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Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia

The steady population growth in Malaysia has been responsible for the usage of relatively large volumes of water. Even though water quality has begun to attain some prominence, its relation to water quantity and to water system operation has been largely overlooked. Human activities frequently chal...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah,, Zainudin Othman,
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Language:English
Published: Environmental Management Society, Malaysia 2011
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6439/1/10_MJEM_2011%282%29_Suhaily.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.64392016-12-14T06:41:10Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6439/ Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah, Zainudin Othman, The steady population growth in Malaysia has been responsible for the usage of relatively large volumes of water. Even though water quality has begun to attain some prominence, its relation to water quantity and to water system operation has been largely overlooked. Human activities frequently challenge the quantity and quality of water in Malaysian water resources. These include activities that use river water directly - such as irrigation and land-based activities that generate nutrients and pollutants, while also changing the runoff patterns of their catchments. A growing population with growing expectations places increasing pressure on our water resources, stretching their ability in maintaining the standards of water quantity and quality. Environmental Management Society, Malaysia 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/6439/1/10_MJEM_2011%282%29_Suhaily.pdf Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah, and Zainudin Othman, (2011) Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Environmental Management, 12 (2). pp. 113-120. ISSN 1511-7855 http://www.emsmalaysia.org
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description The steady population growth in Malaysia has been responsible for the usage of relatively large volumes of water. Even though water quality has begun to attain some prominence, its relation to water quantity and to water system operation has been largely overlooked. Human activities frequently challenge the quantity and quality of water in Malaysian water resources. These include activities that use river water directly - such as irrigation and land-based activities that generate nutrients and pollutants, while also changing the runoff patterns of their catchments. A growing population with growing expectations places increasing pressure on our water resources, stretching their ability in maintaining the standards of water quantity and quality.
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author Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah,
Zainudin Othman,
spellingShingle Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah,
Zainudin Othman,
Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia
author_facet Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah,
Zainudin Othman,
author_sort Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah,
title Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort impact of land development on water quantity and water quality in peninsular malaysia
publisher Environmental Management Society, Malaysia
publishDate 2011
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