Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi Wan Salleh¹, ^* and Shamsu¹ Khamis²

¹Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, University Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), 35900 Tanjung Malim, Perak, MALAYSIA
²School of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA

^*Corresponding author. Email: wmnhakimi@fsmt.upsi.edu.my

FULL TEXT: NVEO 2020, Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 12-17

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