Sains Malaysiana
39(6)(2010): 883–889
Kepekatan
Logam di Tasik Bukit Merah, Perak
(Metal Concentrations in Bukit Merah Lake, Perak)
M. Shuhaimi-Othman*, A.K. Ahmad
& G. Norziana
Pusat Pengajian Sains Sekitaran dan Sumber Alam, Fakulti Sains
dan Teknologi
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 23 November 2009 / Diterima: 15 Mei 2010
ABSTRAK
Kajian kepekatan logam
dalam air di Tasik Bukit Merah telah dijalankan pada April 2009. Lima belas
stesen persampelan telah dipilih dan sampel air permukaan bagi penentuan logam
telah diambil. Beberapa parameter kualiti air seperti suhu, konduktiviti,
oksigen terlarut, pH dan keliatan air telah ditentukan di setiap stesen.
Sebanyak 11 jenis logam iaitu kadmium, zink, plumbum, kuprum, nikel, ferum,
kobalt, aluminium, barium, kromium dan mangan (Mn) telah ditentukan dalam
sampel air. Keputusan menunjukkan kepekatan semua logam kajian berada di bawah
kepekatan maksimum yang dicadangkan oleh piawaian Malaysia dan antarabangsa
bagi melindungi hidupan akuatik kecuali bagi logam Fe dan Al. Bagi parameter
kualiti air, kajian menunjukkan semua parameter berada dalam julat kepekatan
semula jadi (kelas I) berdasarkan Piawaian Kualiti Air Kebangsaan (NWQS Malaysia) kecuali oksigen terlarut dan pH di beberapa stesen
persampelan terutama di bahagian timur tasik yang didapati dipengaruhi oleh
faktor-faktor semula jadi dan antropogenik.
Kata kunci: Air tawar;
kualiti air; logam; Malaysia; tasik
ABSTRACT
Study on metal
concentrations in water of Bukit Merah Lake was conducted in April 2009.
Fifteen sampling stations were chosen and surface water samples for metals
determination were collected. Some water quality parameters such as
temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, and water hardness were
determined at each station. Eleven metals i.e. cadmium, zinc, lead, copper,
nickel, ion, cobalt, aluminium, barium, cromium dan manganese were determined
in water samples. Results show that in general metals concentration were lower
than maximum concentrations allowed by Malaysian and international standards in
protecting aquatic life except for Fe and Al. For water quality parameters,
study showed that all parameters are in natural concentration range (class I)
according to National Water Quality Standard (NWQS Malaysia)
except for dissolved oxygen and pH at some sampling stations especially at east
side of the lake which were influenced by natural and anthropogenic factors.
Keywords:
Freshwater; lake; metal; Malaysia; water quality
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*Pengarang untuk
surat-menyurat; e-mail: shuhaimi@ukm.my
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