prof. chm. dr. goh choo ta

pensyarah universiti

institut alam sekitar & pembangunan (lestari)

 gohchoota@ukm.edu.my



   Biografi/ Biography :

  • Professor Goh Choo Ta is the Director at Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), fellow of Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) and fellow of Malaysian Institute of Chemistry (IKM). He has more than 19 years of experiences in the field of chemical governance and chemical safety. Prof. Goh has been appointed by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Malaysia (NRES) as the Head of Advisory Panel for the National Chemicals Governance Committee; appointed by Ministry of Health (MOH) as Environmental Health Expert in the field of chemical governance and chemical safety; appointed by Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) as Member (Professional) in the Technical Committee of CLASS Regulations 2013; and appointed by National Authority for Chemical Weapon Convention as member of the National Scientific Advisory Board. Also, Prof. Goh was invited by Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) to serve as National Expert at the Workshop on ASEAN-Japan Chemical Safety Database (AJCSD). Besides, Prof Goh was the founder for Classification Tool for Chemical Mixture (CATCH) that jointly established by MITI-UKM. Prof. Goh is currently the Advisory Editorial Board member for ACS Chemical Health and Safety, and the Editorial Board member for the journal International Chemical Regulatory and Law Review.
    Expertise: Chemical Governance, Chemical Safety, Chemical Risk Assessment and Management

  • ling ling tan, nur syamimi mohamad, nurul izzaty hassan, choo ta goh.  (2025).  electrochemically reduced graphene oxide integrated with carboxylated-8-carboxamidoquinoline: a platform for highly sensitive voltammetric detection of zn(ii) ion by screen-printed carbon electrode.  - plos one .  1 - 23. 

     

    aziemah zulkifli, aida soraya shamsuddin, muhammad amirulamri mohd akhairi, lee khai ern, goh choo ta.  (2025).  global impacts of cigarette butt waste: a scoping review on environmental contamination, ecological risks, and public health implications.  - physical book of abstracts of the 8th global public health conference 2025 (globeheal 2025).  71 - 71. 

     

    e. bahatiar, a. zulkifli*, a.s. shamsuddin, k.e. lee1 n. zainal abidin, e. zainal abidin.  (2025).  knowledge, attitude, and perceptions on tobacco product waste and the environmental consequences: a review.  - -.  28 - 28. 

     

    jeremy jason chwan chuong chin, muhamad afiq akbar, nurul yuziana mohd yusof, andrew pike, choo ta goh, shuhadah mustapha, ling ling tan.  (2024).  enhancing early warning: a dna biosensor with polyaniline/graphene nanocomposite for label-free voltammetric detection of saxitoxin-producing harmful algae.  - chemosphere.  143113 - 143113. 

     

    goh choo ta.  (2024).  indicative guidelines for safe and secure transport of hazardous chemicals by road.  -

     

    ling ling tan, nur syamimi mohamad, nurul izzaty hassan, choo ta goh.  (2025).  electrochemically reduced graphene oxide integrated with carboxylated-8-carboxamidoquinoline: a platform for highly sensitive voltammetric detection of zn(ii) ion by screen-printed carbon electrode.  - plos one .  1 - 23. 

     

    nadiah ibrahim, kok beng gan, nurul yuziana mohd yusof, choo ta goh, niranjana krupa b, ling ling tan.  (2024).  electrochemical genosensor based on rna-responsive human telomeric g-quadruplex dna: a proof-of-concept with sars-cov-2 rna.  - talanta.  1-11. 

     

    jeremy jason chwan chuong chin, muhamad afiq akbar, nurul yuziana mohd yusof, andrew pike, choo ta goh, shuhadah mustapha, ling ling tan.  (2024).  enhancing early warning: a dna biosensor with polyaniline/graphene nanocomposite for label-free voltammetric detection of saxitoxin-producing harmful algae.  - chemosphere.  143113 - 143113. 

     

    nur syamimi mohamad, nurul izzaty hassan, choo ta goh, ling ling tan.  (2024).  a solid-state sensor based on nanosilica/methylcellulose composite and chromoionophore 8-carboxamidoquinoline derivative as an optode pellet for zinc(ii) ion.  - journal of molecular structure .  1 - 12. 

