Title of article
Water Quality Index (WQI) of the Selangor River after the construction of the Selangor River Dam
Author/Authors
Jaafar, Mokhtar Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Ahmad, Asmah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Sakawi, Zaini Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Abdullah, Maimon Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Pusat Pengajian Sains Sekitaran dan Sumber Alam, Malaysia , Sulaiman, Norela Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Pusat Pengajian Sains Sekitaran dan Sumber Alam, Malaysia , Mokhtar, Normukhnun Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia
From page
68
To page
75
Abstract
A study of Sg. Selangor Water Quality Index (WQI) after the construction of Sg. Selangor Dam has been conducted in 2008. The results show that the overall WQI of Sg. Selangor may be categorized as Class III. However, the downstream part of Sg. Selangor could be categorized as Class IV. With concentrations of BOD and NH4 being the highest reported among the WQI parameters, it can be concluded that Sg. Selangor is in need of an intensive treatment to stabilise its water quality. The degradation of the river water quality could be linked to recent changes in land use within the Sg. Selangor Basin, especially with regard to agricultural activities, urban development and housing schemes. A continuous monitoring process should be implemented to ensure that Sg. Selangor can sustain the various socio-economic activities happening on the downstream part of the river.
Keywords
Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment , eco , tourism , firefly , Sg. Selangor Dam , water quality , WQI
Journal title
Geografia Malaysian Journal of Society and Space
Journal title
Geografia Malaysian Journal of Society and Space
Record number
2556316
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