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Spring-Water As An Alternative Resource After Earthquake For Villagers, Kota Belud Sabah

The earthquake natural disaster at Kundasang Ranau, Sabah in Jun 2015 has strongly impacted the source of water supply in Kota Belud district. Kota Belud is located downstream from Mount Kinabalu, where the source of water for the district once came from before the natural disaster occurred. The ear...

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Main Authors: Rohana Tair, Laurine Dell
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Language:English
Published: 2018
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HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24016/1/SPRING-WATER%20AS%20AN%20ALTERNATIVE%20RESOURCE%20AFTER%20EARTHQUAKE%20FOR%20VILLAGERS%2C%20KOTA%20BELUD%20SABAH.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24016/
http://doi.org/10.26480/gbr.01.2018.05.11
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spelling my.ums.eprints.240162019-11-06T23:48:52Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24016/ Spring-Water As An Alternative Resource After Earthquake For Villagers, Kota Belud Sabah Rohana Tair Laurine Dell HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology The earthquake natural disaster at Kundasang Ranau, Sabah in Jun 2015 has strongly impacted the source of water supply in Kota Belud district. Kota Belud is located downstream from Mount Kinabalu, where the source of water for the district once came from before the natural disaster occurred. The earthquake forced the local communities to source for alternative water supply for survival i.e spring-water, also known as gravity water by local communities. The locals depend on the alternative resource to survive even though the water is untreated both physically and chemically. This study aims to determine the concentration of heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cr, and Cd) and water quality (pH value, turbidity, temperature, biological oxygen demand, total dissolved solids and total suspended solids) in spring-water from two selected villages; Bukit Bendera and Tamalang, Kota Belud. The samples were collected from two different sources; from the spring-water catchment in the upper hill and from the end user’s house water pipes for domestic usages. Sampling repetition was done three times. The results show that there were significant differences (P<0.05) found for pH value, turbidity, temperature, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids and Pb for heavy metals at different areas (hill & house) throughout the sampling repetitions. In addition, the turbidity, BOD, and Cd level were found to exceed the permissible level as drinking water. The spring-water at Bukit Bendera and Tamalang village, Kota Belud are safe to use for washing but is not suitable as human consumptions, unless filtered. In conclusion, monitoring of the spring-water quality as an alternative resource after the earthquake is very important as well as precautionary actions for future natural disasters in Sabah. 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24016/1/SPRING-WATER%20AS%20AN%20ALTERNATIVE%20RESOURCE%20AFTER%20EARTHQUAKE%20FOR%20VILLAGERS%2C%20KOTA%20BELUD%20SABAH.pdf Rohana Tair and Laurine Dell (2018) Spring-Water As An Alternative Resource After Earthquake For Villagers, Kota Belud Sabah. Geological Behavior (GBR), 2 (1). pp. 5-11. ISSN 2521-0890 http://doi.org/10.26480/gbr.01.2018.05.11
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topic HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
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Rohana Tair
Laurine Dell
Spring-Water As An Alternative Resource After Earthquake For Villagers, Kota Belud Sabah
description The earthquake natural disaster at Kundasang Ranau, Sabah in Jun 2015 has strongly impacted the source of water supply in Kota Belud district. Kota Belud is located downstream from Mount Kinabalu, where the source of water for the district once came from before the natural disaster occurred. The earthquake forced the local communities to source for alternative water supply for survival i.e spring-water, also known as gravity water by local communities. The locals depend on the alternative resource to survive even though the water is untreated both physically and chemically. This study aims to determine the concentration of heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cr, and Cd) and water quality (pH value, turbidity, temperature, biological oxygen demand, total dissolved solids and total suspended solids) in spring-water from two selected villages; Bukit Bendera and Tamalang, Kota Belud. The samples were collected from two different sources; from the spring-water catchment in the upper hill and from the end user’s house water pipes for domestic usages. Sampling repetition was done three times. The results show that there were significant differences (P<0.05) found for pH value, turbidity, temperature, total dissolved solids, total suspended solids and Pb for heavy metals at different areas (hill & house) throughout the sampling repetitions. In addition, the turbidity, BOD, and Cd level were found to exceed the permissible level as drinking water. The spring-water at Bukit Bendera and Tamalang village, Kota Belud are safe to use for washing but is not suitable as human consumptions, unless filtered. In conclusion, monitoring of the spring-water quality as an alternative resource after the earthquake is very important as well as precautionary actions for future natural disasters in Sabah.
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Laurine Dell
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title Spring-Water As An Alternative Resource After Earthquake For Villagers, Kota Belud Sabah
title_short Spring-Water As An Alternative Resource After Earthquake For Villagers, Kota Belud Sabah
title_full Spring-Water As An Alternative Resource After Earthquake For Villagers, Kota Belud Sabah
title_fullStr Spring-Water As An Alternative Resource After Earthquake For Villagers, Kota Belud Sabah
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