The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 10 No 1 (2006): 15 – 26

 

 

 

 

DEVELOPMENT OF POSSIBLE INDICATORS FOR SEWAGE POLLUTION FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF LANGAT RIVER ECOSYSTEM HEALTH

 

Lee Yook Heng¹*, Md Pauzi Abdullah¹, Chai Shin Yi¹, Mazlin Mokhtar2 and Rohani Ahmad²

 

¹School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science & Technology,

²LESTARI,

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

 

*Corresponding author: yhl1000@ukm.my

 

Abstract

The pollution of the Langat River at Kajang was examined in terms of domestic sewage discharge. The effects of domestic sewage were studied. The water quality data obtained from effluents discharged at two selected sites along the Sungai Langat was used to develop indicators for sewage pollution. A model based on the Pressure-State-Response (PSR) concept was suggested for the development of possible indicators for the Langat River for the management of sewage discharge.

 

Keywords:  water quality, water analysis, ecosystem health framework, river basin management.

 

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