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Geological effects on water quality: a review of issues and challenges in Malaysia

Malaysian source of water for household and industrial use is derived mainly from surface sources. The increasing demand for quality water for household consumption and industrial use has posed a great challenge to the otherwise abundant but scarce natural resources. This paper examines the importan...

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Main Authors: Garba, Terfa E., Reena L. Richard,, Nor Ezzawanis A. Thani,, Mohamad Azlan A. Majid,, Mutari Lawal,, Yelwa, Nura A.
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17549/1/3.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.175492021-11-15T01:31:03Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17549/ Geological effects on water quality: a review of issues and challenges in Malaysia Garba, Terfa E. Reena L. Richard, Nor Ezzawanis A. Thani, Mohamad Azlan A. Majid, Mutari Lawal, Yelwa, Nura A. Malaysian source of water for household and industrial use is derived mainly from surface sources. The increasing demand for quality water for household consumption and industrial use has posed a great challenge to the otherwise abundant but scarce natural resources. This paper examines the important challenges associated with the deteriorating water quality in Peninsular Malaysia. Quality water enhances one’s good health. Therefore, evaluating health risk as a result of heavy metals introduction through drinking water from various geological activities like the ex-mining ponds in Klang Valley is worthy to note. Heavy metals which are one of the sources of contaminants, due to their solubility are transported from their source (mining, agricultural, and industrial) to groundwater. There is a linkage between land-use change (activities) such as logging, agriculture, urbanization, mining, and industrial activities as a potential source of contaminants, this is further conflated by the hydrogeology of the areas which show a shallow aquifer system predominantly associated with alluvial and carbonate. Also, microbial contamination had affected water sources. Given that more of the aquifer systems in Peninsular Malaysia are shallow, this makes it very easy for groundwater sources around Malaysia to be contaminated. The industrialisation and urbanisation in Malaysia, as well as the growing population, posed a great challenge to water quality. This paper highlights the key challenges and possible solutions to water quality management in Malaysia. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17549/1/3.pdf Garba, Terfa E. and Reena L. Richard, and Nor Ezzawanis A. Thani, and Mohamad Azlan A. Majid, and Mutari Lawal, and Yelwa, Nura A. (2021) Geological effects on water quality: a review of issues and challenges in Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 50 (7). pp. 1857-1870. ISSN 0126-6039 https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid50bil7_2021/KandunganJilid50Bil7_2021.html
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description Malaysian source of water for household and industrial use is derived mainly from surface sources. The increasing demand for quality water for household consumption and industrial use has posed a great challenge to the otherwise abundant but scarce natural resources. This paper examines the important challenges associated with the deteriorating water quality in Peninsular Malaysia. Quality water enhances one’s good health. Therefore, evaluating health risk as a result of heavy metals introduction through drinking water from various geological activities like the ex-mining ponds in Klang Valley is worthy to note. Heavy metals which are one of the sources of contaminants, due to their solubility are transported from their source (mining, agricultural, and industrial) to groundwater. There is a linkage between land-use change (activities) such as logging, agriculture, urbanization, mining, and industrial activities as a potential source of contaminants, this is further conflated by the hydrogeology of the areas which show a shallow aquifer system predominantly associated with alluvial and carbonate. Also, microbial contamination had affected water sources. Given that more of the aquifer systems in Peninsular Malaysia are shallow, this makes it very easy for groundwater sources around Malaysia to be contaminated. The industrialisation and urbanisation in Malaysia, as well as the growing population, posed a great challenge to water quality. This paper highlights the key challenges and possible solutions to water quality management in Malaysia.
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author Garba, Terfa E.
Reena L. Richard,
Nor Ezzawanis A. Thani,
Mohamad Azlan A. Majid,
Mutari Lawal,
Yelwa, Nura A.
spellingShingle Garba, Terfa E.
Reena L. Richard,
Nor Ezzawanis A. Thani,
Mohamad Azlan A. Majid,
Mutari Lawal,
Yelwa, Nura A.
Geological effects on water quality: a review of issues and challenges in Malaysia
author_facet Garba, Terfa E.
Reena L. Richard,
Nor Ezzawanis A. Thani,
Mohamad Azlan A. Majid,
Mutari Lawal,
Yelwa, Nura A.
author_sort Garba, Terfa E.
title Geological effects on water quality: a review of issues and challenges in Malaysia
title_short Geological effects on water quality: a review of issues and challenges in Malaysia
title_full Geological effects on water quality: a review of issues and challenges in Malaysia
title_fullStr Geological effects on water quality: a review of issues and challenges in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Geological effects on water quality: a review of issues and challenges in Malaysia
title_sort geological effects on water quality: a review of issues and challenges in malaysia
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2021
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17549/1/3.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17549/
https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid50bil7_2021/KandunganJilid50Bil7_2021.html
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