     

    goh choo ta, sharina abdul halim, mohamad mahathir amir sultan, wan daraputri razali, mazlin mokhtar, ibrahim komoo.  (2024).  journey of a university research institute: transition from multi-disciplinary to inter-disciplinary research in supporting sustainable development goals (sdgs).  - international journal of sustainability in higher education.  1351 - 1367. 

     

    jing yi ong, ling ling tan, choo ta goh.  (2023).  mycotoxin mitigation approaches in selected developed and developing countries.  - international food research journal.  1370-1391. 

     

    nur syamimi mohamad, ling ling tan, goh choo ta, lee yook heng, nadhratun naiim mobarak, azwan mat lazim, suhaila sapari, fazira ilyana abdul razak, nurul izzaty hassan.  (2022).  a quinoline-based fluorescent labelling for zinc detection & dft calculations.  - sains malaysiana.  3949-3966. 

     

    nur-fadhilah mazlan, ling ling tan, mohammad imam hasan reza, goh choo ta, nurul huda abd. karim, lee yook heng.  (2020).  managing dengue disaster: uncovering paramount community elements for dna sensory tool accessibility in malaysia.  - sains malaysiana.  743-754. 

     

    mohd fadhil h a yazid, goh choo ta, mazlin mokhtar.  (2020).  classified chemicals in accordance with the globally harmonized system of classification and labeling of chemicals: comparison of lists of the european union, japan, malaysia and new zealand.  - safety and health at work.  152-158. 

     

    haris hafizal abd hamid, mohd talib latif, royston uning, mohd shahrul mohd nadzir, md firoz khan, goh choo ta, narayanan kannan.  (2020).  observations of btex in the ambient air of kuala lumpur by passive sampling.  - environmental monitoring and assessment.  1-14. 

     

    ling ling tan, nur syamimi mohamad, nurul izzaty hassan, choo ta goh.  (2025).  electrochemically reduced graphene oxide integrated with carboxylated-8-carboxamidoquinoline: a platform for highly sensitive voltammetric detection of zn(ii) ion by screen-printed carbon electrode.  - plos one .  1 - 23. 

     

    goh choo ta, sharina abdul halim, mohamad mahathir amir sultan, wan daraputri razali, mazlin mokhtar, ibrahim komoo.  (2024).  journey of a university research institute: transition from multi-disciplinary to inter-disciplinary research in supporting sustainable development goals (sdgs).  - international journal of sustainability in higher education.  1351 - 1367. 

     

    saba a. gheni, mudheher m. ali, goh c. ta, hannah j. harbin, saad a. awad.  (2024).  toxicity, hazards, and safe handling of primary aromatic amines.  - acs chemical health and safety.  8-21. 

     

    nadiah ibrahim, kok beng gan, nurul yuziana mohd yusof, choo ta goh, niranjana krupa b, ling ling tan.  (2024).  electrochemical genosensor based on rna-responsive human telomeric g-quadruplex dna: a proof-of-concept with sars-cov-2 rna.  - talanta.  1-11. 

     

    mir sujaul islam, toriman m. ekhwan, choo ta goh.  (2024).  characterization of surface water quality in gebeng industrial area using multivariate statistical analysis .  - indian journal of environmental protection.  216 - 223. 

     

    tayeb m. a., ismail b. s., mardiana-jansar k., goh choo ta, and hani kartini agustar.  (2015).  glufosinate ammonium clean-up procedure from water samples using spe.  - colloquiumthe 2015 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium.  060024-1-060024-7. 

     

    goh choo ta, thahirah kamarulzaman.  (2022).  chemicals management in malaysia: synergizing stewardship and commitments.  - 266-279. 

     

    ku adriani, goh choo ta, mazlin mokhtar,.  (2022).  water quality.  - 66-80. 

     

    goh choo ta, mazlin mokhtar, lee khai ern.  (2022).  chemical governance.  - 99-117. 

     

    mohamad mahathir amir sultan, goh choo ta, mazlin mokhtar.  (2022).  environment & development.  - 15-21. 

