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Groundwater and surface-water utilisation using a bank infiltration technique in Malaysia

Bank infiltration (BI) is one of the solutions to providing raw water for public supply in tropical countries. This study in Malaysia explores the use of BI to supplement a polluted surface-water resource with groundwater. Three major factors were investigated: (1) contribution of surface water thro...

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Main Authors: Shamsuddin, Mohd Khairul Nizar, Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin, Suratman, Saim, Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi, Samuding, Kamarudin
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Published: Springer 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37796/1/Groundwater%20and%20surface.pdf
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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10040-014-1122-4
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spelling my.upm.eprints.377962016-01-27T01:57:22Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37796/ Groundwater and surface-water utilisation using a bank infiltration technique in Malaysia Shamsuddin, Mohd Khairul Nizar Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin Suratman, Saim Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi Samuding, Kamarudin Bank infiltration (BI) is one of the solutions to providing raw water for public supply in tropical countries. This study in Malaysia explores the use of BI to supplement a polluted surface-water resource with groundwater. Three major factors were investigated: (1) contribution of surface water through BI to the resulting abstraction, (2) input of local groundwater, and (3) water-quality characteristics of the resulting water supply. A geophysical method was employed to define the subsurface geology and hydrogeology, and isotope techniques were performed to identify the source of groundwater recharge and the interaction between surface water and groundwater. The physicochemical and microbiological parameters of the local surface-water bodies and groundwater were analyzed before and during water abstraction. Extracted water revealed a 5–98 % decrease in turbidity, as well as reductions in HCO3 −, Cl−, SO4 2−, NO3 −, Ca2+, Al3+ and As concentrations compared with those of Langat River water. In addition, amounts of E. coli, total coliform and Giardia were significantly reduced (99.9 %). However, water samples from test wells during pumping showed high concentrations of Fe2+ and Mn2+. Pumping test results indicate that the two wells used in the study were able to sustain yields. Springer 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37796/1/Groundwater%20and%20surface.pdf Shamsuddin, Mohd Khairul Nizar and Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin and Suratman, Saim and Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi and Samuding, Kamarudin (2014) Groundwater and surface-water utilisation using a bank infiltration technique in Malaysia. Hydrogeology Journal, 22 (3). pp. 543-564. ISSN 1431-2174; ESSN: 1435-0157 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10040-014-1122-4 10.1007/s10040-014-1122-4
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description Bank infiltration (BI) is one of the solutions to providing raw water for public supply in tropical countries. This study in Malaysia explores the use of BI to supplement a polluted surface-water resource with groundwater. Three major factors were investigated: (1) contribution of surface water through BI to the resulting abstraction, (2) input of local groundwater, and (3) water-quality characteristics of the resulting water supply. A geophysical method was employed to define the subsurface geology and hydrogeology, and isotope techniques were performed to identify the source of groundwater recharge and the interaction between surface water and groundwater. The physicochemical and microbiological parameters of the local surface-water bodies and groundwater were analyzed before and during water abstraction. Extracted water revealed a 5–98 % decrease in turbidity, as well as reductions in HCO3 −, Cl−, SO4 2−, NO3 −, Ca2+, Al3+ and As concentrations compared with those of Langat River water. In addition, amounts of E. coli, total coliform and Giardia were significantly reduced (99.9 %). However, water samples from test wells during pumping showed high concentrations of Fe2+ and Mn2+. Pumping test results indicate that the two wells used in the study were able to sustain yields.
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author Shamsuddin, Mohd Khairul Nizar
Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin
Suratman, Saim
Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi
Samuding, Kamarudin
spellingShingle Shamsuddin, Mohd Khairul Nizar
Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin
Suratman, Saim
Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi
Samuding, Kamarudin
Groundwater and surface-water utilisation using a bank infiltration technique in Malaysia
author_facet Shamsuddin, Mohd Khairul Nizar
Sulaiman, Wan Nor Azmin
Suratman, Saim
Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi
Samuding, Kamarudin
author_sort Shamsuddin, Mohd Khairul Nizar
title Groundwater and surface-water utilisation using a bank infiltration technique in Malaysia
title_short Groundwater and surface-water utilisation using a bank infiltration technique in Malaysia
title_full Groundwater and surface-water utilisation using a bank infiltration technique in Malaysia
title_fullStr Groundwater and surface-water utilisation using a bank infiltration technique in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Groundwater and surface-water utilisation using a bank infiltration technique in Malaysia
title_sort groundwater and surface-water utilisation using a bank infiltration technique in malaysia
publisher Springer
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37796/1/Groundwater%20and%20surface.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37796/
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10040-014-1122-4
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