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Intan Sari, . and Wan Maznah Wan Omar, . (2008) Assessing the water quality index of Air Itam Dam Penang Malaysia. [Proceedings Paper]
Abstract
The water quality of Air Itam Dam and two small streams near the dam upper-and down-streams was analyzed from May 2006 to February 2007. The water quality index WQI is used to classify water quality as excellent good medium bad and very bad. The index ranges from 0 to 100 where a 100 represents an excellent water quality condition. Water samples were collected monthly from three sites in the dam and two sites in the streams and six parameters were analyzed namely dissolved oxygen DO biological oxygen demand BOD chemical oxygen demand COD ammonia-N AN total suspended solids TSS and pH. We found that the WQI was around 92-93 in the dam;s sampling sites which corresponds to excellent and good and it decreased to around 91-88 in the two small streams indicating that these streams were classified as good quality. These classifications showed that the dam and the streams were in a very low level of pollution.
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Abstract
The water quality of Air Itam Dam and two small streams near the dam upper-and down-streams was analyzed from May 2006 to February 2007. The water quality index WQI is used to classify water quality as excellent good medium bad and very bad. The index ranges from 0 to 100 where a 100 represents an excellent water quality condition. Water samples were collected monthly from three sites in the dam and two sites in the streams and six parameters were analyzed namely dissolved oxygen DO biological oxygen demand BOD chemical oxygen demand COD ammonia-N AN total suspended solids TSS and pH. We found that the WQI was around 92-93 in the dam;s sampling sites which corresponds to excellent and good and it decreased to around 91-88 in the two small streams indicating that these streams were classified as good quality. These classifications showed that the dam and the streams were in a very low level of pollution.
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| Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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| Additional Information: | Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. GE90 M3I61 2008 Call Number |
| AGROVOC Term: | Water quality |
| AGROVOC Term: | Water pollution |
| AGROVOC Term: | COD chemical oxygen demand |
| AGROVOC Term: | Ammonia |
| AGROVOC Term: | Dissolved oxygen |
| AGROVOC Term: | Biological oxygen demand |
| Geographical Term: | MALAYSIA |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:14 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11835 |
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