Pollution Study And Bioremediation Of Heavy Metal In Aqueous And Sediment Phases Of Sungai Pinang River Basin

Sungai Pinang is known as one of the most polluted river in Malaysia. A study was conducted to verify the status of the water quality in Sungai Pinang and its tributaries. Eight sampling locations which located just before the meeting of each tributary were selected. The physical and chemical cha...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Saad, Farah Naemah Mohd
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	R5-130.5 General works
Online Access:	http://eprints.usm.my/43375/1/Farah%20Naemah%20Binti%20Mohd%20Saad24.pdf
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

id	my-usm-ep.43375
record_format	uketd_dc
spelling	my-usm-ep.433752019-04-12T05:26:15Z Pollution Study And Bioremediation Of Heavy Metal In Aqueous And Sediment Phases Of Sungai Pinang River Basin 2013-06 Saad, Farah Naemah Mohd R5-130.5 General works Sungai Pinang is known as one of the most polluted river in Malaysia. A study was conducted to verify the status of the water quality in Sungai Pinang and its tributaries. Eight sampling locations which located just before the meeting of each tributary were selected. The physical and chemical characteristics of water and sediment of each sampling sites were determined. Several variations in the results show that the water quality of Sungai Pinang and its tributaries are mainly due to season, sampling location and parameter tested. Better water quality index is achieved during rainy period compared to dry season. According to water quality index and Interim Water Quality Standards of Malaysia (INWQS), the water quality of the river fall within Class III to V for DO, BOD5, COD and AN while TDS, TSS, pH and EC fall between Class I and II. The temperatures of the waters during both seasons were at the normal range whilst the turbidity of the rivers was in Class II to IV. An evaluation on sediment characteristics and quality showed that the particle size distribution of the rivers were high with sand and a brief of silt and clay near to the river mouth. The results also revealed that the pH of the sediment were acidic except for Sungai Pinang which was slightly alkaline. Other chemical parameters for the sediments which are TOC, moisture content and TKN were high at several sampling locations while low PO4 3- concentrations was determined. Detailed surveys as well as referring to secondary data were also carried out to identify the key problems of each area with respect to land use. Four groups of river polluters affecting the quality of the river water within Sungai Pinang were identified which are firstly, sullage waters generated from domestic, wet markets, commercials and trades and abattoir, secondly, the sewage wastewater, thirdly, industrial effluents and fourthly, discriminant dumping of wastes into the rivers. 2013-06 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/43375/ http://eprints.usm.my/43375/1/Farah%20Naemah%20Binti%20Mohd%20Saad24.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan
institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
collection	USM Institutional Repository
language	English
topic	R5-130.5 General works
spellingShingle	R5-130.5 General works Saad, Farah Naemah Mohd Pollution Study And Bioremediation Of Heavy Metal In Aqueous And Sediment Phases Of Sungai Pinang River Basin
description	Sungai Pinang is known as one of the most polluted river in Malaysia. A study was conducted to verify the status of the water quality in Sungai Pinang and its tributaries. Eight sampling locations which located just before the meeting of each tributary were selected. The physical and chemical characteristics of water and sediment of each sampling sites were determined. Several variations in the results show that the water quality of Sungai Pinang and its tributaries are mainly due to season, sampling location and parameter tested. Better water quality index is achieved during rainy period compared to dry season. According to water quality index and Interim Water Quality Standards of Malaysia (INWQS), the water quality of the river fall within Class III to V for DO, BOD5, COD and AN while TDS, TSS, pH and EC fall between Class I and II. The temperatures of the waters during both seasons were at the normal range whilst the turbidity of the rivers was in Class II to IV. An evaluation on sediment characteristics and quality showed that the particle size distribution of the rivers were high with sand and a brief of silt and clay near to the river mouth. The results also revealed that the pH of the sediment were acidic except for Sungai Pinang which was slightly alkaline. Other chemical parameters for the sediments which are TOC, moisture content and TKN were high at several sampling locations while low PO4 3- concentrations was determined. Detailed surveys as well as referring to secondary data were also carried out to identify the key problems of each area with respect to land use. Four groups of river polluters affecting the quality of the river water within Sungai Pinang were identified which are firstly, sullage waters generated from domestic, wet markets, commercials and trades and abattoir, secondly, the sewage wastewater, thirdly, industrial effluents and fourthly, discriminant dumping of wastes into the rivers.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Saad, Farah Naemah Mohd
author_facet	Saad, Farah Naemah Mohd
author_sort	Saad, Farah Naemah Mohd
title	Pollution Study And Bioremediation Of Heavy Metal In Aqueous And Sediment Phases Of Sungai Pinang River Basin
title_short	Pollution Study And Bioremediation Of Heavy Metal In Aqueous And Sediment Phases Of Sungai Pinang River Basin
title_full	Pollution Study And Bioremediation Of Heavy Metal In Aqueous And Sediment Phases Of Sungai Pinang River Basin
title_fullStr	Pollution Study And Bioremediation Of Heavy Metal In Aqueous And Sediment Phases Of Sungai Pinang River Basin
title_full_unstemmed	Pollution Study And Bioremediation Of Heavy Metal In Aqueous And Sediment Phases Of Sungai Pinang River Basin
title_sort	pollution study and bioremediation of heavy metal in aqueous and sediment phases of sungai pinang river basin
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan
publishDate	2013
url	http://eprints.usm.my/43375/1/Farah%20Naemah%20Binti%20Mohd%20Saad24.pdf
_version_	1747821203186253824

Pollution Study And Bioremediation Of Heavy Metal In Aqueous And Sediment Phases Of Sungai Pinang River Basin

Similar Items