Status of water quality based on the physico-chemical assessment on river water at wildlife sanctuary Sibuti Mangrove forest, Miri Sarawak

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 269-275

  Gandaseca, Seca ^a   Rosli, Noraini ^a   Ngayop, Johin ^a   Arianto, Chandra Iman ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biological oxygen demand; Chemical oxygen demand; Mangrove forest; Parit skim river; Sarawak forestry corporation; Sibuti river; Total suspended solids; Water Quality Index (WQI); Water quality parameter; Water quality parameters

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; MANGROVE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RIVER WATER; SUSPENDED LOAD; WATER QUALITY;

EAST MALAYSIA; MALAYSIA; SARAWAK; SIBUTI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY;

EID: 79960243136     PISSN: 1553345X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2011.269.275     Document Type: Article

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