Assessment of chemicals and radionuclides compositions in hot springs water of Peninsular Malaysia / Nurul Latiffah Abd Rani

Hot springs water has been associated with healing of various types of skin diseases. Despite their therapeutic effects which are known worldwide, there are limited reports on the physicochemical characteristics of hot springs water in Peninsular Malaysia. Therefore, an attempt was made to determin...

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Main Author:	Abd Rani, Nurul Latiffah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	Radiation physics (General) Atmospheric temperature
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.256612024-05-31T08:44:47Z Assessment of chemicals and radionuclides compositions in hot springs water of Peninsular Malaysia / Nurul Latiffah Abd Rani 2014 Abd Rani, Nurul Latiffah Radiation physics (General) Atmospheric temperature Hot springs water has been associated with healing of various types of skin diseases. Despite their therapeutic effects which are known worldwide, there are limited reports on the physicochemical characteristics of hot springs water in Peninsular Malaysia. Therefore, an attempt was made to determine the concentrations of major cations, anions and sulphur including naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM). There are 43 locations of hot springs water with 67 sources identified in Peninsular Malaysia which cover almost all states. Chemicals and radionuclides compositions measured in this study include Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, S, Cf, SO42', U and Th. Concentrations of Na, K, Ca and S were analysed using Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) while Mg2+, U and Th were analysed using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES). Ion chromatography (IC) was used to analyse C1‘, HCO3 ' and SO42'. Results obtained from the analysis of Na, K, Ca and S done by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) were verified using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES). The results signified that locations of the hot springs water give different concentrations of chemical due to different geological formations that indirectly contributed to the different effects of therapeutic properties. From the PCA there could be two sources of the hydro chemicals in the hot water springs; granite rock for U and Th, and other cations and anions from other types of rock formation. Additionally, the hot springs water were also classified based on Piper diagram; which was later mapped based on the measured water hydrochemical data. The hot water springs generally can be classified into three types namely type I (Ca-HCOs), type II (Na-Cl) and type III (Na-HCOs). Out of 67 hot springs water sources, 61 of the locations fall into type III (Na-HCOs). Furthermore, ingestion toxicity dose and annual ingestion dose were calculated to identify the dose could obtain if it had been used as a drinking water. In term of health and safety, in general most of hot springs water does not comply with the guidelines use for balneotherapy as well as for drinking. Air Hangat Langkawi, Gersik and Air Panas Terong which falls in type II (Na-Cl) has been identified based on physicochemical properties has been identified the most potent to be used for balneotherapy. 2014 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/25661/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/25661/2/25661.pdf text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Applied Sciences
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topic	Radiation physics (General) Atmospheric temperature
spellingShingle	Radiation physics (General) Atmospheric temperature Abd Rani, Nurul Latiffah Assessment of chemicals and radionuclides compositions in hot springs water of Peninsular Malaysia / Nurul Latiffah Abd Rani
description	Hot springs water has been associated with healing of various types of skin diseases. Despite their therapeutic effects which are known worldwide, there are limited reports on the physicochemical characteristics of hot springs water in Peninsular Malaysia. Therefore, an attempt was made to determine the concentrations of major cations, anions and sulphur including naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM). There are 43 locations of hot springs water with 67 sources identified in Peninsular Malaysia which cover almost all states. Chemicals and radionuclides compositions measured in this study include Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, S, Cf, SO42', U and Th. Concentrations of Na, K, Ca and S were analysed using Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) while Mg2+, U and Th were analysed using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES). Ion chromatography (IC) was used to analyse C1‘, HCO3 ' and SO42'. Results obtained from the analysis of Na, K, Ca and S done by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) were verified using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES). The results signified that locations of the hot springs water give different concentrations of chemical due to different geological formations that indirectly contributed to the different effects of therapeutic properties. From the PCA there could be two sources of the hydro chemicals in the hot water springs; granite rock for U and Th, and other cations and anions from other types of rock formation. Additionally, the hot springs water were also classified based on Piper diagram; which was later mapped based on the measured water hydrochemical data. The hot water springs generally can be classified into three types namely type I (Ca-HCOs), type II (Na-Cl) and type III (Na-HCOs). Out of 67 hot springs water sources, 61 of the locations fall into type III (Na-HCOs). Furthermore, ingestion toxicity dose and annual ingestion dose were calculated to identify the dose could obtain if it had been used as a drinking water. In term of health and safety, in general most of hot springs water does not comply with the guidelines use for balneotherapy as well as for drinking. Air Hangat Langkawi, Gersik and Air Panas Terong which falls in type II (Na-Cl) has been identified based on physicochemical properties has been identified the most potent to be used for balneotherapy.
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qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Abd Rani, Nurul Latiffah
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title	Assessment of chemicals and radionuclides compositions in hot springs water of Peninsular Malaysia / Nurul Latiffah Abd Rani
title_short	Assessment of chemicals and radionuclides compositions in hot springs water of Peninsular Malaysia / Nurul Latiffah Abd Rani
title_full	Assessment of chemicals and radionuclides compositions in hot springs water of Peninsular Malaysia / Nurul Latiffah Abd Rani
title_fullStr	Assessment of chemicals and radionuclides compositions in hot springs water of Peninsular Malaysia / Nurul Latiffah Abd Rani
title_full_unstemmed	Assessment of chemicals and radionuclides compositions in hot springs water of Peninsular Malaysia / Nurul Latiffah Abd Rani
title_sort	assessment of chemicals and radionuclides compositions in hot springs water of peninsular malaysia / nurul latiffah abd rani
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA
granting_department	Faculty of Applied Sciences
publishDate	2014
url	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/25661/2/25661.pdf
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Assessment of chemicals and radionuclides compositions in hot springs water of Peninsular Malaysia / Nurul Latiffah Abd Rani

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