Water pollution challenges and future direction for water resource management policies in Malaysia

Water pollution is a major problem in the global environment. This necessitates continuing assessment and review of water resource policy at all levels. The main objectives of this article are to investigate major sources of water pollution, water resource policies and challenges to improve water qu...

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Main Authors:	Rafia, Afroz, Mehedi Masud, Muhammad, Akhtar, Rulia, Duasa, Jarita
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Language:	English English
Published:	Sage Publications 2014
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
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spelling	iium-381702017-09-12T06:59:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38170/ Water pollution challenges and future direction for water resource management policies in Malaysia Rafia, Afroz Mehedi Masud, Muhammad Akhtar, Rulia Duasa, Jarita H Social Sciences (General) Water pollution is a major problem in the global environment. This necessitates continuing assessment and review of water resource policy at all levels. The main objectives of this article are to investigate major sources of water pollution, water resource policies and challenges to improve water quality in Malaysia. The findings indicate that the major problem associated with water pollution is that human heart and kidneys can be adversely affected if polluted water is consumed regularly. Other health problems associated with polluted water are poor blood circulation, skin lesions, vomiting, cholera, gastroenteritis and damage to the nervous system. It also highlighted that residential, agricultural and industrial wastes are three main sources of river pollution in Malaysia. This article also identified several challenges fronting as rural water supply and sanitation, recreational water and safe drinking water in Malaysia. Finally, we discuss the water resource policies in Malaysia and provide some recommendations that will be helpful for policymakers to improve river water quality, particularly in Malaysia. Sage Publications 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38170/4/38170-Water%20pollution.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38170/5/38170-Water%20pollution_SCOPUS.pdf Rafia, Afroz and Mehedi Masud, Muhammad and Akhtar, Rulia and Duasa, Jarita (2014) Water pollution challenges and future direction for water resource management policies in Malaysia. Environment and Urbanization ASIA, 5 (1). pp. 63-81. ISSN 0975-4253 E-ISSN 0976-3546 http://eua.sagepub.com
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description	Water pollution is a major problem in the global environment. This necessitates continuing assessment and review of water resource policy at all levels. The main objectives of this article are to investigate major sources of water pollution, water resource policies and challenges to improve water quality in Malaysia. The findings indicate that the major problem associated with water pollution is that human heart and kidneys can be adversely affected if polluted water is consumed regularly. Other health problems associated with polluted water are poor blood circulation, skin lesions, vomiting, cholera, gastroenteritis and damage to the nervous system. It also highlighted that residential, agricultural and industrial wastes are three main sources of river pollution in Malaysia. This article also identified several challenges fronting as rural water supply and sanitation, recreational water and safe drinking water in Malaysia. Finally, we discuss the water resource policies in Malaysia and provide some recommendations that will be helpful for policymakers to improve river water quality, particularly in Malaysia.
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author	Rafia, Afroz Mehedi Masud, Muhammad Akhtar, Rulia Duasa, Jarita
author_facet	Rafia, Afroz Mehedi Masud, Muhammad Akhtar, Rulia Duasa, Jarita
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title	Water pollution challenges and future direction for water resource management policies in Malaysia
title_short	Water pollution challenges and future direction for water resource management policies in Malaysia
title_full	Water pollution challenges and future direction for water resource management policies in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Water pollution challenges and future direction for water resource management policies in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Water pollution challenges and future direction for water resource management policies in Malaysia
title_sort	water pollution challenges and future direction for water resource management policies in malaysia
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Water pollution challenges and future direction for water resource management policies in Malaysia

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