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Impact of environmental awareness level to water quality status in Kenyir Lake, Malaysia

Environmental awareness is very important to ensure the water quality status and ecosystem sustainability in a river basin. The purposes of the study are to determine the extent of knowledge and education level are closely related to the environmental awareness level among local communities and i...

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Main Authors: Mohd Khairul Amri, Kamarudin, Mohamad Hazanur, Syahfiq Hasbullah, Mohd Armi, Abu Samah
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Published: 2020
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spelling my-unisza-ir.73882022-06-01T03:04:46Z http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/7388/ Impact of environmental awareness level to water quality status in Kenyir Lake, Malaysia Mohd Khairul Amri, Kamarudin Mohamad Hazanur, Syahfiq Hasbullah Mohd Armi, Abu Samah GE Environmental Sciences Environmental awareness is very important to ensure the water quality status and ecosystem sustainability in a river basin. The purposes of the study are to determine the extent of knowledge and education level are closely related to the environmental awareness level among local communities and its effect on the water quality status. The quantitative method has been used through questionnaire.The respondents were selected based on Krejcie and Morgan sample size method. This study was analysed the data using Discriminant Analysis, Hypothesis Testing (two sample t-test and z-test) and Descriptive Analysis to find the mean value and p-value. Based on the result, the various factors of pollution not only focus on local communities but also involve outsiders such as tourists and anthropogenic factors such as logging, deforestation and waste disposal. All 10 questions were analysed and found the p-value >0.05.These results show no significant difference between the Male and Female respondents of the level of awareness in Kenyir Lake communities about water quality status. The water quality status recorded as Class I and II according to National Water Quality Standards. The Kenyir Lake's water resources do not require treatment and are categorized as safe for both humans and animals. 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/7388/1/FH02-FSSG-20-46279.pdf Mohd Khairul Amri, Kamarudin and Mohamad Hazanur, Syahfiq Hasbullah and Mohd Armi, Abu Samah (2020) Impact of environmental awareness level to water quality status in Kenyir Lake, Malaysia. Solid State Technology, 63 (1). pp. 1-13. ISSN 0038-111X
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Mohd Khairul Amri, Kamarudin
Mohamad Hazanur, Syahfiq Hasbullah
Mohd Armi, Abu Samah
Impact of environmental awareness level to water quality status in Kenyir Lake, Malaysia
description Environmental awareness is very important to ensure the water quality status and ecosystem sustainability in a river basin. The purposes of the study are to determine the extent of knowledge and education level are closely related to the environmental awareness level among local communities and its effect on the water quality status. The quantitative method has been used through questionnaire.The respondents were selected based on Krejcie and Morgan sample size method. This study was analysed the data using Discriminant Analysis, Hypothesis Testing (two sample t-test and z-test) and Descriptive Analysis to find the mean value and p-value. Based on the result, the various factors of pollution not only focus on local communities but also involve outsiders such as tourists and anthropogenic factors such as logging, deforestation and waste disposal. All 10 questions were analysed and found the p-value >0.05.These results show no significant difference between the Male and Female respondents of the level of awareness in Kenyir Lake communities about water quality status. The water quality status recorded as Class I and II according to National Water Quality Standards. The Kenyir Lake's water resources do not require treatment and are categorized as safe for both humans and animals.
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author Mohd Khairul Amri, Kamarudin
Mohamad Hazanur, Syahfiq Hasbullah
Mohd Armi, Abu Samah
author_facet Mohd Khairul Amri, Kamarudin
Mohamad Hazanur, Syahfiq Hasbullah
Mohd Armi, Abu Samah
author_sort Mohd Khairul Amri, Kamarudin
title Impact of environmental awareness level to water quality status in Kenyir Lake, Malaysia
title_short Impact of environmental awareness level to water quality status in Kenyir Lake, Malaysia
title_full Impact of environmental awareness level to water quality status in Kenyir Lake, Malaysia
title_fullStr Impact of environmental awareness level to water quality status in Kenyir Lake, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Impact of environmental awareness level to water quality status in Kenyir Lake, Malaysia
title_sort impact of environmental awareness level to water quality status in kenyir lake, malaysia
publishDate 2020
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