Qualitative analysis and classification of surface water in Bukit Merah Reservoir in Malaysia

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1138-1145

  Akinbile, Christopher O ^a,b   Yusoff, Mohd Suffian ^a   Talib, Siti Hidayah Abu ^a   Hasan, Zorkeflee Abu ^a   Ismail, Wan Roslan ^a   Sansudin, Ummunajwa ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Classification; Parameters; Reservoir; Treatment; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); COPPER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HEAVY METALS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETERS; NICKEL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; RIVER POLLUTION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS (BOD); INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETER; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LABORATORY PROCEDURES; PARAMETERS; SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS; TREATMENT;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

AMMONIA; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; COPPER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LAKE WATER; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; IRRIGATION; NICKEL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR; SURFACE WATER; SUSPENDED LOAD; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LAKE; LAKE SEDIMENT; LIVESTOCK; MALAYSIA; PH; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BUKIT MERAH RESERVOIR; MALAYSIA; PERAK; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84882651748     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2013.104     Document Type: Article

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