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Elemental hydrochemistry assessment on its variation and quality status in Langat River, Western Peninsular Malaysia.


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Lim, Wan Ying and Aris, Ahmad Zaharin and Tengku Ismail, Tengku Hanidza and Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi (2013) Elemental hydrochemistry assessment on its variation and quality status in Langat River, Western Peninsular Malaysia. Environmental Earth Sciences, 70 (3). pp. 993-1004. ISSN 1866-6280; ESSN: 1866-6299

Abstract

This paper discusses the hydrochemistry variation and its quality status in Langat River, based on the chemistry of major ions, metal concentrations and suitability for drinking purposes. Water samples were collected from 30 different stations to assess their hydrochemical characteristics. The physico-chemical parameters selected were temperature, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), salinity, dissolved oxygen , pH, redox potential, HCO3, Cl, SO4, NO3, Ca, Na, K, Mg, 27Al, 138Ba, 9Be, 111Cd, 59Co, 63Cu, 52Cr, 57Fe, 55Mn, 60Ni, 208Pb, 80Se and 66Zn to investigate the variation of the constituents in the river water. Most of the parameters comply with the Drinking Water Quality Standard of the World Health Organization and the Malaysian National Standard for Drinking Water Quality by the Malaysia Ministry of Health except for EC, TDS, Cl, HCO3, SO4, Na, Mg, Al, Fe and Se. The results show that the Langat River is unsuitable for drinking purposes directly without treatment.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Environmental Studies
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-012-2189-7
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Keywords: Langat River; Surface water; Hydrochemistry; Variation of constituents; Guidelines.
Depositing User: Khairil Ridzuan Khahirullah
Date Deposited: 05 Jun 2014 08:16
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2015 07:55
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28913
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