An Investigation of Water Quality Status in Gebeng Industrial Estate, Pahang, Malaysia

An Investigation of Water Quality Status in Gebeng Industrial Estate, Pahang, Malaysia

Gebeng is a rapidly growing industrial area in Pahang, Malaysia. The study was conducted to explore the pollution level and to find out the human interference on surface water quality. The highly polluted parameters were BOD, COD, DO, ammonical nitrogen, phosphate, Pb, Cu, Cd, Co and As and most of...

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Main Authors: Islam, Mir Sujaul, Sobahan, Md Abdus, R. M., Yunus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Environment Conservation Journal 2015
Subjects:
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11988/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11988/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11988/1/25-35-Islam.pdf
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spelling ump-119882018-09-28T03:48:39Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11988/ An Investigation of Water Quality Status in Gebeng Industrial Estate, Pahang, Malaysia Islam, Mir Sujaul Sobahan, Md Abdus R. M., Yunus TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Gebeng is a rapidly growing industrial area in Pahang, Malaysia. The study was conducted to explore the pollution level and to find out the human interference on surface water quality. The highly polluted parameters were BOD, COD, DO, ammonical nitrogen, phosphate, Pb, Cu, Cd, Co and As and most of the stations categorized as polluted (Class III and IV). Heavy metals like Pb, Cu, Co, Cd and As were higher at upstream river zone and highly polluted nevertheless the downstream zone and surface water were comparatively less polluted. Industrial wastes and effluents increased the contamination levels of the studied water. Environment Conservation Journal 2015 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11988/1/25-35-Islam.pdf Islam, Mir Sujaul and Sobahan, Md Abdus and R. M., Yunus (2015) An Investigation of Water Quality Status in Gebeng Industrial Estate, Pahang, Malaysia. Environment Conservation Journal, 16 (1 & 2). pp. 25-35. ISSN 0972-3099 (Print), 2278-5124 (Online) http://environcj.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/25-35-Islam.pdf
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Islam, Mir Sujaul
Sobahan, Md Abdus
R. M., Yunus
An Investigation of Water Quality Status in Gebeng Industrial Estate, Pahang, Malaysia
description Gebeng is a rapidly growing industrial area in Pahang, Malaysia. The study was conducted to explore the pollution level and to find out the human interference on surface water quality. The highly polluted parameters were BOD, COD, DO, ammonical nitrogen, phosphate, Pb, Cu, Cd, Co and As and most of the stations categorized as polluted (Class III and IV). Heavy metals like Pb, Cu, Co, Cd and As were higher at upstream river zone and highly polluted nevertheless the downstream zone and surface water were comparatively less polluted. Industrial wastes and effluents increased the contamination levels of the studied water.
format Article
author Islam, Mir Sujaul
Sobahan, Md Abdus
R. M., Yunus
author_facet Islam, Mir Sujaul
Sobahan, Md Abdus
R. M., Yunus
author_sort Islam, Mir Sujaul
title An Investigation of Water Quality Status in Gebeng Industrial Estate, Pahang, Malaysia
title_short An Investigation of Water Quality Status in Gebeng Industrial Estate, Pahang, Malaysia
title_full An Investigation of Water Quality Status in Gebeng Industrial Estate, Pahang, Malaysia
title_fullStr An Investigation of Water Quality Status in Gebeng Industrial Estate, Pahang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed An Investigation of Water Quality Status in Gebeng Industrial Estate, Pahang, Malaysia
title_sort investigation of water quality status in gebeng industrial estate, pahang, malaysia
publisher Environment Conservation Journal
publishDate 2015
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11988/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11988/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/11988/1/25-35-Islam.pdf
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