     

    mohamad mahathir amir sultan, goh choo ta.  (2022).  waste management.  - 81-98. 

     

    azlan bin ahmad; mohd shahrin bin mansor; nur ain husna binti amiruddin; mohd imanul faiz bin ismaroni; priya ragunath; thahirahtul asma' binti zakaria; siti mariaton binti abd moksin; nur ain shuhaila binti shohaimi; munira binti muhammad; nursyila roziana binti mohd radzi ; siti nurul fathihah binti baharudin; rafiza binti shaharudin; thahirah binti kamarulzaman; nur mizhuari bin abdul samat; norsyazwani binti che mohamed; goh choo ta; mohamad mahathir bin amir sultan; hafizah binti mohd; baharuddin bin basri; mohd azam bin tumijan; nurul fatimah bayah binti haron.  (2024).  garis panduan pengimportan bahan kimia.  -

     

    ahmad aldrie amir, goh choo ta, sharina abdul halim, sarah aziz, nuriah abd majid, nor diana mohd idris, wee hin boo, deivaseeno dorairaj, rd. puteri khairani khirotdin, nurul atikah zulkepli, siti norsakinah selamat, mohd. fuad tepit, muhd. yusairi mat y.  (2023).  laporan akhir kajian penilaian outcome aktiviti penyelidikan dan penanaman (kpoapp) program penanaman pokok bakau dan spesies-spesies yang sesuai di pesisiran pantai negara (pppbssppn).  - 1-232. 

     

    mohamad mahathir amir sultan, goh choo ta, mazlin mokhtar.  (2021).  merkuri dan konvensyen minamata mengenai merkuri:pengenalan dan persediaan malaysia.  - 193-218. 

     

    goh choo ta, mazlin mokhtar, lee khai ern, sharifa ezat wan puteh.  (2021).  bahan kimia dalam kehidupan harian: adakah kita selamat?.  - 331. 

     

    jeremy leow wen hsiung, chamhuri siwar, goh choo ta, er ah choy.  (2021).  persepsi orang awam terhadap risiko industri petrokimia di kerteh dan gebeng, malaysia.  - 306-326. 

     

    e. bahatiar, a. zulkifli*, a.s. shamsuddin, k.e. lee1 n. zainal abidin, e. zainal abidin.  (2025).  knowledge, attitude, and perceptions on tobacco product waste and the environmental consequences: a review.  - -.  28 - 28. 

     

    goh choo ta.  (2024).  indicative guidelines for safe and secure transport of hazardous chemicals by road.  -

     

    amirruddin abdul kadir, khai ern lee, nur hairunnisa rafaai, mazlin mokhtar, choo ta goh, sharina abdul halim, pak yan moh, baba musta, carolyn melissa payus, mohd azlan mohd ishak, jamil tajam, khairunisa ahmad kamil.  (2024).  evolutionary governance in integrated water resource management: addressing contemporary issues and challenges in the langat river basin.  - national water innovation conference and exhibition 2024. 

     

    aziemah zulkifli, aida soraya shamsuddin, emilia zainal abidin, najihah zainol abidin, muhammad amirulamri mohd akhairi, lee khai ern & goh choo ta.  (2024).  global impacts of cigarette butt waste: a review on environmental contamination and ecological risks.  - the 4th international conference on research and development (icorad 2024). 

     

    azlan bin ahmad; mohd shahrin bin mansor; nur ain husna binti amiruddin; mohd imanul faiz bin ismaroni; priya ragunath; thahirahtul asma' binti zakaria; siti mariaton binti abd moksin; nur ain shuhaila binti shohaimi; munira binti muhammad; nursyila roziana binti mohd radzi ; siti nurul fathihah binti baharudin; rafiza binti shaharudin; thahirah binti kamarulzaman; nur mizhuari bin abdul samat; norsyazwani binti che mohamed; goh choo ta; mohamad mahathir bin amir sultan; hafizah binti mohd; baharuddin bin basri; mohd azam bin tumijan; nurul fatimah bayah binti haron.  (2024).  garis panduan pengimportan bahan kimia.  -