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Microbiological study in coastal water of Port Dickson, Malaysia

The microbial composition in coastal water of the Port Dickson beach in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia was analyzed using several microbial indicators for the purpose of selecting the best indicator for marine water pollution. The indicators studied were total coliform (TC), fecal coliform (FC), fecal st...

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Main Authors: Ainon Hamzah,, Saiful Hazwa Kipli,, Siti Rahil Ismail,, Rawlins Una,, Sukiman Sarmani,
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Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2458/1/03_Ainon.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.24582016-12-14T06:31:40Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2458/ Microbiological study in coastal water of Port Dickson, Malaysia Ainon Hamzah, Saiful Hazwa Kipli, Siti Rahil Ismail, Rawlins Una, Sukiman Sarmani, The microbial composition in coastal water of the Port Dickson beach in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia was analyzed using several microbial indicators for the purpose of selecting the best indicator for marine water pollution. The indicators studied were total coliform (TC), fecal coliform (FC), fecal streptococci (FS) and coliphage. Five locations were selected along the Port Dickson beaches and samplings were carried out in 1998 and 2001. The results showed an increase in the number of total coliform (TC), fecal coliform (FC) and fecal streptococci (FS) between these two sampling by 98.12%, 86.12% and 99%, respectively. The numbers of TC, FC and FS exceeded the recommended limit for recreational seawater based on U.S. EPA 1986 standard. There was a positive correlation between TC, FC and FS and negative to coliphages. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2458/1/03_Ainon.pdf Ainon Hamzah, and Saiful Hazwa Kipli, and Siti Rahil Ismail, and Rawlins Una, and Sukiman Sarmani, (2011) Microbiological study in coastal water of Port Dickson, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 40 (2). pp. 93-99. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/
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description The microbial composition in coastal water of the Port Dickson beach in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia was analyzed using several microbial indicators for the purpose of selecting the best indicator for marine water pollution. The indicators studied were total coliform (TC), fecal coliform (FC), fecal streptococci (FS) and coliphage. Five locations were selected along the Port Dickson beaches and samplings were carried out in 1998 and 2001. The results showed an increase in the number of total coliform (TC), fecal coliform (FC) and fecal streptococci (FS) between these two sampling by 98.12%, 86.12% and 99%, respectively. The numbers of TC, FC and FS exceeded the recommended limit for recreational seawater based on U.S. EPA 1986 standard. There was a positive correlation between TC, FC and FS and negative to coliphages.
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author Ainon Hamzah,
Saiful Hazwa Kipli,
Siti Rahil Ismail,
Rawlins Una,
Sukiman Sarmani,
spellingShingle Ainon Hamzah,
Saiful Hazwa Kipli,
Siti Rahil Ismail,
Rawlins Una,
Sukiman Sarmani,
Microbiological study in coastal water of Port Dickson, Malaysia
author_facet Ainon Hamzah,
Saiful Hazwa Kipli,
Siti Rahil Ismail,
Rawlins Una,
Sukiman Sarmani,
author_sort Ainon Hamzah,
title Microbiological study in coastal water of Port Dickson, Malaysia
title_short Microbiological study in coastal water of Port Dickson, Malaysia
title_full Microbiological study in coastal water of Port Dickson, Malaysia
title_fullStr Microbiological study in coastal water of Port Dickson, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Microbiological study in coastal water of Port Dickson, Malaysia
title_sort microbiological study in coastal water of port dickson, malaysia
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2011
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2458/1/03_Ainon.pdf
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