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Effectiveness of lake remediation towards water quality: application in Varsity Lake, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

Surface water quality monitoring is an important tool for enhancing the water body management system. This study focuses on the water quality of a lake based on rehabilitation work completed in 2014. This lake suffers from eutrophication and water quality degradation due to the increase in pollution...

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Main Authors: Nuzaima Che Mood,, Faridah Othman,, Noor Farahain Muhammad Amin,, Md. Ibrahim Adham,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11141/1/07%20Nuzaima%20Che%20Mood.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.111412017-12-22T08:34:08Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11141/ Effectiveness of lake remediation towards water quality: application in Varsity Lake, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Nuzaima Che Mood, Faridah Othman, Noor Farahain Muhammad Amin, Md. Ibrahim Adham, Surface water quality monitoring is an important tool for enhancing the water body management system. This study focuses on the water quality of a lake based on rehabilitation work completed in 2014. This lake suffers from eutrophication and water quality degradation due to the increase in pollution rates and water source scarcity. Nine points were selected to represent the water quality status for the study area. Two river tributaries that pass through the University Malaya (UM) campus have been considered due of its potential as a water source for the lake. Field and laboratory analysis were conducted to understand the transport of water quality parameters. The data variations were analyzed using a multivariate statistical method to determine the significant differences between the lake and river. Based on the Malaysian Water Quality Index (WQI) and cluster analysis, the results indicated that the lake and river have different physico-chemical characteristics and the lake water has a better quality than the river. Comparison of the concentration for BOD, TSS, PO43- and NO3- between year 2009 and current study proved that the water quality has improved by 99.8% proving that the lake remediation is effective. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11141/1/07%20Nuzaima%20Che%20Mood.pdf Nuzaima Che Mood, and Faridah Othman, and Noor Farahain Muhammad Amin, and Md. Ibrahim Adham, (2017) Effectiveness of lake remediation towards water quality: application in Varsity Lake, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Sains Malaysiana, 46 (8). pp. 1211-1219. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid46bil8_2017/KandunganJilid46Bil8_2017.html
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description Surface water quality monitoring is an important tool for enhancing the water body management system. This study focuses on the water quality of a lake based on rehabilitation work completed in 2014. This lake suffers from eutrophication and water quality degradation due to the increase in pollution rates and water source scarcity. Nine points were selected to represent the water quality status for the study area. Two river tributaries that pass through the University Malaya (UM) campus have been considered due of its potential as a water source for the lake. Field and laboratory analysis were conducted to understand the transport of water quality parameters. The data variations were analyzed using a multivariate statistical method to determine the significant differences between the lake and river. Based on the Malaysian Water Quality Index (WQI) and cluster analysis, the results indicated that the lake and river have different physico-chemical characteristics and the lake water has a better quality than the river. Comparison of the concentration for BOD, TSS, PO43- and NO3- between year 2009 and current study proved that the water quality has improved by 99.8% proving that the lake remediation is effective.
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author Nuzaima Che Mood,
Faridah Othman,
Noor Farahain Muhammad Amin,
Md. Ibrahim Adham,
spellingShingle Nuzaima Che Mood,
Faridah Othman,
Noor Farahain Muhammad Amin,
Md. Ibrahim Adham,
Effectiveness of lake remediation towards water quality: application in Varsity Lake, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
author_facet Nuzaima Che Mood,
Faridah Othman,
Noor Farahain Muhammad Amin,
Md. Ibrahim Adham,
author_sort Nuzaima Che Mood,
title Effectiveness of lake remediation towards water quality: application in Varsity Lake, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
title_short Effectiveness of lake remediation towards water quality: application in Varsity Lake, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
title_full Effectiveness of lake remediation towards water quality: application in Varsity Lake, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
title_fullStr Effectiveness of lake remediation towards water quality: application in Varsity Lake, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of lake remediation towards water quality: application in Varsity Lake, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
title_sort effectiveness of lake remediation towards water quality: application in varsity lake, university of malaya, kuala lumpur
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11141/1/07%20Nuzaima%20Che%20Mood.pdf
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