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Water quality of streams and wells of north Perlis: a comparative analysis

Water resources in catchment area came from various sources. Water from the surface infiltrate and leached down to the ground water. Land use activities on the surface will affect water quality of both surface and underground water. Underground water has been use by Malaysian as their water resource...

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Main Authors: Wan Ruslan Ismail,, Haslina Sarju,, Mashhor Mansor,
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Environmental Management Society, Malaysia 2007
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2248/1/2007_5_WanRuslan.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.22482016-12-14T06:31:06Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2248/ Water quality of streams and wells of north Perlis: a comparative analysis Wan Ruslan Ismail, Haslina Sarju, Mashhor Mansor, Water resources in catchment area came from various sources. Water from the surface infiltrate and leached down to the ground water. Land use activities on the surface will affect water quality of both surface and underground water. Underground water has been use by Malaysian as their water resources. Perlis and Kelantan are the two states in Malaysia that have a lot of wells still in use for water supply especially during dry season. This study investigates the spatial and temporal changes in water quality of surface and ground water of north Perlis from July 2001-December 2001. Results indicate that generally well water had lower physico-chemical values and nutrient content compared to stream water. A significant difference was observed for DO, pH, SRP and turbidity. The higher concentrations of calcium in wells reflecting the influence of geology on water quality. Nutrient contamination is minimal and the most probable source of water pollution is from agricultural runoff, fertilizers and domestic waste causing the water quality of north Perlis to degrade Environmental Management Society, Malaysia 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2248/1/2007_5_WanRuslan.pdf Wan Ruslan Ismail, and Haslina Sarju, and Mashhor Mansor, (2007) Water quality of streams and wells of north Perlis: a comparative analysis. Malaysian Journal of Environmental Management, 8 . pp. 69-85. ISSN 1511-7855 http://www.ems-malaysia.org/mjem/index.html
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description Water resources in catchment area came from various sources. Water from the surface infiltrate and leached down to the ground water. Land use activities on the surface will affect water quality of both surface and underground water. Underground water has been use by Malaysian as their water resources. Perlis and Kelantan are the two states in Malaysia that have a lot of wells still in use for water supply especially during dry season. This study investigates the spatial and temporal changes in water quality of surface and ground water of north Perlis from July 2001-December 2001. Results indicate that generally well water had lower physico-chemical values and nutrient content compared to stream water. A significant difference was observed for DO, pH, SRP and turbidity. The higher concentrations of calcium in wells reflecting the influence of geology on water quality. Nutrient contamination is minimal and the most probable source of water pollution is from agricultural runoff, fertilizers and domestic waste causing the water quality of north Perlis to degrade
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author Wan Ruslan Ismail,
Haslina Sarju,
Mashhor Mansor,
spellingShingle Wan Ruslan Ismail,
Haslina Sarju,
Mashhor Mansor,
Water quality of streams and wells of north Perlis: a comparative analysis
author_facet Wan Ruslan Ismail,
Haslina Sarju,
Mashhor Mansor,
author_sort Wan Ruslan Ismail,
title Water quality of streams and wells of north Perlis: a comparative analysis
title_short Water quality of streams and wells of north Perlis: a comparative analysis
title_full Water quality of streams and wells of north Perlis: a comparative analysis
title_fullStr Water quality of streams and wells of north Perlis: a comparative analysis
title_full_unstemmed Water quality of streams and wells of north Perlis: a comparative analysis
title_sort water quality of streams and wells of north perlis: a comparative analysis
publisher Environmental Management Society, Malaysia
publishDate 2007
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2248/1/2007_5_WanRuslan.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2248/
http://www.ems-malaysia.org/mjem/index.html
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