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Water quality assessments of the Langat River, Selangor, Malaysia, using the natural algal periphyton community and laboratory bioassays of two chlorella species.


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Anton, Ann (1981) Water quality assessments of the Langat River, Selangor, Malaysia, using the natural algal periphyton community and laboratory bioassays of two chlorella species. In: Symposium on the Culture and Utilization of Algae, 8-10 Dec. 1981, Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines. .

Abstract

The physico-chemical conditions in ten sampling stations off the headwaters of the Langat River, Selangor, Malaysia were studied. Monitoring was done twice a month from June to December 1980. Changes in water quality were observed downstream. A total of 35 taxa of periphyton in four main divisions of algae were identified. The decrease in the number of species in downstream stations could be due to changes in the river rather than to chemical pollution. Two species of Chlorella, namely, C. pyrenoidosa and C. vulgaris, were grown in filtered river water obtained from the different sampling stations to assess their growth responses. Results suggest that pollution in the Langat River was caused mainly by heavy siltation rather than chemical pollutants.


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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
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Keywords: Water quality; Water quality assessment; Water quality management; Langat River.
Depositing User: Erni Suraya Abdul Aziz
Date Deposited: 20 Jan 2014 03:09
Last Modified: 13 May 2015 09:03
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19296
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