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Assessment of Water Quality Status for the Selangor River in Malaysia

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution volume 205, Article number: 63 (2010) Cite this article

Abstract

Water quality degradation in the Selangor River will still be present in the years to come since pollutant loads from poultry farms, municipal wastewaters, and industrial wastewaters are not envisaged to be handled effectively. This will be facing the problems of water quality status to use for multiple purposes and to provide its aquatic environment continuously. The water quality evaluation system is used to assess the water quality condition in the river. This system distinguishes two categories of water condition i.e., the water quality index and water quality aptitude. The assessment of water quality for the Selangor River from nine stations along the main stream, which concludes that water has been highly polluted (index 5) immediately downstream of station 02 Selangor River before confluence with Kubu River due to high concentration of microorganisms and immediately downstream of station 06 Selangor River before confluence with Batang Kali River due to high concentrations of microorganisms and suspended particles, was verified. Mineral micropollutants were found to gradually pollute the stream water, ranging from the unpolluted water (index 1) in the upstream to the bad quality (index 4) in the downstream area.

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This paper used the data monitored by Sungai Harmoni Sdn. Bhd. (water supply company) on November 20, 2007. Data and information provided by the company were greatly appreciated.

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    Mohamad Ali Fulazzaky, Teng Wee Seong & Mohd Idrus Mohd Masirin

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Fulazzaky, M.A., Seong, T.W. & Masirin, M.I.M. Assessment of Water Quality Status for the Selangor River in Malaysia. Water Air Soil Pollut 205, 63 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-009-0056-2

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Keywords

  • Water quality evaluation system
  • Water quality index
  • Selangor River