Studies of Physio-chemical characteristics and sediment environment along the coastal waters Pulau Tuba, Langkawi

Field observations on physico-chemical characteristics of waters and sediment quality were carried out from March, 2005 to Dec, 2005 at different stations (station 1 - Main Jetty Pulau Tuba, Station 2 - Simpang Tiga Mangrove Area, Station 3 - Aquaculture Area Pulau Tuba and Station 4 - Kuah Jetty)...

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Main Authors: Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal, Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Hashim, Ridzwan, Saad, Shahbudin, Alam, Md. Zahangir
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spelling iium-71442017-12-06T08:45:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/7144/ Studies of Physio-chemical characteristics and sediment environment along the coastal waters Pulau Tuba, Langkawi Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry Yunus, Kamaruzzaman Hashim, Ridzwan Saad, Shahbudin Alam, Md. Zahangir L Education (General) LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) Q Science (General) Field observations on physico-chemical characteristics of waters and sediment quality were carried out from March, 2005 to Dec, 2005 at different stations (station 1 - Main Jetty Pulau Tuba, Station 2 - Simpang Tiga Mangrove Area, Station 3 - Aquaculture Area Pulau Tuba and Station 4 - Kuah Jetty) along the coastal waters of Pulau Tuba Langkawi. The physico-chemical parameters such as temperature (27.43-28.88°C), DO (3.79-6.49 mg/l), pH (7.72-8.20), salinity (33.10-33.96 ppt), TDS (32.27-32.77) g/l) and specific conductivity (49.83-51.63 mS/cm) of all the stations did not show much variations among the stations. While Nitrate, Nitrite and Phosphrate among the stations were found varied and ranged 2.04-26.93 µg at N/l and 0.27 - 1.33 µg at P/l respectively. Although the textures of the bottom sediment were limited to sand, silt and clay, but most of the stations were dominated by black clay. The highest amount clay (82.87%) was found at station 4. The amount of organic carbon in the sediment ranged from 1.92-3.0%. The highest amount of Fe (366.90µg/g) was found in station 4. While Mn (39.75µg/g) and Pb (3.15µg/g was found in stations 3 and 1 respectively. The results showed that there were no significant differences (P>0.05) among the physico-chemical profile of the different stations, while the heavy metals and nutrients showed significant differences (P<0.05) among the stations. Although the station 4 was the most man induced polluted area due to the dumping zone of the waste materials round the year. Nevertheless, all the sampling areas should be given utmost importance for the habitat of the aquatic organisms in the near future. IIUM Press 2009 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/7144/1/Studies_on_Physico-Chemical_Characteristics_and_Sediment_Environment_Along_the_Coastal_Waters_Pulau_Tuba%2C_Langkawi.pdf Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal and Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry and Yunus, Kamaruzzaman and Hashim, Ridzwan and Saad, Shahbudin and Alam, Md. Zahangir (2009) Studies of Physio-chemical characteristics and sediment environment along the coastal waters Pulau Tuba, Langkawi. In: Proceedings of the Seminar on Research Findings 2008. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 463-473. ISBN 9789833855780 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Products/115-wwwgooglecom.aspx
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topic L Education (General)
LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
Q Science (General)
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LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
Q Science (General)
Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry
Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
Hashim, Ridzwan
Saad, Shahbudin
Alam, Md. Zahangir
Studies of Physio-chemical characteristics and sediment environment along the coastal waters Pulau Tuba, Langkawi
description Field observations on physico-chemical characteristics of waters and sediment quality were carried out from March, 2005 to Dec, 2005 at different stations (station 1 - Main Jetty Pulau Tuba, Station 2 - Simpang Tiga Mangrove Area, Station 3 - Aquaculture Area Pulau Tuba and Station 4 - Kuah Jetty) along the coastal waters of Pulau Tuba Langkawi. The physico-chemical parameters such as temperature (27.43-28.88°C), DO (3.79-6.49 mg/l), pH (7.72-8.20), salinity (33.10-33.96 ppt), TDS (32.27-32.77) g/l) and specific conductivity (49.83-51.63 mS/cm) of all the stations did not show much variations among the stations. While Nitrate, Nitrite and Phosphrate among the stations were found varied and ranged 2.04-26.93 µg at N/l and 0.27 - 1.33 µg at P/l respectively. Although the textures of the bottom sediment were limited to sand, silt and clay, but most of the stations were dominated by black clay. The highest amount clay (82.87%) was found at station 4. The amount of organic carbon in the sediment ranged from 1.92-3.0%. The highest amount of Fe (366.90µg/g) was found in station 4. While Mn (39.75µg/g) and Pb (3.15µg/g was found in stations 3 and 1 respectively. The results showed that there were no significant differences (P>0.05) among the physico-chemical profile of the different stations, while the heavy metals and nutrients showed significant differences (P<0.05) among the stations. Although the station 4 was the most man induced polluted area due to the dumping zone of the waste materials round the year. Nevertheless, all the sampling areas should be given utmost importance for the habitat of the aquatic organisms in the near future.
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author Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry
Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
Hashim, Ridzwan
Saad, Shahbudin
Alam, Md. Zahangir
author_facet Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
Nordin, Noor Faizul Hadry
Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
Hashim, Ridzwan
Saad, Shahbudin
Alam, Md. Zahangir
author_sort Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
title Studies of Physio-chemical characteristics and sediment environment along the coastal waters Pulau Tuba, Langkawi
title_short Studies of Physio-chemical characteristics and sediment environment along the coastal waters Pulau Tuba, Langkawi
title_full Studies of Physio-chemical characteristics and sediment environment along the coastal waters Pulau Tuba, Langkawi
title_fullStr Studies of Physio-chemical characteristics and sediment environment along the coastal waters Pulau Tuba, Langkawi
title_full_unstemmed Studies of Physio-chemical characteristics and sediment environment along the coastal waters Pulau Tuba, Langkawi
title_sort studies of physio-chemical characteristics and sediment environment along the coastal waters pulau tuba, langkawi
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2009
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/7144/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/7144/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/7144/1/Studies_on_Physico-Chemical_Characteristics_and_Sediment_Environment_Along_the_Coastal_Waters_Pulau_Tuba%2C_Langkawi.pdf
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