmental awareness program2) environmental education (EE)3) strategic environmental assessment (SEA)
Objective 2 Objective 3
Objective 4
To investigate a new concept “Strategic Environmental Participation” in relation to immediate onsite water quality monitoring. Objective 1
Appendix 2.
8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
General procedures
1 Review of literature
2 Credibility test of Pack Test
3Applicability test (field work) and dataanalysis
4General water quality behaviorinterpretation
5 Educational material investigation
6Teacher training curriculuminvestigation
8 Publication and Report writing
M1 Compleating the credibility test M1
M2Compleate the educational material,teacher training curriculum preparation M2
M3 Compleate the applicability test M3
M4 Publication and Report writing M4Mx: Planned mile stone.
Note. If Dr. Akira KIKUCHI will leaf from University Teknologi Malaysia, because of the expertly day of the contract on March 31, 2013, one of amember of this research member will complete this research. However, if Dr. Akira KIKUCHI continue to work he complete this research.
Project Activities/ Month20122011 2013
Milestones
LIST OF EQUIPTMENTS AND JUSTIFICATION (V35000)
EQUIPTMENT JUSTIFICATION
Portable spectrophotometerr(RM7,000 x 1)
In order to increase credibility of Pack Test, both visual estimation and analysis by spectrophotometer will be performed, respectively, in applicability test. Accordingly, this equipment is inevitable to complete this research.
Computer for data analysis(RM 5,000 x 1)
Portable spectrophotometer will be used with data processor. Plus, huge amount of data will be deal with this research, all the data will managed by this PC in the laboratory.
All these stuffs are selected from common quality choice, and estimatedas market price.
Appendix 3.
