Rainwater harvesting quality assessment and evaluation: IIUM case study

This study focuses on rainwater harvesting quality at the Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). As development is progressing over the years in Malaysia, there is also an increasing number of environmental issues and those issues are getting worse day by day. At p...

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Main Authors:	Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed, Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Abdurahman, Nour Hamid, Mohamad Puad, Noor Illi
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Faculty of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2020
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA170 Environmental engineering
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/78132/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/78132/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/78132/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/78132/1/78132_Rainwater%20harvesting%20quality%20assessment.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/78132/7/78132_Rainwater%20harvesting%20quality%20assessment%20and%20evaluation_SCOPUS.pdf

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spelling	iium-781322020-03-10T09:37:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/78132/ Rainwater harvesting quality assessment and evaluation: IIUM case study Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed Jami, Mohammed Saedi Abdurahman, Nour Hamid Mohamad Puad, Noor Illi TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA170 Environmental engineering This study focuses on rainwater harvesting quality at the Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). As development is progressing over the years in Malaysia, there is also an increasing number of environmental issues and those issues are getting worse day by day. At present, Malaysia is blessed with plentiful annual rainfall that represents approximately 314 mm of monthly rainfall but there is no evidence that this rainwater is redirected for daily usage. To pursue a more sustainable development, rainwater harvesting has been recognized as one innovative solution. The IIUM Gombak campus is located in a hillside area that is a suitable study area to perform rainwater harvesting, which can be used as an alternative water supply in the future and reduce utility bills for water used on the campus. Firstly, a suitable study area for rain water harvesting around KOE, IIUM was determined before collection of data to determine the storage capacity needed. This study includes the estimation of rainwater quantity that can be harvested in one year. The quality of rainwater in terms of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), pH, total suspended solid (TSS), turbidity, and microbial count were studied. Data analysis showed that the values of BOD, COD, pH, TSS, turbidity, and microbial count were in the range of 2 - 3.2 mg/l, 22.5 – 42.5 mg/l, 5.9 - 6.5, 20 mg/l, 9 -11 NTU, and between 200 - 260 cfu/ml, respectively. This indicates that the harvested rainwater is acceptably clean but not suitable to be used as drinking water. Faculty of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2020-01-20 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78132/1/78132_Rainwater%20harvesting%20quality%20assessment.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78132/7/78132_Rainwater%20harvesting%20quality%20assessment%20and%20evaluation_SCOPUS.pdf Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed and Jami, Mohammed Saedi and Abdurahman, Nour Hamid and Mohamad Puad, Noor Illi (2020) Rainwater harvesting quality assessment and evaluation: IIUM case study. IIUM Engineering Journal, 21 (1). pp. 12-22. ISSN 1511-788X E-ISSN 2289-7860 https://journals.iium.edu.my/ejournal/index.php/iiumej/issue/view/66 https://doi.org/10.31436/iiumej.v21i1.1139
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language	English English
topic	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA170 Environmental engineering
spellingShingle	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA170 Environmental engineering Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed Jami, Mohammed Saedi Abdurahman, Nour Hamid Mohamad Puad, Noor Illi Rainwater harvesting quality assessment and evaluation: IIUM case study
description	This study focuses on rainwater harvesting quality at the Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). As development is progressing over the years in Malaysia, there is also an increasing number of environmental issues and those issues are getting worse day by day. At present, Malaysia is blessed with plentiful annual rainfall that represents approximately 314 mm of monthly rainfall but there is no evidence that this rainwater is redirected for daily usage. To pursue a more sustainable development, rainwater harvesting has been recognized as one innovative solution. The IIUM Gombak campus is located in a hillside area that is a suitable study area to perform rainwater harvesting, which can be used as an alternative water supply in the future and reduce utility bills for water used on the campus. Firstly, a suitable study area for rain water harvesting around KOE, IIUM was determined before collection of data to determine the storage capacity needed. This study includes the estimation of rainwater quantity that can be harvested in one year. The quality of rainwater in terms of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), pH, total suspended solid (TSS), turbidity, and microbial count were studied. Data analysis showed that the values of BOD, COD, pH, TSS, turbidity, and microbial count were in the range of 2 - 3.2 mg/l, 22.5 – 42.5 mg/l, 5.9 - 6.5, 20 mg/l, 9 -11 NTU, and between 200 - 260 cfu/ml, respectively. This indicates that the harvested rainwater is acceptably clean but not suitable to be used as drinking water.
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author	Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed Jami, Mohammed Saedi Abdurahman, Nour Hamid Mohamad Puad, Noor Illi
author_facet	Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed Jami, Mohammed Saedi Abdurahman, Nour Hamid Mohamad Puad, Noor Illi
author_sort	Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed
title	Rainwater harvesting quality assessment and evaluation: IIUM case study
title_short	Rainwater harvesting quality assessment and evaluation: IIUM case study
title_full	Rainwater harvesting quality assessment and evaluation: IIUM case study
title_fullStr	Rainwater harvesting quality assessment and evaluation: IIUM case study
title_full_unstemmed	Rainwater harvesting quality assessment and evaluation: IIUM case study
title_sort	rainwater harvesting quality assessment and evaluation: iium case study
publisher	Faculty of Engineering International Islamic University Malaysia Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
publishDate	2020
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/78132/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/78132/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/78132/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/78132/1/78132_Rainwater%20harvesting%20quality%20assessment.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/78132/7/78132_Rainwater%20harvesting%20quality%20assessment%20and%20evaluation_SCOPUS.pdf
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